The UIS baseball team is listed among the programs under consideration in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Rankings of the 2025 season, released Wednesday evening.

This week's rankings are presented alphabetically, with UIS among nine teams recognized in a competitive Midwest Region field.
 

MIDWEST (Alphabetical)	DII Overall Record	In-Region Record
Ashland	30-11	27-10
Davenport	29-10	28-8
Drury	24-20	23-17
Grand Valley St.	31-10	27-9
Ill. Springfield	27-12	25-10
Lewis	32-9	32-9
Northwood	27-13	26-10
Saginaw Valley	22-16	22-16
UIndy	21-18	21-18

The Prairie Stars have built a strong resume with a 25-10 in-region record and key wins over GLVC opponents, keeping them firmly in the postseason picture. UIS also added a non-conference midweek matchup with Davenport—another regionally ranked opponent—scheduled for Tuesday, April 29. 

UIS last reached the NCAA postseason in 2023, when the program served as a regional host. That year, the Prairie Stars fell in an 11-10 heartbreaker to UIndy, bounced back with a 10-2 win over Ashland, and then dropped another close contest to Maryville to bow out of the tournament.

The NCAA Midwest Regional is split into two double-elimination brackets hosted at separate sites. The winners of those brackets advance to a Super Regional matchup to determine who moves on to the NCAA Division II Championship, scheduled for May 30–June 7 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

Selections for the NCAA Tournament will be announced on the evening of Sunday, May 11 on NCAA.com.