Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 11/16/24 games
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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 Samford             1 1 0 0 W1   0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 at North Alabama 74.63 at Cornell 74.25
2 Furman             3 0 0 0 W3   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 vs Tulane 76.16 vs Jacksonville 72.35
3 UNCG             1 1 0 0 L1   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 vs FGCU 72.92 at SMU 71.70
4 Western Carolina             0 1 0 0 L1   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at Queens (NC) 64.42 at Queens (NC) 64.42
5 The Citadel             1 1 0 0 W1   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 vs Stetson 73.65 at Boston College 66.71
6 ETSU             0 2 0 0 L2   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 at Davidson 68.55 vs Eastern Kentucky 64.90
7 Chattanooga 67.28 81 67.90 66.78 73.73 23 1 3 0 0 W1   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 at Saint Mary's 70.16 at USC 62.07
8 Wofford             0 3 0 0 L3   0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 at Presbyterian 67.00 at Duke 63.49
9 Mercer             0 2 0 0 L2   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 at South Alabama 61.93 at DePaul 52.93
10 VMI             2 1 0 0 W1   0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 at Bellarmine 63.45 vs Tennessee Tech 59.13
SoCon top performances SoCon surprise performances SoCon upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Furman vs Tulane W 75 - 67  76.16 1 The Citadel vs Stetson W 74 - 52  8.31 1      
2 Samford at North Alabama W 97 - 96 OT 74.63 2 VMI vs Charleston Southern W 80 - 69  4.34 2      
3 The Citadel vs Stetson W 74 - 52  73.65 3 Chattanooga at Saint Mary's L 74 - 86  3.38 3      
4 Furman vs Jacksonville W 78 - 69  72.35 4 Furman vs Tulane W 75 - 67  2.79 4      
5 UNCG at SMU L 68 - 81  71.70 5 Chattanooga vs Morehead State W 76 - 62  2.69 5      
6 Chattanooga at Saint Mary's L 74 - 86  70.16 6 VMI vs Tennessee Tech L 71 - 72  1.52 6      
7 Chattanooga vs Morehead State W 76 - 62  70.07 7 Mercer at South Alabama L 66 - 75  1.38 7      
8 ETSU at Davidson L 70 - 76  68.55 8 ETSU at Davidson L 70 - 76  1.12 8      
9 Wofford at Presbyterian L 68 - 71  67.00 9 Wofford at Presbyterian L 68 - 71  0.30 9      
10 Chattanooga at Austin Peay L 61 - 67  66.82 10 UNCG at SMU L 68 - 81  -0.08 10      
SoCon projected standings SoCon projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Samford
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Samford 13 5 20 9 8 Wofford @ Asheville, NC Samford
2 Furman 13 5 20 8      
3 UNCG 11 7 17 11 @ Asheville, NC Wofford  
4 Western Carolina 10 8 13 13    
5 The Citadel 9 9 13 12 9 Mercer @ Asheville, NC Samford
6 ETSU 9 9 13 16    
7 Chattanooga 9 9 13 16 4 Western Carolina    
8 Wofford 8 10 11 18      
9 Mercer 5 13 8 20 @ Asheville, NC Western Carolina  
10 VMI 4 14 8 19    
5 The Citadel  
 
SoCon tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized @ Asheville, NC Samford
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket   2025 SoCon
Reaching Reaching Winning 2 Furman   Men's Basketball
Seed Team semifinals final tournament     Tournament Champion
1 Samford 80.92% 56.25% 33.92% 7 Chattanooga @ Asheville, NC Furman  
2 Furman 75.84% 47.46% 26.63%        
3 UNCG 62.87% 30.16% 14.59% @ Asheville, NC Chattanooga    
4 Western Carolina 55.41% 21.55% 9.23%      
5 The Citadel 44.59% 15.27% 5.76% 10 VMI @ Asheville, NC Furman
6 ETSU 37.13% 13.33% 4.83%  
7 Chattanooga 20.82% 8.38% 2.91% 3 UNCG  
8 Wofford 14.60% 5.79% 1.80%    
9 Mercer 4.48% 1.15% 0.22% @ Asheville, NC UNCG
10 VMI 3.34% 0.66% 0.11%  
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