LEXINGTON, Ky. - The final American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Volleyball Top 25 Poll of the 2026 regular season has been released, and the University of Northwestern is back to receiving votes after being ranked 24th the previous two weeks.

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The drop comes after a 2-1 week, which began with a four-set loss to Gustavus Adolphus. The Eagles bounced back to sweep conference foes Bethany Lutheran and Martin Luther to win the UMAC Regular Season Championship with a spotless, 12-0 record, and now find themselves in 28th position, nationally. UNW is one spot behind Bethel, whom Northwestern swept earlier this season, and seven spots ahead of St. Olaf, who fell in three sets to the Eagles two weeks ago.

A handful of prior Northwestern opponents also find themselves ranked in the top 25, including UW-Oshkosh, who dropped from 4th to 5th in this week's edition. Juniata is down from nine to 11, while Dubuque stood pat at 16th and UW-Eau Claire went from 15th to 17th.

The 21-5 Eagles will host Crown in a UMAC Tournament Semifinal match, Wednesday night at 6:00 PM.