KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After grabbing the tournament crown in the Mid-South, Georgetown (Ky.) ascended to the top yet again in the final Top 25 of the season. The Tigers finished as one of four teams in the nation with 30 wins to their credit. The other three also appeared in the top five as Mid-America Christian (Okla.), Dalton State (Ga.) and William Penn (Iowa) all reached the 30-win mark. LSU Shreveport also finished in the top five with a 29-3 record.

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000)

• Georgetown earned eight of the nine first-place votes this week.
• This is the second consecutive season the Tigers enter championship play as the No. 1 overall seed.
• Mid-America Christian finished No. 2 overall after winning the regular season championship in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
• LSU Shreveport stayed put in the No. 3 position this week after earning the conference tournament title in the Red River.
• Dalton State will look for its second red banner in history as the No. 4 overall team in the nation heading into play in Kansas City.
• William Penn also remained in the top five this week after taking the crown in the Heart of America Tournament with a win over Clarke (Iowa).
• Xavier (La.) made the biggest jump this week, up five spots to No. 10.
• Harris-Stowe (Mo.) is the lone newcomer this week at No. 24. The Hornets won the American Midwest Conference Tournament on Monday, securing an automatic bid to the tournament.
• Former member Mountain State (W.Va.) owns the most No. 1-rankings with 48, followed by Robert Morris (Ill.) (24) and Georgetown (Ky.) (24). LSU Alexandria is next on the list with 16 while former NAIA member Concordia (Calif.) is at 12.
• Georgetown (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 – FINAL Poll (March 11, 2020)

Dropped from the Top 25: Park (Mo.)

Others Receiving Votes: Shawnee State (Ohio) 42, Central Baptist (Ark.) 21, Stillman (Ala.) 16, Pikeville (Ky.) 14,

Wayland Baptist (Texas) 11, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 11, Hope International (Calif.) 9, Park (Mo.) 8, Montana State-Northern 8, Bethel (Tenn.) 6, Dillard (La.).