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2026 NCBWA National Poll (Week Eight - April 1, 2026)
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Rank School (1st Place) Record Pts. Prev.
1 Tampa (15) 26-4 495 2
2 Colorado Mesa (5) 30-3 484 3
3 Catawba 26-6 451 4
4 Central Missouri 24-5 438 6
5 Pittsburg State 26-6 379 1
6 Grand Valley State 24-4 376 12
7 Point Loma 28-7 375 5
8 Young Harris 27-7 342 13
9 West Chester 19-4 317 11
10 Cal State Monterey Bay 22-8 289 9
11 UT Tyler 26-8 288 18
12 West Florida 26-6 281 RV
13 North Greenville 28-7 275 8
14 Augustana (S.D.) 21-6 215 15
15 West Alabama 25-7 191 16
16 Seton Hill 21-5 165 21
17 Illinois Springfield 22-7 164 24
18 St. Mary’s 25-9 162 14
19 Bentley 18-7 148 19
20 North Georgia 28-8 146 17
21 Rogers State 27-4 135 20
22 Wayne State (Mich.) 21-5 85 7
23 Westmont  20-6 71 22
24 Francis Marion 27-7 60 23
25 Trevecca 24-10 56 10
Receiving Votes: Wilmington (19-9) 35 points; UT Dallas (26-8) 24 points; Millersville (20-7) 20 points; Lenoir-Rhyne (24-6-1) 16 points; Rollins (20-8) 8 points; Minnesota State (18-6) 5 points; Southern New Hampshire (14-8) 4 points;
MSU Denver (24-6) 3 points; Maryville (18-10) 2 points; Cal State Poly Pomona (19-11) 2 points; Belmont Abbey (26-8) 1 point

2026 Region Polls (Week Eight - March 30, 2026)

ATLANTIC REGION
Rnk  Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 West Chester (7) 19-4 96 1
2 Seton Hill (3) 21-5 93 2
3 Millersville 20-7 81 4
4 Frostburg State 19-6 64 6
5 California (Pa.) 16-7 53 7
6 East Stroudsburg 15-11 52 3
7 Bloomsburg 15-6 36 NR
8 Slippery Rock 14-9 32 8
9 Shippensburg 17-10 15 5
10 Wheeling 19-6 13 10
Receiving Votes: Salem (20-9) 7 points; Indiana (Pa.) (12-11) 3 Points; Point Park (15-9) 3 points; Shepherd (16-12) 2 Points

CENTRAL REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Points Record Previous
1 Central Missouri (6) 104 24-5 2
2 Pittsburg State (3) 95 26-6 1
T3 Augustana 82 21-6 3
T3 Rogers State (2) 82 27-4 4
T5 Minnesota State 63 18-6 5
T5 Northwest Missouri 63 22-9 6
7 Arkansas-Monticello 45 21-10 7
8 Emporia State 34 23-8 7
9 Arkansas Tech 17 20-15 10
10 Wayne State College 10 19-9 RV
Receiving Votes: Southern Arkansas (9), UMary (1)

EAST REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Points Record Previous
1 Bentley (7) 79 18-7 1
2 Wilmington (Del) (1) 73 19-9 2
3 Southern New Hampshire  58 14-8 3
4 Molloy 51 15-7 5
5 Felician 48 17-11 4
6 Goldey-Beacom 47 18-11 T6
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 33 16-6 T6
8 Mercy 24 14-13 T8
9 Pace 12 12-Oct T8
10 Dominican 6 13-13 RV
Receiving Votes: Adelphi (4 points), Jefferson (3 points), AIC (2 points)

MIDWEST REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 Grand Valley State (7) 24-4   70  2          
2 Illinois Springfield  22-7   62  3
3 Wayne State    21-5 57   1
4 Maryville      18-10  46    7
5 Findlay         18-9 41    8
6 Ashland         18-9  31  5
7 Missouri S&T    17-10  28  NR
8 Drury      17-12  27   9
9 Quincy    19-13  11  4
10 Malone  16-11  6    10
Receiving Votes: Indianapolis (16-15) 4 points; Davenport (14-16) 1 point

SOUTH REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 Tampa (9)  26-4 90 1
2 West Florida 26-6 78 5
3 West Alabama 25-7 72 3
4 Trevecca 24-10 52 2
5 Rollins 20-8 50 6
6 Eckerd 21-8 46 4
7 Spring Hill 22-12 29 8
8 Mississippi College 20-14 22 RV
9 Albany State 19-12 19 9
10 Lee 20-13 10 7
Receiving Votes: Florida Southern (15-13, 7 points); Delta State (18-13, 6 points); Miles (17-13, 4 points); Edward Waters (18-15, 1 point)

SOUTHEAST REGION
Rnk School (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 Catawba (7) 26-6 78 1
2 Young Harris 27-7 65 3
3 North Greenville (1) 28-7 64 2
4 North Georgia 28-8 53 4
5 Francis Marion 27-7 50 5
6 Lenoir-Rhyne 24-6-1 40 6
7 Belmont Abbey 26-8 32 8
8 Wingate 26-8 30 7
9 UNC Pembroke 23-9 13 10
10 Columbus State 20-10 10 9
Receiving votes: USC Aiken (25-9) - 5 points

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
Rnk Team (First Place) W-L Prev. Points
1 Colorado Mesa (8) 30-3 1 80
2 UT Tyler 26-8 3 69
3 St. Mary’s 25-9 2 61
4 UT Dallas 26-8 4 59
5 MSU Denver 24-6 5 46
6 Angelo State 23-11 7 43
7 UCCS 25-8-1 8 28
8 West Texas A&M 22-12 6 26
9 St. Edward’s 20-13 9 14
10 Lubbock Christian 18-16 RV 7
Receiving Votes: Texas A&M-Kingsville 19-15 (4), CSU Pueblo 13-16 (3)

WEST REGION
Rnk  Team (1st Place) Record  Points Previous
1 Point Loma (9) 28-7 90 1
2 Cal State Monterey Bay  22-8 76 2
3 Westmont 20-6 74 3
4 Cal Poly Pomona 19-11 60 5
5 Northwest Nazarene 23-11 55 4
6 Cal State San Marcos 20-7 51 6
7 Concordia 19-17 19 RV
8 Jessup 18-14 15 7
T9 Cal State East Bay 16-14 14 NR
T9 MSU Billings 14-13 14 8
Receiving Votes: Cal State LA (18-15) 12 points, Fresno Pacific (19-15) 10 points, Cal State San Bernardino (16-14) 6 points