Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 1/4/25 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 Kent State 71.18 147 73.56 69.54 70.60 159 7 4 0 1 L2 6-4 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 7 1 vs Mercyhurst 76.58 vs Ball State 63.55
2 Akron 70.62 153 73.62 69.75 69.30 222 6 5 1 0 W1 6-4 4 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 6 1 vs Alabama State 77.52 vs Milwaukee 62.02
3 Ohio 69.14 182 70.26 66.75 68.30 265 6 6 1 0 W2 5-5 4 0 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 6 3 vs Austin Peay 74.49 vs Texas State 64.62
4 Miami (OH) 68.10 196 68.75 66.22 66.19 327 7 4 1 0 W2 6-4 4 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 2 at App State 72.84 vs Wright State 61.82
5 Central Michigan 67.97 197 72.73 67.42 76.23 18 2 7 0 1 L5   0 2 2 4 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 at George Mason 76.24 at Valparaiso 62.31
6 Toledo 67.21 213 74.11 66.32 71.08 132 6 6 1 0 W1 5-5 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 3 0 1 6 2 vs Stetson 78.29 vs Oakland 50.76
7 Ball State 66.72 222 66.72 61.72 67.30 303 4 6 1 0 W3 4-6 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 vs Evansville 78.09 vs Detroit Mercy 53.94
8 Western Michigan 62.90 278 65.05 58.71 70.68 156 2 10 0 1 L6 2-8 1 4 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 5 at Dayton 71.32 at North Dakota State 52.42
9 Bowling Green 61.76 297 63.83 61.46 65.76 341 3 8 0 1 L3 3-7 2 3 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 vs Morgan State 67.70 vs St. Thomas (MN) 54.65
10 Buffalo 59.97 318 61.35 57.72 71.56 110 3 8 0 1 L5 2-8 2 1 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 3 at St. Bonaventure 66.17 vs Bryant 49.83
11 Eastern Michigan 59.73 320 61.41 58.96 65.67 344 6 6 1 0 W1 5-5 2 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 at Oakland 67.65 vs Purdue Fort Wayne 53.89
12 Northern Illinois 56.06 355 62.09 55.77 68.66 250 1 9 0 1 L8 1-9 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 vs Monmouth 65.03 at Northern Iowa 50.79
MAC top performances MAC surprise performances MAC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Toledo vs Stetson W 103 - 78  78.29 1 Ball State vs Evansville W 80 - 43  16.04 1 Eastern Michigan at Oakland W 68 - 64  12.55
2 Ball State vs Evansville W 80 - 43  78.09 2 Western Michigan at Youngstown State W 73 - 62  10.61 2 Central Michigan at George Mason W 70 - 69  11.82
3 Akron vs Alabama State W 97 - 78  77.52 3 Western Michigan vs Canisius W 92 - 69  9.75 3 Western Michigan at Youngstown State W 73 - 62  10.61
4 Kent State vs Mercyhurst W 82 - 57  76.58 4 Ball State at Kent State W 75 - 67  9.16 4 Ball State at Kent State W 75 - 67  10.60
5 Central Michigan at George Mason W 70 - 69  76.24 5 Western Michigan at Dayton L 69 - 77  8.80 5 Eastern Michigan vs Wright State W 86 - 82  9.58
6 Kent State at Cleveland State W 68 - 52  76.12 6 Eastern Michigan at Oakland W 68 - 64  8.20 6 Ball State vs Eastern Kentucky W 63 - 61  9.35
7 Kent State vs Towson W 65 - 54  75.82 7 Central Michigan at Marquette L 62 - 70  8.13 7 Bowling Green vs New Mexico State W 61 - 60  5.31
8 Central Michigan at Marquette L 62 - 70  75.55 8 Ball State at Dayton L 69 - 77  6.93 8 Buffalo vs North Carolina A&T W 82 - 81  3.15
9 Toledo vs Wright State W 86 - 77  75.28 9 Ohio vs Austin Peay W 78 - 58  6.87 9 Ohio at Central Michigan W 57 - 55  2.61
10 Toledo at Marshall W 90 - 80  74.77 10 Eastern Michigan vs Wright State W 86 - 82  6.72 10 Eastern Michigan at IU Indy W 74 - 71  0.10
MAC projected standings MAC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Akron
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Akron 12 6 17 11 @ Cleveland, OH Akron
2 Kent State 11 7 18 10  
3 Ohio 11 7 16 13 8 Western Michigan  
4 Miami (OH) 11 7 17 11
5 Ball State 11 7 14 13 @ Cleveland, OH Akron
6 Central Michigan 10 8 12 14  
7 Toledo 10 8 15 14 4 Miami (OH)  
8 Western Michigan 7 11 9 20      
9 Bowling Green 7 11 10 18 @ Cleveland, OH Miami (OH)  
10 Buffalo 6 12 9 19
11 Eastern Michigan 6 12 11 18 5 Ball State
12 Northern Illinois 4 14 5 22
@ Cleveland, OH Kent State
2025 MAC
MAC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 2 Kent State Men's Basketball
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket   Tournament Champion
Reaching Reaching Winning @ Cleveland, OH Kent State
Seed Team semifinals final tournament    
1 Akron 71.35% 42.23% 22.77% 7 Toledo    
2 Kent State 61.49% 35.40% 20.58%  
3 Ohio 53.44% 25.91% 13.55% @ Cleveland, OH Kent State
4 Miami (OH) 54.08% 26.50% 12.34%
5 Ball State 45.92% 20.71% 8.82% 3 Ohio
6 Central Michigan 46.56% 21.00% 10.27%    
7 Toledo 38.51% 17.70% 8.27% @ Cleveland, OH Ohio
8 Western Michigan 28.65% 10.56% 3.39%
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