Nov. 11, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fresno Pacific (Calif.) still owns the top spot in the Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.  The Sunbirds received all 24 first place votes for 684 total points to continue their dominance in the top spot.

Biola (Calif.), Concordia (Calif.), Bellevue (Neb.) and Columbia (Mo.) all held their spots at No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively.  Biola received 662 points while Concordia collected 640 points, Bellevue earned 618 points and Columbia compiled 597 points.

No. 7 Georgetown (Ky.) (566 points) and No. 8 California Baptist (557 points) both moved up a spot from last week while Azusa Pacific (Calif.) dropped two spots to No. 8 with 518 points.  Northwestern (Iowa) remained at No. 9 with 516 points and Lindenwood (Mo.) rounded out the top-10 after climbing two spots to No. 10 with 470 points.

The final regular season top 25 poll will be released on Sunday, Nov. 16th.

2008 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Nov. 11

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	WON	LOST	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Fresno Pacific (Calif.)	24	27	0	684
2	2	Biola (Calif.)		25	3	662
3	3	Concordia (Calif.)		25	4	640
4	4	Bellevue (Neb.)		28	4	618
5	5	Columbia (Mo.)		36	3	597
6	7	Georgetown (Ky.)		31	6	566
7	8	California Baptist		23	7	557
8	6	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)		21	9	518
9	9	Northwestern (Iowa)		26	6	516
10	12	Lindenwood (Mo.)		32	7	470
11	10	Madonna (Mich.)		33	4	446
12	13	Morningside (Iowa)		34	4	442
13	14	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)		17	9	437
14	11	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)		25	2	379
15	15	Dordt (Iowa)		31	6	368
16	17	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)		33	9	351
17	16	Vanguard (Calif.)		15	8	350
18	18	Taylor (Ind.)		30	7	319
19	19	Indiana Tech		30	2	299
20	20	Campbellsville (Ky.)		31	8	270
21	21	College of Idaho		21	7	240
22	23	Doane (Neb.)		26	7	221
23	22	Mobile (Ala.)		30	3	181
24	24	Walsh (Ohio)		28	10	166
25	25	Lubbock Christian (Texas)		30	3	154

Others Receiving Votes: Hastings (Neb.) 87; Southern Oregon 75; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 70; Webber International (Fla.) 69; Jamestown (N.D.) 49; Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 36; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 13; King (Tenn.) 12; Menlo (Calif.) 9; Bethel (Ind.) 8; Oregon Tech 8; Ozarks (Mo.) 7; Berry (Ga.) 3; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 3; Black Hills (S.D.) 3; St. Francis (Ill.) 1; Lee (Tenn.) 1; Union (Tenn.) 1; Indiana Wesleyan 1.