KANSAS CITY, Mo. – College of Idaho maintained its position as the No. 1 team in the nation in the fifth edition of the Top 25. The Yotes earned 18, first-place votes while Oklahoma Wesleyan stayed hot on their heels at No. 2 with a pair of first-place votes of their own. Langston (Okla.) also maintained position at No. 3 while Arizona Christian and Union (Ky.) both made a jump to enter the top five. Defending national champion Loyola (La.) made the biggest jump of the week, up seven spots to No. 15. Both Texas A&M Texarkana and Antelope Valley (Calif.) were newcomers to the poll this week.
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 in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- Frequency of polls occur 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.
2022-23 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Five (January 25, 2023)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | College of Idaho [18] | 18-1 | 559 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan [2] | 19-1 | 543 |
| 3 | 3 | Langston (Okla.) | 18-1 | 513 |
| 4 | 5 | Arizona Christian | 17-4 | 483 |
| 5 | 9 | Union (Ky.) | 19-1 | 472 |
| 6 | 7 | Indiana Wesleyan | 16-5 | 456 |
| 7 | 6 | Grace (Ind.) | 18-3 | 447 |
| 8 | 11 | Indiana Tech | 17-3 | 441 |
| 9 | 13 | William Penn (Iowa) | 18-2 | 434 |
| 10 | 15 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 18-3 | 401 |
| 11 | 14 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 17-3 | 391 |
| 12 | 12 | Montana Tech | 18-3 | 341 |
| 13 | 17 | Kansas Wesleyan | 18-2 | 327 |
| 14 | 8 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 16-5 | 295 |
| 15 | 22 | Loyola (La.) | 16-3 | 288 |
| 16 | 19 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 17-3 | 278 |
| 16 | 16 | Marian (Ind.) | 17-4 | 278 |
| 18 | 20 | Morningside (Iowa) | 16-3 | 272 |
| 19 | 18 | Evangel (Mo.) | 17-3 | 260 |
| 20 | 21 | Florida College | 16-3 | 228 |
| 21 | 4 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 16-4 | 211 |
| 22 | 10 | Thomas More (Ky.) | 15-5 | 180 |
| 23 | 25 | Iowa Wesleyan | 19-1 | 153 |
| 24 | RV | Texas A&M Texarkana | 16-4 | 107 |
| 25 | RV | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | 18-1 | 84 |
Dropped from the Top 25: LSU Shreveport (La.), Menlo (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Ariz.) 74, LSU Shreveport (La.)43, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 43, Madonna (Mich.) 28, Shawnee State (Ohio) 27, Dordt (Iowa) 26, The Master’s (Calif.) 26, Thomas (Ga.) 25, Huntington (Ind.) 22, Tougaloo (Miss.) 20, Rio Grande (Ohio) 13, Eastern Oregon 12, St. Thomas (Fla.) 11, Mayville State (N.D.) 10, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 10, UNT Dallas (Texas) 8, Hope International (Calif.) 7, Northwestern (Iowa) 4, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 4, Lourdes (Ohio) 3.