NCCAA Coaches Polls - January 20, 2026

1/20/2026 3:02:05 PM

The NCCAA announces National Rankings for the week of January 19, 2026. The third regular season poll for Division I Men's & Women's Basketball has been released. To see all rankings for 2025-26, visit www.thenccaa.org/polls.
 
Ranking Process: The NCCAA Coaches Polls are developed by the National Sport Chair and Regional Sport Chairs who represent each region. Regional Sport Chairs develop a ranking for their region. Based on each regional ranking, Regional Sport Chairs then rank teams on a national level. The National Sport Chair then compiles the national ranking based on points from each team’s ranking on the Regional Sport Chairs’ national ballots.

  
    
DI Men's Basketball
Teams Points Rec Prev
1) Grace 60 (19-0) 1
2) Bethel 53 (16-3) 2
3) Ohio Christian 47 (18-1) 5
4) Nelson 44 (15-3) 4
5) Campbellsville 36 (14-5) 3
6) Mid-America Christian  24 (13-5) 8
7) Malone 23 (11-6) 6
8) Wayland Baptist 21 (14-4) 7
9) Lancaster Bible 16 (13-4) RV
10) Columbia International 3 (12-8) 10

Also Receiving Votes: Cedarville (2), Nelson American Indian College (1)


DI Women's Basketball
Teams Points Rec Prev
1) Campbellsville 60 (16-3) 1
2) Malone 53 (13-4) 2
3) Mid-America Christian 49 (14-4) 3
4) Bethel 42 (13-6) 4
5) Nelson 34 (13-3) 5
6) Sterling 31 (13-5) 6
7) Houghton 25 (11-3) 9
8) Ozarks 17 (12-6) 8
9) Grace 13 (10-9) 10
10) Southwestern Christian 3 (8-8) 7
  
Also Receiving Votes: Cedarville (2), Asbury (1)