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RICHMOND, Ky. – After starting the season ranked a program-best 55th in the first NCAA RPI ranking of the season last week, the Eastern Kentucky University volleyball team climbed nine spots to No. 46 in this week's RPI ranking.
 
EKU has won 11 straight matches and sits at 16-2 on the season.  The Colonels are 6-0 in the United Athletic Conference.
 
Eastern Kentucky has a victory over one team ranked higher – No. 29 Western Kentucky (3-1).  The team's two losses were to No. 45 Pepperdine and No. 84 Georgia Southern.  The Colonels have wins over five others ranked in the top-150 – No. 56 James Madison (3-2), No. 115 Marshall (3-0), No. 129 North Alabama (3-0), No. 130 South Florida (3-2) and No. 141 Appalachian State (3-2).
 
EKU is ranked higher than such programs as Florida State (48), West Virginia (49), California (50), Iowa State (52), Mississippi State (54), Marquette (55), Miami (58), Southern California (62), Cincinnati (71), Auburn (72), LSU (73), Iowa (74), North Carolina State (76), Duke (77), Ole Miss (80), Ohio State (85) and Notre Dame (121).
 
There are 348 NCAA Division I volleyball programs.
 
The highest known RPI ranking in EKU program history before this season was No. 57 in October of 2023. 
 
The Colonels will play at West Georgia on Thursday before hosting Abilene Christian on Saturday at noon.