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Illinois St. Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
MVC
Power
+6.4
D-I rank
#87
of 366
MVC rank
#2
of 11
2026-27
0-1
Picks right
1-0

Illinois St. is 0-1 and ranked #87 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #2 in the MVC.

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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 2atSaint Mary's (CA)L 85-90
Pick: L 62-71 · 27% ✓
Nov 5vsCSCentral St. (OH)Projected W 93-59 · 96%
Nov 9atPurdueProjected L 66-79 · 16%
Nov 13atNorth Dakota St.Pick posts game week
Nov 17vsBellarminePick posts game week
Nov 19vsEEurekaPick posts game week
Nov 23atSanta ClaraPick posts game week
Nov 24atTulsaPick posts game week
Dec 2atEastern Ill.Pick posts game week
Dec 5atChicago St.Pick posts game week
Dec 10vsLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Dec 13vsNorth Dakota St.Pick posts game week
Dec 17atMurray St.Pick posts game week
Dec 21vsBelmontPick posts game week
Dec 29atEvansvillePick posts game week
Jan 2vsIndiana St.Pick posts game week
Jan 8atBelmontPick posts game week
Jan 12atUNIPick posts game week
Jan 16vsValparaisoPick posts game week
Jan 18vsDrakePick posts game week
Jan 24atBradleyPick posts game week
Jan 27vsSouthern Ill.Pick posts game week
Jan 30atUICPick posts game week
Feb 3vsUNIPick posts game week
Feb 6atIndiana St.Pick posts game week
Feb 9atValparaisoPick posts game week
Feb 12vsMurray St.Pick posts game week
Feb 15vsUICPick posts game week
Feb 18atSouthern Ill.Pick posts game week
Feb 21vsEvansvillePick posts game week
Feb 24atDrakePick posts game week
Feb 27vsBradleyPick posts game week

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

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MVC power rankings

UNI#58 · 1-0 · +9.2Illinois St.#87 · 0-1 · +6.4Murray St.#92 · 1-0 · +5.9Belmont#99 · 1-0 · +5.5UIC#113 · 1-0 · +4.0Southern Ill.#119 · 1-0 · +3.4Bradley#125 · 1-0 · +2.9Drake#170 · 0-0 · -0.2Valparaiso#174 · 1-0 · -0.6Indiana St.#234 · 0-1 · -3.6Evansville#308 · 1-0 · -8.3

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