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Partial coverage: the verification gaps below remain.

Coverage cutoff: November 8, 2026, 10:00 p.m. CST. The latest reviewed results retained here are from November 7. This is partial coverage, not a complete account of the week or a claim that Sunday games are finished.

League summary

McPherson and Bethel picked up verified nonconference wins, and York defeated Briar Cliff by ten. Kansas Wesleyan and Sterling dropped the games included in this partial inventory.

This draft includes 5 reviewed NAIA-versus-NAIA finals involving league members. It does not capture all non-NAIA games, exhibitions or other missing results. No weekly standings, perfect-week claims or complete league totals are inferred.

Around the league

Southwestern

Southwestern’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Oklahoma Wesleyan

Oklahoma Wesleyan’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Ottawa (Kan.)

Ottawa (Kan.)’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Evangel

Evangel’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Saint Mary (KS)

Saint Mary (KS)’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Friends (KS)

Friends (KS)’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Bethany (KS)

Bethany (KS)’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

York (NE)

On November 4, York (NE) beat Briar Cliff (IA) 77–67. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Tabor

Tabor’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Kansas Wesleyan

On November 3, Kansas Wesleyan fell to MidAmerica Nazarene 50–80. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Avila (MO)

Avila (MO)’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Bethel (KS)

On November 5, Bethel (KS) beat Oklahoma Panhandle State 75–69. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

McPherson (Kan.)

On November 3, McPherson (Kan.) beat Central Christian College 76–50. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Sterling

On November 7, Sterling fell to Science and Arts 74–81. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Reviewed games

November 3: MidAmerica Nazarene 80, Kansas Wesleyan 50

MidAmerica Nazarene finished 30 points ahead of Kansas Wesleyan. The score is supported by retained official evidence. Complete individual performances have not yet been reviewed.

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An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

November 3: McPherson (KS) 76, Central Christian College 50

McPherson (KS) finished 26 points ahead of Central Christian College. The score is supported by retained official evidence. Complete individual performances have not yet been reviewed.

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An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

November 4: York (NE) 77, Briar Cliff (IA) 67

York (NE) finished 10 points ahead of Briar Cliff (IA). The score is supported by retained official evidence. Complete individual performances have not yet been reviewed.

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An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

November 5: Bethel (KS) 75, Oklahoma Panhandle State 69

Bethel (KS) finished 6 points ahead of Oklahoma Panhandle State. The score is supported by retained official evidence. Complete individual performances have not yet been reviewed.

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An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

November 7: Science and Arts 81, Sterling 74

Science and Arts finished 7 points ahead of Sterling. The score is supported by retained official evidence. Complete individual performances have not yet been reviewed.

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NHR Game of the Week

Bethel (KS) 75, Oklahoma Panhandle State 69 (November 5). This provisional editorial selection is the closest reviewed result involving a league member in this draft. The narrow margin makes it the strongest close-game selection in the available evidence, but the choice must be revisited once the rest of the week is verified.

Individual performances and season leaders

Complete player-level boxes and qualified season-to-date leaderboards have not been verified across every member. Top-five overall per-game points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks are therefore not ranked here. Games played, eligibility and ties must be checked before that required section can be completed. No estimated averages or unsupported performers are included.

Look ahead: November 9–15

The retained official KCAC schedules identify seven November 14 conference pairings. These are older captured listings, not a fresh confirmation that times remain unchanged. Displayed times below lack an explicit timezone in the retained rows, so confirmed Central tip times remain pending. Venue buildings and game-specific watch links are also unverified.

November 14: Ottawa at Tabor

Ottawa travels to Tabor for a conference road test. The retained league schedule lists 7:00 p.m., timezone unconfirmed. Official schedule.

November 14: Sterling at Friends

Sterling will try to answer its reviewed seven-point loss to Science and Arts. The retained league schedule lists 7:00 p.m., timezone unconfirmed. Official schedule.

November 14: Kansas Wesleyan at Bethany

Kansas Wesleyan has an opportunity to respond after the reviewed loss to MidAmerica Nazarene; Bethany hosts. The retained league schedule lists 8:00 p.m., timezone unconfirmed. Official schedule.

November 14: Southwestern at Oklahoma Wesleyan

Oklahoma Wesleyan hosts Southwestern in a matchup worth prioritizing in the league’s opening slate. The retained league schedule lists 3:00 p.m., timezone unconfirmed. Official schedule.

November 14: Evangel at Saint Mary

Saint Mary hosts Evangel; neither team’s complete preceding-week record is established in this draft. The retained league schedule lists 4:00 p.m., timezone unconfirmed. Official schedule.

November 14: Bethel at McPherson

Both teams enter with a win in the reviewed portion of the preceding week: Bethel over Panhandle State and McPherson over Central Christian. The retained league schedule lists 7:00 p.m., timezone unconfirmed. Official schedule.

November 14: York at Avila

York carries its reviewed win over Briar Cliff into a conference trip to Avila. The retained league schedule lists 3:00 p.m., timezone unconfirmed. Official schedule.

Remaining coverage checks

– Complete each member’s November 2–8 schedule, including non-NAIA games and separately identified exhibitions.
– Reconcile the November 7 listings still marked scheduled or completion unconfirmed on the scores page.
– Verify every Sunday result against the declared cutoff.
– Add exact official box-score links and source-supported individual performances.
– Verify official poll/date before making ranked-win claims. NHR rankings are not official NAIA rankings.
– Complete qualified season leaders and all following-week conference previews.

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