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South Dakota Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Summit League
Power
-4.2
D-I rank
#244
of 366
Summit League rank
#4
of 8
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

South Dakota is 1-0 and ranked #244 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #4 in the Summit League.

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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 2vsMMMt. MartyW 95-57
Pick: W 84-66 · 86% ✓
Nov 4vsNorthern Ky.Projected L 78-80 · 41%
Nov 7vsCal St. FullertonProjected L 81-82 · 46%
Nov 10vsHouston ChristianProjected W 75-73 · 61%
Nov 13atDrakePick posts game week
Nov 15vsDDoanePick posts game week
Nov 18atNebraskaPick posts game week
Nov 22vsUtah TechPick posts game week
Nov 25vsArk.-Pine BluffPick posts game week
Nov 27vsCClarkePick posts game week
Nov 30vsMontana St.Pick posts game week
Dec 3atNorth FloridaPick posts game week
Dec 5atSan FranciscoPick posts game week
Dec 8atMontanaPick posts game week
Dec 12vsNorth FloridaPick posts game week
Dec 19vsChicago St.Pick posts game week
Dec 29atIowaPick posts game week
Jan 2vsOCOzark ChristianPick posts game week
Jan 7atOral RobertsPick posts game week
Jan 9atKansas CityPick posts game week
Jan 16vsSouth Dakota St.Pick posts game week
Jan 21vsNorth DakotaPick posts game week
Jan 23vsNorth Dakota St.Pick posts game week
Jan 28atOmahaPick posts game week
Jan 30atSt. Thomas (MN)Pick posts game week
Feb 4vsKansas CityPick posts game week
Feb 6vsOral RobertsPick posts game week
Feb 13atSouth Dakota St.Pick posts game week
Feb 18atNorth Dakota St.Pick posts game week
Feb 20atNorth DakotaPick posts game week
Feb 25vsSt. Thomas (MN)Pick posts game week
Feb 27vsOmahaPick posts game week

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

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Summit League power rankings

North Dakota St.#111 · 1-0 · +4.0St. Thomas (MN)#118 · 1-0 · +3.5South Dakota St.#153 · 1-0 · +1.0South Dakota#244 · 1-0 · -4.2Omaha#279 · 1-0 · -6.4North Dakota#306 · 0-1 · -7.8Oral Roberts#328 · 0-1 · -10.5Kansas City#337 · 0-1 · -11.6

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