LC Baseball Holds Steady at #5 in NAIA National Poll

The Warriors remain ranked 5th in the country with a 31-4 record.

Apr. 16, 2026 at 3:04am

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The Lewis-Clark State baseball team maintained its #5 ranking in the latest NAIA National Top-25 Poll. The Warriors, who are 31-4 on the season and have won 5 straight games, are the only Cascade Conference team featured in the national rankings.

Why it matters

The Warriors' continued top-5 national ranking highlights the strength of the LC State baseball program and its ability to consistently compete at the highest level of NAIA competition.

The details

Taylor University in Indiana remains the nation's top-ranked team, followed by Georgia Gwinnett, Bellevue in Nebraska, and Johnson in Tennessee rounding out the top-4. LC State is the lone Cascade Conference team in the poll, though the University of British Columbia is also receiving votes.

  • The latest NAIA National Top-25 Poll was released on April 16, 2026.

The players

Lewis-Clark State Warriors

The baseball team from Lewis-Clark State College, a 4-year public university in Lewiston, Idaho.

Taylor University

A private Christian liberal arts university located in Upland, Indiana that fields the nation's top-ranked NAIA baseball team.

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What’s next

The Warriors will hit the road this weekend for a 4-game conference series against Bushnell University in Springfield, Oregon. Doubleheaders are scheduled for Friday at 2pm and Sunday at 11am, with live radio coverage available in the LC Valley on 95.5 FM and AM 950 KOZE, as well as streaming online at koze.com.

The takeaway

LC State's consistent top-5 national ranking underscores the program's excellence and ability to compete at the highest level of NAIA baseball, cementing its status as one of the premier small college baseball programs in the country.