NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions
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Conference Power Ratings
By ranking
Last Updated Tue Apr 03 01:13:16 PDT 2001
Home Court Advantage = 4.1316
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 86.421
BIG TEN AVERAGE = 85.767
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 85.480
PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 84.972
BIG EAST AVERAGE = 82.713
BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 82.475
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 81.011
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 24. Fresno St (26-7) | 87.287 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 9-5 |
| 43. Tulsa (24-11) | 84.848 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 10-4 |
| 54. Texas El Paso (22-8) | 83.614 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 5-2 |
| 67. Hawaii (17-14) | 82.423 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 6-4 |
| 75. TCU (19-11) | 81.826 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| 88. SMU (16-12) | 80.787 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2-6 |
| 125. San Jose St (9-14) | 77.590 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 2-7 |
| 139. Rice (13-16) | 76.598 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3-7 |
| 173. Nevada (9-18) | 74.125 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-7 |
ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 80.405
CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 79.769
MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 78.719
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 51. BYU (24-9) | 83.717 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 7-3 |
| 68. Utah (16-11) | 82.387 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5-4 |
| 71. Wyoming (19-10) | 81.994 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4-5 |
| 93. New Mexico (19-13) | 80.515 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 3-8 |
| 112. Unlv (14-13) | 78.455 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5-5 |
| 127. Colorado St (13-13) | 77.399 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-9 |
| 147. San Diego St (13-14) | 75.598 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-9 |
| 229. Air Force (8-21) | 69.685 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-7 |
MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 77.815
MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 76.342
COLONIAL AVERAGE = 75.092
WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 74.770
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 74.606
SUN BELT AVERAGE = 74.290
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 72.952
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 122. Iona (21-11) | 77.651 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 |
| 134. Siena (19-11) | 76.951 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 142. Canisius (20-11) | 76.286 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 161. Marist (17-13) | 74.827 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 166. Niagara (15-13) | 74.386 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-4 |
| 167. Manhattan (14-15) | 74.378 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 171. Rider (16-12) | 74.196 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 199. Fairfield (12-16) | 71.989 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 281. Loyola MD (6-23) | 65.142 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 290. St Peters (4-23) | 63.714 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
BIG WEST AVERAGE = 72.758
BIG SKY AVERAGE = 72.364
OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 71.897
MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 71.866
AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 71.621
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 50. Hofstra (26-5) | 84.061 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| 117. Delaware (20-10) | 77.968 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 155. Maine (17-11) | 74.969 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 174. Drexel (15-12) | 74.054 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 205. Boston U (12-14) | 71.415 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 236. Vermont (12-17) | 69.206 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 239. Northeastern (10-19) | 69.164 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 249. Towson (12-17) | 68.390 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 275. New Hampshire (7-21) | 65.634 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| 305. Hartford (4-23) | 61.342 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 70.958
TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 70.661
SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 69.292
PATRIOT AVERAGE = 69.287
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 119. Holy Cross (22-8) | 77.828 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 168. Navy (17-12) | 74.361 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 248. Bucknell (12-15) | 68.410 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 254. Lehigh (12-16) | 67.531 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 257. Lafayette (10-16) | 67.390 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 267. Colgate (10-15) | 66.986 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 300. Army (7-18) | 62.506 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 68.328
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 154. Princeton (14-11) | 75.002 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 206. Pennsylvania (12-17) | 71.408 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 211. Brown (15-12) | 71.145 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 230. Harvard (14-12) | 69.635 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 264. Yale (10-17) | 67.060 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 266. Columbia (10-15) | 67.036 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 297. Dartmouth (7-19) | 62.908 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 301. Cornell (6-20) | 62.431 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 67.891
INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 67.437
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 66.752
BIG SOUTH AVERAGE = 66.244
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 61.366