Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 4/6/26 games
Conference USA
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Home court factor = 2.46 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 Sam Houston 72.66 127 75.78 70.59 70.98 134 19 12 13 7 L2 6-4 10 1 6 10 3 1 0 2 4 5 15 5 vs FIU 85.52 at New Mexico 67.31
2 Liberty 72.28 131 80.83 71.62 69.71 162 23 8 17 3 L1 5-5 11 2 11 3 1 3 0 1 6 4 17 3 vs Florida Atlantic     85.27 vs WKU       61.36
3 Kennesaw State 72.05 134 72.05 65.93 69.48 174 18 14 10 10 L1 7-3 10 3 4 8 4 3 0 3 2 3 16 8 vs New Mexico State     80.07 at Delaware       60.14
4 WKU 70.59 164 75.39 69.43 70.08 154 16 14 11 9 L3 6-4 10 4 5 7 1 3 0 2 3 6 13 6 at Liberty       83.64 at FIU       59.57
5 Middle Tennessee 70.36 168 74.42 69.20 71.51 127 14 15 11 9 L1 6-4 8 4 5 8 1 3 0 2 5 5 9 8 vs Louisiana Tech     85.09 at Jacksonville State     62.57
6 Louisiana Tech 69.85 177 70.52 64.68 68.61 208 17 14 11 9 L1 6-4 11 3 4 10 2 1 0 0 3 5 14 9 at Delaware       85.37 at Middle Tennessee     54.51
7 New Mexico State 69.29 182 78.34 69.21 69.45 175 13 16 8 12 L1 5-5 7 5 3 8 3 3 1 0 3 5 9 11 at Delaware       83.42 at Kennesaw State     60.82
8 Missouri State 69.03 185 69.24 61.87 69.64 165 13 18 8 12 L1 3-7 8 7 3 10 2 1 0 0 2 8 11 10 at New Mexico State     76.53 vs LIU       56.59
9 FIU 68.83 187 70.06 63.08 70.32 147 12 17 8 12 L1 4-6 9 6 3 10 0 1 0 2 0 6 12 9 vs WKU       80.71 at Sam Houston     56.84
10 Jacksonville State 67.95 198 70.25 62.23 68.35 216 12 17 10 10 L1 3-7 7 7 5 8 0 2 0 0 1 7 11 10 vs Kennesaw State     77.54 vs North Alabama     58.51
11 UTEP 64.77 255 65.80 60.83 70.74 138 8 20 7 13 L1 4-6 6 7 2 11 0 2 0 1 2 6 6 13 vs North Dakota State     71.78 at Missouri State     54.02
12 Delaware 63.89 273 67.52 62.18 68.87 203 10 20 6 14 L1 4-6 5 9 4 10 1 1 0 1 3 5 7 14 at George Washington 79.20 vs Louisiana Tech 48.90
C-USA top performances C-USA surprise performances C-USA upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Sam Houston vs FIU W 100 - 67  85.52 1 Louisiana Tech at Delaware W 81 - 38  18.16 1 Delaware at George Washington W 70 - 58  19.38
2 Louisiana Tech at Delaware W 81 - 38  85.37 2 Delaware at George Washington W 70 - 58  15.35 2 Jacksonville State at ETSU W 81 - 75  13.15
3 Liberty vs Florida Atlantic W 88 - 68  85.27 3 WKU at Liberty W 94 - 73  14.01 3 Delaware at New Mexico State W 73 - 64  12.81
4 Middle Tennessee vs Louisiana Tech W 88 - 51  85.09 4 FIU vs WKU W 92 - 67  13.43 4 Missouri State at New Mexico State W 84 - 75  10.01
5 WKU at Liberty W 94 - 73  83.64 5 Middle Tennessee vs Louisiana Tech W 88 - 51  12.97 5 UTEP vs Middle Tennessee W 83 - 80 OT 9.73
6 New Mexico State at Delaware W 97 - 68  83.42 6 Sam Houston vs FIU W 100 - 67  11.68 6 Louisiana Tech at Liberty W 76 - 71  9.05
7 Sam Houston vs Idaho W 94 - 68  83.28 7 Sam Houston vs Idaho W 94 - 68  10.72 7 UTEP vs North Dakota State W 76 - 66  8.69
8 WKU vs UTEP W 97 - 65  83.01 8 Delaware at New Mexico State W 73 - 64  10.65 8 FIU at New Mexico State W 81 - 78  8.47
9 Liberty at Middle Tennessee W 81 - 65  82.51 9 Missouri State at Delaware W 61 - 43  10.62 9 WKU at Liberty W 94 - 73  8.20
10 New Mexico State vs New Mexico W 76 - 68  82.23 10 WKU vs UTEP W 97 - 65  10.35 10 UTEP at Jacksonville State W 69 - 64  7.36
C-USA projected standings C-USA projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Liberty
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Liberty 17 3 23 8 8 FIU @ Huntsville, AL Missouri State
2 Sam Houston 13 7 19 12      
3 WKU 11 9 16 14 @ Huntsville, AL Missouri State  
4 Middle Tennessee 11 9 14 15    
5 Louisiana Tech 11 9 17 14 9 Missouri State @ Huntsville, AL Louisiana Tech
6 Kennesaw State 10 10 18 14    
7 Jacksonville State 10 10 12 17 4 Louisiana Tech    
8 New Mexico State 8 12 13 16      
9 Missouri State 8 12 13 18 @ Huntsville, AL Louisiana Tech  
10 FIU 8 12 12 17    
11 UTEP 7 13 8 20 5 Middle Tennessee  
12 Delaware 6 14 10 20  
@ Huntsville, AL Kennesaw State
  2026 C-USA
C-USA tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 2 Sam Houston   Men's Basketball
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected tournament bracket     Tournament Champion
Reaching Reaching Winning 7 Jacksonville State @ Huntsville, AL Sam Houston  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament        
1 Liberty 62.27% 35.11% 18.42% @ Huntsville, AL New Mexico State    
2 Sam Houston 66.51% 40.70% 24.38%      
3 WKU 55.80% 26.18% 13.42% 10 New Mexico State @ Huntsville, AL Kennesaw State
4 Louisiana Tech 45.00% 20.51% 8.92%  
5 Middle Tennessee 55.00% 27.78% 13.43% 3 WKU  
6 Kennesaw State 44.20% 18.26% 8.31%    
7 Jacksonville State 14.75% 6.26% 2.58% @ Huntsville, AL Kennesaw State
8 FIU 20.75% 9.41% 3.92%  
9 Missouri State 16.98% 7.19% 2.78% 6 Kennesaw State
10 New Mexico State 18.74% 8.61% 3.85%
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