| Omni Rankings™ | 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings | ||||||||||||
| Surprise performances | |||||||||||||
| through 3/3/26 games | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating exceedance | |||||||||
| 1 | Lindenwood | at | Northern Illinois | W 99 - 64 | 21.17 | ||||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M | vs | Florida State | W 95 - 59 | 20.15 | ||||||||
| 3 | Central Michigan | vs | Eastern Michigan | W 100 - 65 | 19.58 | ||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | vs | Gonzaga | W 101 - 61 | 18.87 | ||||||||
| 5 | IU Indy | at | Oakland | W 103 - 85 | 17.89 | ||||||||
| 6 | Elon | at | App State | W 88 - 53 | 17.82 | ||||||||
| 7 | Creighton | at | Xavier | W 98 - 57 | 17.69 | ||||||||
| 8 | Ball State | at | Northern Illinois | W 79 - 43 | 17.34 | ||||||||
| 9 | Arkansas State | vs | Bowling Green | W 91 - 54 | 17.24 | ||||||||
| 10 | UNLV | vs | Utah State | W 92 - 65 | 17.14 | ||||||||
| 11 | Canisius | at | Maine | W 70 - 43 | 17.03 | ||||||||
| 12 | Wright State | vs | Radford | W 92 - 59 | 16.90 | ||||||||
| 13 | Utah State | vs | Colorado State | W 100 - 58 | 16.82 | ||||||||
| 14 | Marist | vs | Iona | W 83 - 38 | 16.63 | ||||||||
| 15 | Illinois State | vs | Coastal Carolina | W 94 - 42 | 16.40 | ||||||||
| 16 | Oregon State | at | San Francisco | W 90 - 63 | 16.36 | ||||||||
| 17 | East Texas A&M | at | UIW | W 80 - 58 | 16.35 | ||||||||
| 18 | Pitt | vs | Penn State | W 80 - 46 | 16.33 | ||||||||
| 19 | Harvard | at | Columbia | W 79 - 54 | 16.11 | ||||||||
| 20 | Cal State Fullerton | at | UC San Diego | W 88 - 71 | 15.90 | ||||||||
| 21 | Louisville | vs | NC State | W 118 - 77 | 15.79 | ||||||||
| 22 | Lipscomb | at | Marshall | W 90 - 67 | 15.78 | ||||||||
| 23 | Central Arkansas | vs | Eastern Washington | W 92 - 65 | 15.76 | ||||||||
| 24 | Alabama A&M | vs | Tennessee State | W 80 - 53 | 15.61 | ||||||||
| 25 | Jacksonville | vs | West Georgia | W 75 - 43 | 15.51 | ||||||||
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating exceedance | |||||||||
| 26 | Northern Iowa | at | Murray State | W 89 - 60 | 15.42 | ||||||||
| 27 | Delaware | at | George Washington | W 70 - 58 | 15.35 | ||||||||
| 28 | Santa Clara | at | Oregon State | W 102 - 64 | 15.31 | ||||||||
| 29 | Central Michigan | vs | Northern Illinois | W 88 - 46 | 15.20 | ||||||||
| 30 | New Orleans | at | Tulane | W 85 - 63 | 15.17 | ||||||||
| 31 | Georgia | at | Florida State | W 107 - 73 | 15.09 | ||||||||
| 32 | UAlbany | at | Stony Brook | W 71 - 55 | 15.07 | ||||||||
| 33 | Texas Southern | vs | Alabama State | W 96 - 64 | 15.05 | ||||||||
| 34 | Portland | vs | Gonzaga | W 87 - 80 | 15.04 | ||||||||
| 35 | New Mexico | vs | Santa Clara | W 98 - 71 | 14.98 | ||||||||
| 36 | UConn | vs | St. John's | W 72 - 40 | 14.89 | ||||||||
| 37 | Youngstown State | at | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 90 - 61 | 14.88 | ||||||||
| 38 | UC Santa Barbara | vs | Cal Poly | W 107 - 67 | 14.60 | ||||||||
| 39 | App State | at | Troy | W 66 - 44 | 14.59 | ||||||||
| 40 | Dartmouth | at | Saint Peter's | W 87 - 61 | 14.51 | ||||||||
| 41 | Oral Roberts | vs | Denver | W 102 - 80 | 14.49 | ||||||||
| 42 | Rhode Island | at | Davidson | W 70 - 45 | 14.46 | ||||||||
| 43 | NC State | at | Florida State | W 113 - 69 | 14.45 | ||||||||
| 44 | Gonzaga | vs | Kentucky | W 94 - 59 | 14.43 | ||||||||
| 45 | Nebraska | vs | Wisconsin | W 90 - 60 | 14.34 | ||||||||
| 46 | Princeton | vs | Yale | W 76 - 60 | 14.28 | ||||||||
| 47 | UMBC | at | NJIT | W 91 - 52 | 14.27 | ||||||||
| 48 | Pacific | vs | Stony Brook | W 86 - 58 | 14.25 | ||||||||
| 49 | Louisville | at | Pitt | W 100 - 59 | 14.16 | ||||||||
| 50 | Central Arkansas | vs | Little Rock | W 85 - 47 | 14.08 | ||||||||
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating exceedance | |||||||||
| 51 | Old Dominion | vs | Morgan State | W 88 - 56 | 14.02 | ||||||||
| 52 | WKU | at | Liberty | W 94 - 73 | 14.01 | ||||||||
| 53 | Miami (FL) | vs | Bethune-Cookman | W 101 - 61 | 14.01 | ||||||||
| 54 | Fordham | at | George Washington | W 79 - 65 | 13.99 | ||||||||
| 55 | Pacific | vs | Oregon State | W 84 - 53 | 13.93 | ||||||||
| 56 | Tennessee Tech | at | West Georgia | W 87 - 59 | 13.91 | ||||||||
| 57 | Northern Kentucky | at | Central Michigan | W 90 - 66 | 13.90 | ||||||||
| 58 | Western Carolina | vs | The Citadel | W 87 - 49 | 13.87 | ||||||||
| 59 | Tennessee State | at | UT Martin | W 67 - 42 | 13.86 | ||||||||
| 60 | Winthrop | vs | Mercer | W 105 - 69 | 13.81 | ||||||||
| 61 | William & Mary | vs | Abilene Christian | W 92 - 58 | 13.80 | ||||||||
| 62 | Oregon | vs | UC Davis | W 104 - 62 | 13.78 | ||||||||
| 63 | Florida State | at | Virginia Tech | W 92 - 69 | 13.77 | ||||||||
| 64 | Utah State | vs | Davidson | W 94 - 60 | 13.75 | ||||||||
| 65 | Utah Valley | vs | Samford | W 89 - 45 | 13.73 | ||||||||
| 66 | Charleston Southern | vs | South Carolina State | W 84 - 44 | 13.70 | ||||||||
| 67 | San Jose State | vs | Nevada | W 87 - 71 | 13.63 | ||||||||
| 68 | Hawai'i | at | UC Riverside | W 88 - 45 | 13.63 | ||||||||
| 69 | Wyoming | vs | Denver | W 101 - 59 | 13.58 | ||||||||
| 70 | BYU | vs | Wisconsin | W 98 - 70 | 13.54 | ||||||||
| 71 | Columbia | at | Fairfield | W 106 - 77 | 13.54 | ||||||||
| 72 | Colorado | vs | TCU | W 87 - 61 | 13.51 | ||||||||
| 73 | CSUN | vs | Hawai'i | W 84 - 60 | 13.50 | ||||||||
| 74 | Grand Canyon | at | Boise State | W 75 - 58 | 13.44 | ||||||||
| 75 | Illinois | vs | Missouri | W 91 - 48 | 13.44 | ||||||||
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating exceedance | |||||||||
| 76 | Marquette | vs | Creighton | W 86 - 62 | 13.38 | ||||||||
| 77 | Boston University | vs | Colgate | W 85 - 58 | 13.32 | ||||||||
| 78 | NC State | vs | Liberty | W 85 - 45 | 13.31 | ||||||||
| 79 | Presbyterian | at | Gardner-Webb | W 92 - 55 | 13.29 | ||||||||
| 80 | Purdue | vs | Texas Tech | W 86 - 56 | 13.28 | ||||||||
| 81 | Valparaiso | vs | Western Michigan | W 84 - 55 | 13.22 | ||||||||
| 82 | Mount St. Mary's | at | Fairfield | W 69 - 47 | 13.21 | ||||||||
| 83 | UIC | at | Evansville | W 84 - 46 | 13.19 | ||||||||
| 84 | Wyoming | vs | UNLV | W 98 - 66 | 13.17 | ||||||||
| 85 | Cornell | at | Bucknell | W 101 - 72 | 13.17 | ||||||||
| 86 | Tulsa | at | Tulane | W 90 - 56 | 13.15 | ||||||||
| 87 | Central Connecticut | at | Rutgers | W 67 - 54 | 13.14 | ||||||||
| 88 | Dartmouth | at | Holy Cross | W 89 - 64 | 13.14 | ||||||||
| 89 | Denver | at | Colorado State | W 83 - 81 | 13.14 | ||||||||
| 90 | Fairfield | vs | Manhattan | W 98 - 62 | 13.14 | ||||||||
| 91 | Southern Utah | vs | Abilene Christian | W 74 - 52 | 13.07 | ||||||||
| 92 | CSUN | at | Delaware | W 88 - 66 | 13.00 | ||||||||
| 93 | Abilene Christian | vs | Utah Valley | W 85 - 68 | 12.96 | ||||||||
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | vs | Louisiana Tech | W 88 - 51 | 12.96 | ||||||||
| 95 | Southern Utah | vs | Utah Valley | W 84 - 70 | 12.94 | ||||||||
| 96 | Davidson | at | Richmond | W 79 - 54 | 12.93 | ||||||||
| 97 | Utah Valley | vs | South Dakota State | W 75 - 52 | 12.86 | ||||||||
| 98 | Oklahoma State | vs | Texas A&M | W 87 - 63 | 12.84 | ||||||||
| 99 | Southern Indiana | vs | Western Illinois | W 96 - 64 | 12.81 | ||||||||
| 100 | North Carolina A&T | at | Elon | W 102 - 82 | 12.79 | ||||||||
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