Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 11/16/24 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 Penn State 90.30 3 90.30 85.32 64.16 112 4 0 0 0 W4   3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 vs Virginia Tech 92.91 vs Saint Francis (PA) 85.43
2 Illinois             3 0 0 0 W3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 vs SIUE 90.95 vs Oakland 83.26
3 Wisconsin 87.66 5 87.66 83.89 71.54 42 4 0 0 0 W4   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 vs Arizona 92.74 vs Montana State 81.20
4 Ohio State             2 1 0 0 L1   1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 vs Youngstown State 94.69 at Texas A&M 81.19
5 Purdue 86.36 9 88.14 86.36 73.43 25 4 0 0 0 W4   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 vs Alabama 89.54 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 84.13
6 UCLA 85.50 13 85.50 81.78 65.94 95 3 1 0 0 W2   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 vs Rider 90.49 vs New Mexico 78.12
7 Maryland 84.02 17 84.02 81.13 64.77 106 3 1 0 0 L1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 vs Mount St. Mary's 87.21 vs Florida A&M 82.38
8 Indiana             3 0 0 0 W3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 vs South Carolina 86.74 vs SIUE 82.98
9 Michigan State 81.62 19 83.75 81.62 66.10 94 3 1 0 0 W1   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 vs Niagara 86.93 vs Bowling Green 79.03
10 Oregon             3 0 0 0 W3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 vs Montana 88.10 vs Portland 68.90
11 Michigan             2 1 0 0 W1   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 vs Cleveland State 85.85 vs Wake Forest 75.43
12 Northwestern 79.35 23 83.82 79.35 67.39 84 3 1 0 0 W2   3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 vs Lehigh 85.55 vs Eastern Illinois 68.76
13 USC             3 0 0 0 W3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 vs Chattanooga 84.30 vs UT Arlington 76.11
14 Iowa 78.88 26 79.18 77.77 64.61 107 4 0 0 0 W4   3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 vs Washington State 84.23 vs Southern U 74.96
15 Nebraska             3 0 0 0 W3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 vs UTRGV 81.69 vs Bethune-Cookman 72.82
16 Washington             1 1 0 0 L1   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 at Nevada       77.97 vs UC Davis       76.33
17 Rutgers             3 0 0 0 W3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 vs Wagner       78.28 vs Monmouth     74.55
18 Minnesota 75.41 43 77.77 75.37 69.55 64 3 1 0 0 W1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 vs Oral Roberts 78.78 vs Omaha 72.51
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 Ohio State vs Youngstown State W 81 - 47  94.69 1 Ohio State vs Youngstown State W 81 - 47  9.79 1 Iowa vs Washington State W 76 - 66  3.36
2 Penn State vs Virginia Tech W 86 - 64  92.91 2 Wisconsin vs Arizona W 103 - 88  7.27 2 Michigan vs TCU W 76 - 64  0.93
3 Wisconsin vs Arizona W 103 - 88  92.74 3 Iowa vs Washington State W 76 - 66  6.45 3 Wisconsin vs Arizona W 103 - 88  0.23
4 Penn State vs UMBC W 103 - 54  91.08 4 Oregon vs Montana W 79 - 48  6.26 4      
5 Illinois vs SIUE W 90 - 58  90.95 5 Michigan vs TCU W 76 - 64  6.19 5      
6 Wisconsin vs App State W 87 - 56  89.71 6 Maryland vs Mount St. Mary's W 86 - 52  6.09 6      
7 Purdue vs Alabama W 87 - 78  89.54 7 Wisconsin vs App State W 87 - 56  5.82 7      
8 UCLA vs Lehigh W 85 - 45  88.31 8 Penn State vs UMBC W 103 - 54  5.76 8      
9 Oregon vs Montana W 79 - 48  88.10 9 Penn State vs Virginia Tech W 86 - 64  5.59 9      
10 Maryland vs Mount St. Mary's W 86 - 52  87.21 10 Indiana vs South Carolina W 87 - 71  5.38 10      
Big Ten projected standings Big Ten projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Penn State
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Penn State 15 5 25 5 8 Indiana @ Indianapolis, IN Penn State
2 Illinois 14 6 23 8      
3 Wisconsin 13 7 22 8 @ Indianapolis, IN Indiana  
4 Ohio State 13 7 21 10    
5 Purdue 13 7 21 9 9 Michigan State @ Indianapolis, IN Penn State
6 UCLA 12 8 21 10    
7 Maryland 11 9 21 10 4 Ohio State    
8 Indiana 10 10 18 11      
9 Michigan State 10 10 16 13 5 Purdue @ Indianapolis, IN Ohio State  
10 Oregon 9 11 16 14    
11 Michigan 8 12 16 14 12 Northwestern @ Indianapolis, IN Purdue
12 Northwestern 8 12 16 14    
13 USC 8 12 17 13 @ Indianapolis, IN Northwestern @ Indianapolis, IN Penn State
14 Iowa 8 12 17 14   2025 Big Ten
15 Nebraska 8 12 15 14 13 USC 2 Illinois Men's Basketball
16 Washington 8 12 14 15   Tournament Champion
17 Rutgers 6 14 14 16 7 Maryland @ Indianapolis, IN Illinois
18 Minnesota 6 14 13 17        
10 Oregon @ Indianapolis, IN Maryland    
       
Big Ten tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized @ Indianapolis, IN Oregon @ Indianapolis, IN Illinois
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket    
Reaching Reaching Winning 15 Nebraska 3 Wisconsin  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament    
1 Penn State 74.00% 47.07% 28.80% 6 UCLA @ Indianapolis, IN Wisconsin
2 Illinois 67.94% 37.81% 19.31%    
3 Wisconsin 62.70% 33.70% 16.67% 11 Michigan @ Indianapolis, IN UCLA
4 Ohio State 57.33% 25.74% 12.78%    
5 Purdue 35.10% 15.35% 7.43% @ Indianapolis, IN Michigan
6 UCLA 29.87% 13.97% 5.94%  
7 Maryland 23.74% 10.02% 3.80% 14 Iowa
8 Indiana 15.26% 6.18% 2.35%
9 Michigan State 10.74% 3.85% 1.29%
10 Oregon 5.10% 1.54% 0.41% © Omni Rankings
11 Michigan 4.14% 1.20% 0.31%
12 Northwestern 3.85% 0.93% 0.25%
13 USC 3.72% 0.89% 0.24%
14 Iowa 3.29% 0.90% 0.21%
15 Nebraska 3.23% 0.85% 0.20%