KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a fantastic women’s volleyball season, a pair of MSC teams are mentioned in the final NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, NAIA officials announced on Wednesday.  Cumberlands (Ky.) closes out the season ranked ninth, while Lindsey Wilson is receiving votes.
 
The Patriots earned 365 points to climb to ninth in the final poll. Cumberlands went 36-1 on the season, including winning 36 straight to capture both the 2025 Mid-South Conference regular season and tournament titles.  The Patriots qualified for their third straight national tournament and advanced to the NAIA Final Site for the first time in program history.  In their first match at the final site Cumberlands defeated #17 Midland 3-0.
 
The Blue Raiders earned five points to be mentioned in receiving votes.  Lindsey Wilson finished the season with a 29-11 mark on the year with a 9-3 mark in conference play.  The Blue Raiders qualified for the NAIA National Tournament for the second consecutive year. 

NAIA National Champions Indiana Wesleyan finished atop the poll with 510 points.  Northwestern (Iowa) finished ranked second, while Eastern Oregon (476), Concordia (Neb.) (450), and No. 5 Corban (Ore.) (439) round out the top-five.
 
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.”