BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cumberlands (Ky.) jumps into the Top-25, while a pair of Mid-South Conference teams are receiving votes in the NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, NAIA officials announced on Wednesday.
 
The Patriots opened the season 7-0, including wins over Montana Tech and Indiana Wesleyan, who are both mentioned in the poll.  Cumberlands earned 153 points to be ranked 20^th, which marks the first time in their program history that they have cracked the top-25.
 
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Cumberland (Tenn.) are two of 24 teams to received voting points but fall short of the top 25 in the poll.
 
The Blue Raiders received 74 voting points after opening the season 7-1 with a perfect 4-0 record at the Roar and Raid Invitational.  LWC also knocked off (RV) Texas Wesleyan 3-1 at the Texas Two Step.

The Phoenix are 10-3 on the season and earned 36 points to be receiving votes.  Cumberland posted a 4-0 record at the Tigers Kickoff Invite, including a 3-1 win over (RV) Grace.
 
Eastern Oregon is atop the poll with 507 voting points. Concordia (Neb.) is No. 2 in the poll with 484 voting points followed by No. 3 Bellevue (Neb.) (475 voting points), No. 4 Corban (Ore.) (471), and No. 5 Providence (Mont.) (417).
 
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.”