Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 11/16/24 games
Ohio Valley
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Home court factor = 2.58 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 SIUE 70.14 67 70.14 64.18 74.18 18 3 2 0 0 W3   0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 at Western Michigan 73.90 at Illinois 63.00
2 Tennessee State 68.44 74 69.49 67.60 69.39 66 1 3 0 0 W1   1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 at Colorado State 76.44 at Wyoming 64.81
3 Little Rock             1 2 0 0 W1   0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 at UTSA 75.06 at Arkansas State 63.53
4 UT Martin             1 2 0 0 L2   0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 at Illinois State 70.66 at North Alabama 61.42
5 Southern Indiana 65.00 89 65.58 64.39 69.97 58 1 4 0 0 L1   0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 at DePaul 72.04 at Marshall 59.39
6 Eastern Illinois             0 3 0 0 L3   0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 at Northwestern 71.34 at Indiana 53.96
7 Morehead State             0 3 0 0 L3   0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 at Cincinnati 61.98 at Louisville 51.59
8 Tennessee Tech 59.67 107 62.15 59.67 64.32 110 2 2 0 0 L1   1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 at Georgia 67.54 vs UTRGV 50.53
9 Western Illinois 58.83 112 62.77 58.83 61.81 118 2 2 0 0 W1   1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 at San Jose State 62.96 vs Green Bay 54.66
10 Southeast Missouri             0 2 0 0 L2   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 at Vanderbilt 61.78 at Bradley 53.25
11 Lindenwood             0 3 0 0 L3   0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 at Oklahoma 51.38 vs New Orleans 49.87
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 Little Rock at UTSA W 81 - 64  75.06 1 Eastern Illinois at Northwestern L 58 - 67 OT 13.96 1 SIUE at Indiana State W 77 - 72  12.20
2 SIUE at Western Michigan W 79 - 60  73.90 2 Little Rock at UTSA W 81 - 64  9.47 2 Little Rock at UTSA W 81 - 64  2.72
3 SIUE vs Canisius W 76 - 58  73.72 3 SIUE at Indiana State W 77 - 72  8.48 3      
4 SIUE at Indiana State W 77 - 72  72.66 4 Southeast Missouri at Vanderbilt L 76 - 85  7.80 4      
5 Eastern Illinois at Northwestern L 58 - 67 OT 71.34 5 SIUE at Western Michigan W 79 - 60  7.32 5      
6 UT Martin at Longwood L 62 - 64  68.96 6 SIUE vs Canisius W 76 - 58  4.47 6      
7 Tennessee State vs Alabama A&M W 81 - 71  67.16 7 UT Martin at Longwood L 62 - 64  2.72 7      
8 Southern Indiana vs Bucknell L 69 - 75 OT 66.44 8 Southern Indiana vs Bucknell L 69 - 75 OT 1.37 8      
9 Tennessee State vs Howard L 84 - 88 OT 65.36 9 Southern Indiana at Bellarmine W 71 - 69  0.04 9      
10 Tennessee State at Wyoming L 66 - 81  64.81 10 Morehead State at Cincinnati L 56 - 83  0.01 10      
OVC projected standings OVC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
(Lindenwood, Southern Indiana ineligible for NCAA tournament)
Conference Overall 1 SIUE
Rank Team W L W L  
1 SIUE 15 5 19 9 4 UT Martin @ Evansville, IN SIUE
2 Tennessee State 14 6 17 11      
3 Little Rock 13 7 17 12 5 Southern Indiana @ Evansville, IN UT Martin  
4 UT Martin 13 7 16 12      
5 Southern Indiana 12 8 14 14 @ Evansville, IN Southern Indiana @ Evansville, IN SIUE
6 Eastern Illinois 9 11 10 18     2025 OVC
7 Morehead State 9 11 11 17 8 Tennessee Tech 2 Tennessee State   Men's Basketball
8 Tennessee Tech 8 12 11 18     Tournament Champion
9 Western Illinois 8 12 11 17 3 Little Rock @ Evansville, IN Tennessee State  
10 Southeast Missouri 6 14 8 20    
11 Lindenwood 4 16 5 23 6 Eastern Illinois @ Evansville, IN Little Rock
   
@ Evansville, IN Eastern Illinois
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 SIUE 100.00% 64.06% 37.12%
2 Tennessee State 100.00% 58.00% 28.52%
3 Little Rock 72.01% 34.60% 16.35%
4 UT Martin 61.72% 24.36% 11.57%
5 Southern Indiana 29.25% 9.80% 4.04%
6 Eastern Illinois 14.65% 3.95% 1.05%
7 Morehead State 13.34% 3.45% 0.89%
8 Tennessee Tech 9.04% 1.79% 0.46% © Omni Rankings