2024-25 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Final
(February 26)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the sixth time this season a new No. 1 emerges with the College of Idaho receiving 16-of-17 first-place votes in the final NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. LSU Alexandria (La.), Arizona Christian, Georgetown (Ky.), and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) round out the top five heading into the postseason. After receiving votes for much of the season, Oklahoma Wesleyan and Nelson (Texas) joined the top 25 to sit at 23 and 24, respectively.
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 vote for each team (a non-vote is considered a low vote) is removed
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly
- Records listed are as of the end of the day on Monday of the poll week
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | College of Idaho [16] | 26-2 | 508 |
| 2 | 1 | LSU Alexandria (La.) [1] | 25-2 | 477 |
| 3 | 5 | Arizona Christian | 24-4 | 476 |
| 4 | 2 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 25-3 | 452 |
| 5 | 4 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 23-5 | 438 |
| 6 | 7 | Dordt (Iowa) | 26-2 | 425 |
| 7 | 6 | Grace (Ind.) | 23-5 | 413 |
| 8 | 8 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 24-4 | 403 |
| 9 | 9 | William Woods (Mo.) | 25-2 | 382 |
| 10 | 11 | Baker (Kan.) | 25-3 | 359 |
| 11 | 12 | Concordia (Neb.) | 23-5 | 307 |
| 12 | 14 | Huntington (Ind.) | 22-6 | 306 |
| 13 | 13 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 24-4 | 288 |
| 14 | 10 | Bethel (Ind.) | 21-7 | 280 |
| 15 | 18 | Central Baptist (Ark.) | 24-4 | 246 |
| 16 | 16 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 22-6 | 242 |
| 17 | 19 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 21-7 | 238 |
| 18 | 17 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 23-5 | 231 |
| 19 | 25 | Keiser (Fla.) | 24-4 | 214 |
| 20 | 23 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 23-5 | 161 |
| 21 | 15 | Montana Tech | 22-6 | 147 |
| 22 | 21 | Langston (Okla.) | 21-7 | 124 |
| 23 | RV | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 22-6 | 121 |
| 24 | RV | Nelson (Texas) | 21-7 | 116 |
| 25 | 24 | Oregon Tech | 22-6 | 112 |
Dropped from Top 25: Hope International (Calif.), Florida Memorial
Receiving Votes: Florida Memorial 95, Hope International (Calif.) 75, Life (Ga.) 62, Indiana Tech 55, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 24, Mobile (Ala.) 17, St. Francis (Ill.) 13, Indiana Wesleyan 10, Friends (Kan.) 6, St. Mary-Woods (Ind.) 5, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 3, Graceland (Iowa) 3, Morningside (Iowa) 2, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 2