The 2026 NCAA champion Hamilton College Continentals are No. 1 in the 2026-27 Preseason USCHO.com Division III Men's Hockey Top 15 poll, which was released on Monday, Oct. 12.
Hamilton received 13 of the 20 first place votes and racked up 293 points. The Continentals defeated Hobart College 2-1 in overtime in last year's national final. Hobart claimed the other seven first place votes and was ranked second.
Hamilton finished 2025-26 with a record of 23-5-2 as the Continentals won their first national title and set a team record for wins in a season. Hamilton won four games in the NCAA championship and ended up outscoring last season's opponents 113-55.
Rob Haberbusch was named the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Division II-III Coach of the Year and the DIIIHockeyNews.com Coach of the Year. Two-time all-American
Luke Tchor '27 leads the returning Continentals. The 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference Player of the Year is joined by all-conference defensemen
John Wojciechowski '28 and
Connor Thue '29, goaltender
Aksel Reid '27, and forward
Devon de Vries '27.
Hamilton opens this season at Worcester State University on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Continentals' home opener is on Saturday, Dec. 5 against Wesleyan University at Russell Sage Rink.
