2021-22 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Two (December 1, 2021)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Saint Francis (Ind.) continued at No. 1 in the second edition of the Top 25. The Cougars garnered 17 of the 21, first-place votes. Loyola (La.) remained at No. 2 with its own 10-0 record while William Penn (Iowa) also stayed put at No. 3 with a 9-0 record. Carroll (Mont.) and Talladega (Ala.) rounded-out the top five this week as both made a jump with equally impressive 10-0 records. Oklahoma Wesleyan made the biggest jump of the week of those that were ranked in the first poll of the season, up five spots to No. 9.
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.
2021-22 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll One (December 1, 2021)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Saint Francis (Ind.) [17] | 10-0 | 588 |
| 2 | 2 | Loyola (La.) [3] | 10-0 | 573 |
| 3 | 3 | William Penn (Iowa) [1] | 9-0 | 549 |
| 4 | 5 | Carroll (Mont.) | 10-0 | 532 |
| 5 | 7 | Talladega (Ala.) | 10-0 | 515 |
| 6 | 4 | Arizona Christian | 9-1 | 475 |
| 7 | 8 | Indiana Wesleyan | 8-1 | 474 |
| 8 | 9 | SAGU (Texas) | 6-1 | 457 |
| 9 | 14 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 10-0 | 456 |
| 10 | 10 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 9-1 | 430 |
| 11 | 12 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 6-2 | 367 |
| 12 | 17 | The Master's (Calif.) | 5-1 | 328 |
| 13 | RV | Grace (Ind.) | 9-0 | 312 |
| 14 | 15 | Stillman (Ala.) | 5-1 | 300 |
| 15 | 18 | College of Idaho | 7-2 | 296 |
| 16 | RV | Thomas More (Ky.) | 5-1 | 277 |
| 17 | 16 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 7-1 | 274 |
| 18 | 22 | Morningside (Iowa) | 5-1 | 259 |
| 19 | RV | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 7-1 | 222 |
| 20 | 19 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 7-1 | 201 |
| 21 | 6 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 5-2 | 197 |
| 22 | RV | Xavier (La.) | 6-1 | 167 |
| 23 | RV | William Jessup (Calif.) | 9-1 | 143 |
| 24 | 11 | Marian (Ind.) | 5-2 | 141 |
| 25 | 12 | Bethel (Kan.) | 6-2 | 131 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Cornerstone (Mich.), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Mid-America Christian (Okla.), LSU Shreveport (La.), Benedictine (Kan.)
Others Receiving Votes: Kansas Wesleyan 123, IU South Bend (Ind.) 110, Concordia (Neb.) 81, Park (Mo.) 74, Cornerstone (Mich.) 59, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 58, Menlo (Calif.) 38, Pikeville (Ky.) 31, Faulkner (Ala.) 21, WVU Tech 18, Southeastern (Fla.) 14, Montana Tech 13, Missouri Valley 12, Florida College 11, John Brown (Ark.) 10, Central Methodist (Mo.) 7, Northwestern (Iowa) 6, Tennessee Wesleyan 5, Westmont (Calif.) 3, Valley City State (N.D.) 3.
