Preseason Rankings
Mid-Eastern
2026-27


Team Tourney Chance Exp Seed At-Large
Selection		 Record Predictive
Rating		 Offense Defense Results
Rating		 Conf Results Rating
Overall Conf
Howard 52%   16   Negligible 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.8 163 C -1 175 C +0 160 0 1 0 1
Norfolk St. 16%   Negligible 0 - 0 0 - 0 -8.4 311 D -5 317 D+ -3 283 0 1 0 1
South Carolina St. 7%   Negligible 0 - 0 0 - 0 -12.4 354 D- -7 352 D- -5 339 0 1 0 1
Morgan St. 6%   Negligible 0 - 0 0 - 0 -12.6 355 D -6 332 F+ -7 364 0 1 0 1
Coppin St. 6%   Negligible 0 - 0 0 - 0 -13.9 358 F+ -9 362 D- -5 340 0 1 0 1
NC Central 6%   Negligible 0 - 0 0 - 0 -14.1 359 D- -8 356 F+ -7 360 0 1 0 1
Delaware St. 4%   Negligible 0 - 0 0 - 0 -14.2 360 F+ -8 361 D- -6 351 0 1 0 1
MD Eastern Shore 4%   Negligible 0 - 0 0 - 0 -18.1 364 F -12 364 F+ -6 357 0 1 0 1


Upcoming Games

Date Team Points Team Points Chance Interest
Mon, Nov 2 163 Howard 68 159 Yale 72 63%   
Mon, Nov 2 39 Georgia 90 359 NC Central 61 99%   
Mon, Nov 2 364 Maryland Eastern Shore 51 83 Wake Forest 78 99%   
Tue, Nov 3 358 Coppin St. 57 50 Virginia Tech 85 99%   




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Conference Season

Team Avg
Finish		 Champ Co-Champions Finishing Place
0 1 2+ 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Howard 1 77% 64% 11% 2% 77 14 5 2 1 0 0 0
Norfolk St. 3 18% 10% 6% 1% 18 32 19 12 9 5 3 2
South Carolina St. 4 5% 3% 2% 1% 5 13 17 17 16 13 12 7
Coppin St. 5 5% 2% 2% 1% 5 13 15 17 15 14 12 9
NC Central 5 5% 2% 2% 1% 5 14 16 16 14 14 12 9
Morgan St. 5 4% 2% 2% 1% 4 14 15 15 15 13 13 10
MD Eastern Shore 5 2% 1% 1% 0% 2 7 11 13 15 17 17 16
Delaware St. 5 2% 1% 1% 0% 2 8 11 13 14 16 18 19

Team Expected Record Projected Conference Record
Conf Overall 0-14 1-13 2-12 3-11 4-10 5-9 6-8 7-7 8-6 9-5 10-4 11-3 12-2 13-1 14-0
Howard 11 - 3 19 - 9 0 0 0 1 2 4 10 16 20 20 19 8
Norfolk St. 8 - 6 11 - 17 0 1 1 3 5 10 14 18 17 15 9 5 2 0
South Carolina St. 7 - 7 9 - 19 0 1 2 5 10 14 18 17 14 10 5 3 1 0 0
Coppin St. 6 - 8 8 - 22 0 1 2 6 10 15 19 16 12 9 6 2 1 0 0
NC Central 6 - 8 8 - 18 0 1 2 6 11 16 16 17 13 9 6 2 1 0
Morgan St. 6 - 8 9 - 18 0 1 3 6 12 14 17 16 13 9 5 2 1 0 0
MD Eastern Shore 5 - 9 7 - 22 0 2 5 10 16 18 19 14 8 4 2 1 0
Delaware St. 5 - 9 8 - 18 0 3 5 11 17 18 16 13 9 5 2 1 0 0


NCAA Tournament Selection and Simulation

Tournament Selection
Team Tourney Bid Auto At-Large Exp Seed At-Large Chances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid
Howard 52% 52% 0% 16 Negligible 1 4 17 29 48
Norfolk St. 16% 16% 0% Negligible 1 15 84
South Carolina St. 7% 7% 0% Negligible 7 93
Morgan St. 6% 6% 0% Negligible 6 94
Coppin St. 6% 6% 0% Negligible 6 94
NC Central 6% 6% 0% Negligible 6 94
Delaware St. 4% 4% 0% Negligible 4 96
MD Eastern Shore 4% 4% 0% Negligible 4 96

Conference Totals
Number of Teams
One or MoreAvg # 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Tourney Bid 100% 1.0 100
1st Round 55% 0.6 45 55
2nd Round 2% 0.0 98 2
Sweet Sixteen 0% 0.0 100 0
Elite Eight 0% 0.0 100 0
Final Four 0% 0.0 100
Final Game 0% 0.0 100
Champion 0% 0.0 100

Tournament Simulation
TeamTourney
Bid		First
Four		First
Round		Second
Round		Sweet
Sixteen		Elite
Eight		Final
Four		Final
Game		Champion
Howard 52% 43% 34% 2%
Norfolk St. 16% 16% 8%
South Carolina St. 7% 7% 3%
Morgan St. 6% 6% 2%
Coppin St. 6% 6% 2%
NC Central 6% 6% 3%
Delaware St. 4% 4% 2%
MD Eastern Shore 4% 4% 1%