KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw two teams ranked and one receive votes in the latest NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
College of Idaho held its No. 3 spot. Oregon Tech moved up one to sit at No. 23. Lewis-Clark State College received votes for the first time this season.
2023-24 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 5
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [First Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Grace (Ind.) [20] |
20-0 |
540 |
| 2 |
2 |
Langston (Okla.) |
19-0 |
522 |
| 3 |
3 |
College of Idaho |
18-2 |
501 |
| 4 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
19-1 |
485 |
| 5 |
5 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
18-2 |
472 |
| 6 |
7 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
17-3 |
444 |
| 7 |
10 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
17-1 |
416 |
| 8 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
18-2 |
415 |
| 9 |
9 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
17-2 |
404 |
| 10 |
18 |
Tennessee Southern |
19-2 |
362 |
| 11 |
8 |
Montana Tech |
16-4 |
354 |
| 12 |
14 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
17-4 |
318 |
| 13 |
17 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
16-4 |
302 |
| 14 |
13 |
Roosevelt (Ill.) |
17-3 |
300 |
| 15 |
12 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
14-4 |
283 |
| 16 |
15 |
Arizona Christian |
16-5 |
264 |
| 17 |
16 |
Florida Memorial |
16-4 |
228 |
| 18 |
23 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
16-4 |
217 |
| 19 |
20 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
14-5 |
174 |
| 20 |
11 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
16-5 |
161 |
| 21 |
RV |
Florida College |
18-4 |
146 |
| 22 |
21 |
Point Park (Pa.) |
19-2 |
130 |
| 23 |
24 |
Oregon Tech |
15-4 |
129 |
| 24 |
RV |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
17-4 |
120 |
| 25 |
RV |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
16-4 |
89 |
Dropped: SAGU (Texas), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Antelope Valley (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Madonna (Mich.) 77, OUAZ (Ariz.) 65, Central Methodist (Mo.) 62, Talladega (Ala.) 57, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 52, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 39, Kansas Wesleyan 21, SAGU (Texas) 21, Central Baptist (Ark.) 17, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 15, The Master's (Calif.) 13,
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 9, Hastings (Neb.) 6, Columbia (Mo.) 4, Huntington (Ind.) 4, Texas College 2, LSU Alexandria (La.) 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