Sioux City, Iowa – The 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Dance Preseason Poll has been released.
Defending NAIA national champion, and GPAC conference champion, Midland is the coaches’ pick to win the league this year. The Warriors tallied 64 points and all eight first place votes. Doane was picked second with 53 points. Morningside rounds out the top three with 48 points.
Nine GPAC teams will compete in Dance this season.
The 2026 GPAC Dance Championships are in Orange City, Iowa, at Northwestern on March 7.
Coaches could not vote for their own team in the poll.
| PLACE | SCHOOL | TOTAL | 1st PLACE VOTES |
| 1 | MIDLAND | 64 | 8 |
| 2 | DOANE | 53 | |
| 3 | MORNINGSIDE | 48 | |
| 4t | CONCORDIA | 41 | |
| 4t | DORDT | 41 | |
| 6 | NORTHWESTERN | 25 | |
| 7 | HASTINGS | 24 | |
| 8 | COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY | 16 | |
| 9 | BRIAR CLIFF | 12 |
