MARSHALL, Texas— After one week of play, East Texas Baptist University has moved up three spots in the weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll. ETBU is now No. 11 in the nation after going 4-0 last week and been in the national poll for 15 weeks in a row.
Earning 1,278 points, ETBU was just 13 points out of the top 10 behind Washington-St. Louis (1,301). ETBU is ahead of Trinity (Texas) by 176 points and play them September 13 in San Antonio.
ETBU played in the Pikes Peak Challenge at Colorado College last Friday and Saturday winning all four matches. One of the biggest wins in the early season came over then No. 20 UW-Eau Claire in a five-set victory. The Tigers took the host Colorado College to a 3-1 Victory and swept both Edgewood and Wisconsin-Stevens Point in three sets.
ETBU will have its home opener this Friday and Saturday at the Tiger Invitational in Ornelas Gym.
Sept. 2 AVCA/TARAFLEX 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 [74]
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2,106
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3-0
|
1
|
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2
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Wisconsin-Whitewater [8]
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2,029
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3-0
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2
|
|
3
|
Hope [1]
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1,933
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2-0
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3
|
|
4
|
Johns Hopkins [2]
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1,850
|
3-0
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4
|
|
5
|
Emory
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1,767
|
3-0
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5
|
|
6
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Wisconsin-Oshkosh [1]
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1,704
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3-0
|
6
|
|
7
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La Verne
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1,600
|
3-0
|
7
|
|
8
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MIT
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1,437
|
3-0
|
8
|
|
9
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Washington & Lee
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1,393
|
4-0
|
9
|
|
10
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Washington-St. Louis
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1,301
|
4-0
|
11
|
|
11
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East Texas Baptist
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1,278
|
4-0
|
14
|
|
12
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Trinity (Texas)
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1,102
|
2-1
|
10
|
|
13
|
Wisconsin-Platteville
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1,064
|
2-1
|
13
|
|
14
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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
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1,025
|
3-0
|
15
|
|
15
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Marietta
|
859
|
3-0
|
16
|
|
16
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Illinois Wesleyan
|
821
|
3-0
|
19
|
|
17
|
Millikin
|
736
|
1-2
|
12
|
|
18
|
Ithaca
|
687
|
3-0
|
18
|
|
19
|
Colby
|
648
|
0-0
|
17
|
|
20
|
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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469
|
3-1
|
22
|
|
21
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Christopher Newport
|
420
|
2-1
|
21
|
|
22
|
Chicago
|
394
|
2-1
|
20
|
|
23
|
NYU
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248
|
1-2
|
23
|
|
24
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Berry
|
195
|
3-0
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RV
|
|
25
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Otterbein
|
161
|
4-0
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RV
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Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Middlebury 128; Coe 66; Virginia Wesleyan 61; Whitworth 40; Franklin & Marshall 38; Dubuque 36; Salisbury 26; Case Western 25; Hobart and William Smith Colleges 23; Gettysburg 22; Lynchburg 21; Northwestern (Minn.) 20; Transylvania 15; Carnegie-Mellon 14; Whittier 13; Gustavus Adolphus 12; Montclair State 10; Wisconsin-Stevens Point 10; Southwestern (Texas) 9; Babson 8; Cornell (Iowa) 8; North Park 4; Wesleyan (Conn.) 4; Southern Virginia 3; St Benedict (Minn.) 3
14 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 104 points
Dropped Out: Middlebury 24; Case Western 25
