BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team reentered the D3hoops.com Top-25 in the first poll of the new year released Monday night, Jan. 5. The Titans earned 166 points to rank 18th.
The Green and White stands 10-3 on the year and even at 2-2 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. The Titans notched wins over WashU, Yeshiva, Hamilton, and Carroll since the last poll to reclaim a spot in the top-25.
Trinity (Conn.) topped the poll with 24 first-place votes and 617 points. Randolph-Macon, which earned the lone other top-spot nod, tallied 611 points in second. Emory (543), Chicago (522), and Mount Union (505) rounded out the top-five.
Illinois Wesleyan hosts Augustana College Wednesday, Jan. 7. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. inside the Shirk Center.
D3hoops.com men's Top 25, 2025-26 Week 5
Dropped out: No. 12 Virginia Wesleyan; No. 15 Catholic; No. 16 Hampden-Sydney; No. 23 Wesleyan; No. 24 Trinity (Texas); No. 25 Maryville.
Others receiving votes: Catholic 64; Hampden-Sydney 61; Bates 61; Hood 50; Elizabethtown 45; Trinity (Texas) 34; Franklin & Marshall 24; John Carroll 8; North Park 6; Muskingum 5; Williams 4; Maryville (Tenn.) 4; Chapman 3; Wesleyan 3; Cortland 2; Whitworth 2; New York U. 1; Union 1.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.
