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 Arkansas State 75.32 97 75.84 71.69 70.21 183 10 4 2 1 L1 7-3 6 0 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 6 2 at Memphis 86.44 vs Jackson State 65.67
2 South Alabama 73.44 111 73.44 66.71 65.67 343 9 4 3 0 W3 8-2 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 2 at Georgia Southern 83.81 vs Alcorn State 60.47
3 Troy 72.99 119 73.69 70.80 69.57 214 8 4 3 0 W3 6-4 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 1 vs Georgia State 75.82 vs Merrimack 65.72
4 James Madison 71.30 146 76.22 70.76 70.88 143 7 6 2 1 W2 6-4 5 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 1 vs UIC 82.64 at South Alabama 58.36
5 Texas State 70.33 155 73.07 69.50 69.47 218 6 7 1 2 L3 5-5 3 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 5 3 vs Georgia Southern 78.31 at Abilene Christian 62.90
6 Marshall 67.68 204 68.12 63.63 68.98 240 6 8 1 2 L1 4-6 6 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 3 vs South Carolina State 76.17 at Purdue 60.78
7 App State 66.85 219 66.85 62.89 70.18 185 5 7 1 2 W1 5-5 3 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 5 2 vs Colgate 75.67 vs Miami (OH) 56.35
8 Georgia Southern 63.31 272 68.76 63.31 69.28 225 7 7 1 2 L1 4-6 5 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 4 7 2 at Winthrop 71.71 vs South Alabama 52.85
9 Coastal Carolina 63.10 276 64.19 61.00 64.33 358 6 7 1 2 W1 5-5 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 vs USC Upstate 68.98 vs Jacksonville State 54.22
10 Georgia State 62.10 291 64.82 60.48 71.99 100 4 10 1 2 W1 2-8 3 4 0 5 1 1 0 3 0 2 4 5 vs Louisiana 71.25 vs South Alabama 51.93
11 Southern Miss 61.31 302 64.70 60.62 69.22 230 4 9 1 2 L2 3-7 4 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 4 4 4 vs Alabama State 70.76 at Tulane 53.78
12 Louisiana 60.22 315 65.81 60.10 71.06 135 3 11 2 1 L1 3-7 2 6 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 6 3 4 vs Southeastern Louisiana 66.69 vs Lamar 50.08
13 Old Dominion 58.25 337 59.42 55.34 66.91 312 4 9 2 1 W1 4-6 3 4 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 4 5 vs William & Mary 62.43 vs Boston College 49.39
14 ULM 56.95 347 58.66 56.00 66.15 329 2 12 0 3 L5 2-8 1 5 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 7 at Northwestern State 63.23 at LSU 51.23
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 Memphis W 85 - 72  86.44 1 South Alabama vs James Madison W 77 - 49  15.05 1 Arkansas State at Memphis W 85 - 72  16.80
2 South Alabama at Georgia Southern W 76 - 47  83.81 2 Arkansas State at Memphis W 85 - 72  14.67 2 ULM at Northwestern State W 65 - 63  12.52
3 James Madison vs UIC W 99 - 81  82.64 3 South Alabama at Georgia Southern W 76 - 47  12.31 3 App State vs Sam Houston W 66 - 63  12.01
4 South Alabama vs James Madison W 77 - 49  82.40 4 App State vs Colgate W 72 - 50  11.29 4 Old Dominion vs William & Mary W 88 - 83  8.36
5 Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina W 97 - 67  82.19 5 Georgia State vs Louisiana W 94 - 70  10.77 5 Georgia Southern at Winthrop W 89 - 87  6.74
6 South Alabama at Georgia State W 77 - 51  80.00 6 South Alabama at Georgia State W 77 - 51  10.14 6 South Alabama at Nicholls W 70 - 64  4.98
7 James Madison vs Utah Valley W 78 - 61  78.92 7 Marshall vs South Carolina State W 82 - 53  10.06 7 Southern Miss vs Milwaukee W 66 - 65  4.94
8 Texas State vs Georgia Southern W 83 - 61  78.31 8 James Madison vs UIC W 99 - 81  9.93 8 Louisiana at Coastal Carolina W 71 - 68  4.59
9 Arkansas State at Alabama L 79 - 88  77.97 9 Southern Miss vs Alabama State W 81 - 64  9.45 9 Coastal Carolina at Campbell W 58 - 57  4.48
10 Arkansas State at Old Dominion W 78 - 59  77.56 10 Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina W 97 - 67  7.97 10 Louisiana vs Southeastern Louisiana W 68 - 61  4.16
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 13 5 21 8 8 Georgia Southern @ Pensacola, FL Arkansas State
2 South Alabama 13 5 19 9      
3 Troy 13 5 18 9 @ Pensacola, FL Georgia Southern  
4 James Madison 12 6 17 11    
5 Texas State 10 8 15 13 9 Coastal Carolina @ Pensacola, FL Arkansas State
6 Marshall 9 9 14 15    
7 App State 9 9 13 14 4 James Madison    
8 Georgia Southern 8 10 14 15      
9 Coastal Carolina 7 11 12 16 5 Texas State @ Pensacola, FL James Madison  
10 Georgia State 7 11 10 19    
11 Louisiana 7 11 8 21 12 Southern Miss @ Pensacola, FL Texas State
12 Southern Miss 6 12 9 19    
13 Old Dominion 6 12 8 20 @ Pensacola, FL Southern Miss @ Pensacola, FL Arkansas State
14 ULM 3 15 5 24   2025 Sun Belt
13 Old Dominion 2 South Alabama Men's Basketball
  Tournament Champion
Sun Belt tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 7 App State @ Pensacola, FL South Alabama
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected bracket        
Reaching Reaching Winning @ Pensacola, FL App State    
Seed Team semifinals final tournament      
1 Arkansas State 80.72% 51.48% 30.77% 10 Georgia State @ Pensacola, FL South Alabama
2 South Alabama 72.43% 40.98% 21.34%  
3 Troy 70.03% 38.29% 19.46% 3 Troy  
4 James Madison 58.79% 26.39% 12.76%    
5 Texas State 36.27% 15.33% 6.99% 6 Marshall @ Pensacola, FL Troy
6 Marshall 25.66% 10.23% 3.69%    
7 App State 20.04% 7.63% 2.59% 11 Louisiana @ Pensacola, FL Marshall
8 Georgia Southern 9.85% 2.99% 0.81%    
9 Coastal Carolina 9.42% 2.81% 0.75% @ Pensacola, FL Louisiana
10 Georgia State 7.54% 1.99% 0.46%  
11 Louisiana 3.15% 0.70% 0.14% 14 ULM
12 Southern Miss 3.55% 0.76% 0.17%
13 Old Dominion 1.39% 0.23% 0.04%
14 ULM 1.15% 0.19% 0.03% © Omni Rankings