Men's Basketball picked to finish eighth in 2025-26 OAC Coaches Poll
October 30, 2025
By Marissa Myers
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team has been picked to finish eighth in the 2025-26 Ohio Athletic Conference preseason poll as voted on by the league's nine head coaches.
Ohio Northern received 19 points in the poll.
Mount Union was picked as the favorite with 64 points and eight first place votes, Marietta was picked second with 53 points and the other first place vote and Muskingum was third with 47 points.
ONU finished 14-12 overall and finished sixth in the OAC with an 8-10 league mark last season.
The Polar Bears will open their 2025-26 season on Nov. 7 at Trine (Ind.) under first-year head coach Jon Tropf.
2025-26 OAC Men's Basketball Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Mount Union (8) | 64 |
| 2. | Marietta (1) | 53 |
| 3. | Muskingum | 47 |
| 4. | Otterbein | 44 |
| 5. | Baldwin Wallace | 34 |
| 6. | Capital | 31 |
| 7. | Heidelberg | 22 |
| 8. | Ohio Northern | 19 |
| 9. | Wilmington | 10 |