The Great Lakes is home to the reigning National Champions, the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Wolverines look primed to repeat brining back the majority of their team including 2025 NCSA DI WS MVP, Ava Chatlosh and 1st Team All-American Pitcher, Colleen Campbell.  But the Great Lakes is filled with talented teams and it won’t be an easy road to B2B National Championships.  UW-Whitewater is a two-time NCSA DII National Champion and they’ll be a team looking to make the NCSA DI Postseason and challenging for a spot at Nationals.  Look out for the Great Lakes Region in 2025-2026, they may be the most competitive Region in the country.

The Great American Region is also filled with top-end talent.  The University of Illinois is a mainstay at the World Series.  A program that has been to every World Series since the start of the NCSA.  That said, Arkansas State joins their conference.  Arkansas State is no stranger to the World Series, qualifying 9 times and winning the National Championship in 2017.  A lot of good teams in the Great American including Ohio University who made their first trip to Nationals last year.  They’ll be hungry to get back in 2026.

Who will be coming out of the Great Lakes and Great American Region in 2026?  Take a look at the Great American Team Previews and the Great Lakes Team Previews to find out.