2016 - 17 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll — March 8
By: Chad Waller, Director of Athletics Communications and Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — LSU-Alexandria (La.) holds the No. 1 ranking in the final edition of the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced Wednesday by the national office. The Generals have held the top spot in each of the last six polls. The postseason edition of the Top 25 poll will be announced on March 29.
2016 – 17 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – March 8 (Final)
| RANK | LAST WEEK^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2016-17 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | LSU-Alexandria (La.) (10) | 31-0 | 250 |
| 2 | 2 | William Penn (Iowa) | 30-3 | 242 |
| 3 | 3 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 27-4 | 232 |
| 4 | 4 | Carroll (Mont.) | 26-5 | 226 |
| 5 | 5 | Hope International (Calif.) | 25-7 | 214 |
| 6 | 6 | Columbia (Mo.) | 26-5 | 204 |
| 7 | 10 | Dillard (La.) | 24-7 | 199 |
| 8 | 14 | The Master's (Calif.) | 26-4 | 191 |
| 9 | 20 | Life (Ga.) | 22-10 | 179 |
| 10 | 9 | Texas Wesleyan | 24-7 | 177 |
| 10 | 8 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 26-7 | 177 |
| 12 | 7 | Biola (Calif.) | 26-5 | 168 |
| 13 | 10 | Montana Western | 24-7 | 156 |
| 14 | 13 | William Carey (Miss.) | 26-7 | 151 |
| 15 | 12 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 23-7 | 139 |
| 16 | 16 | SAGU (Texas) | 23-9 | 128 |
| 17 | 15 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 20-9 | 122 |
| 18 | 17 | Park (Mo.) | 21-7 | 112 |
| 19 | 18 | Westmont (Calif.) | 24-7 | 99 |
| 20 | 19 | Talladega (Ala.) | 22-10 | 97 |
| 21 | 22 | Langston (Okla.) | 22-9 | 83 |
| 22 | 21 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 22-8 | 74 |
| 23 | 22 | Grand View (Iowa) | 20-10 | 73 |
| 24 | 25 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 22-10 | 63 |
| 25 | NR | Wiley (Texas) | 23-9 | 54 |
Dropped from rankings: No. 24 Benedictine (Kan.)
Others Receiving Votes: Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 36; Benedictine (Kan.) 28; Oklahoma City 22; Loyola (La.) 19; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 18; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 14; Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) 14; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 8; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 8.
^ Previous ranking occurred Feb. 28, 2017
