2022-23 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Four (January 11, 2023)

RANKLAST WEEKSCHOOL [1st Place Votes]RECORD
13College of Idaho [17]14-1
25Oklahoma Wesleyan [2]15-1
37Langston (Okla.) [1]15-0
46Southwestern (Kan.)15-1
51Arizona Christian14-3
64Grace (Ind.)15-2
711Indiana Wesleyan13-4
819Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)14-3
912Union (Ky.)13-1
102Thomas More (Ky.)14-2
1116Indiana Tech15-2
1213Montana Tech15-2
1317William Penn (Iowa)13-2
149Jamestown (N.D.)13-3
1515Georgetown (Ky.)15-2
1614Marian (Ind.)14-3
1721Kansas Wesleyan15-1
1820Evangel (Mo.)13-2
198Faulkner (Ala.)13-3
2023Morningside (Iowa)12-3
2110Florida College13-3
22RVLoyola (La.)13-2
2318LSU Shreveport (La.)12-3
24NRMenlo (Calif.)14-3
25RVIowa Wesleyan16-1

NAIA Hoops Report Top 25

NAIA Hoops Report Top 25 – NAIA Hoops Report

Streaks and Notes

Top Streaks

No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan – 110 straight polls (January 23rd, 2012)

No. 13 William Penn (IA) – 64 straight polls (October 27th, 2015)

No. 16 Marian (IN) – 37 straight polls (January 23rd, 2018)

No. 5 Arizona Christian – 22 straight polls (February 5th, 2020)

Notes

  • There is a new No. 1 team in the country, and it is the Yotes of College of Idaho who take over the top spot!
  • With Iowa Wesleyan coming in at No. 25 this week, joining Florida College (No. 21), The Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) have two teams inside of the Top 25 for the first time since the merger to 1 division.
  • The Defending National Champions, Loyola, make the jump into the Top 25, coming in at No. 22.

Who’s New?

No. 22 Loyola (LA) – As we mentioned above, the defending National Champions, who have now won 24-straight Southern States Athletic Conference games, jumps back into the Top 25.

No. 24 Menlo (CA) – Menlo has been red hot, moving themselves into 2nd place in the GSAC. Landon Seaman, Patrick Ryan, Kaito Williams and Corey Le’aupepe have been terrific, and the Oaks deserve the nod!

No. 25 Iowa Wesleyan – First year Head Coach, Jordan Ashton, has the Tigers playing GREAT basketball. They have won 15 straight games, including a Top 25 win over No. 13 William Penn.

Who’s Out?

Wayland Baptist (TX) – A talented team, that hasn’t played great basketball since the last polls. Losing 3 more games and moving to 5-4 in Sooner Athletic Conference play. A dangerous team though if they can find their stride.

Carroll (MT) – It wasn’t a good end to last semester for Carroll as they lost five straight games before getting abck in the win column this past weekend.

Huntington (IN) – Two straight losses headed into the polls can doom a team. This is a very good Forester team though, led by one of the best guards in the country in Zach Goodline.

Biggest Movers

No. 8 Freed-Hardeman (TN) – Up 9 spots from No. 19.

No. 11 Indiana Tech – Up 5 spots from No. 16.

No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan – Up 4 spots from No. 11.

No. 13 William Penn – Up 4 spots from No. 17.

No. 17 Kansas Wesleyan – Up 4 spots from No. 21.

Top 25 Breakdown By Conference

AMC – None

AAC – No. 9 Union (KY)

CAC – No. 21 Florida College, No. 25 Iowa Wesleyan

CALPAC – None

CASCADE – No. 1 College of Idaho

CCAC – None

CROSSROADS – No. 6 Grace (IN), No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 16 Marian (IN)

FRONTIER – No. 12 Montana Tech

GSAC – No. 5 Arizona Christian, No. 24 Menlo (CA)

GPAC – No. 14 Jamestown (ND), No. 20 Morningside (IA)

HEART – No. 13 William Penn (IA), No. 18 Evangel (MO)

KCAC – No. 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan, No. 4 Southwestern (KS), No. 17 Kansas Wesleyan

MID-SOUTH – No. 8 Freed-Hardeman (TN), No. 10 Thomas More (KY), No. 15 Georgetown (KY)

NSAA – None

RRAC – No. 23 LSU Shreveport

RSC – None

SAC – No. 3 Langston (OK)

SSAC – No. 19 Faulkner (AL), No. 22 Loyola (LA)

SUN – None

WHAC – No. 11 Indiana Tech

Top 25 Breakdown By ARC

Great LakesWestNorth CentralMidwestSouthwestSoutheast
6 Grace1 College of Idaho14 Jamestown2 OKWU3 Langston9 Union
7 IN Wesleyan5 AZ Christian20 Morningside4 Southwestern21 FL College18 Faulkner
8 Freed-Hardeman12 Montana Tech13 William Penn23 LSU Shreveport22 Loyola
10 Thomas More24 Menlo17 KS Wesleyan25 IA Wesleyan
11 IN Tech18 Evangel
15 Georgetown
16 Marian

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