2016 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Columbia (Mo.) finds itself back in the top spot after their 2015 national championship in the Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The Cougars earned the top spot after receiving 21 first place votes and 591 total points in the first poll of the new season.

By Nikki Sherrill, Communications and Sports Information Intern

RANK	LAST WEEK^	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	2015 Record	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Columbia (Mo.) (21)	33-7	591
2	2	Missouri Baptist	39-6	568
3	3	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	37-4	555
4	4	Viterbo (Wis.)	40-5	535
5	9	Hastings (Neb.)	25-10	505
6	6	Midland (Neb.)	33-4	470
7	8	Georgetown (Ky.)	32-8	463
8	17	Eastern Oregon	25-5	450
9	7	Vanguard (Calif.)	25-7	444
10	10	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	28-11	385
11	11	College of Idaho	24-12	365
12	19	Park (Mo.)	24-11	362
13	15	Dordt (Iowa)	25-7	350
14	18	Lourdes (Ohio)	33-2	348
15	14	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	27-9	336
16	21	Westmont (Calif.)	20-7	330
17	12	Madonna (Mich.)	36-8	310
18	13	Southern Oregon	26-6	251
19	5	Biola (Calif.)	30-4	222
T20	16	Evangel (Mo.)	39-7	221
T20	22	Concordia (Neb.)	26-9	221
22	23	Ottawa (Kan.)	35-6	172
23	NR	Indiana Wesleyan	36-9	153
24	25	Northwestern (Iowa)	24-8	116
25	NR	Jamestown (N.D.)	20-11	107

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