KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The top three teams remained unchanged in the second edition of the coaches’ poll. Georgetown (Ky.) remained at the top with a 10-0 record, followed by The Master’s (Calif.) at No. 2 and Mid-America Christian (Okla.) at No. 3. Both Pikeville (Ky.) and William Penn (Iowa) jumped one spot to Nos. 4 and 5 respectively.

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000)

• Georgetown received all nine first-place votes.
• The Tigers are a perfect 10-0 on the year after a win over conference opponent Cumberlands (Ky.) on December 5. Georgetown will have just one more game, against Ohio – Chillicothe, on Friday before a break through the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
• The Master’s (Calif.) picked-up a pair of Golden State Athletic Conference wins last week against then, No. 10 Arizona Christian and Ottawa (Ariz.). Brock Gardner posted 50 points over the course of the games to earn NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors. The Mustangs will suit-up for a game against Antelope Valley (Calif.) just before the break on December 20.
• Mid-America Christian (Okla.) enjoyed its second week ranked in the top five in a row. The Evangels are a perfect 10-0 and will look forward to a showdown with Science & Arts (Okla.) on Friday in Sooner Athletic Conference play.
• Pikeville (Ky.) earned a pair of conference wins against Life (Ga.) and Cumberland (Tenn.) last week to remain perfect at 12-0. The Bears will have a game against Alice Lloyd (Ky.) next week as its lone contest prior to Christmas.
• William Penn (Iowa) has dropped just one game this season to MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), but have been perfect since. The Statesmen have averaged over 107 points per game in their six games following the loss.
• Former member Mountain State (W.Va.) owns the most No. 1-rankings with 48, followed by Robert Morris (Ill.) (24) and Georgetown (Ky.) (20). LSU Alexandria is next on the list with 16 while former NAIA member Concordia (Calif.) is at 12.
• Pikeville (Ky.) owns the longest active streak in the Top 25, which is now at 77 consecutive polls.

Poll Methodology:

• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Association of Independent Institutions.
• 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.
• For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.

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2019-20 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 2 (December 11, 2019)

Dropped from the Top 25: Montana State-Northern, Life (Ga.), Thomas More (Ky.), Park (Mo.)

Others Receiving Votes: Montana State-Northern 50, Life (Ga.) 40, Faulkner (Ala.) 25, Cumberlands (Ky.) 21, Bethel (Tenn.) 20, Thomas More (Ky.) 14, SAGU (Texas) 13, Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) 11, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 6.