KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Central Methodist University women's volleyball program fell one spot in the latest edition of the NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll but remains in the upper portion of the rankings at the No. 15 spot.
The Eagles, who currently boast an overall record of 27-3, received 338 points in the poll. As a team, the squad currently leads the nation in assists per game (13.8) and kills per game (14.84). They are also 4th in hitting percentage (.268) and 15th in total kills (1499).
Central is set to open postseason play on Saturday, November 9th, in the quarterfinal round of the Heart Women's Volleyball Championship. They will face No. 7-seeded Peru State at 4 PM in Puckett Field House.
2019 Women's Volleyball Coaches' Poll
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Northwestern (Iowa) [21] | 27-0 | 591 |
| 2 | 2 | Missouri Baptist | 27-4 | 572 |
| 3 | 4 | Indiana Wesleyan | 30-1 | 544 |
| 4 | 3 | Eastern Oregon | 26-2 | 530 |
| 5 | 5 | Park (Mo.) | 22-3 | 517 |
| 6 | 6 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 28-5 | 491 |
| 7 | 9 | Southern Oregon | 25-3 | 473 |
| 8 | 8 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 24-4 | 459 |
| 9 | 7 | Columbia (Mo.) | 26-3 | 455 |
| 10 | 10 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 24-5 | 415 |
| 11 | 11 | Grand View (Iowa) | 25-9 | 402 |
| 12 | 15 | Marian (Ind.) | 28-1 | 371 |
| 13 | 13 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 25-6 | 348 |
| 14 | 12 | Corban (Ore.) | 17-7 | 347 |
| 15 | 14 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 27-3 | 338 |
| 16 | 17 | Concordia (Neb.) | 21-4 | 306 |
| 17 | 18 | Montana Tech | 22-6 | 293 |
| 18 | 22 | Oklahoma City | 28-1 | 252 |
| 19 | 18 | Providence (Mont.) (Mont.) | 19-6 | 251 |
| 20 | 23 | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 27-2 | 250 |
| 21 | 24 | Midland (Neb.) | 17-9 | 195 |
| 22 | 20 | Dordt (Iowa) | 18-9 | 142 |
| 23 | 24 | Hope International (Calif.) | 18-8 | 130 |
| 24 | NR | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 20-8 | 117 |
| 25 | 21 | College of Idaho | 15-10 | 112 |
Others receiving votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 102, Reinhardt (Ga.) 89, Westmont (Calif.) 85, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 75, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 61, Saint Francis (Ind.) 50, Saint Mary (Neb.) 23, Vanguard (Calif.) 19, Thomas More (Ky.) Saint Mary (Kan.) 5, Dakota State (S.D.) 3, Xavier (La.) 3
