Coverage: October 26–November 1, 2026, through 3 p.m. Central on November 1. This is a verified-results roundup with the coverage gaps noted below; later Sunday results are not included.
Around the league
Georgetown’s Remy Williams Memorial Classic trip supplied the headline results: a 74–58 win over Arizona Christian and a 64–58 win over Park, with a 63–61 loss to LSU Shreveport between them. Cumberlands edged Union Commonwealth 79–75, while Lindsey Wilson posted wins over Mission and Carolina. NAIA-posted finals are used where official sources conflict.
Georgetown College beat No. 3 Arizona Christian 74–58 on 2026-10-29. Rankings refer to the October 21, 2026 Gared-NAIA preseason coaches poll, not NHR rankings.
Team-by-team
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) defeated Mission (Mo.) 100–67 on October 30. On October 31, it beat Carolina (N.C.) 82–70. Official schedule.
Cumberland (Tenn.)
Cumberland (Tenn.) fell to Union Commonwealth University 90–93 on October 28. On October 30, it beat Brescia (KY) 77–64. Official schedule.
Bethel (TN)
Bethel (TN) fell to Saint Thomas University 71–99 on October 28. Official schedule.
Campbellsville (KY)
Campbellsville (KY) defeated West Virginia University Tech. 76–55 on October 27. On October 30, it lost to Carolina (N.C.) 60–61. On October 31, it beat Mission (Mo.) 89–81. Official schedule.
Cumberlands (Ky.)
Cumberlands (Ky.) defeated Union Commonwealth 79–75 on October 31. Official schedule.
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) fell to St. Thomas (Fla.) 70–76 on October 30. Official schedule.
Georgetown (Ky.)
Georgetown (Ky.) defeated Arizona Christian 74–58 on October 29. On October 30, it lost to LSU Shreveport (La.) 61–63. On October 31, it beat Park University 64–58. Official schedule.
Game notes
2026-10-27: Campbellsville University 76, West Virginia University Tech. 55. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-28: Saint Thomas University 99, Bethel University 71. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-28: Union Commonwealth University 93, Cumberland University 90. Official box-score source. Official source.
2026-10-29: Georgetown College 74, Arizona Christian 58. Official box-score source. Official source.
2026-10-30: Carolina (N.C.) 61, Campbellsville University 60. Official box-score source. Official source.
2026-10-30: Cumberland (Tenn.) 77, Brescia (KY) 64. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap.
2026-10-30: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 100, Mission (Mo.) 67. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap.
2026-10-30: St. Thomas (Fla.) 76, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 70. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap.
2026-10-30: LSU Shreveport (La.) 63, Georgetown (Ky.) 61. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: Georgetown (Ky.) 64, Park University 58. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: Campbellsville (KY) 89, Mission (Mo.) 81. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 82, Carolina (N.C.) 70. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: Cumberlands (Ky.) 79, Union Commonwealth 75. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
NHR Game of the Week
Cumberlands–Union Commonwealth. A four-point road win makes this an excellent early-season test in the verified slate. This choice is based on the games verified for this recap, not a claim that every conference game has been compared.
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 | 10–6 |
| Official NAIA Top 25 opponents | 1–1 |
| Appalachian Athletic Conference | 2–1 |
| American Midwest Conference | 2–0 |
| Continental Athletic Conference | 1–1 |
| Crossroads League | 1–0 |
| Great Southwest Athletic Conference | 1–0 |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | 1–0 |
| Red River Athletic Conference | 0–1 |
| River States Conference | 2–1 |
| Sun Conference | 0–2 |
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.
Looking ahead: November 2–8
The following games are listed on official schedules. Times not independently confirmed in Central are omitted; follow the official schedule for updates. Streaming availability is not promised.
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
- 11/3/2026 | at Midway University (Ky.) | Time to be confirmed | Midway, KY. Official schedule.
- 11/7/2026 | Time to be confirmed | Time to be confirmed | Waleska, GA. Official schedule.
- 11/8/2026 | at Reinhardt University (Ga.) | Time to be confirmed | Waleska, GA. Official schedule.
Cumberland (Tenn.)
- 11/5/2026 | University of Mobile (Ala.) | Time to be confirmed | Lebanon, Tenn.. Official schedule.
- 11/7/2026 | at Fisk University | Time to be confirmed | Nashville, Tenn.. Official schedule.
Bethel (TN)
- 11/6/2026 | St. Mary-Woods | Time to be confirmed | Crisp Arena – McKenzie, TN. Official schedule.
- 11/7/2026 | Ave Maria University (Fla.) | Time to be confirmed | Crisp Arena – McKenzie, TN. Official schedule.
Campbellsville (KY)
- 11/6/2026 | Goshen College (Ind.) | Time to be confirmed | Campbellsville, Ky.. Official schedule.
- 11/7/2026 | Indiana University Southeast | Time to be confirmed | Campbellsville, Ky.. Official schedule.
Cumberlands (Ky.)
- 11/3/2026 | University of Pikeville (Ky.) | Time to be confirmed | Williamsburg, KY. Official schedule.
- 11/6/2026 | vs. Indiana University Southeast | Time to be confirmed | Campbellsville, KY. Official schedule.
- 11/7/2026 | vs. Goshen College (Ind.) | Time to be confirmed | Campbellsville, KY. Official schedule.
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
- 11/3/2026 | at Central Baptist | Time to be confirmed | Conway, Ark.. Official schedule.
- 11/7/2026 | Bryan | Time to be confirmed | Henderson. Official schedule.
Georgetown (Ky.)
- 11/7/2026 | University of Mobile (Ala.) | Time to be confirmed | Georgetown, KY. Official schedule.
No November 2–8 game is marked as a conference contest on the complete member schedules reviewed for this recap.
Bethel hosts Saint Mary-of-the-Woods November 6 and Ave Maria November 7 at 4 p.m. Central at Crisp Arena in McKenzie, Tennessee. The Ave Maria game is corroborated as 4 p.m. Central by the visitor’s explicitly zone-labeled schedule. Bethel faces a turnaround test after its opening loss to St. Thomas; Ave Maria arrives with wins over Wayland Baptist and Florida College. Bethel host schedule · Ave Maria schedule. The November 6 Central tip remains unconfirmed; no broadcast is promised.
