KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgetown (Ky.) sits atop the third NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll for the 2024-25 season with 17 first-place votes. College of Idaho climbed to second with one first-place vote, and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) jumped three spots to round out the top three. Arizona Christian and LSU Alexandria (La.) round out the top five. Bethel (Ind.) jumped 12 spots, the largest climb this week as they are ranked 10th. Five new teams join the top 25 after either receiving votes or not being ranked in the last poll release; Ave Maria (Fla.), Pikeville (Ky.), Keiser (Fla.), Rio Grande (Ohio), and Graceland (Iowa).

By The Numbers
This is the 93^rd NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the men's basketball program has been eligible for national rankings. They have been ranked or received votes in 50 of the 93, with a top ranking of #1 on two occasions. The most recent coming on October 27, 2015.

Poll Methodology:

• The NAIA Men's Basketball Poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)
• 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 vote for each team (a non-vote is considered a low vote) is removed
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
• Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly
• Records listed are as of the end of the day on Monday of the poll week

RANK	LAST TIME	INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	FINAL POINTS
1	2	Georgetown (Ky.) [17]	12-0	538
2	4	College of Idaho [1]	7-1	508
3	6	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)	12-1	488
4	1	Arizona Christian [1]	9-1	477
5	3	LSU Alexandria (La.)	9-1	473
6	5	Montana Tech	10-0	455
7	8	Northwestern (Iowa) [1]	10-0	451
8	11	Langston (Okla.)	8-2	396
9	7	The Master's (Calif.)	10-2	395
10	22	Bethel (Ind.)	10-1	367
11	17	Dordt (Iowa)	12-0	366
12	15	Baker (Kan.)	10-1	363
13	10	Central Baptist (Ark.)	9-2	306
14	23	Morningside (Iowa)	9-1	289
15	21	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	7-1	269
16	14	Grace (Ind.)	8-3	268
17	12	Huntington (Ind.)	9-2	244
18	RV	Ave Maria (Fla.)	9-2	234
19	RV	Pikeville (Ky.)	12-2	221
20	20	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	10-1	202
21	RV	Keiser (Fla.)	8-1	142
22	13	Indiana Wesleyan	8-3	108
23	NR	Rio Grande (Ohio)	8-1	106
24	16	Oklahoma Wesleyan	7-3	101
25	RV	Graceland (Iowa)	10-0	75

Dropped from Top 25: Oregon Tech, Mobile (Ala.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Oklahoma City

Receiving Votes: Dalton State (Ga.) 69, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 61, Columbia International (S.C.) 41, William Woods (Mo.) 36, Indiana Northwest 35, Oregon Tech 33, Mobile (Ala.) 18, Indiana Tech 17, Hope International (Calif.) 16, Cumberlands (Ky.) 15, John Brown (Ark.) 14, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 14, Xavier (La.) 11, St. Francis (Ill.) 7, Cornerstone (Mich.) 4, West Virginia Tech 3, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 2

*Information in this article attributed to NAIA Office of Communications
 
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