KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Grace (Ind.) is the last undefeated team left in the nation, continuing to play excellent basketball after the holiday break and still in control at No. 1. In the Fourth NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll, only three teams held at their same position from the third release:
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | 1 | Grace (Ind.) | 17-0 | 539 |
| ● | 2 | 2 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 17-1 | 493 |
| ▲ | 3 | 7 | Bethel (Ind.) | 16-1 | 460 |
| ▲ | 4 | 6 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 14-2 | 459 |
| ▲ | 5 | 8 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 16-1 | 418 |
| ▲ | 6 | 11 | Keiser (Fla.) | 14-1 | 393 |
| ▼ | 7 | 5 | Langston (Okla.) | 13-3 | 385 |
| ▼ | 8 | 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 15-3 | 367 |
| ▲ | 9 | 13 | Hope International (Calif.) | 15-2 | 353 |
| ▼ | 10 | 4 | Arizona Christian | 13-4 | 350 |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Indiana Wesleyan | 14-3 | 344 |
| ▲ | 12 | 21 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 16-2 | 313 |
| ▼ | 13 | 9 | Indiana Tech | 13-2 | 288 |
| ● | 14 | 14 | Friends (Kan.) | 13-3 | 263 |
| ▲ | 15 | 25 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 13-3 | 239 |
| ▲ | 15 | 19 | Montana Tech | 14-3 | 239 |
| ▼ | 17 | 12 | Nelson (Texas) | 13-3 | 217 |
| ▼ | 18 | 16 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 14-4 | 202 |
| ▲ | 19 | 22 | Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) | 17-1 | 198 |
| ▲ | 20 | 22 | Graceland (Iowa) | 15-2 | 186 |
| ▼ | 21 | 20 | Oregon Tech | 12-4 | 157 |
| ▲ | 22 | RV | Columbia (Mo.) | 15-2 | 136 |
| ▲ | 23 | RV | Taylor (Ind.) | 14-3 | 93 |
| ▲ | 23 | NR | William Carey (Miss.) | 14-1 | 93 |
| ▲ | 25 | RV | Bethel (Kan.) | 13-3 | 92 |
Dropped from Top 25: Northwestern (Iowa), Georgia Gwinnett, Carroll (Mont.), Life (Ga.)
Receiving Votes: Southeastern (Fla.) 59; Georgia Gwinnett 56; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 49; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 35; Morningside (Iowa) 32; Carroll (Mont.) 23; Life (Ga.) 22; Huntington (Ind.) 15; IU Kokomo (Ind.) 13; Bethany (Kan.) 6; IU South Bend (Ind.) 5; Eastern Oregon 3; Oklahoma City 3; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 3; Concordia (Neb.) 2; Montana Western 2; Shawnee State (Ohio) 2
