We have seen our last poll this season for NCAA DIII and tonight’s NAIA poll is the final NAIA poll. Both NAIA and DIII are now in tournament mode with the remaining schools all hoping to be the last survivor and win the tournament. And, speaking of survivors, it reminds me of the classic song “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor.
“At first I was afraid I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
Do you think I’d crumble
Did you think I’d lay down and die?
Oh no not I. I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I’ll stay alive
I’ve got all my life to live
I’ve got all my love to give and I’ll survive
I will survive! Hey, Hey!”
Let’s grow Volleyball together, please! See ya tomorrow.
NAIA
For the eleventh straight week, in this final NAIA poll, the “Battlin Bears” of Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana, remained the top choice. Park, still unbeaten at 34 – 0, remained close behind in the number two position. I added an eleventh team to this top “ten” since the top eleven teams in this poll, plus the host institution Briar Cliff University of Sioux City, Iowa, all receive byes into the pool play phase of the NAIA tournament
| This Week | NAIA WOMEN – 11/16/2014 Final | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Rocky Mountain College (MT) | 29 – 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Park University (MO) | 34 – 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Concordia University – Irvine (CA) | 31 – 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Biola University (CA) | 28 – 4 | 4 |
| 5 | University of Texas Brownville (TX) | 29 – 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Missouri Baptist University (MO) | 34 – 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Northwestern College (IA) | 31 – 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Columbia College (MO) | 33 – 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Viterbro University (WI) | 37 – 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Midland University (NE) | 24 – 8 | 12 |
| 11 | Grand View University (IA) | 26 – 13 | 14 |
NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship
The final 24 teams in the NAIA tournament will consist of the 12 Opening Round winners from the matches below and the 12 teams above with a bye. All 24 teams will be placed into six pools and compete in pool play at the national championship final site in Sioux City, Iowa, from December 2 through December 4. The top two teams from each pool advance to a single-elimination bracket, which starts December 5. The semifinals and championship match are scheduled for December 6.The final pools for pool play will be determined on Sunday, November 23.
NAIANetwork.com, the NAIA’s official video-streaming home, will broadcast all 47 matches live at the 2014 NAIA Volleyball National Championship final site in Sioux City, Iowa. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, will include live statistics, social media interaction and be available on mobile-friendly devices.
2014 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Opening Round Matches
Saturday, Nov. 22 at the campus sites listed
Match 1: Xavier (La.) (20-5) at Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (32-3)
Match 2: Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (17-24) at Davenport (Mich.) (34-7)
Match 3: Menlo (Calif.) (17-10) at Eastern Oregon (26-4)
Match 4: Point Park (Pa.) (27-15) at Georgetown (Ky.) (28-10)
Match 5: Union (Ky.) (30-9) at Madonna (Mich.) (36-7)
Match 6: College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (16-14) at Southern Oregon (22-5)
Match 7: Kansas Wesleyan (28-9) at Jamestown (N.D.) (24-6)
Match 8: Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (28-17) at Indiana Wesleyan (32-7)
Match 9: Evangel (Mo.) (25-11) at Wayland Baptist (Texas) (23-9)
Match 10: Concordia (Ore.) (19-9) at Vanguard (Calif.) (22-11)
Match 11: Cal State San Marcos (27-10) at College of Idaho (19-11)
Match 12: Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (21-9) at Coastal Georgia (34-1)
NCAA DIII
Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of the DIII tournament will occur next weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (November 21 – 23) at the Freeman Center on the Christopher Newport University campus in Newport News, Virginia. The eight teams remaining in the dance are shown below in alphabetical order.
| School | Record | City | State |
| Calvin College | 29 – 3 | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Christopher Newport University | 33 – 3 | Newport News | VA |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College | 25 – 6 | Claremont | CA |
| Clarkson University | 36 – 3 | Potsdam | NY |
| Emory University | 36 – 3 | Atlanta | GA |
| Hope College | 30 – 2 | Holland | MI |
| Williams College | 27 – 4 | Williamstown | MA |
| University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point | 31 – 4 | Stevens Point | WI |
Friday’s (November 21) matches and times are shown below.
| Match and Schools | Time (EST) |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps versus Wisconsin – Stevens Point | 12:30 PM |
| Emory versus Williams | 3:00 PM |
| Clarkson versus Hope | 5:30 PM |
| Calvin versus Christopher Newport | 8:00 PM |
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