MARSHALL, Texas – For the third week in a row, East Texas University is ranked No. 1 in the NPI volleyball rankings for NCAA Division III. They are also No. 2 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Week 10 Poll.
 
ETBU received 71.605 points in the NPI ranking, coming ahead of the University of La Verne's 70.155 points in Region X. The Tigers have beaten three teams in the top 25 and six in the top 35. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is No. 3 with 68.469 points, Trinity University (TX) is No. 13 with 63.529 points, and Northwestern-St. Paul (61.277) is No. 23. Other teams the Tigers have beaten are No. 30 Edgewood (60.485), No. 34 Berry College (60.141), and No. 35 St. Thomas Houston (60.141). 
 
In the AVCA poll, ETBU maintains the No. 2 ranking with 2,073 votes and received 18 first-place votes. It is the seventh week in a row at No. 2 in the country and the 24th week ranked. ETBU has beaten No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1,909), No. 8 Trinity (TX) (1,447), and No. 18 Berry College (646).
 
ETBU is 27-0 and went 6-0 in the American Southwest Conference to win the regular season title. On Saturday, they will head to Sherman, Texas, to face Ozarks and Austin College. 
 

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NPI Ranking - Nov. 3, 2025
 

Team	Conference	Region	11/03/2025 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	71.594	1	27-0	10.0-0.0	86.931	57.275	9.656	0-0	27-0
La Verne	SCIAC	REGION X		2	70.147	2	22-0	10.0-0.0	84.906	56.118	8.788	0-0	22-0
Wis.-Eau Claire	WIAC	REGION VIII		3	68.456	3	26-2	10.0-2.0	82.539	54.765	7.774	0-1	26-1
Wis.-Oshkosh	WIAC	REGION VIII		4	68.301	4	25-3	10.0-3.0	82.321	54.641	7.680	0-1	25-2
Ill. Wesleyan	CCIW	REGION VIII		5	67.640	5	23-2	10.0-2.0	81.397	54.112	7.284	1-1	22-1
Colby	NESCAC	REGION I		6	67.033	6	21-2	10.0-2.0	80.546	53.626	6.920	0-1	21-1
Va. Wesleyan	ODAC	REGION VI		7	65.997	7	27-1	10.0-1.0	79.095	52.797	6.298	0-0	26-1
Ithaca	Liberty League	REGION III		8	65.485	8	22-3	11.0-3.0	78.380	52.388	5.991	0-0	22-3
MIT	NEWMAC	REGION II		9	65.234	9	22-3	10.0-3.0	78.028	52.187	5.840	0-2	22-1
Johns Hopkins	Centennial	REGION V		10	65.173	10	21-4	10.0-4.0	77.942	52.138	5.804	1-1	20-3
Wesleyan (CT)	NESCAC	REGION I		11	65.138	11	19-2	10.0-2.0	77.893	52.111	5.783	1-1	18-1
Hope	Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.	REGION VII		12	63.675	12	20-5	11.0-5.0	75.845	50.940	4.905	1-3	19-2
Trinity (TX)	SAA	REGION VI		13	63.525	13	19-4	13.0-4.0	75.634	50.820	4.815	0-1	19-3
Dubuque	American Rivers	REGION IX		14	63.453	14	23-3	12.0-3.0	75.535	50.763	4.772	0-0	23-3
Tufts	NESCAC	REGION I		15	63.325	15	19-5	11.0-5.0	75.354	50.660	4.695	2-2	17-3
Lynchburg	ODAC	REGION VI		16	63.301	16	24-3	10.0-3.0	75.322	50.641	4.681	0-1	24-2
Salisbury	C2C	REGION V		17	62.906	17	26-5	10.0-5.0	74.769	50.325	4.444	3-2	22-3
Juniata	Landmark	REGION V		18	62.752	18	23-5	10.0-5.0	74.553	50.202	4.351	1-3	22-2
St. John Fisher	Empire 8	REGION III		19	62.246	19	26-1	10.0-1.0	73.844	49.797	4.047	0-1	26-0
Gustavus Adolphus	MIAC	REGION IX		20	61.524	20	22-5	13.0-5.0	72.834	49.219	3.614	1-0	21-5
WashU	UAA	REGION VIII		21	61.383	21	18-6	12.0-6.0	72.636	49.107	3.530	1-3	17-3
Wis.-Whitewater	WIAC	REGION VIII		22	61.367	22	23-6	18.0-6.0	72.614	49.094	3.520	1-3	22-3
Northwestern-St. Paul	UMAC	REGION IX		23	61.266	23	19-6	10.0-6.0	72.472	49.013	3.460	2-4	17-2
St. Olaf	MIAC	REGION IX		24	60.989	24	22-7	13.0-7.0	72.085	48.792	3.294	2-5	20-2
Chris. Newport	C2C	REGION VI		25	60.923	25	19-7	11.0-7.0	71.992	48.738	3.254	1-6	17-1