Omni Rankings™ 2025-2026 Men's college basketball ratings through 4/6/26 games
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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 Bethune-Cookman 64.30 267 69.91 63.26 65.98 280 16 15 14 4 L2 6-4 9 1 7 11 0 3 0 6 0 2 16 7 at Auburn 78.62 at Miami (FL) 56.89
2 Prairie View 63.42 279 63.51 51.97 65.16 305 15 18 9 9 L1 8-2 6 3 3 13 6 2 0 3 0 4 15 11 vs Alabama A&M 69.70 vs Alabama A&M 48.43
3 Southern U 62.01 297 65.95 61.64 65.26 301 14 17 11 7 L1 6-4 5 4 7 12 2 1 0 4 0 3 14 10 at Grambling 72.66 vs Florida A&M 53.82
4 Texas Southern 61.21 304 62.65 56.43 64.80 318 10 18 10 8 L2 6-4 7 5 3 12 0 1 0 4 0 2 10 12 vs Alabama State 74.11 at Minnesota 51.90
5 Florida A&M 60.29 313 60.34 51.93 63.86 346 13 16 11 7 L1 7-3 7 4 5 11 1 1 0 3 0 3 13 10 at Southern U 66.66 at Jackson State 48.53
6 Grambling 59.95 317 64.83 59.33 62.74 358 12 19 7 11 L1 3-7 5 5 4 13 3 1 0 2 0 1 12 16 at Alcorn State 72.36 vs Southern U 53.21
7 Alabama A&M 59.20 322 61.17 54.97 62.31 361 15 15 10 8 L1 6-4 9 5 4 8 2 2 0 2 0 1 15 12 vs Tennessee State 73.51 at Lipscomb 50.12
8 Arkansas Pine Bluff 58.67 328 59.95 51.10 64.77 321 11 19 10 8 L1 4-6 5 4 6 14 0 1 0 3 1 4 10 12 at Alcorn State 73.89 vs Texas Southern 49.71
9 Alabama State 58.41 332 64.68 58.41 64.65 323 9 22 7 11 L3 3-7 4 4 4 15 1 3 0 4 1 3 8 15 vs IU Indy 70.87 at Texas Southern 46.36
10 Jackson State 56.11 346 62.06 56.02 65.96 281 12 21 10 8 L1 5-5 7 3 4 15 1 3 0 6 0 2 12 13 at Alabama State 65.35 at Bethune-Cookman 45.44
11 Alcorn State 54.67 355 60.83 53.74 65.93 282 9 23 7 11 L1 5-5 5 4 2 18 2 1 0 4 0 4 9 15 vs Indiana State 67.76 vs Arkansas Pine Bluff 38.39
12 Mississippi Valley 47.57 365 48.39 43.48 64.48 329 2 30 2 16 L3 2-8 1 9 1 18 0 3 0 3 0 5 2 22 at Prairie View 55.18 at Texas Southern 37.91
SWAC top performances SWAC surprise performances SWAC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Bethune-Cookman at Auburn L 90 - 95 OT 78.62 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Alcorn State W 83 - 48  17.58 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff at UIC W 63 - 62  17.60
2 Bethune-Cookman vs Jackson State W 85 - 48  76.01 2 Alabama A&M vs Tennessee State W 80 - 53  15.62 2 Alabama State at UAB W 77 - 74  16.38
3 Texas Southern vs Alabama State W 96 - 64  74.11 3 Texas Southern vs Alabama State W 96 - 64  15.07 3 Mississippi Valley vs Texas Southern W 72 - 71  14.23
4 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Alcorn State W 83 - 48  73.89 4 Bethune-Cookman vs Jackson State W 85 - 48  12.75 4 Mississippi Valley at Arkansas Pine Bluff W 70 - 69  13.00
5 Alabama A&M vs Tennessee State W 80 - 53  73.51 5 Alabama A&M at Prairie View W 80 - 60  10.94 5 Alcorn State vs Indiana State W 81 - 74  10.71
6 Bethune-Cookman at Alabama A&M W 80 - 62  72.84 6 Bethune-Cookman at Auburn L 90 - 95 OT 10.60 6 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Southern U W 75 - 74  8.99
7 Southern U at Grambling W 71 - 53  72.66 7 Grambling at Alcorn State W 74 - 50  10.45 7 Florida A&M at Southern U W 82 - 71  7.87
8 Southern U at Washington L 93 - 99 2OT 72.63 8 Mississippi Valley vs Utah Tech L 75 - 81 2OT 10.43 8 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Grambling W 67 - 64  7.85
9 Grambling at Alcorn State W 74 - 50  72.36 9 Alabama State vs IU Indy W 101 - 80  10.40 9 Alcorn State vs Bethune-Cookman W 57 - 55  7.16
10 Alabama State vs IU Indy W 101 - 80  70.87 10 Southern U at Grambling W 71 - 53  10.19 10 Jackson State at Alabama State W 75 - 64  6.71
SWAC projected standings SWAC projected tournament bracket (projections in italics)
Conference Overall 1 Bethune-Cookman
Rank Team W L W L        
1 Bethune-Cookman 14 4 16 15 8 Prairie View @ Atlanta, GA Prairie View
2 Southern U 11 7 14 17                  
3 Florida A&M 11 7 13 16 10 Alabama State @ Atlanta, GA Prairie View  
4 Texas Southern 10 8 10 18            
5 Alabama A&M 10 8 15 15 @ Atlanta, GA Alcorn State @ Atlanta, GA Prairie View
6 Arkansas Pine Bluff 10 8 11 19            
7 Jackson State 10 8 12 21 11 Alcorn State 4 Texas Southern    
8 Prairie View 9 9 15 18            
9 Grambling 7 11 12 19 @ Atlanta, GA Alabama A&M  
10 Alabama State 7 11 9 22    
11 Alcorn State 7 11 9 23 5 Alabama A&M  
12 Mississippi Valley 2 16 2 30  
@ Atlanta, GA Prairie View
  2026 SWAC
SWAC tournament probabilities Outcome realized Outcome unrealized 2 Florida A&M   Men's Basketball
Probabilities based on pre-tournament ratings and projected tournament bracket           Tournament Champion
Reaching Reaching Winning 7 Jackson State @ Atlanta, GA Florida A&M  
Seed Team semifinals final tournament                    
1 Bethune-Cookman 66.76% 42.22% 27.17% 9 Grambling @ Atlanta, GA Jackson State    
2 Florida A&M 57.79% 26.90% 11.31%              
3 Southern U 62.49% 37.92% 19.00% @ Atlanta, GA Grambling @ Atlanta, GA Southern U
4 Texas Southern 53.56% 23.45% 12.43%    
5 Alabama A&M 46.44% 18.76% 9.28% 12 Mississippi Valley 3 Southern U  
6 Arkansas Pine Bluff 37.51% 18.09% 6.85%          
7 Jackson State 16.50% 5.63% 1.70% @ Atlanta, GA Southern U
8 Prairie View 20.99% 10.26% 5.16%  
9 Grambling 24.89% 11.34% 4.66% 6 Arkansas Pine Bluff
10 Alabama State 10.59% 4.85% 2.29%
11 Alcorn State 1.66% 0.46% 0.14%
12 Mississippi Valley 0.83% 0.13% 0.02% © Omni Rankings