• Five ODAC teams posted 20 or more wins with seven schools boasting better than .500 winning percentages
  • Roanoke (25-6), Randolph-Macon (24-5), Hampden-Sydney (23-6), Guilford (22-7), Virginia Wesleyan (22-7)
• Randolph-Macon (15-1) was the top seed, while tiebreakers were needed to split Hampden-Sydney (14-2) and Roanoke (14-2) for second and third; the rest of the field included Virginia Wesleyan (12-4), Guilford (12-4), Ferrum (9-7), Lynchburg (7-9), and Shenandoah (5-11)
• Guilford and Roanoke met in Salem for the 2025 trophy
  • No. 5 Guilford: posted a pair of upsets with a 74-61 win over 4th-seeded Virginia Wesleyan in the quarterfinals and a 52-49 triumph over top-seeded Randolph-Macon in the semifinals
  • No. 3 Roanoke: earned an 89-75 victory over 6th-seeded Ferrum in the quarterfinals before needing overtime to end Lynchburg's end as the 7th-seed in the semifinals with a 96-92 triumph
• In the title game, Guilford overcame a higher seeded team for a third time with a 79-74 win over Roanoke
  • The trophy marked the fifth overall for Guilford, its first since 2019
  • GC's Nick Farrar was named tournament MOP after posting his sixth double-double (21 points, 12 boards) of the season in championship game
  • Farrar was joined by Quaker teammates Chase Ellis and Luke Proctor on the All-Tournament Team along with Roanoke Joshua McClary and Marcus Morgan

• For the second straight season, four ODAC schools featured among the 64 teams in the Division III bracket
  • Automatic Qualifier: Guilford
  • At-Large Entries via NCAA NPI: Hampden-Sydney, Randolph-Macon, Roanoke
• Guilford (0-1)
  • Traveled to Emory University for early round play
  • 1st Round: lost to Berry College, 80-77
• Hampden-Sydney (2-1)
  • Hosted a four-team pod for early round play
  • 1st Round: defeated Bryn Athyn College, 102-66
  • 2nd Round: defeated University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 81-75
  • Traveled to NYU for the next round of action
  • 3rd Round: lost to University of Redlands, 83-72
• Randolph-Macon (1-1)
  • Traveled to Franklin & Marshall College for early round play
  • 1st Round: defeated Westfield State University, 82-48
  • 2nd Round: lost to Catholic University, 79-67
• Roanoke (2-1)
  • Traveled to Christopher Newport University for early round action
  • 1st Round: defeated Pfeiffer University, 71-70
  • 2nd Round: defeated CNU, 77-75
  • Traveled to Trinity College (Conn.) for the next round of play
  • 3rd Round: lost to Catholic University, 95-91, in overtime

• While some thought Virginia Wesleyan should have been the fifth team from the ODAC in the NCAA bracket, the Marlins still made the most of a postseason opportunity by going 3-0 in the ECAC Tournament to claim the title
  • Game 1: defeated Franciscan University, 73-51
  • Game 2: defeated McDaniel College, 75-62
  • Title Game: defeated Salisbury University, 74-50

• ODAC Record Book Updates
  • None
• ODAC Tournament Record Book Updates
  • Scoring - Tournament: Michael Gray (LYN) at 32.5 ppg to rank 1st
  • 3FG Made - Tournament: Michael Gray (LYN) with 13 to tie for 1st
  • 3FG Made - Career: Adam Brazil (HSC) with 24 to rank 5th
  • FT Pct. - Career: Luke Proctor (GC) at 1.000 (18-18) to tie for 1st
  • Assists - Tournament: Joshua McClary (RC) with 23 to rank 1st

From the national outlets entering the new season…

• The NABC has not released a top-25 preseason poll
• The ODAC has long been one of premier men's basketball conferences in Division III. The pundits at D3hoops.com agree with a four ODAC schools ranked inside the top-17 of the outlet's annual preseason top-25 chart
  • Randolph-Macon opens 2nd with 537 points and one first place vote
  • Roanoke slots 10th with 341 markers
  • Virginia Wesleyan ranks 14th with 262 tallies
  • Hampden-Sydney sits 17th with 220 points
  • Trinity College (Conn.) tops the table with 623 points powered by 23-of-25 first place nods
• Randolph-Macon playmaker Jabril Robinson is the lone ODAC player on any of the five preseason All-American teams published by D3hoops.com; Robinson appears on the third team

Last year, only five All-ODAC stars returned to league arenas. Fans can more than double that amount this season with 11-of-18 honorees from the All-ODAC First, Second, and Third Teams are back for another run.

Seven-time and reigning ODAC Coach of the Year Josh Merkel boasts a league-best three All-ODAC returners to his Randolph-Macon roster. Washington and Lee forward Connor Amorosi earned ODAC Rookie of the Year plaudits in 2025 and is one of three members of the third team to feature this season.

• All-ODAC First Team Returners
  • Shane Fernald, Sr., F, Hampden-Sydney
  • Keishawn Pulley Sr., G, Randolph-Macon
  • Jabril Robinson, Sr., G, Randolph-Macon
• All-ODAC Second Team Returners
  • Gabe Proctor, Sr., G, Guilford
  • Malcolm Hodges, Jr., F, Randolph-Macon
  • Marcus Morgan, Sr., G, Roanoke
  • Omari Deveaux, Sr., G, Virginia Wesleyan
  • Amari Moorer, Sr., F, Virginia Wesleyan
• All-ODAC Third Team Returners
  • Michael Gray, Jr., G, Lynchburg
  • Dorian Davis, Sr., G, Shenandoah
  • Connor Amorosi, So., F, Washington and Lee

The athletes listed below represent the top-three returning statistical leaders for major statistical categories from the 2024-25 season. * Denotes ODAC record

The ODAC coaching ranks welcomes Jesse DeLoof to its membership as the new head coach at Guilford College after longtime mentor Tom Palombo stepped away from the program. DeLoof joins the southern-most ODAC squad after four seasons guiding his alma mater's men's team at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

Below are the win-loss records for each coach entering the 2025-26 season.

• ODAC men's basketball squads compete in a 16-game single round-robin plus schedule as they face each conference team once and six squads a second time at the reverse location.
• The season for all Division III basketball programs begins on Friday, November 7.
• The conference slate opens with 11 games the first midweek and weekend in December.
• The ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament will be competed in a new format featuring an 8-team field with quarterfinal matches played on campus before conducting the semifinals and championship at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va.
  • Quarterfinals: Tuesday, February 24, at #1-4 Seeds
  • Semifinals: Friday, February 27, at the Salem Civic Center
  • Championship: Saturday, February 28, at the Salem Civic Center