Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls | August 28-September 3

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Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls | August 28-September 3

JACKSON, Mich. – The NAIA recently announced its Top-25 Poll for the sport of volleyball. The Crossroads League had four teams ranked or receiving votes in those polls and now has 28 teams ranked inside the Top-25.

VOLLEYBALL (August 30 Poll)
No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan (4-0, 0-0 CL)
No. 16 Bethel (8-0, 0-0 CL)
No. 22 Mount Vernon Nazarene (9-1, 0-0 CL)
RV Taylor (6-2, 0-0 CL)

CROSSROADS LEAGUE IN ADDITIONAL TOP-25 POLLS

WOMEN’S SOCCER (Next Poll on September 6)
No. 1 Spring Arbor
No. 2 Marian
No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 16 Grace
RV Taylor

MEN’S SOCCER (Next Poll on September 6)
No. 1 Bethel
No. 16 Grace
RV Indiana Wesleyan

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Next Poll on September 21)
No. 1 Taylor
No. 8 Huntington
No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 14 Grace
No. 24 Goshen

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Next Poll on September 21)
No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 11 Taylor
No. 13 Goshen
No. 16 Grace
No. 22 Huntington
RV Spring Arbor

WOMEN’S GOLF (Next Poll on October 20)
No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 13 Taylor
No. 18 Marian
No. 24 Bethel
RV Grace

MEN’S GOLF (Next Poll on October 20)
No. 12 Taylor
RV Marian
RV Indiana Wesleyan

WOMEN’S TENNIS (Next Poll on February 14)
No. 19 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 23 Marian
RV Bethel

MEN’S TENNIS (Next Poll on February 14)
No. 17 Grace
No. 21 Huntington
RV Marian
RV Indiana Wesleyan

Each NAIA Top-25 Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches from around the nation. Check back each week to see where the Crossroads League teams rate in the latest NAIA Top-25 Polls.

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