(Sioux City, Iowa) – The 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Dance Preseason Poll has been released.
Defending NAIA national champion, and GPAC conference champion, Midland is the coaches’ pick to win the league this year. The Warriors tallied 64 points and all eight first place votes. Doane was picked second with 53 points. Morningside rounds out the top three with 48 points.
Nine GPAC teams will compete in Dance this season.
The 2026 GPAC Dance Championships are in Orange City, Iowa, at Northwestern on March 7.
Here is the complete 2026 GPAC Dance Preseason Coaches’ Poll:
PLACE SCHOOL TOTAL 1st PLACE VOTES
1 MIDLAND 64 8
2 DOANE 53
3 MORNINGSIDE 48
4t CONCORDIA 41
4t DORDT 41
6 NORTHWESTERN 25
7 HASTINGS 24
8 COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY 16
9 BRIAR CLIFF 12
