2022-23 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Three (December 14, 2022)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After being knocked-off its perch in the second edition, Arizona Christian regained its top billing in the third edition of the Top 25 of 2022-23. The Firestorm garnered 17, first-place votes as the team went 3-0 since the last rating in November. Thomas More (Ky.) dropped just one spot to No. 2 while College of Idaho, Grace (Ind.) and Oklahoma Wesleyan rounded-out the top five. Several teams made significant jumps this week, none more noticeable than Indiana Wesleyan’s 10-point jump to No. 11. Both Langston (Okla.) and William Penn (Iowa) also made large strides, both up eight from two weeks ago. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), Morningside (Iowa) and Huntington (Ind.) all joined the fray this week as the newcomers to the poll.
Poll Methodology:
- 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 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.
2022-23 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Three (December 14, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | Arizona Christian [17] | 9-1 | 586 |
| 2 | 1 | Thomas More (Ky.) [4] | 9-1 | 561 |
| 3 | 4 | College of Idaho | 8-1 | 560 |
| 4 | 2 | Grace (Ind.) | 11-1 | 534 |
| 5 | 8 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 11-1 | 519 |
| 6 | 10 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 11-1 | 457 |
| 7 | 15 | Langston (Okla.) | 11-0 | 456 |
| 8 | 7 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 9-1 | 453 |
| 9 | 6 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 10-2 | 450 |
| 10 | 11 | Florida College | 12-1 | 446 |
| 11 | 21 | Indiana Wesleyan | 9-3 | 369 |
| 12 | 17 | Union (Ky.) | 11-1 | 366 |
| 13 | 12 | Montana Tech | 9-2 | 337 |
| 14 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 11-2 | 334 |
| 15 | 9 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 11-2 | 316 |
| 16 | 14 | Indiana Tech | 10-2 | 278 |
| 17 | 25 | William Penn (Iowa) | 9-2 | 271 |
| 18 | 20 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 7-2 | 263 |
| 19 | NR | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 10-2 | 255 |
| 20 | 13 | Evangel (Mo.) | 9-2 | 231 |
| 21 | 18 | Kansas Wesleyan | 9-1 | 212 |
| 22 | 16 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 7-2 | 211 |
| 23 | RV | Morningside (Iowa) | 9-3 | 130 |
| 24 | 23 | Carroll (Mont.) | 7-2 | 122 |
| 25 | RV | Huntington (Ind.) | 10-2 | 98 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Concordia (Neb.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Cumberland (Tenn.)
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 72, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 70, Cumberlands (Ky.) 59, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 53, William Jessup (Calif.) 47, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 40, Iowa Wesleyan 32, Loyola (La.) 28, Texas A&M Texarkana 22, Tougaloo (Miss.) 18, The Master's (Calif.) 14, Baker (Kan.) 12, Thomas (Ga.) 12, Cornerstone (Mich.) 12, Corban (Ore.) 10, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 8, Science & Arts (Okla.) 5, Hope International (Calif.) 5, Rochester (Mich.) 4, Dordt (Iowa) 3.
