Columbus State Men's Basketball have been ranked #16 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Preseason Top 25. USCA and North Georgia also received votes in the poll.
Columbus State finished atop the Peach Belt Conference standings last year, taking home the PBC Regular Season title and the #1 seed in the PBC Tournament. The Cougars also received the #1 seed in the NCAA Southeast Region. CSU look to rebuild this season with a strong incoming class. The Cougars open their season on November 14th vs Southern Wesleyan.
Reigning PBC Tournament Champions USCA are receiving votes in the NABC Preseason Top 25. The Pacers received the #2 seed in the NCAA Southeast Region and closed out the 2024-25 season in the second round of the NCAA Tournamnet with a 24-9 record. The Pacers open their season on November 14th vs RV UNC Pembroke.
North Georgia also received votes in the NABC Preseason Top 25. The Nighthawks closed out their season in the PBC Tournament semi finals with an 18-14 record. The Nighthawks open their season on November 14th vs #14 Lincoln Memorial.
NABC Division II Coaches Poll (Oct. 28, 2025 – Pre-Season Poll)
| RANK |
SCHOOL (1ST VOTES) |
2024-2025 RECORD |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
| 1 |
Nova Southeastern, Fla. (15) |
36-1 |
399 |
2 |
| 2 |
Washburn, Kan. |
30-4 |
326 |
5 |
| 3 |
DBU, Texas |
34-5 |
325 |
4 |
| 4 |
Daemen, N.Y. (1) |
28-1 |
291 |
1 |
| 5 |
Fairmont State, W.Va. |
27-5 |
274 |
11 |
| 6 |
Alabama Huntsville |
32-2 |
272 |
3 |
| 7 |
Point Loma, Calif. |
29-6 |
258 |
9 |
| 8 |
Missouri S&T |
25-6 |
240 |
12 |
| 9 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
21-9 |
229 |
NR |
| 10 |
Colorado School of Mines |
29-5 |
214 |
7 |
| 11 |
West Liberty, W.Va. |
30-5 |
199 |
6 |
| 12 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
30-6 |
190 |
14 |
| 13 |
Michigan Tech |
24-8 |
144 |
23 |
| 14 |
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
25-6 |
130 |
13 |
| 15 |
Florida Southern |
26-9 |
126 |
18 |
| 16 |
Columbus State, Ga. |
27-5 |
117 |
8 |
| 17 |
Black Hills State, S.D. |
18-12 |
110 |
NR |
| 18 |
Central Washington |
22-10 |
97 |
NR |
| 19 |
Lenoir-Rhyne, N.C. |
29-6 |
94 |
10 |
| 20 |
Southern Nazarene, Okla. |
22-7 |
91 |
NR |
| 21 |
Virginia State |
22-9 |
76 |
NR |
| 22 |
Gannon, Pa. |
27-7 |
71 |
22 |
| 23 |
Findlay, Ohio |
24-5 |
68 |
NR |
| 24 |
Bentley, Mass. |
18-10 |
67 |
NR |
| 25 |
Lubbock Christian, Texas |
25-9 |
56 |
21 |