ABERDEEN, SD (NSUWolves.com) – The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their 2023-24 Preseason Top-25 rankings earlier today. Northern State University landed in the NABC Top-25 at No. 21 overall, earning 84 points. The first regular season edition of the poll will be released November 21.
The Wolves will open the season with a top-25 match-up against No. 1 Northwest Missouri State on November 10 in St. Joseph, Missouri. In addition, NSU is joined by NSIC foes No. 12 Minnesota Duluth, (RV) Minnesota State, and (RV) MSU Moorhead.
2023-24 Preseason Coaches’ Poll
| Record | Points | Previous | |
| 1. Northwest Missouri State (10) | 31-3 | 385 | 2 |
| 2. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (5) | 36-0 | 352 | 1 |
| 3. West Liberty, W. Va. | 33-4 | 333 | 5 |
| 4. Indiana, Pa. | 32-2 | 315 | 3 |
| 5. Indianapolis, Ind. (1) | 26-5 | 312 | 9 |
| 6. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. | 30-5 | 300 | 12 |
| 7. West Texas A&M | 27-7 | 273 | 13 |
| 8. UNC Pembroke | 26-4 | 269 | 8 |
| 9. Central Oklahoma | 26-6 | 214 | 11 |
| 10. Augusta, Ga. | 27-6 | 211 | 10 |
| 11. Point Loma, Calif. | 29-4 | 200 | 4 |
| 12. Minnesota Duluth | 26-10 | 195 | NR |
| 13. Cal State San Bernardino | 31-4 | 159 | 6 |
| 14. Colorado Mesa | 25-6 | 150 | 20 |
| 15. Fort Lewis, Colo. | 29-4 | 141 | 7 |
| 16. Bentley, Mass. | 23-7 | 134 | 25 |
| 17. Black Hills State, S.D. | 29-6 | 122 | 21 |
| 18. Colorado School of Mines | 26-6 | 100 | 14 |
| 19. Angelo State, Texas | 26-7 | 93 | 23 |
| 20. Emporia State, Kan. | 23-9 | 89 | NR |
| 21. Northern State, S.D. | 24-7 | 84 | 18 |
| 22. Chico State, Calif. | 13-16 | 82 | NR |
| 23. Alabama Huntsville | 27-8 | 78 | NR |
| 24. West Alabama | 27-6 | 65 | 17 |
| 25. Mercyhurst, Pa. | 25-6 | 61 | 16 |
Others receiving votes: Saint Martin’s (Wash.) 49, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 41, Virginia Union 40, USC Aiken 38, North Georgia 37, Southeastern Oklahoma State 21, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 20, Florida Southern 20, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 20, Minnesota State 20, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 15, Fayetteville State (N.C.) 15, Ferris State (Mich.) 15, Ashland (Ohio) 12, Missouri-St. Louis 12, Emmanuel (Ga.) 11, Northern Michigan 10, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 10, Saint Leo (Fla.) 10, Daemen (N.Y.) 9, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 9, Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 8, Catawba (N.C.) 7, MSU Moorhead 7, McKendree (Ill.) 6, Miles (Ala.) 5, New Haven (Conn.) 4, Academy of Art (Calif.) 3, Claflin (S.C.) 3, Walsh (Ohio) 3, Illinois Springfield 2, Hillsdale (Mich.) 1.