Union, Pikeville Earn Votes in NAIA Preseason Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams received votes in the 2023-24 NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll.
The poll was released on Wednesday.
Union leads the way as it checks in at No. 12. The Bulldogs received 332 voting points.
Meanwhile, Pikeville collected 15 voting points to land 17 spots outside the top 25.
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 | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | College of Idaho [21] | 36-1 | 570 |
| 2 | Grace (Ind.) | 31-3 | 534 |
| 3 | Arizona Christian | 27-6 | 519 |
| 4 | Langston (Okla.) | 31-2 | 508 |
| 5 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 24-4 | 479 |
| 6 | Montana Tech | 29-5 | 473 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 27-5 | 459 |
| 8 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 26-8 | 408 |
| 9 | Indiana Wesleyan | 21-9 | 380 |
| 10 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 24-9 | 359 |
| 11 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 26-8 | 349 |
| 12 | Union (Ky.) | 27-3 | 332 |
| 13 | Morningside (Iowa) | 24-8 | 308 |
| 14 | Huntington (Ind.) | 24-8 | 282 |
| 15 | The Master's (Calif.) | 21-9 | 243 |
| 16 | Kansas Wesleyan | 26-5 | 236 |
| 17 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 20-10 | 212 |
| 18 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 23-9 | 199 |
| 19 | William Penn (Iowa) | 30-4 | 183 |
| 20 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 26-7 | 166 |
| 21 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 20-10 | 161 |
| 22 | Mobile (Ala.) | 18-11 | 116 |
| 23 | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | 26-3 | 108 |
| 24 | Indiana Tech | 31-5 | 100 |
| 25 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 23-8 | 94 |
Others Receiving Votes: Faulkner (Ala.) 93, Lourdes (Ohio) 77, Xavier (La.) 75, Dordt (Iowa) 64, Eastern Oregon 62, Southeastern (Fla.) 61, Columbia (Mo.) 49, Florida College (Fla.) 48, Hope International (Calif.) 41, OUAZ (Ariz.) 39, Jamestown (N.D.) 33, Rio Grande (Ohio) 32, Life (Ga.) 31, Loyola (La.) 24, Cumberlands (Ky.) 18, SAGU (Texas) 16, Pikeville (Ky.) 15, Mayville State (N.D.) 11, Evangel (Mo.) 11, Rochester (Mich.) 7, Bethel (Ind.) 5, Oregon Tech 4, Marian (Ind.) 3, Tougaloo (Miss.) 2.