2023 NAIA Pre-Season Poll

Southeastern No. 1 In
2023 Pre-Season NAIA Poll
(As Of Dec. 21, 2022)

Rank Team (2022 Final Record) Points
1. Southeastern, FL (59-4) 560
2. Lewis-Clark St., ID (58-7) 541
3. Tennessee Wesleyan (56-8) 525
4. LSU Shreveport (53-8) 504
5. Bellevue, NE (49-13) 469
6. Faulkner, AL (39-17) 466
7. Georgia Gwinnett (46-16) 458
8. St. Thomas, FL (41-19) 419
9. Webber International, FL (43-22) 406
10. Hope International, CA (43-15) 390
11. Oklahoma City (49-6) 385
12. MidAmerica Nazarene, KS (39-18) 371
13. Westmont, CA (45-13) 348
14. Central Methodist, MO (42-15) 319
15. Cumberland, KY (46-16) 317
16. Vanguard, CA (44-15) 236
17. Oklahoma Wesleyan (38-19) 235
18. Indiana Southeast (39-16) 201
19. Science & Arts, OK (36-15) 194
20. Reinhardt, GA (37-23) 181
21. Concordia, NE (40-17) 174
22. Northwestern Ohio (38-14) 160
23. Loyola, LA (36-24) 154
24. Taylor, IN (41-18) 148
25. Keiser, FL (35-22) 147

Others Receiving Votes: McPherson, KS (142), Freed-Hardeman, TN (96), Warner, FL (78), Antelope Valley, CA (71), Ottawa, KS (63), British Columbia (25), Olivet Nazarene, IL (23), Doane, NE (22), Columbia, MO (22), Point Park, PA (19), Indiana Wesleyan (17), LSU Alexandria, LA (10), William Carey, MS (9), Milligan, TN (4).

Source: NAIA


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