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Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team

By division
Last Updated Tue Apr 03 01:14:43 PDT 2001

Home Advantage = 4.1316

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
1. Georgia (16-15)0.5319
2. Duke (35-4)0.5304
3. Arizona (27-8)0.5301
4. Kentucky (24-10)0.5206
5. Georgia Tech (17-13)0.5196
6. Wisconsin (18-11)0.5176
7. Illinois (27-8)0.5161
8. Indiana (21-13)0.5060
9. UCLA (23-9)0.5030
10. Maryland (25-11)0.5030

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
11. Penn St (21-12)0.5024
12. Michigan (9-18)0.4995
13. Wake Forest (19-11)0.4970
14. North Carolina (26-7)0.4882
15. USC (23-10)0.4848
16. NO Carolina St (13-16)0.4841
17. Tennessee (22-11)0.4824
18. Mississippi (26-8)0.4816
19. Iowa (23-12)0.4781
20. South Carolina (15-15)0.4742

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
21. Florida St (8-21)0.4733
22. Michigan St (28-5)0.4725
23. Stanford (29-3)0.4672
24. Temple (24-13)0.4639
25. Oregon St (9-19)0.4635
26. Washington (9-20)0.4617
27. Vanderbilt (14-15)0.4602
28. Missouri (19-13)0.4599
29. Ohio St (20-11)0.4588
30. Purdue (16-15)0.4572

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
31. Northwestern (11-19)0.4521
32. Florida (24-7)0.4515
33. Minnesota (16-13)0.4501
34. California (20-11)0.4477
35. Massachusetts (15-15)0.4462
36. Arizona St (13-16)0.4450
37. LSU (13-16)0.4424
38. Kansas (24-7)0.4410
39. Clemson (12-19)0.4404
40. Virginia (20-9)0.4404

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
41. St Johns (14-15)0.4368
42. Villanova (18-13)0.4358
43. Oregon (14-14)0.4356
44. Kansas St (11-18)0.4354
45. Arkansas (20-11)0.4282
46. Mississippi St (17-12)0.4275
47. Texas (25-9)0.4249
48. Washington St (12-16)0.4198
49. Auburn (18-13)0.4152
50. Rutgers (11-16)0.4131

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
51. Alabama (23-11)0.4127
52. Seton Hall (16-14)0.4103
53. Notre Dame (20-10)0.4090
54. NC Charlotte (22-11)0.4031
55. DePaul (10-18)0.4025
56. Hawaii (17-14)0.4006
57. Nebraska (13-16)0.3979
58. Texas A&M (9-19)0.3974
59. Louisville (12-19)0.3964
60. Syracuse (25-9)0.3947

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
61. Geo Washington (14-18)0.3934
62. Pittsburgh (18-13)0.3890
63. Miami Fla (16-13)0.3881
64. Providence (20-10)0.3876
65. Oklahoma (26-7)0.3876
66. Boston College (26-5)0.3848
67. Virginia Tech (8-19)0.3823
68. Colorado (14-15)0.3812
69. Cincinnati (25-10)0.3791
70. West Virginia (16-12)0.3790

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
71. San Jose St (9-14)0.3782
72. Connecticut (19-12)0.3782
73. Texas Tech (9-19)0.3779
74. Memphis (18-15)0.3729
75. Dayton (20-12)0.3683
76. La Salle (12-17)0.3667
77. Oklahoma St (19-10)0.3654
78. Iowa St (24-6)0.3637
79. Rhode Island (7-22)0.3620
80. Baylor (17-12)0.3609

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
81. St Bonaventure (18-12)0.3609
82. Marquette (15-14)0.3592
83. Fordham (12-17)0.3589
84. Xavier (21-8)0.3561
85. SMU (16-12)0.3561
86. St Josephs (26-7)0.3556
87. South Florida (18-13)0.3548
88. Tulane (7-21)0.3492
89. Tulsa (24-11)0.3460
90. Fresno St (26-7)0.3426

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
91. Georgetown (25-8)0.3416
92. Rice (13-16)0.3394
93. Utah (16-11)0.3388
94. Nevada (9-18)0.3383
95. Houston (9-20)0.3380
96. St Louis (17-14)0.3375
97. New Mexico (19-13)0.3371
98. Illinois Chi (11-17)0.3351
99. Butler (22-8)0.3265
100. SO Mississippi (21-9)0.3231

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
101. Duquesne (9-21)0.3231
102. Unlv (14-13)0.3173
103. Detroit (23-12)0.3145
104. St Marys CA (1-25)0.3140
105. Uab (17-14)0.3111
106. Santa Clara (19-12)0.3111
107. TCU (19-11)0.3106
108. Wyoming (19-10)0.3102
109. Wisc Milwaukee (13-13)0.3102
110. Wisc Green Bay (11-17)0.3084

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
111. Texas El Paso (22-8)0.3014
112. Loyola Chi (7-21)0.2982
113. Miami Ohio (17-16)0.2947
114. Pepperdine (22-8)0.2934
115. San Diego (15-14)0.2913
116. Colorado St (13-13)0.2902
117. BYU (24-9)0.2861
118. Ohio (18-11)0.2855
119. Air Force (8-21)0.2828
120. Cleveland St (19-13)0.2804

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
121. San Francisco (10-18)0.2804
122. Indiana St (21-12)0.2803
123. Gonzaga (25-7)0.2788
124. Creighton (24-8)0.2776
125. Loyola Marymnt (8-19)0.2772
126. Portland (8-17)0.2754
127. Bowling Green (13-14)0.2751
128. Kent (23-10)0.2735
129. Old Dominion (12-17)0.2727
130. San Diego St (13-14)0.2719

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
131. Northern Ill (4-22)0.2716
132. Northern Iowa (6-24)0.2710
133. Santa Barbara (11-13)0.2675
134. George Mason (18-12)0.2675
135. Buffalo (4-24)0.2673
136. SW Missouri St (13-16)0.2648
137. Southern Ill (15-14)0.2643
138. Akron (12-16)0.2636
139. North Texas (2-24)0.2634
140. Marshall (16-9)0.2633

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
141. CS Fullerton (3-22)0.2602
142. Wright St (17-11)0.2598
143. CS Northridge (20-10)0.2596
144. Boise St (15-14)0.2590
145. Long Beach St (14-13)0.2573
146. Idaho (4-21)0.2563
147. Pacific (15-12)0.2554
148. Wichita St (9-19)0.2552
149. Evansville (13-16)0.2487
150. Ul Lafayette (15-13)0.2485

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
151. Eastern Mich (3-25)0.2478
152. Bradley (18-12)0.2473
153. Oakland (11-15)0.2441
154. NC Wilmington (19-11)0.2439
155. Murray St (15-12)0.2438
156. VA Commonwealth (15-14)0.2436
157. Drake (12-16)0.2436
158. Weber St (10-12)0.2434
159. Toledo (22-10)0.2427
160. South Alabama (20-11)0.2424

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
161. Western Mich (7-21)0.2412
162. Central Mich (18-8)0.2407
163. Centenary (5-17)0.2403
164. Florida Intl (7-21)0.2401
165. Eastern KY (4-19)0.2398
166. Illinois St (21-9)0.2385
167. Wofford (8-16)0.2381
168. Tenn Martin (6-18)0.2379
169. Ball St (16-12)0.2371
170. Chicago St (4-23)0.2350

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
171. Eastern Ill (19-10)0.2319
172. Cal Poly (6-18)0.2311
173. St Peters (4-23)0.2298
174. Utah St (24-6)0.2291
175. American (7-20)0.2242
176. Western Ill (5-22)0.2242
177. Princeton (14-11)0.2235
178. James Madison (12-17)0.2216
179. TX Pan American (8-17)0.2209
180. Oral Roberts (7-19)0.2192

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
181. Pennsylvania (12-17)0.2192
182. Tennessee Tech (17-9)0.2171
183. UC Irvine (22-5)0.2161
184. Richmond (22-6)0.2155
185. Georgia St (26-5)0.2151
186. Austin Peay (18-9)0.2148
187. Idaho St (12-14)0.2119
188. Middle Tenn St (4-22)0.2118
189. Eastern Wash (15-11)0.2111
190. Tennessee St (8-19)0.2110

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
191. Morehead St (10-15)0.2101
192. New Mexico St (13-14)0.2093
193. New Hampshire (7-21)0.2073
194. Western KY (21-7)0.2070
195. Louisiana Tech (16-12)0.2067
196. William & Mary (11-17)0.2055
197. Iupui (9-18)0.2050
198. Manhattan (14-15)0.2028
199. Sacramento St (3-20)0.2021
200. Niagara (15-13)0.2017

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
201. Southern Utah (22-6)0.2008
202. Mo Kansas City (13-15)0.1998
203. SO Carolina St (18-13)0.1998
204. Portland St (8-18)0.1987
205. Northeastern (10-19)0.1987
206. Fla Atlantic (7-22)0.1974
207. Maine (17-11)0.1964
208. Arkansas St (15-13)0.1960
209. East Carolina (13-12)0.1939
210. Fairfield (12-16)0.1934

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
211. Montana (9-16)0.1934
212. Troy St (18-12)0.1933
213. Marist (17-13)0.1929
214. Vermont (12-17)0.1906
215. Chattanooga (15-13)0.1905
216. Youngstown St (17-11)0.1902
217. Arkansas Lr (14-11)0.1900
218. Westrn Carolina (5-24)0.1896
219. Denver (8-18)0.1895
220. Valparaiso (22-8)0.1895

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
221. Stony Brook (12-11)0.1890
222. Iona (21-11)0.1886
223. Boston U (12-14)0.1878
224. Norfolk St (12-17)0.1869
225. Siena (19-11)0.1867
226. Mercer (12-15)0.1860
227. Delaware (20-10)0.1858
228. Central Florida (7-22)0.1856
229. Hofstra (26-5)0.1849
230. Davidson (12-17)0.1848

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
231. Loyola MD (6-23)0.1832
232. Ul Monroe (9-17)0.1820
233. Samford (13-14)0.1809
234. Drexel (15-12)0.1799
235. Ark Pine Bluff (1-25)0.1793
236. Montana St (15-14)0.1776
237. Morgan St (6-22)0.1766
238. NC Greensboro (18-12)0.1765
239. Jacksonville St (9-18)0.1761
240. Northwestern St (18-13)0.1759

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
241. Coppin St (12-15)0.1759
242. Belmont (10-15)0.1749
243. Canisius (20-11)0.1744
244. Hartford (4-23)0.1739
245. NC Asheville (13-13)0.1727
246. Rider (16-12)0.1727
247. Appalachian St (9-19)0.1716
248. SE Missouri St (14-12)0.1707
249. SE Louisiana (7-21)0.1703
250. Navy (17-12)0.1702

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
251. Coll Of Charltn (20-7)0.1701
252. Grambling (8-18)0.1700
253. Coast Carolina (8-20)0.1699
254. Texas A&M-CC (11-14)0.1696
255. Holy Cross (22-8)0.1685
256. Tex San Antonio (13-15)0.1660
257. New Orleans (15-12)0.1657
258. MD Eastrn Shore (12-16)0.1652
259. Yale (10-17)0.1628
260. Furman (9-16)0.1627

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
261. Towson (12-17)0.1626
262. Northrn Arizona (11-13)0.1611
263. Geo Southern (13-15)0.1611
264. Bucknell (12-15)0.1583
265. VMI (7-19)0.1561
266. High Point (4-21)0.1538
267. East Tenn St (15-10)0.1535
268. Howard (10-17)0.1535
269. McNeese St (21-9)0.1523
270. Campbell (7-21)0.1506

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
271. Robert Morris (7-22)0.1505
272. Stetson (16-12)0.1488
273. Florida A&M (4-23)0.1479
274. SW Texas St (11-15)0.1469
275. Alcorn St (15-15)0.1462
276. Brown (15-12)0.1449
277. Charleston Sou (7-19)0.1444
278. Bethune Cookman (9-17)0.1424
279. NO Carolina A&T (12-16)0.1422
280. Radford (16-10)0.1405

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
281. Sam Houston (14-13)0.1401
282. Columbia (10-15)0.1397
283. Texas Southern (7-21)0.1396
284. Jackson St (7-21)0.1381
285. Nicholls St (13-14)0.1373
286. Texas Arlington (11-15)0.1370
287. Winthrop (16-11)0.1360
288. Hampton (25-7)0.1344
289. The Citadel (12-12)0.1343
290. Delaware St (13-15)0.1343

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
291. Prairie View (5-22)0.1338
292. Albany NY (5-21)0.1311
293. Lamar (8-18)0.1307
294. Jacksonville (15-10)0.1305
295. Dartmouth (7-19)0.1288
296. Colgate (10-15)0.1272
297. Army (7-18)0.1272
298. Monmouth NJ (21-10)0.1271
299. Stephen Austin (7-17)0.1252
300. Fair Dickinson (13-15)0.1249

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
301. Elon (8-18)0.1241
302. Lafayette (10-16)0.1228
303. Sacred Heart (7-21)0.1215
304. Lehigh (12-16)0.1198
305. Cornell (6-20)0.1146
306. St Francis PA (9-18)0.1128
307. Alabama St (19-8)0.1115
308. Harvard (14-12)0.1114
309. Miss Valley St (16-8)0.1106
310. Liu Brooklyn (12-16)0.1104

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
311. St Francis NY (18-11)0.1096
312. Quinnipiac (5-21)0.1074
313. Alabama A&M (16-11)0.1070
314. Umbc (18-11)0.1055
315. Wagner (16-13)0.1040
316. Liberty (10-15)0.1019
317. Mt St Marys (7-21)0.0981
318. Central Conn (14-14)0.0839
319. Southern (11-16)0.0724
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