KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After winning its first red banner in program history, Spring Arbor (Mich.) begins the 2019 season as the No. 1 team in the 2019 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll. The Wildcats received 12 of the 12 first-place votes in the initial ballots.
The Dordt Defenders begin the season ranked #25 after finishing last season at 19-13. Other GPAC teams in the rankings are Morningside at the four spot, Dakota Wesleyan at #6, Jamestown in 16th, and Briar Cliff received votes.
2019-2020 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (Oct. 23)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 7 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) [12] | 30-7 | 312 |
| 2 | 8 | Oregon Tech | 28-8 | 298 |
| 3 | 5 | College of Idaho | 31-6 | 288 |
| 4 | 4 | Morningside (Iowa) | 29-4 | 281 |
| 4 | 1 | Indiana Wesleyan | 30-6 | 281 |
| 6 | 16 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 23-10 | 235 |
| 7 | 16 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 30-4 | 234 |
| 8 | 13 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 27-8 | 232 |
| 9 | 21 | Madonna (Mich.) | 23-10 | 230 |
| 10 | 22 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 26-8 | 218 |
| 11 | 15 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 23-9 | 209 |
| 12 | 12 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 26-9 | 197 |
| 13 | 6 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 28-5 | 193 |
| 14 | 14 | Indiana East (Ind.) | 26-9 | 192 |
| 15 | 11 | Marian (Ind.) | 28-8 | 182 |
| 16 | 10 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 29-6 | 152 |
| 17 | 9 | Union (Ky.) | 26-7 | 147 |
| 18 | NR | Southern Oregon | 21-11 | 138 |
| 19 | RV | St. Francis (Ill.) | 20-15 | 112 |
| 20 | 25 | Voorhees (S.C.) | 24-6 | 109 |
| 21 | 17 | Warner (Fla.) | 21-11 | 103 |
| 22 | NR | Bellevue (Neb.) | 19-14 | 96 |
| 23 | RV | Indiana Tech | 22-10 | 76 |
| 24 | RV | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 16-15 | 58 |
| 25 | NR | Dordt (Iowa) | 19-13 | 45 |
Receiving Votes: Washington Adventist 44, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 43, Corban (Ore.) 42, Montreat (N.C.) 35, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 26, WVU Tech 25, Holy Cross (Ind.) 22, Ave Maria (Fla.) 21, Kansas Wesleyan 8, Siena Heights (Mich.) 6, Bethel (Ind.) 6, Milligan (Tenn.) 6, Indiana Northwest 4, Dickinson State (N.D.) 3
