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GLIAC College Baseball Preview 2026. Here's What To Know

GLIAC College Baseball Preview 2026. Here's What To Know

Here’s everything to know about GLIAC baseball in 2026, including preseason polls, top teams like GVSU and Davenport, and streaming info.

Feb 3, 2026 by R. R. Ellis
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In recent years, GLIAC baseball representation at the national level has primarily been channeled through two teams, Grand Valley State and Davenport. As we head into the 2026 season, at least for now, the status quo seems intact. 

Both GVSU and Davenport appeared in the NCAA D2 Baseball Tournament last year, with each getting knocked out in the regionals. These two programs appear in preseason polls to start the 2026 season as well, with GVSU at No. 15 in the NCBWA poll and No. 18 in D2 Baseball Top 25. 

Davenport sits at No. 23 in the D2 Baseball rankings. 

Here's everything to know about GLIAC baseball ahead of the 2026 season. 

How To Watch GLIAC Baseball In 2026

GLIAC baseball is streaming on FloCollege, FloBaseball and the FloSports app.

Live and on-demand coverage is available all season.

2026 GLIAC Baseball Season Overview

  • Teams: 7
  • Teams ranked in Preseason Top 25: 2
  • Programs with at least one preseason All-American: 0
  • Defending regular-season champion(s): Davenport (2025)
  • Defending conference tournament champion: Davenport (2025)

2025 GLIAC Baseball Final Standings

  1. Davenport — 21–4 GLIAC | 43–16 overall
  2. Grand Valley State — 18–6 GLIAC | 43–14 overall
  3. Parkside — 12–12 GLIAC | 29–21 overall
  4. Wayne State — 12–12 GLIAC | 27–27 overall
  5. Saginaw Valley State — 11–13 GLIAC | 29–22 overall
  6. Purdue Northwest — 5–19 GLIAC | 17–26 overall
  7. Roosevelt — 5–19 GLIAC | 15–36 overall

GLIAC Regular-Season Champions

  • 2025: Davenport
  • 2024: Saginaw Valley State
  • 2023: Wayne State
  • 2022: Davenport
  • 2021: Davenport
  • 2020: Season cancelled
  • 2019: Ashland
  • 2018: Northwood
  • 2017: Northwood
  • 2016: Grand Valley State; Ashland
  • 2015: Ashland
  • 2014: Grand Valley State
  • 2013: Grand Valley State
  • 2012: Grand Valley State
  • 2011: Grand Valley State
  • 2010: Wayne State

GLIAC Tournament Champions

  • 2025: Davenport
  • 2024: Grand Valley State
  • 2023: Wayne State
  • 2022: Davenport
  • 2021: Davenport
  • 2020: No tournament
  • 2019: Ashland
  • 2018: Northwood
  • 2017: Northwood
  • 2016: Grand Valley State
  • 2015: Grand Valley State
  • 2014: Grand Valley State
  • 2013: Ashland

GLIAC Teams Ranked In 2026 NCBWA Preseason Poll

  • No. 15 Grand Valley State — 43–14

GLIAC Teams Ranked In 2026 D2 Baseball Preseason Top 25

  • No. 18 Grand Valley State — 43–14
  • No. 23 Davenport — 42–15

2026 NCBWA Preseason All-Region (GLIAC)

  • Sam Clay, 2B — Davenport
  • Evan Morrison, SS — Grand Valley State
  • Ayden VanEnkevort, UT — Grand Valley State
  • Collin Bradley, SP — Grand Valley State

2026 D2 Baseball Preseason All-Americans (GLIAC)

  • None

NCBWA Preseason National Poll 2026

  1. Tampa — 55–10
  2. Central Missouri — 48–14
  3. UT Tyler — 49–13
  4. Northwest Nazarene — 46–16
  5. Catawba — 46–14
  6. Lenoir-Rhyne — 50–15
  7. East Stroudsburg — 41–15
  8. Northwood — 40–22
  9. Colorado Mesa — 42–14
  10. Florida Southern — 38–14–1
  11. Minnesota State — 51–8
  12. Angelo State — 48–10
  13. North Greenville — 45–15
  14. Cal State Monterey Bay — 39–19
  15. Grand Valley State — 43–14
  16. Pittsburg State — 42–12
  17. West Florida — 36–21
  18. Felician — 43–22
  19. Point Loma — 39–18
  20. Seton Hill — 40–18
  21. Young Harris — 40–17
  22. Millersville — 44–10
  23. Indianapolis — 34–24
  24. Westmont — 43–14
  25. Thomas Jefferson — 40–17

Receiving Votes:

St. Edward’s (37–23); Delta State (33–20); Davenport (42–15); Francis Marion (40–13); Bentley (33–15); Arkansas Tech (32–23); Belmont Abbey (41–17); Lubbock Christian (34–23); West Chester (35–17); North Georgia (41–17)

2026 D2 Baseball Preseason Top 25

  1. Tampa — 55–10
  2. Central Missouri — 48–14
  3. East Stroudsburg — 41–16
  4. UT Tyler — 49–13
  5. Northwest Nazarene — 46–16
  6. North Greenville — 45–15
  7. Northwood — 40–22
  8. Florida Southern — 38–15–1
  9. Minnesota State — 51–8
  10. Catawba — 46–14
  11. Angelo State — 48–10
  12. Colorado Mesa — 42–14
  13. Lenoir-Rhyne — 50–15
  14. Point Loma — 39–18
  15. Millersville — 44–10
  16. Cal State Monterey Bay — 39–19
  17. Westmont — 43–14
  18. Grand Valley State — 43–14
  19. Seton Hill — 40–18
  20. Indianapolis (UIndy) — 34–24
  21. Felician — 43–22
  22. Belmont Abbey — 41–17
  23. Davenport — 42–15
  24. California (Pa.) — 38–15
  25. West Florida — 36–21

Receiving Votes:

Ashland (37–19); Arkansas Tech (32–23); Augustana (39–16); Carson-Newman (37–19); Francis Marion (40–13); Jefferson (40–17); Lubbock Christian (34–23); Molloy (35–19); Mount Olive (30–21); North Georgia (41–17); Rollins (29–19–1); Slippery Rock (31–19); Southern New Hampshire (32–16); West Chester (35–17); Young Harris (40–17)

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