NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions
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Conference Wins Power Rankings
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Last Updated Mon Dec 08 11:51:24 EST 2003
Home Court Advantage = 4.8595
BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 86.185
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 86.106
BIG EAST AVERAGE = 85.325
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 85.132
BIG TEN AVERAGE = 83.831
PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 83.137
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 3. Arizona (28-4) | 96.556 | 3-1 | 8-2 | 4-0 |
| 26. Stanford (24-9) | 88.718 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 4-2 |
| 29. California (22-9) | 88.064 | 0-5 | 4-2 | 4-1 |
| 39. Arizona St (19-12) | 86.734 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 2-1 |
| 42. Oregon (23-10) | 86.437 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 3-2 |
| 94. USC (13-17) | 80.380 | 0-3 | 4-7 | 1-2 |
| 124. UCLA (10-19) | 78.220 | 1-4 | 1-8 | 1-5 |
| 126. Oregon St (12-15) | 78.077 | 0-2 | 0-9 | 2-0 |
| 154. Washington (10-17) | 76.385 | 0-2 | 2-7 | 3-1 |
| 206. Washington St (7-20) | 71.802 | 0-2 | 0-9 | 1-3 |
CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 81.777
MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 81.544
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 28. Utah (24-8) | 88.246 | 0-1 | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| 34. BYU (23-9) | 87.144 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 6-2 |
| 57. Unlv (21-10) | 84.187 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-4 |
| 68. Wyoming (19-10) | 82.710 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 6-2 |
| 82. Colorado St (17-13) | 81.832 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 3-4 |
| 106. San Diego St (14-13) | 79.509 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 |
| 163. Air Force (12-16) | 75.560 | 0-1 | 0-5 | 2-5 |
| 185. New Mexico (9-18) | 73.162 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 1-5 |
ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 78.608
HORIZON AVERAGE = 77.975
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 77.747
WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 76.948
MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 76.503
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 75.970
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 60. Tulsa (23-10) | 83.719 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| 76. Fresno St (20-8) | 82.221 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 99. Hawaii (18-11) | 80.000 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 101. Nevada (17-13) | 79.961 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3-7 |
| 103. Rice (17-10) | 79.912 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-5 |
| 117. SMU (17-13) | 78.868 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| 176. Louisiana Tech (10-15) | 74.240 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 187. Boise St (12-16) | 73.116 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-5 |
| 279. San Jose St (5-21) | 65.512 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 297. Texas El Paso (5-24) | 62.151 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-7 |
SUN BELT AVERAGE = 75.513
BIG SKY AVERAGE = 73.852
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 73.001
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 54. Manhattan (23-7) | 84.356 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 123. Fairfield (19-11) | 78.309 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 130. Siena (19-10) | 77.928 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 138. Niagara (17-12) | 77.222 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| 166. Iona (17-12) | 75.423 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 196. Marist (13-16) | 72.484 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| 223. Rider (12-16) | 70.272 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 246. Canisius (10-18) | 68.315 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 248. St Peters (10-19) | 68.075 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| 310. Loyola MD (4-24) | 57.629 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 72.351
SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 71.939
COLONIAL AVERAGE = 71.924
BIG WEST AVERAGE = 71.838
ATLANTICSUN AVERAGE = 70.706
IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 70.064
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 51. Pennsylvania (22-6) | 84.936 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 |
| 134. Brown (17-11) | 77.555 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-5 |
| 153. Princeton (15-11) | 76.430 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 177. Yale (13-13) | 74.200 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| 237. Harvard (11-15) | 69.060 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| 286. Cornell (8-18) | 63.988 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 294. Dartmouth (7-19) | 62.559 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 324. Columbia (2-25) | 51.787 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 69.354
BIG SOUTH AVERAGE = 69.015
PATRIOT AVERAGE = 68.435
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 66. Holy Cross (25-5) | 83.399 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 198. American (16-14) | 72.374 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| 233. Lehigh (14-12) | 69.214 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 238. Bucknell (13-15) | 68.990 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| 247. Colgate (12-14) | 68.209 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 261. Lafayette (11-16) | 67.374 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| 288. Navy (7-19) | 63.304 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 316. Army (3-22) | 54.615 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 67.956
AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 67.679
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 67.603
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 62.186
INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 60.786
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 60.087