October 29, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dakota State (S.D.) extended their appearance in the NAIA Top 25 national poll for the 14
th straight edition, listing in the receiving votes (RV) section of the Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 national poll. The fifth edition of the 2025 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 national poll was announced Wednesday morning.
The Trojans scored 22 points in the national poll, listing at No. 31, despite being ranked No. 24 in the previous national poll on Oct. 15. DSU is 14-10 overall record and 10-8 record in the Frontier Conference prior to their final two home matches at DSU Fieldhouse this weekend.
Providence (Mont.) is the new No. 1 team in the NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 national poll with 502 points. The Argos are currently on a 24-match winning streak. UP is 25-1 overall record and 18-0 record in the Frontier Conference matches. Dakota State hosts Providence Friday evening at DSU Fieldhouse with a 5:30 p.m. match start time.
MSU-Northern, Montana Tech, and Carroll (Mont.) also received votes on the national poll from the Frontier Conference. The Trojans host MSU-Northern Saturday afternoon on Seniors Day at 2 p.m.
DSU closes out their regular season at Mayville State (N.D.) next Wednesday and at Valley City State (N.D.) next Saturday.
Below is the NAIA's Top 25 national poll:
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| ? |
1 |
2 |
Providence (Mont.) [10] |
25-1 |
502 |
| ? |
2 |
1 |
Eastern Oregon [8] |
22-2 |
490 |
| ? |
3 |
3 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [1] |
22-3 |
482 |
| ? |
4 |
4 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
20-2 |
456 |
| ? |
5 |
8 |
Corban (Ore.) |
19-4 |
433 |
| ? |
6 |
6 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
26-1 |
430 |
| ? |
7 |
7 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
20-3 |
415 |
| ? |
8 |
5 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
21-4 |
401 |
| ? |
9 |
9 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
19-2 |
368 |
| ? |
10 |
10 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
27-0 |
367 |
| ? |
11 |
13 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
18-3 |
307 |
| ? |
12 |
11 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
15-4 |
304 |
| ? |
12 |
12 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
20-7 |
304 |
| ? |
14 |
14 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
19-4 |
267 |
| ? |
15 |
16 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
23-5 |
254 |
| ? |
16 |
15 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
19-6 |
248 |
| ? |
17 |
21 |
Missouri Baptist |
23-5 |
236 |
| ? |
18 |
19 |
College of Idaho |
15-8 |
229 |
| ? |
19 |
17 |
Midland (Neb.) |
16-8 |
213 |
| ? |
20 |
23 |
Bushnell (Ore.) |
16-10 |
174 |
| ? |
21 |
18 |
Northwest (Wash.) |
13-9 |
127 |
| ? |
22 |
25 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
20-2 |
125 |
| ? |
23 |
RV |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
25-5 |
116 |
| ? |
24 |
22 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
25-3 |
108 |
| ? |
25 |
RV |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
20-4 |
101 |
Dropped from Top 25: Taylor (Ind.) and Dakota State (S.D.)
Receiving Votes: Taylor (Ind.) 91, Huntington (Ind.) 84, Walla Walla (Wash.) 66, Southern Oregon 41, OUAZ (Ariz.) 26,
Dakota State (S.D.) 22, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 15, Marian (Ind.) 15, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 13, Dordt (Iowa) 6, Montana State-Northern (Mont.) 4, Montana Tech 3, Carroll (Mont.) 3
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked, ?
- Climbed, ?- Dropped, ? - Steady
