Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 1/4/25 games
Missouri Valley
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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 Drake 78.71 70 82.12 78.08 70.94 140 10 1 2 1 L1 9-1 5 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 5 1 4 0 vs Florida Atlantic 88.27 vs Green Bay 72.90
2 Bradley 77.00 83 79.27 74.96 69.02 235 12 2 4 0 W5 9-1 7 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 3 2 9 0 at Southern Illinois 87.11 vs Valparaiso 71.19
3 Northern Iowa 76.29 91 78.10 71.73 70.04 191 8 6 3 1 L1 6-4 7 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 5 6 1 at UIC 87.03 vs North Texas 65.41
4 Murray State 72.77 125 77.93 72.77 70.75 150 6 7 1 2 L1 4-6 3 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 3 3 3 2 at Middle Tennessee 85.21 vs Illinois State 67.46
5 Belmont 72.09 133 73.20 69.81 70.81 147 9 5 2 2 W1 6-4 5 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 4 5 1 vs Tulane 81.68 vs Loyola Marymount 62.18
6 UIC 71.61 140 75.97 68.37 72.28 89 7 5 2 2 L1 6-4 3 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 2 3 5 1 vs Yale 82.02 vs Northern Iowa 58.00
7 Indiana State 71.31 144 72.53 68.73 70.23 181 7 6 3 1 W1 6-4 2 2 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 6 2 vs Chicago State 78.98 vs Florida Atlantic 61.87
8 Illinois State 70.92 151 70.92 67.89 68.34 263 8 5 1 2 W1 6-4 4 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 4 4 4 1 at Murray State 76.23 vs UIC 66.02
9 Valparaiso 69.37 178 69.37 60.97 70.73 154 7 6 2 2 W2 6-4 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 6 1 vs Central Michigan 74.77 vs Cleveland State 57.89
10 Missouri State 69.20 180 73.74 69.00 71.25 120 5 8 0 4 L3 3-7 3 2 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 5 2 3 vs High Point 78.18 at Evansville 58.84
11 Southern Illinois 66.99 217 73.26 66.99 72.75 69 3 9 0 3 L3 3-7 2 3 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 6 2 2 vs North Dakota State 78.34 vs Evansville 56.58
12 Evansville 63.63 261 65.14 59.54 71.22 121 4 10 2 2 L1 4-6 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 3 at Southern Illinois 74.04 at Ball State 46.69
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 Drake vs Florida Atlantic W 75 - 63  88.27 1 Northern Iowa at UIC W 83 - 56  15.30 1 Evansville at Southern Illinois W 68 - 53  10.38
2 Bradley at Southern Illinois W 83 - 60  87.11 2 Valparaiso vs Eastern Illinois W 81 - 53  12.84 2 Evansville vs Missouri State W 57 - 40  9.05
3 Northern Iowa at UIC W 83 - 56  87.03 3 Evansville vs Missouri State W 57 - 40  12.73 3 Illinois State at Murray State W 74 - 68  6.81
4 Murray State at Middle Tennessee W 88 - 67  85.21 4 Evansville at Southern Illinois W 68 - 53  12.43 4 Drake vs Florida Atlantic W 75 - 63  6.08
5 Drake vs Vanderbilt W 81 - 70  85.06 5 Belmont vs Tulane W 89 - 66  11.88 5 Valparaiso vs Northern Iowa W 80 - 73  5.87
6 Northern Iowa vs Montana W 104 - 76  84.36 6 Murray State at Middle Tennessee W 88 - 67  11.61 6 UIC vs Drake W 74 - 70  5.56
7 Drake vs Miami (FL) W 80 - 69  83.90 7 Valparaiso vs Central Michigan W 93 - 77  10.43 7 Valparaiso vs Central Michigan W 93 - 77  5.41
8 Drake vs Belmont W 65 - 46  83.26 8 Bradley at Southern Illinois W 83 - 60  10.40 8 UIC at Seattle U W 79 - 68  5.36
9 Northern Iowa vs Northern Illinois W 101 - 57  82.19 9 Evansville vs Green Bay W 98 - 81  10.33 9 Indiana State at Missouri State W 80 - 77  5.14
10 Bradley vs Canisius W 92 - 59  81.87 10 Drake vs Florida Atlantic W 75 - 63  8.83 10 Illinois State at Cornell W 80 - 77  5.12
MVC projected standings MVC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Drake
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Drake 14 6 22 6 8 Illinois State @ St. Louis, MO Drake
2 Bradley 14 6 22 8      
3 Northern Iowa 13 7 18 12 @ St. Louis, MO Illinois State  
4 Belmont 11 9 18 12    
5 Indiana State 11 9 15 14 9 Valparaiso @ St. Louis, MO Drake
6 Murray State 10 10 15 15    
7 UIC 10 10 15 13 4 Belmont    
8 Illinois State 9 11 16 14      
9 Valparaiso 9 11 14 15 5 Indiana State @ St. Louis, MO Belmont  
10 Missouri State 7 13 12 17      
11 Southern Illinois 6 14 9 20 @ St. Louis, MO Indiana State  
12 Evansville 6 14 8 22    
12 Evansville @ 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 UIC @ St. Louis, MO Bradley  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament        
1 Drake 73.15% 51.64% 30.89% @ St. Louis, MO UIC    
2 Bradley 68.03% 38.66% 21.39%      
3 Northern Iowa 65.20% 34.98% 18.67% 10 Missouri State @ St. Louis, MO Bradley
4 Belmont 58.26% 22.03% 9.01%  
5 Indiana State 33.99% 12.17% 4.71% 3 Northern Iowa  
6 Murray State 26.41% 11.52% 5.01%    
7 UIC 19.76% 8.19% 3.31% 6 Murray State @ St. Louis, MO Northern Iowa
8 Illinois State 15.53% 7.63% 2.88%    
9 Valparaiso 11.32% 5.06% 1.70% @ St. Louis, MO Murray State
10 Missouri State 12.22% 4.26% 1.45%  
11 Southern Illinois 8.39% 2.39% 0.69% 11 Southern Illinois
12 Evansville 7.74% 1.47% 0.30% © Omni Rankings