NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll
Final Poll - Nov. 18, 1996
| Rank | Last Week | School (First-Place Votes) | Record | Total Points |
| 1 | 1 | BYU-Hawaii (9) | 24-0 | 225 |
| 2 | 3 | Fresno Pacific | 24-4 | 215 |
| 3 | 4 | Biola | 26-2 | 202 |
| 4 | 5 | Lewis-Clark State | 30-2 | 198 |
| 5 | 7 | Columbia | 37-1 | 185 |
| 6 | 6 | Rockhurst | 40-3 | 177 |
| 7 | 8 | Western Oregon | 34-5 | 164 |
| 8 | 2 | St. Mary's | 32-2 | 160 |
| 9 | 10 | Northwest Nazarene | 28-7 | 143 |
| 10 | 12 | St. Edward's | 33-7 | 140 |
| 11 | 14 | Madonna | 45-3 | 125 |
| 12 | 11 | Hawaii Pacific | 16-7 | 122 |
| 13 | 16 | Point Loma Nazarene | 20-10 | 116 |
| 14 | 15 | Dordt | 29-8 | 104 |
| 15 | N/R | California Baptist | 16-11 | 85 |
| 16 | 17 | St. Thomas | 28-2 | 82 |
| 17 | 13 | Hastings | 38-6 | 70 |
| 18 | 19 | Peru State | 38-10 | 69 |
| 19 | 21 | Western Washington | 22-4 | 55 |
| 20 | N/R | St. Francis | 32-7 | 47 |
| 21 | 9 | Christian Heritage | 24-11 | 44 |
| 22 | N/R | Dickinson State | 36-3 | 38 |
| 23 | 22 | Lee | 47-10 | 36 |
| 24 | 20 | Texas Lutheran | 23-12 | 31 |
| 25 | 25 | Willamette | 26-5 | 18 |
Others Receiving Points: St. Ambrose (16); Taylor (14); Georgetown (13); Bethel (6); Doane (5); Montevallo (5); St. Mary (5); Northwestern (4); Christian Brothers (3); Valley City State (2).
