KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Master's (Calif.) finished the season at No. 1 in the postseason poll after winning its first title at the 2025 NAIA National Championship with no blemish on the Mustangs record. The last time a team was rated No. 1 for an entire season and went undefeated was 2021, when Grand View (Iowa) won its first title. 

Poll Methodology:

• The poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration.
• A panel of head coaches representing each conference and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) voted on the poll.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter votes the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest vote for each team (a non-vote is considered a low vote) is removed.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”.
• Records listed are as of the end of the day on Monday of the poll week.
• For the first preseason poll, there is no column referencing the last time, as polls are new and different from the rating system.

Dropped from the Top 15: Westcliff (Calif.) 

Receiving Votes: Reinhardt (Ga.) 20, Webber International (Fla.) 17, Governors State (Ill.) 15, William Penn (Iowa) 11