KANSAS CITY - Texas Wesleyan is drawing notice in the latest NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 poll, earning 41 votes in the receiving votes category as Indiana Wesleyan claims the No. 1 spot with six first-place votes in the first regular-season release.
Arizona Christian held at second with 11 first-place votes after dropping one game to Georgetown (Ky.), which was ranked No. 3 at the time. Then, Northwestern (Iowa) climbed five spots to No. 3 after receiving one first-place vote this week.
Four new teams joined the top 25 this week, with Saint Mary (Kan.) coming in at No. 11, marking the largest jump of the week. Oregon Tech joins at No. 19, Columbia (Mo.) now sits at No. 22, followed by Hope International (Calif.) and Montana Western at No. 23 and No. 24, respectively.
The second coaches' top 25 poll of the season will be released on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
| Trend |
Rank |
Last Time |
INSTITUTION [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
| ▲ |
1 |
6 |
Indiana Wesleyan [6] |
5-0 |
489 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Arizona Christian [11] |
5-1 |
483 |
| ▲ |
3 |
8 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [1] |
5-0 |
468 |
| ▲ |
4 |
7 |
Grace (Ind.) |
5-0 |
436 |
| ● |
5 |
5 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
4-1 |
428 |
| ▲ |
6 |
11 |
Montana Tech |
5-0 |
424 |
| ▼ |
7 |
4 |
Langston (Okla.) |
3-1 |
412 |
| ▲ |
8 |
15 |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
5-0 |
361 |
| ▲ |
9 |
22 |
Life (Ga.) |
4-0 |
354 |
| ▲ |
10 |
18 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
4-0 |
332 |
| ▲ |
11 |
RV |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
5-0 |
325 |
| ▲ |
12 |
20 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
6-0 |
323 |
| ▼ |
13 |
10 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
3-1 |
319 |
| ▼ |
14 |
13 |
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
2-1 |
250 |
| ▲ |
15 |
16 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
3-0 |
246 |
| ▼ |
16 |
1 |
College of Idaho |
2-2 |
245 |
| ▼ |
17 |
3 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
3-2 |
223 |
| ▲ |
18 |
24 |
Friends (Kan.) |
3-1 |
184 |
| ▲ |
19 |
RV |
Oregon Tech |
2-1 |
178 |
| ▼ |
20 |
17 |
Nelson (Texas) |
4-1 |
172 |
| ● |
21 |
21 |
Indiana Tech |
2-1 |
171 |
| ▲ |
22 |
NR |
Columbia (Mo.) |
5-0 |
126 |
| ▲ |
23 |
RV |
Hope International (Calif.) |
3-0 |
105 |
| ▲ |
24 |
NR |
Montana Western |
5-1 |
104 |
| ● |
25 |
25 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
2-1 |
86 |
| Dropped from Top 25: Graceland (Iowa), Morningside (Iowa), Pikeville (Ky.), The Master's (Calif.) |
| Receiving Votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 75; LSU Shreveport (La.) 58; Texas Wesleyan 41; Dordt (Iowa) 37; Huntington (Ind.) 35; Georgia Gwinnett 27; Bethel (Kan.) 17; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 16; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 16; Shawnee State (Ohio) 9; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 8; Florida Memorial 6; Southwestern (Kan.) 4; The Master's (Calif.) 2; Pikeville (Ky.) 2 |
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
Climbed -▲
Dropped -▼
Steady - ●
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.
