2021–22 NCAA Division II men's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2021–22 NCAA Division II men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season	2021–22
NCAA Tournament	2022
Preseason No. 1	Northwest Missouri State
NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		New to rankings from previous week
Italics		Number of first place votes
(#–#)		Win–loss record
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

D2SIDA Poll

	Preseason Nov 3[1]	Week 2 Nov 16[2]	Week 3 Nov 23[3]	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20
1.	Northwest Missouri State (15)	West Texas A&M (5–0) (11)	Lubbock Christian (4–0) (6)																		1.
2.	Flagler	Northwest Missouri State (3–1) (2)	Northwest Missouri St (4–1) (7)																		2.
3.	West Texas A&M	Lubbock Christian (2–0) т	Indiana (PA) (4–0) (1)																		3.
4.	Lubbock Christian	Hillsdale (2–0) т	West Liberty (4–0)																		4.
5.	Hillsdale	Indiana (PA) (2–0)	Queens (NC) (4–0)																		5.
6.	Indiana (PA)	West Liberty (2–0)	Embry-Riddle (6–0)																		6.
7.	West Liberty	Queens (NC) (2–0)	West Texas A&M (5–1)																		7.
8.	Valdosta State	Truman State (2–0)	Truman State (4–0)																		8.
9.	Nova Southeastern	Point Loma (2–0)	Ferris State (4–0)																		9.
10.	Colorado Mesa	Nova Southeastern (1–0)	Nova Southeastern (2–0) (1)																		10.
11.	Washburn	Embry-Riddle (4–0)	Augustana (4–0)																		11.
12.	St. Thomas Aquinas	Saint Anselm (0–0)	Chico State (3–0)																		12.
13.	Point Loma	Lincoln Memorial (2–0)	Mercyhurst (4–0)																		13.
14.	Queens (NC)	Flagler (1–1)	Hillsdale (3–1)																		14.
15.	Truman State	Mercyhurst (2–0)	Bentley (2–0)																		15.
16.	Saint Anselm	Southern Indiana (0–0)	UNC Pembroke (4–0)																		16.
17.	Colorado School of Mines	Oklahoma Baptist (2–0)	Southern Indiana (1–0)																		17.
18.	Southern Indiana	Dallas Baptist (2–0)	Fairmount State (4–0)																		18.
19.	Lincoln Memorial	Chico State (2–0)	Cal St-San Bernardino (4–0)																		19.
20.	Seattle Pacific	Augustana (2–0)	Lincoln Memorial (4–0)																		20.
21.	Mercyhurst	Fairmount State (2–0)	Dominican (NY) (4–0)																		21.
22.	Lee	Washburn (1–1)	Cal Poly Pomona (4–0) т																		22.
23.	Fairmont State	Valdosta State (1–1)	Point Loma (2–2) т																		23.
24.	Daemen	Lee (1–1)	Oklahoma Baptist (2–1)																		24.
25.	Minnesota State Moorhead	Cal St-San Bernardino (2–0) т Bentley (1–0) т	UC Colorado Springs (3–0)																		25.
	Preseason Nov 3[4]	Week 2 Nov 16[5]	Week 3 Nov 23[6]	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20
		Dropped: Colorado Mesa (2–3) St. Thomas Aquinas (2–2) Colorado School of Mines (0–2) Seattle Pacific (1–4) Daemen (1–2) Minnesota State Moorhead (2–3)	Dropped: Saint Anselm (0–2) Flagler (3–2) Dallas Baptist (3–1) Washburn (2–2) Valdosta State (2–1) Lee (2–2)	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

NABC Coaches Poll

	Preseason Nov 3[7]	Week 2 Nov 21[7]	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20
1.	NW Missouri St (15)	Lubbock Christian (4–0) (3)																			1.
2.	Flagler	Truman State (4–0) (9)																			2.
3.	West Texas A&M	NW Missouri St (4–1) (3)																			3.
4.	Colorado Mesa (1)	Mercyhurst (4–0)																			4.
5.	Colorado School of Mines	Queens (NC) (4–0)																			5.
6.	Truman State	West Texas A&M (5–1)																			6.
7.	Hillsdale	West Liberty (4–0)																			7.
8.	St. Thomas Aquinas	Nova Southeastern (2–0)																			8.
9.	Lubbock Christian	Indiana (PA) (4–0)																			9.
10.	Valdosta State	Fairmount State (4–0)																			10.
11.	Washburn	Cal Poly Pomona (4–0)																			11.
12.	Mercyhurst	Chico State (3–0)																			12.
13.	Nova Southeastern	Augustana (4–0) (1)																			13.
14.	West Liberty	Ferris State (4–0)																			14.
15.	Northern State (SD)	Embry-Riddle (6–0)																			15.
16.	Queens (NC)	Hillsdale (3–1)																			16.
17.	Lincoln Memorial	Augusta (3–0)																			17.
18.	Indiana (PA)	Angelo State (4–0)																			18.
19.	Dallas Baptist	Hawai'i Hilo (4–0)																			19.
20.	Alabama Huntsville	Valdosta State (2–1)																			20.
21.	Seattle Pacific	Cal St-San Bernardino (4–0)																			21.
22.	Fairmount State	Lincoln Memorial (3–1)																			22.
23.	Florida Southern	Grand Valley State (2–0)																			23.
24.	Point Loma	Southern New Hampshire (4–0)																			24.
25.	Charleston (WV)	Dallas Baptist																			25.
	Preseason Nov 3[7]	Week 2 Nov 21[7]	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20
		Dropped: Flagler Colorado Mesa Colorado School of Mines St. Thomas Aquinas Washburn Northern State (ND) Alabama Huntsville Seattle Pacific Florida Southern Point Loma Charleston (WV)	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

See also

2021–22 NCAA Division II women's basketball rankings

References

1. "2021-22 D2SIDA Men's Basketball Division II Media Poll - Preseason". Wilmington University Athletics. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
2. "D2SIDA Men's Basketball Division II Media Poll - Week 1". Wilmington University Athletics. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
3. "D2SIDA Men's Basketball Division II Media Poll - Week 2". Wilmington University Athletics. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
4. "2021-22 D2SIDA Men's Basketball Division II Media Poll - Preseason". Wilmington University Athletics. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
5. "D2SIDA Men's Basketball Division II Media Poll - Week 1". Wilmington University Athletics. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
6. "D2SIDA Men's Basketball Division II Media Poll - Week 2". Wilmington University Athletics. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
7. "The Coaches Top 25 Poll". NABC. November 3, 2021.