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UC San Diego Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big West
Power
-1.8
D-I rank
#198
of 366
Big West rank
#6
of 12
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

UC San Diego is 1-0 and ranked #198 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #6 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 2vsWWhittierW 100-75
Pick: W 94-58 · 97% ✓
Nov 7vsFresno St.Projected W 69-67 · 57%
Nov 13atUtah St.Pick posts game week
Nov 16vsTexas SouthernPick posts game week
Nov 22vsSeattle UPick posts game week
Nov 28vsLMU (CA)Pick posts game week
Dec 3vsCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Dec 5atUC IrvinePick posts game week
Dec 12vsSStantonPick posts game week
Dec 15atSt. Thomas (MN)Pick posts game week
Dec 22atSan Jose St.Pick posts game week
Dec 31atCal St. FullertonPick posts game week
Jan 2atLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Jan 7vsUtah ValleyPick posts game week
Jan 9vsSacramento St.Pick posts game week
Jan 14atUC RiversidePick posts game week
Jan 16atCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Jan 21vsLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Jan 23vsCal St. FullertonPick posts game week
Jan 28atUC Santa BarbaraPick posts game week
Jan 30atCal PolyPick posts game week
Feb 4vsCSUNPick posts game week
Feb 6vsCSU BakersfieldPick posts game week
Feb 11atSacramento St.Pick posts game week
Feb 13atUtah ValleyPick posts game week
Feb 18vsUC RiversidePick posts game week
Feb 20vsUC IrvinePick posts game week
Feb 25vsCal PolyPick posts game week
Feb 27vsUC Santa BarbaraPick posts game week
Mar 4atCSU BakersfieldPick posts game week
Mar 6atCSUNPick 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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