MARSHALL, Texas – For 32 weeks, East Texas Baptist University volleyball has been ranked by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. This week, ETBU is No. 13 with 967 points in the week four poll.
Three teams that ETBU have faced are ranked in No. 7 Trinity (Texas), No. 10 Washington-St. Louis, and No. 17 Emory University. ETBU is currently 11-3 and 2-0 in the ASC. They travel to Belton, Texas, on Saturday for an ASC match vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Below is this week's AVCA National Poll for Sept. 29.
Sept. 29 AVCA-Taraflex Division III WVB Poll
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Rank
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School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)
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Total Points Adjusted
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Record
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Previous Week
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1
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Wisconsin-Oshkosh [54]
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1,850
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13-1
|
1
|
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2
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Colby [18]
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1,792
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9-0
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2
|
|
3
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Wisconsin-Eau Claire [2]
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1,731
|
8-1
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3
|
|
4
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Illinois Wesleyan [1]
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1,659
|
12-1
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4
|
|
5
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Juniata
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1,486
|
7-2
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6
|
|
6
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Carnegie-Mellon [1]
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1,471
|
14-1
|
7
|
|
7
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Trinity (Texas)
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1,367
|
10-3
|
5
|
|
8
|
Berry
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1,338
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9-2
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9
|
|
9
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MIT
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1,213
|
9-1
|
10
|
|
10
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Washington-St. Louis
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1,179
|
10-3
|
8
|
|
11
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Wesleyan (Conn.)
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1,131
|
10-0
|
11
|
|
12
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Ithaca
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1,029
|
10-3
|
13
|
|
13
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East Texas Baptist
|
967
|
10-3
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12
|
|
14
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Centre
|
882
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10-1
|
14
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|
15
|
Calvin
|
732
|
9-2
|
17
|
|
16
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Chicago
|
705
|
14-1
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18
|
|
17
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Emory
|
519
|
7-4
|
15
|
|
18
|
Otterbein
|
458
|
11-2
|
20
|
|
19
|
Dubuque
|
432
|
13-3
|
21
|
|
20
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Babson
|
402
|
9-2
|
19
|
|
21
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NYU
|
382
|
9-4
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RV
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|
22
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Batten (formerly Va. Wesleyan)
|
355
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12-3
|
16
|
|
23
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Johns Hopkins
|
248
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6-5
|
22
|
|
24
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Washington & Lee
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230
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10-1
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RV
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|
25
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Wisconsin-Whitewater
|
190
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5-5
|
23
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Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado College 139; Northwestern (Minn.) 113; St Olaf 94; Pacific Lutheran 75; Smith 69; Tufts 64; William Smith 57; Bridgewater (Va.) 48; Gustavus Adolphus 38; Albion 35; Lynchburg 32; Azusa Pacific 26; Aurora 24; Christopher Newport 17; La Verne 13; Hope 12; Edgewood 11; Franklin 10; Baldwin-Wallace 8; Swarthmore 5; Stevens 4
14 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 48 points.
Dropped Out: Colorado College (24); St. Olaf (25)
