The Ohio Wesleyan men's soccer team was predicted to finish in third place and Denison emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by the North Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer coaches in their 2025 preseason poll.

Denison, a 2024 NCAC co-champion, received 6 of the 9 first-place votes and 78 points in the poll.  Kenyon received 2 first-place votes and finished second with 71 points, and Ohio Wesleyan, a 2024 NCAC co-champion, received the final first-place vote and finished third with 62 points.  DePauw was fourth with 48 points, followed by John Carroll (47), Wabash (33), Wooster (23), Wittenberg (22), and Oberlin (21).

Ohio Wesleyan opens its season on Friday, Aug. 29, at Hope in Holland, Mich.  The Battling Bishops open their home schedule at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, against Otterbein at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex.