With the volleyball season on the way, MidwestSports.Net takes a look at the teams within the regional footprint with these preseason rankings. Today we rank the top 10 in NCAA Divisions II and III and NAIA.
[Rank, Team, 2017 Record]
DIVISION II
1 – Arkansas Tech (35-1)
2 – Nebraska-Kearney (32-4)
3 – Rockhurst (32-8)
4 – Central Oklahoma (29-4)
5 – Central Missouri (25-7)
6 – Harding (27-6)
7 – Upper Iowa (21-9)
8 – Missouri Western (24-10)
9 – Wayne State (19-12)
10 – Arkansas-Fort Smith (26-7)
DIVISION III
1 – Wartburg (25-6)
2 – Washington (24-10)
3 – Cornell (25-8)
4 – Dubuque (28-7)
5 – Buena Vista (22-10)
6 – Westminster (21-11)
7 – Webster (17-11)
8 – Hendrix (13-17)
9 – Grinnell (16-9)
10 – Luther (16-10)
NAIA
1 – Grand View (34-8)
2 – Northwestern [Iowa] (30-6)
3 – Dordt (34-8)
4 – Columbia (34-8)
5 – Park (32-4)
6 – Hastings (28-3)
7 – Midland (21-11)
8 – Missouri Baptist (34-9)
9 – Bellevue (30-13)
10 – College of the Ozarks (25-6)