National Tenpin Coaches Association
2025-2026 February Coaches Poll for Division II & DIvision III Programs
Maryville Stays Atop Division II/III Coaches Poll
February 10, 2026 — Maryville once again dominated voting in the NTCA’s Division II/III February
poll. The Saints were a big choice over second-place McKendree, which bumped up from third
in the December polling.
Newman made a hefty jump from seventh into third, followed by Saint Vincent, Central
Missouri, Kutztown, Carroll and Wisconsin-Whitewater, which skidded from second into eighth
place.
NCAA Bowling Division II & Division III Programs Only
1st Place
Votes
Point
Total
Previous
Rank
Rank
School, Location, Conference Affiliation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Maryville University, St. Louis, MO (GLVC)
44
1274
853
734
411
367
190
163
142
138
102
1
3
McKendree University, Lebanon, IL (GLVC)
Newman University, Wichita, KS (GLVC)
7
Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA (AMCC)
RV*
6
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO (GLVC)
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA (ECC)
Carroll University, Waukesha, WI (CCIW)
9
NR*
2
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI (INDEPENDENT)
Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK (GLVC)
5
10
Dominican University New York, Orangeburg, NY (CACC)
NR*
Also Receiving Votes: Felician University, Marian University, William Smith College
*RV= Received Votes in Pre-Season Coaches Poll
*NR= Not Ranked in Pre-Season Coaches Poll
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Point system: NTCA submitted ballots rank the top thirty programs in the sport of NCAA Bowling a National Collegiate sport. Each
position has a designated point value, ranging from forty-five points for first place and one point for thirtieth place. To be ranked
teams need to equal or surpass the minimum vote criteria, which is one vote for every eight ballots submitted. The actual ranking
position is determined by using the adjusted point standings, which lists in priority order the total points a school has accumulated
after the highest and lowest votes are dropped. This release is a ranking of those Division II and DIvision III programs ranked in the
National Collegiate poll.
The specific point values follow: 1st place = 45 points, 2nd =42, 3rd =40, 4th =38, 5th =36, 6th =34, 7th =32, 8th =30, 9th =28, 10th
=26, 11th =24, 12th =22, 13th =20, 14th =18, 15th =16, 16th =15, 17th =14, 18th =13, 19th =12, 20th =11, 21st =10, 22nd =9, 23rd =8,
24th =7, 25th =6, 26th =5, 27th =4, 28th =3, 29th =2, 30th =1.