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Purdue Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big Ten
Power
+17.8
D-I rank
#10
of 366
Big Ten rank
#4
of 18
2026-27
0-1

Purdue is 0-1 and ranked #10 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #4 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 2atGonzagaL 72-78
Nov 6vsValparaisoProjected W 82-62 · 89%
Nov 9vsIllinois St.Projected W 79-66 · 84%
Nov 13vsOhioPick posts game week
Nov 17vsLipscombPick posts game week
Nov 20vsOaklandPick posts game week
Nov 24vsDePaulPick posts game week
Nov 26vsOklahomaPick posts game week
Dec 1vsIowaPick posts game week
Dec 5atIowa St.Pick posts game week
Dec 8atWisconsinPick posts game week
Dec 11vsTennesseePick posts game week
Dec 18vsColoradoPick posts game week
Dec 21vsCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Dec 30vsSouthern CaliforniaPick posts game week
Jan 2vsRutgersPick posts game week
Jan 5atIllinoisPick posts game week
Jan 8atMichiganPick posts game week
Jan 12vsOhio St.Pick posts game week
Jan 17atMinnesotaPick posts game week
Jan 20atPenn St.Pick posts game week
Jan 23vsMarylandPick posts game week
Jan 26vsNebraskaPick posts game week
Jan 30atMichigan St.Pick posts game week
Feb 3atRutgersPick posts game week
Feb 6vsNorthwesternPick posts game week
Feb 12vsIllinoisPick posts game week
Feb 16atIndianaPick posts game week
Feb 21vsUCLAPick posts game week
Feb 24atOregonPick posts game week
Feb 27atWashingtonPick posts game week
Mar 5vsIndianaPick 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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