The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team moved up two spaces to No. 28 in this week's ABCA Coaches Poll.
The Bearcats are riding a three-game winning streak and sit at 30-13 on the season. Northwest is one of four MIAA teams in this week's poll with No. 5 Rogers State, No. 7 Pittsburg State and No. 22 Central Missouri.
Northwest will play host to Missouri Western today at 1 p.m. at the Bearcat Baseball Field.
| 2026 NCAA Division II Baseball Coaches Poll |
| April 21, 2026 |
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Points |
| 1. |
Catawba (N.C.) |
35-8 |
295 |
| 2. |
Colorado Mesa |
42-3 |
286 |
| 3. |
North Greenville (S.C.) |
40-7 |
281 |
| 4. |
Tampa (Fla.) |
33-7 |
270 |
| 5. |
Rogers State (Okla.) |
36-7 |
260 |
| 6. |
Francis Marion (S.C.) |
37-9 |
250 |
| 7. |
Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
33-8 |
240 |
| 8. |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
33-7 |
230 |
| 9. |
Texas-Tyler |
37-9 |
220 |
| 10. |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
32-10 |
210 |
| 11. |
West Alabama |
32-11 |
200 |
| 12. |
Point Loma (Calif.) |
35-8 |
190 |
| 13. |
North Georgia |
35-11 |
180 |
| 14. |
Seton Hill (Pa.) |
33-8 |
170 |
| 15. |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
35-11 |
160 |
| 16. |
Bentley (Mass.) |
28-10 |
150 |
| 17. |
Minnesota State Mankato |
30-9 |
140 |
| 18. |
Angelo State (Texas) |
32-14 |
130 |
| 19. |
Young Harris (Ga.) |
33-13 |
120 |
| 20. |
Rollins (Fla.) |
27-12 |
110 |
| 21. |
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) |
33-11 |
100 |
| 22. |
Central Missouri |
30-11 |
90 |
| 23. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
32-10-1 |
80 |
| 24. |
Wayne State University (Mich.) |
30-9 |
70 |
| 25. |
West Chester (Pa.) |
29-8 |
60 |
| 26. |
Wingate (N.C.) |
32-14 |
50 |
| 27. |
Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) |
30-12 |
40 |
| 28. |
Northwest Missouri State |
30-13 |
30 |
| 29. |
Lee (Tenn.) |
31-14 |
20 |
| 30. |
West Florida |
32-13 |
10 |
