Ball State athletics reports mixed results for 2025-26 season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 24, 2026, 8:01 AM
Last updated Jun 24, 2026
Ball State athletics faced a year of highs and lows in the 2025-26 season. Women's volleyball and women's basketball earned strong performances, with volleyball finishing 17-1 and winning the MAC regular-season title. Men's basketball struggled, finishing 12-19 and resulting in coach Michael Lewis’s firing. Football saw a slight improvement under Mike Uremovich with a 4-8 record. Baseball and softball both regressed from previous seasons. Men's volleyball excelled, boasting a 26-5 record and winning the MIVA titles, advancing to the NCAA Final Four.
- •Women's volleyball finishes MAC regular season 17-1, wins conference title.
- •Men's basketball ends season 12-19, coach Michael Lewis is fired.
- •Football finishes 4-8 in Mike Uremovich's first season.
- •Men's volleyball claims MIVA titles, advances to NCAA Final Four.
- •Baseball and softball both miss conference tournaments after disappointing seasons.
- 8:01 AMYahoo Sports — Ball State athletics report card for the 2025-26 seasons
"How did Ball State athletics do in 2025-26 a year after earning the MAC's prestigious Cartwright Award? Here's our report card grades for the Cardinals teams.
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