KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The College of Idaho men's basketball team has ascended to the No. 1 spot from the No. 3 spot, in the latest NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll. College of Idaho, who had spent the latest ranking at the No. 3 spot, picked up 17 first-place votes with a 14-1 record. The Yotes have won its last 14 contests after a loss in its season opener. It is the first time in program history that in the single-division poll that College of Idaho finds itself at the top. College of Idaho was ranked No. 1 in the final three NAIA Men's Basketball Division II polls in 2019-20 before CoVID canceled the NAIA Winter Championships. The Yotes were also ranked No. 1 in the Division II for a week in 2018-19. Plus, they were ranked No. 1 in the preseason and in the first poll of the 1991-92 season.
