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South Dakota St. Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Summit League
Power
+1.0
D-I rank
#153
of 366
Summit League rank
#3
of 8
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
0-1

South Dakota St. is 1-0 and ranked #153 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #3 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 3atKansas St.W 68-66
Pick: L 75-80 · 30% ✗
Nov 6vsBCBriar Cliff (IA)Pick posts game week
Nov 11vsValparaisoPick posts game week
Nov 14atNorthern Colo.Pick posts game week
Nov 16vsMSMayville St.Pick posts game week
Nov 20atIdaho St.Pick posts game week
Nov 25vsAbilene ChristianPick posts game week
Nov 28atSouth AlabamaPick posts game week
Nov 29atFresno St.Pick posts game week
Dec 5atAbilene ChristianPick posts game week
Dec 8vsMilwaukeePick posts game week
Dec 12vsIdahoPick posts game week
Dec 14vsBVBuena VistaPick posts game week
Dec 18atEastern Ky.Pick posts game week
Dec 21vsGreen BayPick posts game week
Dec 29atNevadaPick posts game week
Jan 2vsDWDakota WesleyanPick posts game week
Jan 7atKansas CityPick posts game week
Jan 9atOral RobertsPick posts game week
Jan 16atSouth DakotaPick posts game week
Jan 21vsNorth Dakota St.Pick posts game week
Jan 23vsNorth DakotaPick posts game week
Jan 28atSt. Thomas (MN)Pick posts game week
Jan 31atOmahaPick posts game week
Feb 4vsOral RobertsPick posts game week
Feb 6vsKansas CityPick posts game week
Feb 13vsSouth DakotaPick posts game week
Feb 18atNorth DakotaPick posts game week
Feb 20atNorth Dakota St.Pick posts game week
Feb 25vsOmahaPick posts game week
Feb 27vsSt. Thomas (MN)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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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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