D3P79: Our 2026 Preseason Top 25 Ballot—Draft

In this episode of the D3P Division III Baseball Podcast we assemble our 2026 Preseason Top 25 ballot for the D3baseball.com media poll via a draft method—and let D3P listeners in on the discussion.

Over the course of this episode we start by laying out the draft rules and our personal requirements for choosing a team within the Top 25. Then we move to constructing our ballot with the top teams in the country, add a handful of teams in the "others receiving votes" category, and end by breaking down where we believe the rest of the nation will land.

Teams discussed in this episode include (in alphabetical order) Babson, Baldwin Wallace, Belhaven, Brockport, Buena Vista, Centre, Claremont Mudd Scripps, Cortland, Case Western Reserve, Denison, Endicott, East Texas Baptist, Johns Hopkins, Kean, Keystone, La Verne, Lynchburg, McMurry, Messiah, Misericordia, Montclair St., Penn State Harrisburg, Pomona Pitzer, Rowan, Salve Regina, Salisbury, Trinity TX, Webster, UW La Crosse, UW Oshkosh and UW Whitewater.

00:00:00-Introduction

00:02:08-Drawing for Draft Order

00:05:25- Ranking Factors Considered

00:08:30-The Preseason #1 Pick

00:09:40-The Preseason #2 Pick

00:11:00-The Preseason #3 Pick

00:12:52-The Preseason #4 Pick

00:14:03-The Preseason #5 Pick

00:15:00-The Preseason #6 Pick

00:16:14-The Preseason #7 Pick

00:17:33-The Preseason #8 Pick

00:19:08-The Preseason #9 Pick

00:21:36-The Preseason #10 Pick

00:22:43-The Preseason #11 Pick

00:24:23-The Preseason #12 Pick

00:26:55-The Preseason #13 Pick

00:28:21-The Preseason #14 Pick

00:29:40-The Preseason #15 Pick

00:31:05-The Preseason #16 Pick

00:32:30-The Preseason #17 Pick

00:33:49-The Preseason #18 Pick

00:34:52-The Preseason #19 Pick

00:36:04-The Preseason #20 Pick

00:37:10-The Preseason #21 Pick

00:39:07-The Preseason #22 Pick

00:39:55-The Preseason #23 Pick

00:42:35-The Preseason #24 Pick

00:43:35-The Preseason #25 Pick

00:44:35-Others Receiving Votes

00:50:39-Predicting the National Ballot