KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw two teams ranked and one received votes in the final NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll of the 2023-24 season, released Wednesday by the national office.
College of Idaho held its No. 3 rank for the final poll. Oregon Tech moved down one spot to land at No. 17. Lewis-Clark State College received votes. The teams are all top seeded in the CCC Tournament which tips-off tonight, February 28.
2023-24 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 7
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [First Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Grace (Ind.) [17] |
27-1 |
538 |
| 2 |
2 |
Langston (Okla.) [3] |
27-1 |
521 |
| 3 |
3 |
College of Idaho |
26-2 |
507 |
| 4 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
26-2 |
476 |
| 5 |
8 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
24-4 |
460 |
| 6 |
6 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
24-4 |
451 |
| 7 |
5 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
25-3 |
442 |
| 8 |
10 |
Montana Tech |
24-4 |
415 |
| 9 |
9 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
23-4 |
364 |
| 10 |
15 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
24-4 |
345 |
| 11 |
11 |
Roosevelt (Ill.) |
23-4 |
339 |
| 12 |
7 |
Tennessee Southern |
24-4 |
328 |
| 13 |
12 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
22-6 |
311 |
| 14 |
14 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
23-5 |
305 |
| 15 |
17 |
Point Park (Pa.) |
26-2 |
255 |
| 16 |
23 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
21-6 |
242 |
| 17 |
16 |
Oregon Tech |
23-5 |
231 |
| 18 |
24 |
Arizona Christian |
21-7 |
226 |
| 19 |
18 |
Florida College |
24-4 |
220 |
| 20 |
21 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
22-6 |
187 |
| 21 |
RV |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
20-7 |
172 |
| 22 |
RV |
Marian (Ind.) |
22-6 |
171 |
| 23 |
20 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
21-7 |
157 |
| 24 |
25 |
SAGU (Texas) |
20-8 |
110 |
| 25 |
RV |
Florida Memorial |
22-6 |
65 |
| 25 |
RV |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
24-4 |
65 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Lourdes (Ohio), Mobile (Ala.), Bethel (Ind.)
Receiving Votes: LSU Alexandria (La.) 58, Lourdes (Ohio) 31, Cornerstone (Mich.) 30, Kansas Wesleyan 30, Union (Ky.) 29, Columbia (Mo.) 28, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 23, Huntington (Ind.) 22, LSU Shreveport (La.) 19, St. Mary-Woods (Ind.) 19, Hope International (Calif.) 16, Hastings (Neb.) 12, Ave Maria (Fla.) 10, Central Baptist (Ark.) 10,
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 6, Mobile (Ala.) 5, OUAZ (Ariz.) 3, Texas College 2, Stillman (Ala.) 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