Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 2/16/25 games
Mid-American
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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 Akron 75.31 100 76.12 69.74 67.04 270 18 5 12 0 W13 10-0 11 0 6 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 17 2 vs Miami (OH) 84.11 vs Milwaukee 61.93
2 Kent State 71.31 141 73.52 69.43 68.12 221 15 8 7 5 W4 6-4 7 4 6 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 13 4 at Toledo 79.31 vs Western Michigan 60.20
3 Miami (OH) 69.22 176 70.59 66.19 65.83 301 17 6 10 2 L1 8-2 10 1 5 5 2 0 0 2 2 1 15 3 at Kent State 75.74 at Akron 60.55
4 Ohio 69.02 182 71.22 66.60 66.76 281 12 12 7 5 L1 4-6 8 2 3 8 1 2 0 0 1 5 11 7 vs Northern Illinois 78.52 vs App State 61.76
5 Central Michigan 67.68 207 72.62 66.53 69.54 169 7 14 4 8 L2 5-5 4 5 3 8 0 1 0 3 1 4 6 7 at George Mason 76.04 at Buffalo 60.74
6 Toledo 66.29 230 73.97 66.18 68.02 226 14 10 8 4 L2 6-4 6 2 6 7 2 1 0 3 1 3 13 4 vs Stetson 78.23 vs Oakland 50.74
7 Ball State 63.35 273 67.08 61.61 65.23 319 10 12 6 6 W3 5-5 5 5 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 9 10 vs Evansville 78.16 vs Detroit Mercy 54.07
8 Eastern Michigan 61.47 304 61.47 58.50 65.69 305 11 13 5 7 W1 5-5 6 4 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 5 11 8 at Oakland 67.26 vs Akron 52.83
9 Bowling Green 60.85 314 63.78 59.79 64.59 335 8 15 4 8 W1 4-6 5 6 2 8 1 1 0 1 0 4 8 10 vs Morgan State 67.85 vs St. Thomas (MN) 54.68
10 Western Michigan 60.33 317 64.91 58.60 68.09 223 7 17 5 7 W1 5-5 4 7 3 10 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 12 at Kent State 73.46 vs Georgia Southern 48.51
11 Buffalo 57.69 339 61.24 57.17 67.93 233 6 17 3 9 L1 3-7 3 7 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 10 at Western Michigan 66.22 vs Akron 49.24
12 Northern Illinois 57.38 341 62.01 53.88 66.98 273 2 20 1 11 L6 1-9 2 7 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 13 vs Monmouth 65.15 at Ohio 46.67
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 Akron vs Miami (OH) W 102 - 75  84.11 1 Ball State vs Evansville W 80 - 43  16.26 1 Western Michigan at Kent State W 94 - 83  13.40
2 Akron at Buffalo W 90 - 58  82.84 2 Western Michigan at Kent State W 94 - 83  12.03 2 Eastern Michigan at Oakland W 68 - 64  12.23
3 Akron at Kent State W 85 - 71  81.36 3 Western Michigan at Youngstown State W 73 - 62  10.32 3 Central Michigan at George Mason W 70 - 69  11.56
4 Kent State at Toledo W 83 - 64  79.31 4 Western Michigan vs Canisius W 92 - 69  9.97 4 Ball State at Kent State W 75 - 67  10.25
5 Akron at Eastern Michigan W 105 - 81  78.69 5 Toledo at Ball State W 93 - 75  9.93 5 Eastern Michigan vs Wright State W 86 - 82  10.06
6 Ohio vs Northern Illinois W 108 - 70  78.52 6 Akron at Buffalo W 90 - 58  9.91 6 Western Michigan at Youngstown State W 73 - 62  9.99
7 Toledo vs Stetson W 103 - 78  78.23 7 Kent State at Toledo W 83 - 64  9.74 7 Ball State vs Eastern Kentucky W 63 - 61  9.20
8 Ball State vs Evansville W 80 - 43  78.16 8 Akron vs Miami (OH) W 102 - 75  9.73 8 Eastern Michigan vs Ohio W 94 - 87  8.67
9 Akron vs South Alabama W 80 - 67  77.88 9 Ohio vs Northern Illinois W 108 - 70  9.30 9 Western Michigan vs Miami (OH) W 78 - 70  8.49
10 Akron vs Alabama State W 97 - 78  77.63 10 Ball State at Kent State W 75 - 67  9.00 10 Northern Illinois vs Ball State W 76 - 66  7.87
MAC projected standings MAC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Akron
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Akron 17 1 23 6 @ Cleveland, OH Akron
2 Miami (OH) 14 4 21 8  
3 Kent State 11 7 19 10 8 Eastern Michigan  
4 Ohio 11 7 16 14
5 Toledo 11 7 17 13 @ Cleveland, OH Akron
6 Central Michigan 8 10 11 16  
7 Ball State 8 10 12 16 4 Ohio  
8 Eastern Michigan 7 11 13 17      
9 Bowling Green 7 11 11 18 @ Cleveland, OH Ohio  
10 Western Michigan 7 11 9 21
11 Buffalo 4 14 7 22 5 Toledo
12 Northern Illinois 3 15 4 24
@ Cleveland, OH Akron
2025 MAC
MAC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 2 Miami (OH) Men's Basketball
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket   Tournament Champion
Reaching Reaching Winning @ Cleveland, OH Miami (OH)
Seed Team semifinals final tournament    
1 Akron 86.72% 63.29% 43.76% 7 Ball State    
2 Miami (OH) 68.88% 32.81% 13.10%  
3 Kent State 62.02% 38.75% 17.95% @ Cleveland, OH Kent State
4 Ohio 59.12% 21.13% 10.42%
5 Toledo 40.88% 11.65% 4.71% 3 Kent State
6 Central Michigan 37.98% 19.31% 6.83%    
7 Ball State 31.12% 9.13% 2.20% @ Cleveland, OH Kent State
8 Eastern Michigan 13.28% 3.94% 1.04%
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