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UTRGV Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Southland
Power
+1.6
D-I rank
#141
of 366
Southland rank
#3
of 11
2026-27
1-0

UTRGV is 1-0 and ranked #141 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #3 in the Southland.

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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 2vsTATex. A&M-KingsvilleW 81-51
Nov 7vsPrairie ViewProjected W 80-69 · 78%
Nov 10vsTexas St.Projected W 75-70 · 68%
Nov 14atUT ArlingtonPick posts game week
Nov 18vsBSBiblical Stud. (TX)Pick posts game week
Nov 21atAustin PeayPick posts game week
Nov 28atUNLVPick posts game week
Dec 3atNichollsPick posts game week
Dec 5atLSU New OrleansPick posts game week
Dec 8atTexas St.Pick posts game week
Dec 15atDaytonPick posts game week
Dec 19vsSFAPick posts game week
Dec 21vsLamar UniversityPick posts game week
Dec 29atArkansasPick posts game week
Jan 2vsA&M-Corpus ChristiPick posts game week
Jan 4atUIWPick posts game week
Jan 9vsEast Texas A&MPick posts game week
Jan 11vsNorthwestern St.Pick posts game week
Jan 16atMcNeesePick posts game week
Jan 18atSoutheastern La.Pick posts game week
Jan 23atHouston ChristianPick posts game week
Jan 26vsUIWPick posts game week
Jan 30vsHouston ChristianPick posts game week
Feb 1atA&M-Corpus ChristiPick posts game week
Feb 6vsLSU New OrleansPick posts game week
Feb 8vsNichollsPick posts game week
Feb 13atSFAPick posts game week
Feb 15atLamar UniversityPick posts game week
Feb 20vsSoutheastern La.Pick posts game week
Feb 22vsMcNeesePick posts game week
Feb 27atEast Texas A&MPick posts game week
Mar 1atNorthwestern St.Pick posts game week

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

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Southland power rankings

McNeese#51 · 1-0 · +10.0SFA#105 · 1-0 · +5.2UTRGV#141 · 1-0 · +1.6Lamar University#184 · 1-0 · -1.1East Texas A&M#206 · 1-0 · -2.6A&M-Corpus Christi#235 · 0-1 · -3.7Nicholls#258 · 1-0 · -5.0Northwestern St.#282 · 0-1 · -6.6UIW#288 · 0-1 · -6.8Southeastern La.#289 · 0-0 · -6.9LSU New Orleans#294 · 0-1 · -7.4

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