OSKALOOSA — The William Penn men’s basketball team continues to win and its rise up the charts continues as well with the NAIA releasing its sixth top-25 poll Wednesday.

WPU (22-2, 18-0 Heart), which has now won 18 games in a row (Wednesday’s win over Clarke does not count in this poll), has motored up to #7 with 456 points.  It is the 66th-consecutive time in which the navy and gold have been ranked in the top 25.

The navy and gold are one of just two teams from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the entire ranking as Evangel is 24th.

College of Idaho is the NAIA’s unanimous #1 with 560 points and all 20 first-place votes.  Arizona Christian is second, while Union (Ky.), Grace (Ind.), and Langston (Okla.) conclude the top five.

William Penn travels to Atchison, Kan. Saturday to face Benedictine in Heart play at 4 p.m.

NAIA Men’s Basketball Rating #6 – February 8, 2023
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. College of Idaho (20)
2. Arizona Christian
3. Union (Ky.)
4. Grace (Ind.)
5. Langston (Okla.)
6. Indiana Tech
7. William Penn
8. Oklahoma Wesleyan
9. Jamestown (N.D.)
10. Georgetown (Ky.)
11. Montana Tech
12. Kansas Wesleyan
13. Indiana Wesleyan
14. Florida College
14. Loyola (La.)
16. Thomas More (Ky.)
17. Faulkner (Ala.)
18. Huntington (Ind.)
19. LSU Shreveport
20. Southwestern (Kan.)
21. Antelope Valley (Calif.)
22. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
23. Iowa Wesleyan
24. Evangel (Mo.)
25. Morningside

Receiving Votes: Texas A&M Texarkana 83, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 82, Dordt 74, The Master’s (Calif.) 71, Tougaloo (Miss.) 35, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 29, St. Thomas (Fla.) 28, Madonna (Mich.) 25, Marian (Ind.) 23, Rio Grande (Ohio) 22, Mayville State (N.D.) 19, Eastern Oregon 14, Hope International (Calif.) 12, Montana State-Northern 10, Ottawa (Ariz.) 8, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 8, Tennessee Southern 5, Thomas (Ga.) 3, Corban (Ore.) 3, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 3.