2022-23 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Five (January 25, 2023)

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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.

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