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

 

2021-22 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Final Poll (February 23, 2022)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 William Penn (Iowa) [18] 27-1 589
2 2 Loyola (La.) [3] 28-1 574
3 6 Oklahoma Wesleyan 28-2 540
4 7 Arizona Christian 27-3 532
5 8 Thomas More (Ky.) 25-3 505
6 5 Talladega (Ala.) 25-4 488
7 3 Indiana Wesleyan 25-5 483
8 11 Carroll (Mont.) 27-3 460
9 9 College of Idaho 26-4 443
10 10 Science & Arts (Okla.) 24-5 408
11 13 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 27-3 403
12 17 Marian (Ind.) 23-4 364
13 4 William Jessup (Calif.) 25-5 360
14 14 Montana Tech 24-6 340
15 18 Faulkner (Ala.) 23-5 318
16 15 Saint Francis (Ind.) 23-7 302
17 21 Hope International (Calif.) 22-6 300
18 19 Southeastern (Fla.) 22-6 239
19 20 Indiana South Bend (Ind.) 24-5 227
20 24 Bethel (Kan.) 24-6 183
21 RV LSU Shreveport (La.) 19-7 158
22 25 IU Kokomo (Ind.) 26-3 147
23 RV Concordia (Neb.) 22-6 136
24 16 SAGU (Texas) 19-8 96
25 RV Indiana Tech 24-6 94

Dropped from the Top 25: Georgetown (Ky.), Briar Cliff (Iowa), Texas A&M Texarkana

Others Receiving Votes: Florida College 93, Georgetown (Ky.) 81, Tennessee Southern 79, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 48, Oregon Tech 48, Union (Ky.) 43, Stillman (Ala.) 36, Southwestern (Kan.) 32, Missouri Baptist 28, Grace (Ind.) 20, Evangel (Mo.) 20, LSU Alexandria (La.) 16, Xavier (La.) 15, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 14, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 11, Cumberland (Tenn.) 7, Indiana Northwest (Ind.) 6, Ottawa (Ariz.) 6, Vanguard (Calif.) 3