KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams appear in the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
The College of Idaho moved up five spots to No. 13, while Lewis-Clark State College slipped to No. 20. Oregon Tech joined the mix by grabbing some votes.
2021-22 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Four (January 12, 2022)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Loyola (La.) [21] |
16-0 |
591 |
| 2 |
5 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
14-1 |
553 |
| 3 |
3 |
Talladega (Ala.) |
13-1 |
542 |
| 4 |
8 |
William Jessup (Calif.) |
18-1 |
537 |
| 5 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
16-1 |
518 |
| 6 |
2 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
16-2 |
499 |
| 7 |
9 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
15-3 |
477 |
| 8 |
10 |
Arizona Christian |
17-2 |
464 |
| 9 |
7 |
Grace (Ind.) |
16-2 |
425 |
| 10 |
13 |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
13-2 |
406 |
| 11 |
12 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
16-3 |
392 |
| 12 |
6 |
SAGU (Texas) |
11-3 |
387 |
| 13 |
18 |
College of Idaho |
14-3 |
340 |
| 14 |
14 |
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
9-1 |
333 |
| 15 |
16 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
12-3 |
301 |
| 16 |
22 |
Marian (Ind.) |
12-2 |
277 |
| 17 |
21 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
12-2 |
247 |
| 18 |
25 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
13-3 |
227 |
| 19 |
15 |
Xavier (La.) |
10-2 |
211 |
| 20 |
17 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
13-4 |
173 |
| 21 |
25 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
14-4 |
168 |
| 22 |
24 |
Indiana South Bend (Ind.) |
12-3 |
167 |
| 23 |
RV |
WVU Tech (W.Va.) |
15-2 |
156 |
| 24 |
RV |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
15-3 |
130 |
| 25 |
23 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
15-4 |
113 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Central Methodist (Mo.), Stillman (Ala.), Kansas Wesleyan
Others Receiving Votes: Faulkner (Ala.) 106, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 101, Central Methodist (Mo.) 96, Stillman (Ala.) 75, Texas Wesleyan 65, Bethel (Kan.) 63, Southwestern (Kan.) 43, Montana Tech 40, Florida College 31,
Oregon Tech 17, Northwestern (Iowa) 14, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) 11, Pikeville (Ky.) 10, Menlo (Calif.) 8, Tennessee Wesleyan 7, Kansas Wesleyan 6, Rochester (Mich.) 4, Indiana Tech 4
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) beginning in 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.