Posted: Jan 24, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reinhardt and Warner represent the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) in the 2024 NAIA Men's Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Top 15 Poll.
The poll was announced on Wednesday.
Reinhardt picked up 45 voting points to land three spots outside the top 15. Warner, meanwhile, garnered eight points, putting it seven places outside the top 15.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 15 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 12 points for each first-place vote, 11 for second place, and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Vanguard (Calif.) [10] | 20-5 | 251 |
| 2 | 1 | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) [4] | 27-4 | 245 |
| 3 | 3 | Park (Mo.) | 27-2 | 225 |
| 4 | 5 | OUAZ (Ariz.) | 16-9 | 221 |
| 5 | 4 | The Master's (Calif.) | 19-5 | 206 |
| 6 | 9 | Grand View (Iowa) | 20-9 | 185 |
| 7 | 6 | Menlo (Calif.) | 16-8 | 177 |
| 8 | 10 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 23-5 | 167 |
| 9 | 8 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 23-7 | 163 |
| 10 | 7 | William Penn (Iowa) | 16-10 | 158 |
| 11 | 12 | Indiana Tech | 19-8 | 129 |
| 12 | 11 | Missouri Baptist | 21-8 | 118 |
| 13 | RV | Jamestown (N.D.) | 21-5 | 108 |
| 14 | 13 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 19-7 | 99 |
| 15 | 15 | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | 22-7 | 73 |
Receiving Votes: Arizona Christian 56; Westcliff 56; Reinhardt (Ga.) 45; Missouri Valley 31; Campbellsville (Ky.) 20; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 14; Warner (Fla.) 8; Ottawa (Kan.) 6; Hope International (Calif.) 4; Judson (Ill.) 4