The Lions of Langston (Okla.) tip off the 2024-25 season atop the NAIA Males’s Basketball Coaches’ Prime 25 Preseason Ballot with 13 first-place votes after taking part in within the nationwide championship recreation only a season in the past.
Faculty of Idaho opens the brand new season ranked second with 5 first-place votes, Indiana Wesleyan ranks third, and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), the 2023-24 nationwide champions, garnered two first-place votes and can start their marketing campaign in fourth. Eight groups start the brand new season within the high 25 after not being ranked or receiving votes within the last ballot of final season.
Langston opens their season subsequent Friday, November 1st, on the Abe Lemons Traditional hosted by Oklahoma Metropolis College. The Lions face Mission College on Friday night at 5 p.m. and comply with up with a Saturday matchup versus Grasp’s College at 1 p.m.