Conference rankings tell a lot about college baseball. A team’s record certainly can be placed into context depending on their conference. A conference as a whole always ends up with a .500 record, so success in non-conference games is a big factor in the strength of the conference. While strength of conference and strength of schedule tell a story, it is clear that teams can be of national-caliber regardless of their conference strength.

Here are conference rankings midway through the 2026 season.

Notes:
Win-Loss % of all teams in the conference is the primary factor.
Strength of schedule is a key factor.

The Baseball Collegian
Mid-Season Div. II Conference Rankings
April 16, 2026

Rank – Conference – First Place Team (4/16/26)
1 Sunshine State – Tampa
2 California Collegiate (CCAA) – Cal St.-Monterey Bay
3 Peach Belt – North Georgia
4 Gulf South – West Alabama
5 Great Lakes (GLIAC) – Grand Valley St.
6 Mid-America (MIAA) – Rogers State
7 Pennsylvania State (PSAC) – Seton Hill
8 South Atlantic Conference (SAC) – Catawba
9 Conference Carolinas – North Greenville
10 Great American (GAC) – Arkansas-Monticello
11 Lone Star (LSC) – Texas-Tyler
12 Pacific West – Point Loma Nazarene
13 Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) – Missouri Science & Tech.
14 Northern Sun – Minnesota St.
15 East Coast (ECC) – Molloy
16 Great Northwest (GNAC) – Northwest Nazarene
17 Rocky Mountain – Colorado Mesa
18 Great Midwest – Findlay
19 Northeast-10 – Southern New Hampshire
20 Central Atlantic (CACC) – Goldey-Beacom
21 Central (CIAA) – Bluefield State
22 Mountain East Conference – Wheeling
23 Southern (SIAC) – Spring Hill

–Independent – Salem (WV)