NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll - May 5, 2026


The 2025 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.

Rankings

Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Va. Wesleyan (10) 43-0 250 1
2 Trine 29-3 240 2
3 Texas Lutheran 38-4 230 3
4 Redlands 35-4 220 5
5 Linfield 37-6 210 7
6 East Texas Baptist 34-4 200 6
7 WashU 26-4-1 190 4
8 Saint Mary's (Minn.) 35-5 180 8
9 Belhaven 37-9 170 9
10 Simpson (Iowa) 32-5 160 10
11 Mount Union 29-5 150 12
12 WPI 38-2 140 15
13 Huntingdon 31-10 130 13
14 Wis.-Oshkosh 30-7-1 120 14
15 Swarthmore 33-8 110 22
16 Tufts 29-9 100 11
17 Rowan 36-8 90 17
18 Stockton 30-7 80 16
19 Husson 33-4 70 20
20 Saint Benedict 31-9 60 25
21 Westfield State 35-1 50 24
22 Pacific Lutheran 34-10 40 21
23 Wartburg 29-9 24 23
24 Rochester 31-7 15
25 MIT 31-7 13

Others receiving votes:

St. Thomas (Houston) 3, Colby 2, Calvin 1, Manhattanville 1 and Muhlenberg 1.

Dropped out:

Muskingum and Transylvania.

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