DALLAS, Texas – The American Southwest Conference opens the 2025-2026 season on Friday, August 29
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Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
Upcoming Meets: Mary Hardin-Baylor opens the season on Saturday, August 30
th at theStormy Seas Opener in Georgetown. On Saturday, September 6
th, Hardin-Simmons will have their first meet at the University of Dallas while East Texas Baptist competes at UT Tyler.
Links: Men’s Schedule |
Men’s Preseason Poll |
Women’s Schedule |
Women’s Preseason Poll
Football
Upcoming Games: The 2025 ASC football season will kickoff on Thursday, September 4
th as Howard Payne takes on Pacific (Ore.). Saturday, September 6
th will feature a trio of games. UMHB hosts Bethel University (Tenn.), Hardin-Simmons travels to California to face Chapman and East Texas Baptist hosts Lyon.
In the Polls: Hardin-Simmons ranked No. 6 in both the
D3football.com and
AFCA preseason polls followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor in the No. 8 slot.
Preseason All-Americans: Three Hardin-Simmons University Football Student-Athletes were named to the
D3football.com Preseason All-America Teams. Hayden Philpot, a senior center from Decatur, was selected First Team Offense. Kaiden Roden, a junior linebacker from Quinlan, was selected Second Team Defense. Bode Walters, a senior guard from Marion, was selected Third Team Offense.
Links: Schedule |
Preseason Poll |
Standings
Media and Interviews: ETBU Head Coach Calvin Ruzicka – First Day of Practice |
ETBU Fall Camp Coverage KSLA 12 News |
HSU Head Coach Jesse Burleson Presser |
HSU Offensive Captains Presser |
HSU Defensive and Special Teams Captains Presser |
HPU Head Coach Coby Gipson - First Practice
Men’s and Women’s Golf
Upcoming Tournaments: The 2025-26 season begins on Monday, September 8
th. The Mary Hardin-Baylor men compete at the Texas Tri-Tourney in Whitney while the Hardin-Simmons men and women play at the Tempest Invitational in Gladewater. The Mary Hardin-Baylor women open the season on Saturday, September 13
th at the NCAA National Preview in Desert, CA. Howard Payne men will begin fall action on Saturday, September 26
th in Granbury while the women compete in Ft. Worth on Monday, October 13
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Links: Men’s Schedule |
Women’s Schedule
Men’s Soccer
Upcoming Matches: The 2025 season kicks off on Friday, August 29
th with four matches. East Texas Baptist takes on Dallas in Irving while Hardin-Simmons faces Texas Lutheran in Seguin. Howard Payne travels to Arkansas to play Ozarks and Mary Hardin-Baylor hosts Schreiner. Saturday, August 30
th has a pair of matches with Hardin-Simmons taking on Schreiner and Mary Hardin-Baylor facing Texas Lutheran in Belton. The weekend closes with a duo of contests on Sunday, August 31
st between East Texas Baptist and Ozarks in Marshall and Howard Payne and Austin in Sherman.
Links: Schedule |
Preseason Poll |
Standings
Media and Interviews: ETBU Media Day
Women’s Soccer
Upcoming Matches: Friday, August 29
th holds four matches to start the season. Howard Payne travels to Arkansas to take on Ozarks while Hardin-Simmons heads to Irving to face Dallas. Mary Hardin-Baylor hosts Concordia Texas and East Texas Baptist travels to California and will take on Chicago. Sunday, August 31
st will have a trio of contests. Mary Hardin-Baylor hosts Puget Sound, Howard Payne faces Centenary in Shreveport and East Texas Baptist plays Linfield in California.
Links: Schedule |
Preseason Poll |
Standings
Volleyball
Upcoming Matches: The 2025 Volleyball season opens with 15 matches over the weekend of Friday, August 29
th. East Texas Baptist travels to Colorado Springs where they will take on Edgewood, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Colorado College and Wisconsin-Superior. Howard Payne heads to Irving and will face Rhodes, Millsaps, Arcadia and New England College. Hardin-Simmons and Mary Hardin-Baylor will both compete in Houston against Adrian College, Alverno, St. Thomas (TX) and Schreiner.
In the Polls: East Texas Baptist was ranked No. 14 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Division III Women’s Volleyball Preseason Poll.
Links: Schedule |
Preseason Poll |
Standings