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South Carolina Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
SEC
Power
+7.9
D-I rank
#71
of 366
SEC rank
#14
of 16
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

South Carolina is 1-0 and ranked #71 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #14 in the SEC.

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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 3vsStetsonW 81-55
Pick: W 77-63 · 83% ✓
Nov 8vsSoutheast Mo. St.Projected W 82-68 · 81%
Nov 11vsSaint Peter'sPick posts game week
Nov 14vsGardner-WebbPick posts game week
Nov 18vsElonPick posts game week
Nov 25vsSouthern CaliforniaPick posts game week
Nov 26atArizona St.Pick posts game week
Dec 1atNC StatePick posts game week
Dec 6vsUT MartinPick posts game week
Dec 12vsYoungstown St.Pick posts game week
Dec 15vsClemsonPick posts game week
Dec 19atMarylandPick posts game week
Dec 22vsN.C. CentralPick posts game week
Dec 29vsSouth Carolina St.Pick posts game week
Jan 2atLSUPick posts game week
Jan 6vsArkansasPick posts game week
Jan 9vsTexas A&MPick posts game week
Jan 12atVanderbiltPick posts game week
Jan 16atMissouriPick posts game week
Jan 20vsAlabamaPick posts game week
Jan 23atMississippi St.Pick posts game week
Jan 27vsTexasPick posts game week
Jan 30atOklahomaPick posts game week
Feb 2atFloridaPick posts game week
Feb 6vsGeorgiaPick posts game week
Feb 10atKentuckyPick posts game week
Feb 13vsAuburnPick posts game week
Feb 20vsOle MissPick posts game week
Feb 23atTennesseePick posts game week
Feb 27vsMississippi St.Pick posts game week
Mar 2vsFloridaPick posts game week
Mar 6atGeorgiaPick posts game week

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

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SEC power rankings

Florida#5 · 1-0 · +20.0Vanderbilt#8 · 1-0 · +18.7Tennessee#12 · 1-0 · +16.7Arkansas#13 · 1-0 · +16.6Alabama#14 · 1-0 · +16.5Missouri#22 · 1-0 · +15.1Texas#23 · 1-0 · +15.1Auburn#29 · 0-0 · +13.3Kentucky#32 · 1-0 · +13.1LSU#36 · 1-0 · +12.3Texas A&M#40 · 1-0 · +11.6Georgia#52 · 1-0 · +9.9Ole Miss#60 · 1-0 · +9.1South Carolina#71 · 1-0 · +7.9Oklahoma#96 · 0-1 · +5.7Mississippi St.#110 · 1-0 · +4.0

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