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Conference RPI Strength of Schedule

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Last Updated Tue Apr 02 06:41:21 PST 2002


SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5748


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
3. Kentucky (21-10)0.6087
5. Arkansas (14-15)0.5961
10. Tennessee (14-16)0.5879
15. Alabama (27-8)0.5812
16. South Carolina (21-15)0.5789
17. Georgia (22-10)0.5753
19. Mississippi St (27-8)0.5736
23. Florida (22-9)0.5698
24. Vanderbilt (17-14)0.5693
38. Auburn (12-16)0.5563
39. LSU (18-15)0.5556
65. Mississippi (19-11)0.5443


ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5657


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
6. Maryland (32-4)0.5956
7. North Carolina (8-20)0.5918
9. Wake Forest (22-13)0.5893
26. Duke (31-4)0.5687
29. North Carolina St (23-11)0.5634
35. Georgia Tech (15-16)0.5576
45. Virginia (17-12)0.5535
54. Florida St (11-17)0.5508
101. Clemson (13-17)0.5206


PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 0.5585


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
2. Arizona (24-10)0.6090
13. UCLA (21-12)0.5823
22. Washington (10-18)0.5701
33. Stanford (20-10)0.5599
43. USC (22-10)0.5545
53. California (23-9)0.5510
58. Arizona St (13-15)0.5487
62. Oregon (25-9)0.5450
80. Washington St (6-21)0.5326
82. Oregon St (9-17)0.5314


BIG TEN AVERAGE = 0.5572


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
1. Indiana (24-12)0.6133
14. Illinois (26-9)0.5815
20. Michigan St (18-12)0.5732
28. Wisconsin (18-13)0.5637
30. Purdue (13-18)0.5615
37. Ohio St (24-8)0.5571
41. Iowa (19-16)0.5553
50. Michigan (10-18)0.5518
66. Minnesota (18-13)0.5439
84. Penn St (7-21)0.5310
148. Northwestern (16-13)0.4971


BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 0.5548


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
4. Kansas (31-4)0.5964
8. Texas (22-12)0.5909
11. Oklahoma (31-5)0.5858
27. Texas Tech (23-9)0.5651
34. Oklahoma St (23-9)0.5599
51. Texas A&M (8-22)0.5516
55. Missouri (24-12)0.5499
60. Nebraska (12-15)0.5466
72. Kansas St (12-16)0.5351
78. Iowa St (11-19)0.5336
97. Colorado (14-14)0.5216
99. Baylor (12-16)0.5208


BIG EAST AVERAGE = 0.5482


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
12. Connecticut (27-7)0.5834
18. Villanova (19-13)0.5752
36. Notre Dame (21-11)0.5572
40. St Johns (20-12)0.5555
42. Boston College (20-12)0.5548
44. Pittsburgh (28-6)0.5536
46. Seton Hall (11-18)0.5533
49. Miami Fla (24-8)0.5518
64. Providence (15-16)0.5444
70. Georgetown (18-11)0.5404
74. Syracuse (23-13)0.5348
75. West Virginia (7-20)0.5342
102. Rutgers (18-13)0.5202
114. Virginia Tech (10-18)0.5165


MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 0.5389


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
32. San Diego St (19-12)0.5610
47. New Mexico (16-14)0.5528
48. BYU (17-12)0.5522
59. Utah (19-9)0.5482
86. Colorado St (10-17)0.5297
89. Air Force (9-19)0.5275
91. Unlv (21-11)0.5262
120. Wyoming (21-9)0.5141


ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 0.5356


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
31. Temple (19-15)0.5614
56. Massachusetts (13-16)0.5498
57. Xavier (26-6)0.5497
67. Richmond (21-14)0.5431
71. Duquesne (9-19)0.5381
73. Geo Washington (12-16)0.5350
76. St Josephs (19-11)0.5341
81. St Bonaventure (17-13)0.5320
93. Dayton (21-10)0.5256
96. Rhode Island (8-20)0.5216
108. Fordham (8-20)0.5183
109. La Salle (15-17)0.5182


CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 0.5337


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
21. NC Charlotte (18-12)0.5701
25. Cincinnati (31-4)0.5692
61. Louisville (19-13)0.5458
69. Houston (17-15)0.5412
79. South Florida (19-13)0.5334
83. DePaul (9-19)0.5311
85. Marquette (26-7)0.5305
87. St Louis (15-16)0.5288
88. East Carolina (10-18)0.5284
92. Tulane (13-15)0.5258
103. Memphis (26-9)0.5191
107. Uab (13-17)0.5184
111. TCU (14-15)0.5179
122. SO Mississippi (9-17)0.5124


WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5149


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
52. Fresno St (18-15)0.5514
95. Tulsa (26-7)0.5226
106. SMU (14-14)0.5186
110. Texas El Paso (9-22)0.5180
112. Louisiana Tech (19-10)0.5175
123. Hawaii (27-6)0.5123
126. Boise St (12-17)0.5090
127. Nevada (16-13)0.5088
142. Rice (10-19)0.4988
164. San Jose St (9-20)0.4919


MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5031


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
63. Miami Ohio (13-18)0.5448
77. Kent (29-6)0.5341
94. Ball St (21-12)0.5230
104. Central Mich (8-19)0.5189
118. Akron (9-21)0.5150
129. Bowling Green (23-9)0.5071
134. Toledo (15-14)0.5024
141. Marshall (13-15)0.4994
178. Ohio (17-11)0.4865
193. Buffalo (12-18)0.4797
198. Northern Ill (12-16)0.4781
201. Western Mich (17-13)0.4774
216. Eastern Mich (5-24)0.4737


MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 0.5025


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
90. Creighton (23-9)0.5269
100. Illinois St (17-14)0.5208
119. Indiana St (6-22)0.5146
125. Southern Ill (28-8)0.5098
131. Bradley (9-20)0.5039
157. SW Missouri St (17-15)0.4943
162. Northern Iowa (14-15)0.4931
163. Evansville (7-21)0.4930
173. Wichita St (15-15)0.4890
191. Drake (14-15)0.4801


COLONIAL AVERAGE = 0.5003


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
98. NC Wilmington (23-10)0.5209
113. Delaware (14-16)0.5171
115. Hofstra (12-20)0.5163
128. William & Mary (9-19)0.5074
133. VA Commonwealth (20-11)0.5031
135. Drexel (14-14)0.5018
149. Old Dominion (13-16)0.4971
158. George Mason (19-10)0.4938
177. Towson (11-17)0.4867
255. James Madison (13-15)0.4587


IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 0.4915


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
68. Princeton (15-12)0.5427
121. Pennsylvania (25-7)0.5129
160. Cornell (4-22)0.4935
171. Columbia (10-16)0.4899
203. Brown (16-10)0.4765
205. Dartmouth (8-18)0.4759
220. Yale (21-9)0.4717
224. Harvard (14-12)0.4690


WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4903


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
116. Pepperdine (21-10)0.5162
139. San Diego (14-13)0.5007
140. Gonzaga (28-4)0.5004
180. St Marys CA (8-20)0.4855
181. Santa Clara (12-15)0.4852
186. Portland (6-24)0.4834
207. San Francisco (12-15)0.4758
210. Loyola Marymnt (8-20)0.4756


SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 0.4893


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
117. Chattanooga (14-14)0.5159
130. Davidson (18-10)0.5068
136. Wofford (7-18)0.5015
150. VMI (7-18)0.4968
153. Geo Southern (11-11)0.4951
161. Furman (13-13)0.4935
170. East Tenn St (15-10)0.4905
190. Appalachian St (7-18)0.4814
192. Coll Of Charltn (20-8)0.4797
204. The Citadel (13-12)0.4763
215. NC Greensboro (20-11)0.4737
246. Westrn Carolina (8-16)0.4609


HORIZON AVERAGE = 0.4841


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
105. Detroit (18-13)0.5188
138. Illinois Chi (17-14)0.5010
169. Wisc Milwaukee (13-13)0.4909
188. Wright St (16-11)0.4821
195. Cleveland St (12-16)0.4791
200. Loyola Chi (16-13)0.4774
202. Youngstown St (3-23)0.4774
233. Wisc Green Bay (9-21)0.4666
241. Butler (26-6)0.4638


BIG WEST AVERAGE = 0.4837


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
124. CS Northridge (11-16)0.5108
132. Long Beach St (11-17)0.5037
137. Santa Barbara (19-11)0.5011
152. Utah St (22-8)0.4951
167. UC Irvine (20-11)0.4912
206. North Texas (13-14)0.4759
209. Pacific (18-10)0.4757
213. UC Riverside (7-18)0.4738
232. CS Fullerton (4-22)0.4670
237. Idaho (8-19)0.4658
248. Cal Poly (14-12)0.4602


ATLANTIC SUN AVERAGE = 0.4822


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
143. Samford (15-14)0.4983
147. Georgia St (19-11)0.4972
151. Mercer (5-23)0.4951
159. Belmont (11-17)0.4936
182. Stetson (9-16)0.4839
183. Jacksonville (14-12)0.4838
187. Fla Atlantic (18-12)0.4829
218. Central Florida (16-12)0.4729
231. Troy St (18-10)0.4671
234. Campbell (7-19)0.4666
243. Jacksonville St (11-16)0.4624


SUN BELT AVERAGE = 0.4821


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
112. Louisiana Tech (19-10)0.5175
144. New Mexico St (18-11)0.4979
154. Western KY (26-4)0.4949
155. Ul Lafayette (19-11)0.4945
166. Florida Intl (8-20)0.4914
179. South Alabama (5-20)0.4855
199. Middle Tenn St (12-15)0.4777
206. North Texas (13-14)0.4759
212. New Orleans (14-14)0.4738
221. Arkansas St (13-16)0.4703
261. Arkansas Lr (16-11)0.4542
265. Denver (7-20)0.4518


BIG SKY AVERAGE = 0.4703


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
156. Eastern Wash (15-13)0.4943
165. Montana St (17-9)0.4916
168. Montana (14-15)0.4910
184. Weber St (15-11)0.4836
189. Portland St (11-16)0.4814
251. Northrn Arizona (12-14)0.4598
259. Idaho St (8-17)0.4557
323. Sacramento St (7-19)0.4050


MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 0.4685


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
172. Iupui (12-15)0.4898
176. Oakland (16-12)0.4869
208. Chicago St (1-24)0.4758
229. Oral Roberts (17-13)0.4680
230. Valparaiso (24-8)0.4678
235. Southern Utah (9-16)0.4665
249. Mo Kansas City (16-11)0.4602
304. Western Ill (10-16)0.4331


SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 0.4654


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
145. Ul Monroe (19-12)0.4974
175. McNeese St (20-9)0.4883
185. Nicholls St (1-25)0.4834
219. Northwestern St (11-18)0.4718
236. SW Texas St (11-16)0.4660
244. Texas Arlington (11-14)0.4616
245. Sam Houston (14-14)0.4614
266. Lamar (15-14)0.4517
272. Tex San Antonio (19-10)0.4485
282. Stephen Austin (12-15)0.4449
285. SE Louisiana (6-20)0.4439


OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 0.4641


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
146. Austin Peay (11-18)0.4973
217. Murray St (17-12)0.4731
222. Eastern Ill (12-16)0.4691
252. Morehead St (14-11)0.4598
254. Eastern KY (3-20)0.4592
256. SE Missouri St (4-22)0.4586
258. Tennessee Tech (23-7)0.4572
260. Tenn Martin (11-14)0.4542
273. Tennessee St (9-17)0.4482


NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4606


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
174. St Francis PA (6-21)0.4887
197. Monmouth NJ (18-12)0.4785
211. Liu Brooklyn (5-22)0.4752
225. Central Conn (27-5)0.4690
239. Wagner (19-10)0.4652
263. Robert Morris (12-18)0.4536
296. Fair Dickinson (4-25)0.4394
297. Mt St Marys (3-24)0.4390
301. St Francis NY (18-11)0.4366


METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4582


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
214. Siena (17-19)0.4738
223. Fairfield (12-17)0.4691
226. Niagara (18-14)0.4688
228. St Peters (4-24)0.4685
242. Iona (13-17)0.4626
262. Marist (19-9)0.4541
269. Rider (17-11)0.4500
275. Manhattan (20-9)0.4479
279. Canisius (10-20)0.4472
294. Loyola MD (5-23)0.4399


PATRIOT AVERAGE = 0.4532


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
194. Holy Cross (18-15)0.4791
247. Lafayette (14-14)0.4604
264. American (18-12)0.4536
267. Navy (9-20)0.4510
270. Lehigh (4-23)0.4498
274. Bucknell (13-16)0.4480
287. Colgate (15-11)0.4431
293. Army (10-16)0.4403


INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 0.4472


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
196. Morris Brown (3-22)0.4789
283. Texas A&M-CC (7-14)0.4446
291. Lipscomb (2-18)0.4411
300. Centenary (9-12)0.4372
303. TX Pan American (15-9)0.4341


AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 0.4424


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
177. Towson (11-17)0.4867
276. Hartford (14-18)0.4479
277. Stony Brook (6-22)0.4477
284. New Hampshire (10-17)0.4443
286. Maine (11-18)0.4433
290. Northeastern (7-21)0.4416
292. Boston U (22-10)0.4406
295. Albany NY (8-20)0.4399
312. Binghamton (9-19)0.4271
324. Vermont (21-8)0.4049


MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4419


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
227. NO Carolina A&T (10-17)0.4687
240. SO Carolina St (14-15)0.4650
257. Norfolk St (10-19)0.4577
280. Morgan St (3-25)0.4462
288. Howard (17-13)0.4427
289. Florida A&M (9-19)0.4422
298. Hampton (25-7)0.4389
299. Coppin St (5-25)0.4386
306. Bethune Cookman (11-17)0.4310
318. MD Eastrn Shore (11-18)0.4168
321. Delaware St (16-13)0.4132


SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4320


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
253. Grambling (8-19)0.4595
268. Texas Southern (11-17)0.4504
271. Ark Pine Bluff (2-26)0.4492
278. Jackson St (9-19)0.4476
310. Prairie View (9-18)0.4277
314. Alabama A&M (15-10)0.4181
315. Alcorn St (20-10)0.4181
317. Alabama St (18-12)0.4172
319. Southern (7-19)0.4168
320. Miss Valley St (11-16)0.4153


BIG SOUTH AVERAGE = 0.4271


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
281. Radford (14-16)0.4457
302. High Point (9-19)0.4349
307. Charleston Sou (10-17)0.4307
308. Winthrop (17-12)0.4294
309. Elon (11-16)0.4279
311. Coast Carolina (8-20)0.4274
313. NC Asheville (12-14)0.4219
316. Liberty (3-24)0.4179
322. Birmingham Southern (9-14)0.4076
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