And here we go. The first update of the 2023 Season.
To say there is alot of movement would be an understatement. Central Florida Jumps into the #1 Spot moving up 4 Spots from Pre-Season Number 5. Walters State Holds Strong at #2. The Biggest jump in this comes from Santa Fe who has started off the season 22-0 and goes from un-ranked to number 3. Pre-Season #1 Central Arizona Drops to Number 4. While McLennan moves up one spot to #5.
Other Teams that have made their way into the Top 25 in this week’s first update to the rankings go as followed:
Gaston in at #15
Southwest Tennessee in at #18
Midland in at #19
Delgado in at #20
Chattanooga State in at #21
Southern Nevada in at #25
With those, all coming in that does mean some teams dropped out of the top 25 those include: Dyersburg State, Salt Lake, Harford, Northwest Florida, Florida Southwestern State, New Mexico, and Wharton.
One last thing that everyone loves to debate is the Next 5 Out. Those 5 teams are made up of Connors State, Eastern Oklahoma State, Georgia Highlands, Weatherford, and New Mexico Military.
Below are the complete rankings:
| Rank | Team | Record | Change |
| 1 | Central Florida | 19-1 | +4 |
| 2 | Walters State | 15-2 | – |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 22-0 | NR |
| 4 | Central Arizona | 15-5 | -3 |
| 5 | McLennan | 12-4 | +1 |
| 6 | San Jac | 13-6 | -3 |
| 7 | Iowa Western | 8-0 | +3 |
| 8 | Cowley | 2-4 | -4 |
| 9 | Crowder | 11-4 | – |
| 10 | Gulf Coast State | 13-3 | +4 |
| 11 | Johnson County | 12-2 | +4 |
| 12 | Florence-Darlington | 15-3 | +6 |
| 13 | Wabash Valley | 10-6 | +4 |
| 14 | John A. Logan | 9-7 | -7 |
| 15 | Gaston | 16-2 | NR |
| 16 | South Mountain | 16-4 | +7 |
| 17 | Pensacola State | 16-3 | +7 |
| 18 | Southwest Tennessee | 15-4 | NR |
| 19 | Midland | 12-0 | NR |
| 20 | Delgado | 10-2 | NR |
| 21 | Chattanooga State | 11-1 | NR |
| 22 | Chipola | 11-9 | -14 |
| 23 | Cochise | 13-6 | -12 |
| 24 | Miami Dade | 13-6 | -12 |
| 25 | Southern Nevada | 12-4 | NR |
| N5O | Connors State | 13-1 | |
| N5O | Eastern Oklahoma State | 11-4 | |
| N5O | Georgia Highlands | 12-4 | |
| N5O | Weatherford | 12-5 | |
| N5O | New Mexico Military | 15-1 |