Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 4/6/26 games
Missouri Valley
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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 Northern Iowa 79.25 65 80.22 74.39 72.44 108 22 13 11 9 L1 7-3 11 5 6 6 5 2 0 2 9 11 13 0 at Murray State 90.57 at Southern Illinois 68.49
2 Belmont 78.43 73 81.15 72.04 70.11 153 25 6 16 4 L2 7-3 12 2 11 3 2 1 0 0 13 3 12 3 at UC Irvine 88.27 vs Drake 64.76
3 Illinois State 76.03 91 78.22 69.04 72.39 110 22 13 12 8 L1 6-4 13 2 7 7 2 4 0 2 10 8 12 3 vs Bradley 86.43 at UIC 63.86
4 UIC 75.12 99 77.58 65.57 71.63 124 17 16 12 8 L2 6-4 7 5 7 9 3 2 0 0 8 11 9 5 at Evansville 88.99 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff 58.23
5 Southern Illinois 74.85 104 76.41 72.82 72.15 118 15 16 10 10 L1 7-3 7 6 7 8 1 2 0 0 6 13 9 3 vs UT Martin 85.98 at UIC 66.92
6 Bradley 74.09 114 77.11 72.29 72.24 114 20 13 13 7 L2 5-5 13 3 4 7 3 3 0 0 10 12 10 1 vs Central Michigan 84.77 at Illinois State 64.35
7 Valparaiso 71.66 139 72.52 65.36 72.25 113 17 15 11 9 L1 7-3 12 4 4 10 1 1 0 1 6 12 11 2 vs Western Michigan 78.60 vs Southern Indiana 56.89
8 Murray State 71.30 142 78.28 71.30 71.37 129 20 13 12 8 L3 4-6 12 3 5 7 3 3 0 1 9 10 11 2 vs Akron 86.31 vs Northern Iowa 60.74
9 Indiana State 70.11 173 70.71 67.14 72.55 107 9 21 4 16 L1 2-8 6 7 3 12 0 2 0 1 3 14 6 6 vs UIC 78.91 vs Alcorn State 61.15
10 Drake 69.91 175 76.08 68.12 72.94 103 12 20 6 14 L1 2-8 4 11 4 7 4 2 0 0 5 18 7 2 vs Belmont 84.58 at Bradley 60.96
11 Evansville 63.10 284 65.81 62.10 74.63 86 5 25 3 17 L2 2-8 3 10 1 12 1 3 0 1 2 17 3 7 vs Illinois State 73.13 vs UIC 52.51
MVC top performances MVC surprise performances MVC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Northern Iowa at Murray State W 89 - 60  90.57 1 Illinois State vs Coastal Carolina W 94 - 42  16.40 1 Drake vs Belmont W 100 - 79  11.68
2 UIC at Evansville W 84 - 46  88.99 2 Drake vs Belmont W 100 - 79  15.75 2 UIC at Illinois State W 63 - 59 OT 10.58
3 Belmont at UC Irvine W 84 - 58  88.27 3 Northern Iowa at Murray State W 89 - 60  15.42 3 Evansville vs Illinois State W 88 - 80  9.96
4 Northern Iowa vs Illinois State W 74 - 52  87.53 4 Valparaiso vs Western Michigan W 84 - 55  13.23 4 UIC at Northern Iowa W 69 - 61  9.57
5 UIC vs Illinois State W 83 - 56  86.88 5 UIC at Evansville W 84 - 46  13.18 5 Southern Illinois at High Point W 86 - 84  9.02
6 Belmont vs Evansville W 98 - 64  86.53 6 UIC vs Illinois State W 83 - 56  12.71 6 Evansville vs Oregon State W 73 - 69  8.80
7 Illinois State vs Bradley W 88 - 62  86.43 7 Southern Illinois vs UT Martin W 83 - 54  12.07 7 Valparaiso at UIC W 71 - 67  8.72
8 Murray State vs Akron W 115 - 100  86.31 8 Belmont at UC Irvine W 84 - 58  11.86 8 Murray State vs George Washington W 96 - 95  8.34
9 Southern Illinois vs UT Martin W 83 - 54  85.98 9 Bradley vs Central Michigan W 85 - 54  11.50 9 Evansville at Indiana State W 72 - 69  7.58
10 Belmont at Murray State W 87 - 70  85.93 10 Murray State vs Akron W 115 - 100  10.62 10 Drake vs Southern Illinois W 67 - 63  7.47
MVC projected standings MVC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Belmont
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Belmont 16 4 25 6 8 Southern Illinois @ St. Louis, MO Drake
2 Bradley 13 7 20 13      
3 Illinois State 12 8 22 13 @ St. Louis, MO Drake  
4 UIC 12 8 17 16    
5 Murray State 12 8 20 13 9 Drake @ St. Louis, MO UIC
6 Northern Iowa 11 9 22 13    
7 Valparaiso 11 9 17 15 4 Murray State    
8 Southern Illinois 10 10 15 16      
9 Drake 6 14 12 20 @ St. Louis, MO UIC  
10 Indiana State 4 16 9 21    
11 Evansville 3 17 5 25 5 UIC  
 
@ St. Louis, MO Northern Iowa
MVC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized   2026 MVC
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected tournament bracket 2 Bradley   Men's Basketball
Reaching Reaching Winning     Tournament Champion
Seed Team semifinals final tournament 7 Valparaiso @ St. Louis, MO Bradley  
1 Belmont 70.85% 50.05% 31.92%        
2 Bradley 64.06% 27.35% 11.65% @ St. Louis, MO Valparaiso    
3 Illinois State 45.09% 26.04% 11.79%      
4 Murray State 40.44% 12.06% 4.49% 10 Indiana State @ St. Louis, MO Northern Iowa
5 UIC 59.56% 22.72% 10.54%  
6 Northern Iowa 53.48% 35.61% 19.36% 3 Illinois State  
7 Valparaiso 20.66% 6.49% 2.05%    
8 Southern Illinois 24.91% 13.83% 6.64% 6 Northern Iowa @ St. Louis, MO Northern Iowa
9 Drake 4.24% 1.34% 0.34%    
10 Indiana State 15.28% 4.23% 1.18% @ St. Louis, MO Northern Iowa
11 Evansville 1.42% 0.27% 0.03%  
11 Evansville
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