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Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team

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Last Updated Wed Apr 30 18:36:44 CDT 2008

Home Advantage = 3.6

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
1. Arizona (18-15)0.1
2. Texas (30-7)0.1
3. USC (21-12)0.1
4. Oklahoma (23-12)0.1
5. California (17-16)0.1
6. Texas A&M (24-11)0.1
7. Nebraska (20-13)0.1
8. Texas Tech (15-15)0.1
9. Stanford (28-8)0.1
10. Colorado (11-20)0.1

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
11. Washington St (26-9)0.1
12. Kansas (36-3)0.1
13. Oklahoma St (16-16)0.1
14. Oregon (18-14)0.1
15. UCLA (34-4)0.1
16. Cincinnati (13-19)0.1
17. Kansas St (20-12)0.1
18. Clemson (23-10)0.1
19. Michigan St (27-9)0.1
20. Georgia Tech (15-17)0.1

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
21. Louisville (27-9)0.1
22. Iowa St (13-18)0.1
23. Oregon St (6-24)0.1
24. Missouri (16-16)0.1
25. DePaul (11-19)0.1
26. Michigan (10-22)0.1
27. Florida St (19-15)0.1
28. North Carolina (36-3)0.1
29. Villanova (22-13)0.1
30. Boston College (14-17)0.1

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
31. North Carolina St (15-16)0.1
32. Baylor (20-11)0.1
33. Washington (16-17)0.1
34. Tennessee (30-5)0.1
35. Marquette (24-10)0.1
36. St Johns (11-19)0.1
37. Pittsburgh (26-10)0.1
38. Duke (28-6)0.1
39. Georgetown (28-6)0.1
40. Arizona St (21-13)0.1

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
41. West Virginia (25-11)0.1
42. Illinois (16-19)0.1
43. Providence (15-16)0.1
44. SO Mississippi (15-14)0.1
45. Maryland (19-15)0.1
46. Arkansas (23-12)0.1
47. Northwestern (7-22)0.1
48. Ohio St (24-13)0.1
49. Rutgers (11-20)0.1
50. Miami Fla (22-11)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
51. Connecticut (24-9)0.0
52. Georgia (16-17)0.0
53. Virginia Tech (21-14)0.0
54. Kentucky (18-13)0.0
55. Notre Dame (25-8)0.0
56. Wake Forest (17-13)0.0
57. Memphis (38-2)0.0
58. South Carolina (14-18)0.0
59. Wisconsin (31-5)0.0
60. Purdue (25-9)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
61. Syracuse (21-14)0.0
62. Xavier (30-7)0.0
63. Penn St (15-16)0.0
64. Seton Hall (17-15)0.0
65. Virginia (17-16)0.0
66. Minnesota (20-14)0.0
67. Iowa (13-19)0.0
68. Davidson (28-7)0.0
69. Indiana (25-8)0.0
70. Miami Ohio (17-16)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
71. Geo Washington (9-17)0.0
72. NC Central (3-23)0.0
73. Mississippi St (23-11)0.0
74. South Florida (12-19)0.0
75. Auburn (14-16)0.0
76. Tulsa (25-14)0.0
77. Gonzaga (25-8)0.0
78. LSU (12-18)0.0
79. St Josephs (21-13)0.0
80. Fordham (11-17)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
81. Indiana St (14-16)0.0
82. Florida (24-12)0.0
83. Valparaiso (20-14)0.0
84. Dayton (23-11)0.0
85. Youngstown St (7-21)0.0
86. Alabama (17-16)0.0
87. Presbyterian (2-25)0.0
88. Creighton (21-11)0.0
89. Southern Ill (18-15)0.0
90. Wisc Green Bay (15-15)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
91. Richmond (16-15)0.0
92. Vanderbilt (26-8)0.0
93. Tulane (16-15)0.0
94. Mississippi (24-11)0.0
95. Uab (23-11)0.0
96. SMU (8-20)0.0
97. Bradley (21-17)0.0
98. Temple (21-13)0.0
99. Wofford (12-16)0.0
100. Yale (12-15)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
101. Charlotte (20-14)0.0
102. St Louis (15-15)0.0
103. Drake (26-5)0.0
104. Cleveland St (19-13)0.0
105. Duquesne (17-13)0.0
106. Missouri St (16-16)0.0
107. TCU (13-16)0.0
108. Pepperdine (10-21)0.0
109. Massachusetts (25-11)0.0
110. Texas El Paso (19-14)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
111. Ul Monroe (7-21)0.0
112. Houston (24-10)0.0
113. UNLV (26-8)0.0
114. Rice (3-27)0.0
115. Utah (17-15)0.0
116. BYU (27-8)0.0
117. Illinois Chi (17-15)0.0
118. Evansville (8-21)0.0
119. Portland St (21-10)0.0
120. IPFW (11-18)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
121. Chicago St (8-17)0.0
122. Central Florida (16-15)0.0
123. Wisc Milwaukee (13-16)0.0
124. La Salle (14-17)0.0
125. Illinois St (24-10)0.0
126. Wichita St (11-20)0.0
127. Kent (28-7)0.0
128. Northern Iowa (17-14)0.0
129. Colorado St (6-24)0.0
130. Detroit (6-23)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
131. Marshall (14-14)0.0
132. Toledo (11-19)0.0
133. Ohio (20-13)0.0
134. San Diego St (19-13)0.0
135. Middle Tenn St (16-15)0.0
136. St Bonaventure (8-22)0.0
137. Loyola Chi (10-19)0.0
138. NC Asheville (19-10)0.0
139. Rhode Island (21-12)0.0
140. Old Dominion (18-16)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
141. East Carolina (9-18)0.0
142. Western KY (27-7)0.0
143. Nicholls St (9-21)0.0
144. St Marys CA (24-7)0.0
145. Butler (30-4)0.0
146. San Diego (21-14)0.0
147. UC Davis (7-22)0.0
148. Savannah St (10-17)0.0
149. Siena (23-11)0.0
150. Iona (12-20)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
151. NC Greensboro (19-12)0.0
152. Elon (13-18)0.0
153. Eastern Wash (9-19)0.0
154. Santa Clara (13-16)0.0
155. NO Carolina A&T (11-16)0.0
156. Akron (24-11)0.0
157. Oral Roberts (23-9)0.0
158. Buffalo (9-20)0.0
159. Loyola MD (19-14)0.0
160. Air Force (14-14)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
161. UC Santa Barbara (22-9)0.0
162. New Mexico St (20-14)0.0
163. Wright St (21-10)0.0
164. Ball St (6-24)0.0
165. Western Ill (10-18)0.0
166. Northern Ill (6-22)0.0
167. Mo Kansas City (9-21)0.0
168. Chattanooga (16-13)0.0
169. Arkansas St (8-20)0.0
170. Nevada (20-12)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
171. Wyoming (10-18)0.0
172. San Francisco (9-21)0.0
173. Westrn Carolina (9-21)0.0
174. Miss Valley St (15-16)0.0
175. Florida A&M (13-17)0.0
176. Coppin St (14-21)0.0
177. Fla Atlantic (15-18)0.0
178. New Mexico (24-9)0.0
179. The Citadel (2-24)0.0
180. Idaho St (10-19)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
181. Tex San Antonio (9-17)0.0
182. Furman (7-23)0.0
183. Coll Of Charltn (16-17)0.0
184. Oakland (15-14)0.0
185. Texas Arlington (17-12)0.0
186. Central Mich (13-16)0.0
187. Delaware St (12-16)0.0
188. Sacramento St (2-24)0.0
189. Geo Southern (18-12)0.0
190. Florida Intl (8-20)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
191. Austin Peay (24-11)0.0
192. Bowling Green (13-17)0.0
193. UC Riverside (8-21)0.0
194. Loyola Marymnt (5-26)0.0
195. South Alabama (24-7)0.0
196. Winthrop (20-12)0.0
197. American (21-12)0.0
198. Western Mich (20-12)0.0
199. Appalachian St (17-13)0.0
200. Jacksonville (17-13)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
201. Mt St Marys (19-15)0.0
202. Northeastern (14-17)0.0
203. Fresno St (12-19)0.0
204. Tenn Martin (15-16)0.0
205. Cornell (21-6)0.0
206. Eastern Mich (14-17)0.0
207. Idaho (7-21)0.0
208. Northwestern St (12-17)0.0
209. Texas St (10-16)0.0
210. Northrn Arizona (19-11)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
211. Fairfield (14-16)0.0
212. William & Mary (15-16)0.0
213. Pennsylvania (13-18)0.0
214. Cal Poly (11-18)0.0
215. Gardner-Webb (15-16)0.0
216. Fla Gulf Coast (10-21)0.0
217. Prairie View (7-22)0.0
218. North Texas (17-11)0.0
219. Ul Lafayette (14-15)0.0
220. George Mason (23-11)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
221. CS Fullerton (23-9)0.0
222. Portland (8-22)0.0
223. Centenary (9-21)0.0
224. Umbc (23-9)0.0
225. Troy St (10-19)0.0
226. UC Irvine (17-16)0.0
227. North Florida (2-26)0.0
228. Southern Utah (11-18)0.0
229. Denver (10-19)0.0
230. Brown (19-10)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
231. Marist (18-14)0.0
232. Radford (8-20)0.0
233. Texas Southern (7-25)0.0
234. Texas A&M-CC (9-20)0.0
235. VA Commonwealth (24-8)0.0
236. Belmont (24-9)0.0
237. NC Wilmington (20-13)0.0
238. North Dakota St (14-13)0.0
239. CS Northridge (19-10)0.0
240. Longwood (6-22)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
241. Hartford (18-16)0.0
242. New Orleans (17-13)0.0
243. San Jose St (13-19)0.0
244. SC Upstate (6-22)0.0
245. McNeese St (10-16)0.0
246. Boise St (24-9)0.0
247. Stephen Austin (22-6)0.0
248. Morehead St (13-15)0.0
249. Long Beach St (6-25)0.0
250. Delaware (14-17)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
251. East Tenn St (18-13)0.0
252. Morgan St (21-11)0.0
253. MD Eastrn Shore (4-28)0.0
254. Lamar (15-11)0.0
255. Iupui (23-7)0.0
256. Rider (23-11)0.0
257. SO Carolina St (12-20)0.0
258. Lafayette (15-15)0.0
259. TX Pan American (13-13)0.0
260. Princeton (5-22)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
261. Arkansas Lr (18-11)0.0
262. Harvard (8-22)0.0
263. Tennessee St (13-17)0.0
264. SE Missouri St (10-19)0.0
265. Montana (12-16)0.0
266. Utah St (23-11)0.0
267. Canisius (6-25)0.0
268. Hofstra (12-18)0.0
269. Holy Cross (15-14)0.0
270. Jackson St (14-20)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
271. Towson (13-18)0.0
272. Fair Dickinson (8-20)0.0
273. Albany NY (15-15)0.0
274. Eastern KY (12-16)0.0
275. St Peters (6-24)0.0
276. Colgate (18-14)0.0
277. SE Louisiana (13-13)0.0
278. Drexel (12-20)0.0
279. Louisiana Tech (6-24)0.0
280. Hawaii (11-19)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
281. Boston U (14-17)0.0
282. Montana St (13-15)0.0
283. James Madison (13-17)0.0
284. Utah Valley St (13-14)0.0
285. Niagara (19-10)0.0
286. Columbia (13-15)0.0
287. High Point (13-14)0.0
288. Lipscomb (14-16)0.0
289. Bucknell (12-19)0.0
290. Georgia St (9-21)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
291. Maine (6-23)0.0
292. Weber St (15-13)0.0
293. Pacific (20-10)0.0
294. Hampton (18-12)0.0
295. Charleston Sou (6-20)0.0
296. South Dakota St (7-21)0.0
297. Stetson (15-16)0.0
298. Central Arkansas (10-16)0.0
299. Manhattan (12-19)0.0
300. Monmouth NJ (7-24)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
301. Alabama St (17-11)0.0
302. Liberty (13-16)0.0
303. St Francis PA (5-23)0.0
304. Northern Colorado (11-16)0.0
305. CSU Bakersfield (8-21)0.0
306. Liu Brooklyn (15-15)0.0
307. Tennessee Tech (11-19)0.0
308. Coast Carolina (10-15)0.0
309. Winston-Salem (10-18)0.0
310. Kennesaw St (9-20)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
311. Howard (6-26)0.0
312. Stony Brook (7-23)0.0
313. Sam Houston (19-8)0.0
314. Murray St (16-13)0.0
315. Samford (12-16)0.0
316. Robert Morris (26-8)0.0
317. Southern (10-18)0.0
318. Mercer (10-19)0.0
319. VMI (10-15)0.0
320. Alabama A&M (11-15)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
321. Lehigh (14-15)0.0
322. Quinnipiac (15-15)0.0
323. Vermont (16-15)0.0
324. Central Conn (14-16)0.0
325. Army (14-16)0.0
326. Dartmouth (9-18)0.0
327. Sacred Heart (18-14)0.0
328. Alcorn St (6-23)0.0
329. Ark Pine Bluff (11-18)0.0
330. NJIT (0-29)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
331. Binghamton (14-16)0.0
332. Grambling (7-17)0.0
333. Wagner (23-8)0.0
334. Bethune Cookman (9-20)0.0
335. New Hampshire (8-20)0.0
336. St Francis NY (7-22)0.0
337. Campbell (9-20)0.0
338. Navy (16-14)0.0
339. Norfolk St (16-15)0.0
340. Eastern Ill (6-22)0.0

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
341. Jacksonville St (5-22)0.0
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