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Pittsburgh Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
ACC
Power
+7.2
D-I rank
#79
of 366
ACC rank
#12
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Pittsburgh is 1-0 and ranked #79 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #12 in the ACC.

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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 2vsRiderW 95-57
Pick: W 78-58 · 89% ✓
Nov 5vsBuffaloProjected W 75-68 · 73%
Nov 8vsPenn St.Projected W 75-71 · 63%
Nov 13atButlerPick posts game week
Nov 17vsVillanovaPick posts game week
Nov 20vsCentral Mich.Pick posts game week
Nov 24vsOklahomaPick posts game week
Nov 26vsDePaulPick posts game week
Dec 1atMissouriPick posts game week
Dec 5vsTarleton St.Pick posts game week
Dec 9vsWest VirginiaPick posts game week
Dec 15vsDrexelPick posts game week
Dec 18vsGeorgia St.Pick posts game week
Dec 21vsCleveland St.Pick posts game week
Jan 2vsMiami (FL)Pick posts game week
Jan 6atNC StatePick posts game week
Jan 9atDukePick posts game week
Jan 12vsSyracusePick posts game week
Jan 16vsClemsonPick posts game week
Jan 20atNotre DamePick posts game week
Jan 23vsBoston CollegePick posts game week
Jan 27vsVirginia TechPick posts game week
Jan 30atFlorida St.Pick posts game week
Feb 2atLouisvillePick posts game week
Feb 9vsVirginiaPick posts game week
Feb 13atWake ForestPick posts game week
Feb 17vsCaliforniaPick posts game week
Feb 20vsGeorgia TechPick posts game week
Feb 23atSyracusePick posts game week
Feb 27atMiami (FL)Pick posts game week
Mar 2vsNorth CarolinaPick posts game week
Mar 6atSMUPick posts game week

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

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ACC power rankings

Duke#3 · 1-0 · +20.8Virginia#20 · 1-0 · +15.3Louisville#28 · 1-0 · +13.5Miami (FL)#33 · 0-1 · +13.0NC State#39 · 1-0 · +11.8Florida St.#44 · 1-0 · +11.2North Carolina#49 · 1-0 · +10.4SMU#57 · 1-0 · +9.2Virginia Tech#72 · 1-0 · +7.9Notre Dame#76 · 1-0 · +7.5Clemson#78 · 1-0 · +7.2Pittsburgh#79 · 1-0 · +7.2California#80 · 1-0 · +7.1Stanford#84 · 1-0 · +6.8Wake Forest#85 · 1-0 · +6.7Syracuse#103 · 1-0 · +5.3Boston College#120 · 1-0 · +3.2Georgia Tech#133 · 1-0 · +2.2

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