Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 1/4/25 games
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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 Furman 73.96 107 75.66 73.32 69.68 206 10 2 1 1 L1 8-2 4 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 1 6 0 at Western Carolina 81.85 at Kansas 66.83
2 UNCG 73.40 112 75.47 71.73 71.21 122 6 6 2 0 W2 5-5 3 0 2 4 1 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 vs Long Beach State 80.68 vs San Jose State 65.41
3 Samford 73.22 115 73.98 71.50 66.08 333 10 3 2 0 W3 8-2 6 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 7 1 vs Austin Peay 80.28 at Arizona 65.89
4 ETSU 71.72 138 73.43 68.29 68.56 255 6 7 1 1 L1 5-5 5 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 4 vs Elon 84.52 vs Eastern Kentucky 66.61
5 Wofford 70.29 158 71.11 65.86 72.66 71 5 8 1 1 W1 5-5 2 1 2 6 1 1 0 1 4 4 1 3 vs Gardner-Webb 80.83 at Elon 63.11
6 Chattanooga 68.46 191 68.46 66.15 67.83 289 7 6 1 1 W1 7-3 4 1 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 2 at Indiana 71.80 vs Lipscomb 60.16
7 Mercer 63.35 270 63.35 59.30 65.97 337 7 6 2 0 W3 7-3 3 0 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 3 at Georgia State 65.41 at DePaul 50.42
8 VMI 60.54 310 62.48 58.99 67.95 284 2 9 0 2 L8 1-9 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 5 at Bellarmine 66.23 at Davidson 55.71
9 The Citadel 57.88 340 67.05 57.88 67.86 285 1 8 0 2 L7   1 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 vs Stetson 72.33 vs Campbell 49.16
10 Western Carolina 56.73 350 65.22 56.73 73.01 63 1 9 0 2 L5 1-9 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 3 at Wake Forest 64.13 vs Furman 50.89
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 ETSU vs Elon W 84 - 58  84.52 1 ETSU vs Elon W 84 - 58  13.50 1 Mercer vs Jacksonville W 90 - 89 OT 8.77
2 Furman at Western Carolina W 90 - 61  81.85 2 Wofford vs Gardner-Webb W 88 - 64  12.14 2 Wofford vs St. Thomas (MN) W 81 - 73  6.66
3 Wofford vs Gardner-Webb W 88 - 64  80.83 3 ETSU at Charlotte W 75 - 55  11.43 3 Wofford at ETSU W 81 - 78  5.78
4 UNCG vs Long Beach State W 71 - 48  80.68 4 Wofford vs North Alabama W 74 - 54  10.46 4 ETSU at Charlotte W 75 - 55  3.57
5 ETSU at Charlotte W 75 - 55  80.48 5 UNCG vs Furman W 84 - 67  8.35 5 Mercer at Georgia State W 71 - 68  3.18
6 UNCG vs Furman W 84 - 67  80.39 6 The Citadel vs Stetson W 74 - 52  7.92 6 Mercer vs Chattanooga W 99 - 94 OT 2.32
7 Samford vs Austin Peay W 72 - 47  80.28 7 Furman at Western Carolina W 90 - 61  7.84 7 Samford at North Alabama W 97 - 96 OT 2.18
8 ETSU vs Austin Peay W 79 - 57  79.04 8 Samford vs Austin Peay W 72 - 47  7.77 8 ETSU vs Elon W 84 - 58  1.91
9 Samford vs The Citadel W 86 - 56  78.72 9 ETSU vs Austin Peay W 79 - 57  7.71 9 Wofford vs North Alabama W 74 - 54  1.62
10 Furman at Harvard W 77 - 63  77.19 10 UNCG vs Long Beach State W 71 - 48  7.57 10 Wofford vs Gardner-Webb W 88 - 64  1.13
SoCon projected standings SoCon projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 UNCG
Rank Team W L W L  
1 UNCG 13 5 17 11 8 VMI @ Asheville, NC UNCG
2 Furman 12 6 21 7      
3 Samford 12 6 20 9 @ Asheville, NC VMI  
4 ETSU 11 7 16 13    
5 Wofford 11 7 15 14 9 The Citadel @ Asheville, NC UNCG
6 Chattanooga 9 9 15 14    
7 Mercer 8 10 13 16 4 ETSU    
8 VMI 5 13 7 20      
9 The Citadel 4 14 5 20 @ Asheville, NC ETSU  
10 Western Carolina 4 14 5 21    
5 Wofford  
 
SoCon tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized @ Asheville, NC Furman
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 UNCG 83.85% 47.66% 25.19% 7 Mercer @ Asheville, NC Furman  
2 Furman 81.16% 46.33% 25.95%        
3 Samford 63.69% 34.13% 18.39% @ Asheville, NC Mercer    
4 ETSU 54.23% 27.56% 13.24%      
5 Wofford 45.77% 21.45% 9.43% 10 Western Carolina @ Asheville, NC Furman
6 Chattanooga 36.31% 14.74% 5.93%  
7 Mercer 15.24% 4.26% 1.16% 3 Samford  
8 VMI 10.36% 2.32% 0.47%    
9 The Citadel 5.79% 1.01% 0.16% @ Asheville, NC Samford
10 Western Carolina 3.60% 0.55% 0.08%  
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