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Vikings Enter 2026 as Top-Ranked Team in STADIONIC NAIA Preseason Poll KANSAS CITY, Mo....
| RANK | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | 2025 RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand View (Iowa) [13] | 14-0 |
| 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 12-1 |
| 3 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 12-2 |
| 4 | College of Idaho | 11-2 |
| 5 | Montana Tech | 12-1 |
| 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 10-2 |
| 7 | Morningside (Iowa) | 9-3 |
| 8 | Dordt (Iowa) | 10-1 |
| T-9 | Friends (Kan.) | 12-1 |
| T-9 | Indiana Wesleyan | 9-3 |
| 11 | Carroll (Mont.) | 9-3 |
| 12 | Marian (Ind.) | 8-4 |
| 13 | William Penn (Iowa) | 11-2 |
| 14 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 8-3 |
| 15 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 9-3 |
| 16 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 7-4 |
| 17 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 10-3 |
| 18 | Montana Western | 7-3 |
| 19 | Evangel (Mo.) | 9-3 |
| 20 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 7-3 |
| 21 | McPherson (Kan.) | 9-2 |
| 22 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 8-3 |
| 23 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 7-4 |
| 24 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 6-4 |
| 25 | Dakota State (S.D.) | 8-2 |
Receiving Votes: Baker (Kan.), Bethel (Tenn.), Concordia (Neb.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Dickinson State (N.D.), Kansas Wesleyan, Louisiana Christian, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Pikeville (Ky.), Saint Xavier (Ill.), St. Francis (Ill.), Taylor (Ind.), Texas Wesleyan.
Vikings defeated No. 2 Keiser (Fla.) 22-16 Dec. 20 in Fort Worth
Top-ranked Vikings picked up all but one first-place nod
Grand View (Iowa) No. 1 with 14 First-Place Votes, Keiser (Fla.) No. 2 with two
