2025 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll
SEWARD, Neb. – After checking in at No. 18 in the final NAIA top 25 poll of the 2024 season, the Concordia University, Nebraska Baseball program will open 2025 with a national ranking of 20th. The Bulldogs picked up 154 points in the 2025 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll released on Nov. 6. Concordia was also listed as the No. 1 team in the GPAC in the conference ratings published on NAIA.org. Head Coach Ryan Dupic’s program has appeared in the NAIA preseason top 25 for the third time in the past four seasons.
The 2025 edition of Concordia Baseball will have a different look to it after the program said goodbye to star outfielders Jay Adams, Alec Blakestad and Joey Grabanski. In terms of previous accolades, the top returners will be All-GPAC honorees in shortstop Jimmy Blumberg, pitcher Christian Gutierrez, DH Brad Hallock, second baseman Ty Nekoliczak, third baseman Jaidan Quinn, first baseman Matt Rhoades and catcher Tanner Tompkins. The 2024 Bulldogs shared the GPAC regular season title, won the conference tournament, advanced to the national tournament and completed the year with an overall record of 42-15.
Under Dupic, Concordia has appeared within the NAIA top 25 for a fifth-consecutive season. The highest ever ranking for the program was 12th in 2021 when the Bulldogs advanced to the NAIA World Series. The ’24 team rose as high as No. 13 in the national poll. Dupic’s squads earned final NAIA top 25 rankings in 2021 (12th), 2023 (24th) and 2024 (18th). This will be the eighth-straight year that Concordia has at least received votes at some point in the season.
Concordia Baseball: highest NAIA top 25 rankings by season
2025 – 20th (preseason)
2024 – 13th
2023 – 21st
2022 – 18th
2021 – 12th
For a closer look at the 2025 team, check out our fall update HERE.