Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 3/28/25 games
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Home court factor = 2.76 Record vs D-I teams
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 Jackson State 64.75 258 65.10 58.72 65.55 299 16 18 14 4 L1 8-2 8 1 6 15 2 2 0 4 0 6 16 8 vs Bethune-Cookman 73.33 at Xavier 52.19
2 Southern U 64.74 259 66.47 60.27 64.18 335 17 12 15 3 L1 6-4 8 1 9 10 0 1 0 2 1 3 16 7 vs Florida A&M 74.93 at Nebraska 58.06
3 Alabama State 64.54 262 68.47 59.74 64.01 343 19 16 12 6 L1 8-2 7 3 6 10 6 3 0 4 1 3 18 9 vs Omaha 74.15 vs Grambling 53.15
4 Texas Southern 62.95 278 64.68 58.21 63.76 347 12 17 12 6 L1 5-5 6 4 6 12 0 1 0 4 0 2 12 11 at Alcorn State 70.88 vs Southern U 55.12
5 Bethune-Cookman 61.21 300 66.42 61.21 65.68 296 17 16 13 5 L1 7-3 8 2 7 12 2 2 0 3 0 5 17 8 at USF 72.24 vs Jackson State 52.98
6 Grambling 60.27 312 68.91 57.94 63.72 348 9 22 7 11 L1 4-6 3 7 4 12 2 3 0 4 0 2 9 16 at Ole Miss 74.00 vs Jackson State 51.26
7 Florida A&M 59.39 327 60.61 54.21 65.42 303 12 17 10 8 L1 5-5 7 3 4 13 1 1 0 5 0 2 12 10 at Jackson State 65.05 at Southern U 44.75
8 Alcorn State 59.22 329 62.21 54.65 65.20 310 11 20 11 7 L1 6-4 6 3 5 16 0 1 0 2 0 8 11 10 vs Mississippi Valley 68.53 at Tulane 49.85
9 Alabama A&M 52.52 361 58.87 51.48 61.28 363 7 22 6 12 L4 3-7 5 9 2 12 0 1 0 1 0 4 7 17 vs Prairie View 61.65 at Alabama State 42.32
10 Prairie View 51.96 362 57.88 49.40 64.70 318 4 27 4 14 L4 1-9 2 7 2 19 0 1 0 4 0 3 4 20 at Mississippi State 68.04 at DePaul 43.12
11 Arkansas Pine Bluff 51.51 363 53.59 49.18 63.54 353 4 25 3 15 L2 3-7 2 8 2 17 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 20 at Mississippi Valley 59.34 at UIW 43.23
12 Mississippi Valley 42.39 364 51.00 40.71 66.78 271 1 28 1 17 L9 1-9 0 9 1 19 0 0 0 3 0 7 1 18 at Kansas State 53.94 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff 32.36
SWAC top performances SWAC surprise performances SWAC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Southern U vs Florida A&M W 91 - 57  74.93 1 Prairie View at Mississippi State L 84 - 91  18.24 1 Southern U at Louisiana Tech W 73 - 70  18.84
2 Alabama State vs Omaha W 85 - 67  74.15 2 Alabama State vs Alabama A&M W 94 - 52  13.56 2 Mississippi Valley at Arkansas Pine Bluff W 79 - 76  9.30
3 Alabama State vs Alabama A&M W 94 - 52  74.02 3 Southern U vs Florida A&M W 91 - 57  11.45 3 Florida A&M vs Presbyterian W 66 - 63  9.02
4 Southern U at Louisiana Tech W 73 - 70  73.45 4 Southern U at Louisiana Tech W 73 - 70  10.87 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff vs Texas Southern W 69 - 68  8.90
5 Jackson State vs Bethune-Cookman W 71 - 50  73.33 5 Prairie View vs Grambling W 73 - 55  10.49 5 Bethune-Cookman at USF W 77 - 69  8.27
6 Bethune-Cookman at USF W 77 - 69  72.24 6 Alabama State vs Omaha W 85 - 67  10.25 6 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Prairie View W 75 - 64  7.59
7 Southern U vs Bethune-Cookman W 69 - 53  72.22 7 Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley W 82 - 53  9.92 7 Florida A&M at Jackson State W 72 - 62  7.53
8 Bethune-Cookman vs North Dakota W 79 - 67  71.58 8 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Mississippi Valley W 83 - 58  9.66 8 Alabama State at Southern U W 66 - 65  6.13
9 Bethune-Cookman at Mississippi State L 73 - 87  71.15 9 Jackson State vs Bethune-Cookman W 71 - 50  9.48 9 Grambling at Alabama State W 77 - 67  5.61
10 Alabama State at Cincinnati L 59 - 77  71.11 10 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Prairie View W 75 - 64  9.13 10 Florida A&M at Alcorn State W 65 - 64  5.60
SWAC projected standings SWAC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Southern U
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Southern U 15 3 17 12 8 Grambling @ Atlanta, GA Grambling
2 Jackson State 14 4 16 18      
3 Bethune-Cookman 13 5 17 16 @ Atlanta, GA Grambling  
4 Alabama State 12 6 19 16    
5 Texas Southern 12 6 12 17 9 Alabama A&M @ Atlanta, GA Alabama State
6 Alcorn State 11 7 11 20    
7 Florida A&M 10 8 12 17 4 Texas Southern    
8 Grambling 7 11 9 22      
9 Alabama A&M 6 12 7 22 @ Atlanta, GA Alabama State  
10 Prairie View 4 14 4 27    
11 Arkansas Pine Bluff 3 15 4 25 5 Alabama State  
12 Mississippi Valley 1 17 1 28  
@ Atlanta, GA Alabama State
  2025 SWAC
SWAC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 2 Jackson State   Men's Basketball
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket     Tournament Champion
Reaching Reaching Winning 7 Florida A&M @ Atlanta, GA Jackson State  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament        
1 Southern U 74.38% 41.73% 25.81% @ Atlanta, GA Florida A&M    
2 Jackson State 65.80% 37.57% 17.95%      
3 Bethune-Cookman 58.48% 29.78% 13.16% 10 Prairie View @ Atlanta, GA Jackson State
4 Texas Southern 49.22% 24.41% 13.58%  
5 Alabama State 50.78% 25.56% 14.41% 3 Bethune-Cookman  
6 Alcorn State 41.52% 17.70% 6.39%    
7 Florida A&M 30.13% 14.06% 5.29% @ Atlanta, GA Bethune-Cookman
8 Grambling 20.97% 7.41% 3.06%  
9 Alabama A&M 4.65% 0.88% 0.21% 6 Alcorn State © Omni Rankings
10 Prairie View 4.07% 0.88% 0.14%