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UC Santa Barbara Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big West
Power
-1.2
D-I rank
#185
of 366
Big West rank
#3
of 12
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

UC Santa Barbara is 1-0 and ranked #185 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #3 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 2vsSFSan Fran. St.W 85-55
Pick: W 89-54 · 96% ✓
Nov 7vsOaklandProjected W 78-77 · 57%
Nov 11vsNevadaPick posts game week
Nov 15vsUMUC MercedPick posts game week
Nov 19atPepperdinePick posts game week
Nov 24vsUNC GreensboroPick posts game week
Nov 27atLehighPick posts game week
Dec 3atCSU BakersfieldPick posts game week
Dec 5vsCal PolyPick posts game week
Dec 12vsYalePick posts game week
Dec 18vsWeber St.Pick posts game week
Dec 22atFresno St.Pick posts game week
Dec 31atCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Jan 2atUC RiversidePick posts game week
Jan 7vsCal St. FullertonPick posts game week
Jan 9vsLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Jan 14atUtah ValleyPick posts game week
Jan 16atSacramento St.Pick posts game week
Jan 21vsCSUNPick posts game week
Jan 23vsCSU BakersfieldPick posts game week
Jan 28vsUC San DiegoPick posts game week
Jan 30vsUC IrvinePick posts game week
Feb 4atLong Beach St.Pick posts game week
Feb 6atCal St. FullertonPick posts game week
Feb 11vsUC RiversidePick posts game week
Feb 13vsCalifornia BaptistPick posts game week
Feb 18atCSUNPick posts game week
Feb 20atCal PolyPick posts game week
Feb 25atUC IrvinePick posts game week
Feb 27atUC San DiegoPick posts game week
Mar 4vsSacramento St.Pick posts game week
Mar 5vsUtah ValleyPick 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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