MARSHALL, Texas – After two tough invitationals, East Texas Baptist University stays in the top 15 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) at No. 12. The Tigers faced four ranked teams in six matches the past two weeks going 3-3.
 
ETBU earned 1,053 points for the No. 12 ranking and now has been ranked for 30 weeks. ETBU set a new record for weeks in the top five at 13 which came to an end this week. Teams that ETBU have played that are ranked are No. 3 Trinity (TX), No. 13 Washington-St. Louis, and No. 14 Emory as Christopher Newport dropped out. Gustavus Adolphus and Hendrix College are receiving votes, too.
 
ETBU will see CNU and Hendrix at the Tiger Invite in Ornelas Gym.

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Sept. 15 AVCA-Taraflex Division III WVB Poll

Rank	School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)	Total Points Adjusted	Record	Previous Week
1	Wisconsin-Oshkosh (74)	1,898	7-0	1
2	Colby	1,718	3-0	8
3	Trinity [Texas] (1)	1,683	6-1	2
4	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	1,610	5-1	6
5	MIT	1,479	6-0	7
6	Illinois Wesleyan	1,458	7-1	3
7	Juniata (1)	1,330	4-1	10
8	Carnegie-Mellon	1,180	6-1	13
9	Berry	1,157	4-2	5
10	Wesleyan [Conn.]	1,105	6-0	14
11	Ithaca	1,080	5-2	12
12	East Texas Baptist	1,053	3-3	4
13	Washington-St. Louis	939	5-2	16
14	Emory	873	4-1	17
15	Calvin	802	5-1	15
16	Wisconsin-Whitewater	626	4-1	20
17	Tufts	568	4-3	21
T-18	Johns Hopkins	522	3-3	9
T-18	Batten [formerly Va. Wesleyan]	522	7-1	19
20	Centre	482	6-0	RV
21	St. Olaf	414	6-1	24
22	Babson	389	5-1	RV
23	La Verne	336	3-4	11
24	Chicago	286	8-0	RV
25	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	209	3-3	18

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Otterbein 168; Dubuque 137; Christopher Newport 97; Hope 75; Lynchburg 75; Gustavus Adolphus 61; NYU 50; William Smith College 49; Albion 34; Pacific Lutheran 26; Salisbury 25; Puget Sound 15; Hendrix 13; Bowdoin 10; Washington & Lee 9; Aurora 8; Azusa Pacific 6; Northwestern (Minn.) 5; Bridgewater (Va.) 4; St Benedict (Minn.) 3; Middlebury 2