Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 1/4/25 games
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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 Central Connecticut 68.25 194 68.25 64.73 67.07 306 8 4 1 0 W3 7-3 3 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 2 at Saint Joseph's 72.43 at Sacred Heart 58.70
2 Stonehill 60.03 317 60.39 53.17 65.50 346 6 8 0 1 L1 5-5 4 0 1 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 6 5 vs New Orleans 66.19 at Providence 52.30
3 Mercyhurst 59.80 319 61.77 57.95 68.82 246 4 9 1 0 W1 2-8 2 1 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 4 at Sacramento State 65.66 at Air Force 46.45
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 59.70 321 59.70 54.88 71.77 105 1 11 0 0 L8 1-9 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 6 at La Salle 63.60 at Miami (FL) 51.60
5 LIU 59.09 327 61.93 56.58 66.89 313 3 11 1 0 W1 2-8 1 3 2 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 9 at Charlotte 68.72 at Lafayette 52.73
6 Wagner 57.37 342 62.58 57.37 65.07 351 4 6 0 1 L2 4-6 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 3 at St. John's 65.65 vs Chicago State 49.86
7 Saint Francis (PA) 57.34 344 58.88 55.30 71.17 125 2 10 0 1 L5 2-8 1 2 1 8 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 5 vs Lehigh 62.25 vs Central Connecticut 54.07
8 Le Moyne 56.82 349 62.87 56.82 68.64 254 3 11 0 1 L3 3-7 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 7 vs UT Martin 69.14 at Niagara 51.36
9 Chicago State 56.62 351 62.22 54.80 74.14 42 1 15 1 0 W1 1-9 0 2 1 11 0 2 0 3 0 7 1 5 at Wagner 64.42 at Indiana State 48.19
NEC top performances NEC surprise performances NEC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Central Connecticut at Saint Joseph's W 73 - 67  72.43 1 Stonehill vs New Orleans W 80 - 54  13.02 1 LIU at Charlotte W 79 - 76  14.09
2 Central Connecticut at Holy Cross W 69 - 56  72.09 2 Le Moyne vs UT Martin W 65 - 53  9.96 2 Saint Francis (PA) at Campbell W 65 - 64  10.46
3 Central Connecticut at Saint Francis (PA) W 74 - 59  71.52 3 LIU at Air Force W 63 - 54  9.24 3 LIU at Air Force W 63 - 54  9.81
4 Central Connecticut at UMass W 73 - 69  71.34 4 Chicago State at Wagner W 64 - 52  9.14 4 Mercyhurst at Sacramento State W 66 - 60  9.64
5 Central Connecticut at Rhode Island L 69 - 77  70.78 5 Stonehill vs Quinnipiac W 88 - 74  8.85 5 Stonehill vs Bryant W 67 - 66  9.33
6 Le Moyne vs UT Martin W 65 - 53  69.14 6 LIU at Charlotte W 79 - 76  8.49 6 Central Connecticut at Saint Joseph's W 73 - 67  8.44
7 LIU at Charlotte W 79 - 76  68.72 7 Mercyhurst at Sacramento State W 66 - 60  7.71 7 Le Moyne vs UT Martin W 65 - 53  8.34
8 Central Connecticut vs UMass Lowell W 69 - 67  67.18 8 Chicago State at Wisconsin L 53 - 74  7.59 8 Central Connecticut at UMass W 73 - 69  8.32
9 Central Connecticut at Fairfield W 64 - 63  66.44 9 Central Connecticut at Saint Joseph's W 73 - 67  7.11 9 Chicago State at Wagner W 64 - 52  6.69
10 Stonehill vs New Orleans W 80 - 54  66.19 10 Central Connecticut at UMass W 73 - 69  6.09 10 Stonehill vs Quinnipiac W 88 - 74  4.20
NEC projected standings NEC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
(Le Moyne, Mercyhurst, Stonehill ineligible for NCAA tournament)
Conference Overall 1 Central Connecticut
Rank Team W L W L        
1 Central Connecticut 12 4 19 8 @ New Britain, CT Central Connecticut
2 Mercyhurst 9 7 12 16          
3 Stonehill 8 8 14 15 8 Wagner    
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 8 8 9 19  
5 LIU 8 8 10 19 @ New Britain, CT Central Connecticut
6 Saint Francis (PA) 7 9 9 18          
7 Chicago State 7 9 7 24 4 Fairleigh Dickinson      
8 Wagner 6 10 10 15                
9 Le Moyne 6 10 9 20 @ Teaneck, NJ Fairleigh Dickinson    
   
5 LIU  
NEC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized  
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket @ New Britain, CT Central Connecticut
Reaching Reaching Winning   2025 NEC
Seed Team semifinals final tournament 2 Mercyhurst   Men's Basketball
1 Central Connecticut 83.76% 69.11% 55.04%           Tournament Champion
2 Mercyhurst 67.42% 40.26% 13.61% @ Erie, PA Mercyhurst  
3 Stonehill 66.14% 33.24% 11.23%              
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 60.42% 22.73% 8.14% 7 Chicago State        
5 LIU 39.58% 14.30% 4.92%      
6 Saint Francis (PA) 33.86% 8.76% 2.86% @ Erie, PA Mercyhurst
7 Chicago State 32.58% 5.99% 2.15%  
8 Wagner 16.24% 5.61% 2.07% 3 Stonehill  
           
@ Easton, MA Stonehill
 
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