KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Cornerstone (Mich.) maintains the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Golden Eagles earned all 12 first-place votes and 312 total points to receive the top ranking. The fourth regular-season poll will be released Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Rounding out the top five is Saint Francis (Ind.) at No. 3 with 285 points, Northwestern (Iowa) at No. 4 with 282 points and Eastern Oregon at No. 5 with 266 points.
2016-17 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 3 (Jan. 10)
| 1 | Cornerstone (Mich.) (12) | 16-2 | 312 | |
| 2 | Union (Ky.) | 16-3 | 291 | |
| 3 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 15-3 | 285 | |
| 4 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 18-2 | 282 | |
| 5 | Eastern Oregon | 15-2 | 266 | |
| 6 | Warner (Fla.) | 15-2 | 265 | |
| 7 | Rochester (Mich.) | 20-1 | 264 | |
| 8 | Davenport (Mich.) | 14-4 | 240 | |
| 9 | Bethel (Ind.) | 15-3 | 232 | |
| 10 | Indiana Wesleyan | 14-4 | 217 | |
| 11 | Indiana East | 14-5 | 209 | |
| 12 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 12-3 | 208 | |
| 13 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 15-5 | 188 | |
| 14 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 12-4 | 185 | |
| 15 | Washington Adventist (Md.) | 14-3 | 153 | |
| 15 | Taylor (Ind.) | 14-4 | 153 | |
| 17 | College of Idaho | 13-5 | 139 | |
| 18 | Keiser (Fla.) | 15-3 | 127 | |
| 19 | Midland (Neb.) | 13-5 | 120 | |
| 20 | Trinity International (Ill.) | 16-3 | 109 | |
| 21 | Northwestern Ohio | 13-5 | 105 | |
| 22 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 13-7 | 87 | |
| 23 | Tabor (Kan.) | 12-6 | 81 | |
| 24 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 14-5 | 70 | |
| 25 | WVU Tech | 11-5 | 59 | |
Dropped from the rankings: Florida Memorial, Indiana Southeast, York (Neb.), Northwest (Wash.), St. Francis (Ill.) and St. Thomas (Fla.).
Others receiving votes: Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 53; Florida Memorial 52; Indiana Southeast 38; Oregon Tech 37; York (Neb.) 36; Indiana Tech 25; Northwest (Wash.) 25; Morningside (Iowa) 24; Southeastern (Fla.) 23; Tennessee Wesleyan 6
