KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third week in a row, the Washburn Ichabods remained at No. 3 in the NABC top 25 rankings in the latest edition announced today, while receiving two first-place votes.
The No. 3-ranked and 2026 MIAA Champion Washburn Ichabods will wrap up the regular season with two games this week starting with Pittsburg State on Wednesday followed by a senior day finale on Saturday against Missouri Southern. The Ichabods clinched their 12th outright MIAA title last week.
The Ichabods have been ranked in the top 10 in the last 29 polls dating back to last year and in the top five in the last 27 consecutive polls.
1. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (11) 22-1 395 1
2. Cal State East Bay (3) 26-0 380 2
3. Washburn, Kan. (2) 26-1 373 3
4. Daemen, N.Y. 27-1 349 4
5. Gannon, Pa. 24-2 336 5
6. West Liberty, W.Va. 23-3 317 6
7. Oklahoma Baptist 24-2 303 7
8. Anderson, S.C. 24-2 293 8
9. Lubbock Christian, Texas 24-4 271 10
10. Fairmont State, W.Va. 22-4 244 11
11. West Alabama 24-3 231 13
12. Eastern New Mexico 22-4 192 9
13. Palm Beach Atlantic, Fla. 22-4 187 16
14. Black Hills State, S.D. 22-4 184 17
15. Walsh, Ohio 22-3 163 19
16. Michigan Tech 22-5 154 12
17. Point Loma, Calif. 22-4 145 21
18. Northern Michigan 23-5 101 22
19. Rockhurst, Mo. 21-5 97 23
20. Virginia Union 24-4 85 18
21. St. Cloud State, Minn. 23-5 73 NR
22. Saint Martin's, Wash. 21-5 67 24
23. DBU, Texas 22-6 46 NR
24. Indiana, Pa. 20-4 39 NR
25. Felician, N.J. 22-3 36 NR
Others receiving votes: St. Edward's (Texas) 35, Western New Mexico 26, Grand Valley State (Mich.) 21, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 14, McKendree (Ill.) 14, Central Missouri 11, Montevallo (Ala.) 5, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 3, Arkansas Fort Smith 2, Bentley (Mass.) 2, Florida Southern 2, Lander (S.C.) 2, West Chester (Pa.) 1, William Jewell (Mo.) 1.
Dropped out: St. Edward's (14), Grand Valley State (15), Ouachita Baptist (20), Central Missouri (25).
