| 2022 NJCAA DI Men’s Basketball Rankings | Preseason – 10-17-22 | |||||
| Place | Team | Points | First Place Votes | ||
| 1 | Northwest Florida State | 348 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Florida Southwestern | 330 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Indian Hills | 308 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Kilgore | 292 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Salt Lake | 286 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Odessa | 282 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Triton | 278 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Howard | 195 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Chipola | 185 | 0 | ||
| T10 | Pearl River | 175 | 0 | ||
| T10 | Tallahassee | 175 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Lee | 173 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Hutchinson | 171 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Coffeyville | 169 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Moberly Area | 111 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Seward County | 109 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Southern Idaho | 95 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Southeastern | 87 | 0 | ||
| 19 | South Plains | 80 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Cochise | 77 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Northeast Mississippi | 61 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Mineral Area | 58 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Butler | 50 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Snow | 43 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Eastern Florida State | 33 | 0 | ||
Receiving Votes: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, South Georgia Tech, Connors State, Wallace State-Hanceville, Dyersburg State, Dodge City, Three Rivers, New Mexico, Southwestern Illinois, Cowley, Jones, Arizona Western, Georgia Highlands, North Dakota SCS, Blinn, Garden City, Harcum, Indian River State, Brunswick, Vincennes, Western Wyoming, Olney Central