The 2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by third-year head coach Andy Newman, played their home games at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.
Previous season The Matadors finished the 2024–25 season 22–11, 14–6 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for third place. They were defeated by UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament. They received an invitation to the NIT, where they would be defeated by Stanford in the first round.
Preseason On October 16, 2025, the Big West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Cal State Northridge was picked to finish fifth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +Big West Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 98 (8) 2 93 (3) 3 76 4 69 5 Cal State Northridge 63 6 58 7 54 8 31 9 26 10 20 11 17
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Roster
Schedule and results
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