KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2026 NAIA Softball National Champions highlight the postseason poll, with Madonna (Mich.) 13 points ahead of the 2026 NAIA Softball runners-up in Southeastern (Fla.), who also climbed heading into the offseason. The Crusaders were the only team to hold steady from the final regular-season poll back on April 29.

Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Indiana Wesleyan, Southern Oregon, Mobile (Ala.), College of Idaho, Cumberlands (Ky.), British Columbia, and Marian (Ind.) all climbed as teams enter the off-season and look to open a new chapter in the fall. 

TREND	RANK	LAST TIME		INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	POINTS
●	1	1		Madonna (Mich.) [14]	52-4	390
▲	2	3		Southeastern (Fla.)	51-10	377
▲	3	11		Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	47-13	358
▲	4	23		Indiana Wesleyan	43-15	342
▲	5	T-6		Southern Oregon	45-15	332
▲	6	13		Mobile (Ala.)	40-18	330
▲	7	RV		College of Idaho	38-22	273
▲	8	17		Cumberlands (Ky.)	40-21	271
▲	9	RV		British Columbia	32-24	265
▲	10	22		Marian (Ind.)	38-18	258
▼	11	5		Oklahoma City	50-9	235
▼	12	2		Oregon Tech	43-10	230
▼	13	T-6		Eastern Oregon	40-13	222
▼	14	4		Science and Arts (Okla.)	48-11	208
▼	15	9		Keiser (Fla.)	46-10	197
▼	16	12		William Carey (Miss.)	41-14	172
▼	17	10		Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	42-8	149
▼	17	15		LSU Alexandria (La.)	37-18	149
▲	19	20		Central Methodist (Mo.)	40-17	140
▼	20	8		Missouri Baptist	40-14	129
▼	21	14		Evangel (Mo.)	44-11	111
▲	22	25		Faulkner (Ala.)	37-16	105
▼	23	16		Grand View (Iowa)	38-18	89
▼	24	21		Saint Xavier (Ill.)	43-14	83
▼	25	19		Texas A&M-Texarkana	38-16	79
Dropped from Top 25: Coastal Georgia and Midland (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Coastal Georgia 58; Midland (Neb.) 51; Dordt (Iowa) 50; Indiana Tech 38; Benedictine (Kan.) 22; Johnson (Tenn.) 16; Georgia Gwinnett 13; Campbellsville (Ky.) 8; Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 7; St. Thomas (Fla.) 6; Morningside (Iowa) 4; Saint Francis (Ind.) 4; Tennessee Southern 4