Preseason - October 17, 2022
| 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 | College of 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 CC | 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 County, Jones, Arizona Western, Georgia Highlands, North Dakota State College of Science, Blinn, Garden City, Harcum, Indian River State, Brunswick CC, John A. Logan, Vincennes, Western Wyoming, Olney Central