KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the results of the preseason NAIA Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Poll. Montana Western Volleyball checks in at No. 15 on the season's initial poll.

The Bulldogs enter the 2024 season as the reigning Frontier Conference tournament champions after they capped off the historic 2023 campaign with an overall 22-8 record. The Bulldogs posted their highest win percentage since the 1996 season and made their first ever appearance in the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Tournament and went 1-2 overall. UMW was also recently picked to finish first in the Frontier Conference in the preseason polls.

UMW will take on a tough slate this weekend at the College of Idaho Preseason Tournament. They are set to take on four ranked or receiving votes teams within the span of two days, while facing two top five ranked teams in Viterbo (Wis.) and Eastern Oregon.

They will open the season Friday morning at 9 a.m. with no. 5 ranked Viterbo (Wis.) in Caldwell, Idaho.
 
FRONTIER IN THE TOP 25
No. 15 Montana Western Bulldogs
No. 21 Montana Tech Orediggers
No. 23 University of Providence Argos
 
OUTSIDE THE POLL
RV Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears
 
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