The 2026 NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 10 NCAA Division III head coaches, each representing one of the NCAA’s 10 regions.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redlands (10) | 48-6 | 250 | 2 |
| 2 | Trine | 41-8 | 240 | 4 |
| 3 | Simpson (Iowa) | 41-8 | 230 | 9 |
| 4 | Belhaven | 44-12 | 220 | 8 |
| 5 | Linfield | 43-8 | 210 | 5 |
| 6 | Rowan | 43-11 | 200 | 16 |
| 7 | Va. Wesleyan | 50-2 | 190 | 1 |
| 8 | Mount Union | 35-9 | 180 | 12 |
| 9 | Texas Lutheran | 42-6 | 170 | 3 |
| 10 | East Texas Baptist | 39-6 | 160 | 6 |
| 11 | Saint Mary's (Minn.) | 40-9 | 150 | 11 |
| 12 | Wis.-Oshkosh | 33-10-1 | 140 | 15 |
| 13 | Huntingdon | 33-12 | 130 | 13 |
| 14 | WashU | 30-7-1 | 120 | 7 |
| 15 | Muhlenberg | 36-13 | 110 | |
| 16 | Moravian | 35-12 | 100 | |
| 17 | Colby | 30-14 | 90 | |
| 18 | UMass Dartmouth | 33-13 | 80 | |
| 19 | Saint Benedict | 36-11 | 70 | 19 |
| 20 | Case Western Reserve | 30-14 | 60 | |
| 21 | WPI | 44-5 | 50 | 10 |
| 22 | Swarthmore | 35-10 | 38 | 14 |
| 23 | Middlebury | 35-10 | 17 | 25 |
| 24 | Pacific Lutheran | 35-12 | 12 | 22 |
| 25 | Rochester | 36-10 | 8 | 24 |
| Tufts | 31-12 | 8 | 18 |
Husson 7, Stockton 4, Westfield State 4, MIT 1, and Wartburg 1.
Manhattanville and St. Thomas (Houston).