NAIA News
The Mayhem Continues This Week with More Featured Games, Players of the Week, and Look back at Last Week
Another crazy week of hoops is in the books as all teams in the top five of the preseason poll have now suffered a loss.
Conference Glory on the Line as NAIA Women's Volleyball Postseason Begins
The NAIA women’s volleyball season is reaching its most exciting stage as conference tournaments get underway, signaling the start of postseason play. After months of intense regular-season competition, teams are now battling for conference titles and coveted automatic bids to the national championship.
Grand View Steady at No. 1 in First Regular-Season Rating
Grand View (Iowa) men’s wrestling maintained its hold on the top spot in the first regular-season edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling rating, backed by 241 points and four individual wrestlers ranked No. 1.
The Running Eagles Hold No. 1 with the Vikings Right Behind as Three New Teams Join the Top 20
The first regular-season NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 ratings are here, and the Running Eagles and Vikings hold strong at No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation.
LSUS to Begin 2026 as Unanimous No. 1 in GoRout NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
Coming off of the first undefeated season in the history of college baseball, LSU Shreveport (La.) is the unanimous No. 1
Defending National Champion Southern Oregon Opens the Season at No. 1
Southern Oregon will step to the plate ranked No. 1 as they defend their title.
Strong Play Between Posts Lifts Dworak to NAIA Defensive Player of the Week
Matthew Dworak of William Woods (Mo.) has been named the NAIA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after anchoring the Owls’ defense in a pivotal pair of matches to close the regular season.
Lucy Boyd Directed the Owls' Offense to an Upset Earning Her Setter of the Week
Oregon Tech's sophomore setter, Lucy Boyd, has been named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week following an outstanding performance that propelled her team to a sweeping victory over No. 21 Northwest (Wash.).
Two 40-plus point games, Hands Jesse Van Kalsbeek of the Red Raiders Offensive Player of the Week Honors
Sophomore forward Jesse Van Kalsbeek of Northwestern (Iowa) put together four stellar performances last week, scoring a total of 133 points
Nearly a Defensive Triple-Double Earns Jaxson Fugate of Indiana Tech Defensive Player of the Week Honors
Jaxson Fugate of Indiana Tech played a big role defensively for the Warriors, picking up the first defensive player of the week award of the 2025-26 season.
NAIA, Sioux City Agree to Four-Year Extension for NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship, Through 2029
Tyson Events Center home to 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 Championships
First 15 Remain Unchanged in First November Edition of NAIA Football Top 25
Grand View (Iowa) No. 1 with 14 First-Place Votes, Keiser (Fla.) No. 2 with two
Pikeville QB Xavier Malone Continues Record Season, Earning Offensive Player of the Week After School-Record 43 Completions
Malone had 7 TDs in Saturday's Win Over Union Commonwealth
Solano's Two INTs, 14 Tackles for IWU Claim NAIA Defensive Player of the Week
Senior DB Helped Wildcats Secure 8-Point Win Over Taylor (Ind.)
