INDIANAPOLIS --- Montclair State leads the NJAC in the first NCAA Division III women's volleyball NPI rankings of the 2025 season, released Monday following games through Sunday, October 19.

Montclair State sits at number 40 nationally with an NPI of 59.039, followed closely by Rowan at 42nd (58.753 NPI) and Kean at 43rd (58.644 NPI). The tight clustering at the top gives the NJAC three teams within the national top 43.

The remaining NJAC teams in the national rankings include Stockton at 75th (56.374 NPI), William Paterson at 86th (55.690 NPI), New Jersey City at 108th (54.310 NPI), Ramapo at 156th (52.172 NPI), Rutgers-Camden at 260th (47.686 NPI), and Rutgers-Newark at 305th (44.733 NPI).

In Region IV, the NJAC holds five of the top nine spots, with Montclair State ranking second, Rowan third, Kean fourth, Stockton seventh, and William Paterson ninth.