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Penn St. Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big Ten
Power
+5.2
D-I rank
#104
of 366
Big Ten rank
#16
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Penn St. is 1-0 and ranked #104 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #16 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 2vsCanisiusW 97-57
Pick: W 78-65 · 83% ✓
Nov 5vsChattanoogaProjected W 79-72 · 74%
Nov 8atPittsburghProjected L 71-75 · 37%
Nov 12vsMercyhurstPick posts game week
Nov 15vsNew HavenPick posts game week
Nov 18vsIU IndyPick posts game week
Nov 25atMemphisPick posts game week
Dec 1vsUAlbanyPick posts game week
Dec 8vsNebraskaPick posts game week
Dec 12atIllinoisPick posts game week
Dec 16vsUT MartinPick posts game week
Dec 19vsLafayettePick posts game week
Dec 22vsSaint Joseph'sPick posts game week
Jan 2vsOregonPick posts game week
Jan 6atMinnesotaPick posts game week
Jan 10vsNorthwesternPick posts game week
Jan 13atWisconsinPick posts game week
Jan 17atOhio St.Pick posts game week
Jan 20vsPurduePick posts game week
Jan 23atIowaPick posts game week
Jan 26atMichigan St.Pick posts game week
Jan 30vsMarylandPick posts game week
Feb 2vsIndianaPick posts game week
Feb 6vsOhio St.Pick posts game week
Feb 12atNebraskaPick posts game week
Feb 17vsWashingtonPick posts game week
Feb 20atRutgersPick posts game week
Feb 23vsMichiganPick posts game week
Feb 27atUCLAPick posts game week
Mar 2atSouthern CaliforniaPick posts game week
Mar 7vsRutgersPick 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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