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
Stanton’s 89–88 win over Benedictine Mesa and 67–65 win over OUAZ stand out among the verified results. Simpson and Pacific Union met in a 66–54 Simpson win. This recap covers the verified results available at our cutoff; some team schedules could not be fully checked.
No Top 25 win is established in the games verified for this recap; this is not a complete league-wide negative claim. Rankings refer to the October 21, 2026 Gared-NAIA preseason coaches poll, not NHR rankings.
Coverage note: Full weekly schedules remain unverified for Simpson (CA), Pacific Union (CA), Northern New Mexico, Stanton (CA), Westcliff (Calif.). Their paragraphs report confirmed results where available.
Team-by-team
Simpson (CA)
Simpson (CA) fell to Warner Pacific (OR) 79–83 on October 30. On October 31, it beat Pacific Union (CA) 66–54.
Pacific Union (CA)
Pacific Union (CA) fell to Simpson (CA) 54–66 on October 31.
Northern New Mexico
Northern New Mexico defeated Oklahoma Panhandle State 70–65 on October 30. On October 31, it lost to Southwestern Christian 75–82.
Stanton (CA)
Stanton (CA) defeated Benedictine University at Mesa 89–88 on October 28. On October 30, it lost to Embry-Riddle (AZ) 79–97. On October 31, it beat OUAZ 67–65.
Westcliff (Calif.)
Westcliff (Calif.)’s weekly results could not be fully verified for this edition.
Game notes
2026-10-28: Stanton University 89, Benedictine University at Mesa 88. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-30: Northern New Mexico 70, Oklahoma Panhandle State 65. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap.
2026-10-30: Warner Pacific (OR) 83, Simpson (CA) 79. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap.
2026-10-30: Embry-Riddle (AZ) 97, Stanton (CA) 79. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap.
2026-10-31: Simpson (CA) 66, Pacific Union (CA) 54. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: Southwestern Christian 82, Northern New Mexico 75. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: Stanton (CA) 67, OUAZ 65. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
NHR Game of the Week
Stanton–Benedictine. A one-point finish earns this editorial selection. 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 | 4–6 |
| Official NAIA Top 25 opponents | · |
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | 1–1 |
| Frontier Conference | 0–1 |
| Great Southwest Athletic Conference | 2–3 |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | 1–1 |
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
A complete next-week slate could not be independently verified for this conference. Confirmed details follow where available.
Northern New Mexico visits Wayland Baptist November 5 at the Hutcherson Center in Plainview, Texas. The host schedule lists 6 p.m.; explicit timezone confirmation remains pending. This is a nonconference game, not a Cal Pac matchup. Other Cal Pac next-week candidates remain incomplete because members’ primary schedules are on source holds.
