Beach Volleyball Receives Votes in Second Consecutive National Poll
TEXARKANA, Texas — The Texas A&M University–Texarkana Women's Beach Volleyball program received votes in the latest NAIA Women's Beach Volleyball Top 10 Poll released this morning. Despite not yet playing an official match this spring, the outlook remains promising for the Eagles as they prepare to begin their 2026 campaign.
Beach Volleyball will officially open the season February 27–28 at the ETBU Tournament in Marshall. The Eagles are set to open tournament play against Texas Wesleyan at 2 p.m.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Six of the Top 10 teams in the latest edition of the NAIA Women's Beach Volleyball Coaches' Top 10 Rating remained at the same rank.
Hope International (Calif.) moved up into the Top 5 this week while New College of Florida, Ave Maria (Fla.) and Wayland Baptist moved into the Top 10.
There are three teams in the Top 10 that remain undefeated: OUAZ (Ariz.), New College of Florida and Ave Maria (Fla.).
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| ● | 1 | 1 | OUAZ (Ariz.) [4] | 11-0 | 65 |
| ● | 2 | 2 | Corban (Ore.) [2] | 8-1 | 63 |
| ● | 3 | 3 | The Master's (Calif.) | 6-4 | 58 |
| ● | 4 | 4 | Southern Oregon | 4-1 | 54 |
| ▲ | 5 | 7 | Hope International (Calif.) | 6-3 | 50 |
| ▲ | 6 | RV | New College of Florida | 4-0 | 43 |
| ▲ | 7 | NR | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 3-0 | 37 |
| ▲ | 8 | RV | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 5-2 | 35 |
| ● | 9 | 9 | College of Idaho | 2-2 | 34 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | 7-3 | 33 |
Dropped from Top 10: Mobile (Ala.), Arizona Christian, Texas Wesleyan
Receiving Votes: Mobile (Ala.) 24, Arizona Christian 21, Loyola (La.) 16, Texas A&M - Texarkana 12, Bushnell (Ore.) 10, Texas Wesleyan 10, Oklahoma Wesleyan 2