MARSHALL, Texas—East Texas Baptist University made history this week when the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) moved the Tigers into the NCAA Division III Top 10 rankings. ETBU moved up to ninth with 1,307 points and is 16-1 on the year.
ETBU gained over 130 points, moving up two spots to no. 9 in the nation. They surpassed Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Millikin University, jumping into the top 10. Since the preseason poll, where they received votes, ETBU has earned over 1,200 points with momentum each week.
On a 15-match winning streak, ETBU is 4-0 in the American Southwest Conference and has a 21-match home winning streak. This past weekend, ETBU defeated Hardin-Simmons, 3-1, in Abilene and then swept Howard Payne in Brownwood.
They will host LeTourneau University in their Pink Game on Friday, Oct. 11, at 6:00 p.m. in Ornelas Gym.
AVCA Weekly Poll Rankings
Week 6 - 9th (1,307 pts)
Week 5 - 11th (1,176 pts)
Week 4 - 13th (981 pts)
Week 3 - 17th (738 pts)
Week 2 - 23rd (272 pts)
Week 1 - 25th (167 pts)
Preseason - RV (83 pts)
Oct. 8 - AVCA/TARAFLEX 2024 Division III WVB Poll
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Rank
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School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)
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Total Points Adjusted
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Record
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Previous Week
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1
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Juniata [85]
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2,149
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14-0
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1
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2
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Hope
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2,003
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13-2
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2
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3
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Johns Hopkins
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1,915
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15-2
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3
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4
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MIT [1]
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1,850
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16-0
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5
|
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5
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Wisconsin-Whitewater
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1,818
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15-2
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4
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6
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Emory
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1,774
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14-1
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6
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7
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Wisconsin-Oshkosh
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1,491
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16-4
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7
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|
8
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Washington-St. Louis
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1,395
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15-4
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9
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9
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East Texas Baptist
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1,307
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16-1
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11
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10
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Millikin
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1,283
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18-3
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8
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11
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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
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1,251
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11-3
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10
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12
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Marietta
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1,195
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12-0
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13
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|
13
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Northwestern (MN)
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1,091
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11-5
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12
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|
14
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Case Western
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1,000
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16-2
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16
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|
15
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La Verne
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937
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11-3
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14
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16
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Southwestern (TX)
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864
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13-1
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17
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|
17
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Washington & Lee
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768
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17-0
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19
|
|
18
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Chicago
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621
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17-3
|
23
|
|
19
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Wisconsin-Platteville
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565
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17-3
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18
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|
20
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Ithaca
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443
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11-3
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22
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|
21
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North Park
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401
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10-5
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15
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22
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Trinity (TX)
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368
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10-6
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21
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23
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NYU
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315
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12-7
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20
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24
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Colby
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191
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14-1
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NR
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25
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Gustavus Adolphus
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151
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10-9
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25
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Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Centre 98; Babson 94; Gettysburg 92; Calvin 83; Whitworth 55; Illinois Wesleyan 42; Transylvania 38; Wisconsin-Stevens Point 38; William Smith College 32; Mary Hardin-Baylor 31; Carnegie-Mellon 28; Franklin & Marshall 18; Otterbein 18; Salisbury 18; Virginia Wesleyan 15; Christopher Newport 13; Wisconsin-Eau Claire 13; Ohio Northern 9; SUNY Cortland 6
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 63 combined points
Dropped Out: Calvin [24]
