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And, here are the top 25 programs from the November 11, 2016, Net Set Rankings for NAIA women\u2019s volleyball. Although there aren\u2019t any new NAIA ratings, the Pablo Rankings changed on November 7, 2016, which changed the Net Set Ranking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Net Set #<\/b><\/td>\nSchool\/\/Location<\/b><\/td>\nConference<\/b><\/td>\n<\/b>2016 W-L<\/strong><\/td>\nNAIA Poll<\/b><\/td>\nPablo Rank<\/b><\/td>\nNet Set Index<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T1<\/td>\nHastings Broncos\/\/Hastings, NE<\/td>\nGPAC<\/td>\n25-2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T1<\/td>\nWestmont Warriors\/\/Montecito, CA<\/td>\nGSAC<\/td>\n31-0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nLindsey Wilson Blue Raiders\/\/Columbia, KY<\/td>\nMid-South<\/td>\n30-1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nViterbo V-Hawks\/\/Beloit, WI<\/td>\nNorth Star<\/td>\n35-2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n4.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPark Pirates\/\/Parkville, MO<\/td>\nAMC<\/td>\n32-1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T6<\/td>\nEast. Oregon Mountaineers\/\/La Grande, OR<\/td>\nCascade<\/td>\n26-2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n6.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T6<\/td>\nMidland Warriors\/\/Fremont, NE<\/td>\nGPAC<\/td>\n25-2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n6.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nGrand View Vikings\/\/Des Moines, IA<\/td>\nHAAC<\/td>\n28-6<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n9.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nDordt Defenders\/\/Sioux Center, IA<\/td>\nGPAC<\/td>\n21-7<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n9.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nLourdes Gray Wolves\/\/Sylvania, OH<\/td>\nWHAC<\/td>\n24-5<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n10.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nIndiana Wesleyan Wildcats\/\/Marion, IN<\/td>\nCrossroads<\/td>\n33-2<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n12.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T12<\/td>\nGeorgetown Tigers\/\/Georgetown, KY<\/td>\nMid-South<\/td>\n30-6<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n12.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T12<\/td>\nOklahoma City Stars\/\/Oklahoma City, OK<\/td>\nSooner<\/td>\n29-3<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n12.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nMidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers\/\/Olathe, KS<\/td>\nHAAC<\/td>\n27-6<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n13.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T15<\/td>\nDoane Tigers\/\/Crete, NE<\/td>\nGPAC<\/td>\n23-7<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n16.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T15<\/td>\nMissouri Baptist Spartans\/\/St. Louis, MO<\/td>\nAMC<\/td>\n28-8<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n16.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nCorban Warriors\/\/Salem, OR<\/td>\nCascade<\/td>\n20-5<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n18.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nBellevue Bruins\/\/Bellevue, NE<\/td>\nNorth Star<\/td>\n30-10<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n19.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T19<\/td>\nColumbia Cougars\/\/Columbia, MO<\/td>\nAMC<\/td>\n25-12<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T19<\/td>\nMadonna Crusaders\/\/Livonia, MI<\/td>\nWHAC<\/td>\n27-5<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nBiola Eagles\/\/La Mirada, CA<\/td>\nGSAC<\/td>\n22-9<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n20.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nCarroll College Saints\/\/Helena, MT<\/td>\nFrontier<\/td>\n21-6<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n21.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nMontana Tech Orediggers\/\/Butte, MT<\/td>\nFrontier<\/td>\n21-8<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n21.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T24<\/td>\nCollege of Idaho Coyotes\/\/Caldwell, ID<\/td>\nCascade<\/td>\n19-9<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n25.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T24<\/td>\nCornerstone Golden Eagles\/\/Grand Rapids, MI<\/td>\nWHAC<\/td>\n29-7<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n25.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nJamestown \u201cJimmies\u201d\/\/Jamestown, ND<\/td>\nNorth Star<\/td>\n25-11<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n26.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

With 219 teams (according to the NAIA website, http:\/\/www.naia.org\/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205323158<\/a>), NAIA women\u2019s volleyball programs are spread all across the USA, although there is a distinct \u201cMidwestern flair\u201d to the organization. We are entering the conference tournament phase of NAIA women\u2019s volleyball, to be followed by the \u201cOpening Rounds\u201d at campus sites and finally the NAIA Women\u2019s National Volleyball Championship, which is only 8 days away.<\/p>\n

37th Annual NAIA Women\u2019s Volleyball National Championship
\nNov. 19, 2016 \u2013 Opening Rounds @ Campus Sites
\nNov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2016 \u2013 Pool Play and Final Rounds @ Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa<\/p>\n

First, here\u2019s a quick analysis of the NAIA conferences in this rating along with their full conference names and the number of teams each conference has in the ranking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Conference Abbreviation<\/td>\nFull Name of Conference<\/td>\nTeams in Ranking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AMC<\/td>\nAmerican Midwest Conference<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cascade<\/td>\nCascade Collegiate Conference<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crossroads<\/td>\nCrossroads League<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frontier<\/td>\nFrontier Conference<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GPAC<\/td>\nGreat Plains Athletic Conference<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GSAC<\/td>\nGolden State Athletic Conference<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HAAC<\/td>\nHeart of America Athletic Conference<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mid-South<\/td>\nMid-South Conference<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Star<\/td>\nNorth Star Athletic Association<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sooner<\/td>\nSooner Athletic Conference<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WHAC<\/td>\nWolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

But, what is the NAIA? From the NAIA website (http:\/\/www.naia.org\/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205323019<\/a>) we obtain this description.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is a governing body of small athletics programs that are dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics. Since 1937, the NAIA has administered programs and championships in proper balance with the overall college educational experience. The student-athlete is the center of all NAIA experiences. Each year more than 60,000 student-athletes have the opportunity to play college sports at NAIA member institutions.<\/p>\n

The seeds of the NAIA began in 1937 with the tipoff of a men’s basketball tournament in Kansas City that has become the longest running event in college basketball. Out of the tournament grew the NAIA, an association that has been an innovative leader.\u00a0 The NAIA was the first collegiate athletics association to invite historically black institutions into membership and the first to sponsor both men\u2019s and women\u2019s national championships. In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the character building aspects of sport. Through Champions <\/b>of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five core values. In 2010, the association opened the doors to the NAIA Eligibility Center, where prospective student-athletes are evaluated for academic and athletic eligibility. It delivers on the NAIA\u2019s promise of integrity by leveling the playing field, guiding student-athlete success, and ensuring fair competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

After that noble explanation of the NAIA, I\u2019ll explain the methodology used to derive the Net Set NAIA Rankings.<\/p>\n

Net Set (NS) NAIA Rankings and the NS Index are an average from the two polls or rankings listed below. The NS Rank is a numerical average based upon the positions of teams in these polls or rankings. In the Net Set Ranking, the team\u2019s position in each poll or ranking is summed and then averaged to create the NS Index. This NS Index is then arranged, or ranked, in ascending order, with the lowest NS Index determining the number 1 team, the second lowest NS index determining the number 2 team, and so forth.<\/p>\n

1. Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches\u2019 Top 25 Poll (http:\/\/www.naia.org\/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=211266974<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the NAIA conferences, the NAIA Association of Independent Institutions, and various NAIA Unaffiliated Groups. Thus, NAIA coaches are voting on the teams in the NAIA poll, and these are the women and men who see these teams in action up close and personal, and undoubtedly are one of the best sources on information for this poll. To see the most recent (November 1, 2016) NAIA poll intact, with all 25 teams, first-place votes, ranking points, and other neat info, go to: (http:\/\/www.naia.org\/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=211266974<\/a>).<\/p>\n

2. The Pablo Rankings (http:\/\/www.richkern.com\/vb\/FreePage.asp<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Pablo Rankings are an incredibly ingenious ranking system that operates on a probabilistic, algorithmic approach and analyzes and measures the difference in abilities between two teams overall and in a match. In terms of accuracy and predictive analytics, the Pablo Rankings are the most accurate mathematical model available today. You can find a detailed explanation of the Pablo Rankings at this web location: (http:\/\/www.richkern.com\/vb\/rankings\/PabloFAQ.asp<\/a>).<\/p>\n

View the Pablo Rankings, the best pure statistical ranking available, at RichKern.com: (http:\/\/www.richkern.com\/vb\/rankings\/FreePageRankings.asp<\/a>).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Grow Volleyball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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