KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the fourth of five 2026 Beach Volleyball Top 10 Coaches' regular season polls earlier this morning, where the Corban University Beach Volleyball program dropped a single spot to No. 3-overall heading into postseason play next weekend. The Warriors finish the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) regular season at 13-2 in league play and 20-5 overall with the CCC Tournament scheduled to begin next Thursday.
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"We slipped a spot which is a respectable decision after dropping two matches last week to Southern Oregon," explained Corban head coach Dan Stephens. "SOU got the respect they deserved moving ahead of us in the conference standings, while the CCC received recognition by us staying at third to represent our strong conference."
The Navy and Gold recently completed a season sweep of their I-5 rivals from Bushnell University to pick up their 20th overall win of 2026, finishing the regular season with three CCC Pair of the Week award winners and two NAIA National Pair of the Week honorees. With one weekend of conference action still to be played across the remainder of the league, the Warriors hold the top three pairings in terms of win totals, led by top duo of senior Emmi Marks and junior Emma Bischoff with their 23-2 overall record. Senior Alexis Adebodun and junior Cammie Masanda are in second with 20 wins, followed by redshirt junior Erin Scott and freshman Erin Scott who are 18-4 at numerous flights.
The Warriors finish the 2026 CCC regular season with a 13-2 overall record and will await to see their postseason fate this upcoming weekend with the remainder of the conference competing in Kirkland in the final conference tournament of the year. Should No. 4-ranked Southern Oregon University win at least two of their final three duals, the Raiders will host the 2026 CCC Championships in Ashland on April 9th and 10th, where the Warriors will serve as the No. 2-seed.
Should SOU lose at least two matches, then the Navy and Gold will host the tournament for a third-consecutive season on Corban's campus. The Warrior beach volleyball schedule will be updated appropriately as results become finalized this upcoming weekend, and the Warriors will host a friendly scrimmage with Linn-Benton Community College on April 6th at 3pm as an early week tuneup prior to the CCC tourney.
2026 NAIA Beach Volleyball Top 10 Coaches' Poll – No. 4
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Rank
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School [First-Place Votes]
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Record
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Points
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1.
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OUAZ (Ariz.) [6]
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19-1
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66
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2
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Southern Oregon
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13-2
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60
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3.
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Corban (Ore.)
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20-5
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59
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4.
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The Master's (Calif.)
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15-6
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56
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5.
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New College of Florida
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10-1
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50
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6.
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Ave Maria (Fla.)
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11-3
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42
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7.
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Wayland Baptist (Texas)
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13-2
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41
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8.
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Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.)
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12-6
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37
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9.
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Hope International (Calif.)
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7-16
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34
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10.
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Arizona Christian
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11-11
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29
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Receiving Votes: College of Idaho 27, Loyola (La.) 25, Texas A&M -Texarkana 21, Mobile (Ala.) 13, Texas Wesleyan 5, Oklahoma Wesleyan 2
The fifth regular season coaches' poll for NAIA beach volleyball will be released on Monday, April 13th.
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