KANSAS CITY, Mo. – College of Idaho continued as the top team in the nation in the first regular season edition of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
The Yotes swept the first-place votes for the second consecutive week after taking the first victory of the season against University of Providence. Oregon Tech continued to receive votes.
2023-24 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 1
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [First Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
College of Idaho [20] |
1-0 |
540 |
| 2 |
2 |
Grace (Ind.) |
4-0 |
521 |
| 3 |
3 |
Arizona Christian |
2-0 |
496 |
| 4 |
4 |
Langston (Okla.) |
1-0 |
483 |
| 5 |
5 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
3-0 |
470 |
| 6 |
6 |
Montana Tech |
3-0 |
450 |
| 7 |
7 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
4-0 |
435 |
| 8 |
10 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
2-0 |
406 |
| 9 |
8 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
1-0 |
402 |
| 10 |
18 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
3-0 |
358 |
| 11 |
9 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
2-1 |
356 |
| 12 |
17 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
1-0 |
303 |
| 13 |
20 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
2-0 |
268 |
| 14 |
11 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
2-1 |
267 |
| 15 |
25 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
2-0 |
237 |
| 16 |
22 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
3-1 |
232 |
| 17 |
14 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
2-1 |
218 |
| 18 |
21 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
2-0 |
215 |
| 19 |
13 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
2-1 |
175 |
| 20 |
15 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
1-1 |
156 |
| 21 |
23 |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
1-0 |
149 |
| 22 |
RV |
Xavier (La.) |
2-0 |
130 |
| 23 |
RV |
Dordt (Iowa) |
3-0 |
109 |
| 24 |
RV |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
2-0 |
105 |
| 25 |
RV |
Florida College |
4-1 |
87 |
Dropped: William Penn (Iowa), Indiana Tech, Union (Ky.), Kansas Wesleyan
Others Receiving Votes: WVU Tech (W.Va.) 72, Columbia (Mo.) 59, Faulkner (Ala.) 58, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 55, Union (Ky.) 50, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 46,
Oregon Tech 38, SAGU (Texas) 35, Southeastern (Fla.) 27, Cumberlands (Ky.) 19, Life (Ga.) 19, William Woods (Mo.) 19, Rochester (Mich.) 14, Tennessee Southern 14, OUAZ (Ariz.) 13, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 12, Pikeville (Ky.) 11, Roosevelt (Ill.) 10, IU South Bend (Ind.) 7, Central Methodist (Mo.) 5, Science and Arts (Okla.) 5, Bethel (Ind.) 3, Loyola (La.) 2, Rio Grande (Ohio) 2.
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