Rice Men's Basketball
The American
Power
-5.5
D-I rank
#265
of 366The American rank
#12
of 132026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0
Rice is 1-0 and ranked #265 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #12 in the The American.
See Rice in the Ladder Model →Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I men's teams with each other.
2026-27 Schedule & Predictions
| Date | Opponent | Result / Pick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vs | DCDallas Christian | W 100-55 Pick: W 98-56 · 99% ✓ |
| Nov 5 | vs |  East Texas A&M | Projected W 75-69 · 66% |
| Nov 9 | at |  Stanford | Projected L 66-81 · 13% |
| Nov 14 | at |  SFA | Pick posts game week |
| Nov 17 | vs |  A&M-Corpus Christi | Pick posts game week |
| Nov 22 | vs |  Lamar University | Pick posts game week |
| Nov 24 | at |  UIC | Pick posts game week |
| Nov 25 | vs |  Ohio | Pick posts game week |
| Nov 29 | at |  Arkansas St. | Pick posts game week |
| Dec 4 | vs |  Sam Houston | Pick posts game week |
| Dec 10 | vs |  Nicholls | Pick posts game week |
| Dec 16 | vs | BSBiblical Stud. (TX) | Pick posts game week |
| Dec 19 | at |  Denver | Pick posts game week |
| Dec 22 | vs |  Texas Southern | Pick posts game week |
| Dec 30 | vs |  Temple | Pick posts game week |
| Jan 3 | at |  Tulane | Pick posts game week |
| Jan 6 | at |  Memphis | Pick posts game week |
| Jan 10 | vs |  North Texas | Pick posts game week |
| Jan 17 | at | Temple | Pick posts game week |
| Jan 20 | vs |  UTSA | Pick posts game week |
| Jan 23 | at |  Fla. Atlantic | Pick posts game week |
| Jan 26 | at |  South Fla. | Pick posts game week |
| Jan 30 | vs | Tulane | Pick posts game week |
| Feb 4 | vs |  East Carolina | Pick posts game week |
| Feb 7 | at | UTSA | Pick posts game week |
| Feb 11 | vs |  Tulsa | Pick posts game week |
| Feb 14 | vs |  Wichita St. | Pick posts game week |
| Feb 17 | at | East Carolina | Pick posts game week |
| Feb 20 | at |  Charlotte | Pick posts game week |
| Feb 25 | vs |  UAB | Pick posts game week |
| Feb 28 | vs | Fla. Atlantic | Pick posts game week |
| Mar 7 | at | North Texas | Pick posts game week |
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The American power rankings
South Fla.#47 · 1-0 · +10.7Tulsa#53 · 1-0 · +9.8Wichita St.#68 · 0-0 · +8.3Memphis#81 · 1-0 · +7.0North Texas#101 · 1-0 · +5.4Fla. Atlantic#124 · 1-0 · +3.0Charlotte#159 · 1-0 · +0.6Temple#162 · 1-0 · +0.5UAB#171 · 0-1 · -0.2Tulane#218 · 1-0 · -3.0East Carolina#240 · 1-0 · -4.1Rice#265 · 1-0 · -5.5UTSA#343 · 0-1 · -12.3