Madonna (Mich.) Retains Top Spot in Postseason Poll After Securing It's First Red Banner
Jun 03, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2026 NAIA Softball National Champions highlight the postseason poll, with Madonna (Mich.) 13 points ahead of the 2026 NAIA Softball runners-up in Southeastern (Fla.), who also climbed heading into the offseason. The Crusaders were the only team to hold steady from the final regular-season poll back on April 29.
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Indiana Wesleyan, Southern Oregon, Mobile (Ala.), College of Idaho, Cumberlands (Ky.), British Columbia, and Marian (Ind.) all climbed as teams enter the off-season and look to open a new chapter in the fall.
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | 1 | 
|
Madonna (Mich.) [14] | 52-4 | 390 |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 51-10 | 377 |
| ▲ | 3 | 11 | 
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 47-13 | 358 |
| ▲ | 4 | 23 | 
|
Indiana Wesleyan | 43-15 | 342 |
| ▲ | 5 | T-6 | 
|
Southern Oregon | 45-15 | 332 |
| ▲ | 6 | 13 | 
|
Mobile (Ala.) | 40-18 | 330 |
| ▲ | 7 | RV | 
|
College of Idaho | 38-22 | 273 |
| ▲ | 8 | 17 | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 40-21 | 271 |
| ▲ | 9 | RV | 
|
British Columbia | 32-24 | 265 |
| ▲ | 10 | 22 | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 38-18 | 258 |
| ▼ | 11 | 5 | 
|
Oklahoma City | 50-9 | 235 |
| ▼ | 12 | 2 | 
|
Oregon Tech | 43-10 | 230 |
| ▼ | 13 | T-6 | 
|
Eastern Oregon | 40-13 | 222 |
| ▼ | 14 | 4 | 
|
Science and Arts (Okla.) | 48-11 | 208 |
| ▼ | 15 | 9 | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) | 46-10 | 197 |
| ▼ | 16 | 12 | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 41-14 | 172 |
| ▼ | 17 | 10 | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 42-8 | 149 |
| ▼ | 17 | 15 | 
|
LSU Alexandria (La.) | 37-18 | 149 |
| ▲ | 19 | 20 | 
|
Central Methodist (Mo.) | 40-17 | 140 |
| ▼ | 20 | 8 | 
|
Missouri Baptist | 40-14 | 129 |
| ▼ | 21 | 14 | 
|
Evangel (Mo.) | 44-11 | 111 |
| ▲ | 22 | 25 | 
|
Faulkner (Ala.) | 37-16 | 105 |
| ▼ | 23 | 16 | 
|
Grand View (Iowa) | 38-18 | 89 |
| ▼ | 24 | 21 | 
|
Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 43-14 | 83 |
| ▼ | 25 | 19 | 
|
Texas A&M-Texarkana | 38-16 | 79 |
| Dropped from Top 25: Coastal Georgia and Midland (Neb.) | ||||||
| Receiving Votes: Coastal Georgia 58; Midland (Neb.) 51; Dordt (Iowa) 50; Indiana Tech 38; Benedictine (Kan.) 22; Johnson (Tenn.) 16; Georgia Gwinnett 13; Campbellsville (Ky.) 8; Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 7; St. Thomas (Fla.) 6; Morningside (Iowa) 4; Saint Francis (Ind.) 4; Tennessee Southern 4 | ||||||
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
Climbed -▲
Dropped -▼
Steady - ●
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.
