The conference coaches have voted Cal State Dominguez Hills as the favorites in the 2025-26 CCAA Men's Basketball Preseason Poll.
 
The Toros received 141 points and 11 of the 12 first-place votes. Cal Poly Pomona was second in the voting with 119 points, followed by Cal State San Bernardino in third with 117 points. Chico State finished fourth with 108 points. Cal State LA collected the final first-place vote and 96 points, placing fifth. Cal State East Bay was sixth, rounding out the top half of the poll with 91 points.  

2025-26 CCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Poll
Cal State Dominguez Hills (11)	141
Cal Poly Pomona	119
Cal State San Bernardino	117
Chico State	108
Cal State LA (1)	96
Cal State East Bay	91
Stanislaus State	71
Cal Poly Humboldt	53
Cal State San Marcos	43
Cal State Monterey Bay	41
San Francisco State	35
UC Merced	21
first-place votes in parenthesis

 

The coaches gave Stanislaus State 71 points in the voting, placing the Warriors seventh. Cal Poly Humboldt was eighth (53 points). Cal State San Marcos edged out Cal State Monterey Bay by two points (43-41) to finish ninth. San Francisco State (35) and UC Merced (21) complete the 12-team poll.
 
Cal State Dominguez Hills is coming off its best season in program history, and one of the best in the last 15 years in the CCAA. The Toros went 30-6 and 20-2 in the CCAA in 2024-25. They won the conference's regular season and tournament titles before securing the program's first NCAA West Regional Championship. CSUDH would add two upset wins at the Elite Eight to reach the national championship game against the No. 1 team in the country, Nova Southeastern.
 
Cal Poly Pomona went 18-11 last season with a 13-9 record in conference play, earning the No. 5 seed in the CCAA Tournament. The Broncos will bring back three starters and six of their top 9 scorers. Last season, CPP led the CCAA in bench scoring with 23.9 points per game.
 
Cal State San Bernardino put together a strong regular season before making a strong postseason run. The Coyotes went 23-12 and placed third in the CCAA standings with a 14-8 record. They won games in the CCAA Tournament and at the NCAA West Regional. CSUSB will have five new starters for the 2025-26 season.
 
Chico State is another team that will have a whole new set of starters on the court compared to the one they had at the NCAA West Regional. The Wildcats went 24-7 (19-3 CCAA) in 2024-25, finishing second in the CCAA standings. They reached the conference tournament championship match and earned an at-large bid to the regional. However, all five starters left via graduation or transfer, giving the Wildcats a whole new starting lineup in 2025-26.
 
Cal State LA received the remaining first-place vote and 96 points to finish fifth in the poll. The Golden Eagles are just two years removed from earning the No. 1 seed in the NCAA West Regional. Last year, they finished 12-17 and 10-12 in the CCAA. This year, there will be a full new set of starters on the courts as the Golden Eagles graduated all five starters from 2024-25.
 
Cal State East Bay will bring back three starters to a team that went 11-17 (9-13 CCAA) last season. The Pioneers averaged 70.5 points per game and were one of the top free throw shooting teams in the conference, ranking third in attempts (20.6) and makes per game (14.5). CSUEB was also second in steals per game (9.5).
 
Stanislaus State returns experience up front and in the backcourt with three returning starters. Last season, the Warriors placed 10th in the final standings. The coaches are expecting a better season from Stan State as they were picked seventh in the 2025-26 poll.
 
Cal Poly Humboldt reached the CCAA Tournament semifinals last season but will have to reload after losing all five starters to graduation or the transfer portal. Last season, the Lumberjacks posted an 18-11 record, their best since 2015-16.
 
Cal State San Marcos, Cal State Monterey Bay, San Francisco State, and UC Merced rounded out the bottom third of the poll.
 
The 2025-26 season tips off this Friday, Oct. 31, as Cal State San Bernardino travels to Canada to play in an early-season tournament. Most teams will open their seasons on Friday, Nov. 14. All CCAA home games will be available on FloCollege.
 
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