Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 3/3/26 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 Michigan 98.28 2 100.73 87.57 81.48 3 27 2 17 1 W2 9-1 13 1 10 0 4 1 13 2 11 0 3 0 vs Gonzaga 112.56 vs Wake Forest 83.85
2 Illinois 93.91 5 94.95 88.19 79.96 9 23 7 14 5 W1 6-4 14 3 7 2 2 2 8 7 10 0 5 0 at USC 105.00 vs UConn 80.66
3 Purdue 91.13 7 94.11 86.21 80.96 5 22 7 12 6 L2 5-5 12 4 7 3 3 0 8 7 11 0 3 0 vs Texas Tech 101.83 vs Oakland 80.82
4 Michigan State 90.30 9 92.25 86.09 79.88 10 24 5 14 4 W4 7-3 14 2 6 3 4 0 10 4 8 1 6 0 vs Maryland 99.38 at Wisconsin 79.38
5 Nebraska 88.49 16 91.00 83.23 77.98 40 25 5 14 5 L1 5-5 15 2 7 3 3 0 7 5 11 0 7 0 vs Wisconsin 98.90 vs USC Upstate 76.79
6 Wisconsin 86.58 23 90.75 84.01 79.08 22 20 9 12 6 W1 6-4 14 2 5 5 1 2 6 7 8 2 6 0 vs Michigan State 96.71 at Nebraska 73.07
7 UCLA 85.55 29 85.55 78.99 79.01 23 20 10 12 7 W1 6-4 17 1 3 6 0 3 3 8 11 2 6 0 vs Nebraska 95.22 vs Eastern Washington 74.77
8 Iowa 85.04 31 88.06 83.26 77.00 60 20 9 10 8 L1 6-4 15 2 3 7 2 0 4 6 9 3 7 0 at Indiana 95.24 vs Purdue 77.24
9 Ohio State 84.59 34 84.59 80.64 79.43 18 18 11 10 8 W1 5-5 13 3 4 6 1 2 3 9 9 2 6 0 vs Wisconsin 92.27 at Iowa 78.01
10 Indiana 82.28 46 89.61 82.28 78.42 30 17 12 8 10 L4 5-5 13 4 3 7 1 1 3 9 7 3 7 0 vs Penn State 97.97 at Purdue 75.57
11 Minnesota 81.17 51 81.17 72.60 77.33 52 14 15 7 11 W1 4-6 12 4 2 8 0 3 4 9 3 6 7 0 at Oregon 86.70 vs Green Bay 66.13
12 Washington 80.53 56 82.91 77.37 78.30 33 14 15 6 12 L1 4-6 9 6 4 8 1 1 1 11 8 4 5 0 at Northwestern 89.30 vs Southern U 70.17
13 Northwestern 79.36 66 85.99 78.76 78.83 26 13 16 5 13 W3 4-6 9 7 3 7 1 2 1 11 7 5 5 0 vs Cleveland State 91.73 at Illinois 70.81
14 USC 78.04 75 86.70 78.04 78.27 34 17 11 7 11 L5 4-6 8 6 5 5 4 0 2 8 10 3 5 0 vs Cal Poly 90.46 vs Illinois 69.51
15 Oregon 77.42 82 81.32 75.64 80.44 7 11 19 4 15 L2 3-7 9 7 2 8 0 4 1 13 4 6 6 0 vs UC Davis 89.56 vs Minnesota 68.20
16 Maryland 74.68 110 82.10 72.29 79.76 13 11 18 4 14 L2 3-7 7 7 2 9 2 2 1 12 5 6 5 0 vs Penn State     84.42 vs Purdue       66.83
17 Rutgers 74.62 111 78.55 71.57 78.17 35 12 17 5 13 W1 3-7 9 7 2 8 1 2 0 11 6 5 6 1 vs Michigan State     81.33 vs Central Connecticut     62.79
18 Penn State 73.50 118 80.66 72.67 77.57 46 12 17 3 15 W1 3-7 9 7 2 8 1 2 1 10 3 7 8 0 at New Haven 85.27 vs Pitt 59.69
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 Michigan vs Gonzaga W 101 - 61  112.56 1 Michigan vs Gonzaga W 101 - 61  18.87 1 Wisconsin at Michigan W 91 - 88  17.25
2 Michigan vs McNeese W 112 - 71  106.53 2 Nebraska vs Wisconsin W 90 - 60  14.34 2 Minnesota vs Indiana W 73 - 64  13.20
3 Illinois at USC W 101 - 65  105.00 3 Oregon vs UC Davis W 104 - 62  13.78 3 Maryland vs Iowa W 77 - 70  11.73
4 Michigan vs UCLA W 86 - 56  104.19 4 Illinois vs Missouri W 91 - 48  13.44 4 Penn State at Washington W 63 - 60  11.72
5 Michigan vs USC W 96 - 66  104.00 5 Purdue vs Texas Tech W 86 - 56  13.28 5 Penn State vs Iowa W 71 - 69  10.72
6 Michigan at Illinois W 84 - 70  103.73 6 Michigan vs Auburn W 102 - 72  12.47 6 Washington at USC W 84 - 76  10.28
7 Michigan vs Auburn W 102 - 72  103.54 7 Michigan vs San Diego State W 94 - 54  12.32 7 Wisconsin at Illinois W 92 - 90 OT 10.23
8 Michigan vs Villanova W 89 - 61  103.13 8 Indiana vs Penn State W 113 - 72  11.80 8 Maryland at Minnesota W 67 - 62  9.61
9 Illinois vs Missouri W 91 - 48  102.59 9 Illinois at USC W 101 - 65  11.61 9 Minnesota vs Michigan State W 76 - 73  9.40
10 Illinois vs Northwestern W 84 - 44  102.34 10 Penn State vs Michigan L 72 - 74  11.10 10 UCLA vs Illinois W 95 - 94 OT 9.30
Big Ten projected standings Big Ten projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Michigan
Rank Team W L W L        
1 Michigan 19 1 29 2 8 Iowa @ Chicago, IL Michigan
2 Illinois 15 5 24 7                  
3 Michigan State 15 5 25 6 9 Ohio State @ Chicago, IL Iowa  
4 Nebraska 15 5 26 5            
5 Purdue 13 7 23 8 16 Oregon @ Chicago, IL Ohio State @ Chicago, IL Michigan
6 Wisconsin 13 7 21 10                    
7 UCLA 13 7 21 10 @ Chicago, IL Oregon 4 Nebraska      
8 Iowa 11 9 21 10                
9 Ohio State 11 9 19 12 17 Maryland 5 Purdue @ Chicago, IL Purdue    
10 Indiana 9 11 18 13            
11 Minnesota 8 12 15 16 12 USC @ Chicago, IL Purdue  
12 USC 8 12 18 12            
13 Washington 7 13 15 16 @ Chicago, IL Washington @ Chicago, IL Michigan
14 Northwestern 6 14 14 17     2026 Big Ten
15 Rutgers 6 14 13 18 13 Washington 2 Illinois   Men's Basketball
16 Oregon 4 16 11 20           Tournament Champion
17 Maryland 4 16 11 20 7 UCLA @ Chicago, IL Illinois  
18 Penn State 4 16 13 18                      
10 Indiana @ Chicago, IL UCLA      
               
Big Ten tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 15 Rutgers @ Chicago, IL Indiana @ Chicago, IL Illinois
Probabilities based on current ratings and projected bracket            
Reaching Reaching Winning @ Chicago, IL Rutgers 3 Michigan State  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament            
1 Michigan 86.33% 65.75% 46.66% 18 Penn State 6 Wisconsin @ Chicago, IL Michigan State
2 Illinois 78.31% 51.88% 23.79%          
3 Michigan State 67.24% 29.98% 10.56% 11 Minnesota @ Chicago, IL Wisconsin
4 Nebraska 47.44% 12.74% 5.22%          
5 Purdue 48.43% 16.25% 8.01% @ Chicago, IL Minnesota
6 Wisconsin 26.31% 8.84% 2.27%  
7 UCLA 16.29% 6.49% 1.51% 14 Northwestern
8 Iowa 8.35% 3.00% 0.93%
9 Ohio State 5.01% 1.73% 0.51%
10 Indiana 5.11% 1.54% 0.26%
11 Minnesota 4.17% 0.85% 0.13%
12 USC 1.22% 0.11% 0.02%
13 Washington 2.91% 0.36% 0.07%
14 Northwestern 2.28% 0.39% 0.05%
15 Rutgers 0.19% 0.03% 0.00%
16 Oregon 0.25% 0.04% 0.01%
17 Maryland 0.07% 0.01% 0.00%
18 Penn State 0.11% 0.01% 0.00%
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