Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 1/4/25 games
Ohio 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 Little Rock 67.10 215 70.24 65.98 68.98 239 6 6 2 1 L1 6-4 3 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 2 at Tulsa 77.08 at Tennessee State 62.41
2 UT Martin 66.44 225 68.78 63.37 68.74 248 3 9 2 2 W1 2-8 1 1 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 7 at Southern Indiana 81.66 at Charleston Southern 55.85
3 SIUE 65.99 233 70.98 65.17 67.85 287 6 6 2 2 W2 6-4 3 1 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 4 at Western Michigan 74.72 at Green Bay 57.29
4 Southeast Missouri 63.63 262 63.63 54.62 68.41 260 5 7 3 1 L1 5-5 3 1 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 3 vs SIUE 70.91 at Bradley 54.55
5 Tennessee State 63.41 267 69.28 62.50 67.30 302 2 10 1 3 W1 2-8 2 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 7 at Colorado State 76.01 vs UNC Asheville 56.61
6 Southern Indiana 62.58 286 67.12 62.58 66.66 319 4 8 1 3 L3 4-6 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 at DePaul 71.48 vs UT Martin 48.77
7 Tennessee Tech 62.00 293 63.62 59.98 65.89 339 6 7 3 1 W3 4-6 4 0 1 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 6 3 vs Presbyterian 71.31 vs UTRGV 50.31
8 Morehead State 60.48 312 63.62 59.27 67.41 300 5 7 3 1 L1 5-5 3 0 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 5 vs Austin Peay 66.48 vs NJIT 51.50
9 Eastern Illinois 58.99 329 62.62 57.65 70.38 169 2 9 1 2 L1 2-8 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 4 at Northwestern 71.77 at Valparaiso 49.78
10 Western Illinois 57.94 339 61.80 56.61 63.43 361 5 7 2 2 W1 4-6 2 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 6 at South Alabama 65.54 at South Dakota 52.25
11 Lindenwood 55.91 356 55.91 50.88 65.28 349 3 9 1 3 L2 3-7 2 1 0 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 6 vs IU Indy 63.32 vs New Orleans 49.00
OVC top performances OVC surprise performances OVC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 UT Martin at Southern Indiana W 77 - 46  81.66 1 UT Martin at Southern Indiana W 77 - 46  17.85 1 Western Illinois at South Alabama W 64 - 63  16.16
2 Little Rock at Tulsa W 71 - 57  77.08 2 Eastern Illinois at Northwestern L 58 - 67 OT 14.11 2 SIUE at Indiana State W 77 - 72  10.34
3 Little Rock at UTSA W 81 - 64  75.33 3 Southeast Missouri vs Kansas City W 80 - 59  11.62 3 Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois W 75 - 67  6.35
4 SIUE at Western Michigan W 79 - 60  74.72 4 Lindenwood vs IU Indy W 81 - 63  10.72 4 UT Martin at Southern Indiana W 77 - 46  5.79
5 SIUE vs Canisius W 76 - 58  73.99 5 Tennessee Tech vs Presbyterian W 90 - 75  9.74 5 Lindenwood vs Stonehill W 75 - 74  5.52
6 SIUE at Indiana State W 77 - 72  72.75 6 Southeast Missouri vs SIUE W 80 - 64  9.68 6 Morehead State at Southern Indiana W 70 - 68  5.20
7 Eastern Illinois at Northwestern L 58 - 67 OT 71.77 7 Little Rock at UTSA W 81 - 64  9.35 7 Morehead State at Cleveland State W 71 - 69  5.16
8 Tennessee Tech vs Presbyterian W 90 - 75  71.31 8 Little Rock at Tulsa W 71 - 57  8.85 8 Tennessee Tech vs Presbyterian W 90 - 75  5.01
9 Southern Indiana vs Indiana State W 87 - 77  71.17 9 Western Illinois at South Alabama W 64 - 63  8.56 9 Little Rock at Tulsa W 71 - 57  4.18
10 Southeast Missouri vs SIUE W 80 - 64  70.91 10 Tennessee Tech vs Morehead State W 74 - 55  8.23 10 Lindenwood vs IU Indy W 81 - 63  4.08
OVC projected standings OVC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
(Lindenwood, Southern Indiana ineligible for NCAA tournament)
Conference Overall 1 Little Rock
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Little Rock 13 7 17 12 4 Southeast Missouri @ Evansville, IN Little Rock
2 UT Martin 12 8 13 15      
3 SIUE 12 8 16 12 5 Tennessee Tech @ Evansville, IN Southeast Missouri  
4 Southeast Missouri 12 8 14 14      
5 Tennessee Tech 11 9 14 15 @ Evansville, IN Southern Indiana @ Evansville, IN Little Rock
6 Tennessee State 10 10 11 17     2025 OVC
7 Morehead State 10 10 12 16 8 Southern Indiana 2 UT Martin   Men's Basketball
8 Southern Indiana 9 11 12 16     Tournament Champion
9 Eastern Illinois 8 12 9 19 3 SIUE @ Evansville, IN UT Martin  
10 Western Illinois 8 12 11 17    
11 Lindenwood 6 14 8 20 6 Tennessee State @ Evansville, IN SIUE
   
@ Evansville, IN Tennessee State
OVC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized  
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket 7 Morehead State
Reaching Reaching Winning
Seed Team semifinals final tournament
1 Little Rock 100.00% 61.80% 33.39%
2 UT Martin 100.00% 55.40% 29.10%
3 SIUE 60.94% 29.67% 15.21%
4 Southeast Missouri 53.91% 21.51% 9.44%
5 Tennessee Tech 21.84% 7.73% 3.03%
6 Tennessee State 24.86% 10.23% 4.48%
7 Morehead State 14.20% 4.70% 1.67%
8 Southern Indiana 24.25% 8.97% 3.67% © Omni Rankings