BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team remained steady at No. 16 in the most recent D3hoops.com top-25 poll released by the organization Monday, Feb. 9.

IWU is the only College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin men's hoops squad in the rankings, while Carthage is in the receiving votes category. The Titans garnered 296 points, while the Firebirds tallied 33. 

The latest poll reflected an exciting week across Division III men's basketball, as the previous top two teams fell out of the top-five. Montclair State climbed to the top spot for the first time this season, grabbing 11 first-place nods and 584 points, as five teams garnered at least one first-place vote. Randolph-Macon rose to the second spot with 574 points, and St. Thomas (Texas) reached the third spot with 550. Trinity (Conn.) sits in the fourth position (549) and Emory is fifth (526). 

Illinois Wesleyan defeated CCIW opponents Wheaton and Elmhurst for a 2-0 week. In the midweek win over Wheaton Wednesday, Feb. 4, sophomore Noah Cleveland (Normal, Ill.-Normal Community) recorded a near-triple double to defeat the Thunder, 82-71. Three Titans scored 20+ points on Saturday, Feb. 7 in a commanding 91-69 win over the Bluejays to avenge their loss to EU earlier in the season. 

The Titans hit the road for a three-game trip to end the regular season with their first stop at Millikin Wednesday, Feb. 11. Tipoff inside the Griswold Center is set for 7 p.m.

D3hoops.com men's Top 25, 2025-26 Week 10

#	School (No. 1 votes)	W-L	Pts.	Prev.
1	Montclair State (11)	22-0	584	3
2	Randolph-Macon (8)	19-2	574	6
3	St. Thomas (Texas) (3)	20-1	550	4
4	Trinity (Conn.) (2)	19-2	549	5
5	Emory (1)	16-3	526	7
6	Chicago	17-3	523	1
7	Gustavus Adolphus	21-1	484	8
8	Christopher Newport	18-3	399	12
9	Mount Union	20-2	389	11
10	Redlands	18-3	375	10
11	Mary Washington	18-3	367	2
12	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	20-2	342	13
13	Tufts	18-4	335	9
14	Endicott	20-1	305	14
15	Hood	19-2	301	15
16	Illinois Wesleyan	18-4	296	16
17	Wesleyan	17-5	187	18
18	UW-Stevens Point	17-4	174	22
19	UW-La Crosse	16-5	170	23
20	Otterbein	18-3	142	21
21	Roanoke	16-5	111	17
22	New York University	15-5	76	25
23	Maryville (Tenn.)	18-4	59	--
24	Franklin and Marshall	18-3	46	19
25	Rhodes	18-3	45	--

Dropped out: No. 20 Washington U.; No. 24 Trinity (Texas).
Others receiving votes: Carthage 33; WPI 28; Whitworth 25; TCNJ 24; Trinity (Texas) 20; Cortland 18; Washington U. 15; Catholic 11; Grinnell 7; John Carroll 7; York (Pa.) 6; UW-Oshkosh 6; Amherst 5; Johns Hopkins 4; Bates 2; Western New England 2; Nebraska Wesleyan 2; Drew 1.