NPI through Oct. 20 matches. Top 20 followed by Region VIII/IX teams above 50.0, which represents the upper half of the division.
A total of 84 teams are above the 55.5 QWB threshold (75 last week). The current Pool C cutline — if every conference tourney goes chalk — is No. 41 Illinois Wesleyan at 59.08638. Data courtesy of NED3vball.
| Rank, Team, Rank change since last week | NPI |
| 1. Juniata = | 74.62503 |
| 2. MIT = | 71.57009 |
| 3. Johns Hopkins = | 70.10376 |
| 4. Emory = | 69.31099 |
| 5. Hope +1 | 67.50754 |
| 6. Marietta -1 | 67.19486 |
| 7. Colby +2 | 66.04609 |
| 8. Wisconsin-Oshkosh +2 | 64.95721 |
| 9. Wisconsin-Whitewater -1 | 64.67310 |
| 10. Washington and Lee -3 | 64.62337 |
| 11. Millikin = | 64.42279 |
| 12. Salisbury +6 | 64.38025 |
| 13. Franklin & Marshall +4 | 63.39734 |
| 14. East Texas Baptist +1 | 63.33029 |
| 15. Ithaca +4 | 63.18040 |
| 16. Washington-St. Louis +5 | 63.12033 |
| 17. Babson -1 | 62.99388 |
| 18. Case Western Reserve -5 | 62.25513 |
| 19. Gettysburg -7 | 61.55387 |
| 20. Whitworth +4 | 61.55189 |
| 21. Chicago -1 | 61.53110 |
| 30. Wisconsin-Platteville -8 | 60.71142 |
| 32. Wisconsin-Eau Claire +5 | 60.28995 |
| 33. Wisconsin-Stevens Point +11 | 60.12191 |
| 41. Illinois Wesleyan -1 | 59.08638 |
| 45. Northwestern -3 | 58.48827 |
| 51. Coe +11 | 58.05930 |
| 54. North Central (Ill.) -2 | 57.94212 |
| 55. Transylvania -2 | 57.90173 |
| 60. Hanover -12 | 57.25158 |
| 61. St. Catherine +5 | 57.20531 |
| 62. Gustavus Adolphus +1 | 57.19392 |
| 70. Dubuque -5 | 56.31842 |
| 74. Edgewood +9 | 55.90115 |
| 78. Bethel -3 | 55.74496 |
| 80. St. Olaf -7 | 55.65946 |
| 81. Nebraska Wesleyan +5 | 55.58128 |
| 85. Carthage -6 | 55.41049 |
| 86. Anderson +14 | 55.39309 |
| 89. Grinnell +7 | 55.33018 |
| 95. North Park -15 | 55.12486 |
| 100. Manchester -6 | 54.77783 |
| 103. Wisconsin-Superior +4 | 54.61946 |
| 105. Cornell +24 | 54.17121 |
| 109. Wartburg +6 | 53.98783 |
| 111. Elmhurst +36 | 53.82648 |
| 113. Aurora +6 | 53.80857 |
| 116. Mount St. Joseph +5 | 53.76602 |
| 129. Wisconsin-Stout +2 | 53.30485 |
| 130. Carroll -14 | 53.29985 |
| 139. Augsburg +39 | 52.62070 |
| 142. Wheaton (Ill.) -22 | 52.51439 |
| 144. Saint Benedict +37 | 52.48144 |
| 145. Greenville -19 | 52.47699 |
| 148. Concordia Wisconsin +17 | 52.43836 |
| 161. St. Norbert +7 | 52.01093 |
| 166. Central +11 | 51.79553 |
| 167. Bluffton -13 | 51.76146 |
| 169. Loras +11 | 51.59348 |
| 172. Wisconsin-River Falls -5 | 51.43723 |
| 179. Carleton -9 | 51.02406 |
| 180. Earlham +24 | 51.02368 |
| 183. Illinois College -17 | 50.92493 |
| 188. Benedictine +10 | 50.81437 |
| 193. Fontbonne +3 | 50.51402 |
| 195. Monmouth -7 | 50.45259 |
| 208. Augustana +14 | 50.00588 |
-Ricky Nelson
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