KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time since last December, College of Idaho fell from the top spot in the second edition of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
After suffering from a tough loss, C of I dropped one spot to land at No. 2.
Oregon Tech continued to receive votes. Both teams currently hold a 5-1 record as the CCC men's basketball season tips into full swing this week.
2023-24 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [First Place Votes] |
RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Grace (Ind.) [21] |
8-0 |
570 |
| 2 |
1 |
College of Idaho |
5-1 |
535 |
| 3 |
4 |
Langston (Okla.) |
5-0 |
522 |
| 4 |
7 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
7-0 |
506 |
| 5 |
3 |
Arizona Christian |
6-1 |
497 |
| 6 |
5 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
9-1 |
482 |
| 7 |
9 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
4-0 |
454 |
| 8 |
6 |
Montana Tech |
6-1 |
445 |
| 9 |
11 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
5-2 |
379 |
| 10 |
10 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
4-1 |
366 |
| 11 |
13 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
7-0 |
364 |
| 12 |
8 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
7-2 |
353 |
| 13 |
18 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
6-0 |
327 |
| 13 |
15 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
5-1 |
327 |
| 15 |
16 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
7-1 |
292 |
| 16 |
19 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
5-1 |
229 |
| 17 |
NR |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
8-0 |
219 |
| 18 |
20 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
5-1 |
214 |
| 19 |
RV |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
10-0 |
177 |
| 20 |
24 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
6-0 |
169 |
| 21 |
RV |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
5-1 |
120 |
| 22 |
22 |
Xavier (La.) |
4-1 |
115 |
| 23 |
RV |
Columbia (Mo.) |
6-1 |
110 |
| 24 |
14 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
6-2 |
104 |
| 25 |
NR |
Florida Memorial |
8-0 |
101 |
Dropped: Florida College, Dordt (Iowa), Antelope Valley (Calif.), Huntington (Ind.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon Tech 95, SAGU (Texas) 73, Florida College 69, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 67, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 57, Central Methodist (Mo.) 56, Vanguard (Calif.) 51, Bethel (Ind.) 45, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 25, Rochester (Mich.) 19, Dordt (Iowa) 17, Tennessee Southern 13, Peru State (Neb.) 11, Science & Arts (Okla.) 10, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 10, Roosevelt (Ill.) 7, Life (Ga.) 6, Webber International (Fla.) 5, Rio Grande (Ohio) 4, Marian (Ind.) 4, Cumberland (Tenn.) 4, Madonna (Mich.) 4, Union (Ky.) 3.
Poll Methodology:
- The NAIA Men’s Basketball Poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration
- 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
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- For the first preseason poll, there is no column referencing a previous ranking, as polls are new and different from the ratings system
- Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly
- For the complete Top 25 polls calendar, click HERE