NAIA Softball Conference Ratings - Preseason

American Midwest Conference

 

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Association

1

Missouri Baptist

 

1

Evangel (Mo.)

2

Williams Baptist (Ark.)

 

2

Friends (Kan.)

3

Central Baptist (Ark.)

 

3

Avila (Mo.)

4

Columbia (Mo.)

 

4

Ottawa (Kan.)

5

Cottey (Mo.)

 

5

Saint Mary (Kan.)

6

William Woods (M0.)

 

6

Oklahoma Wesleyan

7

Stephens (Mo.)

 

7

Kansas Wesleyan

8

Crowley's Ridge (Ark.)

 

8

Tabor (Kan.)

9

UHSP (Mo.)

 

9

Bethany (Kan.)

10

Mission (Mo.)

 

10

McPherson (Kan.)

11

Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.)

 

11

Sterling (Kan.)

12

Harris-Stowe (Mo.)

 

12

Bethel (Kan.)

     

13

York (Neb.)

     

14

Southwestern (Kan.)

         

Appalachian Athletic Conference

 

Mid-South Conference

1

Tennessee Wesleyan

 

1

Cumberlands (Ky.)

2

Johnson (Tenn.)

 

2

Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

3

Brenau (Ga.)

 

3

Campbellsville (Ky.)

4

Reinhardt (Ga.)

 

 

 

5

Truett-McConnell (Ga.)

     

6

Montreat (N.C.)

     

7

Bryan (Tenn.)

     

8

CIU (S.C.)

     

9

Columbia (S.C.)

     

10

Milligan (Tenn.)

     

11

Union Commonwealth (Ky.)

     

12

Pikeville (Ky.)

     

13

Kentucky Christian

     

14

Bluefield (Va.)

     

15

St. Andrews (N.C.)

     
         

Cascade Collegiate Conference

 

North Star Athletic Association

1

Southern Oregon

 

1

Bellevue (Neb.)

2

Oregon Tech

 

2

Jamestown (N.D.)

3

College of Idaho

 

3

Dickinson State (N.D.)

4

Eastern Oregon

 

4

Valley City State (N.D.)

5

British Columbia

 

5

Mayville State (N.D.)

6

Carroll (Mont.)

 

6

Dakota State (S.D.)

         

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

 

Red River Athletic Conference

1

Saint Xavier (Ill.)

 

1

Our Lady of the Lake (Texas

2

St. Francis (Ill.)

 

2

LSU Alexandria (La.)

3

St. Ambrose (Iowa)

 

3

Houston-Victoria (Texas)

4

Trinity Christian (Ill.)

 

4

Louisiana Christian

5

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

 

5

Texas A&M  Texarkana

6

Indiana South Bend (Ind.)

 

6

Texas A&M University- San Antonio

7

Judson (Ill.)

 

7

Xavier (La.)

8

Calumet (Ind.)

 

8

Southwest (Okla.)

9

Viterbo (Wis.)

 

9

Jarvis Christian (Texas)

     

10

Texas College

     

11

Huston-Tillotson (Texas)

         

Continental Atheltic Conference

 

River States Conference

1

Georgia Gwinnett

 

1

Rio Grande (Ohio)

2

Florida National

 

2

Shawnee State (Ohio)

     

3

St. Mary-Woods (Ind.)

     

4

Indiana Southeast

     

5

Oakland City (Ind.)

     

6

Midway (Ky.)

     

7

IU Columbus (Ind.)

     

8

WVU Tech (W.Va.)

     

9

Brescia (Ky.)

         

Crossroads League

 

Sooner Athletic Conference

1

Marian (Ind.)

 

1

Science and Arts (Okla.)

2

Indiana Wesleyan (Ind.)

 

2

Oklahoma City

3

Spring Arbor (Mich.)

 

3

Mid-America Christian (Okla.)

4

Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)

 

4

Southwestern Christian (Okla.)

5

Taylor (Ind.)

 

5

Wayland Baptist (Texas)

6

Huntington (Ind.)

 

6

Texas Wesleyan

7

Goshen (Ind.)

 

7

Nelson (Texas)

8

Saint Francis (Ind.)

 

8

Oklahoma Panhandle State

9

Grace (Ind.)

 

9

Central Christian (Kan.)

10

Bethel (Ind.)

 

10

Langston (Okla.)

         

Great Plains Athletic Association

 

Southern States Athletic Conference

1

Northwestern (Iowa)

 

1

William Carey (Mis..)

2

Midland (Neb.)

 

2

Mobile (Ala.)

3

Dordt (Iowa)

 

3

Middle Georgia State

4

Morningside (Iowa)

 

4

Faulkner (Ala.)

5

Concordia (Neb.)

 

5

Brewton-Parker (Ga.)

6

Mount Marty (S.D.)

 

6

Thomas (Ga.)

7

Doane (Neb.)

 

7

Tennessee Southern

8

Briar Cliff (Iowa)

 

8

Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.)

9

Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)

 

9

Abraham Baldwin (Ga.)

10

Hastings (Neb.)

 

10

Point (Ga.)

11

College of Saint Mary (Neb.)

     

12

Waldorf (Iowa)

     
         

Great Southwest Athletic Conference

 

The Sun Conference

1

Hope International (Claif.)

 

1

St. Thomas (Fla.)

2

Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)

 

2

Southeastern (Fla.)

3

OUAZ (Ariz.)

 

3

Coastal Georgia (Ga.)

4

Arizona Christian (Ariz.)

 

4

Keiser (Fla.)

5

Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.)

 

5

Florida Memorial (Fla.)

6

Park-Gilbert (Ariz.)

 

6

Webber International (Fla.)

     

7

Warner (Fla.)

     

8

Ave Maria (Fla.)

     

9

New College of Florida

         

HBCU Conference

 

Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference

1

Stillman (Ala.)

 

1

Madonna (Mich.)

2

Talladega (Ala.)

 

2

Aquinas (Mich.)

3

Dillard (La.)

 

3

Northwestern Ohio

4

Oakwood (Ala.)

 

4

Concordia (Mich.)

5

Rust (Miss.)

 

5

Indiana Tech

6

Voorhees (S.C.)

 

6

Cornerstone (Mich.)

     

7

Lawrence Tech (Mich.)

     

8

Cleary (Mich.)

     

9

Michigan-Dearborn

     

10

Siena Heights (Mich.)

     

11

Lourdes (Ohio)

     

12

Rochester Christian (Mich.)

         

Heart of America Athletic Association

     

1

Central Methodist (Mo.)

     

2

Benedictine (Kan.)

     

3

Baker (Kan.)

     

4

Grand View (Iowa)

     

5

Mount Mercy (Iowa)

     

6

MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

     

7

Missouri Valley

     

8

William Penn (Iowa)

     

9

Graceland (Iowa)

     

10

Park (Mo.)

     

11

Clarke (Iowa)

     

12

Culver-Stockton (Mo.)

     

13

Peru State (Neb.)

     

 

Championship Information

NAIA Softball Championship

45th ANNUAL
NAIA SOFTBALL 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP


WORLD SERIES
May 21-27, 2026
South Commons Complex
Columbus, Ga.

Opening Round
May 11-14, 2026
Campus Sites