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Delaware
Delaware returns 42% of last season's minutes and rates #280 on offense and #343 on defense of 365 teams. 80% range: -15.9 to -1.1.
Why we have them here
Delaware's preseason projection of -8.6 (No. 325 of 365) starts from the roster: its players' ratings, weighted by projected minutes, add up to a roll-up worth -5.9, about the -5.4 typical of teams ranked near it. Last season's rating (No. 326 at the end of 2025-26) adds -2.0, about its neighbours' -2.1; the program's level two and three seasons back and the roster's experience and shape add -1.0. It returns 42% of last season's minutes, less than teams ranked near it (73%). The projection leans most on Kachi Nzeh (+0.4), Chuck Bailey III (+0.0) and DeShawn Harris-Smith (-0.2); the newcomer who matters most is Kachi Nzeh, a transfer from Little Rock, at +0.4. Its 80% range, -15.9 to -1.1, is about as wide as that of teams ranked near it.
Generated from the published projection's own terms, not written by hand. "Teams ranked near it" are the thirty nearest in the preseason order. Preseason projection frozen 2026-10-23; how the projection is built.
Roster
Returning 37% · Transfer 46% · Other newcomer 11%
| Rank | Player | Pos | Ht | D1 yrs | Group | From | MPG | Rating | Contrib. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1263 | Kachi Nzeh | F | 6-8 | 3 | Transfer | Little Rock | 24 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 1706 | Chuck Bailey III | G | 6-4 | 3 | Transfer | Nevada | 18 | -0.1 | +0.0 |
| 2009 | DeShawn Harris-Smith | G | 6-5 | 3 | Transfer | Georgetown | 16 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| 2631 | Steven Solano | C | 7-0 | 2 | Transfer | Saint Joseph's | 8 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
| 4077 | Devin Dinkins | G | 5-10 | 4 | Transfer | Manhattan | 26 | -1.4 | -0.9 |
| 4178 | Alex McFadden | G | 6-1 | 2 | Returning | Delaware | 7 | -3.0 | -0.5 |
| 4239 | Nick Petronio | F | 6-3 | 0 | Other newcomer | 11 | -2.4 | -0.7 | |
| 4357 | Lance Piper | F | 6-6 | 0 | Other newcomer | 11 | -2.6 | -0.7 | |
| 4507 | Brandon Baffone | G | 6-1 | 3 | Returning | Delaware | 6 | -3.8 | -0.6 |
| 4534 | Bouna Kebe | F | 6-9 | 1 | Returning | Delaware | 9 | -3.3 | -0.7 |
| 5131 | Jayden Taylor | F | 6-8 | 1 | Returning | Delaware | 15 | -4.5 | -1.6 |
| 5205 | Mason Ellison | G | 6-4 | 1 | Returning | Delaware | 15 | -5.5 | -2.0 |
| 5224 | Alex Kazanecki | G | 6-6 | 1 | Returning | Delaware | 22 | -4.8 | -2.7 |
A player's rating is points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I player while he is on the floor. Contribution weights it by the share of a rotation slot he is projected to play, so a star on the bench and a role player who never sits both read right. Rank is among all 5,249 rated players. MPG is the projected share of a rotation slot times 40. "From" is last season's team. The bars are contribution, the player's rating times his projected share; their sum is the roll-up the projection starts from.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Proj. margin | Win prob. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Nov 06 | at |  Wisconsin #34 | -22.0 | 4% | |
| Wed Nov 11 | vs |  James Madison #147 | -2.6 | 41% | |
| Sun Nov 15 | vs |  Colgate #197 | -0.9 | 47% | |
| Fri Nov 20 | at |  Cal State Northridge #227 | -9.7 | 22% | |
| Sun Nov 22 | at |  UCLA #28 | -22.0 | 4% | |
| Sat Nov 28 | at |  Stony Brook #283 | -7.3 | 28% | |
| Wed Dec 02 | vs |  Bucknell #313 | +3.2 | 60% | |
| Sat Dec 05 | vs |  Yale #95 | -5.8 | 32% | |
| Thu Dec 10 | vs |  William & Mary #168 | -1.9 | 44% | |
| Tue Dec 15 | at |  Duquesne #156 | -11.9 | 17% | |
| Sun Dec 20 | at |  Bryant #327 | -5.7 | 32% | |
| Sat Jan 02 | at |  Liberty #150 | conf | -8.8 | 23% |
| Thu Jan 07 | at |  Missouri State #201 | conf | -6.2 | 31% |
| Sat Jan 09 | at |  Florida International #143 | conf | -9.5 | 22% |
| Thu Jan 14 | vs |  Western Kentucky #160 | conf | -5.4 | 33% |
| Sat Jan 16 | vs |  Middle Tennessee #127 | conf | -6.6 | 29% |
| Thu Jan 21 | at |  Kennesaw State #167 | conf | -8.7 | 24% |
| Sat Jan 23 | at |  Jacksonville State #203 | conf | -6.0 | 31% |
| Thu Jan 28 | vs |  New Mexico State #137 | conf | -6.0 | 31% |
| Sat Jan 30 | vs |  Sam Houston #185 | conf | -4.4 | 36% |
| Thu Feb 04 | vs | Florida International #143 | conf | -6.2 | 31% |
| Sat Feb 06 | vs | Missouri State #201 | conf | -3.7 | 38% |
| Thu Feb 11 | at | Middle Tennessee #127 | conf | -10.0 | 21% |
| Sat Feb 13 | at | Western Kentucky #160 | conf | -8.3 | 25% |
| Thu Feb 18 | vs | Jacksonville State #203 | conf | -3.6 | 38% |
| Sat Feb 20 | vs | Kennesaw State #167 | conf | -5.1 | 34% |
| Thu Feb 25 | at | Sam Houston #185 | conf | -7.5 | 27% |
| Sat Feb 27 | at | New Mexico State #137 | conf | -8.9 | 23% |
| Sat Mar 06 | vs | Liberty #150 | conf | -5.3 | 33% |
Projected margin is from Delaware's side, with home court where the game is not neutral (N). Games are the schedule as posted; tournaments and late additions appear as they are listed. Predictions are as of 2026-10-26 and reflect the roster as the model has it on that date.