Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 1/4/25 games
Big West
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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 UC San Diego 81.52 47 81.52 72.92 71.00 138 11 2 3 0 W9 9-1 3 1 5 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 8 1 vs Toledo 90.95 vs Seattle U 65.21
2 UC Irvine 79.61 64 83.94 78.84 70.35 172 12 2 3 0 W3 8-2 3 0 6 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 9 1 at Northern Iowa 89.77 at Duquesne 67.28
3 CSUN 74.16 105 74.61 67.51 67.01 309 9 4 3 1 W3 7-3 2 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 at Cal State Fullerton 83.14 vs UC Riverside 66.43
4 UC Santa Barbara 72.32 131 77.67 72.15 65.37 347 7 5 1 2 W1 5-5 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 3 at Portland 88.32 vs UTEP 67.33
5 Hawai'i 69.13 183 69.13 65.96 69.01 237 7 5 1 2 W1 5-5 6 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 7 1 vs Charlotte 74.25 at Long Beach State 62.32
6 Cal Poly 68.64 187 72.79 66.15 73.28 56 5 10 0 4 L3 3-7 3 2 2 8 0 0 0 2 1 4 4 4 at Stanford 79.96 at California 63.76
7 UC Riverside 68.23 195 70.35 66.32 71.29 117 8 6 3 1 L1 7-3 4 0 4 6 0 0 0 2 3 3 5 1 at Long Beach State 75.42 at Santa Clara 54.05
8 CSU Bakersfield 66.90 218 68.45 65.53 69.55 215 6 8 2 2 W2 4-6 4 1 1 6 1 1 0 1 1 4 5 3 vs Fresno State 74.80 at North Dakota State 55.20
9 UC Davis 66.23 230 72.21 66.23 70.88 142 6 7 2 2 L3 5-5 3 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 2 at Grand Canyon 76.68 at Pepperdine 52.65
10 Long Beach State 62.77 282 71.78 60.45 70.11 189 4 10 2 2 L2 4-6 1 3 3 4 0 3 0 1 0 4 4 5 at South Dakota State 72.42 vs UTEP 52.45
11 Cal State Fullerton 59.05 328 64.36 59.05 72.29 87 3 11 0 4 L3 3-7 2 4 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 3 at Pepperdine 69.33 vs CSUN 51.22
Big West top performances Big West surprise performances Big West upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 UC San Diego vs Toledo W 80 - 45  90.95 1 UC San Diego vs Toledo W 80 - 45  16.57 1 Cal Poly at Stanford W 97 - 90  11.19
2 UC Irvine at Northern Iowa W 80 - 60  89.77 2 CSUN at Cal State Fullerton W 95 - 65  10.81 2 UC Riverside at Colorado State W 77 - 75 OT 10.91
3 UC San Diego at Cal State Fullerton W 90 - 51  89.20 3 Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton W 73 - 56  10.54 3 UC Riverside at CSUN W 68 - 64  10.03
4 UC Irvine vs Kennesaw State W 76 - 59  85.10 4 CSUN vs Denver W 89 - 60  10.35 4 Cal State Fullerton vs Idaho State W 62 - 61  9.22
5 UC San Diego at Utah State W 75 - 73  84.73 5 CSUN at Le Moyne W 97 - 75  9.78 5 Cal State Fullerton at Pepperdine W 72 - 63  7.33
6 UC San Diego at Idaho W 80 - 56  84.55 6 UC San Diego at Cal State Fullerton W 90 - 51  9.11 6 UC San Diego at Utah State W 75 - 73  7.04
7 UC Irvine vs UC Riverside W 81 - 57  84.01 7 Cal Poly at Stanford W 97 - 90  8.97 7 CSU Bakersfield vs Northeastern W 68 - 60  6.71
8 UC Irvine vs Kent State W 51 - 39  83.76 8 UC Irvine at Northern Iowa W 80 - 60  8.79 8 Long Beach State at Pepperdine W 79 - 76  6.02
9 CSUN at Cal State Fullerton W 95 - 65  83.14 9 CSU Bakersfield vs Fresno State W 74 - 56  8.58 9 Cal Poly at Eastern Washington W 82 - 78  5.66
10 CSUN vs Denver W 89 - 60  82.89 10 Cal State Fullerton at Pepperdine W 72 - 63  8.01 10 UC Davis at Grand Canyon W 75 - 68  5.44
Big West projected standings Big West projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 UC San Diego
Rank Team W L W L  
1 UC San Diego 16 4 24 6 4 UC Santa Barbara @ Henderson, NV UC San Diego
2 UC Irvine 16 4 25 6      
3 CSUN 13 7 19 10 5 UC Riverside @ Henderson, NV UC Santa Barbara  
4 UC Santa Barbara 11 9 17 12      
5 UC Riverside 10 10 15 15 @ Henderson, NV Cal Poly @ Henderson, NV UC San Diego
6 Hawai'i 9 11 15 14     2025 Big West
7 CSU Bakersfield 9 11 13 17 8 Cal Poly 2 UC Irvine   Men's Basketball
8 Cal Poly 8 12 13 18     Tournament Champion
9 UC Davis 8 12 12 17 3 CSUN @ Henderson, NV UC Irvine  
10 Long Beach State 7 13 9 21    
11 Cal State Fullerton 3 17 6 24 6 Hawai'i @ Henderson, NV CSUN
   
@ Henderson, NV Hawai'i
Big West tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized  
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket 7 CSU Bakersfield
Reaching Reaching Winning
Seed Team semifinals final tournament
1 UC San Diego 100.00% 77.74% 47.32%
2 UC Irvine 100.00% 70.08% 35.57%
3 CSUN 66.93% 23.04% 8.30%
4 UC Santa Barbara 61.25% 15.45% 5.46%
5 UC Riverside 18.62% 3.20% 0.82%
6 Hawai'i 20.13% 4.52% 1.10%
7 CSU Bakersfield 12.94% 2.35% 0.47%
8 Cal Poly 20.13% 3.60% 0.95%
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