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Men's Basketball Courtney Blumer, CCC Director of Communications

First NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll of 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw two teams ranked in the first NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll of 2024, released Wednesday by the national office.
 
College of Idaho continues to gain momentum, jumping two spots to land at No. 3. Oregon Tech remained ranked at No. 24. 

2023-24 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 4
RANK LAST TIME SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Grace (Ind.) [18] 16-0 480
2 2 Langston (Okla.) 15-0 464
3 5 College of Idaho 14-2 443
4 8 Oklahoma Wesleyan 15-1 430
5 9 Indiana Wesleyan 15-2 414
6 12 Cumberlands (Ky.) 16-1 406
7 11 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 14-2 387
8 7 Montana Tech 13-3 340
9 6 Southwestern (Kan.) 13-2 336
10 14 Lourdes (Ohio) 13-1 329
11 16 Mobile (Ala.) 14-3 289
12 4 LSU Shreveport (La.) 11-3 274
13 20 Roosevelt (Ill.) 14-2 267
14 13 Northwestern (Iowa) 14-3 263
15 10 Arizona Christian 14-4 229
16 22 Florida Memorial 14-2 204
17 3 Georgetown (Ky.) 12-4 200
18 RV Tennessee Southern 16-2 197
19 RV Antelope Valley (Calif.) 14-2 162
20 17 Morningside (Iowa) 12-4 142
21 RV Point Park (Pa.) 16-1 140
22 19 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 12-3 130
23 RV Bethel (Ind.) 13-3 122
24 24 Oregon Tech 12-3 112
25 RV SAGU (Texas) 11-4 108
Dropped From Top 25: Florida College, Xavier (La.), The Master’s (Calif.), Wayland Baptist (Texas), Rocky Mountain (Mont.)

Others Receiving Votes: Florida College 107, Central Methodist (Mo.) 100, Ave Maria (Fla.) 69, Talladega (Ala.) 48, Marian (Ind.) 41, Madonna (Mich.) 34, The Master's (Calif.) 22, Mayville State (N.D.) 17, Xavier (La.) 14, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 7, Kansas Wesleyan 6, Hastings (Neb.) 5, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 4, Vanguard (Calif.) 3, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 3, Central Baptist (Ark.) 3, Pikeville (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

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