CORVALLIS, Ore. – The College of Idaho was selected as the preseason favorite in the 2026-27 Cascade Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, released Wednesday by the conference office.
The Yotes received three first-place votes and 111 points to lead the 11-team field. Eastern Oregon University followed in second with 105 points and four first-place votes, while Lewis-Clark State ranked third with 103 points and two first-place votes. Oregon Tech placed fourth with 88 points and one first-place vote, followed by Corban University in fifth with 75 points and one first-place vote.
Lewis-Clark State and Eastern Oregon shared the 2025-26 CCC regular-season title after both finished conference play with 16-4 records. Following the conference tiebreaker process, LC State earned the No. 1 seed, while Eastern Oregon took the second seed. Corban captured the CCC Tournament title with a championship victory over LC State.
Five CCC teams advanced to the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship: Lewis-Clark State, Eastern Oregon, Corban, Oregon Tech and College of Idaho.
Southern Oregon University finished sixth in the preseason poll with 69 points, followed by Bushnell University with 58 and Northwest University with 46. Warner Pacific University ranked ninth with 31 points, The Evergreen State College placed 10th with 24, and Walla Walla University rounded out the poll with 16 points.
With five teams receiving at least one first-place vote, the preseason poll points to a competitive race for the conference title.
2026-27 CCC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
| Team (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. College of Idaho (3) |
111 |
| 2. Eastern Oregon University (4) |
105 |
| 3. Lewis-Clark State College (2) |
103 |
| 4. Oregon Tech (1) |
88 |
| 5. Corban University (1) |
75 |
| 6. Southern Oregon University |
69 |
| 7. Bushnell University |
58 |
| 8. Northwest University |
46 |
| 9. Warner Pacific University |
31 |
| 10. The Evergreen State College |
24 |
| 11. Walla Walla University |
16 |