Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 3/3/26 games
Ohio Valley
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Home court factor = 2.47 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 Tennessee State 69.38 177 69.38 62.83 64.73 324 18 9 15 5 W4 8-2 8 2 10 7 0 0 0 1 1 2 17 6 at UT Martin 81.36 at Alabama A&M 50.51
2 UT Martin 67.32 209 75.10 67.32 64.57 327 18 10 13 7 L1 5-5 9 3 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 16 8 at Western Illinois 80.88 vs Tennessee State 55.31
3 Southeast Missouri 67.21 210 67.54 63.91 65.70 289 16 12 14 6 W1 8-2 7 5 8 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 16 8 vs Cal Poly 74.84 vs SIUE 57.33
4 SIUE 66.19 231 70.62 64.12 63.32 352 16 12 12 8 W2 6-4 7 5 8 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 11 at UTSA 74.22 at Tennessee State 54.33
5 Morehead State 63.95 269 64.06 58.73 65.28 301 16 12 15 5 W7 8-2 8 2 7 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 16 8 at UT Martin 70.06 at Murray State 53.65
6 Lindenwood 62.67 287 64.49 55.07 64.27 334 14 14 11 9 W1 5-5 6 5 7 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 11 at Northern Illinois 79.21 at Saint Louis 51.71
7 Little Rock 61.86 298 61.86 54.94 65.42 300 10 19 9 11 W1 3-7 5 6 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 14 vs Tennessee Tech 67.60 at Central Arkansas 45.46
8 Tennessee Tech 61.67 300 66.32 58.03 65.25 304 10 18 8 12 L2 6-4 5 6 5 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 15 at West Georgia 76.72 vs Southern Indiana 49.55
9 Eastern Illinois 58.95 324 64.79 58.95 66.71 255 9 19 8 12 L1 3-7 6 6 3 13 0 0 0 3 0 2 9 14 vs Nicholls 67.80 at SIUE 51.07
10 Southern Indiana 57.69 335 60.37 55.32 64.32 332 5 23 4 16 L2 2-8 1 10 4 11 0 2 0 0 1 2 4 21 vs Western Illinois 71.35 vs Little Rock 47.71
11 Western Illinois 49.96 364 60.71 49.96 64.86 320 2 26 1 19 L5 1-9 1 11 1 15 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 24 at Iowa 64.26 at Southern Indiana 43.64
OVC top performances OVC surprise performances OVC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Tennessee State at UT Martin W 67 - 42  81.36 1 Lindenwood at Northern Illinois W 99 - 64  21.17 1 Southern Indiana at Valparaiso W 64 - 56  13.91
2 UT Martin at Western Illinois W 84 - 44  80.88 2 Tennessee Tech at West Georgia W 87 - 59  13.91 2 Tennessee State at UNLV W 63 - 60  13.76
3 UT Martin at Tennessee Tech W 86 - 62  80.59 3 Tennessee State at UT Martin W 67 - 42  13.86 3 Morehead State at UT Martin W 61 - 55  12.01
4 UT Martin at Bradley W 78 - 67  80.52 4 Southern Indiana vs Western Illinois W 96 - 64  12.81 4 Morehead State at SIUE W 73 - 72  9.51
5 UT Martin at UNLV W 86 - 81  80.09 5 Tennessee State vs SIUE W 80 - 53  12.09 5 Lindenwood at Northern Illinois W 99 - 64  9.33
6 Lindenwood at Northern Illinois W 99 - 64  79.21 6 Southern Indiana at Tennessee Tech W 71 - 54  11.56 6 Little Rock at SIUE W 73 - 70  9.17
7 Tennessee State vs SIUE W 80 - 53  77.32 7 UT Martin at Western Illinois W 84 - 44  11.51 7 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State W 90 - 85  9.16
8 Tennessee Tech at West Georgia W 87 - 59  76.72 8 Little Rock vs Tennessee Tech W 77 - 58  11.10 8 Little Rock at Ball State W 68 - 62  8.55
9 Southeast Missouri vs Cal Poly W 84 - 68  74.84 9 UT Martin at Tennessee Tech W 86 - 62  10.83 9 SIUE at Drake W 61 - 59  8.52
10 SIUE at UTSA W 77 - 60  74.22 10 Southern Indiana at Valparaiso W 64 - 56  10.73 10 UT Martin at Bradley W 78 - 67  8.48
OVC projected standings OVC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
(Lindenwood, Southern Indiana ineligible for NCAA tournament)
Conference Overall 1 Tennessee State
Rank Team W L W L  
1 Tennessee State 15 5 18 9 4 UT Martin @ Evansville, IN Tennessee State
2 Morehead State 15 5 16 12      
3 Southeast Missouri 14 6 16 12 5 SIUE @ Evansville, IN UT Martin  
4 UT Martin 13 7 18 10      
5 SIUE 12 8 17 12 @ Evansville, IN SIUE @ Evansville, IN Tennessee State
6 Lindenwood 11 9 15 14     2026 OVC
7 Little Rock 9 11 11 19 8 Eastern Illinois 2 Morehead State   Men's Basketball
8 Tennessee Tech 8 12 10 18     Tournament Champion
9 Eastern Illinois 8 12 9 20 3 Southeast Missouri @ Evansville, IN Southeast Missouri  
10 Southern Indiana 4 16 5 23    
11 Western Illinois 1 19 2 26 6 Lindenwood @ Evansville, IN Southeast Missouri
   
@ Evansville, IN Lindenwood
OVC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized  
Probabilities based on current ratings and projected bracket 7 Little Rock
Reaching Reaching Winning
Seed Team semifinals final tournament
1 Tennessee State 100.00% 59.65% 38.18%
2 Morehead State 100.00% 44.82% 16.15%
3 Southeast Missouri 65.87% 39.99% 18.56%
4 UT Martin 59.72% 25.77% 14.83%
5 SIUE 33.50% 13.23% 7.13%
6 Lindenwood 18.58% 8.50% 2.74%
7 Little Rock 15.55% 6.70% 2.01%
8 Eastern Illinois 6.79% 1.35% 0.42% © Omni Rankings