Men's Tennis Picked to Finish 8th in NCAC Preseason Poll

1/28/2026 12:00:00 PM | By: Abby Bednar, Graduate Assistant

The Blue Streaks will hope to beat their preseason ranking

CLEVELAND -- The North Coast Athletic Conference released its annual coaches preseason poll for Men's Tennis.

For the inaugural season, in the NCAC the Blue Streaks are slated in eighth of nine teams, receiving 22 points.

Denison University took the top of the poll receiving 9 votes, giving them all 81 points. The Big Red are looking to capture their sixth-consecutive and 18th overall NCAC title.

A season ago as members of the Ohio Athletic Conference, the Blue Streaks finished 3-11 overall, 1-3 in conference play, losing in the semifinal round of the OAC Tournament.

JCU Men's Tennis opens up NCAC play and their spring season against Kenyon on February 8 in Gambier.

2026 North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll
Place	Institution (1st Place Votes)	Points
1	Denison (9)	81
2	Kenyon	72
3	DePauw	62
4	Wabash	51
5	Oberlin	49
6	Wooster	29
7	Ohio Wesleyan	28
8	John Carroll	22
9	Wittenberg	11

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