Partial weekly recap — results verified through November 1, 2026, 3 p.m. Central (CST). Sunday games without a verified final are not treated as complete. Coverage gaps are identified by team; this is not a complete national or conference game inventory.
League summary
Oklahoma Wesleyan recorded wins over Our Lady of the Lake, Texas Wesleyan and preseason No. 8 Langston. Bethel added a notable 81–74 win over No. 19 Concordia. Evangel beat Columbia 68–62, while Ottawa and Friends both met John Brown and Haskell. Complete league schedules were reviewed for all 14 members; some box scores remain unavailable for this partial edition.
Rankings mentioned here are the official October 21, 2026 NAIA preseason Coaches’ Poll, not NHR rankings. Ranked-win reporting is limited to the results verified for this edition; omitted results are not a claim that no other ranked wins occurred.
Around the league
Southwestern
No games played
Oklahoma Wesleyan
Oklahoma Wesleyan beat Our Lady of the Lake 83–52 on October 26 and beat Texas Wesleyan 71–53 on October 30 and beat Langston (Okla.) 89–64 on October 31. Complete official schedule.
Ottawa (Kan.)
Ottawa beat Hesston College 97–80 on October 27 before falling 91–58 to John Brown on October 30 and beat Haskell Indian Nations University 83–75 in overtime on October 31. Complete official schedule.
Evangel
Evangel beat Columbia (MO) 68–62 on October 27. Complete official schedule.
Saint Mary (KS)
Saint Mary fell 97–62 to Langston (Okla.) on October 30 and beat Texas Wesleyan 78–72 on October 31. Complete official schedule.
Friends (KS)
Friends fell 90–84 to Baker University on October 27 and beat Haskell Indian Nations University 94–60 on October 30 before falling 81–70 to John Brown on October 31. Complete official schedule.
Bethany (KS)
Bethany fell 99–68 to Dakota Wesleyan (SD) on October 30 before falling 73–66 to Hastings on October 31. Complete official schedule.
York (NE)
York fell 75–71 to Doane (NE) on October 29. Complete official schedule.
Tabor
Tabor fell 99–82 to Central Methodist on October 28 before falling 112–74 to Mount Marty on October 31. Complete official schedule.
Kansas Wesleyan
Kansas Wesleyan fell 89–61 to Concordia (Nebraska) on October 29. Complete official schedule.
Avila (MO)
Avila beat Kansas Christian 85–79 on October 27 (official schedule result; counting classification unconfirmed) before falling 82–80 to William Woods on October 30. Complete official schedule.
Bethel (KS)
Bethel beat Concordia (Neb.) 81–74 on October 30. Complete official schedule.
McPherson (Kan.)
No games played
Sterling
Sterling beat Manhattan Christian 73–58 on October 30 (official schedule result; counting classification unconfirmed) and beat Hesston College 89–57 on October 31. Complete official schedule.
Game-by-game recap
2026-10-26: Oklahoma Wesleyan 83, Our Lady of the Lake 52. Oklahoma Wesleyan finished 31 points ahead. Official box score
2026-10-27: Ottawa University 97, Hesston College 80. Ottawa University finished 17 points ahead. Official box score
2026-10-27: Baker University 90, Friends University 84. Baker University finished 6 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-27: Evangel 68, Columbia (MO) 62. Evangel finished 6 points ahead. Official box score
2026-10-28: Central Methodist 99, Tabor College 82. Central Methodist finished 17 points ahead. Official box score
2026-10-29: Concordia University | NE 89, Kansas Wesleyan 61. Concordia University | NE finished 28 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-29: Doane (NE) 75, York (NE) 71. Doane (NE) finished 4 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-30: John Brown 91, Ottawa (Kan.) 58. John Brown finished 33 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-30: Friends (KS) 94, Haskell Indian Nations University 60. Friends (KS) finished 34 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-30: William Woods 82, Avila (MO) 80. William Woods finished 2 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-30: Dakota Wesleyan (SD) 99, Bethany (KS) 68. Dakota Wesleyan (SD) finished 31 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-30: Langston (Okla.) 97, Saint Mary (KS) 62. Langston (Okla.) finished 35 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-30: Bethel (KS) 81, Concordia (Neb.) 74. Bethel (KS) finished 7 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-30: Oklahoma Wesleyan 71, Texas Wesleyan 53. Oklahoma Wesleyan finished 18 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-31: Mount Marty 112, Tabor College 74. Mount Marty finished 38 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-31: Sterling 89, Hesston College 57. Sterling finished 32 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-31: Ottawa (Kan.) 83, Haskell Indian Nations University 75. Ottawa (Kan.) finished 8 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-31: John Brown 81, Friends (KS) 70. John Brown finished 11 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-31: Saint Mary (KS) 78, Texas Wesleyan 72. Saint Mary (KS) finished 6 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-31: Oklahoma Wesleyan 89, Langston (Okla.) 64. Oklahoma Wesleyan finished 25 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
2026-10-31: Hastings 73, Bethany (KS) 66. Hastings finished 7 points ahead. An official box-score link was not verified for this edition.
Other schedule-reported results
Avila (MO), 2026-10-27, Kansas Christian College: W 85-79. Official schedule. The official schedule reports this result; a detailed box score and counting/exhibition classification were not independently confirmed for this edition.
Sterling, 2026-10-30, vs. Manhattan Christian: W 73-58. Official schedule. The official schedule reports this result; a detailed box score and counting/exhibition classification were not independently confirmed for this edition.
NHR Game of the Week
Oklahoma Wesleyan 89, No. 8 Langston 64 — October 31. A 25-point win over an officially ranked Top 10 opponent is our choice. Oklahoma Wesleyan was tied for No. 11 in the October 21 NAIA preseason poll.
Individual performances
Individual performance selections are unavailable for this edition: the player-level box scores have not been fully verified. We are not presenting an incomplete sample as the league’s top performers.
Conference results snapshot
Season-to-date observed results, not just this week. Record cutoff: November 1, 2026, 3:53 p.m. CST; the weekly recap above uses a separate 3:00 p.m. CST cutoff. The underlying incomplete inventory covers 176 verified NAIA-versus-NAIA counting games dated October 22–31: 175 between conferences and one within a conference. This is not a complete season or national inventory.
| Opponent group | Observed W–L |
|---|---|
| All other NAIA conferences | 14–15 |
| Official NAIA Top 25 opponents | 2–2 |
| American Midwest Conference | 2–0 |
| Continental Athletic Conference | 4–0 |
| Frontier Conference | 1–1 |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference | 1–6 |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | 1–5 |
| Red River Athletic Conference | 1–0 |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | 4–3 |
W–L is from this conference’s perspective. Only opponent conferences with observed games are listed; omitted matchups and a middle dot (·) mean no game observed in this inventory, not a verified 0–0 record. The Top 25 row uses the official October 21, 2026 NAIA preseason poll, excludes receiving-votes teams and includes same-conference opponents. It overlaps the opponent rows and should not be added to them. Non-NAIA opponents are outside this chart.
Look ahead: November 2–8
The reviewed complete league schedules list no conference-versus-conference matchup in this next-week window. The fixtures below appear on official schedules. Unless explicitly stated, Central tip times and broadcast details remain unconfirmed; consult the linked schedule for updates.
2026-11-06: Southwestern — vs. Park University (MO), Lawrence, Kansas. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-07: Southwestern — vs. Florida College, Lawrence, Kansas. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-05: Oklahoma Wesleyan — at Texas Wesleyan University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-06: Oklahoma Wesleyan — vs. Louisiana State University Shreveport. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-02: Ottawa (Kan.) — at University of Tulsa. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-06: Ottawa (Kan.) — Baker University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-02: Evangel — Faith Baptist. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-06: Saint Mary (KS) — vs. Florida College. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-07: Saint Mary (KS) — vs. Arkansas Baptist College. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-06: Friends (KS) — at Dordt University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-07: Friends (KS) — vs. Northwestern College (Iowa). An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-04: York (NE) — Briar Cliff University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-07: York (NE) — Dakota Wesleyan University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-05: Tabor — vs. Hesston College (Kan.). An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-06: Tabor — vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-03: Kansas Wesleyan — at MidAmerica Nazarene University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-05: Avila (MO) — Grand View University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-06: Avila (MO) — Graceland University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-05: Bethel (KS) — Panhandle State. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-06: Bethel (KS) — Hesston College (Kan.). An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-03: McPherson (Kan.) — at Central Christian College (Kan.). An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-05: McPherson (Kan.) — vs. Graceland University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-06: McPherson (Kan.) — vs. Grand View University. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-03: Sterling — Barclay. An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
2026-11-07: Sterling — at Science and Arts (OK). An upcoming fixture listed on the official league calendar. Central tip time and broadcast details remain unconfirmed. Official schedule.
Kansas Wesleyan at MidAmerica Nazarene, November 3: The official host schedule resolves the tip as 7 p.m. Central at the Cook Center in Olathe. Kansas Wesleyan seeks a response to its 89–61 loss to Concordia. Host schedule · Host-listed video.
Southwestern’s own schedule places its November 6 Park and November 7 Florida College games at Coffin Sports Complex in Lawrence, Kansas, during the Ernie Stevens Jr. Classic. Both games are at the tournament site, not those opponents’ home campuses. Displayed times 2 p.m./11 a.m. still need tournament-host confirmation. Source: https://buildersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2026-27?grid=true .
McPherson’s own schedule corroborates November 3 at Central Christian, Jerry Alexander Arena, then November 5 Graceland and November 6 Grand View in the Avila Classic at Kansas City. It supports no games played during the coverage week. Source: https://macbulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule .
