Reinhardt Ends Season Ranked No. 23
January 5, 2026
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reinhardt returned to the 2025 Netting Professionals NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Postseason Poll, the national office announced on Monday.
The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) champion is the lone team to jump back into the top 25. The Eagles received votes in the previous poll but finished the season ranked No. 23. Reinhardt garnered 125 voting points.
Reinhardt went 7-4 overall and won the AAC title with a 6-0 conference record.
|
Trend |
Rank |
Last |
|
Institution [1st-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | 1 | 
|
Grand View (Iowa) [16] | 14-0 | 436 |
| ● | 2 | 2 | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) | 12-1 | 422 |
| ● | 3 | 3 | 
|
Benedictine (Kan.) | 12-1 | 407 |
| ▲ | 4 | 9 | 
|
College of Idaho | 11-2 | 395 |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | 
|
Montana Tech | 12-1 | 373 |
| ▼ | 6 | 5 | 
|
Friends (Kan.) | 12-1 | 368 |
| ● | 7 | 7 | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 10-2 | 357 |
| ● | 8 | 8 | 
|
Morningside (Iowa) | 9-3 | 330 |
| ▲ | 9 | 11 | 
|
Dordt (Iowa) | 10-1 | 310 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | 
|
Indiana Wesleyan | 9-3 | 301 |
| ▲ | 11 | 15 | 
|
Campbellsville (Ky.) | 8-3 | 279 |
| ▲ | 12 | 14 | 
|
William Penn (Iowa) | 11-2 | 276 |
| ● | 13 | 13 | 
|
Carroll (Mont.) | 9-3 | 273 |
| ▼ | 14 | 12 | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 9-3 | 250 |
| ▼ | 15 | 6 | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 8-4 | 246 |
| ▲ | 16 | 19 | 
|
Saint Francis (Ind.) | 10-3 | 217 |
| ▼ | 17 | 16 | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | 7-4 | 215 |
| ▼ | 18 | 17 | 
|
Montana Western | 7-3 | 195 |
| ▲ | 19 | 21 | 
|
Evangel (Mo.) | 9-3 | 183 |
| ▼ | 20 | 18 | 
|
Georgetown (Ky.) | 7-3 | 175 |
| ▲ | 21 | T-22 | 
|
Southwestern (Kan.) | 8-3 | 142 |
| ● | 22 | T-22 | 
|
McPherson (Kan.) | 9-2 | 136 |
| ▲ | 23 | RV | 
|
Reinhardt (Ga.) | 7-4 | 125 |
| ▲ | 24 | 25 | 
|
Texas Wesleyan | 7-5 | 111 |
| ▼ | 25 | 24 | 
|
Dakota State (S.D.) | 8-2 | 106 |
| Dropped From Top 25: OUAZ (Ariz.) | ||||||
| Receiving Votes: OUAZ (Ariz.) 80, Cumberland (Tenn.) 62, Northwestern (Iowa) 56, Concordia (Neb.) 48, Taylor (Ind.) 31, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 22, Louisiana Christian 8, Baker (Kan.) 6. | ||||||
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For a complete look at the Netting Professionals NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll throughout the regular season, and for historical rankings, click here.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked, ▲- Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● - Steady