Northwest Missouri heads into the NCAA Tournament the top team in DII.
A total shakeup in the top ten takes over the final men's power rankings of 2016-17. Northwest Missouri State jumps four spots to No. 1, while Bellarmine follows suit, jumping from No. 6 to No. 2.
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| Rank | Team | Record | Comments | Previous |
| 1 |
NW Missouri State |
29-1 | Repeated as MIAA champions. | 5 |
| 2 | 
Bellarmine |
28-3 |
Won GLVC Tournament title; on 15-game winning streak.
|
6 |
| 3 |
|
28-2 |
Won PacWest Tournament; on seven-game winning streak.
|
3 |
| 4 |
|
28-3 |
Beat Fairmont State in MEC Tournament championship.
|
9 |
| 5 |
Fairmont State |
29-2 |
Only two losses were to West Liberty.
|
2 |
| 6 |
Queens (N.C.) |
28-3 |
Won tits first conference tournament title since 1998-99 season.
|
12 |
| 7 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
28-2 | Won G-MAC Tournament; on 26-game winning streak. | 8 |
| 8 |
Lincoln Memorial |
26-5 |
Had its 16-game winning streak snapped in loss to Queens.
|
7 |
| 9 |
|
26-3 |
Won its second PSAC Tournament title; first since 1991.
|
13 |
| 10 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
27-3 |
Had its 18-game winning streak snapped in 3-point overtime loss to Shippensburg.
|
1 |
| 11 |
Kutztown |
26-3 |
Had its program-tying 18-game winning streak stopped in PSAC championship.
|
4 |
| 12 |
|
27-4 |
Won its third straight GLIAC Tournament with a one-point win over Ashland. |
15 |
| 13 |
|
25-5 |
Made 15 3-pointers in win in CCAA Tournament championship game.
|
NR |
| 14 |
Colorado Mines |
27-4 |
Won RMAC Tournament title; on nine-game winning streak.
|
14 |
| 15 |
Southern Indiana |
25-4 |
Looking to bounce back from one-point loss in GLVC Tournament. |
11 |
| 16 |
|
25-4 |
Lost last two games, both to Point Loma.
|
10 |
