Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 2/16/25 games
Missouri Valley
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Home court factor = 2.60 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 Drake 78.13 72 82.30 77.61 70.99 126 21 3 13 3 L1 9-1 10 2 7 1 4 0 2 0 7 3 12 0 vs Florida Atlantic 88.36 vs Murray State 71.14
2 Bradley 76.40 89 79.77 75.12 70.86 131 20 6 12 4 W3 7-3 10 3 7 2 3 1 0 1 7 5 13 0 vs Indiana State 89.86 vs UIC 63.61
3 Northern Iowa 75.62 96 78.23 71.83 70.33 151 16 9 11 4 W4 8-2 12 2 4 4 0 3 0 0 5 7 11 2 at UIC 86.97 at Southern Illinois 61.41
4 Belmont 72.50 127 73.38 69.81 70.66 136 17 9 10 6 W1 6-4 8 4 8 4 1 1 0 0 7 5 10 4 at Murray State 83.12 vs Loyola Marymount 62.18
5 Murray State 72.08 130 77.88 70.49 71.61 113 12 13 7 8 W2 4-6 5 5 5 6 2 2 0 1 5 8 7 4 at Middle Tennessee 85.02 at Missouri State 60.71
6 UIC 72.05 132 76.03 68.48 71.67 112 13 11 8 8 W1 5-5 5 5 7 4 1 2 0 0 5 7 8 4 at Bradley 88.50 vs Northern Iowa 58.22
7 Illinois State 71.75 134 72.75 67.98 70.20 153 14 12 7 9 L3 5-5 9 4 4 6 1 2 0 0 5 9 9 3 vs Southern Illinois 82.71 at Evansville 60.74
8 Southern Illinois 70.43 153 73.27 65.16 72.47 100 10 15 7 9 L2 6-4 5 6 5 6 0 3 0 1 3 11 7 3 vs Northern Iowa 82.06 at Illinois State 55.28
9 Indiana State 70.36 155 72.50 67.32 71.59 114 11 14 7 9 W1 4-6 5 5 4 7 2 2 0 1 3 10 8 3 vs Chicago State 79.16 at Bradley 58.01
10 Missouri State 68.64 188 73.84 66.05 71.22 123 7 18 2 14 L1 2-8 5 6 1 10 1 2 0 0 3 11 4 7 vs Murray State 78.45 vs Southern Illinois 54.82
11 Evansville 66.30 229 67.14 59.41 71.58 115 9 17 7 9 W1 4-6 6 8 3 9 0 0 0 1 4 10 5 6 vs Illinois State 75.58 at Ball State 46.31
12 Valparaiso 66.17 234 69.41 61.02 70.96 127 9 16 4 12 L1 1-9 7 6 2 9 0 1 0 1 2 10 7 5 vs Belmont 75.33 vs Cleveland State 57.97
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 Bradley vs Indiana State W 118 - 65  89.86 1 UIC at Bradley W 93 - 70  15.67 1 Indiana State at UIC W 88 - 83  10.15
2 UIC at Bradley W 93 - 70  88.50 2 Northern Iowa at UIC W 83 - 56  15.15 2 Evansville at Southern Illinois W 68 - 53  10.07
3 Drake vs Florida Atlantic W 75 - 63  88.36 3 Southern Illinois vs Northern Iowa W 73 - 49  14.56 3 Evansville vs Missouri State W 57 - 40  9.63
4 Bradley at Southern Illinois W 83 - 60  87.00 4 Bradley vs Indiana State W 118 - 65  13.36 4 Evansville at Belmont W 80 - 75  9.55
5 Northern Iowa at UIC W 83 - 56  86.97 5 Southern Illinois at Missouri State W 73 - 51  13.16 5 UIC at Bradley W 93 - 70  9.06
6 Drake vs Vanderbilt W 81 - 70  85.30 6 Evansville vs Missouri State W 57 - 40  13.05 6 Murray State at Drake W 66 - 59  8.67
7 Murray State at Middle Tennessee W 88 - 67  85.02 7 Valparaiso vs Eastern Illinois W 81 - 53  12.96 7 Southern Illinois at UIC W 89 - 85  7.15
8 Northern Iowa vs Montana W 104 - 76  84.62 8 Evansville at Southern Illinois W 68 - 53  12.30 8 Evansville at Valparaiso W 78 - 68  7.09
9 Bradley at Murray State W 74 - 61  84.22 9 Evansville vs Illinois State W 69 - 51  12.01 9 Belmont at Bradley W 80 - 77  6.68
10 Drake vs Miami (FL) W 80 - 69  84.08 10 Belmont vs Tulane W 89 - 66  11.97 10 Evansville vs Illinois State W 69 - 51  6.58
MVC projected standings MVC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Drake
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Drake 16 4 24 4 8 Southern Illinois @ St. Louis, MO Drake
2 Bradley 15 5 23 7      
3 Northern Iowa 14 6 19 11 @ St. Louis, MO Southern Illinois  
4 Belmont 12 8 19 11    
5 UIC 10 10 15 13 9 Indiana State @ St. Louis, MO Drake
6 Murray State 9 11 14 16    
7 Illinois State 9 11 16 14 4 Belmont    
8 Southern Illinois 9 11 12 17      
9 Indiana State 9 11 13 16 5 UIC @ St. Louis, MO Belmont  
10 Evansville 8 12 10 20      
11 Valparaiso 5 15 10 19 @ St. Louis, MO UIC  
12 Missouri State 4 16 9 20    
12 Missouri State @ St. Louis, MO Drake
  2025 MVC
MVC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 2 Bradley   Men's Basketball
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket     Tournament Champion
Reaching Reaching Winning 7 Illinois State @ St. Louis, MO Bradley  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament        
1 Drake 74.00% 51.80% 31.39% @ St. Louis, MO Illinois State    
2 Bradley 69.90% 40.22% 21.94%      
3 Northern Iowa 66.83% 35.41% 18.43% 10 Evansville @ St. Louis, MO Bradley
4 Belmont 55.89% 21.47% 9.07%  
5 UIC 29.72% 11.01% 4.49% 3 Northern Iowa  
6 Murray State 26.42% 10.98% 4.48%    
7 Illinois State 23.54% 9.98% 3.97% 6 Murray State @ St. Louis, MO Northern Iowa
8 Southern Illinois 13.11% 5.95% 2.13%    
9 Indiana State 12.90% 5.82% 2.07% @ St. Louis, MO Murray State
10 Evansville 6.57% 1.74% 0.43%  
11 Valparaiso 6.75% 1.67% 0.41% 11 Valparaiso
12 Missouri State 14.39% 3.96% 1.21% © Omni Rankings