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
St. Thomas won at Bethel and Freed-Hardeman, while Keiser survived Life Pacific 66–64 before falling to The Master’s 80–67. This is a strong group of verified results, but the unavailable conference source leaves full schedule and statistics coverage incomplete.
Ave Maria University beat No. 24 Wayland Baptist 82–81 on 2026-10-27; St. Thomas (Fla.) beat No. 2 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 76–70 on 2026-10-30. Rankings refer to the October 21, 2026 Gared-NAIA preseason coaches poll, not NHR rankings.
Coverage note: Full weekly schedules remain unverified for St. Thomas (Fla.), Webber International (FL), New College of Florida, Warner (FL), Coastal Georgia (GA), Southeastern (Fla.), Keiser (Fla.), Florida Memorial. Their paragraphs report confirmed results where available.
Team-by-team
St. Thomas (Fla.)
St. Thomas (Fla.) defeated Bethel University 99–71 on October 28. On October 30, it beat Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 76–70.
Webber International (FL)
Webber International (FL) defeated Thomas 80–77 on October 30.
New College of Florida
New College of Florida fell to Wayland Baptist 65–82 on October 26.
Warner (FL)
Warner (FL) defeated Florida College 69–67 on October 27. On October 29, it beat Thomas 89–86.
Coastal Georgia (GA)
Coastal Georgia (GA) defeated Andrew College 96–73 on October 31.
Southeastern (Fla.)
Southeastern (Fla.) defeated Brewton-Parker (GA) 78–63 on October 30. On October 31, it lost to Life 91–96.
Ave Maria
Ave Maria defeated Wayland Baptist 82–81 on October 27. On October 31, it beat Florida College 99–80.
Keiser (Fla.)
Keiser (Fla.) defeated Life Pacific 66–64 on October 30. On October 31, it lost to The Master’s (Calif.) 67–80.
Florida Memorial
Florida Memorial’s weekly results could not be fully verified for this edition.
Game notes
2026-10-26: Wayland Baptist 82, New College of Florida 65. Official box-score source. Official source.
2026-10-27: Ave Maria University 82, Wayland Baptist 81. Official box-score source. Official source.
2026-10-27: Warner (FL) 69, Florida College 67. Official box-score source. 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.
2026-10-29: Warner (FL) 89, Thomas 86. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-30: Keiser (Fla.) 66, Life Pacific 64. Official box-score source. Official source.
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: Webber International (FL) 80, Thomas 77. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap.
2026-10-30: Southeastern (Fla.) 78, Brewton-Parker (GA) 63. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap.
2026-10-31: Life 96, Southeastern (Fla.) 91. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: Ave Maria University 99, Florida College 80. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: The Master’s (Calif.) 80, Keiser (Fla.) 67. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
2026-10-31: Coastal Georgia (GA) 96, Andrew College 73. An exact official box-score link was not available for this recap. Official source.
NHR Game of the Week
Keiser–Life Pacific. The two-point finish is the narrowest verified highlight in this 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 | 15–3 |
| Official NAIA Top 25 opponents | 2–2 |
| Appalachian Athletic Conference | 1–0 |
| Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1–0 |
| Continental Athletic Conference | 3–0 |
| Crossroads League | 1–0 |
| Great Southwest Athletic Conference | 1–1 |
| Mid-South Conference | 2–0 |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | 1–1 |
| Southern States Athletic Conference | 5–1 |
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.
Ave Maria’s complete school schedule confirms the 82–81 win over officially ranked No.24 Wayland Baptist October 27 and 99–80 win over Florida College October 31. Official schedule.
The Gyrenes’ next test is the Chick-fil-A Classic in McKenzie, Tennessee: Tennessee Southern November 6 at 6 p.m. Central, explicitly labeled on Ave Maria’s schedule, followed by host Bethel November 7 at 4 p.m. Central. Bethel’s own schedule corroborates the latter date/time and identifies Crisp Arena. These nonconference games offer Ave Maria a two-day road-tournament test after two home wins. Host schedule. No stream is promised; linked availability needs confirmation. Ave Maria lists no Sun matchup November 2–8; the other eight members still need complete independent schedule verification.
