The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team is ranked No. 30 in this week's ABCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll.
The Bearcats are 27-12 overall and 17-8 in the MIAA. Northwest is one of four MIAA schools in the national rankings with No. 7 Rogers State, No. 8 Pittsburg State, No. 16 Central MIssouri and No. 30 Northwest. Northwest was ranked No. 29 in last week's ABCA poll.
Northwest will travel to No. 16 Central Missouri today for a 2 p.m. game to wrap up a three-game series with the Mules. The teams have split the previous two encounters with the home team winning each matchup.
The Bearcats will conclude the week with a three-game home series against Northeastern State University beginning Friday at 3 p.m.
| 2026 NCAA Division II Baseball Coaches Poll |
| April 14, 2026 |
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Points |
| 1. |
Catawba (N.C.) |
32-7 |
297 |
| 2. |
Colorado Mesa |
38-3 |
284 |
| 3. |
North Greenville (S.C.) |
36-7 |
275 |
| 4. |
West Alabama |
31-9 |
265 |
| 5. |
Tampa (Fla.) |
30-7 |
256 |
| 6. |
Francis Marion (S.C.) |
34-8 |
254 |
| 7. |
Rogers State (Okla.) |
33-6 |
245 |
| 8. |
Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
31-8 |
240 |
| 9. |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
30-6 |
220 |
| 10. |
Rollins (Fla.) |
26-9 |
210 |
| 11. |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
28-10 |
200 |
| 12. |
Texas-Tyler |
33-9 |
190 |
| 13. |
North Georgia |
34-11 |
180 |
| 14. |
Point Loma (Calif.) |
32-7 |
170 |
| 15. |
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) |
31-9 |
160 |
| 16. |
Central Missouri |
28-9 |
150 |
| 17. |
Seton Hill (Pa.) |
29-7 |
140 |
| 18. |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
32-10 |
130 |
| 19. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
30-8-1 |
120 |
| 20. |
Young Harris (Ga.) |
31-11 |
110 |
| 21. |
Bentley (Mass.) |
25-9 |
100 |
| 22. |
Wingate (N.C.) |
30-12 |
90 |
| 23. |
Augustana (S.D.) |
28-9 |
80 |
| 24. |
West Florida |
30-11 |
70 |
| 25. |
Minnesota State Mankato |
25-8 |
60 |
| 26. |
MSU Denver (Colo.) |
31-7 |
50 |
| 27. |
Missouri S&T |
25-10 |
40 |
| 28. |
West Chester (Pa.) |
24-8 |
30 |
| 29. |
Angelo State (Texas) |
28-14 |
20 |
| T30. |
Northwest Missouri State |
27-12 |
10 |
| T30. |
Wayne State University (Mich.) |
26-8 |
10 |
Others Receiving Votes and Under Consideration: Eckerd (Fla.), Millersville (Pa.), Trevecca (Tenn.), Northwest Nazarene (Idaho), UNC Pembroke, Southern New Hampshire, Goldey-Beacom (Del.), USC Aiken, Wilmington (Del.), Illinois-Springfield, Westmont (Calif.), Cal Poly Pomona, Molloy (N.Y.), Findlay (Ohio), Lee (Tenn.), Jessup (Calif.), Shippensburg (Pa.), University of Mary (N.D.).
