In this episode of the D3P Division III Baseball Podcast we break down the 2026 schedule for every team in the D3baseball.com Preseason Top 25—then grade each schedule AND project a regular-season record for all 25 programs.

Over the course of this episode we evaluate schedule strength, identify where teams are being challenged (and where they aren’t), and talk through the matchups that will shape each team's NPI resume as the season unfolds. We finish by assigning a schedule grade to each Top 25 team, and giving our best regular-season record prediction for 2026.

Teams discussed in this episode include (in alphabetical order) Adrian, Case Western Reserve, Centre, Claremont Mudd Scripps, Cortland, Denison, East Texas Baptist, Endicott, Johns Hopkins, Kean, Keystone, La Verne, Lynchburg, McMurry, Messiah, Pomona Pitzer, Penn State Harrisburg, Rowan, Salisbury, Salve Regina, Trinity TX, UW La Crosse, UW Oshkosh and UW Whitewater.

00:00:00-Introduction

00:02:12-Explaining the Eval Process

00:04:58- Recapping the Preseason Top 25

00:07:43-Schedule Discussion 25 thru 21

00:19:39-Schedule Discussion 20 thru 11

00:38:22-Schedule Discussion Top 10

01:01:56-Final Thoughts