Where are the Rice Owls going to finish in the regular season standings and be seeded in the post season tournament? The Rice standings table presents the probabilities of the Owls winning different finishing spots. All future unplayed conference games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record Rcrd | Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | 1* | 2* | 3* | 4* | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NT |
| North Texas | 14 | 4 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Western Kentucky | 13 | 5 | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Louisiana Tech | 13 | 5 | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Charlotte | 10 | 8 | X | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| FIU | 9 | 9 | X | X | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Marshall | 10 | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| UAB | 9 | 9 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Old Dominion | 9 | 9 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | 10 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Texas-San Antonio | 7 | 11 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| UTEP | 8 | 10 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ^ | ^ |
| Rice | 7 | 11 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ^ |
| Southern Miss | 5 | 13 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Middle Tenn. | 4 | 14 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Marshall (17‑15) |
69‑89 | Away | Thu Jan 2, 7:00 pm |
| 9 | Western Kentucky (20‑10) |
61‑68 | Away | Sat Jan 4, 5:00 pm |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic (17‑15) |
76‑81 | Home | Thu Jan 9, 8:00 pm |
| 10 | FIU (19‑13) |
92‑78 | Home | Sat Jan 11, 3:00 pm |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech (22‑8) |
56‑72 | Away | Thu Jan 16, 7:30 pm |
| 11 | Southern Miss (9‑22) |
68‑81 | Away | Sat Jan 18, 3:00 pm |
| 12 | North Texas (20‑11) |
59‑79 | Away | Mon Jan 20, 8:00 pm |
| 12 | UTEP (17‑15) |
64‑72 | Home | Thu Jan 23, 8:00 pm |
| 12 | Texas-San Antonio (13‑19) |
88‑90 | Home | Sat Jan 25, 8:00 pm |
| 13 | North Texas (20‑11) |
84‑75 | Home | Sat Feb 1, 3:00 pm |
| 14 | UAB (19‑13) |
86‑72 | Away | Thu Feb 6, 8:00 pm |
| 14 | Middle Tenn. (8‑23) |
91‑83 | Away | Sat Feb 8, 6:00 pm |
| 15 | Old Dominion (13‑19) |
70‑73 | Home | Thu Feb 13, 8:00 pm |
| 15 | Charlotte (16‑13) |
70‑54 | Home | Sat Feb 15, 3:00 pm |
| 16 | UTEP (17‑15) |
62‑68 | Away | Sat Feb 22 |
| 17 | Middle Tenn. (8‑23) |
77‑66 | Home | Sun Mar 1 |
| 18 | Southern Miss (9‑22) |
72‑57 | Away | Wed Mar 4, 8:00 pm |
| 18 | UTEP (17‑15) |
72‑77 | Home | Sat Mar 7, 6:00 pm |
| Week Wk | Opponent | Conference | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas (20‑12) |
SECSEC | 43‑91 | Away | Tue Nov 5, 8:00 pm |
| 1 | PennsylvaniaPenn. (16‑11) |
Ivy LeagueIvy League | 80‑61 | Home | Sat Nov 9, 4:30 pm |
| 1 | Wayland Baptist | ‑‑ | 65‑40 | Home | Sun Nov 10, 5:00 pm |
| 2 | Northwestern St.NWestrn St (15‑15) |
SouthlandSouth-land | 80‑74 | Away | Tue Nov 12, 7:30 pm |
| 2 | UCSB (21‑10) |
Big WestBig West | 82‑81 | Away | Sat Nov 16, 5:00 pm |
| 3 | Houston (23‑8) |
American AthleticAm. Athletic | 89‑97 | Home | Tue Nov 19, 8:00 pm |
| 3 | Wis. Milwaukee (12‑19) |
HorizonHorizon | 75‑69 | Away | Fri Nov 22, 2:00 pm |
| 3 | Liberty (30‑4) |
Atlantic SunAtlantic Sun | 59‑71 | Home | Sat Nov 23 |
| 3 | E. Carolina (11‑20) |
American AthleticAm. Athletic | 77‑69 | Away | Sun Nov 24, 5:00 pm |
| 5 | Lamar (17‑15) |
SouthlandSouth-land | 60‑73 | Away | Sat Dec 7, 3:00 pm |
| 6 | Houston Baptist (4‑25) |
SouthlandSouth-land | 96‑84 | Home | Sat Dec 14, 8:00 pm |
| 7 | St. Thomas (TX) | ‑‑ | 103‑70 | Home | Thu Dec 19, 12:15 pm |
| 8 | Sam Houston St. (18‑13) |
SouthlandSouth-land | 61‑75 | Home | Sun Dec 29, 3:00 pm |