KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The top two teams from a year ago are once again the front-runners for 2007 as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Preseason Volleyball Top 25 was announced today. National American (S.D.), who rattled through the 2006 season with a perfect 41-0 record, stands as No. 1 in the Preseason Top 25. Fresno Pacific, who was bounced out in four games in last year's national championship, owns the No. 2 spot.

California Baptist, the 2005 champion, holds the No. 3 spot while Concordia (Calif.) is at No. 4 and Dickinson State (N.D.) rounds out the top five.

The first regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, Sept. 5.

2007 NAIA Preseason Volleyball Top 25 Poll - Aug. 15

 

RANK	SCHOOL	1st PLACE VOTES	2006 RECORD	POINTS
1	National American (S.D.)	10	41-0	296
2	Fresno Pacific (Calif.)	2	36-2	290
3	California Baptist		32-8	276
4	Concordia (Calif.)		31-5	259
5	Dickinson State (N.D.)		28-11	255
6	Albertson (Idaho)		35-4	234
7	Madonna (Mich.)		38-5	223
8	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)		22-13	209
9	Hastings (Neb.)		35-8	196
10	Savannah Art & Design (Ga.)		26-13	193
11	Biola (Calif.)		20-12	158
12	Lee (Tenn.)		32-9	152
13	Walsh (Ohio)		35-3	141
T14	Northwestern (Iowa)		33-6	128
T14	St. Mary (Neb.)		37-9	128
16	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)		20-9	99
T17	Bellevue (Neb.)		31-9	85
T17	Georgetown (Ky.)		34-15	85
19	Doane (Neb.)		26-9	81
20	Berry (Ga.)		35-9	68
21	Cornerstone (Mich.)		39-9	66
22	Dordt (Iowa)		28-11	60
23	Great Falls (Mont.)		21-8	57
24	Martin Methodist (Tenn.)		31-7	32
25	Westminster (Utah)		23-11	30

 

Others receiving votes: Cedarville (Ohio) 22; Park (Mo.) 17; Southern Oregon 10; Campbellsville (Ky.) 9; Indiana Wesleyan 8; Webber International (Fla.) 5; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 4; Vanguard (Calif.) 3; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 2; Taylor (Ind.) 1