Big East Conference · men's CBB 2026-27 preview
Ratings as of 2026-10-07 · preseason, no 2026-27 games played
Rating line · rank among 364
Offense and defense are points per 100 possessions against an average D-I opponent. Net rating is the gap between them.
32 games · 20 in conference · expected wins 15.3
Each game gets a spread and a win probability from the ratings. Expected wins is the sum of those probabilities, rounded for the record.
| # | Date (ET) | Opponent | Site | Spread | Win prob. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon Nov 2, 8:00 PM ET | West Georgia #310 | Home | −16.6 | 93% |
| 2 | Thu Nov 5, 8:30 PM ET | South Florida #67 | Home | −0.3 | 51% |
| 3 | Mon Nov 9, 9:00 PM ET | Alabama A&M #308 | Home | −15.7 | 92% |
| 4 | Fri Nov 13, time TBA | Northwestern #64 | Away | +3.7 | 37% |
| 5 | Tue Nov 17, 8:00 PM ET | Maryland Eastern Shore #338 | Home | −17.8 | 95% |
| 6 | Tue Nov 24, 6:00 PM ET | Purdue #21 Top 5 hardest | Neutral at Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers Tip-Off - Beach Division | +8.1 | 23% |
| 7 | Thu Nov 26, 7:00 PM ET | Pittsburgh #83 | Neutral at Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers Tip-Off - Beach Division | −0.7 | 52% |
| 8 | Tue Dec 1, 8:00 PM ET | North Alabama #330 | Home | −17.8 | 95% |
| 9 | Sat Dec 5, 5:30 PM ET | SMU #50 | Home | +1.3 | 45% |
| 10 | Tue Dec 8, 9:00 PM ET | Maine #347 | Home | −19.6 | 96% |
| 11 | Sat Dec 12, time TBA | Saint Louis #34 Top 5 hardest | Away | +8.5 | 22% |
| 12 | Sat Dec 19, 8:30 PM ET | St. John's #17 Top 5 hardest | Away · conference | +11.8 | 14% |
| 13 | Tue Dec 22, 8:00 PM ET | Canisius #339 | Home | −18.2 | 95% |
| 14 | Wed Dec 30, 4:00 PM ET | Seton Hall #58 | Home · conference | +0.7 | 48% |
| 15 | Sat Jan 2, 2:00 PM ET | Providence #46 | Home · conference | +2.0 | 43% |
| 16 | Wed Jan 6, 6:30 PM ET | UConn #13 Top 5 hardest | Away · conference | +11.9 | 14% |
| 17 | Sat Jan 9, 4:00 PM ET | Butler #80 | Home · conference | −2.3 | 58% |
| 18 | Wed Jan 13, 9:00 PM ET | Creighton #62 | Away · conference | +4.1 | 36% |
| 19 | Sat Jan 16, 1:30 PM ET | Marquette #68 | Away · conference | +3.7 | 37% |
| 20 | Tue Jan 19, 7:30 PM ET | St. John's #17 | Home · conference | +7.7 | 24% |
| 21 | Fri Jan 22, 7:00 PM ET | Villanova #28 | Home · conference | +5.2 | 32% |
| 22 | Sat Jan 30, 2:00 PM ET | Xavier #71 | Home · conference | −1.0 | 53% |
| 23 | Wed Feb 3, 8:30 PM ET | Georgetown #66 | Away · conference | +3.7 | 37% |
| 24 | Sun Feb 7, 2:30 PM ET | Seton Hall #58 | Away · conference | +4.6 | 34% |
| 25 | Wed Feb 10, 8:30 PM ET | UConn #13 | Home · conference | +8.0 | 23% |
| 26 | Sat Feb 13, 12:00 PM ET | Providence #46 | Away · conference | +6.3 | 28% |
| 27 | Tue Feb 16, 9:00 PM ET | Georgetown #66 | Home · conference | −0.2 | 51% |
| 28 | Sat Feb 20, 3:00 PM ET | Xavier #71 | Away · conference | +3.2 | 39% |
| 29 | Tue Feb 23, 8:00 PM ET | Butler #80 | Away · conference | +1.8 | 43% |
| 30 | Sat Feb 27, 7:00 PM ET | Creighton #62 | Home · conference | +0.0 | 50% |
| 31 | Wed Mar 3, 7:00 PM ET | Villanova #28 Top 5 hardest | Away · conference | +9.1 | 20% |
| 32 | Sat Mar 6, 7:00 PM ET | Marquette #68 | Home · conference | −0.4 | 51% |
Spread is from DePaul's side: a minus sign means favored. Opponent numbers are ATO model ranks out of 364. Neutral sites carry no home edge.
16 players · sorted by projected minutes
Last season is each player's own line from the roster sheet. The projection columns are the 2026-27 per-game line from the best ball projection.
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| Player | Pos | Ht | Class | Type | Rivals | PPG | RPG | APG | MPG | Proj MPG | Proj PTS | Proj REB | Proj AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koree Cotton | SG | 6-6 | SR | Transfer | · | 13.9 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 27.1 | 20.1 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| Layden Blocker | PG | 6-2 | SR | Returning | #46 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 29.1 | 19.9 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Ade Popoola | SG | 6-5 | SR | Transfer | · | 10.8 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 28.7 | 19.9 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| Wilson Jacques | C | 7-0 | SR | Transfer | · | 8.8 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 27.4 | 19.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Kahmare Holmes | SG | 6-3 | JR | Transfer | · | 19.5 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 31.9 | 19.5 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Noah Meeusen | SG | 6-5 | JR | Transfer | · | 5.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 27.3 | 17.3 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Magoon Gwath | C | 7-0 | JR | Transfer | · | 8.9 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 19.0 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Kruz McClure | SG | 6-6 | SO | Returning | #211 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 18.6 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Theo Pierre-Justin | PF | 6-10 | JR | Returning | · | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 15.5 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Fabian Flores | C | 7-2 | JR | Returning | · | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Noah Smith | SF | 6-8 | FR | Recruit | #145 | · | · | · | · | 9.4 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Nate Kasher | PG | 6-1 | SO | Walk-on | · | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Amsal Delalic | SF | 6-8 | JR | Returning | · | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 13.4 | · | · | · | · |
| Andrew Jensen | PF | 6-10 | FR | Recruit | #347 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jonas Johnson | SF | 6-7 | SO | Walk-on | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Mason Lockett IV | SG | 6-5 | FR | Recruit | #357 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
PPG, RPG, APG, MPG are last season. Rivals is the recruit rank where the sheet has one. A dot means no figure.
Method · updated 2026-10-07
Ratings are net points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team, built from game results and roster information. Before games are played, the starting point is a season-ahead forecast from the roster sheet. Once the season starts, results take over.
Spreads are expected scores from each team's offense, defense and tempo, with a home edge of 2.04 points and none at neutral sites. Win probability uses a normal spread of 11 points. These are estimates of what is likely, not statements about what will happen.
Minutes and per-game lines come from a best ball projection built on last season's play, transfer and recruit information. Last-season lines and recruit ranks are facts from the roster sheet.
Every game prediction is logged before tip-off and compared with the final score. We publish where the model is close and where it misses, and we change it only when the results say to.