MARSHALL, Texas—After a victorious week in Ornelas Gym, East Texas Baptist University maintains the No. 2 ranking in the nation in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll with 2,070 votes and received 16 first-place votes. It is the fifth straight week to be No. 2 in the country and the 22nd week to be ranked in a row. The 16 first-place votes are the most in program history. Earlier this week, ETBU received the No. 1 ranking in the NCAA Division III's first NPI ranking, too.
ETBU swept both matches this past week beating both Centenary College and Mary Hardin-Baylor, 3-0, for the second time this season. The wins put ETBU at 22-0 and 4-0 in the ASC after the win over UMHB.
This continues to be the highest ranking in program history in the AVCA. ETBU has defeated three top 15 teams in No. 4 Wisconsin-Eau Claire, No. 9 Trinity University, and No. 14 Berry College.
ETBU will host St Thomas Houston on Thursday, Hardin-Simmons on Friday, and Howard Payne on Saturday at Ornelas Gymnasium.
Oct. 21 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division III WVB Poll
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) |
Total Points Adjusted |
Record |
Previous Week |
| 1 |
La Verne [69] |
2,133 |
17-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
East Texas Baptist [16] |
2,070 |
22-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
1,946 |
21-2 |
3 |
| 4 |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
1,800 |
23-2 |
7 |
| 5 |
Juniata |
1,764 |
20-2 |
5 |
| 6 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
1,626 |
18-2 |
6 |
| 7 |
Johns Hopkins |
1,572 |
18-3 |
8 |
| 8 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater [1] |
1,547 |
21-3 |
4 |
| 9 |
Trinity (TX) |
1,470 |
17-3 |
10 |
| 10 |
Colby |
1,286 |
17-1 |
11 |
| 11 |
Hope |
1,238 |
18-5 |
12 |
| 12 |
Emory |
1,159 |
13-4 |
9 |
| 13 |
Washington-St. Louis |
1,091 |
16-4 |
13 |
| 14 |
Berry |
963 |
18-4 |
14 |
| 15 |
Ithaca |
881 |
17-3 |
16 |
| 16 |
MIT |
849 |
16-3 |
15 |
| 17 |
Wesleyan (CT) |
794 |
16-1 |
17 |
| 18 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
661 |
22-1 |
21 |
| 19 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
589 |
12-5 |
19 |
| 20 |
Marietta |
428 |
13-5 |
18 |
| 21 |
Dubuque |
377 |
20-3 |
24 |
| 22 |
Otterbein |
317 |
18-4 |
20 |
| 23 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
284 |
18-5 |
25 |
| 24 |
Washington & Lee |
264 |
18-5 |
22 |
| 25 |
Carnegie-Mellon |
189 |
19-6 |
RV |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Tufts 115; Lynchburg 99; William Smith College 60; St. Olaf 58; Calvin 53; Northwestern (MN) 44; Williams 44; St. John Fisher 33; Salisbury 30; Wisconsin-Platteville 20; Southwestern (TX) 18; Christopher Newport 17; Albion 9; Puget Sound 9; NYU 5
7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 38 points
