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Strength of Schedule

By division
Last Updated Mon Dec 08 11:52:38 EST 2003

Home Advantage = 3.9564

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
1. Fordham (2-26)0.4302
2. Arkansas (9-19)0.3777
3. Vanderbilt (11-18)0.3526
4. Penn St (7-21)0.3402
5. Washington St (7-20)0.3392
6. North Texas (5-21)0.3342
7. Nebraska (11-18)0.3222
8. UCLA (10-19)0.3044
9. Virginia (14-15)0.3022
10. North Carolina (17-15)0.2946

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
11. South Carolina (12-16)0.2944
12. Houston (8-20)0.2926
13. Rutgers (12-16)0.2820
14. Virginia Tech (11-18)0.2612
15. West Virginia (14-15)0.2583
16. Indiana St (7-24)0.2569
17. East Carolina (10-15)0.2565
18. Miami Fla (11-17)0.2526
19. Washington (10-17)0.2482
20. USC (13-17)0.2450

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
21. Texas A&M (14-14)0.2449
22. NC Charlotte (13-16)0.2406
23. Ohio St (17-14)0.2348
24. Villanova (15-15)0.2344
25. Oregon St (12-15)0.2284
26. Tennessee (17-11)0.2283
27. Florida St (14-15)0.2281
28. TCU (9-19)0.2242
29. Temple (15-15)0.2240
30. Indiana (21-13)0.2240

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
31. St Johns (18-13)0.2225
32. Seton Hall (17-12)0.2219
33. Missouri (21-11)0.2206
34. Mississippi (14-15)0.2206
35. Cleveland St (8-22)0.2179
36. North Carolina St (18-13)0.2165
37. Bowling Green (11-16)0.2151
38. Alabama (17-12)0.2150
39. Auburn (21-12)0.2148
40. New Mexico (9-18)0.2146

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
41. Northwestern (12-17)0.2126
42. Notre Dame (24-10)0.2111
43. Buffalo (5-23)0.2087
44. Providence (16-13)0.2063
45. Kansas St (13-17)0.2063
46. Iowa St (15-13)0.2062
47. Georgia Tech (14-14)0.2058
48. Minnesota (16-14)0.2039
49. Texas Tech (19-13)0.2021
50. Youngstown St (7-20)0.2005

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
51. Georgia (19-8)0.1991
52. Baylor (14-14)0.1983
53. Illinois St (8-21)0.1979
54. St Louis (16-13)0.1975
55. Georgetown (16-15)0.1955
56. Clemson (15-13)0.1944
57. San Jose St (5-21)0.1906
58. Portland St (4-21)0.1898
59. Michigan (17-13)0.1880
60. Purdue (19-11)0.1875

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
61. Colorado (20-12)0.1872
62. Oklahoma St (21-10)0.1864
63. Arizona St (19-12)0.1835
64. SO Mississippi (13-16)0.1821
65. Michigan St (22-13)0.1790
66. Boston College (18-11)0.1779
67. Iowa (15-13)0.1752
68. Massachusetts (10-18)0.1726
69. Cincinnati (17-12)0.1726
70. Connecticut (23-10)0.1719

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
71. Ohio (14-16)0.1698
72. La Salle (12-17)0.1688
73. South Florida (14-14)0.1681
74. Duquesne (9-21)0.1667
75. Geo Washington (12-17)0.1654
76. DePaul (16-12)0.1643
77. Mississippi St (21-10)0.1614
78. Evansville (12-16)0.1563
79. Miami Ohio (12-15)0.1562
80. California (22-9)0.1544

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
81. Ball St (13-17)0.1540
82. St Bonaventure (13-14)0.1533
83. Wright St (9-18)0.1533
84. Long Beach St (4-22)0.1485
85. Drake (8-20)0.1485
86. LSU (21-11)0.1457
87. Toledo (13-16)0.1454
88. Louisiana Tech (10-15)0.1438
89. Stanford (24-9)0.1432
90. Syracuse (30-5)0.1410

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
91. Colorado St (17-13)0.1408
92. Wisc Green Bay (9-19)0.1407
93. UC Riverside (5-18)0.1398
94. Florida (25-8)0.1394
95. Texas (26-7)0.1384
96. Maryland (21-10)0.1351
97. Portland (10-17)0.1335
98. Oklahoma (27-7)0.1307
99. Air Force (12-16)0.1297
100. Kansas (28-8)0.1287

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
101. San Diego St (14-13)0.1274
102. Florida Intl (7-21)0.1261
103. Marquette (27-6)0.1243
104. Wake Forest (25-6)0.1197
105. Oregon (23-10)0.1187
106. Uab (18-12)0.1149
107. Tulane (15-15)0.1143
108. Richmond (15-13)0.1129
109. Northern Iowa (10-17)0.1106
110. Duke (25-7)0.1029

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
111. Rhode Island (18-11)0.1025
112. Loyola Chi (15-16)0.1021
113. Wisconsin (24-8)0.0991
114. Wyoming (19-10)0.0979
115. Loyola Marymnt (11-19)0.0961
116. Utah (24-8)0.0935
117. South Alabama (12-14)0.0924
118. Kentucky (32-4)0.0900
119. Northern Ill (17-14)0.0899
120. Illinois (25-7)0.0895

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
121. Texas El Paso (5-24)0.0881
122. Butler (26-6)0.0871
123. Louisville (25-7)0.0821
124. San Diego (17-12)0.0800
125. Bradley (11-18)0.0792
126. Arizona (28-4)0.0786
127. BYU (23-9)0.0771
128. Pittsburgh (28-5)0.0770
129. Dayton (24-6)0.0765
130. San Francisco (14-14)0.0764

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
131. Memphis (23-7)0.0745
132. Unlv (21-10)0.0694
133. Pepperdine (15-13)0.0656
134. Eastern Mich (12-14)0.0655
135. Marshall (13-15)0.0655
136. Middle Tenn St (14-14)0.0644
137. Gonzaga (24-9)0.0601
138. Xavier (26-6)0.0598
139. SMU (17-13)0.0596
140. Gardner-Webb (4-24)0.0549

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
141. Tennessee St (1-24)0.0523
142. St Josephs (23-7)0.0521
143. Santa Clara (12-15)0.0517
144. Western Ill (5-21)0.0497
145. Wisc Milwaukee (23-8)0.0489
146. Central Mich (24-7)0.0476
147. Chicago St (3-27)0.0442
148. Boise St (12-16)0.0437
149. Fla Atlantic (6-21)0.0434
150. Nevada (17-13)0.0432

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
151. Kent (20-9)0.0382
152. Detroit (17-12)0.0375
153. St Marys CA (14-15)0.0366
154. Hawaii (18-11)0.0339
155. Westrn Carolina (6-18)0.0312
156. Wofford (10-15)0.0306
157. Akron (13-14)0.0281
158. Western Mich (19-10)0.0266
159. New Orleans (13-14)0.0251
160. Ul Lafayette (19-9)0.0224

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
161. Sacramento St (11-17)0.0200
162. IPFW (9-20)0.0160
163. Tenn Martin (10-14)0.0140
164. SW Missouri St (17-12)0.0136
165. Southern Ill (24-6)0.0129
166. Montana (12-16)0.0127
167. Rice (17-10)0.0120
168. Wichita St (18-11)0.0117
169. Arkansas St (11-15)0.0111
170. Tulsa (23-10)0.0107

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
171. Illinois Chi (21-8)0.0101
172. Eastern Ill (13-15)0.0031
173. Montana St (9-16)0.0028
174. Fresno St (20-8)8.8562
175. Arkansas Lr (16-12)-0.001
176. Loyola MD (4-24)-0.001
177. Western KY (23-9)-0.004
178. Nicholls St (2-25)-0.006
179. Hofstra (8-21)-0.007
180. Towson (4-24)-0.007

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
181. VMI (8-19)-0.008
182. Marist (13-16)-0.008
183. SE Missouri St (9-19)-0.009
184. Columbia (2-25)-0.009
185. The Citadel (4-20)-0.010
186. Denver (17-15)-0.010
187. CS Fullerton (10-19)-0.011
188. Pacific (12-16)-0.016
189. Eastern Wash (17-12)-0.018
190. Idaho St (13-14)-0.019

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
191. Army (3-22)-0.022
192. Delaware (15-14)-0.023
193. New Hampshire (5-23)-0.025
194. NC Greensboro (6-22)-0.025
195. Campbell (4-22)-0.028
196. Mo Kansas City (9-20)-0.028
197. St Peters (10-19)-0.031
198. Canisius (10-18)-0.039
199. Cornell (8-18)-0.039
200. Eastern KY (7-17)-0.041

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
201. Yale (13-13)-0.041
202. Samford (12-15)-0.043
203. Southern Utah (9-17)-0.045
204. Niagara (17-12)-0.047
205. East Tenn St (17-11)-0.047
206. Cal Poly (15-14)-0.048
207. NO Carolina A&T (1-25)-0.049
208. Harvard (11-15)-0.049
209. Ark Pine Bluff (4-24)-0.050
210. Albany NY (7-21)-0.050

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
211. Navy (7-19)-0.050
212. CS Northridge (13-15)-0.051
213. James Madison (12-17)-0.051
214. Savannah St (3-24)-0.051
215. Stetson (6-20)-0.053
216. Idaho (12-15)-0.053
217. Drexel (18-11)-0.053
218. George Mason (16-12)-0.056
219. Old Dominion (12-15)-0.059
220. Fairfield (19-11)-0.061

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
221. Northwestern St (6-21)-0.061
222. Creighton (29-5)-0.062
223. Rider (12-16)-0.063
224. Furman (11-17)-0.064
225. Austin Peay (20-8)-0.068
226. Davidson (14-10)-0.069
227. Tex San Antonio (9-17)-0.069
228. Murray St (15-12)-0.072
229. New Mexico St (19-9)-0.077
230. Dartmouth (7-19)-0.078

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
231. Iupui (19-14)-0.082
232. Northrn Arizona (13-13)-0.082
233. Tennessee Tech (17-12)-0.083
234. SE Louisiana (9-16)-0.083
235. Princeton (15-11)-0.087
236. Manhattan (23-7)-0.088
237. Belmont (16-12)-0.089
238. Radford (10-20)-0.090
239. Sacred Heart (7-21)-0.094
240. Jacksonville (12-16)-0.094

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
241. Morehead St (17-9)-0.096
242. Geo Southern (13-13)-0.097
243. William & Mary (12-16)-0.099
244. Valparaiso (20-10)-0.100
245. Centenary (10-14)-0.101
246. Santa Barbara (18-13)-0.103
247. Appalachian St (16-10)-0.104
248. Lafayette (11-16)-0.106
249. UC Irvine (19-9)-0.106
250. Ul Monroe (11-16)-0.109

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
251. Texas A&M-CC (11-15)-0.109
252. Northeastern (14-15)-0.110
253. Liu Brooklyn (9-19)-0.112
254. High Point (7-20)-0.114
255. Umbc (7-20)-0.116
256. NC Asheville (14-17)-0.116
257. TX Pan American (6-20)-0.119
258. Pennsylvania (22-6)-0.125
259. Bucknell (13-15)-0.126
260. Elon (10-15)-0.127

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
261. Iona (17-12)-0.127
262. Morris Brown (6-20)-0.129
263. Utah St (22-9)-0.130
264. Georgia St (13-15)-0.131
265. Weber St (25-5)-0.131
266. Stony Brook (11-15)-0.132
267. McNeese St (13-14)-0.133
268. Brown (17-11)-0.135
269. Mt St Marys (11-16)-0.138
270. Siena (19-10)-0.141

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
271. Binghamton (14-13)-0.141
272. Grambling (10-18)-0.145
273. Maine (12-16)-0.152
274. MD Eastrn Shore (5-23)-0.154
275. Chattanooga (19-9)-0.156
276. Coll Of Charltn (22-7)-0.157
277. Lipscomb (6-20)-0.164
278. Robert Morris (9-17)-0.168
279. Colgate (12-14)-0.171
280. Lamar (12-14)-0.172

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
281. VA Commonwealth (18-10)-0.173
282. Vermont (19-11)-0.179
283. Coast Carolina (11-15)-0.184
284. Hartford (15-13)-0.184
285. Alcorn St (14-19)-0.186
286. Central Florida (20-11)-0.186
287. Morgan St (7-22)-0.187
288. American (16-14)-0.187
289. Boston U (20-10)-0.187
290. Texas Arlington (14-13)-0.189

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
291. Lehigh (14-12)-0.190
292. NC Wilmington (24-7)-0.190
293. Liberty (14-15)-0.190
294. Charleston Sou (12-14)-0.193
295. Monmouth NJ (15-13)-0.195
296. Jackson St (10-18)-0.196
297. Coppin St (11-17)-0.205
298. Oakland (15-11)-0.208
299. Bethune Cookman (8-22)-0.208
300. St Francis NY (14-16)-0.212

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
301. Troy St (25-6)-0.215
302. Southern (7-20)-0.219
303. SW Texas St (15-12)-0.220
304. St Francis PA (14-14)-0.220
305. Alabama A&M (7-19)-0.221
306. Jacksonville St (19-10)-0.228
307. Quinnipiac (16-12)-0.239
308. Central Conn (15-13)-0.239
309. Fair Dickinson (15-14)-0.240
310. Oral Roberts (17-10)-0.244

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
311. Wagner (21-11)-0.254
312. Alabama St (13-15)-0.264
313. Prairie View (17-12)-0.266
314. Howard (13-17)-0.279
315. Sam Houston (21-7)-0.281
316. Holy Cross (25-5)-0.294
317. Delaware St (15-12)-0.305
318. Norfolk St (14-15)-0.311
319. Miss Valley St (14-13)-0.311
320. Winthrop (18-10)-0.321

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
321. Texas Southern (18-13)-0.323
322. Stephen Austin (19-8)-0.324
323. Mercer (22-6)-0.324
324. Birmingham Southern (17-9)-0.328
325. SO Carolina St (20-11)-0.332
326. Florida A&M (17-12)-0.336
327. Hampton (19-11)-0.373
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