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 Arkansas State 75.80 38 75.80 72.21 73.70 24 3 1 0 0 W2   3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 at Alabama 77.79 vs Akron 72.79
2 Troy             2 1 0 0 L1   1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 vs Toledo 76.35 at Arkansas 69.55
3 James Madison             1 2 0 0 L2   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 vs Ohio 73.63 at Norfolk State 66.87
4 Georgia Southern 70.50 65 70.50 68.84 67.96 78 3 1 0 0 W2   1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 vs Northern Illinois 72.53 at UNC Wilmington 68.22
5 Texas State             1 2 0 0 L2   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 at TCU 75.32 at Abilene Christian 62.53
6 South Alabama 69.38 70 69.38 67.53 69.70 60 2 2 0 0 W1   1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 at Nicholls 72.73 vs Mercer 67.94
7 Marshall             2 1 0 0 W2   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 vs Bellarmine 71.73 vs Toledo 62.94
8 Louisiana             0 2 0 0 L2   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 vs Kent State 66.31 at Houston 64.59
9 App State             0 2 0 0 L2   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 at Wisconsin 62.71 vs Miami (OH) 61.22
10 Southern Miss             1 1 0 0 L1   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 vs Bowling Green 68.19 at UAB 63.54
11 Coastal Carolina             1 2 0 0 L2   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 at NC State 67.66 vs Western Michigan 61.64
12 Georgia State             1 2 0 0 L2   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 vs Ball State 65.95 at Mississippi State 59.84
13 ULM             0 3 0 0 L3   0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 at Tulane 58.66 at LSU 52.80
14 Old Dominion 56.77 120 59.23 56.77 66.23 93 1 3 0 0 W1   1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 at Radford 58.14 vs Buffalo 55.19
Sun Belt top performances Sun Belt surprise performances Sun Belt upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Arkansas State at Alabama L 79 - 88  77.79 1 Marshall vs Southern Indiana W 77 - 63  6.14 1 South Alabama at Nicholls W 70 - 64  4.67
2 Arkansas State vs Little Rock W 80 - 63  77.17 2 Marshall vs Bellarmine W 83 - 62  5.66 2 Georgia Southern at Winthrop W 89 - 87  4.65
3 Arkansas State vs SFA W 59 - 49  75.47 3 Coastal Carolina at NC State L 70 - 82  5.62 3      
4 Texas State at TCU L 71 - 76  75.32 4 Arkansas State at Alabama L 79 - 88  5.58 4      
5 Troy at New Orleans W 78 - 61  73.81 5 South Alabama at Nicholls W 70 - 64  5.20 5      
6 South Alabama at Nicholls W 70 - 64  72.73 6 Texas State at TCU L 71 - 76  4.81 6      
7 Georgia Southern at Winthrop W 89 - 87  72.34 7 Georgia Southern at Winthrop W 89 - 87  3.28 7      
8 Marshall vs Bellarmine W 83 - 62  71.73 8 Arkansas State vs Little Rock W 80 - 63  3.10 8      
9 James Madison at Towson L 63 - 67  71.15 9 Coastal Carolina at East Carolina L 59 - 63  2.69 9      
10 Marshall vs Southern Indiana W 77 - 63  70.17 10 ULM at Tulane L 64 - 80  1.45 10      
Sun Belt projected standings Sun Belt projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Arkansas State
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Arkansas State 14 4 21 8 8 Louisiana @ Pensacola, FL Arkansas State
2 Troy 12 6 17 10      
3 James Madison 12 6 16 10 @ Pensacola, FL Louisiana  
4 Georgia Southern 11 7 17 12    
5 Texas State 10 8 14 12 9 App State @ Pensacola, FL Arkansas State
6 South Alabama 10 8 16 12    
7 Marshall 9 9 15 14 4 Georgia Southern    
8 Louisiana 9 9 12 15      
9 App State 9 9 12 15 5 Texas State @ Pensacola, FL Georgia Southern  
10 Southern Miss 8 10 12 16    
11 Coastal Carolina 7 11 12 16 12 Georgia State @ Pensacola, FL Texas State
12 Georgia State 7 11 11 18    
13 ULM 4 14 6 23 @ Pensacola, FL Georgia State @ Pensacola, FL Arkansas State
14 Old Dominion 4 14 6 20   2025 Sun Belt
13 ULM 2 Troy Men's Basketball
  Tournament Champion
Sun Belt tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 7 Marshall @ Pensacola, FL Troy
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket        
Reaching Reaching Winning @ Pensacola, FL Marshall    
Seed Team semifinals final tournament      
1 Arkansas State 77.30% 53.26% 34.04% 10 Southern Miss @ Pensacola, FL Troy
2 Troy 69.80% 39.73% 20.09%  
3 James Madison 64.37% 34.35% 16.51% 3 James Madison  
4 Georgia Southern 58.00% 23.03% 10.81%    
5 Texas State 35.37% 13.31% 5.94% 6 South Alabama @ Pensacola, FL James Madison
6 South Alabama 29.67% 13.15% 5.16%    
7 Marshall 18.91% 7.50% 2.56% 11 Coastal Carolina @ Pensacola, FL South Alabama
8 Louisiana 11.46% 4.58% 1.60%    
9 App State 11.24% 4.46% 1.55% @ Pensacola, FL Coastal Carolina
10 Southern Miss 11.28% 3.70% 1.04%  
11 Coastal Carolina 5.46% 1.50% 0.36% 14 Old Dominion
12 Georgia State 5.99% 1.29% 0.34%
13 ULM 0.65% 0.07% 0.01%
14 Old Dominion 0.50% 0.07% 0.01% © Omni Rankings