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Western Ill. Women's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
OVC
Power
+5.8
D-I rank
#104
of 364
OVC rank
#1
of 9
2026-27
1-0

Western Ill. is 1-0 and ranked #104 of 364 Division I women's teams by the Ladder Model, #1 in the OVC.

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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 3vsCClarkeW 85-55
Nov 7atNebraskaProjected L 63-80 · 14%
Nov 9atOmahaProjected W 74-59 · 86%
Nov 11vsCCCornell CollegePick posts game week
Nov 17vsPurdue Fort WaynePick posts game week
Nov 21vsLoyola ChicagoPick posts game week
Nov 24atChicago St.Pick posts game week
Nov 30vsHGHannibal-La GrangePick posts game week
Dec 2atValparaisoPick posts game week
Dec 5atBradleyPick posts game week
Dec 8atKansas St.Pick posts game week
Dec 12vsNIUPick posts game week
Dec 18atIllinoisPick posts game week
Dec 30vsCCulver-StocktonPick posts game week
Jan 2vsSIUEPick posts game week
Jan 9atSoutheast Mo. St.Pick posts game week
Jan 14vsEastern Ill.Pick posts game week
Jan 16vsUT MartinPick posts game week
Jan 21atMorehead St.Pick posts game week
Jan 23atSouthern Ind.Pick posts game week
Jan 28vsSoutheast Mo. St.Pick posts game week
Jan 30atSIUEPick posts game week
Feb 4atUT MartinPick posts game week
Feb 11vsLindenwoodPick posts game week
Feb 13vsMorehead St.Pick posts game week
Feb 18atEastern Ill.Pick posts game week
Feb 25vsSouthern Ind.Pick posts game week
Feb 27atLindenwoodPick posts game week

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

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OVC power rankings

Western Ill.#104 · 1-0 · +5.8Lindenwood#121 · 0-1 · +3.8Southern Ind.#155 · 0-1 · +1.0Morehead St.#227 · 0-1 · -5.1UT Martin#231 · 1-0 · -5.5SIUE#249 · 1-0 · -6.5Southeast Mo. St.#292 · 0-1 · -10.9Eastern Ill.#326 · 0-1 · -15.5Tennessee St.#342 · 1-0 · -17.9

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