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UTEP Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Mountain West
Power
-5.6
D-I rank
#266
of 366
Mountain West rank
#9
of 10
2026-27
0-1
Picks right
1-0

UTEP is 0-1 and ranked #266 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #9 in the Mountain 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 2vsNorthern Ky.L 76-84
Pick: L 71-72 · 46% ✓
Nov 8vsUIWProjected W 74-71 · 59%
Nov 12vsNew Mexico St.Pick posts game week
Nov 15vsFlorida A&MPick posts game week
Nov 19atNew Mexico St.Pick posts game week
Nov 24atCol. of CharlestonPick posts game week
Nov 25atTTBAPick posts game week
Dec 1atColoradoPick posts game week
Dec 5vsNorth DakotaPick posts game week
Dec 16vsUPUT Permian BasinPick posts game week
Dec 20vsHowardPick posts game week
Dec 21vsTTBAPick posts game week
Dec 29vsNHN.M. HighlandsPick posts game week
Jan 2vsNew MexicoPick posts game week
Jan 5vsWyomingPick posts game week
Jan 9atAir ForcePick posts game week
Jan 12vsNevadaPick posts game week
Jan 15atUNLVPick posts game week
Jan 19atWyomingPick posts game week
Jan 23vsUC DavisPick posts game week
Jan 26atNevadaPick posts game week
Jan 30vsSan Jose St.Pick posts game week
Feb 7atHawaiiPick posts game week
Feb 9vsGrand CanyonPick posts game week
Feb 13atUC DavisPick posts game week
Feb 17vsUNLVPick posts game week
Feb 20atNew MexicoPick posts game week
Feb 23atGrand CanyonPick posts game week
Feb 27vsHawaiiPick posts game week
Mar 2atSan Jose St.Pick posts game week
Mar 6vsAir ForcePick posts game week

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

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Mountain West power rankings

New Mexico#27 · 1-0 · +13.8Nevada#45 · 1-0 · +11.2Grand Canyon#74 · 1-0 · +7.6Wyoming#93 · 1-0 · +5.9Hawaii#121 · 1-0 · +3.2UNLV#131 · 1-0 · +2.4San Jose St.#197 · 1-0 · -1.8UC Davis#243 · 0-1 · -4.1UTEP#266 · 0-1 · -5.6Air Force#348 · 0-1 · -13.5

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