NCAA Division II · Men's Basketball · 2025-26
Rankings
Final 2025-26 polls shown — the 2026-27 NABC preseason poll lands here automatically when it's released.
NABC Coaches Poll
Through games Sunday, March 8, 2026
| # | Team | Record | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nova Southeastern (10) | 27-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cal State East Bay (4) | 30-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Washburn (2) | 31-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Daemen | 30-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Anderson | 29-2 | 7 |
| 6 | Gannon | 28-3 | 5 |
| 7 | West Liberty | 27-4 | 9 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 27-3 | 6 |
| 9 | Walsh | 27-3 | 14 |
| 10 | Black Hills State | 27-4 | 13 |
| 11 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 26-5 | 12 |
| 12 | Fairmont State | 26-5 | 10 |
| 13 | Eastern New Mexico | 26-5 | 11 |
| 14 | Lubbock Christian | 27-5 | 8 |
| 15 | DBU | 27-6 | 20 |
| 16 | Michigan Tech | 26-6 | 15 |
| 17 | West Alabama | 26-5 | 16 |
| 18 | Saint Martin's | 25-5 | 21 |
| 19 | Point Loma | 25-5 | 22 |
| 20 | Northern Michigan | 27-6 | 17 |
| 21 | Felician | 27-3 | 23 |
| 22 | Grand Valley State | 25-6 | T25 |
| 23 | Lander | 25-5 | T25 |
| 24 | Rockhurst | 23-6 | 18 |
First-place votes in parentheses · source: NABC poll as published on NCAA.com.
NCAA regional rankings
Through games Sunday, March 1, 2026 · top 8 per region make the tournament field
atlantic
| # | Team | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gannon University | 26-2 |
| 2 | West Liberty | 24-4 |
| 3 | Fairmont State | 23-4 |
| 4 | Fayetteville State | 23-6 |
| 5 | California (Pennsylvania) | 19-8 |
| 6 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 19-6 |
| 7 | Virginia Union | 21-5 |
| 8 | Charleston (West Virginia) | 19-8 |
| 9 | Millersville | 19-8 |
| 10 | West Chester | 20-7 |
central
| # | Team | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washburn | 26-1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 26-2 |
| 3 | Central Missouri | 22-8 |
| 4 | St. Cloud State | 23-5 |
| 5 | Missouri Western | 19-10 |
| 6 | Ouachita Baptist | 19-6 |
| 7 | Rogers State | 17-9 |
| 8 | Arkansas-Fort Smith | 17-8 |
| 9 | Harding | 19-7 |
| 10 | Southern Nazarene | 21-7 |
east
| # | Team | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daemen | 28-1 |
| 2 | Felician | 24-3 |
| 3 | Saint Anselm | 21-7 |
| 4 | Bentley | 19-9 |
| 5 | Assumption | 17-11 |
| 6 | Adelphi | 18-11 |
| 7 | Saint Michael's | 17-12 |
| 8 | Southern New Hampshire | 15-13 |
| 9 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 17-11 |
| 10 | Staten Island | 19-8 |
midwest
| # | Team | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan Tech. | 23-5 |
| 2 | Rockhurst | 21-5 |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 20-5 |
| 4 | Grand Valley State | 20-6 |
| 5 | Walsh | 18-3 |
| 6 | Lake Erie | 20-7 |
| 7 | William Jewell | 18-9 |
| 8 | McKendree | 20-7 |
| 9 | Ashland | 17-9 |
| 10 | Missouri S&T | 16-8 |
south
| # | Team | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nova Southeastern | 22-1 |
| 2 | Palm Beach Atl. | 20-4 |
| 3 | West Alabama | 21-4 |
| 4 | Montevallo | 19-7 |
| 5 | Florida Southern | 21-9 |
| 6 | Alabama Huntsville | 18-8 |
| 7 | West Florida | 19-8 |
| 8 | Tuskegee | 20-6 |
| 9 | Clark Atlanta | 21-7 |
| 10 | Morehouse | 19-9 |
south central
| # | Team | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock Christian | 26-4 |
| 2 | Dallas Baptist University | 24-6 |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico | 23-4 |
| 4 | Western New Mexico | 22-6 |
| 5 | St. Edward's | 22-7 |
| 6 | Black Hills State | 23-4 |
| 7 | St. Mary's (Texas) | 20-8 |
| 8 | Colorado Mesa | 19-9 |
| 9 | West Texas A&M | 18-10 |
| 10 | CSU Pueblo | 19-7 |
southeast
| # | Team | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson (South Carolina) | 25-2 |
| 2 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 23-7 |
| 3 | Lander | 22-5 |
| 4 | Catawba | 21-7 |
| 5 | North Georgia | 20-6 |
| 6 | Columbus State | 19-7 |
| 7 | Carson Newman | 17-10 |
| 8 | Lincoln Memorial | 18-10 |
| 9 | Virginia at Wise | 19-10 |
| 10 | USC Beaufort | 19-9 |
west
| # | Team | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal State East Bay | 28-0 |
| 2 | Saint Martin's | 19-5 |
| 3 | Point Loma | 22-5 |
| 4 | Cal State Dominquez Hills | 21-7 |
| 5 | Alaska Anchorage | 15-9 |
| 6 | Northwest Nazarene | 16-9 |
| 7 | Hawaii Pacific | 17-10 |
| 8 | Cal State Monterey Bay | 17-11 |
| 9 | Westmont | 17-11 |
| 10 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 15-13 |