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Minnesota Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big Ten
Power
+9.3
D-I rank
#56
of 366
Big Ten rank
#11
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Minnesota is 1-0 and ranked #56 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #11 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 2vsNorth DakotaW 85-50
Pick: W 74-62 · 80% ✓
Nov 6vsSt. Thomas (MN)Projected W 71-66 · 65%
Nov 9atCincinnatiProjected L 68-72 · 35%
Nov 12vsSouthern U.Pick posts game week
Nov 16vsWestern Ill.Pick posts game week
Nov 20vsOklahoma St.Pick posts game week
Nov 22vsUtahPick posts game week
Nov 28vsCaliforniaPick posts game week
Dec 2atMichigan St.Pick posts game week
Dec 8vsIllinoisPick posts game week
Dec 12vsSMUPick posts game week
Dec 16vsTexas SouthernPick posts game week
Dec 20vsAlcornPick posts game week
Dec 29vsUTSAPick posts game week
Jan 3atNorthwesternPick posts game week
Jan 6vsPenn St.Pick posts game week
Jan 9atWisconsinPick posts game week
Jan 12atMichiganPick posts game week
Jan 17vsPurduePick posts game week
Jan 20vsIndianaPick posts game week
Jan 23atRutgersPick posts game week
Jan 26vsWashingtonPick posts game week
Jan 31vsWisconsinPick posts game week
Feb 6atSouthern CaliforniaPick posts game week
Feb 9atUCLAPick posts game week
Feb 13vsOregonPick posts game week
Feb 16vsMichiganPick posts game week
Feb 21vsNorthwesternPick posts game week
Feb 24atMarylandPick posts game week
Feb 27atIowaPick posts game week
Mar 4vsOhio St.Pick posts game week
Mar 7atNebraskaPick 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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