Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 1/4/25 games
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Home court factor = 2.98 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 Illinois 89.92 8 89.96 86.37 73.43 53 10 3 2 1 W3 7-3 7 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 6 0 at Oregon 103.08 vs Alabama 80.85
2 Michigan 87.75 17 87.75 79.57 74.31 39 11 3 3 0 W3 8-2 7 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 6 3 4 0 vs WKU 96.46 vs Wake Forest 77.25
3 Michigan State 87.07 19 87.07 80.73 74.45 38 12 2 3 0 W7 9-1 7 0 2 0 3 2 3 2 4 0 5 0 vs Nebraska 98.48 vs Bowling Green 77.97
4 UCLA 86.91 20 87.61 81.64 73.21 57 11 3 2 1 L1 8-2 8 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 7 0 vs Southern Utah 93.49 vs New Mexico 77.79
5 Ohio State 86.70 22 90.90 85.54 77.72 9 9 5 1 2 L1 6-4 7 2 0 2 2 1 2 5 2 0 5 0 vs Kentucky 97.79 vs Auburn 75.54
6 Wisconsin 86.45 24 87.84 84.24 75.51 24 11 3 1 2 W3 7-3 8 1 0 2 3 0 2 3 3 0 6 0 vs Iowa 96.91 vs UTRGV 77.15
7 Purdue 85.59 25 88.17 84.84 78.89 3 10 4 2 1 W2 6-4 7 0 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 0 4 0 vs Marshall 91.58 at Marquette 79.44
8 Maryland 84.68 28 87.25 81.34 66.92 310 11 3 1 2 L1 8-2 9 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 9 0 vs Ohio State 97.16 vs Maryland Eastern Shore 77.12
9 Penn State 84.45 30 88.53 84.38 68.19 273 12 2 2 1 W4 8-2 9 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 9 0 vs Virginia Tech 91.36 vs Penn 79.80
10 Nebraska 83.72 33 83.72 77.24 72.79 67 12 2 2 1 W6 9-1 8 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 0 7 0 vs North Florida 90.01 at Michigan State 67.07
11 Oregon 82.49 40 84.83 78.86 74.48 37 12 2 1 2 L1 8-2 6 2 2 0 4 0 3 2 4 0 5 0 vs Weber State 90.41 vs Portland 68.51
12 Northwestern 81.88 42 83.83 78.44 73.43 54 10 4 1 2 L1 7-3 8 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 4 3 5 0 vs Northeastern 86.31 vs Eastern Illinois 68.79
13 Indiana 80.99 49 84.92 80.69 72.93 65 11 3 2 1 W3 7-3 10 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 5 0 6 0 vs Sam Houston 88.02 vs Louisville 68.70
14 Iowa 80.44 54 82.29 78.12 71.16 126 10 4 1 2 L1 6-4 8 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 2 0 7 0 vs Utah 85.47 at Wisconsin 69.98
15 USC 78.87 69 80.98 72.82 72.38 81 9 5 1 2 L1 6-4 8 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 2 6 0 at Washington 87.75 vs Saint Mary's 61.33
16 Rutgers 77.72 78 78.02 75.64 74.02 44 8 6 1 2 L1 4-6 7 0 0 3 1 3 1 4 1 1 6 1 vs Columbia       85.05 at Kennesaw State     72.75
17 Washington 76.46 90 77.68 73.55 72.14 93 9 4 1 2 W2 7-3 7 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 2 5 1 vs Washington State     83.71 vs USC       61.61
18 Minnesota 71.87 136 76.57 71.87 70.13 187 8 6 0 3 L1 5-5 8 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 3 7 0 vs Oral Roberts 76.37 vs Purdue 67.59
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  103.08 1 Illinois at Oregon W 109 - 77  15.61 1 Washington vs Maryland W 75 - 69  7.24
2 Michigan State vs Nebraska W 89 - 52  98.48 2 USC at Washington W 85 - 61  14.92 2 UCLA vs Gonzaga W 65 - 62  7.01
3 Ohio State vs Kentucky W 85 - 65  97.79 3 Michigan State vs Nebraska W 89 - 52  14.72 3 Rutgers vs Penn State W 80 - 76  6.75
4 Maryland vs Ohio State W 83 - 59  97.16 4 Maryland vs Ohio State W 83 - 59  13.58 4 USC at Washington W 85 - 61  6.69
5 Wisconsin vs Iowa W 116 - 85  96.91 5 Wisconsin vs Iowa W 116 - 85  12.31 5 Northwestern vs Illinois W 70 - 66 OT 6.58
6 Michigan vs WKU W 112 - 64  96.46 6 Ohio State vs Kentucky W 85 - 65  12.24 6 Michigan State vs North Carolina W 94 - 91 OT 6.02
7 Ohio State vs Youngstown State W 81 - 47  95.45 7 Nebraska vs North Florida W 103 - 72  11.16 7 Nebraska at Creighton W 74 - 63  5.81
8 Illinois vs Little Rock W 92 - 34  94.35 8 Michigan vs WKU W 112 - 64  10.82 8 Oregon vs Texas A&M W 80 - 70  5.77
9 UCLA vs Southern Utah W 88 - 43  93.49 9 USC vs Montana State W 89 - 63  9.66 9 Ohio State vs Kentucky W 85 - 65  5.19
10 Ohio State vs Campbell W 104 - 60  93.14 10 Michigan vs Xavier W 78 - 53  9.46 10 Wisconsin vs Pitt W 81 - 75  5.03
Big Ten projected standings Big Ten projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Illinois
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Illinois 14 6 22 9 8 Penn State @ Indianapolis, IN Illinois
2 Michigan 14 6 22 9      
3 Michigan State 13 7 22 9 @ Indianapolis, IN Penn State  
4 UCLA 13 7 22 9    
5 Purdue 12 8 20 11 9 Nebraska @ Indianapolis, IN Illinois
6 Ohio State 11 9 19 12    
7 Wisconsin 11 9 21 10 4 UCLA    
8 Penn State 11 9 21 10      
9 Nebraska 11 9 21 10 5 Purdue @ Indianapolis, IN UCLA  
10 Maryland 10 10 20 11    
11 Oregon 10 10 21 10 12 Northwestern @ Indianapolis, IN Purdue
12 Northwestern 9 11 18 13    
13 Indiana 9 11 18 13 @ Indianapolis, IN Northwestern @ Indianapolis, IN Illinois
14 Iowa 8 12 17 14   2025 Big Ten
15 USC 7 13 15 16 13 Indiana 2 Michigan Men's Basketball
16 Rutgers 7 13 14 17   Tournament Champion
17 Washington 6 14 14 16 7 Wisconsin @ Indianapolis, IN Michigan
18 Minnesota 3 17 11 20        
10 Maryland @ Indianapolis, IN Wisconsin    
       
Big Ten tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized @ Indianapolis, IN Maryland @ Indianapolis, IN Michigan
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket    
Reaching Reaching Winning 15 USC 3 Michigan State  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament    
1 Illinois 66.51% 41.04% 24.32% 6 Ohio State @ Indianapolis, IN Michigan State
2 Michigan 57.32% 31.06% 15.90%    
3 Michigan State 56.16% 28.52% 14.04% 11 Oregon @ Indianapolis, IN Ohio State
4 UCLA 58.31% 27.34% 13.82%    
5 Purdue 28.58% 12.33% 5.76% @ Indianapolis, IN Oregon
6 Ohio State 31.59% 15.70% 7.56%  
7 Wisconsin 27.93% 14.08% 6.68% 14 Iowa
8 Penn State 17.95% 8.25% 3.58%
9 Nebraska 15.54% 6.82% 2.82%
10 Maryland 12.23% 5.53% 2.34% © Omni Rankings
11 Oregon 7.79% 2.93% 1.07%
12 Northwestern 7.34% 2.43% 0.88%
13 Indiana 5.78% 1.78% 0.60%
14 Iowa 4.46% 1.44% 0.45%
15 USC 2.52% 0.74% 0.20%