Week 1 - September 7, 2016
| 2016 NJCAA DII Women's Volleyball Poll - Week 1 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | Parkland | 10-1 | 120 | 1 | |
| 2 | Glendale | 3-0 | 114 | 4 | |
| 3 | Kansas City Kansas | 7-0 | 108 | NR | |
| 4 | Lincoln Land | 9-2 | 102 | 2 | |
| 5 | Johnson County | 4-2 | 96 | 3 | |
| 6 | Owens | 9-2 | 90 | 7 | |
| 7 | Central-Columbus | 8-2 | 84 | 9 | |
| 8 | Kirkwood | 8-2 | 78 | 8 | |
| 9 | Catawba Valley | 12-0 | 72 | RV | |
| 10 | Fort Scott | 7-2 | 66 | 14 | |
| 11 | Northeast | 9-1 | 60 | NR | |
| 12 | South Mountain | 7-3 | 54 | 19 | |
| 13 | McHenry County | 8-5 | 48 | 16 | |
| 14 | Illinois Central | 6-3 | 42 | 11 | |
| 15 | Waubonsee | 7-3 | 36 | 13 | |
| 16 | Cowley | 3-2 | 30 | 12 | |
| 17 | Pasco-Hernando | 3-3 | 24 | 17 | |
| 18 | Coffeyville | 5-1 | 18 | 6 | |
| 19 | Sauk Valley | 4-2 | 12 | 18 | |
| 20 | Grand Rapids | 5-4 | 6 | 20 | |