Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 2/16/25 games
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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 Central Connecticut 69.12 180 69.16 64.57 62.92 359 17 6 10 2 W8 8-2 7 2 10 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 15 4 at Le Moyne 74.14 at Sacred Heart 58.30
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 61.29 305 61.42 54.75 65.35 314 8 16 7 5 L1 5-5 4 4 4 12 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 12 vs Chicago State 73.61 at Miami (FL) 51.34
3 LIU 60.86 313 61.79 56.45 63.55 355 11 15 9 4 W3 6-4 6 4 5 9 0 2 0 2 0 0 11 13 at Charlotte 68.52 at Lafayette 52.34
4 Stonehill 60.02 321 60.24 52.94 62.40 361 12 13 6 6 W2 5-5 8 3 3 9 1 1 0 1 0 2 12 10 at Chicago State 66.49 at Providence 52.04
5 Saint Francis (PA) 58.90 326 59.25 55.18 65.38 313 7 17 5 8 L2 4-6 4 4 3 13 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 12 at Chicago State 64.38 vs Central Connecticut 54.01
6 Mercyhurst 58.13 334 61.61 57.15 64.39 340 10 16 7 7 L2 6-4 6 2 4 14 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 11 at Sacramento State 65.31 at Air Force 46.19
7 Wagner 56.35 350 62.43 56.17 61.89 362 8 13 4 8 L3 4-6 3 5 5 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 10 at Central Connecticut 66.06 vs Chicago State 49.77
8 Le Moyne 55.26 355 62.77 55.20 64.06 348 7 18 4 8 W2 4-6 4 5 2 13 1 0 0 1 0 4 7 13 vs UT Martin 68.98 vs Central Connecticut 49.25
9 Chicago State 53.48 359 62.11 53.48 68.08 224 4 23 4 8 L3 3-7 3 5 1 16 0 2 0 3 0 6 4 14 at Wagner 64.00 at Fairleigh Dickinson 41.76
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 Le Moyne W 93 - 70  74.14 1 Fairleigh Dickinson vs Chicago State W 91 - 49  14.12 1 Wagner at Central Connecticut W 62 - 57  14.92
2 Fairleigh Dickinson vs Chicago State W 91 - 49  73.61 2 Stonehill vs New Orleans W 80 - 54  13.17 2 LIU at Charlotte W 79 - 76  13.95
3 Central Connecticut vs Fairleigh Dickinson W 87 - 66  73.01 3 Le Moyne vs UT Martin W 65 - 53  9.91 3 Saint Francis (PA) at Campbell W 65 - 64  10.14
4 Central Connecticut at Saint Joseph's W 73 - 67  72.25 4 Wagner at Central Connecticut W 62 - 57  9.88 4 Stonehill vs Bryant W 67 - 66  9.93
5 Central Connecticut at LIU W 63 - 50  71.88 5 LIU at Air Force W 63 - 54  9.20 5 LIU at Air Force W 63 - 54  9.68
6 Central Connecticut at Holy Cross W 69 - 56  71.75 6 Stonehill vs Quinnipiac W 88 - 74  9.04 6 Mercyhurst at Sacramento State W 66 - 60  9.29
7 Central Connecticut at Saint Francis (PA) W 74 - 59  71.14 7 Chicago State at Wagner W 64 - 52  8.99 7 LIU at Central Connecticut W 54 - 52  9.14
8 Central Connecticut at UMass W 73 - 69  71.14 8 LIU at Charlotte W 79 - 76  8.43 8 Central Connecticut at Saint Joseph's W 73 - 67  8.26
9 Central Connecticut at Mercyhurst W 62 - 50  70.93 9 Chicago State vs Le Moyne W 88 - 72  7.96 9 Le Moyne vs UT Martin W 65 - 53  8.19
10 Central Connecticut at Rhode Island L 69 - 77  70.58 10 Chicago State at Wisconsin L 53 - 74  7.59 10 Central Connecticut at UMass W 73 - 69  8.12
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 13 3 20 7 @ New Britain, CT Central Connecticut
2 LIU 11 5 13 16          
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 9 7 10 18 8 Le Moyne    
4 Stonehill 8 8 14 15  
5 Mercyhurst 8 8 11 17 @ New Britain, CT Central Connecticut
6 Saint Francis (PA) 7 9 9 18          
7 Wagner 5 11 9 16 4 Stonehill      
8 Le Moyne 5 11 8 21                
9 Chicago State 5 11 5 26 @ Easton, MA Stonehill    
   
5 Mercyhurst  
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 LIU   Men's Basketball
1 Central Connecticut 90.33% 77.41% 63.28%           Tournament Champion
2 LIU 72.36% 44.07% 13.18% @ Brooklyn, NY LIU  
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 66.26% 33.58% 10.13%              
4 Stonehill 64.74% 20.97% 6.43% 7 Wagner        
5 Mercyhurst 35.26% 9.74% 2.55%      
6 Saint Francis (PA) 33.74% 8.20% 2.61% @ Brooklyn, NY LIU
7 Wagner 27.64% 3.62% 1.14%  
8 Le Moyne 9.67% 2.42% 0.68% 3 Fairleigh Dickinson  
           
@ Teaneck, NJ Fairleigh Dickinson
 
6 Saint Francis (PA) © Omni Rankings