Oct. 7, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fresno Pacific (Calif.) remained No. 1 in the Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the fifth straight week this season and 17th consecutive poll dating back to Sept. 5, 2007 last season.  The Sunbirds received all 25 first place votes and 715 total points.

 

Concordia (Calif.) moved up a spot to No. 2 with 692 points while California Baptist dropped to No. 3 with 667 points.  The next five spots remained the same from last week.  Biola (Calif.) held on to No. 4 with 644 points while Madonna (Mich.) stayed at No. 5 with 614 points, Bellevue (Neb.) stayed at No. 6 with 603 points, Columbia (Mo.) stayed at No. 7 with 581 points and Vanguard (Calif.) remained at No. 8 with 551 points.  No. 9 Georgetown (Ky.) and No. 10 Lindenwood (Mo.) switched spots from the last poll with 537 and 509 points respectively.

 

The sixth regular season top 25 poll will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 14th.

 

2008 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Oct. 7

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	WON	LOST	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Fresno Pacific (Calif.)	25	16	0	715
2	3	Concordia (Calif.)		17	2	692
3	2	California Baptist		17	3	667
4	4	Biola (Calif.)		16	2	644
5	5	Madonna (Mich.)		19	1	614
6	6	Bellevue (Neb.)		19	3	603
7	7	Columbia (Mo.)		18	2	581
8	8	Vanguard (Calif.)		11	2	551
9	10	Georgetown (Ky.)		17	5	537
10	9	Lindenwood (Mo.)		21	4	509
11	12	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)		19	0	492
12	11	Dordt (Iowa)		21	4	454
13	14	Northwestern (Iowa)		14	6	424
14	16	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)		15	5	415
15	15	Morningside (Iowa)		20	3	387
16	13	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)		11	5	382
17	17	Indiana Institute of Technology		20	0	361
18	19	Mobile (Ala.)		18	0	304
19	18	Hastings (Neb.)		23	4	301
20	21	Southern Oregon		11	7	269
21	21	Campbellsville (Ky.)		17	5	243
T22	22	Indiana Wesleyan		14	9	220
T22	23	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)		22	8	220
24	24	Lubbock Christian (Texas)		20	1	148
25	25	Walsh (Ohio)		14	8	138

Others Receiving Votes: Oregon Tech 127; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 83; Taylor (Ind.) 79; College of Idaho 50; Black Hills State (S.D.) 38; Webber International (Fla.) 31; Great Falls (Mont.) 22; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 19; Doane (Neb.) 18; Eastern Oregon 16; College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 13; Jamestown (N.D.) 7; King (Tenn.) 7; Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 5; Union (Tenn.) 1; Lee (Tenn.) 1; Loyola (La.) 1; Benedictine (Kan.) 1; Berry (Ga.) 1; SCAD (Ga.) 1.