Three AAC Teams Appear in NAIA Preseason Poll
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference is well represented in the NAIA Men's Volleyball Coaches' Preseason Poll, released on Wednesday.
St. Thomas leads the way, landing at No. 3 with 89 voting points.
Webber International and Reinhardt each received votes. Webber garnered 11 to land two spots outside the top 15, while Reinhardt collected six.
| RANK | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | 2025 RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 27-0 | 100 | |
| 2 | 31-1 | 95 | |
| 3 | 25-2 | 89 | |
| 4 | 24-5 | 74 | |
| 5 | 22-5 | 73 | |
| 6 | 27-6 | 65 | |
| 7 | 27-3 | 64 | |
| 8 | 20-7 | 62 | |
| 9 | 23-8 | 48 | |
| 10 | 18-7 | 38 | |
| 11 | 19-8 | 35 | |
| 12 | 16-8 | 32 | |
| 12 | 22-8 | 32 | |
| 14 | 17-5 | 30 | |
| 15 | 16-11 | 20 |
Receiving Votes: Cornerstone (Mich.) 12, OUAZ (Ariz.) 11, Webber International (Fla.) 11, Governors State (Ill.) 9, Indiana Tech 8, Bethel (Ind.) 7, Lourdes (Ohio) 6, Reinhardt (Ga.) 6, Cumberland (Tenn.) 3
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.
