2023-24 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Five (January 31, 2024)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Grace (Ind.) grabbed every first-place vote for the fourth consecutive week to stay on top in the fifth edition of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll. The Lancers are still undefeated on the year with a perfect 20-0 record as of Tuesday. Langston (Okla.) continued its perfect record into the poll with a 19-0 mark to remain at No. 2. College of Idaho, Oklahoma Wesleyan and Indiana Wesleyan all rounded-out the top five for the second consecutive week. Tennessee Southern was the big mover of the week, up an impressive eight spots to No. 10. Florida College, Ave Maria (Fla.) and MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) rejoined the poll this week, each of which had been in the Top 25 earlier in the season.
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 ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) 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
- For the complete Top 25 polls calendar, click HERE
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [First Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Grace (Ind.) [20] | 20-0 | 540 |
| 2 | 2 | Langston (Okla.) | 19-0 | 522 |
| 3 | 3 | College of Idaho | 18-2 | 501 |
| 4 | 4 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 19-1 | 485 |
| 5 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 18-2 | 472 |
| 6 | 7 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 17-3 | 444 |
| 7 | 10 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 17-1 | 416 |
| 8 | 6 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 18-2 | 415 |
| 9 | 9 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 17-2 | 404 |
| 10 | 18 | Tennessee Southern | 19-2 | 362 |
| 11 | 8 | Montana Tech | 16-4 | 354 |
| 12 | 14 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 17-4 | 318 |
| 13 | 17 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 16-4 | 302 |
| 14 | 13 | Roosevelt (Ill.) | 17-3 | 300 |
| 15 | 12 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 14-4 | 283 |
| 16 | 15 | Arizona Christian | 16-5 | 264 |
| 17 | 16 | Florida Memorial | 16-4 | 228 |
| 18 | 23 | Bethel (Ind.) | 16-4 | 217 |
| 19 | 20 | Morningside (Iowa) | 14-5 | 174 |
| 20 | 11 | Mobile (Ala.) | 16-5 | 161 |
| 21 | RV | Florida College | 18-4 | 146 |
| 22 | 21 | Point Park (Pa.) | 19-2 | 130 |
| 23 | 24 | Oregon Tech | 15-4 | 129 |
| 24 | RV | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 17-4 | 120 |
| 25 | RV | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 16-4 | 89 |
Dropped: SAGU (Texas), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Antelope Valley (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Madonna (Mich.) 77, OUAZ (Ariz.) 65, Central Methodist (Mo.) 62, Talladega (Ala.) 57, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 52, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 39, Kansas Wesleyan 21, SAGU (Texas) 21, Central Baptist (Ark.) 17, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 15, The Master's (Calif.) 13, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 9, Hastings (Neb.) 6, Columbia (Mo.) 4, Huntington (Ind.) 4, Texas College 2, LSU Alexandria (La.) 2
