KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw two teams ranked in the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
After a challenging start to the CCC season, College of Idaho fell to No. 5. Oregon Tech made its first appearance on the poll, landing ranked at No. 24.
2023-24 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 3
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [First Place Votes] |
RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Grace (Ind.) [20] |
10-0 |
540 |
| 2 |
3 |
Langston (Okla.) |
9-0 |
522 |
| 3 |
6 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
10-1 |
481 |
| 4 |
7 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
7-0 |
478 |
| 5 |
2 |
College of Idaho |
7-2 |
463 |
| 6 |
11 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
11-0 |
449 |
| 7 |
8 |
Montana Tech |
7-1 |
432 |
| 8 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
10-1 |
423 |
| 9 |
9 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
8-2 |
407 |
| 10 |
5 |
Arizona Christian |
7-2 |
380 |
| 11 |
12 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
9-2 |
356 |
| 12 |
19 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
12-0 |
314 |
| 13 |
13 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
9-1 |
305 |
| 14 |
20 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
9-0 |
282 |
| 15 |
21 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
6-1 |
269 |
| 16 |
15 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
9-2 |
229 |
| 17 |
16 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
7-2 |
220 |
| 18 |
18 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
8-2 |
195 |
| 19 |
13 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
8-2 |
187 |
| 20 |
RV |
Roosevelt (Ill.) |
10-1 |
185 |
| 21 |
22 |
Xavier (La.) |
6-1 |
163 |
| 22 |
25 |
Florida Memorial |
9-1 |
142 |
| 23 |
10 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
6-3 |
111 |
| 24 |
RV |
Oregon Tech |
6-2 |
107 |
| 25 |
RV |
Florida College |
11-3 |
74 |
Dropped: Ave Maria (Fla.), St. Thomas (Fla.), Columbia (Mo.)
Others Receiving Votes: Point Park (Pa.) 68, Graceland (Iowa) 58, Ave Maria (Fla.) 57, Vanguard (Calif.) 57, Tennessee Southern 53, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 52, St. Thomas (Fla.) 43, SAGU (Texas) 36, Bethel (Ind.) 26, Madonna (Mich.) 25, Mayville State (N.D.) 13, Hastings (Neb.) 13, Science & Arts (Okla.) 10, Rochester (Mich.) 8, Life (Ga.) 8, Union (Ky.) 7.
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