2026 NCBWA National Poll (Week Six - March 18, 2026)
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| Rnk |
School (1st Place) |
Record |
Pts. |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Pittsburg State (18) |
22-2 |
498 |
1 |
| 2 |
Tampa (2) |
18-3 |
478 |
2 |
| 3 |
Colorado Mesa |
22-3 |
450 |
4 |
| 4 |
Catawba |
20-4 |
442 |
6 |
| 5 |
Point Loma |
24-3 |
421 |
8 |
| 6 |
Central Missouri |
19-5 |
385 |
7 |
| 7 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
16-2 |
345 |
16 |
| 8 |
North Georgia |
23-5 |
332 |
20 |
| 9 |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
17-5 |
331 |
12 |
| 10 |
North Greenville |
20-6 |
298 |
3 |
| 11 |
Trevecca |
20-6 |
289 |
23 |
| 12 |
West Chester |
13-2 |
270 |
19 |
| 13 |
Grand Valley State |
16-4 |
262 |
5 |
| 14 |
West Alabama |
21-4 |
206 |
9 |
| 15 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
15-5 |
188 |
18 |
| 16 |
Southern New Hampshire |
12-4 |
186 |
21 |
| 17 |
Francis Marion |
21-5 |
168 |
15 |
| 18 |
St. Mary’s |
19-7 |
161 |
NR |
| 19 |
Millersville |
15-4 |
109 |
RV |
| 20 |
UT Tyler |
18-8 |
104 |
17 |
| 21 |
Rogers State |
20-3 |
95 |
24 |
| 22 |
Rollins |
17-5 |
91 |
14 |
| 23 |
Westmont |
14-5 |
89 |
22 |
| 24 |
Young Harris |
19-6 |
88 |
10 |
| 25 |
Illinois Springfield |
15-6 |
53 |
25 |
Receiving Votes: Lenoir-Rhyne (18-4-1) 48 points; West Florida (18-6) 24 points; Wingate (21-5) 22 points; Seton Hill (12-5) 21 points; West Texas A&M (18-8) 20 points; Bentley (11-6) 19 points;
Cal State Poly Pomona (15-7) 7 points; Slippery Rock (10-4) 6 points; Wilmington (11-7) 4 points; UT Dallas (18-8) 1 point; Eckerd (15-5) 1 point; East Stroudsburg (11-6) 1 point
2026 Region Polls (Week Six- March 16, 2026)
ATLANTIC REGION
| Rnk |
Team (1st Place) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
West Chester (10) |
13-2 |
100 |
2 |
| 2 |
Millersville |
15-4 |
89 |
3 |
| 3 |
Seton Hill |
12-5 |
80 |
1 |
| 4 |
Slippery Rock |
10-4 |
63 |
4 |
| 5 |
East Stroudsburg |
11-6 |
48 |
5 |
| 6 |
Shippensburg |
13-5 |
47 |
8 |
| 7 |
Frostburg State |
11-6 |
46 |
7 |
| 8 |
California (Pa.) |
9-5 |
28 |
9 |
| 9 |
Bloomsburg |
9-3 |
23 |
RV |
| 10 |
Shepherd |
12-8 |
7 |
6 |
Receiving Votes: Salem (14-7) 6 points; Indiana (Pa.) (8-6) 5 Points; Point Park (8-6) 5 points; Wheeling (13-6) 2 points; Glenville State (12-7) 1 point
CENTRAL REGION
| Rnk |
Team (1st Place) |
Points |
Record |
Previous |
| 1 |
Pittsburg State (11) |
110 |
22-2 |
1 |
| 2 |
Central Missouri |
94 |
19-5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Augustana |
86 |
15-5 |
3 |
| 4 |
Rogers State |
72 |
20-3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Minnesota State |
65 |
15-6 |
6 |
| 6 |
Northwest Missouri |
50 |
16-6 |
5 |
| 7 |
Emporia State |
47 |
16-6 |
7 |
| 8 |
Arkansas-Monticello |
33 |
15-9 |
RV |
| 9 |
Southern Arkansas |
32 |
16-8 |
8 |
| T10 |
Arkansas Tech |
7 |
15-12 |
9 |
| T10 |
SE Oklahoma State |
7 |
15-9 |
10 |
Receiving Votes: Harding (2)
EAST REGION
| Rnk |
Team (1st Place) |
Points |
Record |
Previous |
| 1 |
Southern New Hampshire |
89 |
12-4 |
1 |
| 2 |
Bentley |
74 |
11-6 |
3 |
| 3 |
Wilmington |
73 |
11-7 |
2 |
| 4 |
Felician |
63 |
11-7 |
4 |
| 5 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (1) |
59 |
13-2 |
6 |
| 6 |
Molloy |
43 |
8-6 |
5 |
| 7 |
Goldey-Beacom |
39 |
11-9 |
7 |
| 8 |
Mercy |
29 |
9-9 |
8 |
| 9 |
Pace |
11 |
6-7 |
10 |
| 10 |
Thomas Jefferson |
7 |
3-9 |
9 |
Receiving Votes: D’Youville – 10 points; Assumption – 5 points; Dominican – 2; Post – 1
MIDWEST REGION
| Rnk |
Team (1st Place) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Wayne State 7 |
16-2 |
70 |
2 |
| 2 |
GVSU |
16-4 |
63 |
1 |
| 3 |
Illinois Springfield |
15-6 |
49 |
3 |
| 4 |
Quincy |
17-7 |
47 |
4 |
| 5 |
Drury |
12-8 |
45 |
6 |
| 6 |
Rockhurst |
16-5 |
35 |
5 |
| 7 |
Ashland |
11-7 |
24 |
8 |
| 8 |
Parkside |
11-4 |
14 |
9 |
| 9 |
Malone |
11-7 |
13 |
7 |
| 10 |
Maryville |
10-10 |
18 |
NR |
Receiving Votes: Findlay (11-9) 10 points
SOUTH REGION
| Rnk |
Team (1st Place) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Tampa (8) |
18-3 |
80 |
1 |
| 2 |
Trevecca Nazarene |
20-6 |
70 |
4 |
| 3 |
West Alabama |
21-4 |
61 |
2 |
| 4 |
Rollins |
17-5 |
59 |
3 |
| T5 |
West Florida |
18-6 |
45 |
3 |
| T5 |
Eckerd |
15-5 |
45 |
7 |
| 7 |
Florida Southern |
14-11 |
14 |
NR |
| 8 |
Albany State |
14-10 |
13 |
8 |
| 9 |
Spring Hill |
15-11 |
11 |
10 |
| 10 |
Lee |
16-9 |
10 |
9 |
Receiving Votes: Miles (16-11, 8 points); Mississippi College (16-11, 5 points); Delta State (13-10, 4 points); Florida Tech (13-9, 1 point); Savannah State (13-11, 1 point)
SOUTHEAST REGION
| Rnk |
School (1st Place) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Catawba (7) |
20-4 |
88 |
2 |
| 2 |
North Georgia |
23-5 |
67 |
5 |
| 3 |
North Greenville (2) |
20-6 |
66 |
1 |
| 4 |
Francis Marion |
21-5 |
61 |
4 |
| 5 |
Young Harris |
19-6 |
55 |
3 |
| 6 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
18-4-1 |
49 |
6 |
| 7 |
Wingate |
21-5 |
42 |
7 |
| 8 |
UNC Pembroke |
19-5 |
31 |
8 |
| 9 |
Belmont Abbey |
16-8 |
19 |
T10 |
| 10 |
USC Aiken |
18-8 |
14 |
9 |
Receiving votes: Newberry (17-9) - 2 points
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
| Rnk |
Team (First Place) |
W-L |
Prev. |
Points |
| 1 |
Colorado Mesa (8) |
22-3 |
1 |
80 |
| 2 |
St. Mary’s |
19-7 |
5 |
67 |
| 3 |
UT Tyler |
18-8 |
3 |
64 |
| 4 |
West Texas A&M |
18-8 |
6 |
44 |
| 5 |
UT Dallas |
18-8 |
RV |
43 |
| 6 |
Angelo State |
17-9 |
2 |
42 |
| 7 |
MSU Denver |
16-6 |
7 |
33 |
| 8 |
St. Edward’s |
18-7 |
4 |
28 |
| 9 |
UCCS |
18-7-1 |
9 |
24 |
| 10 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
15-11 |
8 |
7 |
Receiving Votes: CSU Pueblo 8-13 (5), Lubbock Christian 14-12 (3)
WEST REGION
| Rnk |
Team (1st Place) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Point Loma (8) |
24-3 |
80 |
1 |
| 2 |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
17-5 |
72 |
2 |
| 3 |
Westmont |
14-5 |
63 |
3 |
| 4 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
15-7 |
52 |
6 |
| 5 |
Northwest Nazarene |
16-8 |
51 |
5 |
| 6 |
Cal State San Marcos |
14-5 |
39 |
4 |
| 7 |
Jessup |
15-9 |
33 |
7 |
| 8 |
Cal State LA |
15-10 |
17 |
T9 |
| T9 |
Chico State |
14-12 |
13 |
8 |
| T9 |
MSU Billings |
13-10 |
13 |
RV |
Receiving Votes: CSU Dominguez Hills (10-11) 1 points
