Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 2/16/25 games
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Season range Schedule strength Overall Conference Home Road Neutral vs 1-50 vs 51-150 vs 151+
Rank Team Rating D-I rank Max Min Rating D-I rank W L W L Streak Last 10 W L W L W L W L W L W L Highest single-game rating Lowest single-game rating
1 Wisconsin 89.77 10 89.77 84.41 78.60 18 20 5 10 4 W4 8-2 12 1 5 4 3 0 6 5 8 0 6 0 vs Iowa 97.43 vs UTRGV 77.42
2 Purdue 89.26 12 90.55 85.10 80.61 4 19 7 11 4 L2 7-3 12 2 5 3 2 2 8 6 7 1 4 0 vs Nebraska 101.41 at Marquette 79.46
3 Michigan State 88.56 13 89.17 80.99 77.84 30 20 5 11 3 W1 7-3 12 1 5 2 3 2 5 4 10 1 5 0 vs Nebraska 98.88 vs Bowling Green 78.27
4 Maryland 88.34 14 88.34 81.47 74.28 75 20 6 10 5 W3 8-2 15 1 3 5 2 0 7 4 5 2 8 0 at Illinois 99.28 vs Maryland Eastern Shore 77.31
5 UCLA 87.63 17 87.84 81.76 77.84 31 19 7 10 5 W1 8-2 13 1 4 4 2 2 8 5 4 2 7 0 vs Oregon 95.26 vs Michigan 77.07
6 Illinois 87.35 20 91.50 86.57 78.03 25 17 9 9 7 L1 5-5 11 4 4 4 2 1 7 7 4 2 6 0 at Oregon 103.19 vs Maryland 76.34
7 Ohio State 86.69 24 91.01 85.09 80.13 8 15 11 7 8 L1 5-5 10 5 3 5 2 1 4 10 6 1 5 0 vs Kentucky 98.06 vs Auburn 75.64
8 Michigan 86.37 27 89.46 79.67 78.05 24 20 5 12 2 W6 8-2 12 0 6 2 2 3 7 2 10 3 3 0 at UCLA 98.08 at Purdue 76.59
9 Nebraska 82.33 41 84.14 77.45 77.87 27 17 9 7 8 W1 5-5 10 3 5 5 2 1 6 7 4 2 7 0 vs North Florida 90.30 at Michigan State 67.03
10 Oregon 81.83 46 85.07 79.09 78.40 20 18 8 7 8 W2 4-6 10 4 4 4 4 0 5 7 9 1 4 0 vs Weber State 90.65 vs Portland 68.82
11 USC 81.60 48 82.38 73.09 77.58 34 14 11 6 8 L1 5-5 11 6 3 3 0 2 3 8 5 3 6 0 at Illinois 91.22 vs Saint Mary's 61.51
12 Indiana 81.51 49 85.23 79.65 79.06 13 15 11 6 9 L1 2-8 11 4 3 5 1 2 3 9 7 2 5 0 vs Sam Houston 88.27 vs Louisville 68.94
13 Northwestern 80.07 60 83.92 78.58 78.13 23 13 13 4 11 L3 3-7 11 4 0 8 2 1 4 7 4 6 5 0 vs Northeastern 86.65 vs Eastern Illinois 68.94
14 Iowa 78.81 69 82.56 78.28 76.68 44 14 11 5 9 L1 3-7 11 4 1 6 2 1 2 10 5 1 7 0 vs Indiana 92.51 at Wisconsin 70.00
15 Rutgers 78.54 70 80.40 75.82 78.85 15 12 14 5 10 L3 4-6 9 5 2 6 1 3 3 10 3 3 6 1 vs Illinois 87.05 vs Purdue 72.06
16 Penn State 77.42 77 88.74 77.42 74.95 66 13 13 3 12 L7 1-9 10 5 1 7 2 1 1 9 4 4 8 0 vs Virginia Tech     91.59 at USC       69.30
17 Minnesota 76.53 88 76.68 72.13 76.58 45 13 12 5 9 W1 5-5 10 6 3 4 0 2 3 8 3 4 7 0 at Penn State     83.49 vs Purdue       67.99
18 Washington 75.83 94 77.71 73.69 77.85 28 12 12 4 10 W1 3-7 8 6 2 6 2 0 2 10 5 1 5 1 vs Washington State 84.11 vs USC 61.94
Big Ten top performances Big Ten surprise performances Big Ten upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Illinois at Oregon W 109 - 77  103.19 1 Illinois at Oregon W 109 - 77  15.49 1 USC at Illinois W 82 - 72  15.46
2 Illinois vs Penn State W 91 - 52  102.92 2 Michigan State vs Nebraska W 89 - 52  14.91 2 Minnesota vs Michigan W 84 - 81 OT 13.34
3 Purdue vs Nebraska W 104 - 68  101.41 3 USC at Washington W 85 - 61  14.69 3 Indiana at Michigan State W 71 - 67  10.39
4 Purdue vs Michigan W 91 - 64  100.15 4 Maryland at Illinois W 91 - 70  14.53 4 Minnesota at USC W 69 - 66  9.23
5 Maryland at Illinois W 91 - 70  99.28 5 Purdue vs Nebraska W 104 - 68  13.98 5 Maryland at Illinois W 91 - 70  8.72
6 Michigan State vs Nebraska W 89 - 52  98.88 6 Maryland vs Ohio State W 83 - 59  13.76 6 Indiana at Ohio State W 77 - 76 OT 8.66
7 Illinois at Indiana W 94 - 69  98.72 7 Illinois vs Penn State W 91 - 52  13.32 7 Minnesota at Iowa W 72 - 67  8.64
8 Michigan at UCLA W 94 - 75  98.08 8 USC at Illinois W 82 - 72  12.57 8 Minnesota at Penn State W 69 - 61  8.36
9 Ohio State vs Kentucky W 85 - 65  98.06 9 Wisconsin vs Iowa W 116 - 85  12.56 9 Washington vs Maryland W 75 - 69  7.66
10 Maryland vs Ohio State W 83 - 59  97.61 10 Ohio State vs Kentucky W 85 - 65  12.32 10 Rutgers vs Penn State W 80 - 76  7.27
Big Ten projected standings Big Ten projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Wisconsin
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Wisconsin 15 5 25 6 8 Ohio State @ Indianapolis, IN Wisconsin
2 Michigan 15 5 23 8      
3 Purdue 14 6 22 9 @ Indianapolis, IN Ohio State  
4 Michigan State 14 6 23 8    
5 Maryland 13 7 23 8 9 Nebraska @ Indianapolis, IN Wisconsin
6 UCLA 13 7 22 9    
7 Illinois 11 9 19 12 4 Michigan State    
8 Ohio State 10 10 18 13      
9 Nebraska 10 10 20 11 5 Maryland @ Indianapolis, IN Michigan State  
10 Oregon 10 10 21 10    
11 USC 9 11 17 14 12 Indiana @ Indianapolis, IN Maryland
12 Indiana 8 12 17 14    
13 Iowa 7 13 16 15 @ Indianapolis, IN Indiana @ Indianapolis, IN Wisconsin
14 Rutgers 7 13 14 17   2025 Big Ten
15 Minnesota 7 13 15 16 13 Iowa 2 Michigan Men's Basketball
16 Northwestern 6 14 15 16   Tournament Champion
17 Washington 6 14 14 16 7 Illinois @ Indianapolis, IN Illinois
18 Penn State 5 15 15 16        
10 Oregon @ Indianapolis, IN Illinois    
       
Big Ten tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized @ Indianapolis, IN Oregon @ Indianapolis, IN Purdue
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket    
Reaching Reaching Winning 15 Minnesota 3 Purdue  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament    
1 Wisconsin 64.88% 36.23% 20.71% 6 UCLA @ Indianapolis, IN Purdue
2 Michigan 52.64% 23.10% 9.97%    
3 Purdue 61.16% 36.56% 19.29% 11 USC @ Indianapolis, IN UCLA
4 Michigan State 56.82% 28.90% 15.37%    
5 Maryland 36.65% 18.38% 9.64% @ Indianapolis, IN USC
6 UCLA 32.30% 17.59% 8.32%  
7 Illinois 38.48% 18.12% 8.41% 14 Rutgers
8 Ohio State 25.57% 11.67% 5.48%
9 Nebraska 9.55% 3.05% 1.01%
10 Oregon 7.59% 2.28% 0.67% © Omni Rankings
11 USC 4.83% 1.68% 0.48%
12 Indiana 4.66% 1.35% 0.42%
13 Iowa 1.87% 0.41% 0.10%
14 Rutgers 1.71% 0.45% 0.09%
15 Minnesota 1.29% 0.22% 0.04%