Men's Basketball Rankings 12/15/25

By Bobby Wilson

1. CCSU

2. LIU

3. Le Moyne

4. New Haven

5. Mercyhurst

6. Wagner

7. Stonehill

8. Chicago State

9. FDU

10. Saint Francis

A light slate of games for Week 6 due to finals week, but we saw some great results on the men's side. CCSU and LIU continues their winning ways. Chicago State makes the biggest jump in the rankings after a huge road win over cross town foe Loyola Chicago. The second NEC win over the Ranblers this season.

Player of the Week: CCSU's Darin Smith Jr racked up 23 points and added 10 rebounds in the Blue Devils victory at Binghamton. This is Smith's second player of the week award this season.

Win of the Week: Chicago State 84 Loyola Chicago 75

The Cougars made the journey to the north side of Chicago and came away with a huge road victory over the Ramblers. This week we also saw CCSU win at Binghamton, LIU defeat A10 foe La Salle, and Stonehill and Wagner pick up non-D1 victories.

Upcoming Game of the Week: Tuesday, December 16th LIU at Mississippi State 7:30 EST SECN+

Another opportunity for the NEC to pick up a Power Conference victory. LIU has all the pieces to come away with a major victory over an SEC program.