KANSAS CITY, Mo. – IU East (Ind.) claimed the No. 1 ranking in the final regular-season edition of the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The Red Wolves, who are ranked No. 1 for the first-time in program history, garnered 10 first-place votes and 311 total points.
Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Association of Independent Institutions.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
• Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
• For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2017-18 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Final (Feb. 28)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2017-18 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
IU East (Ind.) (10) |
31-2 |
311 |
| 2 |
1 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) (2) |
28-4 |
302 |
| 3 |
4 |
College of Idaho |
27-6 |
293 |
| 4 |
5 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
26-7 |
282 |
| 5 |
6 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
26-6 |
269 |
| 6 |
3 |
Indiana Tech |
26-6 |
264 |
| 7 |
8 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
25-8 |
244 |
| 8 |
7 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
22-7 |
235 |
| 9 |
10 |
Union (Ky.) |
23-7 |
234 |
| 10 |
11 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
25-6 |
217 |
| 11 |
9 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
24-7 |
199 |
| 12 |
13 |
Warner Pacific (Ore.) |
23-9 |
197 |
| 13 |
12 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
26-7 |
191 |
| 14 |
16 |
Governors State (Ill.) |
25-8 |
186 |
| 15 |
13 |
IU Southeast (Ind.) |
23-8 |
178 |
| 16 |
19 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
25-8 |
166 |
| 17 |
17 |
Stillman (Ala.) |
27-4 |
155 |
| 18 |
15 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
22-9 |
145 |
| 19 |
20 |
Roosevelt (Ill.) |
26-7 |
128 |
| 20 |
18 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
22-10 |
113 |
| T21 |
RV |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
21-9 |
97 |
| T21 |
21 |
Oregon Tech |
22-10 |
97 |
| 23 |
22 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
21-11 |
94 |
| 24 |
24 |
Marian (Ind.) |
20-11 |
67 |
| 25 |
25 |
WVU Tech |
20-11 |
65 |
Others Receiving Votes: Keiser (Fla.) 60; Michigan-Dearborn 56; Trinity International (Ill.) 47; Antelope Valley (Calif.) 28; Jamestown (N.D.) 24; Southern Oregon 21; Hastings (Neb.) 12; Montreat (N.C.) 5; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 4.
Dropped Out: Keiser (Fla.) (No. 23)
^ Ranking from Feb. 20, 2018 Top 25 Poll