Omni Rankings™ 2023-2024 Men's college basketball ratings through 4/8/24 games
SWAC
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Home court factor = 2.68 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 Grambling 63.82 273 63.89 55.56 65.63 312 18 15 14 4 L1 8-2 6 3 7 9 5 3 0 5 0 4 18 6 vs Southern 70.26 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff 49.34
2 Texas Southern 63.66 276 64.24 57.93 65.32 316 15 17 12 6 L2 7-3 6 4 6 11 3 2 0 3 0 5 15 9 vs Mississippi Valley 69.48 at New Mexico 52.98
3 Southern 61.78 301 66.89 61.78 64.76 326 15 14 12 6 L2 5-5 8 2 7 11 0 1 1 4 1 1 13 9 vs Southeastern Louisiana 75.68 vs Bethune-Cookman 54.01
4 Bethune-Cookman 60.85 309 60.85 53.84 62.77 360 15 17 11 7 L2 5-5 9 2 5 11 1 4 0 1 0 3 15 13 vs Southern 68.57 vs Lamar 50.69
5 Alcorn State 60.78 311 62.36 57.74 66.17 295 13 18 13 5 L1 9-1 6 3 7 14 0 1 0 3 0 8 13 7 at UAB 69.25 at Maryland 52.52
6 Jackson State 60.30 318 64.42 57.45 64.74 327 15 17 11 7 L1 7-3 6 2 7 13 2 2 0 3 1 1 14 13 at Alabama State 68.73 at Tulsa 53.81
7 Alabama A&M 59.81 321 60.25 53.96 64.22 339 12 23 9 9 L1 5-5 7 5 4 15 1 3 0 1 0 5 12 17 at Austin Peay 68.35 at Florida A&M 49.43
8 Alabama State 58.37 328 62.09 57.53 64.05 343 10 19 8 10 L1 2-8 4 5 3 13 3 1 0 1 0 7 10 11 vs Alabama A&M 66.16 at Samford 50.14
9 Arkansas Pine Bluff 57.05 336 57.96 54.00 63.96 346 9 18 8 10 L2 3-7 4 6 5 12 0 0 0 3 0 2 9 13 at Grambling 67.56 vs Incarnate Word 46.47
10 Florida A&M 56.60 344 60.43 55.00 66.78 272 5 22 4 14 L3 2-8 3 7 2 15 0 0 0 5 0 3 5 14 at Presbyterian 65.58 at Jackson State 49.48
11 Prairie View 55.69 350 68.34 55.69 64.34 336 8 21 5 13 L7 2-8 3 6 4 15 1 0 0 3 0 3 8 15 at Eastern Kentucky 72.78 at Mississippi Valley 50.55
12 Mississippi Valley 49.63 362 53.11 46.86 67.97 229 1 30 1 17 L3 1-9 1 8 0 22 0 0 0 5 0 5 1 20 at UConn 57.45 at Texas Southern 41.08
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 vs Southeastern Louisiana W 69 - 44  75.68 1 Southern at Mississippi State W 60 - 59  11.93 1 Southern at Mississippi State W 60 - 59  22.88
2 Southern at Mississippi State W 60 - 59  74.12 2 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Grambling W 86 - 70  11.81 2 Jackson State at Missouri W 73 - 72  19.66
3 Southern at UNLV W 85 - 71  73.97 3 Southern at UNLV W 85 - 71  11.74 3 Alabama A&M vs Tennessee State W 85 - 83 OT 14.55
4 Prairie View at Eastern Kentucky W 76 - 64  72.78 4 Southern vs Southeastern Louisiana W 69 - 44  11.10 4 Southern at UNLV W 85 - 71  9.89
5 Southern vs Prairie View W 79 - 58  72.24 5 Alcorn State at UAB L 77 - 80  10.46 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Texas Southern W 70 - 67  9.04
6 Prairie View at Abilene Christian W 79 - 74  70.48 6 Jackson State at Missouri W 73 - 72  10.32 6 Alabama State vs Merrimack W 66 - 60 OT 8.93
7 Prairie View vs UT Martin W 78 - 66  70.39 7 Grambling vs Southern W 79 - 62  9.90 7 Alabama A&M at Austin Peay W 81 - 71  8.91
8 Grambling vs Southern W 79 - 62  70.26 8 Texas Southern vs Mississippi Valley W 93 - 61  9.45 8 Prairie View at Abilene Christian W 79 - 74  8.44
9 Texas Southern vs Mississippi Valley W 93 - 61  69.48 9 Alabama A&M at Austin Peay W 81 - 71  9.31 9 Alabama A&M at Grambling W 60 - 50  8.36
10 Alcorn State at UAB L 77 - 80  69.25 10 Alabama A&M at Grambling W 60 - 50  9.04 10 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Grambling W 86 - 70  8.07
SWAC projected standings SWAC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Grambling
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Grambling 14 4 18 15 @ Birmingham, AL Grambling
2 Alcorn State 13 5 13 18    
3 Texas Southern 12 6 15 17 8 Alabama State  
4 Southern 12 6 15 14  
5 Bethune-Cookman 11 7 15 17 @ Birmingham, AL Grambling
6 Jackson State 11 7 15 17    
7 Alabama A&M 9 9 12 23 4 Southern    
8 Alabama State 8 10 10 19      
9 Arkansas Pine Bluff 8 10 9 18 @ Birmingham, AL Bethune-Cookman  
10 Prairie View 5 13 8 21    
11 Florida A&M 4 14 5 22 5 Bethune-Cookman  
12 Mississippi Valley 1 17 1 30  
@ Birmingham, AL Grambling
  2024 SWAC
SWAC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 2 Alcorn State   Men's Basketball
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket     Tournament Champion
Reaching Reaching Winning @ Birmingham, AL Alabama A&M  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament      
1 Grambling 61.72% 31.76% 16.26% 7 Alabama A&M    
2 Alcorn State 61.93% 29.56% 15.15%    
3 Texas Southern 59.14% 35.71% 20.42% @ Birmingham, AL Texas Southern
4 Southern 60.89% 34.86% 18.81%  
5 Bethune-Cookman 39.11% 18.14% 7.82% 3 Texas Southern  
6 Jackson State 40.86% 21.01% 10.11%    
7 Alabama A&M 38.07% 13.72% 5.41% @ Birmingham, AL Texas Southern
8 Alabama State 38.28% 15.24% 6.03%  
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