HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College Men's Basketball team checked in at eleventh in the 2026-27 D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Preseason Top 25 poll. The Bantams have appeared the Top 15 of the preseason poll over last three seasons, and have been ranked in the Top 25 for 45 consecutive weeks dating back to November 27, 2023.
 
Last season, the Bantams registered a 29-3 record, collecting their third consecutive New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship, and made their third straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Final Four. Trinity finished 8-2 in conference play during the regular season and captured the NESCAC tournament title with victories over Bowdoin (64-63), Tufts (80-70), and Wesleyan (80-55). The Bantams advanced through four rounds of the NCAA tournament, defeating Keuka (74-63), Babson (71-61), Hood (88-71), and Tufts (69-66) before falling to eventual NCAA National Champions Mary Washington, 64-61, in the national semifinals.
 
Trinity is one of four schools from the NESCAC to appear in the Top 25, joining Wesleyan (#9), Tufts (#14), and Amherst (#21), while Bates received votes as well. The Bantams will open the 2026-27 campaign against MCLA at Ray Oosting Gymnasium on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m.