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Iowa Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big Ten
Power
+15.3
D-I rank
#19
of 366
Big Ten rank
#7
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Iowa is 1-0 and ranked #19 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #7 in the Big Ten.

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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 3vsLipscombW 76-54
Pick: W 78-62 · 86% ✓
Nov 6vsEastern Ill.Projected W 78-53 · 92%
Nov 10atVirginia TechProjected W 69-66 · 61%
Nov 15atCreightonPick posts game week
Nov 20atXavierPick posts game week
Nov 24vsUMBCPick posts game week
Nov 28vsPrairie ViewPick posts game week
Dec 1atPurduePick posts game week
Dec 7vsIndianaPick posts game week
Dec 10vsIowa St.Pick posts game week
Dec 13vsWestern Ill.Pick posts game week
Dec 17vsBethune-CookmanPick posts game week
Dec 21vsAlabamaPick posts game week
Dec 29vsSouth DakotaPick posts game week
Jan 2vsOhio St.Pick posts game week
Jan 6vsWisconsinPick posts game week
Jan 9vsMarylandPick posts game week
Jan 12atRutgersPick posts game week
Jan 16atNebraskaPick posts game week
Jan 23vsPenn St.Pick posts game week
Jan 26atOhio St.Pick posts game week
Jan 30vsNebraskaPick posts game week
Feb 3atSouthern CaliforniaPick posts game week
Feb 6atUCLAPick posts game week
Feb 10vsOregonPick posts game week
Feb 13atNorthwesternPick posts game week
Feb 16vsMichigan St.Pick posts game week
Feb 20atMichiganPick posts game week
Feb 24atWisconsinPick posts game week
Feb 27vsMinnesotaPick posts game week
Mar 2vsWashingtonPick posts game week
Mar 6atIllinoisPick posts game week

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

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Big Ten power rankings

Illinois#1 · 1-0 · +25.3Michigan#2 · 1-0 · +21.4Michigan St.#7 · 1-0 · +18.7Purdue#10 · 0-1 · +17.8Nebraska#11 · 1-0 · +17.2UCLA#15 · 1-0 · +16.4Iowa#19 · 1-0 · +15.3Indiana#35 · 1-0 · +12.3Ohio St.#37 · 0-1 · +12.2Wisconsin#48 · 1-0 · +10.6Minnesota#56 · 1-0 · +9.3Southern California#62 · 1-0 · +9.0Washington#67 · 1-0 · +8.5Northwestern#75 · 1-0 · +7.6Oregon#90 · 1-0 · +6.1Penn St.#104 · 1-0 · +5.2Maryland#108 · 1-0 · +4.3Rutgers#136 · 0-0 · +2.1

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