Union, Pikeville Receive Votes in Latest NAIA Poll
February 14, 2024
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 garnered 65 voting points to land three spots outside the top 25.
Meanwhile, Pikeville collected four voting points.
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 | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Grace (Ind.) [20] | 24-0 | 540 |
| 2 | 2 | Langston (Okla.) | 23-1 | 514 |
| 3 | 3 | College of Idaho | 22-2 | 504 |
| 4 | 4 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 23-1 | 493 |
| 5 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 21-2 | 465 |
| 6 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 21-3 | 446 |
| 7 | 10 | Tennessee Southern | 23-2 | 428 |
| 8 | 6 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 20-4 | 415 |
| 9 | 9 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 20-3 | 392 |
| 10 | 11 | Montana Tech | 20-4 | 386 |
| 11 | 14 | Roosevelt (Ill.) | 20-3 | 353 |
| 12 | 12 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 19-5 | 305 |
| 13 | 7 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 19-3 | 275 |
| 14 | RV | Madonna (Mich.) | 20-4 | 258 |
| 15 | 25 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 20-4 | 251 |
| 16 | 23 | Oregon Tech | 20-4 | 242 |
| 17 | 22 | Point Park (Pa.) | 23-2 | 238 |
| 18 | 21 | Florida College | 22-4 | 218 |
| 19 | 20 | Mobile (Ala.) | 20-5 | 189 |
| 20 | RV | The Master's (Calif.) | 19-6 | 182 |
| 21 | NR | Concordia (Neb.) | 19-5 | 170 |
| 22 | 18 | Bethel (Ind.) | 18-6 | 141 |
| 23 | 13 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 18-6 | 139 |
| 24 | 16 | Arizona Christian | 18-7 | 112 |
| 25 | RV | SAGU (Texas) | 17-7 | 78 |
Receiving Votes: Florida Memorial 76, St. Thomas (Fla.) 66, Central Baptist (Ark.) 65, Union (Ky.) 65, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 62, Texas College 41, OUAZ (Ariz.) 36, Marian (Ind.) 28, Ave Maria (Fla.) 17, LSU Alexandria (La.) 15, LSU Shreveport (La.) 13, Morningside (Iowa) 12, Kansas Wesleyan 9, St. Mary-Woods (Ind.) 8, Columbia (Mo.) 8, Baker (Kan.) 6, Pikeville (Ky.) 4.