7 Frontier teams listed in volleyball preseason top 25 poll

Seven Frontier schools were listed in the 2025 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 national poll, a record for the conference. Four programs are listed in the top 17, with three schools receiving votes.

Bellevue came in at No. 2, and with 44 consecutive appearances in the preseason poll prior to Wednesday’s, the Bruins make it into the top five programs with active rating streaks.

Providence, at No. 10, Montana Western, at No. 11, and Montana Tech at No. 17 round out the top 17 schools in the preseason poll. All three made it to the NAIA tournament last season, with the Argos being the defending regular season and Frontier Conference champs. The Bulldogs made the deepest run at the NAIA stage, eventually falling out in the quarterfinal match, and the Orediggers have made the national tournament for the past four seasons.

The NAIA volleyball season begins Aug. 15. Here is how the Frontier schools ranked in the preseason top 25:

2. Bellevue (2024 record: 32-5) 522 points

10. Providence (2024 record: 27-7) 351 points

11. Montana Western (2024 record: 25-10) 317 points

17. Montana Tech (2024 record: 20-12) 236 points

Dakota State (2024 record: 18-13) 31 points

Carroll (2024 record: 17-13) 4 points

Valley City State (2024 record: 15-15) 3 points