2021-22 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Six (February 9, 2022)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second week in a row, William Penn (Iowa) was voted the No. 1 team in the nation in the latest edition of the Top 25. The Statesmen received 17 first-place votes. Loyola (La.) jumped one spot to No. 2 after a dominant victory over now No. 18 Faulkner (Ala.) on Saturday. Both Indiana Wesleyan and William Jessup (Calif.) are up two spots to Nos. 3 and 4 respectively while Talladega (Ala.) checked in at No. 5. Marian (Ind.) made the largest positive movement this week in a seven-point jump to No. 17.
Poll Methodology:
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 and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on. Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
Frequency of polls occurs bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) beginning in the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
For the complete Top 25 calendar, click HERE.
2021-22 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Six (February 9, 2022)
RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 William Penn (Iowa) [17] 23-1 558
2 3 Loyola (La.) [3] 21-1 544
3 5 Indiana Wesleyan 23-3 511
4 6 William Jessup (Calif.) 24-2 499
5 2 Talladega (Ala.) 21-2 494
6 4 Oklahoma Wesleyan 24-2 477
7 8 Arizona Christian 24-3 453
8 7 Thomas More (Ky.) 20-3 432
9 10 College of Idaho 22-4 389
10 15 Science & Arts (Okla.) 20-4 375
11 12 Carroll (Mont.) 23-3 369
12 13 Georgetown (Ky.) 21-3 360
13 19 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 22-3 357
14 20 Montana Tech 22-5 333
15 16 Saint Francis (Ind.) 20-6 290
16 9 SAGU (Texas) 17-5 282
17 24 Marian (Ind.) 18-4 245
18 21 Faulkner (Ala.) 19-5 216
19 18 Southeastern (Fla.) 20-5 208
20 22 IU South Bend (Ind.) 19-4 193
21 17 Hope International (Calif.) 18-6 191
22 25 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 17-7 147
23 RV Texas A&M Texarkana 14-4 122
24 23 Bethel (Kan.) 20-6 109
25 RV IU Kokomo (Ind.) 23-3 75
Dropped from the Top 25: Grace (Ind.), LSU Alexandria (La.)
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 72, Florida College 69, LSU Shreveport (La.) 67, Indiana Tech 64, Grace (Ind.) 63, Oregon Tech 58, Stillman (Ala.) 44, Missouri Baptist 31, LSU Alexandria (La.) 27, Southwestern (Kan.) 22, Jamestown (N.D.) 17, Evangel (Mo.) 11, Xavier (La.) 7, Tennessee Southern 7, Texas Wesleyan 5, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 5, Central Methodist (Mo.) 3, Northwestern (Iowa) 3, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) 3.