MARSHALL, Texas – For the first time in program history, East Texas Baptist University has achieved the No. 1 ranking in both NPI and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Poll. ETBU moved up to the No. 1 AVCA ranking this week after the University of La Verne received their first loss of the season. ETBU is now the only undefeated program in NCAA Division III. 
 
ETBU received 71.103 points in the NPI ranking, coming ahead of the Wisconsin-Oshkosh's 69.151 points and La Verne's 67.455 points. The Tigers have beaten two teams in the top 25 and seven in the top 50. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is No. 7 with 67.013 points, and Trinity University (TX) is No. 12 with 63.974 points. Edgewood is No. 29 with 60.089 points, and Berry is No. 30 with 59.977 points. Northwestern-St. Paul is No.  34 with 59.762 points, St. Thomas is No. 44 with 59.016 points, and Mary-Hardin Baylor is No. 49 with 58.595 points. 
 
For the first time in program history, ETBU is No. 1 in the nation in the AVCA poll, with 2,142 points and 82 first-place votes out of 86. La Verne, who is now 24-1, is No. 2 with 1,99 points and three first-place votes while Illinois Wesleyan is No. 3 with 1,947 points. Wisconsin-Oshkosh is No. 5 with 1,785 points and one first-place vote, and Wisconsin-Eau Claire rounds out the top five with 1,785 points. ETBU had defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire, No. 8 Trinity University, and No. 19 Berry College.
 
ETBU is 29-0 and went 6-0 in the American Southwest Conference and will play Howard Payne University on Friday night in the ASC Tournament Quarterfinals at 6:00 p.m. 
 

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NPI Poll - Nov. 10, 2025
 

Team	Conference	Region	11/09/2025 Result	NPI Rank	NPI	Prev NPI	DIII WL	Adj W/L	Win Value	Loss Value	QWB	vAbove	vBelow
East Tex. Baptist	ASC	REGION X		1	71.103	1	30-0	10.0-0.0	86.244	56.882	9.362	0-0	30-0
Wis.-Oshkosh	WIAC	REGION VIII		2	69.151	2	26-3	10.0-3.0	83.511	55.321	8.190	0-0	26-3
La Verne	SCIAC	REGION X		3	67.455	3	24-1	10.0-1.0	81.137	53.964	7.173	1-0	23-1
Ill. Wesleyan	CCIW	REGION VIII		4	67.251	4	24-2	10.0-2.0	80.851	53.801	7.050	1-0	23-2
Colby	NESCAC	REGION I		5	67.082	5	22-2	10.0-2.0	80.615	53.666	6.949	0-1	22-1
Va. Wesleyan	ODAC	REGION VI		6	67.063	7	30-1	10.0-1.0	80.589	53.651	6.938	0-0	29-1
Wis.-Eau Claire	WIAC	REGION VIII		7	67.013	6	26-3	10.0-3.0	80.519	53.611	6.908	1-2	25-1
Johns Hopkins	Centennial	REGION V		8	65.296	8	23-4	11.0-4.0	78.115	52.237	5.878	0-0	23-4
MIT	NEWMAC	REGION II		9	65.292	9	24-3	10.0-3.0	78.109	52.233	5.875	0-2	24-1
Wesleyan (CT)	NESCAC	REGION I		10	65.125	10	20-2	10.0-2.0	77.876	52.100	5.775	1-1	19-1
Ithaca	Liberty League	REGION III		11	64.631	11	24-4	14.0-4.0	77.184	51.705	5.479	2-0	22-4
Trinity (TX)	SAA	REGION VI		12	63.974	12	21-4	11.0-4.0	76.264	51.179	5.085	0-1	21-3
Tufts	NESCAC	REGION I		13	63.545	13	20-5	10.0-5.0	75.662	50.836	4.827	2-2	18-3
Lynchburg	ODAC	REGION VI		14	63.424	14	25-3	10.0-3.0	75.494	50.739	4.754	0-1	25-2
Hope	Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.	REGION VII		15	63.385	15	21-5	11.0-5.0	75.439	50.708	4.731	1-3	20-2
Salisbury	C2C	REGION V		16	63.296	16	27-5	10.0-5.0	75.314	50.637	4.677	3-2	23-3
Juniata	Landmark	REGION V		17	63.092	17	25-5	10.0-5.0	75.029	50.474	4.555	1-3	24-2
Dubuque	American Rivers	REGION IX		18	62.912	18	24-3	14.0-3.0	74.777	50.329	4.447	0-0	24-3
St. John Fisher	Empire 8	REGION III		19	62.361	19	27-1	10.0-1.0	74.006	49.889	4.117	0-1	27-0
Emory	UAA	REGION VI		20	61.505	20	18-5	10.0-5.0	72.808	49.204	3.603	1-2	17-3
Wis.-Whitewater	WIAC	REGION VIII		21	61.436	21	24-6	19.0-6.0	72.711	49.149	3.562	0-3	24-3
Chris. Newport	C2C	REGION VI		22	61.372	22	22-7	13.0-7.0	72.621	49.098	3.523	1-6	20-1
Kean	NJAC	REGION IV		23	61.190	23	27-5	13.0-5.0	72.366	48.952	3.414	1-2	26-3
Williams	NESCAC	REGION I		24	61.029	24	19-6	15.0-6.0	72.140	48.823	3.317	1-4	18-2
Calvin	Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.	REGION VII		25	60.995	25	23-3	12.0-3.0	72.094	48.796	3.297	0-2	23-1