KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw two teams ranked in the latest NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
College of Idaho held its No. 3 rank for the third consecutive poll. Oregon Tech jumped up seven spots to land at No. 16. Both teams have clinched CCC Tournament berths. The next poll will be the final one of the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 6
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [First Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Grace (Ind.) [20] |
24-0 |
540 |
| 2 |
2 |
Langston (Okla.) |
23-1 |
514 |
| 3 |
3 |
College of Idaho |
22-2 |
504 |
| 4 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
23-1 |
493 |
| 5 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
21-2 |
465 |
| 6 |
5 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
21-3 |
446 |
| 7 |
10 |
Tennessee Southern |
23-2 |
428 |
| 8 |
6 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
20-4 |
415 |
| 9 |
9 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
20-3 |
392 |
| 10 |
11 |
Montana Tech |
20-4 |
386 |
| 11 |
14 |
Roosevelt (Ill.) |
20-3 |
353 |
| 12 |
12 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
19-5 |
305 |
| 13 |
7 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
19-3 |
275 |
| 14 |
RV |
Madonna (Mich.) |
20-4 |
258 |
| 15 |
25 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
20-4 |
251 |
| 16 |
23 |
Oregon Tech |
20-4 |
242 |
| 17 |
22 |
Point Park (Pa.) |
23-2 |
238 |
| 18 |
21 |
Florida College |
22-4 |
218 |
| 19 |
20 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
20-5 |
189 |
| 20 |
RV |
The Master's (Calif.) |
19-6 |
182 |
| 21 |
NR |
Concordia (Neb.) |
19-5 |
170 |
| 22 |
18 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
18-6 |
141 |
| 23 |
13 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
18-6 |
139 |
| 24 |
16 |
Arizona Christian |
18-7 |
112 |
| 25 |
RV |
SAGU (Texas) |
17-7 |
78 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Florida Memorial, Ave Maria (Fla.), LSU Shreveport (La.), Morningside (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Florida Memorial 76, St. Thomas (Fla.) 66, Central Baptist (Ark.) 65, Union (Ky.) 65, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 62, Texas College 41, OUAZ (Ariz.) 36, Marian (Ind.) 28, Ave Maria (Fla.) 17, LSU Alexandria (La.) 15, LSU Shreveport (La.) 13, Morningside (Iowa) 12, Kansas Wesleyan 9, St. Mary-Woods (Ind.) 8, Columbia (Mo.) 8, Baker (Kan.) 6, Pikeville (Ky.) 4.
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