The final LEARFIELD Directors' Cup fall standings were released on Tuesday, December 23, with the Keiser Seahawks placing eighth.
The Seahawks registered 240.00 points through the fall season. Keiser had three teams qualify for the postseason during the fall, with men's soccer advancing to the NAIA second round, football making its fourth straight appearance in the NAIA National Championship, and women's soccer its third NAIA National Championship.
Indiana Wesleyan topped the standings at 425.00 points followed by the Cumberlands (Ky.) (385.00), College of Idaho (333.50), Marian (296.50), and The Master's (270.00) to round out the Top 5. Taylor (Ind.) (64.00) and Eastern Oregon (257.00) sit at sixth and seventh, respectively. The Seahawks are the top Sun Conference program ahead of Southeastern (95.00 – 46
th), St. Thomas (51
st – 89.00), SCAD Savannah (79
th – 53.00), and Ave Maria (44.00 – 96
th).
No. 3 Keiser women's soccer are NAIA National Champions after defeating No. 9 Cumberlands (Ky.) 3-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw through 110 minutes at Ashton Brosnaham Stadium in Pensacola, Fla. on Monday, December 8. The victory secured the program's third national championship and second straight trip to the final game. After going through two overtimes without a winner, the national title came down to penalty kicks, where a save from
Madison Priebe denied the Patriots and secured the win for KU. After the game,
Georgia Little,
Lauren Riley, and
Maria Vilhena were named to the 2025 NAIA All-Tournament Team. Little was then awarded Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the tournament before Riley was named the 2025 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Most Valuable Player.
NAIA Fall Standings (as of December 23, 2025)
| Sport |
Finish |
Points |
| Women's Soccer |
National Champions |
100 |
| Football |
National Championship Game |
90 |
| Men's Soccer |
NAIA Second Round |
50 |
Sun Conference Schools in the Top 100 of the Standings
| School |
Finish |
Points |
| Keiser |
8th Place |
240.00 |
| Southeastern |
46th Place |
95.00 |
| St. Thomas |
51st Place |
89.00 |
| SCAD Savannah |
79th Place |
53.00.00 |
| Ave Maria |
96th Place |
44.00 |
Overall Department Success on the Year (through the fall)
- 1 NAIA National Championship
- 1 NAIA Coach of the Year
- 1 NAIA Player of the Year
- 1 NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year
- 1 NAIA Staff of the Year
- 1 Region Coach of the Year
- 1 Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year
- 1 Cliff Harris Award Finalist
- 1 Conference Linebacker of the Year
- 1 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- 1 Conference Assistant Coach of the Year
- 1 Sun Conference Tournament Championship
- 1 Conference Golden Glove Award Winner
- 1 AVCA All-Southeast Region Selections
- 2 Region Staff of the Year
- 2 NAIA National Championship Game Appearances
- 2 Conference Coach of the Year Award
- 2 Conference Player of the Year Honoree
- 2 Sun Conference Regular Season Championships
- 3 NAIA National Tournament Appearances
- 3 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American
- 8 CSC Academic All-District honorees
- 13 teams ranked in the NAIA Top 25 at the end of the fall
- 14 NAIA All-American Honors
- 37 All-Conference individual awards
- 41 NAIA Scholar-Athletes
- 41 Academic All-Conference honorees
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