Bulldogs close out 2025 at No. 16 in NAIA coaches’ poll

By Jacob Knabel on Jun. 4, 2025 in Baseball

2025 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Postseason Top 25 Poll

SEWARD, Neb. – For the third-straight year and for the fourth time in five seasons, Head Coach Ryan Dupic’s program has finished a campaign with an NAIA national ranking. In the 2025 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Postseason Top 25 Poll released on June 4, the Concordia University, Nebraska Baseball team checked in at No. 16 with 210 points. In program history, only the 2021 NAIA World Series qualifying squad has earned a higher postseason poll position than the 2025 Bulldogs.

Named GPAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his tenure, Dupic led the ’25 team to a 41-13 overall record to a GPAC regular season championship and appearance at the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. The 2025 Concordia team broke the GPAC record for conference regular season wins (25) and became the first in program history to host an NAIA Opening Round. Both Jaidan Quinn and Matt Rhoades were honored as NAIA All-Americans on June 4.

The 2025 Bulldogs spent the entirety of the season ranked inside the top 25. They peaked at No. 12 in the poll released on April 30. That ranking equaled the ’21 team for the highest national ranking in program history. Other recent Concordia squads that completed seasons with top 25 rankings were the 2023 (24th) and 2024 (18th) teams. Eight-straight Bulldogs squads have at least received votes in the NAIA national poll at some point during their seasons.

The ’25 team extended impressive streaks for the program, which has now won at least 40 games in five-straights seasons (2021 through 2025) and has advanced to the national tournament in six-consecutive seasons. Only five other NAIA baseball programs have also won 40 games in each of the past five years. In 11 seasons at the helm of the program, Dupic owns an overall record of 365-191-1 and has led Concordia to a combined eight GPAC championships and seven national tournament appearances.

Concordia 2025 top 25 rankings

·        Nov. 6 (preseason) – 20th

·        March 5 – 21st

·        March 19 – 22nd

·        April 2 – 17th

·        April 16 – 15th

·        April 30 – 12th

·        June 4 (postseason) – 16th