ADRIAN, Mich. – The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) announced its preseason poll for the 2026-27 men's hockey season on Wednesday. The Adrian College NCAA men's hockey team has been picked to finish second in the conference, earning 90 voting points and four first-place votes.

The Bulldogs are coming off a 2025-26 campaign in which they finished 20-7-1 overall and 14-3-1 in NCHA play. Adrian captured the NCHA Peters Cup and earned the No. 1 seed in the Harris Cup Playoffs before falling in the semifinal round to bring its season to a close. The Bulldogs will look to reclaim the conference title this season and return to the NCAA Tournament.

St. Norbert College sits atop the preseason poll with 92 voting points and four first-place votes. Adrian follows in second, while Aurora University ranks third with two first-place votes. Trine University sits fourth, followed by Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Concordia University Wisconsin, Marian University, the University of Dubuque, Lake Forest College, and Lawrence University.

Adrian will open the 2026-27 season at home with a two-game series against Utica University on Oct. 30-31. The Bulldogs will begin NCHA conference play on Nov. 13-14 with a road series against Lake Forest.