KANSAS CITY, MO (fcsports.org) – The Frontier Conference set a record Wednesday morning with seven teams listed on the 2025 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 national poll.

The 2025 NAIA women’s volleyball season officially starts Friday (Aug. 15), when teams will begin their pursuit of winning the Battle for the Red Banner in Sioux City, Iowa.

Four Frontier teams are listed inside the NAIA’s Top 25, led by Bellevue (Neb.) who finished as the national runner-up last season.  The Bruins are ranked No. 2 in the coaches’ national poll with 2024 overall record of 32-5.

Providence (Mont.) ranks No. 10 in the preseason poll after earning the Frontier Conference regular season and postseason titles last season at 27-7 overall record.  Montana Western followed at No. 11 with 2024 overall record of 25-10, highlighted by a victory over previously undefeated and No. 1 ranked Northwestern (Iowa) in the NAIA national tournament’s pool play.

Montana Tech is at No. 17 in the preseason poll after finishing 20-12 overall record last season.

Three teams are listed in the receiving votes section, including Dakota State (S.D.) with 31 points, Carroll (Mont.) with four points, and Valley City State (N.D.) with three points.

Bellevue, Providence, Montana Western, Montana Tech, and Dakota State each competed in the NAIA national tournament last season.

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Sioux City, IA (gpacsports.com) – Concordia University totaled 117 points and was picked first in the 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Preseason Coaches’ Women’s Volleyball Poll. The Bulldogs garnered seven of the twelve first place votes in the preseason ballot.

Northwestern was picked second in the preseason poll with 115 points and the final five first place votes. Midland, with 95 points, was picked third. Morningside came in fourth with 92 points, with Dakota Wesleyan rounding out the top five with 77 points.

Northwestern was the GPAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions last season. Concordia advanced to the NAIA Quarterfinals in Sioux City, Iowa, after finishing second in the regular season and conference tournament.

The 46th Annual NAIA National Volleyball Championship is set for December 3-9 at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The NAIA Opening Round will be Saturday, November 22. The GPAC regular and postseason champions will earn the automatic berths to the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Championship.

The 2025 GPAC volleyball season will consist of 16 conference matches with 12 teams competing for the conference crown. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team in the preseason poll.

2025 GPAC Preseason Volleyball Coaches’ Poll: