GREENVILLE, SC. – After moving to 9-5 in Sooner Athletic Conference play and 10-8 overall on the 2025 season, the Wayland Baptist Volleyball team has earned a spot as the #8 raked team in the third edition of the NCCAA Division 1 Women's Volleyball Coaches' Poll.
The Pioneers have found themselves on a hot streak over the past two weeks, winning four of their last five matches with three of those wins coming in straight sets. This is the first time this season that the Pioneers have been ranked in the NCCAA Division 1 Women's Volleyball Coaches' Poll.
The current NCCAA D1 Women's Volleyball rankings are as followed:
- Ohio Christian (21-2) - (59)
- Cedarville (12-3) - (49)
- Columbia International (12-5) - (48)
- Bethel (14-10) - (42)
- OUAZ (15-3) - (40)
- Nelson (14-8) - (31)
- Greenville (14-7) - (21)
- Wayland Baptist (10-8) - (13)
- Grace (12-11) - (12)
- Northwestern (11-6) - (6)
To see the NCCAA Divison 1 Women's Volleyball Coaches' Poll, please visit
here.
"The NCCAA Coaches Polls are developed by the National Sport Chair and Regional Sport Chairs who represent each region. Regional Sport Chairs develop a ranking for their region. Based on each regional ranking, Regional Sport Chairs then rank teams on a national level. The National Sport Chair then compiles the national ranking based on points from each team's ranking on the Regional Sport Chairs' national ballots."
The Pioneers take the court again on Friday, October 17
th when they take on the Stars of Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM.
