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California Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
ACC
Power
+7.1
D-I rank
#80
of 366
ACC rank
#13
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

California is 1-0 and ranked #80 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #13 in the ACC.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I men's teams with each other.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 2vsASAdams St.W 115-86
Pick: W 88-67 · 89% ✓
Nov 4vsRadfordProjected W 84-71 · 81%
Nov 8atHoustonProjected L 64-79 · 14%
Nov 11vsSouthern CaliforniaPick posts game week
Nov 14vsUtah TechPick posts game week
Nov 19vsEast Texas A&MPick posts game week
Nov 23vsAlabama St.Pick posts game week
Nov 28atMinnesotaPick posts game week
Dec 2atUtahPick posts game week
Dec 6vsVanderbiltPick posts game week
Dec 10vsSoutheastern La.Pick posts game week
Dec 12vsUC RiversidePick posts game week
Dec 20vsSouthern U.Pick posts game week
Dec 22vsNortheasternPick posts game week
Dec 30atNorth CarolinaPick posts game week
Jan 2atDukePick posts game week
Jan 6vsFlorida St.Pick posts game week
Jan 9vsVirginiaPick posts game week
Jan 13atLouisvillePick posts game week
Jan 16atNotre DamePick posts game week
Jan 23vsStanfordPick posts game week
Jan 27vsNC StatePick posts game week
Jan 30vsSyracusePick posts game week
Feb 3atSMUPick posts game week
Feb 6atClemsonPick posts game week
Feb 10vsVirginia TechPick posts game week
Feb 13vsMiami (FL)Pick posts game week
Feb 17atPittsburghPick posts game week
Feb 20atNC StatePick posts game week
Feb 24vsBoston CollegePick posts game week
Feb 27vsWake ForestPick posts game week
Mar 6atStanfordPick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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ACC power rankings

Duke#3 · 1-0 · +20.8Virginia#20 · 1-0 · +15.3Louisville#28 · 1-0 · +13.5Miami (FL)#33 · 0-1 · +13.0NC State#39 · 1-0 · +11.8Florida St.#44 · 1-0 · +11.2North Carolina#49 · 1-0 · +10.4SMU#57 · 1-0 · +9.2Virginia Tech#72 · 1-0 · +7.9Notre Dame#76 · 1-0 · +7.5Clemson#78 · 1-0 · +7.2Pittsburgh#79 · 1-0 · +7.2California#80 · 1-0 · +7.1Stanford#84 · 1-0 · +6.8Wake Forest#85 · 1-0 · +6.7Syracuse#103 · 1-0 · +5.3Boston College#120 · 1-0 · +3.2Georgia Tech#133 · 1-0 · +2.2

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