Note that NPI numbers will change slightly as games are updated for the past week. We expect this presentation will be very close.
NCAA D3 Men’s Volleyball — 2026 Tournament Forecast Based on 4/5/26 NPI | Updated through 4/13/26 21 TEAMS
Updated Confirmed AQs (14 of 14)
| Conference | Champion | NPI |
|---|
| CVC | Juniata | 65.309 |
| CCIW | Carthage | 64.523 |
| MAC | Stevens | 64.279 |
| ODAC | Randolph-Macon | 61.238 |
| AMCC | Buffalo State | 58.350 |
| GNAC | Wentworth | 58.199 |
| CUNYAC | New Jersey City | 54.499 |
| Skyline | St. Joseph’s (L.I.) | 53.553 |
| United East | Lancaster Bible | N/A |
| MCVL | Wittenberg | N/A |
All D3 Men’s Volleyball Teams — NPI Rankings Top to Bottom 4/5/26 | AQ status noted 21 TEAMS
| Rank | Team | NPI | Status |
|---|
| 1 AL1 IN | Springfield | 66.584 | At-large lock |
| 2 AQ IN | Juniata | 65.309 | AQ (CVC) |
| 3 AQ IN | Carthage | 64.523 | AQ (CCIW) |
| 4 AQ IN | Stevens | 64.279 | AQ (MAC) |
| 5 AL2 IN | Southern Virginia | 62.971 | At-large lock |
| 6 AL3 IN | Cal Lutheran | 62.650 | At-large lock |
| 7 AL4 IN | Messiah | 62.391 | At-large lock |
| 8 AL5 IN | SUNY New Paltz | 62.281 | At-large likely |
| 9 AL6 IN | NYU | 61.663 | At-large likely |
| 10 AL7 IN | Loras | 61.408 | At-large likely |
| 11 AQ IN | Randolph-Macon | 61.238 | AQ (ODAC) |
| 12 AQ IN | Endicott | 60.398 | AQ (NEVC) |
| 13 AL OUT | Illinois Wesleyan | 60.078 | OUT |
| 14 AL OUT | Aurora | 59.689 | OUT |
| 15 | Lasell | 59.314 | OUT |
| 16 | UC Santa Cruz | 58.842 | OUT |
| 17 AQ IN | Dominican (IL) | 58.767 | AQ pending (NACC) |
| 18 | Vassar | 58.564 | OUT |
| 19 AQ IN | MIT | 58.371 | AQ (UVC) |
| 20 AQ IN | Buffalo State | 58.350 | AQ (AMCC) |
| 21 AQ IN | Wentworth | 58.199 | AQ (GNAC) |
| 22 OUT | Rutgers-Newark | 58 | |
| 23 OUT | Kean | 57 | |
| 24 AQ IN | Thiel | 56 | AQ (PAC) |
| 25 OUT | Hobart | 56 | |
| 26 AQ IN | New Jersey City | 54.499 | AQ (CUNYAC) |
| 27 OUT | MSOE | 56 | |
| 28 AQ IN | St. Joseph’s (L.I.) | 53.553 | AQ (Skyline) |
| 29 AQ IN | Lancaster Bible | N/A | AQ (United East) |
| 30 AQ IN | Wittenberg | N/A | AQ (MCVL) |
