MARSHALL, Texas – Ranked for 33 consecutive weeks, East Texas Baptist University is No. 16 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III Poll. ETBU has been in the national polls for the past three seasons.
ETBU earned 634 points for the No. 16 ranking with an 11-4 record. Teams they have played that are ranked are No. 10 Wash U-St. Louis, No. 15 Trinity University, and No. 21 Emory.
Below is the latest poll.
Oct. 6 AVCA-Taraflex Division III WVB Poll
|
Rank
|
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)
|
Total Points Adjusted
|
Record
|
Previous Week
|
|
1
|
Wisconsin-Oshkosh [71]
|
1,891
|
16-1
|
1
|
|
2
|
Illinois Wesleyan [2]
|
1,777
|
14-1
|
4
|
|
3
|
Carnegie Mellon [2]
|
1,679
|
16-1
|
6
|
|
4
|
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
|
1,542
|
10-2
|
3
|
|
5
|
MIT
|
1,521
|
12-1
|
9
|
|
6
|
Juniata
|
1,341
|
8-3
|
5
|
|
7
|
Wesleyan (Conn.) [1]
|
1,315
|
12-0
|
11
|
|
8
|
Centre
|
1,257
|
13-1
|
14
|
|
9
|
Colby
|
1,184
|
10-2
|
2
|
|
10
|
Washington-St. Louis
|
1,159
|
11-3
|
10
|
|
11
|
Berry
|
1,135
|
12-3
|
8
|
|
12
|
Ithaca
|
1,104
|
12-3
|
12
|
|
13
|
Chicago
|
938
|
16-1
|
16
|
|
14
|
Calvin
|
876
|
11-2
|
15
|
|
15
|
Trinity (Texas)
|
784
|
10-5
|
7
|
|
16
|
East Texas Baptist
|
634
|
11-4
|
13
|
|
17
|
Dubuque
|
601
|
16-4
|
19
|
|
18
|
Babson
|
568
|
11-2
|
20
|
|
19
|
NYU
|
544
|
12-4
|
21
|
|
20
|
Otterbein
|
507
|
14-3
|
18
|
|
21
|
Emory
|
461
|
8-4
|
17
|
|
22
|
Johns Hopkins
|
297
|
8-5
|
23
|
|
23
|
Batten (formerly Va. Wesleyan)
|
270
|
14-3
|
22
|
|
24
|
Smith
|
236
|
15-1
|
RV
|
|
25
|
Bridgewater (Va.)
|
162
|
13-1
|
RV
|
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado College 141; William Smith 92; Washington & Lee 92; Wisconsin-Whitewater 71; Northwestern (Minn.) 69; Pacific Lutheran 60; Stevens 49; St Olaf 37; Aurora 33; Tufts 31; Albion 29; Bethel (Minn.) 28; Azusa Pacific 26; Carthage 22; Wisconsin-Platteville 20; Emerson 19; Williams 13; Gustavus Adolphus 12; Hope 12; La Verne 8; Edgewood 5
