KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the sixth time this season a new No. 1 emerges with the College of Idaho receiving 16-of-17 first-place votes in the final NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. LSU Alexandria (La.), Arizona Christian, Georgetown (Ky.), and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) round out the top five heading into the postseason. The GPAC is represented by three teams in the top 25, led by Conference champion Dordt which moves up to number 6. Concordia also moves up a spot to number 11, and Northwestern holds at 13th. Morningside is receiving votes.
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | College of Idaho [16] | 26-2 | 508 |
| 2 | 1 | LSU Alexandria (La.) [1] | 25-2 | 477 |
| 3 | 5 | Arizona Christian | 24-4 | 476 |
| 4 | 2 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 25-3 | 452 |
| 5 | 4 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 23-5 | 438 |
| 6 | 7 | Dordt (Iowa) | 26-2 | 425 |
| 7 | 6 | Grace (Ind.) | 23-5 | 413 |
| 8 | 8 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 24-4 | 403 |
| 9 | 9 | William Woods (Mo.) | 25-2 | 382 |
| 10 | 11 | Baker (Kan.) | 25-3 | 359 |
| 11 | 12 | Concordia (Neb.) | 23-5 | 307 |
| 12 | 14 | Huntington (Ind.) | 22-6 | 306 |
| 13 | 13 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 24-4 | 288 |
| 14 | 10 | Bethel (Ind.) | 21-7 | 280 |
| 15 | 18 | Central Baptist (Ark.) | 24-4 | 246 |
| 16 | 16 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 22-6 | 242 |
| 17 | 19 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 21-7 | 238 |
| 18 | 17 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 23-5 | 231 |
| 19 | 25 | Keiser (Fla.) | 24-4 | 214 |
| 20 | 23 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 23-5 | 161 |
| 21 | 15 | Montana Tech | 22-6 | 147 |
| 22 | 21 | Langston (Okla.) | 21-7 | 124 |
| 23 | RV | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 22-6 | 121 |
| 24 | RV | Nelson (Texas) | 21-7 | 116 |
| 25 | 24 | Oregon Tech | 22-6 | 112 |
Dropped from Top 25: Hope International (Calif.), Florida Memorial
Receiving Votes: Florida Memorial 95, Hope International (Calif.) 75, Life (Ga.) 62, Indiana Tech 55, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 24, Mobile (Ala.) 17, St. Francis (Ill.) 13, Indiana Wesleyan 10, Friends (Kan.) 6, St. Mary-Woods (Ind.) 5, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 3, Graceland (Iowa) 3, Morningside (Iowa) 2, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 2
