MARSHALL, Texas – Continuing to be a top 10 in the nation, East Texas Baptist University is No. 6 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association softball poll. They have now been in the NFCA Division III poll for 168 weeks. They remain at No. 4 in the NPI poll.
 
ETBU moved down two spots to No. 6 in the NFCA poll with 200 points. Belhaven is No. 9 with 170 points, while Trine is No. 2 (240 points), and Mount Union is No. 12 (140 points) for the teams ETBU has played in the Top 25.
 
In the NPI poll, ETBU stayed at No. 4 with 63.701 points. Trine is No. 2 (66.414) while Mount Union is No. 15 (61.481), Belhaven at No. 17 (61.036), and Emory at No. 23 (60.147).
 
In the Region X poll, ETBU is No. 1 with their NPI. Texas Lutheran is No. 2 (62.726) followed by Redlands at No. 3 (62.485), Linfield at No. 4 (62.168), and Pacific Lutheran at No. 5 (61.807).
 
ETBU ended the regular season 34-4 and was 11-1 in the ASC. They will host the ASC Tournament May 6-8 at Bell Park at Taylor Field.
 

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NPI Poll - Apr. 29
 

Team	Conference	Region	04/29/2026 Result	NPI Rank	NPI	Prev NPI	DIII WL	Adj W/L	Win Value	Loss Value	QWB	vAbove	vBelow
Va. Wesleyan	ODAC	REGION VI		1	71.016	1	40-0	12.0-0.0	86.771	53.262	8.508	0-0	40-0
Trine	Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.	REGION VII		2	66.414	2	26-2	12.0-2.0	81.017	49.810	6.207	0-0	26-2
WashU	UAA	REGION VIII		3	65.229	3	25-3-1	17.5-3.5	79.536	48.922	5.614	0-0	25-3-1
East Tex. Baptist	ASC	REGION X		4	63.701	5	34-4	20.0-4.0	77.626	47.776	4.850	0-1	34-3
WPI	NEWMAC	Region II		5	63.546	4	34-2	16.0-2.0	77.433	47.660	4.773	0-0	34-2
Simpson	American Rivers	REGION IX		6	62.880	6	30-5	23.0-5.0	76.600	47.160	4.440	0-0	30-5
Texas Lutheran	SCAC	REGION X		7	62.800	7	35-4	12.0-4.0	76.500	47.100	4.400	1-1	34-3
Redlands	SCIAC	REGION X		8	62.485	8	30-4	23.0-4.0	76.107	46.864	4.243	0-0	30-4
Tufts	NESCAC	REGION I		9	62.450	9	26-8	23.0-8.0	76.062	46.837	4.225	1-2	25-6
Linfield	NWC	REGION X		10	62.167	10	34-6	22.0-6.0	75.709	46.625	4.084	2-0	32-6
Westfield St.	MASCAC	Region II		11	61.918	11	33-1	12.0-1.0	75.398	46.439	3.959	0-0	33-1
Saint Mary's (MN)	MIAC	REGION IX		12	61.706	13	33-5	23.0-5.0	75.133	46.280	3.853	0-0	33-5
Wis.-Oshkosh	WIAC	REGION VIII		13	61.670	12	27-5-1	20.5-5.5	75.088	46.253	3.835	0-0	27-5-1
Stockton	NJAC	REGION IV		14	61.572	14	30-6	21.0-6.0	74.965	46.179	3.786	0-0	30-6
Mount Union	OAC	REGION VII		15	61.481	16	27-5	22.0-5.0	74.852	46.111	3.741	1-0	26-5
Husson	North Atlantic	REGION I	W,W	16	61.164	17	31-3	16.0-3.0	74.456	45.873	3.582	0-0	31-3
Belhaven	CCS	REGION VI		17	61.036	18	32-8	24.0-8.0	74.295	45.777	3.518	1-4	31-4
Wartburg	American Rivers	REGION IX	W,L	18	60.843	15	27-9	23.0-9.0	74.054	45.632	3.421	2-3	25-6
Pacific Lutheran	NWC	REGION X		19	60.683	19	32-8	24.0-8.0	73.854	45.512	3.342	3-3	29-5
Muskingum	OAC	REGION VII		20	60.351	20	29-7	25.0-7.0	73.438	45.263	3.175	0-0	29-7
Swarthmore	Centennial	REGION V		21	60.290	21	30-8	26.0-8.0	73.362	45.217	3.145	2-1	28-7
Huntingdon	CCS	REGION VI		22	60.153	24	29-8	21.0-8.0	73.191	45.115	3.076	1-2	28-6
Emory	UAA	REGION VI		23	60.147	23	24-10	22.0-10.0	73.184	45.110	3.074	2-3	22-7
MIT	NEWMAC	Region II		24	60.136	22	27-7	23.0-7.0	73.171	45.102	3.068	2-3	25-4
Saint Benedict	MIAC	REGION IX	W,W	25	60.123	25	29-9	23.0-9.0	73.153	45.092	3.061	3-4	26-5