| 2026 The National Pastime After Week 5 | |||||||
| National Conference | |||||||
| Atlantic | |||||||
| Rank | Team | Manager | Wins | Losses | Win % | Points | Streak |
| 1 | Vermont Lake Monsters | Nate Bishop | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 137 | W5 |
| 2 | Worcester Red Sox | Stephen DiCaprio | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 136.5 | W2 |
| 3 | Portland Sea Dogs | Stephen Miller | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 136.5 | W2 |
| 4 | Aberdeen IronBirds | Steve Ruth | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 132 | W1 |
| 5 | Southern Tier Spicy Meatballs | Jedd Gardner | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 122 | L3 |
| 6 | Jamestown Jammers | Norah Riney | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 119.5 | L1 |
| 7 | Lady Lake Live Wires | Cheryl Balas | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 105 | L2 |
| Great Lakes | |||||||
| Rank | Team | Manager | Wins | Losses | Win % | Points | Streak |
| 1 | Lansing Lugnuts | Curt Manning | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 144.5 | W3 |
| 2 | Erie Seawolves | Scott Polohonki | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 129.5 | L2 |
| 3 | Schaumburg Flyers | Jerry Miller | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 121 | W1 |
| 4 | Kane County Cougers | Jay Smogolski | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 135.5 | L2 |
| 5 | Dayton Dragons | Jamie Dyke | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 134 | W1 |
| 6 | Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs | Ray Perrotta | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 129.5 | L1 |
| American Conference | |||||||
| South | |||||||
| Rank | Team | Manager | Wins | Losses | Win % | Points | Streak |
| 1 | Gwinnett Stripers | Greg Miller | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 151.5 | L1 |
| 2 | Carolina Mudcats | Kevin Sullivan | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 132.5 | L1 |
| 3 | South Bend Cubs | Shane Burton | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 125 | L2 |
| 4 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | Will Riney | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 137.5 | W1 |
| 5 | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | Scott Schmitt | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 134.5 | L1 |
| 6 | Florence Freedom | Darrell Cox | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 125 | W1 |
| 7 | Durham Bulls | Myra Cochran | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 109 | W1 |
| Frontier | |||||||
| Rank | Team | Manager | Wins | Losses | Win % | Points | Streak |
| 1 | Sacramento River Cats | James McDaniels | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 139 | W1 |
| 2 | Santa Fe Fuego | Enda Mulcahy | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 134.5 | W2 |
| 3 | Quad City River Bandits | John DiGiovanni | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 129 | W2 |
| 4 | Omaha Storm Chasers | Nick Hagen | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 127.5 | L3 |
| 5 | Albuquerque Isotopes | Zach Kruep | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 120.5 | L1 |
| 6 | Fort Wayne TinCaps | Chris Webb | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 115.5 | L1 |