2020-21 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason
| RANK | LAST YEAR (Division) | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | 2019-20 RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 (I) | Georgetown (Ky.) [12] | 30-2 | 578 |
| 2 | 2 (I) | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [3] | 30-2 | 563 |
| 3 | 2 (II) | Indiana Wesleyan [5] | 29-4 | 555 |
| 4 | 5 (I) | William Penn (Iowa) | 30-3 | 512 |
| 5 | 6 (I) | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) [1] | 29-3 | 506 |
| 6 | 3 (I) | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 29-3 | 498 |
| 7 | 3 (II) | Morningside (Iowa) | 27-3 | 467 |
| 8 | 1 (II) | College of Idaho | 31-3 | 436 |
| 9 | 17 (I) | Arizona Christian | 25-8 | 426 |
| 10 | 9 (I) | John Brown (Ark.) | 28-5 | 407 |
| 11 | 16 (I) | Providence (Mont.) | 24-8 | 360 |
| 12 | 6 (II) | Marian (Ind.) | 25-7 | 328 |
| 13 | 13 (I) | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 25-6 | 293 |
| 14 | 5 (II) | Ottawa (Kan.) | 28-6 | 283 |
| 15 | 14 (I) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 24-8 | 282 |
| 16 | 21 (I) | Loyola (La.) | 23-10 | 278 |
| 17 | 4 (II) | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 30-3 | 268 |
| 18 | 4 (I) | Dalton State (Ga.) | 30-3 | 257 |
| 19 | 19 (I) | The Master’s (Calif.) | 23-8 | 231 |
| 20 | 10 (I) | Xavier (La.) | 27-6 | 193 |
| 21 | 12 (I) | Carroll (Mont.) | 24-9 | 176 |
| 22 | 11 (I) | SAGU (Texas) | 25-7 | 161 |
| 23 | 7 (II) | Oregon Tech | 26-7 | 149 |
| 24 | 16 (II) | Union (Ky.) | 24-10 | 138 |
| 25 | 9 (II) | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | 28-4 | 115 |
Others Receiving Votes: Thomas More 108, Westmont (Calif.) 107, Southeastern (Fla.) 97, Oklahoma Wesleyan 91, Saint Francis (Ind.) 67, Indiana Tech 55, Central Baptist (Ark.) 43, Washington Adventist (Md.) 39, Holy Cross (Ind.) 39, Faulkner (Ala.) 39, Bellevue (Neb.) 36, Indiana East (Ind.) 36, Park (Mo.) 35, Northwestern (Iowa) 31, Talladega (Ala.) 16, Dillard (La.) 9, Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) 7, Southern Oregon 4, Shawnee State (Ohio) 4, Cornerstone (Mich.) 4, Dordt (Iowa) 4.