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Eastern Ill. Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
OVC
Power
-9.5
D-I rank
#323
of 366
OVC rank
#7
of 9
2026-27
0-1
Picks right
1-0

Eastern Ill. is 0-1 and ranked #323 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #7 in the OVC.

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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 2atIndianaL 57-91
Pick: L 60-81 · 10% ✓
Nov 6atIowaProjected L 53-78 · 8%
Nov 9atNotre DameProjected L 63-82 · 11%
Nov 11vsBBlackburnPick posts game week
Nov 15vsPurdue Fort WaynePick posts game week
Nov 17atVanderbiltPick posts game week
Nov 20atIllinoisPick posts game week
Nov 23vsIBInd.-South BendPick posts game week
Nov 28vsNIUPick posts game week
Dec 2vsIllinois St.Pick posts game week
Dec 5atBellarminePick posts game week
Dec 9atKansas CityPick posts game week
Dec 12vsArk.-Pine BluffPick posts game week
Dec 19atNIUPick posts game week
Dec 22vsEUEast-West U.Pick posts game week
Dec 31vsSoutheast Mo. St.Pick posts game week
Jan 2vsTennessee St.Pick posts game week
Jan 7atMorehead St.Pick posts game week
Jan 9vsOCOhio ChristianPick posts game week
Jan 14atWestern Ill.Pick posts game week
Jan 16vsLindenwoodPick posts game week
Jan 21atSoutheast Mo. St.Pick posts game week
Jan 23vsUT MartinPick posts game week
Jan 30atLindenwoodPick posts game week
Feb 4vsSouthern Ind.Pick posts game week
Feb 6vsSIUEPick posts game week
Feb 11atTennessee St.Pick posts game week
Feb 13atUT MartinPick posts game week
Feb 18vsWestern Ill.Pick posts game week
Feb 20atSouthern Ind.Pick posts game week
Feb 25atSIUEPick posts game week
Feb 27vsMorehead St.Pick posts game week

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

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OVC power rankings

UT Martin#209 · 0-1 · -2.7SIUE#223 · 1-0 · -3.1Southeast Mo. St.#239 · 1-0 · -4.0Tennessee St.#269 · 0-1 · -5.8Lindenwood#297 · 0-1 · -7.5Morehead St.#320 · 0-1 · -9.0Eastern Ill.#323 · 0-1 · -9.5Southern Ind.#324 · 0-1 · -9.6Western Ill.#362 · 0-1 · -16.5

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