The Snow College men's basketball team will begin the 2025-26 regular season ranked 10^th in the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, which was released Monday.
 
The Badgers enter the 2025-26 regular season following the most successful year in program history. They finished with a 32-2 overall record and a 15-0 mark in Scenic West Athletic Conference play – both of which were program records for wins in a season.
 
In addition to winning the SWAC regular season title, the Badgers were crowned Region 18 Champions and West District Champions and were the number 1 overall seed in the NJCAA National Tournament. They recorded a program-record 25-game winning streak during the season, led by NJCAA National Player of the Year Isaac Finlinson.
 
Trinity Valley Community College – the 2024-25 national title winner – claimed the top spot following its run in the national tournament last season. South Plains College, Daytona State College, Vincennes University, and Connors State College, which defeated Snow College in the second round of the national tournament last year, rounded out the top five.
 
The Badgers are slotted 10^th in the preseason poll ahead of fellow Scenic West Athletic Conference foe College of Southern Idaho, which came in at 17^th. Snow College swept the season series against the Golden Eagles last year for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
 
Snow College will play six games against opponents listed in the top 25, including three conference matchups against the Golden Eagles. The Badgers will face No. 15 Eastern Arizona College Friday, Nov. 7, in Price as part of the Region 1/Region 18 Challenge. Snow College defeated the Gila Monsters 94-85 in the West District Championship last season.
 
The Badgers will then play host to No. 13 Indian Hills College Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Snow College Classic. One of the Badgers' biggest wins during the 2024-25 season was a 93-88 victory against the Warriors, who were ranked 5^th at the time.
 
Snow College will also take on No. 2 South Plains College Thursday, Dec. 4, in Levelland, Texas, as part of the Texan Classic. The Badgers are 1-2 all-time against the Texans and last met during the 2022-23 season.
 
The Badgers were a perfect 6-0, including four road victories, against teams ranked inside the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Rankings during the 2024-25 season. That record extends to 8-0 when including teams ranked in the JUCO Advocate Media Rankings. The Badgers are 9-9 against ranked teams since Head Coach Andrew May took over the program in 2022.
 
Following a season full of program records and national accolades, the Badgers will look to more than replicate their successes during the 2025-26 season, which kicks off Friday, Oct. 31, against Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. For more information about the Snow College men's basketball team throughout the season, visit snowbadgers.com.