| Omni Rankings™ | 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings | through 1/4/25 games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | McNeese | 77.80 | 77 | 77.80 | 74.27 | 71.97 | 101 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W4 | 7-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | vs | Southeastern Louisiana | 84.40 | vs | Santa Clara | 70.98 | ||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 70.00 | 166 | 71.03 | 68.48 | 70.32 | 173 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | W1 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | vs | SFA | 76.30 | vs | Lamar | 63.76 | ||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 68.54 | 189 | 71.30 | 63.32 | 70.78 | 149 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W1 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | at | UTRGV | 84.11 | vs | Sam Houston | 61.48 | ||||||
| 4 | Nicholls | 66.52 | 224 | 69.25 | 65.28 | 72.03 | 98 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | L1 | 5-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | at | New Mexico | 72.21 | vs | New Orleans | 60.23 | ||||||
| 5 | UTRGV | 66.29 | 228 | 69.75 | 60.22 | 67.76 | 293 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | W2 | 6-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | at | Wisconsin | 77.24 | vs | Lamar | 50.25 | ||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 66.24 | 229 | 68.59 | 63.19 | 70.49 | 164 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | L2 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | vs | North Dakota | 73.54 | at | McNeese | 60.36 | ||||||
| 7 | SFA | 65.97 | 234 | 68.87 | 65.97 | 69.23 | 229 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | L1 | 4-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | vs | Youngstown State | 69.54 | vs | UIW | 60.61 | ||||||
| 8 | Northwestern State | 64.91 | 249 | 66.59 | 63.69 | 71.84 | 103 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W1 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | vs | North Alabama | 73.68 | vs | ULM | 58.32 | ||||||
| 9 | UIW | 64.09 | 256 | 64.09 | 57.48 | 64.49 | 357 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | W1 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | at | SFA | 69.38 | vs | Prairie View | 54.24 | ||||||
| 10 | Houston Christian | 58.93 | 331 | 58.93 | 53.95 | 69.49 | 216 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | L3 | 2-8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | at | Lamar | 64.27 | at | Creighton | 52.16 | ||||||
| 11 | East Texas A&M | 57.06 | 346 | 59.68 | 57.06 | 71.42 | 114 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | L2 | 1-9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | at | UConn | 61.97 | at | USF | 52.17 | ||||||
| 12 | New Orleans | 54.91 | 358 | 55.57 | 50.50 | 72.53 | 76 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | L8 | 1-9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | at | Tulane | 64.00 | vs | Stonehill | 41.11 | ||||||
| Southland top performances | Southland surprise performances | Southland upset wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese | vs | Southeastern Louisiana | W 79 - 51 | 84.40 | 1 | Lamar | at | UTRGV | W 84 - 52 | 19.25 | 1 | New Orleans | at | Tulane | W 93 - 87 OT | 26.51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lamar | at | UTRGV | W 84 - 52 | 84.11 | 2 | New Orleans | at | Tulane | W 93 - 87 OT | 13.25 | 2 | Lamar | at | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 65 - 61 | 10.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | McNeese | vs | Longwood | W 84 - 69 | 81.07 | 3 | Lamar | at | Louisiana | W 74 - 45 | 12.18 | 3 | Nicholls | at | Seattle U | W 71 - 69 | 8.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lamar | at | Louisiana | W 74 - 45 | 81.04 | 4 | UTRGV | vs | Tennessee Tech | W 83 - 58 | 11.61 | 4 | Lamar | at | UTRGV | W 84 - 52 | 7.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McNeese | vs | Mississippi State | L 63 - 66 | 79.95 | 5 | UTRGV | at | Wisconsin | L 84 - 87 | 10.35 | 5 | UIW | at | SFA | W 55 - 49 | 7.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | McNeese | at | Alabama | L 64 - 72 | 78.70 | 6 | UIW | vs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | W 92 - 64 | 10.01 | 6 | Houston Christian | at | ULM | W 74 - 68 | 5.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | McNeese | at | East Texas A&M | W 75 - 56 | 78.08 | 7 | Northwestern State | vs | North Alabama | W 71 - 58 | 8.86 | 7 | East Texas A&M | vs | Abilene Christian | W 68 - 67 | 5.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | McNeese | vs | North Texas | W 68 - 61 | 78.02 | 8 | McNeese | vs | Southeastern Louisiana | W 79 - 51 | 7.98 | 8 | Northwestern State | vs | North Alabama | W 71 - 58 | 5.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | McNeese | vs | Liberty | L 58 - 62 | 77.90 | 9 | Southeastern Louisiana | vs | North Dakota | W 76 - 60 | 7.32 | 9 | Southeastern Louisiana | at | Tulane | W 71 - 67 | 4.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UTRGV | at | Wisconsin | L 84 - 87 | 77.24 | 10 | Lamar | at | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 65 - 61 | 7.27 | 10 | Nicholls | at | Northern Kentucky | W 61 - 59 | 3.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Southland projected standings | Southland projected tournament bracket (projections in italics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Texas A&M-Commerce ineligible for NCAA tournament) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | 1 | McNeese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese | 17 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 4 | Northwestern State | @ Lake Charles, LA | McNeese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13 | 7 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 13 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 5 | Nicholls | @ Lake Charles, LA | Nicholls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern State | 12 | 8 | 13 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nicholls | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | @ Lake Charles, LA | Nicholls | @ Lake Charles, LA | McNeese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UTRGV | 11 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2025 Southland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 8 | UIW | 2 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Men's Basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UIW | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | Tournament Champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | SFA | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | Lamar | @ Lake Charles, LA | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Houston Christian | 7 | 13 | 8 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | East Texas A&M | 5 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 6 | UTRGV | @ Lake Charles, LA | Lamar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | New Orleans | 4 | 16 | 6 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| @ Lake Charles, LA | UTRGV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southland tournament probabilities | Outcome realized | Outcome unrealized | 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reaching | Reaching | Winning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seed | Team | semifinals | final | tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese | 100.00% | 81.49% | 60.13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 100.00% | 57.15% | 19.97% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 56.67% | 25.89% | 8.13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern State | 48.33% | 8.63% | 3.30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nicholls | 31.25% | 6.51% | 2.79% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UTRGV | 21.76% | 8.53% | 2.25% | © Omni Rankings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | 21.57% | 8.43% | 2.22% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UIW | 20.42% | 3.37% | 1.21% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||