KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second week in a row, William Penn (Iowa) was voted the No. 1 team in the nation in the latest edition of the Top 25. The Statesmen received 17 first-place votes. Loyola (La.) jumped one spot to No. 2 after a dominant victory over now No. 18 Faulkner (Ala.) on Saturday. Both Indiana Wesleyan and William Jessup (Calif.) are up two spots to Nos. 3 and 4 respectively while Talladega (Ala.) checked-in at No. 5. Marian (Ind.) made the largest positive movement this week in a seven-point jump to No. 17.
2021-22 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Six (February 9, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | William Penn (Iowa) [17] | 23-1 | 558 |
| 2 | 3 | Loyola (La.) [3] | 21-1 | 544 |
| 3 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 23-3 | 511 |
| 4 | 6 | William Jessup (Calif.) | 24-2 | 499 |
| 5 | 2 | Talladega (Ala.) | 21-2 | 494 |
| 6 | 4 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 24-2 | 477 |
| 7 | 8 | Arizona Christian | 24-3 | 453 |
| 8 | 7 | Thomas More (Ky.) | 20-3 | 432 |
| 9 | 10 | College of Idaho | 22-4 | 389 |
| 10 | 15 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 20-4 | 375 |
| 11 | 12 | Carroll (Mont.) | 23-3 | 369 |
| 12 | 13 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 21-3 | 360 |
| 13 | 19 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 22-3 | 357 |
| 14 | 20 | Montana Tech | 22-5 | 333 |
| 15 | 16 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 20-6 | 290 |
| 16 | 9 | SAGU (Texas) | 17-5 | 282 |
| 17 | 24 | Marian (Ind.) | 18-4 | 245 |
| 18 | 21 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 19-5 | 216 |
| 19 | 18 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 20-5 | 208 |
| 20 | 22 | IU South Bend (Ind.) | 19-4 | 193 |
| 21 | 17 | Hope International (Calif.) | 18-6 | 191 |
| 22 | 25 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 17-7 | 147 |
| 23 | RV | Texas A&M Texarkana | 14-4 | 122 |
| 24 | 23 | Bethel (Kan.) | 20-6 | 109 |
| 25 | RV | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 23-3 | 75 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Grace (Ind.), LSU Alexandria (La.)
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 72, Florida College 69, LSU Shreveport (La.) 67, Indiana Tech 64, Grace (Ind.) 63, Oregon Tech 58, Stillman (Ala.) 44, Missouri Baptist 31, LSU Alexandria (La.) 27, Southwestern (Kan.) 22, Jamestown (N.D.) 17, Evangel (Mo.) 11, Xavier (La.) 7, Tennessee Southern 7, Texas Wesleyan 5, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 5, Central Methodist (Mo.) 3, Northwestern (Iowa) 3, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) 3.
