MARSHALL, Texas – Maintaining Top 10 status in the national rankings, East Texas Baptist continues to be in the top six of the NPI and National Fastpitch Coaches Association polls. ETBU is No. 5 in the NPI and No. 6 in the NFCA poll and has now been ranked for 169 weeks.
 
In NPI, ETBU has a 63.609 ranking for fifth. They are ahead of Texas Lutheran (62.988) at No. 6, Linfield (62.843) at No. 7, and the Redlands (62.438) at No. 9. Four Region X teams are ranked in the top 10 as ETBU holds the top spot in the region. Other teams ETBU has faced are No. 2 Trine (65.647), No. 10 Mount Union (62.155), No. 16 Belhaven (61.205), and No. 24 Emory (59.924).
 
ETBU stayed the same in the NFCA Poll at No. 6 with 200 points. Other teams ETBU has faced are No. 2 Trine, No. 9 Belhaven, and No. 11 Mount Union.
 
ETBU is currently hosting the American Southwest Conference Tournament as the No.1 seed. 
 

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NCAA Region X Rankings - May 4, 2026
 

REGION X	School	In-Division Record	NPI
1	East Tex. Baptist	34-4	63.614
2	Texas Lutheran	37-4	62.962
3	Linfield	36-6	62.534
4	Redlands	33-4	62.423
5	Pacific Lutheran	34-9	60.356
6	St. Thomas (TX)	30-9	57.921
7	Lewis & Clark	27-16	56.852

 

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NPI Rankings - May 7, 2026
 

Team	Conference	Region	05/07/2026 Result	NPI Rank	NPI	Prev NPI	DIII WL	Adj W/L	Win Value	Loss Value	QWB	vAbove	vBelow
Va. Wesleyan	ODAC	REGION VI		1	70.700	1	43-0	12.0-0.0	86.375	53.025	8.350	0-0	43-0
Trine	Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.	REGION VII	W	2	65.647	2	31-3	12.0-3.0	80.059	49.235	5.823	0-0	31-3
WashU	UAA	REGION VIII		3	64.910	3	26-4-1	18.5-4.5	79.138	48.683	5.455	0-0	26-4-1
WPI	NEWMAC	Region II		4	64.109	4	39-2	19.0-2.0	78.137	48.082	5.055	0-0	39-2
East Tex. Baptist	ASC	REGION X	W	5	63.609	5	35-4	19.0-4.0	77.511	47.706	4.804	0-1	35-3
Texas Lutheran(AQ)	SCAC	REGION X		6	62.988	6	38-4	18.0-4.0	76.735	47.241	4.494	1-1	37-3
Linfield(AQ)	NWC	REGION X		7	62.843	7	37-6	25.0-6.0	76.554	47.132	4.422	0-0	37-6
Simpson	American Rivers	REGION IX		8	62.800	8	32-5	25.0-5.0	76.500	47.100	4.400	0-0	32-5
Redlands	SCIAC	REGION X		9	62.438	9	33-4	26.0-4.0	76.047	46.828	4.219	0-2	33-2
Mount Union	OAC	REGION VII		10	62.155	10	29-5	22.0-5.0	75.694	46.616	4.078	1-0	28-5
Westfield St.	MASCAC	Region II	W	11	62.051	11	36-1	14.0-1.0	75.564	46.538	4.025	0-0	36-1
Saint Mary's (MN)	MIAC	REGION IX		12	61.981	12	35-5	23.0-5.0	75.476	46.485	3.990	0-0	35-5
Tufts	NESCAC	REGION I		13	61.774	13	29-9	25.0-9.0	75.218	46.331	3.887	1-2	28-7
Husson	North Atlantic	REGION I	W	14	61.397	15	34-3	14.0-3.0	74.747	46.048	3.699	0-0	34-3
Wartburg	American Rivers	REGION IX		15	61.357	14	31-9	25.0-9.0	74.696	46.018	3.678	2-2	29-7
Belhaven(AQ)	CCS	REGION VI		16	61.205	16	37-9	27.0-9.0	74.507	45.904	3.603	1-4	36-5
Wis.-Oshkosh	WIAC	REGION VIII		17	61.114	17	30-7-1	23.5-7.5	74.392	45.835	3.557	1-0	29-7-1
Swarthmore(AQ)	Centennial	REGION V		18	60.891	18	33-8	25.0-8.0	74.114	45.668	3.446	0-1	33-7
Stockton	NJAC	REGION IV		19	60.884	19	30-7	21.0-7.0	74.105	45.663	3.442	0-2	30-5
MIT	NEWMAC	Region II		20	60.647	20	32-7	28.0-7.0	73.809	45.485	3.324	2-3	30-4
Saint Benedict	MIAC	REGION IX		21	60.211	21	31-9	25.0-9.0	73.264	45.158	3.106	3-2	28-7
Pacific Lutheran	NWC	REGION X		22	60.052	22	34-10	26.0-10.0	73.065	45.039	3.026	4-5	30-5
Rochester (NY)	Liberty League	REGION III	W	23	60.014	24	32-7	28.0-7.0	73.018	45.011	3.007	0-1	32-6
Emory	UAA	REGION VI		24	59.924	23	24-10	22.0-10.0	72.905	44.943	2.962	0-3	24-7
Rowan(AQ)	NJAC	REGION IV		25	59.662	25	36-8	26.0-8.0	72.578	44.747	2.831	0-2	36-6