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UC Riverside Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big West
Power
-1.9
D-I rank
#200
of 366
Big West rank
#7
of 12
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

UC Riverside is 1-0 and ranked #200 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #7 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 2vsLVLa VerneW 110-47
Pick: W 99-68 · 96% ✓
Nov 7vsDenverProjected W 78-77 · 53%
Nov 12atSan Jose St.Pick posts game week
Nov 14atFresno St.Pick posts game week
Nov 18atSan DiegoPick posts game week
Nov 25vsPortland St.Pick posts game week
Nov 28vsLLincoln (CA)Pick posts game week
Dec 3atUC IrvinePick posts game week
Dec 5vsCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Dec 12atCaliforniaPick posts game week
Dec 18vsUtah TechPick posts game week
Dec 22atUCLAPick posts game week
Dec 31vsCal PolyPick posts game week
Jan 2vsUC Santa BarbaraPick posts game week
Jan 7atCSU BakersfieldPick posts game week
Jan 9atCSUNPick posts game week
Jan 14vsUC San DiegoPick posts game week
Jan 16vsUC IrvinePick posts game week
Jan 21atSacramento St.Pick posts game week
Jan 23atUtah ValleyPick posts game week
Jan 28vsCal St. FullertonPick posts game week
Jan 30vsLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Feb 4vsUtah ValleyPick posts game week
Feb 6vsSacramento St.Pick posts game week
Feb 11atUC Santa BarbaraPick posts game week
Feb 13atCal PolyPick posts game week
Feb 18atUC San DiegoPick posts game week
Feb 20atCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Feb 25vsCSUNPick posts game week
Feb 27vsCSU BakersfieldPick posts game week
Mar 4atLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Mar 6atCal St. FullertonPick 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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