The 2025–26 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by 15th-year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court located in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League. Colgate finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–14 and a conference record of 11–7, good for third in the Patriot League standings. Colgate defeated Loyola (MD) in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament before Lehigh defeated the Raiders in the semifinals.
Previous season The Raiders finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Army in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament before losing to American in the semifinals. As a result, and for the first time since 2018, the Raiders failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
Preseason On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Colgate was picked to finish third in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.
Preseason rankings +Patriot League Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 79 (7) 2 73 (2) 3 Colgate 64 (1) 4 47 5 44 6 39 7 36 8 30 9 23 10 15
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Patriot League regular season
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