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NAIA Baseball -- Iterative Strength Ratings

Last updated: Tue May 12 03:50:20 2026

Note: Strength of schedule rank is for games to date. Only teams who have played at least ten NAIA games are listed. Ratings are updated daily around 6:30 Central Time.

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        NAIA NAIA and NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
1 Bellevue NE Frontier 128.4 46 5 5 1 128.4 46 5 47 5
2 Taylor IN Crossroads 128.1 44 5 7 2 128.1 44 5 45 5
3 Lewis-Clark State ID Cascade Collegiate 124.8 40 7 14 3 125.7 42 7 42 7
4 Georgia Gwinnett GA Independent 124.1 47 6 31 4 124.1 47 6 47 6
5 Doane NE Great Plains Athletic 121.1 41 9 28 5 121.1 42 9 42 9
6 Southeastern FL The Sun Conference 120.2 37 14 3 6 120.2 37 14 40 15
7 Kansas Wesleyan KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 119.8 48 7 77 7 119.8 48 7 48 7
8 Cumberlands KY KY Mid-South 119.6 41 9 49 8 119.3 42 9 46 9
9 British Columbia BC Cascade Collegiate 118.8 34 13 9 10 118.0 34 14 36 14
10 Johnson (TN) TN Appalachian Athletic 118.1 35 12 22 9 118.4 37 12 37 12
11 LSU-Shreveport La Red River Athletic 117.7 40 12 37 11 117.7 40 12 41 12
12 Indiana-Southeast IN River States 117.5 40 14 24 12 117.5 40 14 40 14
13 Webber International FL The Sun Conference 117.1 33 18 2 13 117.1 33 18 37 18
14 Abraham Baldwin Southern States Athletic 116.9 34 13 23 14 117.1 36 14 38 15
15 Marian IN Crossroads 116.7 34 17 4 15 116.7 34 17 34 17
16 Mid-America Christian OK Sooner Athletic 116.7 32 11 35 16 116.7 32 11 35 11
17 Tennessee Wesleyan TN Appalachian Athletic 116.4 41 14 39 17 116.4 41 14 41 14
18 Huntington IN Crossroads 116.1 35 13 33 18 116.1 35 13 35 13
19 Missouri Baptist MO Heart of America Athletic 116.0 39 11 66 19 116.0 39 11 39 11
20 Concordia NE NE Great Plains Athletic 115.7 35 17 16 20 115.7 35 17 35 17
21 Milligan TN Appalachian Athletic 115.6 40 14 47 21 115.6 40 14 40 14
22 Texas Wesleyan TX Sooner Athletic 115.6 38 11 69 22 115.6 38 11 39 11
23 Louisiana Christian LA Red River Athletic 114.4 36 12 68 24 114.0 36 13 36 13
24 Keiser FL The Sun Conference 113.7 33 16 29 25 113.7 33 16 35 18
25 William Carey MS Southern States Athletic 113.7 36 16 41 27 113.3 36 18 36 18
        NAIA NAIA and NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
26 Hope International CA Great Southwest Athletic 113.6 33 11 83 23 115.0 36 13 37 13
27 Saint Thomas FL The Sun Conference 113.3 28 22 1 28 113.3 28 22 30 24
28 Indiana Tech IN Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 113.2 42 15 75 29 113.2 42 15 42 15
29 Indiana Wesleyan IN Crossroads 113.2 36 22 15 30 113.2 36 22 36 22
30 Loyola LA LA Southern States Athletic 113.1 34 18 26 26 113.6 35 18 35 18
31 Madonna MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 112.5 39 14 88 31 112.5 39 14 42 14
32 Mount Mercy IA Heart of America Athletic 111.6 37 14 97 32 111.6 37 14 37 14
33 Oakland City IN River States 111.5 35 12 111 33 111.4 36 13 36 13
34 Ottawa KS KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 110.8 36 14 102 34 110.8 36 14 36 15
35 Houston-Victoria TX Red River Athletic 110.7 33 15 76 40 110.1 34 16 34 16
36 LSU-Alexandria LA Red River Athletic 110.7 32 12 110 39 110.3 32 14 33 18
37 Faulkner AL Southern States Athletic 110.6 30 23 13 36 110.6 30 23 30 23
38 Our Lady of the Lake TX Red River Athletic 110.5 28 15 53 35 110.6 29 15 30 17
39 Freed-Hardeman TN Mid-South 110.5 32 17 55 37 110.5 32 17 32 17
40 Oklahoma Wesleyan OK Kansas Collegiate Athletic 110.5 34 18 56 38 110.5 34 18 34 18
41 Nelson TX Sooner Athletic 109.9 34 18 62 41 109.9 34 18 36 18
42 Morningside IA Great Plains Athletic 109.8 29 18 42 42 109.8 29 18 29 18
43 Shawnee State OH River States 109.0 28 17 54 43 109.0 29 18 32 18
44 Bryan TN Appalachian Athletic 108.4 29 24 19 44 108.4 29 24 29 24
45 Ottawa AZ AZ Great Southwest Athletic 107.9 26 15 80 46 107.9 26 15 34 15
46 Northwestern Ohio OH Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 107.4 34 17 115 47 107.4 34 17 34 17
47 Warner FL The Sun Conference 107.0 22 23 10 48 107.2 22 24 25 25
48 Thomas GA GA Southern States Athletic 106.8 22 21 18 45 107.9 24 21 24 21
49 Briar Cliff IA Great Plains Athletic 106.3 24 20 40 51 105.9 24 21 26 24
50 Wayland Baptist TX Sooner Athletic 105.3 23 21 38 49 107.0 27 21 29 21
        NAIA NAIA and NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
51 Oklahoma City OK Sooner Athletic 105.2 19 20 20 55 104.6 20 21 20 21
52 Pikeville KY Appalachian Athletic 104.9 27 19 93 53 104.9 27 19 29 19
53 Science & Arts OK Sooner Athletic 104.9 11 14 8 50 107.0 13 15 13 15
54 Valley City State ND Frontier 104.8 22 23 27 54 104.8 22 23 23 23
55 Bushnell OR Cascade Collegiate 104.8 25 25 32 61 104.1 27 27 27 27
56 Northwestern IA IA Great Plains Athletic 104.6 27 21 74 56 104.6 27 21 27 21
57 Mayville State ND Frontier 104.5 19 19 34 57 104.5 19 19 20 19
58 College of Idaho ID Cascade Collegiate 104.4 26 20 78 52 105.7 29 21 29 21
59 Mobile AL Southern States Athletic 104.4 22 28 11 60 104.1 22 29 24 29
60 Reinhardt GA Appalachian Athletic 104.3 22 28 12 58 104.3 22 28 22 28
61 McPherson KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 104.2 28 24 61 59 104.2 28 24 28 24
62 Midway KY River States 104.0 27 21 84 62 104.0 27 21 28 21
63 Talladega AL HBCU Athletic Conference 103.9 33 18 135 63 103.9 33 18 33 18
64 Sterling KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 103.2 16 16 50 64 103.2 16 16 16 16
65 Central Methodist MO Heart of America Athletic 103.1 27 22 92 65 103.1 27 22 27 22
66 Friends KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 102.7 29 23 100 67 102.7 29 23 29 23
67 Cumberland TN TN Mid-South 102.7 26 27 51 68 102.7 26 27 26 27
68 Brescia KY River States 102.6 10 10 58 66 103.1 12 10 12 10
69 Montreat NC Appalachian Athletic 102.5 26 21 99 70 102.3 27 21 32 21
70 Saint Ambrose IA Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 102.4 32 20 134 73 102.0 32 21 32 21
71 Saint Xavier IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 102.3 32 16 155 69 102.3 32 16 33 19
72 Texas A&M-Texarkana TX Red River Athletic 102.2 26 25 70 71 102.2 26 25 30 25
73 Clarke IA Heart of America Athletic 101.9 26 23 96 74 101.9 26 23 26 23
74 Mount Vernon Nazarene OH Crossroads 101.8 22 20 91 72 102.1 23 20 23 20
75 Dakota Wesleyan SD Great Plains Athletic 101.8 21 22 60 93 98.9 21 27 21 27
        NAIA NAIA and NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
76 Columbia MO MO American Midwest 101.7 28 14 159 75 101.7 28 14 28 14
77 Dickinson State ND Frontier 101.6 17 21 36 76 101.6 17 21 17 21
78 Arizona Christian AZ Great Southwest Athletic 101.6 18 19 63 77 101.6 18 19 19 19
79 Dakota State SD Frontier 101.5 19 29 17 78 101.5 19 29 19 29
80 College of the Ozarks MO Sooner Athletic 101.0 25 26 73 79 101.0 25 26 25 26
81 Campbellsville KY Mid-South 101.0 24 23 95 80 101.0 24 23 26 23
82 Oregon Tech OR Cascade Collegiate 100.9 24 28 57 81 100.9 24 28 25 28
83 Spartanburg Methodist SC Appalachian Athletic 100.6 23 24 82 83 100.6 23 24 23 24
84 Hastings NE Great Plains Athletic 100.3 20 26 46 82 100.7 21 26 21 27
85 Bismarck State (ND) ND Frontier 100.2 12 16 44 90 99.2 12 17 12 17
86 Saint Francis IN IN Crossroads 100.2 20 27 43 84 100.2 20 27 20 27
87 Tennessee Southern TN Southern States Athletic 100.1 24 25 90 87 99.8 24 27 24 27
88 William Woods MO Heart of America Athletic 99.9 29 22 138 85 99.9 29 22 29 22
89 Baker KS Heart of America Athletic 99.9 28 20 144 86 99.9 28 20 29 20
90 Tabor KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 99.8 24 26 87 88 99.8 24 26 24 26
91 Benedictine-Mesa AZ Great Southwest Athletic 99.2 21 24 86 89 99.2 21 24 26 24
92 Olivet Nazarene IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 99.1 28 22 141 91 99.1 28 22 28 22
93 Central Christian KS Sooner Athletic 99.0 19 24 67 92 99.0 19 24 19 24
94 MidAmerica Nazarene KS Heart of America Athletic 98.7 26 27 113 95 98.7 26 27 26 27
95 Ave Maria FL The Sun Conference 98.4 10 23 6 96 98.4 10 23 13 24
96 Evangel MO Kansas Collegiate Athletic 98.3 25 25 125 97 98.3 25 25 25 25
97 The Master's CA Great Southwest Athletic 98.1 22 24 112 99 98.1 22 24 23 24
98 Point GA Southern States Athletic 98.1 18 27 52 100 98.1 18 27 18 27
99 Judson IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 98.0 30 18 166 94 98.8 32 18 32 18
100 Rio Grande OH River States 97.6 25 20 152 102 97.6 25 20 25 20
        NAIA NAIA and NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
101 Cleary MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 97.5 22 18 150 103 97.5 22 18 28 20
102 Mission MO American Midwest 97.4 25 22 143 105 97.4 25 22 27 23
103 Spring Arbor MI Crossroads 97.3 9 11 103 106 97.3 9 11 9 11
104 Huston-Tillotson TX HBCUAC 97.0 29 16 169 116 95.8 29 19 33 19
105 Blue Mountain MS Southern States Athletic 97.0 20 29 72 107 97.0 20 29 20 31
106 Dordt IA Great Plains Athletic 97.0 20 27 89 108 97.0 20 27 20 28
107 Indiana-Kokomo IN River States 97.0 15 29 30 109 97.0 15 29 15 29
108 La Sierra CA Independent 96.9 12 15 107 113 96.3 12 17 21 17
109 Grand View IA Heart of America Athletic 96.8 21 20 140 110 96.8 21 20 21 20
110 Central Baptist AR American Midwest 96.4 23 15 167 112 96.4 23 15 29 17
111 Mount Marty SD Great Plains Athletic 96.1 17 28 64 114 96.1 17 28 17 28
112 Warner Pacific OR Cascade Collegiate 96.0 13 30 21 101 97.8 18 32 18 32
113 Brewton-Parker GA Southern States Athletic 95.8 15 34 25 104 97.5 17 34 17 34
114 Aquinas MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 95.6 22 25 129 115 95.9 23 26 25 26
115 Florida Memorial FL The Sun Conference 95.1 12 22 59 117 95.1 12 22 16 25
116 Westcliff CA Independent 94.7 10 16 94 111 96.7 12 20 20 21
117 Lindsey Wilson KY Mid-South 94.7 19 29 98 118 94.7 19 29 19 29
118 Avila MO Kansas Collegiate Athletic 94.4 18 25 121 119 94.4 18 25 19 25
119 Benedictine KS Heart of America Athletic 94.0 19 24 131 120 94.0 19 24 19 24
120 Corban OR Cascade Collegiate 93.5 17 32 79 121 93.5 17 32 17 32
121 Columbia International SC Appalachian Athletic 93.5 13 27 65 122 93.5 13 27 13 28
122 Simpson (CA) CA Independent 93.4 11 16 126 98 98.1 16 23 26 26
123 William Penn IA Heart of America Athletic 93.4 23 22 161 123 93.4 23 22 23 22
124 Midland NE Great Plains Athletic 93.3 7 17 45 124 93.0 7 18 7 18
125 Bethel TN TN Mid-South 92.6 14 30 71 125 92.6 14 30 14 30
        NAIA NAIA and NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
126 Saint Francis IL IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 92.6 21 27 145 131 91.5 21 30 21 30
127 Kentucky Christian KY Appalachian Athletic 92.5 15 20 142 126 92.5 15 20 18 22
128 Southwest NM Red River Athletic 92.4 14 25 108 127 92.0 15 29 15 31
129 Truett-McConnell GA Appalachian Athletic 92.0 15 26 119 128 92.0 15 26 16 29
130 Southwestern Christian OK Sooner Athletic 91.9 13 25 104 129 91.9 13 25 27 26
131 Georgetown KY KY Mid-South 91.7 11 31 48 130 91.7 11 31 14 32
132 Williams Baptist AR American Midwest 91.4 21 19 168 132 91.4 21 19 31 19
133 Eastern Oregon OR Cascade Collegiate 91.0 13 27 105 137 90.0 13 32 13 32
134 Trinity Christian IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 90.9 20 24 160 134 90.7 20 25 20 25
135 Lawrence Tech MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 90.9 19 28 147 133 90.9 19 28 19 28
136 Peru State NE Heart of America Athletic 90.5 16 34 109 135 90.5 16 34 16 34
137 Park MO Heart of America Athletic 90.3 18 30 137 136 90.3 18 30 18 30
138 Rochester MI MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 90.1 7 11 146 142 89.1 7 13 9 15
139 Grace IN Crossroads 89.7 15 31 122 139 89.7 15 31 15 31
140 Indiana-South Bend IN Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 89.4 16 26 148 140 89.3 16 27 16 27
141 Culver-Stockton MO Heart of America Athletic 89.2 13 32 106 141 89.2 13 32 13 32
142 Bethany KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 89.0 15 28 136 143 89.0 15 28 15 29
143 Health Sciences & Pharmacy MO American Midwest 88.8 14 19 162 138 89.7 19 20 19 20
144 Saint Mary KS KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 88.5 16 32 132 144 88.5 16 33 16 33
145 York NE Kansas Collegiate Athletic 88.4 12 32 101 145 88.4 12 32 12 32
146 Waldorf IA Great Plains Athletic 87.6 12 30 123 146 87.6 12 30 12 31
147 Stillman AL HBCU Athletic Conference 87.4 17 14 176 147 87.6 22 18 24 18
148 Embry-Riddle (AZ) AZ Great Southwest Athletic 86.4 8 30 85 150 86.4 8 30 13 32
149 Bethel IN IN Crossroads 86.1 8 32 81 151 86.1 8 32 10 35
150 Siena Heights MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 86.0 15 30 154 152 86.0 15 30 15 30
        NAIA NAIA and NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
151 Cornerstone MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 85.9 14 30 149 153 85.9 14 30 14 34
152 Graceland IA Heart of America Athletic 85.7 11 36 116 154 85.7 11 36 11 36
153 Carolina NC Independent 85.5 12 16 171 148 86.7 14 22 19 24
154 Park-Gilbert AZ Great Southwest Athletic 85.0 8 27 120 155 85.0 8 27 8 29
155 West Virginia Tech WV River States 84.2 10 31 130 149 86.6 16 32 16 32
156 Oklahoma Panhandle State OK Sooner Athletic 83.8 8 28 127 157 83.6 8 31 12 31
157 Southwestern KS KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 83.6 12 32 151 158 83.6 12 32 12 34
158 Wilberforce OH HBCU Athletic Conference 83.3 16 17 178 156 84.0 17 17 20 20
159 Xavier LA LA Red River Athletic 82.2 7 26 133 167 80.9 7 31 7 31
160 IUPUC IN River States 82.2 9 27 153 159 82.2 9 27 9 27
161 Crowley's Ridge AR American Midwest 81.9 13 22 172 163 81.7 13 24 20 27
162 Union (KY) KY Appalachian Athletic 81.8 6 33 114 161 81.8 6 33 6 33
163 Southern-New Orleans LA HBCU Athletic Conference 81.4 14 16 181 162 81.7 16 19 16 19
164 Lourdes OH Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 81.2 11 29 164 164 81.3 11 30 14 31
165 Florida National FL Independent 81.1 6 8 177 165 81.1 6 8 16 14
166 Texas College TX Red River Athletic 81.0 5 24 128 166 81.0 5 24 5 26
167 Goshen IN Crossroads 80.6 6 38 118 169 80.6 6 38 6 38
168 Dillard LA HBCU Athletic Conference 80.2 11 15 179 168 80.9 11 17 12 17
169 Defiance OH Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 79.6 9 27 165 170 79.6 9 27 14 31
170 Jarvis Christian TX Red River Athletic 79.5 4 32 117 171 79.5 4 32 4 32
171 Fisher MA Independent 78.6 4 16 158 160 81.9 11 17 11 17
172 Viterbo WI Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 78.5 9 32 163 172 78.7 9 33 11 33
173 Hesston KS Independent 78.2 5 22 156 173 78.2 5 22 7 31
174 Tougaloo MS HBCU Athletic Conference 77.9 11 12 185 175 75.8 12 18 14 20
175 Missouri Valley MO Heart of America Athletic 77.0 3 38 124 174 77.3 3 41 3 45
        NAIA NAIA and NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
176 Voorhees SC HBCU Athletic Conference 74.9 10 18 183 176 75.0 10 19 10 19
177 Bluefield VA Appalachian Athletic 74.7 2 28 139 177 74.7 2 28 6 29
178 Philander Smith AR HBCU Athletic Conference 74.5 11 20 184 179 73.0 13 25 13 27
179 Michigan-Dearborn MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 73.6 3 27 157 178 73.6 3 27 4 30
180 Rust MS HBCU Athletic Conference 71.7 8 22 180 180 71.3 9 26 10 28
181 Calumet St. Joseph IN Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 69.5 4 33 170 181 69.5 4 33 4 33
182 Hannibal-LaGrange MO American Midwest 68.5 3 18 174 182 67.8 3 19 8 24
183 Wiley TX HBCU Athletic Conference 64.7 2 32 173 183 66.5 3 32 3 33
184 Harris-Stowe State MO American Midwest 63.4 1 19 175 184 63.8 3 24 3 24
185 Oakwood AL HBCU Athletic Conference 58.9 1 26 182 185 60.2 3 29 3 30
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