NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll
Final Poll - Nov. 17, 1998
| Rank | Team (Region) - 1st place votes | Total Points | 1998 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Columbia (Mo.) (MW) (9) | 225 | 36-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (FW) | 216 | 27-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Biola (Calif.) (FW) | 204 | 21-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (PNW) | 196 | 25-5 | 4 |
| 5 | Dickinson State (N.D.) (GP) | 186 | 22-5 | 5 |
| 6 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) (SW) | 178 | 32-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) (PNW) | 170 | 28-3 | 10 |
| 8 | Hastings (Neb.) (GP) | 157 | 33-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Texas Lutheran (SW) | 152 | 30-5 | 9 |
| 10 | George Fox (Ore.) (PNW) | 141 | 28-4 | 15 |
| 11 | Bethel (Ind.) (GL) | 133 | 39-2 | 13 |
| 12 | Western Oregon (PNW) | 117 | 24-8 | 7 |
| 13 | Dordt (Iowa) (GP) | 110 | 39-2 | 12 |
| 14 | Christian Heritage (Calif.) (FW) | 105 | 27-6 | 14 |
| 15 | St. Mary's (Texas) (SW) | 92 | 22-9 | 15 |
| 16 | Westmont (Calif.) (FW) | 79 | 20-10 | 17 |
| 17 | Taylor (Ind.) (GL) | 73 | 40-5 | 11 |
| 18 | Western Baptist (Ore.) (PNW) | 66 | 18-9 | 21 |
| 19 | St. Edward's (Texas) (SW) | 59 | 24-11 | 18 |
| 20 | Georgetown (Ky.) (MS) | 54 | 25-7 | 20 |
| 21 | St. Mary (Neb.) (GP) | 51 | 30-4 | 19 |
| 22 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) (SE) | 38 | 25-18 | 24 |
| 23 | Houston Baptist (Texas) (SW) | 29 | 31-4 | 23 |
| 24 | California Baptist (FW) | 20 | 11-15 | 22 |
| 25 | Puget Sound (Wash.) (PNW) | 16 | 16-6 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 10, Southern Oregon 10, Lee (Tenn.) 9, Graceland (Iowa) 6, Madonna (Mich.) 6, Point Loma, Nazarene (Calif.) 6, King (Tenn.) 4, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 4, Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 1, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 1, Western Montana 1.
