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Conference RPI

By ranking
Last Updated Tue Apr 02 06:41:09 PST 2002


SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5833


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
8. Alabama (27-8)0.62874-46-28-1
10. Kentucky (21-10)0.62584-65-26-2
11. Mississippi St (27-8)0.62304-52-110-2
18. Florida (22-9)0.60482-64-27-1
20. Georgia (22-10)0.60334-22-38-4
38. South Carolina (21-15)0.58002-101-110-3
50. Arkansas (14-15)0.56783-82-11-6
51. Mississippi (19-11)0.56663-54-12-4
53. Vanderbilt (17-14)0.56402-72-23-3
66. Tennessee (14-16)0.55762-82-55-2
71. LSU (18-15)0.55312-82-16-4
105. Auburn (12-16)0.52442-61-22-8


ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5704


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
1. Maryland (32-4)0.66899-33-17-0
5. Duke (31-4)0.64795-28-07-1
23. Wake Forest (22-13)0.59911-73-29-3
29. North Carolina St (23-11)0.59161-91-07-1
56. Virginia (17-12)0.56162-40-53-1
82. Georgia Tech (15-16)0.53911-82-23-1
116. North Carolina (8-20)0.51530-100-22-5
123. Florida St (11-17)0.51131-70-22-3
151. Clemson (13-17)0.49881-60-32-3


BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 0.5605


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
2. Kansas (31-4)0.66878-35-03-1
3. Oklahoma (31-5)0.654610-43-13-0
17. Texas (22-12)0.60494-74-33-0
19. Texas Tech (23-9)0.60353-62-15-0
22. Oklahoma St (23-9)0.59964-61-12-1
41. Missouri (24-12)0.57916-80-02-1
107. Nebraska (12-15)0.52101-50-30-1
115. Colorado (14-14)0.51620-80-20-1
133. Kansas St (12-16)0.50852-50-20-2
152. Baylor (12-16)0.49780-91-00-0
165. Iowa St (11-19)0.49180-61-50-1
189. Texas A&M (8-22)0.48031-100-20-0


BIG EAST AVERAGE = 0.5574


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
6. Connecticut (27-7)0.63613-49-14-2
13. Pittsburgh (28-6)0.62102-35-28-1
21. Miami Fla (24-8)0.60133-24-55-1
35. Notre Dame (21-11)0.58203-52-23-4
40. Villanova (19-13)0.57991-62-48-2
47. St Johns (20-12)0.57293-44-41-2
48. Boston College (20-12)0.57242-62-24-2
57. Syracuse (23-13)0.56081-23-56-6
61. Georgetown (18-11)0.56050-73-24-2
88. Rutgers (18-13)0.53532-21-23-6
96. Providence (15-16)0.52930-64-42-2
129. Seton Hall (11-18)0.50980-61-51-5
195. Virginia Tech (10-18)0.47660-41-52-3
215. West Virginia (7-20)0.46540-30-33-8


PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 0.5573


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
7. Arizona (24-10)0.63325-46-54-0
24. UCLA (21-12)0.59584-14-84-2
27. California (23-9)0.59292-55-23-1
28. Oregon (25-9)0.59256-14-32-1
33. USC (22-10)0.58772-34-42-3
34. Stanford (20-10)0.58662-44-51-1
101. Arizona St (13-15)0.52762-32-71-2
112. Washington (10-18)0.51690-42-83-1
178. Oregon St (9-17)0.48510-50-90-0
238. Washington St (6-21)0.45500-50-90-0


BIG TEN AVERAGE = 0.5552


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
9. Indiana (24-12)0.62666-65-35-3
12. Illinois (26-9)0.62181-69-26-0
16. Ohio St (24-8)0.60533-21-45-2
39. Michigan St (18-12)0.57996-40-33-4
49. Wisconsin (18-13)0.56794-32-14-5
70. Minnesota (18-13)0.55312-62-32-2
72. Iowa (19-16)0.55211-75-31-2
103. Purdue (13-18)0.52602-60-42-4
126. Northwestern (16-13)0.51080-52-14-2
144. Michigan (10-18)0.50310-71-31-3
227. Penn St (7-21)0.46070-51-41-6


MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 0.5435


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
36. Utah (19-9)0.58081-22-05-6
46. San Diego St (19-12)0.57390-31-29-5
59. BYU (17-12)0.56070-04-44-6
60. Wyoming (21-9)0.56060-24-35-3
64. Unlv (21-11)0.55870-25-33-4
78. New Mexico (16-14)0.54790-00-76-5
170. Colorado St (10-17)0.48990-02-61-7
198. Air Force (9-19)0.47590-01-44-9


CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 0.5364


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
4. Cincinnati (31-4)0.64835-34-07-1
25. Marquette (26-7)0.59482-32-36-0
42. NC Charlotte (18-12)0.57761-71-15-3
44. Memphis (26-9)0.57500-21-29-4
65. Louisville (19-13)0.55772-61-34-1
77. South Florida (19-13)0.54851-31-31-4
83. Houston (17-15)0.53870-52-41-3
110. St Louis (15-16)0.51750-41-44-2
127. Tulane (13-15)0.51040-40-43-4
131. TCU (14-15)0.50910-31-21-5
156. Uab (13-17)0.49710-21-13-7
176. East Carolina (10-18)0.48551-30-33-2
192. DePaul (9-19)0.47870-41-41-5
203. SO Mississippi (9-17)0.47080-20-31-3


ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 0.5285


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
14. Xavier (26-6)0.61541-23-17-2
54. Dayton (21-10)0.56360-50-13-4
58. Temple (19-15)0.56071-43-57-2
63. St Josephs (19-11)0.55890-11-35-5
67. Richmond (21-14)0.55730-70-16-3
81. St Bonaventure (17-13)0.54072-20-13-6
106. Massachusetts (13-16)0.52440-42-13-6
134. Geo Washington (12-16)0.50840-30-25-5
139. La Salle (15-17)0.50580-21-13-7
183. Duquesne (9-19)0.48390-40-01-10
223. Rhode Island (8-20)0.46260-20-11-11
230. Fordham (8-20)0.46010-20-11-8


WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5166


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
30. Tulsa (26-7)0.58891-20-44-1
31. Hawaii (27-6)0.58881-14-13-1
73. Louisiana Tech (19-10)0.55190-11-43-2
76. Fresno St (18-15)0.54991-13-72-3
108. Nevada (16-13)0.51950-01-42-3
117. SMU (14-14)0.51390-10-41-5
177. Boise St (12-17)0.48520-00-62-3
225. Texas El Paso (9-22)0.46110-10-51-7
228. Rice (10-19)0.46030-00-41-4
247. San Jose St (9-20)0.44650-01-50-4


MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4995


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
15. Kent (29-6)0.60773-30-07-0
62. Bowling Green (23-9)0.56000-30-04-2
74. Ball St (21-12)0.55132-40-13-2
113. Ohio (17-11)0.51660-20-12-2
118. Miami Ohio (13-18)0.51340-41-22-6
138. Toledo (15-14)0.50610-30-01-7
150. Western Mich (17-13)0.49970-10-11-3
167. Marshall (13-15)0.49060-40-01-1
214. Northern Ill (12-16)0.46570-10-01-4
219. Central Mich (8-19)0.46330-20-01-7
224. Akron (9-21)0.46120-30-11-3
232. Buffalo (12-18)0.45971-10-10-5
301. Eastern Mich (5-24)0.39830-20-00-5


COLONIAL AVERAGE = 0.4994


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
52. NC Wilmington (23-10)0.56490-31-04-4
85. VA Commonwealth (20-11)0.53860-00-04-3
91. George Mason (19-10)0.53410-00-13-3
142. Delaware (14-16)0.50450-00-13-7
148. Drexel (14-14)0.50130-00-13-4
180. Old Dominion (13-16)0.48490-00-10-8
186. Hofstra (12-20)0.48101-00-13-8
220. Towson (11-17)0.46320-00-00-8
226. William & Mary (9-19)0.46090-20-02-4
231. James Madison (13-15)0.46010-00-11-6


MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 0.4973


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
43. Southern Ill (28-8)0.57683-22-12-1
45. Creighton (23-9)0.57481-22-33-1
100. Illinois St (17-14)0.52770-31-41-0
143. SW Missouri St (17-15)0.50350-01-51-2
166. Wichita St (15-15)0.49180-11-41-2
168. Northern Iowa (14-15)0.49050-02-41-3
187. Drake (14-15)0.48080-01-41-3
235. Bradley (9-20)0.45550-00-61-3
256. Indiana St (6-22)0.43950-00-40-7
261. Evansville (7-21)0.43220-00-50-4


IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 0.4948


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
37. Pennsylvania (25-7)0.58000-11-17-3
79. Princeton (15-12)0.54590-20-31-5
98. Yale (21-9)0.52870-01-23-2
124. Brown (16-10)0.51120-00-22-4
175. Harvard (14-12)0.48640-01-20-4
218. Columbia (10-16)0.46360-11-20-6
260. Dartmouth (8-18)0.43380-00-20-5
292. Cornell (4-22)0.40860-00-30-7


SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 0.4877


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
80. Davidson (18-10)0.54080-21-11-2
86. Coll Of Charltn (20-8)0.53830-00-02-1
109. East Tenn St (15-10)0.51780-00-11-6
114. NC Greensboro (20-11)0.51650-10-21-4
122. Chattanooga (14-14)0.51190-20-22-3
157. Geo Southern (11-11)0.49630-10-03-2
160. Furman (13-13)0.49510-10-11-4
174. The Citadel (13-12)0.48720-00-22-2
248. Wofford (7-18)0.44610-00-31-3
252. VMI (7-18)0.44260-10-12-3
263. Appalachian St (7-18)0.43100-00-11-5
265. Westrn Carolina (8-16)0.42900-00-01-2


SUN BELT AVERAGE = 0.4863


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
32. Western KY (26-4)0.58781-01-24-1
73. Louisiana Tech (19-10)0.55190-11-43-2
97. Ul Lafayette (19-11)0.52920-20-23-2
99. New Mexico St (18-11)0.52860-11-21-4
173. Arkansas Lr (16-11)0.48880-10-20-3
188. New Orleans (14-14)0.48040-20-12-3
194. North Texas (13-14)0.47730-10-23-3
206. Middle Tenn St (12-15)0.46940-00-21-3
216. Arkansas St (13-16)0.46480-20-30-3
254. Florida Intl (8-20)0.43990-10-31-3
288. South Alabama (5-20)0.41410-21-00-5
296. Denver (7-20)0.40370-00-10-5


HORIZON AVERAGE = 0.4861


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
75. Butler (26-6)0.55101-00-03-2
90. Detroit (18-13)0.53430-10-12-4
119. Illinois Chi (17-14)0.51280-20-12-4
130. Wright St (16-11)0.50970-10-01-3
158. Loyola Chi (16-13)0.49600-20-02-3
162. Wisc Milwaukee (13-13)0.49320-00-12-4
212. Cleveland St (12-16)0.46640-10-00-6
271. Wisc Green Bay (9-21)0.42490-00-12-4
309. Youngstown St (3-23)0.38691-00-00-5


WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4844


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
26. Gonzaga (28-4)0.59411-21-05-2
68. Pepperdine (21-10)0.55651-42-41-2
140. San Diego (14-13)0.50510-01-41-4
199. Santa Clara (12-15)0.47500-10-31-2
210. San Francisco (12-15)0.46790-10-20-5
258. St Marys CA (8-20)0.43550-00-30-6
266. Loyola Marymnt (8-20)0.42810-00-41-4
290. Portland (6-24)0.41250-11-30-4


BIG WEST AVERAGE = 0.4810


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
69. Utah St (22-8)0.55470-01-06-3
92. Santa Barbara (19-11)0.53410-10-15-4
95. UC Irvine (20-11)0.52970-20-04-4
111. Pacific (18-10)0.51750-00-03-6
179. CS Northridge (11-16)0.48490-00-22-6
191. Cal Poly (14-12)0.47980-00-02-6
194. North Texas (13-14)0.47730-10-23-3
197. Long Beach St (11-17)0.47600-00-42-6
270. UC Riverside (7-18)0.42530-10-00-8
272. Idaho (8-19)0.42340-00-01-7
307. CS Fullerton (4-22)0.38870-00-01-7


ATLANTIC SUN AVERAGE = 0.4778


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
94. Georgia St (19-11)0.53131-10-01-2
121. Fla Atlantic (18-12)0.51210-20-02-2
125. Troy St (18-10)0.51100-00-10-2
145. Samford (15-14)0.50310-20-01-3
153. Central Florida (16-12)0.49750-00-01-3
154. Jacksonville (14-12)0.49750-10-01-1
208. Belmont (11-17)0.46840-10-22-2
239. Stetson (9-16)0.45290-20-00-3
244. Jacksonville St (11-16)0.44870-10-01-1
281. Campbell (7-19)0.41720-00-00-3
285. Mercer (5-23)0.41600-00-20-5


BIG SKY AVERAGE = 0.4686


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
93. Montana St (17-9)0.53220-00-01-4
137. Weber St (15-11)0.50690-01-12-4
141. Eastern Wash (15-13)0.50470-10-32-2
172. Montana (14-15)0.48890-00-31-3
221. Portland St (11-16)0.46290-00-20-3
229. Northrn Arizona (12-14)0.46020-10-10-3
276. Idaho St (8-17)0.42180-00-10-4
316. Sacramento St (7-19)0.37110-00-01-1


MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 0.4673


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
87. Valparaiso (24-8)0.53830-31-00-1
136. Oakland (16-12)0.50800-10-11-3
161. Mo Kansas City (16-11)0.49330-20-00-3
163. Oral Roberts (17-13)0.49260-00-21-1
193. Iupui (12-15)0.47850-10-01-5
255. Southern Utah (9-16)0.43990-00-21-2
278. Western Ill (10-16)0.42100-10-00-2
318. Chicago St (1-24)0.36680-10-00-3


SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 0.4607


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
84. McNeese St (20-9)0.53860-30-00-2
102. Ul Monroe (19-12)0.52630-20-01-5
149. Tex San Antonio (19-10)0.50010-00-02-1
202. Sam Houston (14-14)0.47111-10-01-1
209. Lamar (15-14)0.46810-00-10-3
234. Texas Arlington (11-14)0.45620-00-00-3
240. SW Texas St (11-16)0.45140-00-10-3
243. Northwestern St (11-18)0.44870-10-20-3
250. Stephen Austin (12-15)0.44480-00-00-2
304. SE Louisiana (6-20)0.39060-00-10-2
315. Nicholls St (1-25)0.37220-10-10-4


METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4564


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
128. Marist (19-9)0.51020-00-00-1
135. Manhattan (20-9)0.50830-01-10-1
164. Niagara (18-14)0.49220-00-10-3
171. Rider (17-11)0.48930-00-00-1
201. Siena (17-19)0.47340-30-00-2
236. Iona (13-17)0.45530-00-10-0
237. Fairfield (12-17)0.45520-00-10-1
279. Canisius (10-20)0.41870-00-10-2
308. St Peters (4-24)0.38710-00-00-1
313. Loyola MD (5-23)0.37450-00-00-2


OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 0.4534


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
89. Tennessee Tech (23-7)0.53460-00-12-3
147. Murray St (17-12)0.50140-10-22-2
181. Morehead St (14-11)0.48480-10-00-4
211. Austin Peay (11-18)0.46780-10-30-6
233. Eastern Ill (12-16)0.45900-30-10-3
242. Tenn Martin (11-14)0.45060-00-21-3
274. Tennessee St (9-17)0.42270-00-00-5
310. SE Missouri St (4-22)0.38240-00-10-4
312. Eastern KY (3-20)0.37700-00-10-5


NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4503


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
55. Central Conn (27-5)0.56260-20-00-1
120. Wagner (19-10)0.51270-00-01-5
132. Monmouth NJ (18-12)0.50880-10-21-3
184. St Francis NY (18-11)0.48260-10-11-1
253. Robert Morris (12-18)0.44020-20-00-3
275. St Francis PA (6-21)0.42210-30-00-2
298. Liu Brooklyn (5-22)0.40270-10-00-3
319. Fair Dickinson (4-25)0.36400-00-00-3
321. Mt St Marys (3-24)0.35700-00-10-2


PATRIOT AVERAGE = 0.4497


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
159. Holy Cross (18-15)0.49570-10-20-1
169. American (18-12)0.49020-10-10-2
196. Colgate (15-11)0.47660-00-11-1
204. Lafayette (14-14)0.47030-10-10-1
245. Bucknell (13-16)0.44810-00-10-2
268. Army (10-16)0.42630-00-10-1
286. Navy (9-20)0.41580-10-00-1
314. Lehigh (4-23)0.37430-00-10-0


AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 0.4334


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
146. Boston U (22-10)0.50230-10-10-3
182. Vermont (21-8)0.48470-00-00-0
220. Towson (11-17)0.46320-00-00-8
249. Hartford (14-18)0.44530-00-10-2
267. Maine (11-18)0.42730-00-10-0
269. New Hampshire (10-17)0.42580-20-20-0
299. Albany NY (8-20)0.40130-10-00-2
300. Binghamton (9-19)0.40070-00-00-1
302. Northeastern (7-21)0.39370-10-00-0
305. Stony Brook (6-22)0.38930-00-20-2


MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4329


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
104. Hampton (25-7)0.52440-10-00-2
200. Howard (17-13)0.47370-10-00-2
205. SO Carolina St (14-15)0.46940-20-10-1
246. Delaware St (16-13)0.44780-10-10-0
251. NO Carolina A&T (10-17)0.44410-10-10-1
264. Norfolk St (10-19)0.42940-10-20-1
277. Bethune Cookman (11-17)0.42140-20-00-2
291. Florida A&M (9-19)0.41200-30-00-1
293. MD Eastrn Shore (11-18)0.40740-00-00-2
317. Coppin St (5-25)0.37060-10-10-2
320. Morgan St (3-25)0.36140-10-00-2


SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4229


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
190. Alcorn St (20-10)0.48020-00-10-2
217. Alabama A&M (15-10)0.46360-20-00-1
222. Alabama St (18-12)0.46290-00-10-1
257. Texas Southern (11-17)0.43600-20-00-2
280. Grambling (8-19)0.41870-00-40-2
284. Jackson St (9-19)0.41600-10-10-3
289. Miss Valley St (11-16)0.41330-10-10-0
295. Prairie View (9-18)0.40410-00-10-3
311. Southern (7-19)0.37990-00-10-1
323. Ark Pine Bluff (2-26)0.35470-10-10-2


INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 0.4157


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
185. TX Pan American (15-9)0.48180-10-01-1
259. Centenary (9-12)0.43500-00-01-4
282. Texas A&M-CC (7-14)0.41680-20-10-0
306. Morris Brown (3-22)0.38920-10-40-1
322. Lipscomb (2-18)0.35580-00-00-3


BIG SOUTH AVERAGE = 0.4148


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
207. Winthrop (17-12)0.46860-20-00-1
241. Radford (14-16)0.45090-00-01-4
262. NC Asheville (12-14)0.43180-00-20-1
273. Elon (11-16)0.42270-10-10-2
287. Charleston Sou (10-17)0.41560-00-20-3
294. High Point (9-19)0.40660-20-00-1
297. Birmingham Southern (9-14)0.40350-00-00-2
303. Coast Carolina (8-20)0.39190-10-00-2
324. Liberty (3-24)0.34120-00-00-1
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