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Rutgers Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big Ten
Power
+2.1
D-I rank
#136
of 366
Big Ten rank
#18
of 18
2026-27
0-0

Rutgers is 0-0 and ranked #136 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #18 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 6vsNew HavenProjected W 73-61 · 80%
Nov 10vsNJITProjected W 79-66 · 81%
Nov 13vsBryantPick posts game week
Nov 17vsHoustonPick posts game week
Nov 24vsSacred HeartPick posts game week
Dec 1atIndianaPick posts game week
Dec 9vsMichiganPick posts game week
Dec 12vsSeton HallPick posts game week
Dec 16vsSaint Peter'sPick posts game week
Dec 20vsArmy West PointPick posts game week
Dec 29vsDelaware St.Pick posts game week
Jan 2atPurduePick posts game week
Jan 5vsUCLAPick posts game week
Jan 8vsSouthern CaliforniaPick posts game week
Jan 12vsIowaPick posts game week
Jan 16atNorthwesternPick posts game week
Jan 19atMarylandPick posts game week
Jan 23vsMinnesotaPick posts game week
Jan 27atOregonPick posts game week
Jan 30atWashingtonPick posts game week
Feb 3vsPurduePick posts game week
Feb 6vsSyracusePick posts game week
Feb 10atMichigan St.Pick posts game week
Feb 13vsWisconsinPick posts game week
Feb 16atNebraskaPick posts game week
Feb 20vsPenn St.Pick posts game week
Feb 25atOhio St.Pick posts game week
Feb 28vsMarylandPick posts game week
Mar 3vsIllinoisPick posts game week
Mar 7atPenn St.Pick 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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