Pitman, NJ- As announced by the New Jersey Athletic Conference office on Thursday, the Montclair State University men's basketball team was selected to repeat as NJAC Champions according to the 2025-26 Preseason poll.
Below are how the standings were voted on this season (Parentheses represent first-place votes):
- Montclair State (4)
- TCNJ (4)
- Stockton
- Rowan (2)
- Kean
- Ramapo
- New Jersey City
- Rutgers-Camden (Dark Horse)
- Rutgers-Newark
- William Paterson
Montclair heads into the season as the defending conference champions. Last season, they compiled a 22-7 and 14-4 NJAC record. They earned the regular-season title and the top seed and defeated TCNJ and Ramapo to win their first NJAC title since 2002-03.
The Red Hawks tip off the 2025-26 season at the PSU-Harrisburg Tip Off Classic. They will face Dickinson on Saturday, November 8 at 6:00 p.m.
