(March 3) -- With Championship Week in NCAA Division II in full swing, the top 10 teams in the NABC/Division II rankings are the same as they were last week, albeit with a change in the bottom half of that group. The top five spots held firm – led by Nova Southeastern for the fourth week in a row – but West Liberty’s loss Saturday at Wheeling dropped the Hilltoppers from sixth to ninth and moved everyone in between up one position.
Nova Southeastern is still followed in the top 10 by undefeated Cal State East Bay, Washburn, Daemen and Gannon. The team replacing West Liberty at No. 6 is Oklahoma Baptist, with Anderson and Lubbock Christian also moving up one spot apiece; Fairmont State remains at No. 10 this week.
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Two teams moved into the top 25 this week, as Grand Valley State returned to the rankings after being absent for a week and is in a tie for the No. 25 spot with Peach Belt Conference regular season champion Lander, who is ranked for the first time in two seasons. The Peach Belt is among 19 conferences whose regular season champions are among the top 25 this week.
While not a part of the top 25 this week, Fayetteville State landed the first automatic bid into the NCAA Division II Tournament Saturday by capturing the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference determines its champion Tuesday when No. 19 St. Cloud State faces Minnesota Duluth, while the other 21 automatic bids will be decided on Saturday and Sunday. The NCAA selection show will be aired on NCAA.com at 11 p.m., Eastern time.
| 2025-26 NCAA Division II Conference Tournaments | |||
| Conference | Dates | Site* | Champion |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Feb. 24-28 | Baltimore, Md. | Fayetteville State |
| Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | Feb. 25-March 3 | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Minnesota Duluth |
| Northeast-10 Conference | Feb. 28-March 7 | Manchester, N.H. | Saint Anselm |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Feb. 28-March 7 | Morrow, Ga. | Morehouse |
| Great Midwest Athletic Conference | March 3-7 | North Canton, Ohio | Walsh |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | March 3-7 | Spearfish, S.D. | Black Hills State |
| South Atlantic Conference | March 4-7 | Rock Hill, S.C. | Anderson |
| California Collegiate Athletic Association | March 5-7 | Pomona, Calif. | Cal State East Bay |
| Great Northwest Athletic Conference | March 5-7 | Bellingham, Wash. | Saint Martin's |
| Pacific West Conference | March 5-7 | San Diego, Calif. | Point Loma |
| Conference Carolinas | March 1-8 | Spartanburg, S.C. | Young Harris |
| Gulf South Conference | March 2-8 | Livingston, Ala. | West Florida |
| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | March 2-8 | Erie, Pa. | California (Pa.) |
| Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | March 3-8 | Caldwell, N.J. | Felician |
| Sunshine State Conference | March 3-8 | Davie, Fla. | Nova Southeastern |
| East Coast Conference | March 4-8 | Amherst, N.Y. | Daemen |
| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | March 4-8 | Marquette, Mich. | Grand Valley State |
| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | March 4-8 | Kansas City, Mo. | Washburn |
| Mountain East Conference | March 4-8 | Wheeling, W.Va. | West Liberty |
| Peach Belt Conference | March 4-8 | Greenwood, S.C. | Lander |
| Great American Conference | March 5-8 | Fort Smith, Ark. | Harding |
| Great Lakes Valley Conference | March 5-8 | St. Louis, Mo. | William Jewell |
| Lone Star Conference | March 5-8 | Frisco, Texas | DBU |
| *Site of championship game | |||