Omni Rankings™ 2024-2025 Men's college basketball ratings through 11/16/24 games
Southland
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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 McNeese             0 2 0 0 L2   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 at Alabama 78.05 vs South Dakota State 70.92
2 SFA             0 2 0 0 L2   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 at Arkansas State     68.51 at Drake       68.34
3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi             0 3 0 0 L3   0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 at Purdue       70.49 vs New Mexico     66.67
4 UTRGV 67.41 79 67.41 60.90 70.16 54 2 2 0 0 W2   0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 vs Tennessee Tech     74.38 vs Charleston Southern     64.50
5 Nicholls 67.24 82 69.62 67.24 76.49 13 1 3 0 0 L1   0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 at New Mexico     72.94 at Cincinnati       61.47
6 Northwestern State             0 3 0 0 L3   0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 at Rice       67.31 at Oklahoma       65.65
7 Lamar             0 1 0 0 L1   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 at Texas A&M     63.87 at Texas A&M     63.87
8 Southeastern Louisiana             0 2 0 0 L2   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 at Mississippi State     65.71 at UAB       63.73
9 UIW             2 1 0 0 W2   2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff     67.27 vs Prairie View     54.18
10 East Texas A&M 58.51 115 58.51 58.10 72.42 34 1 3 0 0 W1   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 at Iowa       59.41 at Texas A&M     57.27
11 Houston Christian             0 2 0 0 L2   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 at Texas       54.32 at Creighton       51.65
12 New Orleans 51.80 127 55.40 51.80 63.52 114 1 3 0 0 L1   0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 vs Lindenwood 57.50 vs Stonehill 41.52
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 at Alabama L 64 - 72  78.05 1 UTRGV vs Tennessee Tech W 83 - 58  10.99 1 Nicholls at Northern Kentucky W 61 - 59  2.55
2 UTRGV vs Tennessee Tech W 83 - 58  74.38 2 UIW vs Arkansas Pine Bluff W 92 - 64  10.76 2      
3 Nicholls at Northern Kentucky W 61 - 59  70.12 3 UTRGV at Creighton L 86 - 99  4.65 3      
4 SFA at Arkansas State L 49 - 59  68.51 4 McNeese at Alabama L 64 - 72  4.41 4      
5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at New Mexico State L 82 - 83  68.28 5 Southeastern Louisiana at Mississippi State L 59 - 80  3.51 5      
6 Northwestern State at Rice L 75 - 77 OT 67.31 6 Northwestern State at Rice L 75 - 77 OT 3.25 6      
7 UIW vs Arkansas Pine Bluff W 92 - 64  67.27 7 New Orleans vs Lindenwood W 82 - 74  2.74 7      
8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs New Mexico L 81 - 100  66.67 8 Northwestern State at Oklahoma L 57 - 73  2.38 8      
9 Southeastern Louisiana at Mississippi State L 59 - 80  65.71 9 Nicholls at Northern Kentucky W 61 - 59  2.23 9      
10 Northwestern State at Oklahoma L 57 - 73  65.65 10 UTRGV vs Charleston Southern W 86 - 76  2.05 10      
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 16 4 19 8 4 UTRGV @ Lake Charles, LA McNeese
2 SFA 13 7 16 12      
3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 13 7 16 12 5 Nicholls @ Lake Charles, LA UTRGV  
4 UTRGV 12 8 16 11      
5 Nicholls 12 8 14 14 @ Lake Charles, LA Nicholls @ Lake Charles, LA McNeese
6 Northwestern State 11 9 13 15     2025 Southland
7 Lamar 10 10 13 15 8 Southeastern Louisiana 2 SFA   Men's Basketball
8 Southeastern Louisiana 10 10 12 16     Tournament Champion
9 UIW 8 12 11 16 3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ Lake Charles, LA SFA  
10 East Texas A&M 7 13 10 21    
11 Houston Christian 4 16 6 23 6 Northwestern State @ Lake Charles, LA Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
12 New Orleans 4 16 5 26    
@ Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State
 
Southland tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 7 Lamar
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket
Reaching Reaching Winning
Seed Team semifinals final tournament
1 McNeese 100.00% 75.06% 53.76%
2 SFA 100.00% 55.47% 20.25%
3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 61.18% 29.88% 10.61%
4 UTRGV 55.26% 14.55% 6.92%
5 Nicholls 30.96% 8.02% 3.77%
6 Northwestern State 20.22% 7.75% 2.08% © Omni Rankings
7 Lamar 18.60% 6.90% 1.78%
8 Southeastern Louisiana 13.78% 2.37% 0.82%