NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions
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Conference League Power Rankings
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Last Updated Thu Aug 18 11:15:58 EDT 2005
Home Court Advantage = 3.8097
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 86.129
BIG EAST AVERAGE = 84.081
BIG TEN AVERAGE = 83.667
BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 83.510
PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 83.251
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 83.097
CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 80.096
MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 80.019
WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 79.678
MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 79.664
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 14. Utah (15-2) | 89.730 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5-0 |
| 29. New Mexico (13-4) | 86.765 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 81. Air Force (9-6) | 81.443 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 98. Unlv (8-8) | 79.745 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| 109. Wyoming (7-8) | 78.609 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-4 |
| 155. San Diego St (5-11) | 75.370 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| 194. BYU (3-12) | 72.884 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| 196. Colorado St (3-12) | 72.769 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-4 |
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 78.087
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 76.218
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 45. Nevada (16-3) | 84.445 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 56. Texas El Paso (17-4) | 83.627 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| 88. Rice (13-7) | 80.653 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-5 |
| 140. SMU (9-10) | 76.320 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-7 |
| 152. Louisiana Tech (9-10) | 75.470 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| 159. Fresno St (10-10) | 75.019 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 168. Hawaii (8-12) | 74.420 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| 183. Boise St (9-13) | 73.864 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-7 |
| 224. Tulsa (5-14) | 71.267 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| 278. San Jose St (3-16) | 67.094 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
SUN BELT AVERAGE = 75.250
ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 75.187
BIG WEST AVERAGE = 74.956
HORIZON AVERAGE = 74.696
AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 72.982
COLONIAL AVERAGE = 72.893
SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 72.753
IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 72.535
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 41. Pennsylvania (13-1) | 84.653 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 188. Cornell (8-6) | 73.394 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 201. Yale (7-7) | 72.537 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 202. Harvard (7-7) | 72.511 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 214. Dartmouth (7-7) | 71.904 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 228. Princeton (6-8) | 71.091 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 255. Brown (5-9) | 68.732 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 289. Columbia (3-11) | 65.457 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 72.113
OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 71.143
PATRIOT AVERAGE = 71.000
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 77. Holy Cross (15-2) | 81.741 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 110. Bucknell (13-4) | 78.552 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 203. American (9-7) | 72.443 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 206. Lehigh (8-8) | 72.196 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 249. Colgate (7-8) | 69.707 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 267. Navy (5-10) | 67.985 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 280. Lafayette (5-10) | 66.822 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 322. Army (1-14) | 58.556 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 70.646
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 137. Niagara (15-5) | 76.637 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 151. Rider (15-6) | 75.482 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 190. Fairfield (12-8) | 73.218 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 215. Iona (11-10) | 71.823 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 223. St Peters (10-9) | 71.303 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 226. Manhattan (10-10) | 71.185 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 248. Canisius (9-11) | 69.796 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 257. Marist (8-11) | 68.641 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 297. Loyola MD (5-14) | 64.452 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 303. Siena (4-15) | 63.925 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
ATLANTICSUN AVERAGE = 69.727
BIG SKY AVERAGE = 69.481
SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 69.452
BIG SOUTH AVERAGE = 69.284
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 68.660
INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 65.340
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 64.991
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 62.588