Union Receive Votes in Latest NAIA Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Only one Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) team received votes in the 2023-24 NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll.
The poll was released on Wednesday.
Union received three votes in this week's poll.
The Bulldogs are 5-4 overall and 4-2 in in conference play.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Independents, and Unaffiliated Groups.
- 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 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 team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [First Place Votes] | RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Grace (Ind.) [21] | 8-0 | 570 |
| 2 | 1 | College of Idaho | 5-1 | 535 |
| 3 | 4 | Langston (Okla.) | 5-0 | 522 |
| 4 | 7 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 7-0 | 506 |
| 5 | 3 | Arizona Christian | 6-1 | 497 |
| 6 | 5 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 9-1 | 482 |
| 7 | 9 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 4-0 | 454 |
| 8 | 6 | Montana Tech | 6-1 | 445 |
| 9 | 11 | Indiana Wesleyan | 5-2 | 379 |
| 10 | 10 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 4-1 | 366 |
| 11 | 13 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 7-0 | 364 |
| 12 | 8 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 7-2 | 353 |
| 13 | 18 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 6-0 | 327 |
| 13 | 15 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 5-1 | 327 |
| 15 | 16 | Mobile (Ala.) | 7-1 | 292 |
| 16 | 19 | Morningside (Iowa) | 5-1 | 229 |
| 17 | NR | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 8-0 | 219 |
| 18 | 20 | The Master's (Calif.) | 5-1 | 214 |
| 19 | RV | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 10-0 | 177 |
| 20 | 24 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 6-0 | 169 |
| 21 | RV | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 5-1 | 120 |
| 22 | 22 | Xavier (La.) | 4-1 | 115 |
| 23 | RV | Columbia (Mo.) | 6-1 | 110 |
| 24 | 14 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 6-2 | 104 |
| 25 | NR | Florida Memorial | 8-0 | 101 |
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon Tech 95, SAGU (Texas) 73, Florida College 69, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 67, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 57, Central Methodist (Mo.) 56, Vanguard (Calif.) 51, Bethel (Ind.) 45, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 25, Rochester (Mich.) 19, Dordt (Iowa) 17, Tennessee Southern 13, Peru State (Neb.) 11, Science & Arts (Okla.) 10, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 10, Roosevelt (Ill.) 7, Life (Ga.) 6, Webber International (Fla.) 5, Rio Grande (Ohio) 4, Marian (Ind.) 4, Cumberland (Tenn.) 4, Madonna (Mich.) 4, Union (Ky.) 3.