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NIU Women's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Horizon
Power
-12.0
D-I rank
#301
of 364
Horizon rank
#11
of 12
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

NIU is 1-0 and ranked #301 of 364 Division I women's teams by the Ladder Model, #11 in the Horizon.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I women's teams with each other.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 2vsIndiana St.W 76-71
Pick: W 72-70 · 54% ✓
Nov 6atBradleyProjected L 52-64 · 21%
Nov 11atDePaulPick posts game week
Nov 17vsSIUEPick posts game week
Nov 21atNorthwesternPick posts game week
Nov 24vsRRooseveltPick posts game week
Nov 27vsManhattanPick posts game week
Dec 3vsOaklandPick posts game week
Dec 6atCleveland St.Pick posts game week
Dec 12atWestern Ill.Pick posts game week
Dec 15vsUICPick posts game week
Dec 18vsOmahaPick posts game week
Dec 20atIowaPick posts game week
Dec 31atYoungstown St.Pick posts game week
Jan 2atRobert MorrisPick posts game week
Jan 7vsNorthern Ky.Pick posts game week
Jan 10vsPurdue Fort WaynePick posts game week
Jan 13vsWright St.Pick posts game week
Jan 21atMilwaukeePick posts game week
Jan 24vsCleveland St.Pick posts game week
Jan 28vsYoungstown St.Pick posts game week
Jan 31atGreen BayPick posts game week
Feb 6atPurdue Fort WaynePick posts game week
Feb 10atNorthern Ky.Pick posts game week
Feb 13vsRobert MorrisPick posts game week
Feb 17atDetroit MercyPick posts game week
Feb 20atOaklandPick posts game week
Feb 25vsGreen BayPick posts game week
Feb 27vsMilwaukeePick posts game week

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

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Horizon power rankings

Green Bay#80 · 0-1 · +9.6Cleveland St.#120 · 1-0 · +3.9Youngstown St.#148 · 1-0 · +1.6Purdue Fort Wayne#181 · 0-1 · -1.1Oakland#205 · 1-0 · -3.1Robert Morris#215 · 0-0 · -4.2IU Indy#218 · 0-1 · -4.6Northern Ky.#260 · 1-0 · -7.6Wright St.#267 · 0-1 · -8.4Milwaukee#273 · 0-1 · -9.3NIU#301 · 1-0 · -12.0Detroit Mercy#309 · 1-0 · -13.1

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