Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 4/6/26 games
Ohio Valley
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Home court factor = 2.46 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 70.69 161 71.27 62.82 65.77 290 20 10 15 5 L1 8-2 8 2 10 7 2 1 0 2 1 1 19 7 at UT Martin 81.36 at Alabama A&M 50.48
2 Southeast Missouri 66.57 220 67.54 63.90 65.55 296 17 13 14 6 L1 7-3 7 5 8 7 2 1 0 3 0 1 17 9 vs Cal Poly 74.83 vs SIUE 57.32
3 UT Martin 66.35 223 75.09 66.35 64.55 327 19 11 13 7 L1 4-6 9 3 8 6 2 2 0 1 2 1 17 9 at Western Illinois 80.86 vs Tennessee State 55.30
4 SIUE 65.70 237 70.62 64.12 63.16 353 16 13 12 8 L1 6-4 7 5 8 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 16 12 at UTSA 74.22 at Tennessee State 54.30
5 Lindenwood 63.36 280 64.48 55.06 64.28 335 15 15 11 9 L1 4-6 6 5 7 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 15 12 at Northern Illinois 79.20 at Saint Louis 51.70
6 Morehead State 63.25 282 64.46 58.72 65.49 297 17 13 15 5 L1 8-2 8 2 7 10 2 1 0 2 0 2 17 9 at UT Martin 70.05 at Murray State 53.63
7 Tennessee Tech 61.66 299 66.31 58.01 65.24 303 10 18 8 12 L2 6-4 5 6 5 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 16 at West Georgia 76.71 vs Southern Indiana 49.54
8 Little Rock 61.31 302 61.85 54.92 65.32 300 10 20 9 11 L1 3-7 5 6 5 13 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 15 vs Tennessee Tech 67.60 at Central Arkansas 45.43
9 Eastern Illinois 59.73 319 64.79 58.94 66.70 259 10 20 8 12 L1 4-6 6 6 3 13 1 1 0 3 0 2 10 15 vs Nicholls 67.80 at SIUE 51.05
10 Southern Indiana 57.68 335 60.36 55.31 64.31 333 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 47.69
11 Western Illinois 49.94 364 60.70 49.94 64.85 316 2 26 1 19 L5 1-9 1 11 1 15 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 24 at Iowa 64.25 at Southern Indiana 43.61
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  21.18 1 Southern Indiana at Valparaiso W 64 - 56  13.91
2 UT Martin at Western Illinois W 84 - 44  80.86 2 Tennessee Tech at West Georgia W 87 - 59  13.91 2 Tennessee State at UNLV W 63 - 60  13.77
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  12.00
4 UT Martin at Bradley W 78 - 67  80.52 4 Southern Indiana vs Western Illinois W 96 - 64  12.82 4 Morehead State at SIUE W 73 - 72  9.51
5 UT Martin at UNLV W 86 - 81  80.08 5 Tennessee State vs SIUE W 80 - 53  12.10 5 Lindenwood at Northern Illinois W 99 - 64  9.32
6 Tennessee State vs Morehead State W 93 - 67  79.51 6 Southern Indiana at Tennessee Tech W 71 - 54  11.56 6 Little Rock at SIUE W 73 - 70  9.17
7 Lindenwood at Northern Illinois W 99 - 64  79.20 7 UT Martin at Western Illinois W 84 - 44  11.50 7 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State W 90 - 85  9.16
8 Tennessee State vs SIUE W 80 - 53  77.33 8 Little Rock vs Tennessee Tech W 77 - 58  11.11 8 Little Rock at Ball State W 68 - 62  8.55
9 Tennessee Tech at West Georgia W 87 - 59  76.71 9 UT Martin at Tennessee Tech W 86 - 62  10.84 9 SIUE at Drake W 61 - 59  8.51
10 Southeast Missouri vs Cal Poly W 84 - 68  74.83 10 Southern Indiana at Valparaiso W 64 - 56  10.73 10 UT Martin at Bradley W 78 - 67  8.47
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 20 10 4 UT Martin @ Evansville, IN Tennessee State
2 Morehead State 15 5 17 13      
3 Southeast Missouri 14 6 17 13 5 SIUE @ Evansville, IN UT Martin  
4 UT Martin 13 7 19 11      
5 SIUE 12 8 16 13 @ Evansville, IN Eastern Illinois @ Evansville, IN Tennessee State
6 Lindenwood 11 9 15 15     2026 OVC
7 Little Rock 9 11 10 20 8 Eastern Illinois 2 Morehead State   Men's Basketball
8 Tennessee Tech 8 12 10 18     Tournament Champion
9 Eastern Illinois 8 12 10 20 3 Southeast Missouri @ Evansville, IN Morehead State  
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 pre-tournament ratings and projected tournament bracket 7 Little Rock
Reaching Reaching Winning
Seed Team semifinals final tournament
1 Tennessee State 100.00% 59.70% 38.25%
2 Morehead State 100.00% 44.76% 16.08%
3 Southeast Missouri 65.97% 40.10% 18.60%
4 UT Martin 59.74% 25.75% 14.83%
5 SIUE 33.55% 13.23% 7.13%
6 Lindenwood 18.53% 8.47% 2.72%
7 Little Rock 15.50% 6.67% 1.99%
8 Eastern Illinois 6.71% 1.32% 0.41% © Omni Rankings