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SMU Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
ACC
Power
+9.2
D-I rank
#57
of 366
ACC rank
#8
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

SMU is 1-0 and ranked #57 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #8 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 2vsSouthern U.W 85-72
Pick: W 89-72 · 89% ✓
Nov 5vsVMIProjected W 90-63 · 94%
Nov 10vsPrairie ViewProjected W 87-64 · 94%
Nov 13vsBall St.Pick posts game week
Nov 17vsOral RobertsPick posts game week
Nov 20vsSouth AlabamaPick posts game week
Nov 25atUtah St.Pick posts game week
Nov 26atLSUPick posts game week
Dec 1vsSFAPick posts game week
Dec 5atDePaulPick posts game week
Dec 8vsUTSAPick posts game week
Dec 12atMinnesotaPick posts game week
Dec 19atUNLVPick posts game week
Dec 22vsOklahomaPick posts game week
Jan 2atVirginiaPick posts game week
Jan 5vsWake ForestPick posts game week
Jan 9vsLouisvillePick posts game week
Jan 12atNC StatePick posts game week
Jan 16atVirginia TechPick posts game week
Jan 23vsGeorgia TechPick posts game week
Jan 26atNorth CarolinaPick posts game week
Jan 30atNotre DamePick posts game week
Feb 3vsCaliforniaPick posts game week
Feb 6vsStanfordPick posts game week
Feb 9vsDukePick posts game week
Feb 13atLouisvillePick posts game week
Feb 16atBoston CollegePick posts game week
Feb 20vsSyracusePick posts game week
Feb 23vsClemsonPick posts game week
Feb 27atGeorgia TechPick posts game week
Mar 2atMiami (FL)Pick posts game week
Mar 6vsPittsburghPick 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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