KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2026 Beach Volleyball Top 10 Coaches' Preseason Poll earlier this morning, where the Corban University Beach Volleyball squad was voted to the No. 2-overall ranking across the country following their 2025 national runner-up finish. The Warriors earned their third top two finish and fourth-straight top four finish at the NAIA National Invitational to conclude 2025 and have reloaded to return to their national contending form this upcoming season.
To view the NAIA's 2026 beach volleyball preseason poll results, click HERE.
Since the inaugural NAIA top 10 poll in the spring of 2022, the Warriors have appeared in every single coaches' poll to date, representing just one of three teams in the country to hold a 26-poll appearance streak alongside Ottawa University (Ariz.) and Webber International University (Fla.), who appeared at No. 1 and No. 6 in today's preseason poll, respectively. Today, Corban received two of the six first-place votes available from national voters, leaving them exactly two voter points behind OUAZ for the top spot in the nation.
From a Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) perspective, the Navy and Gold lead three teams inside the top eight nationally, sitting one spot ahead of Southern Oregon University who the Dubs reverse swept in the national semifinals last season to reach their third national championship match, and six spots ahead of The College of Idaho who was the first team out of qualifying for the national invitational as the No. 9-ranked team in the final regular season poll of 2025.
The 2026 season officially gets underway on Friday, February 13th in southern California for the Warriors, where they will battle No. 4-ranked The Master's University at 10am in an NAIA top four opener at the Mustangs' home courts.
2026 NAIA Beach Volleyball Top 10 Coaches' Poll – Preseason
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Rank
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School [First-Place Votes]
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Points
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1.
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OUAZ (Ariz.) [4]
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65
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2
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Corban (Ore.) [2]
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63
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3.
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Southern Oregon
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58
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4.
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The Master's (Calif.)
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54
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5.
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Arizona Christian
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50
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6.
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Webber International (Fla.)
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42
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7.
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Mobile (Ala.)
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40
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8.
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College of Idaho
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38
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9.
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Hope International (Calif.)
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32
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10.
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Texas Wesleyan
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25
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Receiving Votes: Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 20, Loyola (La.) 19, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 15, William Carey (Miss.) 11, New College of Florida 10, La Sierra (Calif.) 6, Ave Maria (Fla.) 5
The first regular season coaches' poll for NAIA beach volleyball will be released on Wednesday, February 18th.
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