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UC Irvine Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big West
Power
+4.8
D-I rank
#106
of 366
Big West rank
#2
of 12
2026-27
1-0

UC Irvine is 1-0 and ranked #106 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #2 in the Big West.

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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 3vsCChapmanW 92-66
Nov 7vsSan Jose St.Projected W 74-65 · 70%
Nov 11vsLLincoln (CA)Pick posts game week
Nov 17atStanfordPick posts game week
Nov 21atSan DiegoPick posts game week
Nov 22atLMU (CA)Pick posts game week
Nov 28atSeattle UPick posts game week
Dec 3vsUC RiversidePick posts game week
Dec 5vsUC San DiegoPick posts game week
Dec 11vsUNIPick posts game week
Dec 18vsNew MexicoPick posts game week
Dec 20atHawaiiPick posts game week
Dec 29vsFresno St.Pick posts game week
Dec 31atLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Jan 2atCal St. FullertonPick posts game week
Jan 7vsSacramento St.Pick posts game week
Jan 9vsUtah ValleyPick posts game week
Jan 14atCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Jan 16atUC RiversidePick posts game week
Jan 21vsCal St. FullertonPick posts game week
Jan 23vsLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Jan 28atCal PolyPick posts game week
Jan 30atUC Santa BarbaraPick posts game week
Feb 4vsCSU BakersfieldPick posts game week
Feb 6vsCSUNPick posts game week
Feb 11atUtah ValleyPick posts game week
Feb 13atSacramento St.Pick posts game week
Feb 18vsCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Feb 20atUC San DiegoPick posts game week
Feb 25vsUC Santa BarbaraPick posts game week
Feb 27vsCal PolyPick posts game week
Mar 4atCSUNPick posts game week
Mar 6atCSU BakersfieldPick posts game week

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

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Big West power rankings

Utah Valley#98 · 1-0 · +5.7UC Irvine#106 · 1-0 · +4.8UC Santa Barbara#185 · 1-0 · -1.2California Baptist#192 · 0-1 · -1.7CSUN#196 · 0-0 · -1.8UC San Diego#198 · 1-0 · -1.8UC Riverside#200 · 1-0 · -1.9Cal St. Fullerton#219 · 0-1 · -3.1Long Beach St.#232 · 0-1 · -3.4Cal Poly#251 · 1-0 · -4.5Sacramento St.#291 · 1-0 · -7.1CSU Bakersfield#340 · 0-0 · -12.2

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