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Northern Illinois is a volleyball club based in Dekalb, IL, ranked as high as #345 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 1 team in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 2 team-seasons.
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Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Northern Illinois is a club volleyball program based in Dekalb, IL. In 2025-26 it fielded 2 teams across both programs — one women's team and one men's team.
Its men's program ranks #402 nationally and #12 of 14 in IL for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 782. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Its team played 19 matches and won 5, a 28% win rate. Northern Illinois U is #574 nationally and #17 in IL, at 1,351 Elo on a 5-13 record.
The club entered three events between 24 January and 2 April, a season of about 2 months. Of those, 2 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in three states, with three of three outside IL. Destinations included IN, MO and NA. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#402 nationally · Club Score 782
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Northern Illinois. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Women's | #345 | 750 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Men's | #402 | 782 | 1 |
Every team Northern Illinois fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois U | Men's | all | 1351 (Emerging) | 5-13-1 | 26% |
Where Northern Illinois competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NCVF Championships (Elite) | Kansas City, MO | #1 of 152 | 1-6 | Northern Illinois U — Men's Division IAAA: 1-6 |
| MIVA League Championship / MIVA (Premier) | Hammond, IN | #5 of 152 | 2-3 | Northern Illinois U — MIVA League Championship / MIVA: 2-3 |
| M10VC Season / MIVA (Regional) | Several, NA | #26 of 152 | 2-4 | Northern Illinois U — M10VC Season / MIVA: 2-4 |