KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Cascade Collegiate Conference teams appeared on the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
College of Idaho moved up one spot to No. 9 with a 22-4 overall record, while Oregon Tech continued to receive votes. The two teams are currently tied for first in the CCC standings.
2021-22 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Six (February 9, 2022)
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
1 |
1 |
William Penn (Iowa) [17] |
23-1 |
558 |
2 |
3 |
Loyola (La.) [3] |
21-1 |
544 |
3 |
5 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
23-3 |
511 |
4 |
6 |
William Jessup (Calif.) |
24-2 |
499 |
5 |
2 |
Talladega (Ala.) |
21-2 |
494 |
6 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
24-2 |
477 |
7 |
8 |
Arizona Christian |
24-3 |
453 |
8 |
7 |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
20-3 |
432 |
9 |
10 |
College of Idaho |
22-4 |
389 |
10 |
15 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
20-4 |
375 |
11 |
12 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
23-3 |
369 |
12 |
13 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
21-3 |
360 |
13 |
19 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
22-3 |
357 |
14 |
20 |
Montana Tech |
22-5 |
333 |
15 |
16 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
20-6 |
290 |
16 |
9 |
SAGU (Texas) |
17-5 |
282 |
17 |
24 |
Marian (Ind.) |
18-4 |
245 |
18 |
21 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
19-5 |
216 |
19 |
18 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
20-5 |
208 |
20 |
22 |
IU South Bend (Ind.) |
19-4 |
193 |
21 |
17 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
18-6 |
191 |
22 |
25 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
17-7 |
147 |
23 |
RV |
Texas A&M Texarkana |
14-4 |
122 |
24 |
23 |
Bethel (Kan.) |
20-6 |
109 |
25 |
RV |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
23-3 |
75 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Grace (Ind.), LSU Alexandria (La.)
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 72, Florida College 69, LSU Shreveport (La.) 67, Indiana Tech 64, Grace (Ind.) 63,
Oregon Tech 58, Stillman (Ala.) 44, Missouri Baptist 31, LSU Alexandria (La.) 27, Southwestern (Kan.) 22, Jamestown (N.D.) 17, Evangel (Mo.) 11, Xavier (La.) 7, Tennessee Southern 7, Texas Wesleyan 5, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 5, Central Methodist (Mo.) 3, Northwestern (Iowa) 3, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) 3
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.