The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team earned the No. 4 seed for the 2026 MIAA Tournament set for May 6-9 in Edmond, Okla.

The Bearcats (35-15 overall, 25-11 MIAA) will take on the No. 5 seed Central Missouri in the first quarterfinal game set for May 7 at 10 a.m.

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced the seeds and pairings for its annual postseason baseball tournament. The top ten teams from the regular season advanced to the 2026 MIAA Baseball Championship, hosted May 6-9 at the University of Central Oklahoma's Wendell Simmons Field.
 
The 2026 regular season concluded on Saturday, May 2, with Pittsburg State claiming the outright MIAA regular season championship for the program's first-ever regular season title and No. 1 seed in the postseason tournament. The Gorillas finished the regular season 27-8 against MIAA opponents and 40-8 overall, marking the second 40-win season in Gorillas baseball history.
 
Rogers State earned the No. 2 seed with an MIAA record of 26-10 (38-12 overall). It's the Hillcats' highest seed in the postseason tournament since joining the league in 2020. Both Pitt State and Rogers State will open the 2026 championship in the MIAA quarterfinals on Thursday, May 7, against the opening round winners. Missouri Southern also ended the regular season with a league record of 26-10 (33-16 overall) and will be the No. 3 seed in the postseason tournament. Rogers State earned the higher seed over Southern after the Hillcats claimed their MIAA series against the Lions 2-1.  
 
Missouri Southern will face No. 6 seed Emporia State (35-15, 22-14 MIAA) in Thursday's quarterfinals. No. 4 seed Northwest Missouri State (35-15, 25-11 MIAA) and No. 5 seed Central Missouri (34-14, 24-12 MIAA) will open the championship's quarterfinal action at 10 a.m. on Thursday. Wednesday's opening round matchups will feature No. 7 seed Missouri Western (26-23, 19-17 MIAA) taking on No. 10 seed Fort Hays State (17-33, 12-24 MIAA), and No. 8 seed Central Oklahoma (27-23, 18-18 MIAA) against No. 9 seed Washburn (21-29, 17-19 MIAA).
 
The official championship schedule and bracket with game times are listed below. MIAA baseball fans can watch every game of the 2026 postseason tournament live, exclusively on The MIAA Network.
 
To stay up to date with the latest information on the 2026 MIAA Baseball Championship, visit theMIAA.com/baseballchampionship.
 
Opening Round — Wednesday, May 6
1 PM | No. 7 seed Missouri Western vs. No. 10 seed Fort Hays State
4 PM | No. 8 seed Central Oklahoma vs. No. 9 seed Washburn
 
Quarterfinals — Thursday, May 7
10 AM | No. 4 seed Northwest Missouri State vs. No. 5 seed Central Missouri
1 PM | No. 1 seed Pittsburg State vs. Game One Winner
4 PM | No. 3 seed Missouri Southern vs. No. 6 seed Emporia State
7 PM | No. 2 seed Rogers State vs. Game Two Winner
 
Semifinals — Friday, May 8
1 PM | Game Three Winner vs. Game Four Winner
4 PM | Game Five Winner vs. Game Six Winner
 
Championship — Saturday, May 9 @ 1 PM