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Southern Miss. Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Sun Belt
Power
+0.7
D-I rank
#158
of 366
Sun Belt rank
#3
of 14
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Southern Miss. is 1-0 and ranked #158 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #3 in the Sun Belt.

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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 2vsTTougalooW 82-35
Pick: W 86-66 · 87% ✓
Nov 6atIowa St.Projected L 60-84 · 8%
Nov 11vsJackson St.Pick posts game week
Nov 13atTexas St.Pick posts game week
Nov 19atGramblingPick posts game week
Nov 21atNichollsPick posts game week
Nov 22atValparaisoPick posts game week
Nov 29vsGramblingPick posts game week
Dec 2vsTulanePick posts game week
Dec 5atOregon St.Pick posts game week
Dec 10atMcNeesePick posts game week
Dec 19vsJames MadisonPick posts game week
Dec 22vsOle MissPick posts game week
Dec 31atGeorgia St.Pick posts game week
Jan 2atGa. SouthernPick posts game week
Jan 7vsCoastal CarolinaPick posts game week
Jan 9vsOld DominionPick posts game week
Jan 13vsTroyPick posts game week
Jan 16atArkansas St.Pick posts game week
Jan 20vsULMPick posts game week
Jan 23atSouth AlabamaPick posts game week
Jan 28atLouisiana TechPick posts game week
Jan 30vsLouisianaPick posts game week
Feb 6atApp StatePick posts game week
Feb 11vsLouisiana TechPick posts game week
Feb 13atLouisianaPick posts game week
Feb 17atULMPick posts game week
Feb 20atTroyPick posts game week
Feb 24vsArkansas St.Pick posts game week
Feb 26vsSouth AlabamaPick posts game week

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

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Sun Belt power rankings

Marshall#127 · 1-0 · +2.7Arkansas St.#154 · 1-0 · +0.8Southern Miss.#158 · 1-0 · +0.7App State#164 · 1-0 · +0.4Louisiana Tech#167 · 1-0 · +0.1Troy#194 · 0-1 · -1.7Ga. Southern#210 · 1-0 · -2.8James Madison#211 · 0-1 · -2.8Old Dominion#229 · 1-0 · -3.3South Alabama#236 · 0-1 · -3.7Coastal Carolina#257 · 0-1 · -5.0Georgia St.#284 · 0-1 · -6.7Louisiana#305 · 0-1 · -7.8ULM#349 · 0-1 · -13.5

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