KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The College of Idaho leads a new pair of Cascade Collegiate Conference teams receiving votes on the latest edition of the 2022-23 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
The Coyotes moved up to No. 3 on the rankings, while Corban University started receiving votes on the poll.
2022-23 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Three (December 14, 2022)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
3 |
Arizona Christian [17] |
9-1 |
586 |
| 2 |
1 |
Thomas More (Ky.) [4] |
9-1 |
561 |
| 3 |
4 |
College of Idaho |
8-1 |
560 |
| 4 |
2 |
Grace (Ind.) |
11-1 |
534 |
| 5 |
8 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
11-1 |
519 |
| 6 |
10 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
11-1 |
457 |
| 7 |
15 |
Langston (Okla.) |
11-0 |
456 |
| 8 |
7 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
9-1 |
453 |
| 9 |
6 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
10-2 |
450 |
| 10 |
11 |
Florida College |
12-1 |
446 |
| 11 |
21 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
9-3 |
369 |
| 12 |
17 |
Union (Ky.) |
11-1 |
366 |
| 13 |
12 |
Montana Tech |
9-2 |
337 |
| 14 |
5 |
Marian (Ind.) |
11-2 |
334 |
| 15 |
9 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
11-2 |
316 |
| 16 |
14 |
Indiana Tech |
10-2 |
278 |
| 17 |
25 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
9-2 |
271 |
| 18 |
20 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
7-2 |
263 |
| 19 |
NR |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
10-2 |
255 |
| 20 |
13 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
9-2 |
231 |
| 21 |
18 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
9-1 |
212 |
| 22 |
16 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
7-2 |
211 |
| 23 |
RV |
Morningside (Iowa) |
9-3 |
130 |
| 24 |
23 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
7-2 |
122 |
| 25 |
RV |
Huntington (Ind.) |
10-2 |
98 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Concordia (Neb.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Cumberland (Tenn.)
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 72, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 70, Cumberlands (Ky.) 59, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 53, William Jessup (Calif.) 47, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 40, Iowa Wesleyan 32, Loyola (La.) 28, Texas A&M Texarkana 22, Tougaloo (Miss.) 18, The Master's (Calif.) 14, Baker (Kan.) 12, Thomas (Ga.) 12, Cornerstone (Mich.) 12,
Corban (Ore.) 10, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 8, Science & Arts (Okla.) 5, Hope International (Calif.) 5, Rochester (Mich.) 4, Dordt (Iowa) 3
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents).
- 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.