October 22, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The courts are mopped, hoops all have new nets, and the 2025-26 NAIA Men’s Basketball season is underway with the release of the Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
Montana Tech, the preseason favorite to win the Frontier Conference tournament for the fifth straight year, checked in at No. 11 with 336 points. The Orediggers finished last season with an overall record of 24-7, including a sweep of the regular season and postseason conference tournament titles.
Montana Tech fell short to Southern Oregon in the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Tournament First Round. MT was ranked No. 21 in the final poll from last season, moving up ten spots to the preseason poll Wednesday morning.
Countable games begin on Thursday (Oct. 23), and with some early tournaments around the nation, teams will be tested right away.
The first regular season edition of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll will be released on Nov. 12.