KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Cumberlands (Ky.) remains in the top-10, while Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Cumberland (Tenn.) are receiving votes in the NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, NAIA officials announced on Wednesday.
 
The Patriots are ranked tenth for the second straight poll after earning 337 points. Cumberlands has improve to 21-0 to be one of only two programs that are undefeated on the season.  The Patriots 21-match win streak is the longest in program history and UC is 7-0 in conference play and have posted 16 consecutive 3-0 sweeps.
 
The Blue Raiders earned 56 points to be mentioned in receiving votes.  Lindsey Wilson is 21-7 on the year with a 4-2 mark in conference play. The Blue Raiders are averaging 12.4 kills/set and 11.5 assists per set on the year.
 
Cumberland earned 5 voting points after recording a 21-10 record.  The Phoenix have posted back-to-back wins over Campbellsville and Talladega last Friday. 
 
Eastern Oregon remains atop the poll with 510 voting points, including all 18 first place votes. Providence (Mont.) is No. 2 in the poll with 491 voting points followed by No. 3 Northwestern (Iowa) (463), No. 4 Concordia (Neb.) (456), and No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan (439).
 
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.”