- NCAA Regional Rankings

CANYON, Texas – The Buffs of West Texas A&M have been tabbed eight in the first numerical ranking for the NCAA Division II South Central Region announced on Wednesday afternoon by the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
The top six teams in the South Central Region will take part in the Regional Tournament taking place on May 14-17 at two regional sites. The winners of the two conference tournaments (LSC, RMAC) will receive an automatic bid into the postseason with the last four spots being filled by at-large selections.
 
The official announcement of the 64-team NCAA Division II Championship field will be made following the Lone Star Conference Tournament with Regional Tournament action taking place on May 14-17 with the top two seeds hosting. Each winner of its regional bracket will then meet at the higher seed for the Super Regional series on May 22-23. The 2026 NCAA Division II College World Series will take place in Cary, North Carolina starting on May 30.
 

School	DII Overall	In-Region
Colorado Mesa	48-2	38-2
UT Tyler	40-10	40-10
Angelo State	36-14	36-14
St. Mary's	36-14	36-14
Lubbock Christian	31-19	31-19
St. Edward's	31-18	31-18
MSU Denver	35-11	29-10
West Texas A&M	28-22	28-22