NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions
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Rankings: Points
By division
Last Updated Mon Dec 08 11:51:25 EST 2003
Home Advantage = 3.0163
Team | Rating | v. Top 25 | v. 26-50 | v. 51-100 |
| 1. Kentucky (32-4) | 91.185 | 8-3 | 8-0 | 9-1 |
| 2. Arizona (28-4) | 89.966 | 3-1 | 8-2 | 4-0 |
| 3. Pittsburgh (28-5) | 89.954 | 4-4 | 3-1 | 8-0 |
| 4. Kansas (28-8) | 89.258 | 7-5 | 4-2 | 9-1 |
| 5. Syracuse (30-5) | 88.418 | 9-4 | 5-0 | 9-0 |
| 6. Texas (26-7) | 88.007 | 7-5 | 4-2 | 4-0 |
| 7. Duke (25-7) | 87.883 | 2-3 | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| 8. Marquette (27-6) | 87.264 | 6-3 | 2-1 | 9-1 |
| 9. Oklahoma (27-7) | 87.200 | 5-6 | 7-1 | 4-0 |
| 10. Illinois (25-7) | 86.793 | 3-4 | 3-2 | 9-1 |
Team | Rating | v. Top 25 | v. 26-50 | v. 51-100 |
| 21. Xavier (26-6) | 85.234 | 1-2 | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| 22. St Josephs (23-7) | 85.073 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 7-0 |
| 23. Memphis (23-7) | 84.675 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 |
| 24. Oklahoma St (21-10) | 84.437 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 6-0 |
| 25. Missouri (21-11) | 84.434 | 4-8 | 2-1 | 6-2 |
| 26. LSU (21-11) | 84.120 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4-2 |
| 27. Creighton (29-5) | 83.965 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5-1 |
| 28. Arizona St (19-12) | 83.745 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 2-1 |
| 29. Butler (26-6) | 83.689 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 7-0 |
| 30. BYU (23-9) | 83.636 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 8-3 |
Team | Rating | v. Top 25 | v. 26-50 | v. 51-100 |
| 81. Temple (15-15) | 79.705 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 2-4 |
| 82. Nevada (17-13) | 79.651 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-7 |
| 83. USC (13-17) | 79.607 | 0-3 | 4-7 | 1-1 |
| 84. Troy St (25-6) | 79.561 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 85. Iowa (15-13) | 79.429 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 2-6 |
| 86. Kent (20-9) | 79.426 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| 87. West Virginia (14-15) | 79.218 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-5 |
| 88. St Bonaventure (13-14) | 79.193 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| 89. Valparaiso (20-10) | 79.141 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-0 |
| 90. NC Charlotte (13-16) | 79.125 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 6-5 |
Team | Rating | v. Top 25 | v. 26-50 | v. 51-100 |
| 101. Baylor (14-14) | 78.522 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| 102. Rutgers (12-16) | 78.353 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-7 |
| 103. UCLA (10-19) | 78.335 | 1-4 | 1-8 | 1-5 |
| 104. San Diego St (14-13) | 78.298 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3-5 |
| 105. Richmond (15-13) | 78.289 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| 106. Hawaii (18-11) | 78.203 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-4 |
| 107. Utah St (22-9) | 78.195 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 108. Rice (17-10) | 78.109 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| 109. Rhode Island (18-11) | 78.070 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| 110. Northern Ill (17-14) | 78.015 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 |