Niagara University, N.Y. – The Niagara University bowling program will nationally ranked No. 11 in the country, based on the National TenPin Coaches Association (NTCA) announced Tuesday afternoon.
 
Niagara fell three spots from the last coaches' poll from December, since the December poll the Purple Eagles have gone 17-9 in a two-month stretch. That saw a 13th place finish at the Northeast Classic where the Purple and White defeated multiple ranked opponents along with a first-place finish at the Mount Shootout.
 
2026 February Coaches Poll
1.Jacksonville State University (41) 1884
2.Vanderbilt University (3) 1768
3.Arkansas State University 1630
4.Wichita State University 1608
5.Louisiana Tech University 1484
6.University of Nebraska 1474
7.Maryville University 1274
8.Youngstown State University 1192
9.Wright State University 1054
10.Sacred Heart University 1013
11.Niagara University 987
12.North Carolina A&T State University 908
13.McKendree University 853
14.Sam Houston State University 801
15.Newman University 734
16.Mount St. Mary's University 720
17.Tulane University 569
18.Monmouth University 543
19.Valparaiso University 446
20.Saint Vincent College 411
21.University of Alabama at Birmingham 409
22.Duquesne University 399
23.University of Central Missouri 367
24.Bryant University 356
25.Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
 
Also Receiving Votes: Carroll University, Delaware State University, Dominican University New York, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Felician University, Marian University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Mercyhurst University, Morgan State University, Oklahoma Christian University, William Smith College, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
 
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