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2026 NCBWA National Poll (Week 12 - April 29, 2026)
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Rnk School (1st Place) Record Pts. Prev.
1 Colorado Mesa (20) 42-3 500 1
2 Tampa 36-7 471 2
3 North Greenville 42-8 462 3
4 Point Loma 38-9 423 4
5 Pittsburg State 37-8 415 9
6 Catawba 38-9 407 5
7 Grand Valley State 37-8 382 7
8 UT Tyler 40-10 346 8
9 Rogers State 37-10 323 6
10 Seton Hill 37-9 313 11
11 West Alabama 34-13 285 10
12 Cal State Monterey Bay 34-12 261 12
13 Francis Marion 40-10 250 13
14 Wayne State (Mich.) 34-10 229 14
15 West Chester 34-8 208 17
16 Minnesota State 34-10 199 16
17 Southern New Hampshire 35-9 162 22
18 North Georgia 38-12 157 19
19 Angelo State 36-14 135 RV
20 Rollins 30-12 127 RV
21 Central Missouri 34-12 98 21
22 Molloy 32-8 73 RV
23 St. Mary’s 36-14 58 15
24 Belmont Abbey 36-12 51 RV
25 Lee 34-15 46 20

    Dropped Out: Bentley (18th); Young Harris (23rd); Northwest Nazarene (24th); Illinois Springfield (25th)

    Receiving Votes: Bentley (32-13) 26 points; Cal Poly Pomona (27-18) 25 points; East Stroudsburg (31-13) 23 points;  Missouri S&T (29-15) 16 points; Young Harris (35-15) 8 points; MSU Denver (35-11) 7 points; Augustana (33-12) 5 points;
West Florida (35-13) 4 points; Millersville (31-13) 3 points; Northwest Nazarene (31-15) 2 points; Lenoir-Rhyne (35-11-1) 2 points 
2026 Region Polls (Week 23 - April 27, 2026)

ATLANTIC REGION
Rnk  Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 Seton Hill (8) 37-9 89 1
2 West Chester (1) 34-8 82 2
3 East Stroudsburg 31-13 70 3
4 Millersville 31-13 59 4
5 Shippensburg 27-17 39 9
6 Wheeling 33-13 31 7
7 Frostburg State 29-16 26 8
t8 California (Pa.) 25-18 23 5
t8 Indiana (Pa.) 27-18 23 RV
10 Slippery Rock 27-15 20 RV
Receiving Votes: Bloomsburg (24-18) 16 points; Point Park (27-17) 11 Points; Shepherd (26-20) 5 Points; Gannon (21-21) 1 Point

CENTRAL REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Points Record Previous
1 Pittsburg State (10) 100 37-8 2
2 Rogers State 88 37-10 1
3 Minnesota State 77 34-10 3
4 Central Missouri 61 34-12 4
5 Augustana 59 33-12 5
6 Northwest Missouri 57 34-13 6
7 Arkansas-Monticello 30 31-16 9
8 Missouri Southern 29 31-15 8
9 Emporia State 26 32-15 7
10 UMary 16 30-15 RV
Receiving Votes: Arkansas Tech (6), Minnesota Crookston (1)

EAST REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Points Record Previous
1 Southern New Hampshire (9) 90 35-9 2
2 Molloy 75 32-8 3
3 Bentley 73 32-13 1
4 Wilmington (Del) 68 34-14 4
5 Felician 54 29-18 5
6 Goldey-Beacom 42 28-20 6
7 Thomas Jefferson 32 21-18 8
8 Mercy 31 23-21 7
9 Adelphi 13 22-17 10
10 St. Thomas Aquinas 12 24-18 9
Receiving Votes: Post University (3 points); Saint Anselm (2 points)

MIDWEST REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 Grand Valley State (7)        37-8     70      1
2 Wayne State        34-10  62     2
3 Missouri S&T                29-15   52     4
4 Illinois Springfield         30-16   47       3 
5 Findlay                 31-15   42     6
6 Drury                 29-17   41     5
7 Ashland  32-14   27      8
8 Quincy         31-18  19     7
9 Maryville                       25-20  11    9
10 Missouri St. Louis          27-19 9   NR
Receiving Votes: Indianapolis (27-19) 3 points

SOUTH REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 Tampa (8) 36-7 80 1
2 West Alabama 34-13 66 2
3 Rollins 30-12 64 5
4 Lee 34-15 57 3
5 West Florida 35-13 42 6
6 Eckerd 28-14 36 4
7 Mississippi College 28-22 26 8
8 Spring Hill 36-14 22 7
9 Delta State 27-19 12 9
10 Trevecca 30-19 9 10
Receiving Votes: Albany State (28-16, 7 points), Florida Southern (24-18, 7 points); Nova Southeastern (26-18, 6 points); Edward Waters (29-19, 3 points)

SOUTHEAST REGION
Rnk School (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 North Greenville (7) 42-8 79 1
2 Catawba (1) 38-9 73 2
3 Francis Marion 40-10 63 3
4 North Georgia 38-12 55 4
5 Belmont Abbey 36-12 45 6
6 Young Harris 35-15 40 5
7 Lenoir-Rhyne 35-11-1 30 7
8 Wingate 34-16 28 8
9 UNC Pembroke 32-16 14 10
10 USC Aiken 35-15 12 9
Receiving votes: Flagler (33-15) 1 point

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
Rnk Team (First Place) W-L Prev. Points
1 Colorado Mesa (8) 42-3 1 80
2 UT Tyler 40-10 2 72
3 Angelo State 36-14 4 61
4 St. Mary’s 36-14 3 57
5 MSU Denver 35-11 5 45
6 UT Dallas 33-17 6 37
7 St. Edward’s 31-18 8 32
8 UCCS 30-15-1 7 26
9 Lubbock Christian 31-19 9 19
10 West Texas A&M 28-22 10 7
Receiving Votes: CSU Pueblo 24-22 (4)

WEST REGION
Rnk  Team (1st Place) Record  Points Previous
1 Point Loma (9) 38-9 90 1
2 Cal State Monterey Bay 34-12 81 2
3 Cal Poly Pomona 27-18 66 4
4 Northwest Nazarene 31-15 65 3
5 Cal State San Marcos 29-14 54 5
6 Concordia 29-23 45 6
7 Westmont 25-19 23 9
8 Cal State LA 26-24 22 7
T9 Hawaii Pacific 25-19 15 RV
T9 MSU Billings 24-20 15 RV
10 Jessup 27-21 12 8
Receiving Votes: Fresno Pacific (27-23) 6 points, Chico State (23-23) 2 points, Cal State San Bernardino (22-22) 1 point