(Logo courtesy of the Great Plains Athletic Conference)Sioux City, Iowa – Hastings College totaled 114 points, and was selected first, in the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Preseason Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll. The Broncos garnered seven of twelve first-place votes. Hastings was the GPAC postseason champion in 2025.
Morningside, who claimed the 2025 regular season title, was picked second with 100 points and the final five first place votes. Concordia, totaling 100, was picked third. Dordt was fourth with Doane fifth in the ballot.
The 2026 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship will be played November 30-December 7, 2026, at the Jack Allen Sports Complex in Decatur, Alabama. The opening round will be held November 19-21 on campus sites. The GPAC will once again receive two automatic bids for the NAIA Postseason in 2026.
The 2026 GPAC women’s soccer season schedule will consist of 11 league games as all 12 teams will compete for the conference crown.
The full preseason rankings are listed below:
2026 GPAC Preseason Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES |
| 1 | HASTINGS | 114 | 7 |
| 2 | MORNINGSIDE | 110 | 5 |
| 3 | CONCORDIA | 100 | |
| 4 | DORDT | 96 | |
| 5 | DOANE | 70 | |
| 6 | MOUNT MARTY | 65 | |
| 7 | DAKOTA WESLEYAN | 64 | |
| 8 | COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY | 56 | |
| 9 | NORTHWESTERN | 42 | |
| 10 | BRIAR CLIFF | 41 | |
| 11 | MIDLAND | 23 | |
| 12 | WALDORF | 11 |
