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2026 NCBWA National Poll (Week Nine - April 8, 2026)
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Rnk School (1st Place) Record Pts. Prev.
1 Colorado Mesa (15) 34-3 494 2
2 Tampa (5) 28-5 481 1
3 Catawba 28-7 453 3
4 Point Loma 32-7 422 7
5 North Greenville 27-7 402 13
6 Grand Valley State 26-6 398 6
7 Rogers State 30-5 377 21
8 West Chester 22-5 336 9
9 Pittsburg State 28-7 317 5
10 UT Tyler 29-9 306 11
11 West Alabama 28-8 295 15
12 Cal State Monterey Bay 25-9 369 10
13 North Georgia 31-9 241 20
14 Central Missouri 25-8 231 4
15 Illinois Springfield 25-8 210 17
16 Seton Hill 25-6 197 16
17 St. Mary’s 28-10 175 18
18 Bentley 22-8 153 19
19 Young Harris 28-10 143 8
20 Eckerd 24-8 120 NR
21 Wayne State (Mich.) 23-7 98 22
22 Francis Marion 30-8 78 24
23 Northwest Missouri 26-9 65 NR
24 Rollins 23-9 61 RV
25 Southern New Hampshire 21-8 47 RV
    
Dropped Out:
West Florida (12th); Augustana (14th); Westmont (23rd); Trevecca (25th)    

    Receiving Votes: Frostburg State (24-6) 32 points; MSU Denver (28-6) 29 points; Northwest Nazarene (27-11) 23 points; Belmont Abbey (28-8) 15 points; West Florida (27-9) 11 points;
Wilmington (22-10) 7 points; Augustana (24-8) 7 points; Lenoir-Rhyne (26-8-1) 3 points


2026 Region Polls (Week Nine - April 6, 2026)

ATLANTIC REGION
Rnk  Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 West Chester (8) 22-5 106 1
2 Seton Hill (3) 25-6 102 2
3 Frostburg State 24-6 86 4
4 Millersville 21-10 72 3
5 East Stroudsburg 18-12 66 6
6 Shippensburg 20-11 53 9
7 Slippery Rock 17-11 33 8
8 Shepherd 21-12 28 RV
9 Bloomsburg 16-9 22 7
10 Wheeling 24-8 19 10
Receiving Votes: California (Pa.) (17-11) 15 points; Point Park (17-10) 2 points; Indiana (Pa.) (14-14) 1 Point

CENTRAL REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Points Record Previous
1 Rogers State (8) 105 30-5 T3
2 Pittsburg State (3) 94 28-7 2
3 Central Missouri 89 25-8 1
4 Northwest Missouri 73 26-9 T5
5 Augustana 67 24-8 T3
6 Minnesota State 65 19-7 T5
7 Arkansas-Monticello 41 24-11 7
8 Emporia State 33 27-8 8
9 Arkansas Tech 12 21-18 9
10 Southern Arkansas 10 21-15 RV

EAST REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Points Record Previous
1 Bentley (9) 90 22-8 1
2 SNHU 76 21-8 3
3 Wilmington (Del.) 75 22-10 2
4 Molloy 65 18-7 4
5 Goldey-Beacom 54 22-11 6
6 Mercy University 43 18-13 8
7 Felician University 33 17-15 5
8 St. Thomas Aquinas 26 17-9 7
9 Pace 16 12-14 9
10 Adelphi 13 15-11 RV

MIDWEST REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 Grand Valley State (6)      26-6  69    1
2 Illinois Springfield (1)  25-8  64   2
3 Wayne State    23-7  56    3
4 Findlay          22-10 49    5
5 Missouri S&T     21-10 42   7
6 Drury         20-13 35     8
7 Quincy       22-14  22    9
8 Rockhurst      22-11  15  NR   
9 Ashland           19-11  14    6
10 Maryville      19-13  11    4
Receiving Votes: Indianapolis (19-15) 8 points  

SOUTH REGION
Rnk Team (1st Place) Record Points Previous
1 Tampa (9) 28-5 90 1
2 West Alabama 28-8 78 3
3 Eckerd 24-8 66 6
4 Rollins 23-9 56 5
5 West Florida 27-9 54 2
6 Trevecca 26-12 51 4
7 Spring Hill 25-13 28 7
8 Mississippi College 23-15 24 8
9 Lee 24-13 18 10
10 Albany State 22-13 14 9
Receiving Votes: Nova Southeastern (19-12, 3 points); Delta State (20-15, 2 points); Edward Waters (21-16, 2 points)

SOUTHEAST REGION
Rnk School (1st Place) Record Points Previous
T1 Catawba (5) 28-7 113 1
T1 North Greenville (7) 27-7 113 3
3 North Georgia 31-9 85 4
4 Young Harris 28-10 83 2
5 Francis Marion 30-8 80 5
6 Belmont Abbey 28-8 59 7
7 Lenoir-Rhyne 26-8-1 46 6
8 Wingate 28-10 44 8
9 Columbus State 23-11 18 10
10 UNC Pembroke 25-11 16 9
Receiving votes: Lander (22-16) - 1 point; Lincoln Memorial (25-13) - 1 point; USC Aiken (26-12) 1 point

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
Rnk Team (First Place) W-L Prev. Points
1 Colorado Mesa (8) 34-3 1 80
2 UT Tyler 29-9 2 72
3 St. Mary’s 28-10 3 63
4 MSU Denver 28-6 5 52
5 UT Dallas 27-11 4 50
6 Angelo State 25-13 6 38
7 UCCS 25-8-1 7 33
8 West Texas A&M 23-15 8 21
9 St. Edward’s 22-15 9 19
10 Lubbock Christian 21-17 10 12

WEST REGION
Rnk  Team (1st Place) Record  Points Previous
1 Point Loma (8) 32-7 89 1
2 Cal State Monterey Bay (1) 25-9 82 2
3 Northwest Nazarene 27-11 65 5
4 Westmont 21-9 59 3
5 Cal Poly Pomona 20-14 54 4
6 Cal State San Marcos 22-9 47 6
7 Concordia 22-18 44 7
8 Cal State East Bay 18-16 19 T9
9 Jessup 20-16 13 8
T10 Azusa Pacific 21-20 11 NR
T10 Cal State LA 20-17 11 RV
Receiving Votes: MSU Billings (15-16) 1 point