MARSHALL, Texas – Continuing their stay in the Top 5 of both the NPI and National Fastpitch Coaches Association Poll, East Texas Baptist University is No. 4 in both polls. ETBU moved up two spots in the NFCA Poll and has now been ranked for 167 consecutive weeks.
 
ETBU received 220 votes this week to jump two spots to No. 4 after being No. 6 the past few weeks. Other teams in the poll that ETBU has played are No. 2 Trine, No. 10 Belhaven, and No. 13 Mount Union.
 
In the latest NPI ranking, ETBU has 64.770 points and ranks No. 4. Trine is No. 2, while Belhaven is No. 17, and Mount Union is No. 18.
 
ETBU will finish the regular season with a four-game ASC series against Hardin-Simmons University on April. 23-24. 
 

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NPI Rankings

Team	Conference	Region	04/19/2026 Result	NPI Rank	NPI	Prev NPI	DIII WL	Adj W/L	Win Value	Loss Value	QWB	vAbove	vBelow
Va. Wesleyan	ODAC	REGION VI		1	70.427	1	36-0	12.0-0.0	86.033	52.820	8.213	0-0	36-0
Trine	Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.	REGION VII		2	67.728	2	23-1	12.0-1.0	82.660	50.796	6.864	0-0	23-1
WashU	UAA	REGION VIII		3	65.092	4	22-3-1	14.5-3.5	79.365	48.819	5.546	0-0	22-3-1
East Tex. Baptist	ASC	REGION X		4	64.770	3	31-3	15.0-3.0	78.963	48.578	5.385	0-1	31-2
Saint Mary's (MN)	MIAC	REGION IX	W,W	5	63.944	6	28-2	14.0-2.0	77.930	47.958	4.972	0-0	28-2
WPI	NEWMAC	Region II		6	62.835	5	28-2	19.0-2.0	76.544	47.126	4.418	0-0	28-2
Simpson	American Rivers	REGION IX		7	62.830	10	26-5	23.0-5.0	76.538	47.123	4.415	0-0	26-5
Texas Lutheran	SCAC	REGION X		8	62.480	8	32-4	12.0-4.0	76.099	46.860	4.240	1-1	31-3
Tufts	NESCAC	REGION I		9	62.276	11	23-7	19.0-7.0	75.845	46.707	4.138	1-2	22-5
Westfield St.	MASCAC	Region II		10	61.636	9	27-1	12.0-1.0	75.045	46.227	3.818	0-0	27-1
Linfield	NWC	REGION X	L,L	11	61.606	7	30-6	22.0-6.0	75.008	46.205	3.803	0-0	30-6
Huntingdon	CCS	REGION VI		12	61.459	15	27-6	21.0-6.0	74.824	46.094	3.729	1-0	26-6
Colby	NESCAC	REGION I		13	61.384	18	22-5	14.0-5.0	74.730	46.038	3.692	1-1	21-4
MIT	NEWMAC	Region II		14	61.380	17	23-3	17.0-3.0	74.726	46.035	3.690	0-1	23-2
Redlands	SCIAC	REGION X		15	61.362	13	27-4	22.0-4.0	74.703	46.022	3.681	0-2	27-2
Husson	North Atlantic	REGION I		16	61.340	16	23-3	14.0-3.0	74.676	46.005	3.670	1-1	22-2
Belhaven	CCS	REGION VI		17	61.146	12	28-8	21.0-8.0	74.432	45.859	3.573	3-3	25-5
Mount Union	OAC	REGION VII	W,W,W	18	60.928	22	24-5	22.0-5.0	74.160	45.696	3.464	2-0	22-5
Stockton	NJAC	REGION IV		19	60.778	21	26-6	19.0-6.0	73.972	45.583	3.389	0-0	26-6
Wis.-Oshkosh	WIAC	REGION VIII		20	60.712	19	19-5-1	17.5-5.5	73.890	45.534	3.356	0-2	19-3-1
Wartburg	American Rivers	REGION IX		21	60.481	20	22-8	18.0-8.0	73.602	45.361	3.241	2-3	20-5
Pacific Lutheran	NWC	REGION X	W,W	22	60.396	29	28-8	20.0-8.0	73.495	45.297	3.198	3-3	25-5
Central (IA)	American Rivers	REGION IX	L,W	23	59.934	25	22-6	19.0-6.0	72.918	44.951	2.967	1-1	21-5
Swarthmore	Centennial	REGION V		24	59.881	37	26-8	24.0-8.0	72.852	44.911	2.941	2-1	24-7
Rochester (NY)	Liberty League	REGION III		25	59.814	48	23-5	21.0-5.0	72.768	44.861	2.907	0-1	23-4

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NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll – April 21, 2026
 

Rank	Team	Points	2026 Record	Previous
1	Virginia Wesleyan (10)	250	36-0	1
2	Trine	240	23-1	2
3	Saint Mary's (Minn.)	230	28-2	4
4	East Texas Baptist	220	31-3	6
5	Texas Lutheran	210	32-4	5
6	WashU	200	22-3-1	8
7	Redlands	190	29-4	7
8	Linfield	180	30-6	3
9	Huntingdon	170	27-6	10
10	Belhaven	160	28-8	9
11	Simpson	150	26-5	11
12	Tufts	140	23-7	12
13	Mount Union	130	23-5	17
14	St. Thomas (Houston)	120	27-7	13
15	Colby	110	22-5	14
16	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	100	19-5-1	16
17	Rowan	90	29-7	20
18	WPI	80	28-2	15
19	Stockton	70	26-6	19
20	Husson	60	23-4	21
21	Pacific Lutheran	49	30-8	NR
22	Swarthmore	28	26-8	NR
23	Central (Iowa)	23	22-6	23
24	MIT	20	23-3	24
25	Rochester	16	23-5	NR

 
Others receiving votes: Middlebury 6, Wartburg 6, Muhlenberg 1 and Transylvania 1.
 
Dropped out: Chapman, Eastern, Moravian, Muskingum and Westfield State.