2017 - 18 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll — Final
Mar 07, 2018
By: Chad Waller, Director of Athletics Communications and Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the third-straight time, The Master’s (Calif.) claims the No. 1 position in the final regular-season edition of the 2017-18 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced Wednesday by the national office. The Mustangs collected all nine first-place votes and 219 total points.
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Association of Independent Institutions.
- 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.
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2017 – 18 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Final (March 7)
| RANK | LAST WEEK^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2017-18 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | The Master's (Calif.) (9) | 29-2 | 219 |
| 2 | 3 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 28-4 | 209 |
| 3 | 2 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 27-4 | 208 |
| 4 | 4 | William Penn (Iowa) | 27-4 | 198 |
| 5 | 6 | Carroll (Mont.) | 27-5 | 189 |
| 6 | 5 | Columbia (Mo.) | 27-4 | 186 |
| 7 | 7 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 27-5 | 174 |
| 8 | 9 | Oklahoma City | 23-8 | 162 |
| 9 | 9 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 25-6 | 159 |
| 10 | 12 | William Carey (Miss.) | 25-5 | 154 |
| T11 | 11 | Montana Western | 25-7 | 143 |
| T11 | 8 | Hope International (Calif.) | 25-5 | 143 |
| 13 | 14 | Westmont (Calif.) | 24-7 | 142 |
| 14 | 13 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 25-7 | 139 |
| 15 | 15 | Texas Wesleyan | 22-10 | 120 |
| 16 | 16 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 24-8 | 107 |
| 17 | 17 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 21-9 | 101 |
| 18 | 20 | Dillard (La.) | 20-9 | 97 |
| 19 | 23 | Graceland (Iowa) | 24-10 | 87 |
| 20 | 18 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 23-9 | 79 |
| 21 | 19 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 21-11 | 77 |
| 22 | 24 | SAGU (Texas) | 24-9 | 73 |
| 23 | 21 | Life (Ga.) | 20-11 | 65 |
| 24 | 22 | Central Baptist (Ark.) | 21-8 | 60 |
| 25 | 25 | Xavier (La.) | 24-8 | 45 |
Others Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 39; Campbellsville (Ky.) 30; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 29; Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) 26; Langston (Okla.) 13; Science & Arts (Okla.) 7; Vanguard (Calif.) 6.
Dropped Out: None
^ Previous ranking occurred Feb. 27, 2018 (Poll No. 6)
