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Last Updated Tue Apr 04 17:40:38 EDT 2000

Home Court Advantage = 4.0236

BIG TEN AVERAGE = 85.034


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
4. Ohio St (7-3)95.4822-31-02-0
5. Michigan St (7-6)93.4233-50-02-0
7. Purdue (7-4)91.3961-30-12-0
19. Illinois (5-4)89.4530-30-04-0
24. Indiana (5-5)88.7460-41-01-1
47. Wisconsin (4-9)84.3190-50-12-2
52. Iowa (3-10)83.8452-50-10-3
84. Penn St (2-9)80.9600-60-01-2
86. Michigan (3-7)80.7651-40-00-2
135. Minnesota (1-11)76.6020-60-20-2
215. Northwestern (0-9)70.3840-40-10-3


PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 84.319


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
3. Stanford (10-1)98.1450-14-02-0
11. Arizona (7-4)91.2132-12-21-1
21. Oregon (8-4)88.8700-22-12-0
32. UCLA (5-6)87.5112-20-32-0
46. California (4-6)84.3780-22-21-1
50. Arizona St (4-7)83.9700-20-42-1
81. USC (3-8)81.1580-20-41-2
87. Washington (5-9)80.7470-21-31-3
102. Oregon St (3-9)79.9000-20-50-2
257. Washington St (0-12)67.2950-20-40-3


BIG EAST AVERAGE = 84.137


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
9. Miami Fla (8-3)91.2470-02-03-2
15. Syracuse (7-3)90.7720-01-32-0
16. Connecticut (6-4)90.5280-21-13-1
23. St Johns (7-5)88.8081-11-31-1
29. Seton Hall (6-4)88.1331-00-22-1
44. Notre Dame (4-7)85.0541-22-11-3
59. West Virginia (5-7)83.1550-10-32-3
70. Providence (2-6)82.3040-01-31-2
75. Rutgers (4-5)82.0370-10-11-2
88. Villanova (3-8)80.6870-20-22-2
109. Pittsburgh (3-7)79.1710-10-20-2
118. Georgetown (2-7)78.3810-10-20-2
177. Boston College (1-9)73.5060-00-50-3


ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 83.753


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
1. Duke (10-0)102.773-03-00-0
30. Maryland (4-5)87.8841-21-20-0
31. North Carolina (6-5)87.7210-22-30-0
53. Virginia (5-7)83.8191-21-20-1
58. Wake Forest (5-7)83.2080-32-10-0
95. NO Carolina St (2-8)80.2711-30-20-0
104. Florida St (3-9)79.8711-31-30-1
124. Clemson (2-8)77.8280-31-20-1
213. Georgia Tech (0-9)70.4030-30-30-0


CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 82.787


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
2. Cincinnati (10-1)98.7211-03-12-0
26. DePaul (5-5)88.4740-21-23-0
42. Louisville (4-7)85.2660-22-01-3
45. NC Charlotte (6-10)85.0440-14-21-6
61. SO Mississippi (5-7)83.0070-10-31-1
63. Marquette (3-8)82.9340-21-22-2
91. South Florida (4-8)80.5530-20-21-1
93. Tulane (4-7)80.3540-10-31-2
96. Memphis (3-8)80.1790-10-02-3
110. St Louis (2-10)79.0070-22-20-4
136. Houston (1-10)76.3960-10-11-5
176. Uab (1-11)73.5100-10-30-5


SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 82.620


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
13. LSU (5-3)91.0280-12-13-1
14. Tennessee (7-3)90.9712-10-13-1
17. Kentucky (5-5)89.8140-42-12-0
18. Florida (6-4)89.5210-21-24-0
54. Vanderbilt (4-6)83.6171-20-12-2
69. Auburn (2-6)82.4050-31-11-2
92. South Carolina (2-8)80.5330-32-10-2
107. Arkansas (2-8)79.5990-30-11-3
108. Mississippi St (2-8)79.3830-20-31-2
147. Georgia (1-11)75.3040-40-30-4
160. Alabama (1-10)74.6540-20-30-4
162. Mississippi (1-9)74.6050-40-20-2


BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 80.620


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
10. Oklahoma (6-3)91.2451-21-00-1
12. Oklahoma St (8-4)91.1431-31-01-0
20. Iowa St (6-3)89.3981-11-00-1
25. Texas (6-6)88.7360-41-21-0
28. Missouri (5-4)88.1450-30-01-1
34. Kansas (5-6)86.2250-40-11-1
130. Texas Tech (3-8)77.3030-40-00-2
156. Baylor (2-7)74.8570-40-00-1
163. Colorado (2-9)74.5130-40-10-1
178. Kansas St (1-11)73.3510-50-10-1
254. Texas A&M (0-12)67.4990-40-20-0
280. Nebraska (0-10)65.0250-50-10-2


ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 79.245


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
8. Temple (9-4)91.3771-11-21-1
48. Massachusetts (8-6)84.3000-10-31-0
62. Dayton (6-5)83.0030-00-14-0
68. St Bonaventure (6-6)82.6670-10-22-0
101. Fordham (6-8)79.9190-11-20-2
116. St Josephs PA (4-9)78.6860-20-21-3
119. Geo Washington (4-8)78.3770-00-21-3
121. Xavier (4-8)78.1230-10-20-2
127. LA Salle (4-9)77.5930-11-11-3
145. Virginia Tech (5-8)75.5660-10-30-0
203. Duquesne (1-10)70.9180-20-30-1
212. Rhode Island (2-13)70.4040-20-30-3


MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 79.177


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
37. Ball St (7-6)85.7621-10-11-4
40. Kent (7-5)85.4590-01-01-3
41. Toledo (7-7)85.3330-21-11-3
51. Marshall (6-4)83.9090-00-13-1
55. Bowling Green (10-6)83.6030-00-12-2
74. Ohio (5-8)82.0430-10-11-3
82. Akron (6-8)81.1500-10-12-4
83. Eastern Mich (6-8)81.0060-10-12-4
100. Miami Ohio (4-9)79.9890-20-11-3
144. Northern Ill (4-10)75.6120-00-11-3
165. Western Mich (3-12)74.3680-00-11-4
250. Central Mich (1-12)67.9440-10-00-4
290. Buffalo (1-12)63.1210-10-10-6


WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 78.047


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
6. Tulsa (10-2)91.6420-00-04-1
39. Fresno St (7-4)85.5561-00-01-2
43. SMU (7-5)85.1270-10-12-1
78. TCU (4-6)81.3100-10-01-2
143. San Jose St (3-9)75.6370-10-01-5
153. Texas El Paso (2-8)75.0160-10-01-4
207. Hawaii (1-7)70.7340-10-10-3
309. Rice (0-13)59.3530-10-00-3


WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 77.294


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
27. Gonzaga (10-4)88.4310-11-12-1
35. Pepperdine (10-5)86.1020-20-12-1
36. San Francisco (8-4)85.8790-20-12-0
38. San Diego (7-6)85.6701-20-11-2
76. Santa Clara (6-6)81.6720-10-22-2
271. Portland (1-12)66.3020-10-20-2
274. St Marys CA (1-14)66.1370-20-20-3
312. Loyola Marymnt (0-14)58.1610-10-10-4


MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 77.226


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
49. New Mexico (5-5)84.1221-00-12-3
56. Unlv (4-5)83.4270-20-12-2
89. BYU (6-7)80.6710-10-12-3
94. Colorado St (5-7)80.2850-00-31-3
112. Utah (4-7)78.8780-10-11-4
131. Wyoming (4-8)77.2410-10-11-4
239. Air Force (3-11)68.9410-00-10-6
285. San Diego St (0-12)64.2430-10-20-7


MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 76.917


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
60. SW Missouri St (6-6)83.0180-10-03-2
64. Southern Ill (6-7)82.9090-00-01-6
65. Creighton (8-6)82.7830-00-03-2
67. Indiana St (6-6)82.6851-00-10-4
123. Evansville (3-7)77.8310-00-10-5
168. Northern Iowa (2-10)74.3010-10-00-5
175. Bradley (2-11)73.5870-00-10-4
190. Wichita St (1-10)72.0750-10-00-5
221. Illinois St (1-12)69.9980-00-00-6
222. Drake (1-12)69.9830-00-00-6


BIG SKY AVERAGE = 76.189


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
57. Montana (5-5)83.2360-10-00-3
73. Weber St (5-4)82.1890-00-01-2
85. CS Northridge (7-9)80.9520-01-11-2
97. Eastern Wash (5-7)80.1750-10-01-3
115. Northrn Arizona (4-8)78.7050-00-10-3
133. Portland St (5-7)76.7400-00-10-2
181. Idaho St (2-10)72.9970-10-00-2
248. Sacramento St (1-10)68.2040-10-00-2
293. Montana St (0-8)62.5050-00-00-2


BIG WEST AVERAGE = 75.005


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
22. Long Beach St (10-1)88.8520-00-10-0
33. Utah St (8-3)86.3380-00-12-1
79. New Mexico St (7-6)81.3070-10-01-4
138. Boise St (4-8)76.0250-10-01-3
142. UC Irvine (4-8)75.6920-10-00-5
159. Santa Barbara (5-8)74.6860-00-10-3
188. Cal Poly (3-9)72.1900-00-00-5
216. Pacific (2-11)70.1950-00-00-3
218. Nevada (2-12)70.1030-10-10-4
227. Idaho (2-11)69.7620-10-00-3
251. CS Fullerton (2-11)67.7640-00-10-3
261. North Texas (1-12)67.1420-10-00-5


OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 72.840


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
72. SE Missouri St (8-4)82.1920-00-01-0
77. Murray St (8-4)81.5120-10-01-0
134. Austin Peay (5-6)76.7020-00-00-2
152. Eastern Ill (5-9)75.0620-00-00-3
158. Middle Tenn St (5-9)74.7030-10-00-2
166. Tennessee Tech (4-8)74.3410-10-00-2
236. Tenn Martin (2-14)69.1090-10-10-3
247. Morehead St (2-11)68.3090-00-00-2
281. Tennessee St (1-13)64.9760-00-10-2
296. Eastern KY (1-14)61.4940-10-00-2


COLONIAL AVERAGE = 72.757


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
98. Richmond (8-6)80.0270-10-00-1
129. George Mason (6-8)77.3090-10-00-2
137. NC Wilmington (6-10)76.3160-20-00-0
151. James Madison (6-8)75.2080-00-00-1
189. Old Dominion (3-11)72.1690-00-20-0
196. East Carolina (3-11)71.4230-00-00-0
225. VA Commonwealth (2-11)69.8390-00-00-1
260. William & Mary (1-12)67.2140-10-10-0
279. American (1-13)65.3100-10-00-0


SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 72.255


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
90. Sam Houston (9-5)80.6590-20-00-1
126. Ul Monroe (8-6)77.6170-00-00-3
141. Texas Arlington (6-7)75.7530-00-10-2
187. Tex San Antonio (4-9)72.1940-20-00-1
191. Northwestern St (4-9)71.8640-00-00-1
198. Stephen Austin (3-7)71.2860-00-00-0
199. Nicholls St (4-11)71.2420-10-10-0
206. SW Texas St (3-8)70.7640-00-00-0
238. SE Louisiana (3-11)69.0460-10-00-3
258. Lamar (2-11)67.2900-10-00-2
262. McNeese St (2-13)67.0850-00-00-1


SUN BELT AVERAGE = 72.080


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
71. Ul Lafayette (10-4)82.2300-10-00-0
106. Louisiana Tech (10-7)79.6360-00-12-0
122. Florida Intl (5-4)77.9530-00-00-0
132. South Alabama (6-7)76.9880-10-00-1
200. Arkansas St (3-11)71.2020-20-10-1
219. New Orleans (2-12)70.0640-00-00-2
264. Western KY (2-12)66.9270-00-10-3
291. Denver (1-12)62.8420-00-10-1
300. Arkansas Lr (0-13)60.8780-10-00-1


MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 71.693


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
80. Butler (6-8)81.1760-00-01-1
99. Cleveland St (6-6)80.0160-00-20-2
155. Detroit (3-9)74.9240-00-10-0
161. Wisc Milwaukee (3-9)74.6390-20-20-0
195. Wisc Green Bay (2-11)71.4780-10-20-1
273. Loyola Chi (1-10)66.2180-10-20-0
288. Illinois Chi (0-13)63.4730-00-20-0
295. Wright St (0-13)61.6160-00-10-1


SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 71.532


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
103. Appalachian St (8-6)79.8850-10-00-1
114. Coll Of Charltn (7-3)78.7470-10-00-0
146. Davidson (5-9)75.4260-20-10-1
172. NC Greensboro (6-9)73.7890-00-10-0
183. Geo Southern (4-8)72.6380-10-00-0
185. East Tenn St (5-9)72.3160-00-20-0
210. The Citadel (3-7)70.6050-00-00-1
211. Westrn Carolina (4-10)70.4200-00-20-1
229. Chattanooga (2-9)69.5870-00-00-1
246. Wofford (2-13)68.4810-10-10-2
270. Furman (2-12)66.4680-00-00-2
305. VMI (0-13)60.0180-10-10-1


NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 71.004


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
140. Central Conn (8-4)75.8060-00-00-0
157. Robert Morris (7-7)74.7070-00-00-1
167. Fair Dickinson (7-7)74.3220-10-00-1
180. St Francis NY (7-8)73.1810-00-10-1
208. Monmouth NJ (5-9)70.7100-00-20-0
235. Mt St Marys (4-11)69.1310-10-20-1
242. Liu Brooklyn (4-10)68.5990-10-00-0
268. Wagner (4-11)66.6480-00-10-1
276. St Francis PA (2-11)65.9310-00-00-1


MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 70.979


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
148. Oakland (6-9)75.2660-20-00-0
179. Youngstown St (5-8)73.2450-10-10-0
192. Valparaiso (4-8)71.8190-00-00-2
201. Mo Kansas City (5-10)71.1030-10-00-1
214. Oral Roberts (3-9)70.3900-00-00-1
220. Iupui (3-13)70.0230-10-10-2
230. Western Ill (3-12)69.4850-20-00-2
233. Chicago St (3-13)69.2970-00-20-1
249. Southern Utah (2-11)68.1830-00-10-2


PATRIOT AVERAGE = 70.030


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
113. Lafayette (9-5)78.7850-00-00-3
128. Navy (7-3)77.5520-00-00-1
154. Bucknell (7-5)75.0050-00-00-1
204. Colgate (5-8)70.9130-10-00-0
253. Holy Cross (5-8)67.7480-10-00-0
302. Army (1-11)60.1810-10-10-1
304. Lehigh (1-13)60.0270-00-10-2


METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 69.753


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
105. Siena (6-4)79.6660-00-00-1
139. Iona (7-7)75.8510-00-10-1
170. Fairfield (5-10)74.0750-10-20-1
182. Marist (6-8)72.6990-00-00-1
202. Niagara (6-9)71.0150-10-10-0
226. Manhattan (4-8)69.7680-00-00-0
234. Rider (5-9)69.2290-00-00-1
289. St Peters (1-13)63.1360-00-10-1
292. Canisius (1-11)62.5280-10-00-0
307. Loyola MD (1-13)59.5620-00-10-1


TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 69.658


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
125. Georgia St (7-5)77.6890-10-00-1
149. Jacksonville St (7-4)75.2530-00-00-1
171. Campbell (6-6)73.8440-00-10-1
173. Samford (6-7)73.7030-00-01-2
197. Troy St (5-8)71.3300-00-00-1
217. Mercer (4-11)70.1750-00-10-1
244. Stetson (6-9)68.4860-00-20-0
256. Central Florida (2-9)67.3380-00-10-1
283. Jacksonville (2-11)64.7970-00-00-0
316. Fla Atlantic (0-15)53.9650-10-10-2


AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 68.714


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
111. Maine (8-3)78.9390-00-00-2
117. Hofstra (8-6)78.4440-00-20-2
164. Delaware (7-5)74.4140-10-00-1
209. Vermont (7-9)70.7060-10-10-1
245. Towson (5-8)68.4840-00-00-1
252. Drexel (4-10)67.7580-00-10-2
284. Northeastern (3-12)64.7720-00-10-1
286. Hartford (3-11)63.9730-10-10-1
298. Boston U (1-11)61.1700-00-00-3
311. New Hampshire (1-13)58.4810-20-00-1


IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 68.123


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
66. Pennsylvania (9-5)82.7320-30-11-0
120. Princeton (7-5)78.3150-20-11-1
243. Columbia (5-7)68.5280-10-10-1
259. Harvard (6-8)67.2620-00-00-2
263. Cornell (4-8)67.0490-00-00-2
294. Brown (2-12)62.2990-00-00-1
308. Dartmouth (1-12)59.5230-00-10-2
310. Yale (1-13)59.2770-00-10-2


BIG SOUTH AVERAGE = 67.469


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
150. Radford (8-7)75.2340-10-00-1
174. Winthrop (5-7)73.6480-11-10-0
232. Coast Carolina (4-12)69.3300-20-10-1
255. NC Asheville (2-16)67.4120-20-30-2
267. Liberty (4-10)66.6480-00-10-0
278. Elon (2-12)65.5270-10-20-2
297. Charleston Sou (1-11)61.3810-00-00-2
301. High Point (1-13)60.5760-10-10-2


INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 66.104


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
237. Centenary (3-14)69.0930-20-10-3
269. Stony Brook (3-11)66.4710-00-30-2
272. TX Pan American (1-11)66.2440-20-10-2
275. Belmont (1-11)66.0560-00-40-0
277. Albany NY (4-12)65.9200-10-00-2
291. Denver (1-12)62.8420-00-10-1


MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 65.082


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
169. Hampton (8-5)74.1180-00-00-1
194. SO Carolina St (8-8)71.4920-00-00-4
205. Coppin St (7-10)70.7780-10-30-1
224. Norfolk St (7-8)69.8700-00-00-0
241. Bethune Cookman (5-11)68.8330-20-10-1
265. NO Carolina A&T (6-10)66.8780-10-00-0
282. MD Eastrn Shore (5-11)64.8940-10-20-1
287. Florida A&M (3-10)63.7130-20-00-0
306. Delaware St (2-12)59.9030-10-00-0
314. Morgan St (1-15)55.3950-00-30-2
317. Howard (0-15)50.0220-30-10-0


SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 63.608


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
193. Texas Southern (6-6)71.7670-00-00-2
228. Alcorn St (6-9)69.7390-20-10-2
231. Alabama St (4-7)69.3980-00-00-1
240. Southern (6-8)68.9060-00-00-0
266. Jackson St (5-10)66.6730-00-10-2
299. Prairie View (2-13)61.0840-00-00-1
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