Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 4/6/26 games
MEAC
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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 Howard 70.71 159 70.86 58.39 63.42 350 20 11 11 3 L1 9-1 7 4 7 6 6 1 0 3 1 2 19 6 vs North Carolina Central 76.72 at Stetson 54.84
2 Norfolk State 59.67 320 66.51 59.62 62.46 360 11 17 8 6 L3 5-5 5 4 5 10 1 3 0 2 0 3 11 12 vs Coppin State 66.74 at Howard 50.30
3 Maryland Eastern Shore 56.20 345 63.27 56.20 64.13 340 7 23 5 9 L3 1-9 4 4 2 18 1 1 0 4 0 3 7 16 at Georgia Tech 69.79 at Howard 51.70
4 Morgan State 55.89 347 61.12 52.88 61.70 364 11 16 10 4 L1 7-3 6 6 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 12 at Georgetown 62.46 at Old Dominion 45.73
5 North Carolina Central 55.57 351 59.56 54.67 63.90 345 10 18 8 6 L1 5-5 4 5 4 12 2 1 0 4 0 2 10 12 at Morgan State 61.82 vs South Carolina State 45.75
6 South Carolina State 55.12 352 62.95 52.89 64.62 325 8 22 7 7 L1 4-6 4 5 3 16 1 1 0 3 0 1 8 18 at North Carolina Central 63.31 at Charleston Southern 43.01
7 Coppin State 51.70 361 53.56 47.91 64.95 314 6 24 5 9 L3 4-6 2 6 4 15 0 3 0 1 0 7 6 16 vs Delaware State 58.77 vs UMBC 39.09
8 Delaware State 51.05 363 59.10 50.16 61.61 365 5 22 2 12 L1 2-8 2 7 2 14 1 1 0 1 0 5 5 16 at Longwood 62.19 vs Howard 43.95
MEAC top performances MEAC surprise performances MEAC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Howard vs North Carolina Central W 100 - 67  76.72 1 Howard vs Norfolk State W 88 - 60  10.75 1 Howard at UNC Wilmington W 67 - 66  13.79
2 Howard at Delaware State W 91 - 59  76.61 2 Coppin State vs Delaware State W 65 - 47  10.66 2 Morgan State at Howard W 78 - 77  13.79
3 Howard at Morgan State W 84 - 59  76.46 3 South Carolina State at North Carolina Central W 80 - 64  10.30 3 Coppin State at Delaware State W 53 - 51  11.31
4 Howard vs Norfolk State W 88 - 60  74.27 4 Howard at Delaware State W 91 - 59  8.81 4 Coppin State at North Carolina Central W 58 - 56  10.37
5 Howard vs Maryland Eastern Shore W 79 - 53  73.78 5 Howard vs North Carolina Central W 100 - 67  7.71 5 Morgan State at Norfolk State W 79 - 78  9.93
6 Howard vs Michigan L 80 - 101  73.23 6 Howard vs Delaware State W 84 - 58  7.53 6 Delaware State at Maryland Eastern Shore W 57 - 56  9.27
7 Howard vs South Carolina State W 85 - 57  72.05 7 Howard at UNC Wilmington W 67 - 66  7.37 7 Delaware State at Longwood W 81 - 76  8.79
8 Howard vs UMBC W 86 - 83  71.98 8 Morgan State at Howard W 78 - 77  7.37 8 South Carolina State vs Howard W 58 - 57  8.41
9 Howard vs South Carolina State W 78 - 61  70.92 9 Maryland Eastern Shore at Georgia Tech L 52 - 56 OT 7.12 9 Delaware State vs Delaware W 75 - 72 OT 7.49
10 Howard vs Yale L 81 - 87 OT 70.80 10 Howard vs Maryland Eastern Shore W 79 - 53  6.94 10 Coppin State at Rider W 68 - 65  6.78
MEAC projected standings MEAC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
(Coppin State ineligible for MEAC tournament and NCAA tournament)
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Howard 11 3 20 11 1 Howard
2 Morgan State 10 4 11 16  
3 Norfolk State 8 6 11 17
4 North Carolina Central 8 6 10 18
5 South Carolina State 7 7 8 22 @ Norfolk, VA Howard
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 5 9 7 23  
7 Coppin State 5 9 6 24 4 Norfolk State  
8 Delaware State 2 12 5 22      
@ Norfolk, VA South Carolina State  
MEAC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 5 South Carolina State
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected tournament bracket
Reaching Reaching Winning @ Norfolk, VA Howard
Seed Team semifinals final tournament 2026 MEAC
1 Howard 100.00% 82.89% 73.43% 2 Morgan State Men's Basketball
2 Morgan State 67.51% 35.25% 6.08%   Tournament Champion
3 North Carolina Central 44.70% 22.66% 3.32% @ Norfolk, VA Delaware State
4 Norfolk State 69.33% 14.03% 9.32%    
5 South Carolina State 30.67% 3.08% 1.44% 7 Delaware State    
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 55.30% 30.87% 5.35%  
7 Delaware State 32.49% 11.22% 1.07% @ Norfolk, VA North Carolina Central
3 North Carolina Central
   
@ Norfolk, VA North Carolina Central
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