Omni Rankings™ | 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings | through 1/4/25 games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MEAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Norfolk State | 71.98 | 135 | 72.75 | 69.41 | 70.85 | 146 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W1 | 6-4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | at | UC Davis | 82.71 | at | William & Mary | 63.49 | ||||||
2 | South Carolina State | 65.90 | 235 | 65.90 | 59.10 | 67.80 | 291 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W1 | 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | at | Georgia | 71.63 | at | Marshall | 51.16 | ||||||
3 | North Carolina Central | 62.07 | 292 | 64.94 | 62.07 | 69.59 | 212 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | L3 | 3-7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | at | Longwood | 70.45 | at | North Carolina A&T | 57.42 | ||||||
4 | Howard | 61.92 | 295 | 65.23 | 61.21 | 70.08 | 190 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W1 | 3-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | at | FIU | 68.27 | at | UMBC | 54.70 | ||||||
5 | Delaware State | 59.34 | 324 | 59.36 | 53.69 | 68.00 | 282 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | L2 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | vs | Grambling | 66.96 | at | Providence | 51.31 | ||||||
6 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 56.85 | 348 | 57.14 | 52.81 | 74.28 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | L13 | 0-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | at | Maryland | 65.63 | at | Vanderbilt | 49.28 | ||||||
7 | Morgan State | 55.68 | 357 | 57.22 | 53.60 | 67.04 | 307 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | L3 | 1-9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | vs | Campbell | 63.53 | at | Xavier | 49.23 | ||||||
8 | Coppin State | 54.15 | 359 | 54.37 | 51.00 | 71.41 | 115 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | W1 | 2-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | at | NC State | 61.76 | at | UMBC | 47.10 | ||||||
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 | Norfolk State | at | UC Davis | W 76 - 55 | 82.71 | 1 | Norfolk State | at | UC Davis | W 76 - 55 | 12.75 | 1 | Morgan State | vs | Campbell | W 86 - 76 | 10.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Norfolk State | at | Tennessee | L 52 - 67 | 76.36 | 2 | Coppin State | at | NC State | L 56 - 66 | 10.77 | 2 | North Carolina Central | at | Gardner-Webb | W 78 - 77 | 9.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Norfolk State | vs | Alabama State | W 71 - 54 | 75.14 | 3 | Delaware State | vs | Grambling | W 73 - 60 | 10.34 | 3 | Delaware State | vs | Grambling | W 73 - 60 | 8.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Norfolk State | at | High Point | W 77 - 74 | 74.62 | 4 | Maryland Eastern Shore | at | Maryland | L 66 - 81 | 10.13 | 4 | North Carolina Central | at | Longwood | W 77 - 70 | 6.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Norfolk State | at | Stanford | L 63 - 70 | 74.13 | 5 | Morgan State | vs | Campbell | W 86 - 76 | 9.93 | 5 | Howard | vs | UNC Wilmington | W 88 - 83 | 6.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Norfolk State | vs | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 81 - 59 | 73.56 | 6 | South Carolina State | at | Xavier | L 68 - 71 | 8.62 | 6 | Coppin State | vs | North Carolina Central | W 63 - 61 | 6.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Norfolk State | at | Stony Brook | W 77 - 66 | 72.19 | 7 | South Carolina State | vs | Charleston Southern | W 82 - 63 | 7.60 | 7 | Norfolk State | at | High Point | W 77 - 74 | 5.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | South Carolina State | at | Georgia | L 72 - 79 | 71.63 | 8 | South Carolina State | at | Georgia | L 72 - 79 | 7.45 | 8 | Norfolk State | at | UC Davis | W 76 - 55 | 5.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | North Carolina Central | at | Longwood | W 77 - 70 | 70.45 | 9 | Maryland Eastern Shore | at | Longwood | L 76 - 80 | 6.86 | 9 | Delaware State | vs | Alabama State | W 83 - 80 | 4.88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | South Carolina State | at | USC Upstate | W 85 - 70 | 69.73 | 10 | North Carolina Central | at | Longwood | W 77 - 70 | 6.80 | 10 | Delaware State | vs | Loyola Maryland | W 80 - 77 | 4.37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MEAC projected standings | MEAC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference | Overall | 1 | Norfolk State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Norfolk State | 11 | 3 | 18 | 10 | @ Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | South Carolina State | 9 | 5 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Howard | 8 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | Coppin State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | North Carolina Central | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Delaware State | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | @ Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 5 | 9 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Morgan State | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 4 | North Carolina Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Coppin State | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
@ Norfolk, VA | North Carolina Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MEAC tournament probabilities | Outcome realized | Outcome unrealized | 5 | Delaware State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reaching | Reaching | Winning | @ Norfolk, VA | Norfolk State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seed | Team | semifinals | final | tournament | 2025 MEAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Norfolk State | 89.24% | 70.14% | 51.77% | 2 | South Carolina State | Men's Basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | South Carolina State | 76.99% | 50.90% | 21.68% | Tournament Champion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Howard | 64.53% | 29.15% | 9.53% | @ Norfolk, VA | South Carolina State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | North Carolina Central | 57.98% | 16.72% | 7.97% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Delaware State | 42.02% | 9.79% | 3.93% | 7 | Morgan State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 35.47% | 11.34% | 2.50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Morgan State | 23.01% | 8.61% | 1.71% | @ Norfolk, VA | South Carolina State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Coppin State | 10.76% | 3.35% | 0.91% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
@ Norfolk, VA | Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Maryland Eastern Shore | © Omni Rankings |