Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 2/16/25 games
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Home court factor = 2.60 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 Southern U 65.31 246 66.36 60.23 65.53 307 13 9 11 1 W1 9-1 6 0 7 9 0 0 0 4 1 1 12 4 vs Florida A&M 74.91 at Nebraska 57.95
2 Bethune-Cookman 62.92 277 66.31 61.75 67.29 263 11 14 8 4 L1 6-4 5 1 5 12 1 1 0 4 0 5 11 5 at USF 72.12 at Alcorn State 58.25
3 Jackson State 62.42 285 62.78 58.65 68.37 206 8 17 8 4 L1 6-4 5 1 3 15 0 1 0 4 0 8 8 5 vs Mississippi Valley 69.62 at Xavier 52.13
4 Alcorn State 62.13 292 62.13 54.56 67.72 243 8 16 8 4 W4 7-3 5 2 3 14 0 0 0 2 0 8 8 6 vs Mississippi Valley 68.51 at Tulane 49.76
5 Texas Southern 60.95 311 64.64 58.14 65.71 303 8 14 8 4 W1 7-3 4 4 4 10 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 7 at Mississippi Valley 67.97 vs Southern U 55.10
6 Alabama State 60.26 318 68.40 59.65 64.60 334 10 14 7 5 W2 5-5 5 2 3 10 2 2 0 3 0 3 10 8 vs Omaha 74.09 vs Grambling 53.13
7 Florida A&M 59.80 322 59.80 54.15 67.42 259 9 12 8 4 W3 8-2 5 2 4 10 0 0 0 5 0 2 9 5 at Jackson State 64.88 at Southern U 44.57
8 Grambling 58.84 327 68.88 57.85 65.25 318 5 17 5 7 L1 5-5 1 5 4 10 0 2 0 5 0 0 5 12 at Ole Miss 73.94 vs Jackson State 51.24
9 Prairie View 54.85 357 57.78 49.37 66.89 275 3 21 3 9 L8 2-8 1 5 2 16 0 0 0 3 0 4 3 14 at Mississippi State 67.95 at DePaul 43.06
10 Alabama A&M 53.44 360 58.82 51.45 61.67 363 5 17 4 8 W1 2-8 4 8 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 11 vs Prairie View 61.67 vs Lipscomb 44.42
11 Arkansas Pine Bluff 49.95 363 53.59 49.91 65.45 311 2 21 1 11 L3 1-9 2 5 0 16 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 16 at Alabama State 57.14 at UIW 43.12
12 Mississippi Valley 42.83 364 50.92 42.83 69.11 178 1 22 1 11 L3 1-9 0 5 1 17 0 0 0 5 0 5 1 12 at Kansas State 53.87 at Alcorn State 36.66
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  74.91 1 Prairie View at Mississippi State L 84 - 91  18.27 1 Southern U at Louisiana Tech W 73 - 70  18.75
2 Alabama State vs Omaha W 85 - 67  74.09 2 Southern U vs Florida A&M W 91 - 57  11.56 2 Florida A&M vs Presbyterian W 66 - 63  9.17
3 Southern U at Louisiana Tech W 73 - 70  73.30 3 Southern U at Louisiana Tech W 73 - 70  10.83 3 Mississippi Valley at Arkansas Pine Bluff W 79 - 76  9.14
4 Southern U vs Bethune-Cookman W 69 - 53  72.19 4 Prairie View vs Grambling W 73 - 55  10.58 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff vs Texas Southern W 69 - 68  9.07
5 Bethune-Cookman at USF W 77 - 69  72.12 5 Alabama State vs Omaha W 85 - 67  10.24 5 Bethune-Cookman at USF W 77 - 69  8.18
6 Bethune-Cookman vs North Dakota W 79 - 67  71.52 6 Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley W 82 - 53  9.83 6 Florida A&M at Jackson State W 72 - 62  7.37
7 Bethune-Cookman at Mississippi State L 73 - 87  71.06 7 Bethune-Cookman at Nebraska L 58 - 63  8.77 7 Grambling at Alabama State W 77 - 67  5.45
8 Alabama State at Cincinnati L 59 - 77  71.00 8 Florida A&M vs Mississippi Valley W 83 - 53  8.71 8 Florida A&M at Alcorn State W 65 - 64  5.42
9 Bethune-Cookman at Nebraska L 58 - 63  70.53 9 Florida A&M at Jackson State W 72 - 62  8.53 9 Florida A&M at Texas Southern W 66 - 64  5.40
10 Southern U at Ole Miss L 61 - 74  69.78 10 Jackson State at Grambling W 65 - 50  8.39 10 Alabama A&M vs Coastal Carolina W 77 - 70  4.67
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 11 8 Grambling @ Atlanta, GA Southern U
2 Bethune-Cookman 12 6 15 16      
3 Jackson State 12 6 12 19 @ Atlanta, GA Grambling  
4 Alcorn State 12 6 12 18    
5 Texas Southern 11 7 11 17 9 Prairie View @ Atlanta, GA Southern U
6 Florida A&M 11 7 12 15    
7 Alabama State 10 8 13 17 4 Alcorn State    
8 Grambling 8 10 8 20      
9 Prairie View 6 12 6 24 @ Atlanta, GA Alcorn State  
10 Alabama A&M 6 12 7 21    
11 Arkansas Pine Bluff 3 15 4 25 5 Texas Southern  
12 Mississippi Valley 2 16 2 27  
@ Atlanta, GA Southern U
  2025 SWAC
SWAC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 2 Bethune-Cookman   Men's Basketball
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket     Tournament Champion
Reaching Reaching Winning 7 Alabama State @ Atlanta, GA Bethune-Cookman  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament        
1 Southern U 74.23% 46.25% 28.60% @ Atlanta, GA Alabama State    
2 Bethune-Cookman 64.41% 35.60% 17.72%      
3 Jackson State 58.75% 30.97% 14.91% 10 Alabama A&M @ Atlanta, GA Bethune-Cookman
4 Alcorn State 53.97% 24.73% 12.72%  
5 Texas Southern 46.03% 19.37% 9.20% 3 Jackson State  
6 Florida A&M 41.25% 18.20% 7.22%    
7 Alabama State 29.41% 13.64% 5.61% @ Atlanta, GA Jackson State
8 Grambling 18.57% 7.58% 3.07%  
9 Prairie View 7.20% 2.07% 0.59% 6 Florida A&M © Omni Rankings
10 Alabama A&M 6.18% 1.59% 0.35%