Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 3/3/26 games
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Home court factor = 2.47 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 LIU 66.63 223 68.88 63.33 64.25 336 21 10 15 3 W2 8-2 11 1 10 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 21 6 at Central Connecticut 76.05 at Fordham 57.32
2 Mercyhurst 62.59 289 66.40 61.78 63.11 354 13 16 10 8 W1 5-5 8 3 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 11 at Loyola Chicago     71.58 at Davidson       54.49
3 Le Moyne 61.35 305 64.17 60.01 62.76 357 14 16 10 8 L1 4-6 8 3 5 12 1 1 0 1 0 3 14 12 vs New Haven     71.43 vs Stonehill       54.04
4 Central Connecticut 60.72 308 67.12 60.72 62.30 363 16 11 12 6 W2 8-2 8 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 14 10 at Rutgers       77.52 at Chicago State     51.35
5 Wagner 59.94 316 62.52 57.63 62.72 358 10 16 8 10 W4 7-3 5 5 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 12 vs Maryland Eastern Shore   66.26 at Central Connecticut     53.12
6 New Haven 59.09 323 59.50 53.24 64.01 342 11 17 9 9 W1 5-5 6 6 5 11 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 12 at Stonehill       65.59 vs Penn State     48.80
7 Stonehill 58.54 329 60.98 55.96 63.07 355 9 20 8 10 L1 4-6 6 5 3 14 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 16 vs Saint Francis (PA)     67.11 vs New Haven     48.97
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 57.14 338 59.35 53.07 63.59 348 8 20 8 10 L3 4-6 5 6 3 14 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 15 at Central Connecticut     65.93 at Fordham       49.86
9 Chicago State 56.08 346 57.22 51.04 66.22 270 6 24 5 13 L2 5-5 4 6 2 18 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 16 vs Central Connecticut     66.80 at Saint Francis (PA)     45.03
10 Saint Francis (PA) 54.07 356 55.09 49.34 65.01 313 5 24 5 13 L2 1-9 3 8 2 14 0 2 0 3 0 2 5 19 vs Chicago State 62.37 at Radford 42.56
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 Rutgers W 67 - 54  77.52 1 Central Connecticut at Rutgers W 67 - 54  13.14 1 Central Connecticut at Rutgers W 67 - 54  14.03
2 LIU at Central Connecticut W 80 - 59  76.05 2 Chicago State vs Central Connecticut W 70 - 51  11.06 2 Saint Francis (PA) at Wagner W 71 - 69  13.52
3 LIU vs Le Moyne W 83 - 61  74.39 3 Chicago State at Loyola Chicago W 84 - 75  10.98 3 Chicago State at Loyola Chicago W 84 - 75  13.47
4 LIU at Georgia L 74 - 89  72.61 4 Stonehill vs Saint Francis (PA) W 103 - 77  10.03 4 Central Connecticut at Boston College W 60 - 59  12.81
5 LIU at Chicago State W 74 - 55  72.47 5 Saint Francis (PA) vs Chicago State W 81 - 60  9.60 5 Fairleigh Dickinson at Mercyhurst W 74 - 67  10.83
6 LIU at Missouri State W 75 - 61  72.27 6 Fairleigh Dickinson at Central Connecticut W 76 - 66  9.60 6 Mercyhurst at Loyola Chicago W 73 - 65  10.35
7 Mercyhurst at Loyola Chicago W 73 - 65  71.58 7 Le Moyne vs New Haven W 73 - 47  9.07 7 Fairleigh Dickinson at Central Connecticut W 76 - 66  9.76
8 Le Moyne vs New Haven W 73 - 47  71.43 8 Stonehill at Le Moyne W 65 - 54  9.02 8 Stonehill at Wagner W 69 - 60  9.03
9 Mercyhurst vs Central Connecticut W 79 - 61  70.98 9 Mercyhurst at Loyola Chicago W 73 - 65  8.95 9 Stonehill at Mercyhurst W 62 - 57 OT 8.50
10 LIU at Mississippi State L 83 - 87  70.91 10 Stonehill at Wagner W 69 - 60  8.76 10 New Haven at UMass Lowell W 73 - 67  8.17
NEC projected standings NEC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
(New Haven ineligible for NEC tournament; Le Moyne, Mercyhurst, New Haven ineligible for NCAA tournament)
Conference Overall 1 LIU
Rank Team W L W L        
1 LIU 16 3 22 10 @ Brooklyn, NY LIU
2 Central Connecticut 13 6 17 11          
3 Mercyhurst 11 8 14 16 8 Saint Francis (PA)    
4 Le Moyne 11 8 15 16  
5 New Haven 9 9 11 17 @ Brooklyn, NY LIU
6 Wagner 8 11 10 17          
7 Stonehill 8 11 9 21 4 Le Moyne      
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 8 11 8 21                
9 Saint Francis (PA) 5 13 5 24 @ Syracuse, NY Le Moyne    
10 Chicago State 5 14 6 25    
5 Wagner  
 
NEC tournament probabilities Outcome realized   Outcome unrealized   @ Brooklyn, NY LIU
Probabilities based on current ratings and projected bracket   2026 NEC
Reaching Reaching Winning 2 Central Connecticut   Men's Basketball
Seed Team semifinals final tournament           Tournament Champion
1 LIU 88.25% 69.45% 51.17% @ New Britain, CT Central Connecticut  
2 Central Connecticut 69.17% 39.07% 14.24%              
3 Mercyhurst 70.50% 38.61% 15.79% 7 Fairleigh Dickinson        
4 Le Moyne 62.67% 23.96% 9.35%      
5 Wagner 37.33% 12.78% 4.49% @ New Britain, CT Central Connecticut
6 Stonehill 29.50% 7.81% 2.62%  
7 Fairleigh Dickinson 30.83% 5.75% 1.74% 3 Mercyhurst  
8 Saint Francis (PA) 11.75% 2.57% 0.59%            
@ Erie, PA Mercyhurst
 
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