Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 4/6/26 games
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Home court factor = 2.46 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 66.07 228 68.87 63.32 64.69 322 24 11 15 3 L1 7-3 14 1 10 9 0 1 0 3 0 2 24 6 at Central Connecticut 76.04 at Fordham 57.30
2 Mercyhurst 62.38 294 66.40 61.77 62.86 355 15 17 10 8 L1 5-5 10 3 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 12 at Loyola Chicago     71.58 at Davidson       54.47
3 Wagner 60.79 306 62.51 57.62 62.85 356 11 17 8 10 L1 6-4 5 5 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 13 at Central Connecticut     66.27 at Central Connecticut     53.10
4 Le Moyne 60.37 311 64.16 60.01 62.58 359 14 17 10 8 L2 4-6 8 4 5 12 1 1 0 1 0 3 14 13 vs New Haven     71.43 vs Stonehill       53.98
5 Central Connecticut 59.86 318 67.11 59.86 62.16 362 16 12 12 6 L1 7-3 8 4 8 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 14 11 at Rutgers       77.52 at Chicago State     51.33
6 Stonehill 59.52 321 60.98 55.95 63.07 354 10 21 8 10 L1 3-7 6 5 4 15 0 1 0 1 0 3 10 17 vs Saint Francis (PA)     67.10 vs New Haven     48.96
7 New Haven 59.08 323 59.49 53.24 64.00 343 11 17 9 9 W1 5-5 6 6 5 11 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 12 at Stonehill       65.58 vs Penn State     48.79
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 57.09 339 59.34 53.05 63.59 349 8 21 8 10 L4 4-6 5 6 3 15 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 16 at Central Connecticut     65.91 at Fordham       49.84
9 Chicago State 56.68 341 57.21 51.03 66.27 267 6 25 5 13 L3 4-6 4 6 2 19 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 17 vs Central Connecticut     66.80 at Saint Francis (PA)     45.01
10 Saint Francis (PA) 54.05 357 55.08 49.32 65.01 313 5 24 5 13 L2 1-9 3 8 2 14 0 2 0 3 0 3 5 18 vs Chicago State 62.37 at Radford 42.53
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  13.15 1 Central Connecticut at Rutgers W 67 - 54  14.03
2 LIU at Central Connecticut W 80 - 59  76.04 2 Chicago State vs Central Connecticut W 70 - 51  11.07 2 Saint Francis (PA) at Wagner W 71 - 69  13.51
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  72.60 4 Stonehill vs Saint Francis (PA) W 103 - 77  10.04 4 Central Connecticut at Boston College W 60 - 59  12.81
5 LIU at Chicago State W 74 - 55  72.46 5 Saint Francis (PA) vs Chicago State W 81 - 60  9.61 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  9.09 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  9.02
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  70.90 10 Stonehill at Wagner W 69 - 60  8.76 10 New Haven at UMass Lowell W 73 - 67  8.16
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 15 3 24 11 @ Brooklyn, NY LIU
2 Central Connecticut 12 6 16 12          
3 Mercyhurst 10 8 15 17 8 Chicago State    
4 Le Moyne 10 8 14 17  
5 New Haven 9 9 11 17 @ Brooklyn, NY LIU
6 Wagner 8 10 11 17          
7 Stonehill 8 10 10 21 4 Le Moyne      
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 8 10 8 21                
9 Chicago State 5 13 6 25 @ Syracuse, NY Wagner    
10 Saint Francis (PA) 5 13 5 24    
5 Stonehill  
 
NEC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized @ Brooklyn, NY LIU
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected tournament bracket   2026 NEC
Reaching Reaching Winning 2 Central Connecticut   Men's Basketball
Seed Team semifinals final tournament           Tournament Champion
1 LIU 85.27% 66.31% 48.98% @ New Britain, CT Mercyhurst  
2 Central Connecticut 60.73% 34.33% 12.67%              
3 Mercyhurst 74.34% 42.29% 17.68% 7 Wagner        
4 Le Moyne 67.01% 26.35% 10.41%      
5 Stonehill 32.99% 10.39% 3.30% @ Erie, PA Mercyhurst
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 25.66% 6.39% 1.91%  
7 Wagner 39.27% 10.05% 3.95% 3 Mercyhurst  
8 Chicago State 14.73% 3.90% 1.09%            
@ Erie, PA Stonehill
 
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