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GPAC Releases Preseason Poll, Warriors Picked Second

GPAC Releases Preseason Poll, Warriors Picked Second

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Cheer Preseason Poll has been released. Midland University was picked to finish as the runner-up behind defending conference champion Northwestern College.

The Red Raiders tallied 49 points and seven (7) first-place votes, while Midland garnered 43 points and one first-place vote. Eight GPAC teams will compete this season in Cheer.

Midland will begin its season on February 8 at the Concordia Invite in Seward, Nebraska. The Warriors will host their annual invitational on Saturday, February 21, inside the Wikert Event Center in Fremont. For a complete look at the 2026 Midland Competitive Cheer Schedule, CLICK HERE.

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2026 GPAC Competitive Cheer Preseason Coaches' Poll

  1 Northwestern

49 (7)

  2 MIDLAND

43 (1)

  3 Concordia

29

  4t Doane

28

  4t Dordt

28

  6 Mount Marty

19

  7 Hastings

18

  8 Waldorf

1