Men's Hoops Ranked No. 25 in D3hoops.com Top 25 Preseason Poll
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball team was ranked No. 25 in the nation in the D3hoops.com 2025-26 Preseason Top 25 Poll, as announced by the organization on Wednesday, Oct. 22. USJ, which earned 69 points, is the lone Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) program to appear in the Top 25.
Reigning national champion Trinity (Conn.) topped the poll with 623 points and 23 first-place votes. Randolph-Macon followed in second with one first-place vote and 537 points, while Emory (529 points) rounded out the top three.
The Blue Jays will officially open their 2025-26 season on Saturday, Nov. 8, when they travel to Dartmouth, Mass., to face Worcester State in the opening game of the Lafrance Hospitality Tournament at the Tripp Athletic Center.
For the complete D3hoops.com poll results, please see below.
D3hoops.com Men's Top 25, 2025-26 Preseason
| # | School (No. 1 votes) | W-L | Pts. |
| 1 | Trinity (Conn.) (23) | 30-3 | 623 |
| 2 | Randolph-Macon (1) | 24-5 | 537 |
| 3 | Emory | 23-6 | 529 |
| 4 | Tufts | 22-6 | 520 |
| 5 | Washington U. | 23-7 | 499 |
| 6 | Redlands (1) | 25-5 | 492 |
| 7 | UW-La Crosse | 25-6 | 397 |
| 8 | Carthage | 21-7 | 396 |
| 9 | Christopher Newport | 23-6 | 394 |
| 10 | Roanoke | 25-6 | 341 |
| 11 | Chicago | 18-8 | 340 |
| 12 | Calvin | 21-7 | 310 |
| 13 | Wesleyan | 30-2 | 278 |
| 14 | Virginia Wesleyan | 22-7 | 262 |
| 15 | Mary Washington | 15-15 | 239 |
| 16 | Illinois Wesleyan | 24-6 | 227 |
| 17 | Hampden-Sydney | 23-6 | 220 |
| 18 | UW-Platteville | 26-3 | 213 |
| 19 | WPI | 26-4 | 187 |
| 20 | Hardin-Simmons | 20-10 | 176 |
| 21 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 21-6 | 151 |
| 22 | Catholic | 25-6 | 112 |
| 23 | Montclair State | 22-7 | 111 |
| 24 | TCNJ | 20-8 | 84 |
| 25 | Saint Joseph (Conn.) | 19-8 | 69 |
Others receiving votes: Williams 63; St. Joseph's (Maine) 53; Keene State 48; Stockton 42; Franklin & Marshall 35; Yeshiva 32; Hamilton 16; Denison 15; St. Thomas (Texas) 14; MSOE 12; Whitworth 12; St. John's 11; UW-Oshkosh 11; Mount Union 9; Trine 9; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 6; Concordia (Wis.) 6; Gettysburg 6; Berry 5; Wisconsin Lutheran 3; Clark 2; Ithaca 2; UW-Whitewater 2; York (Pa.) 2; Chapman 1; Trinity (Texas) 1.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.
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