The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) includes 97 teams. Each team has one head coach. As of the 2026 season, the NAIA is composed of nine conferences: the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC), Frontier Conference, Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), Mid-South Conference (MSC), Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC), and the Sun Conference (TSC), as well as one school that competes as an independent.
As of the start of the 2026 season, the longest-tenured coach in NAIA, is Dennis McCulloch of Valley City State University, who has been head coach at the school since 1997. In all, 19 NAIA programs will have new head coaches in 2026.
Conference affiliations are current for the 2026 season. One future NAIA team has hired its head coach; that team is indicated with a light blue background. Records are current as of 3/29/26.