NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions
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Conference Rankings: Points
By ranking
Last Updated Thu Aug 18 11:16:12 EDT 2005
Home Court Advantage = 2.8644
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 83.915
BIG EAST AVERAGE = 82.530
BIG TEN AVERAGE = 82.222
BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 81.866
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 81.506
PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 81.128
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 10. Arizona (30-7) | 87.343 | 3-4 | 3-0 | 12-3 |
| 11. Washington (28-6) | 87.117 | 6-3 | 1-0 | 12-3 |
| 51. Stanford (18-13) | 81.787 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 7-6 |
| 55. UCLA (18-11) | 81.508 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 8-4 |
| 72. Arizona St (18-14) | 80.502 | 0-5 | 1-0 | 7-6 |
| 73. Washington St (12-16) | 80.458 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| 87. Oregon (14-13) | 79.267 | 0-5 | 2-0 | 4-7 |
| 100. Oregon St (17-15) | 78.662 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 114. USC (12-17) | 77.918 | 0-5 | 1-0 | 4-9 |
| 137. California (13-16) | 76.719 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 79.324
MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 79.315
MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 79.209
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 17. Utah (27-6) | 86.025 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6-0 |
| 32. New Mexico (25-7) | 83.705 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 71. Air Force (17-12) | 80.544 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| 92. Unlv (16-14) | 79.092 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 4-3 |
| 110. Wyoming (15-13) | 78.039 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3-5 |
| 148. Colorado St (9-17) | 75.672 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-4 |
| 159. San Diego St (9-18) | 75.361 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 2-5 |
| 164. BYU (7-21) | 75.238 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 1-6 |
WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 78.596
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 77.715
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 75.971
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 45. Nevada (24-7) | 82.150 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| 64. Texas El Paso (25-8) | 80.773 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1-0 |
| 103. Rice (17-12) | 78.506 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-5 |
| 135. Hawaii (16-13) | 76.818 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| 139. SMU (13-14) | 76.673 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-4 |
| 155. Louisiana Tech (14-15) | 75.390 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| 172. Fresno St (15-14) | 74.888 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| 200. Tulsa (9-20) | 73.279 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
| 214. Boise St (15-18) | 72.491 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-4 |
| 285. San Jose St (6-23) | 68.740 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 |
ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 75.321
SUN BELT AVERAGE = 75.320
HORIZON AVERAGE = 75.250
BIG WEST AVERAGE = 75.018
COLONIAL AVERAGE = 73.554
AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 73.310
SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 72.940
MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 72.931
IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 72.895
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
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| 77. Pennsylvania (20-9) | 80.241 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-2 |
| 154. Princeton (14-13) | 75.417 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 205. Yale (11-16) | 72.859 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| 206. Harvard (12-15) | 72.857 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| 233. Cornell (12-14) | 71.353 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 243. Brown (12-16) | 70.951 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-5 |
| 253. Columbia (12-15) | 70.553 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 279. Dartmouth (9-17) | 68.926 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-4 |
OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 72.589
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 72.348
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 124. Niagara (20-10) | 77.336 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 170. Rider (18-11) | 74.934 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| 174. Manhattan (13-14) | 74.808 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 183. Fairfield (15-15) | 74.177 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 184. St Peters (15-13) | 74.139 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 194. Iona (15-16) | 73.555 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 242. Marist (11-17) | 70.995 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 261. Canisius (11-18) | 70.206 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 294. Siena (6-24) | 67.689 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| 313. Loyola MD (6-22) | 65.643 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
PATRIOT AVERAGE = 71.819
Team | Rating | vs. Top 25 | vs. 26-50 | vs. 51-100 | |
|
| 67. Holy Cross (25-7) | 80.626 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-0 |
| 101. Bucknell (23-10) | 78.593 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| 190. American (16-12) | 73.845 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| 224. Lehigh (13-15) | 72.032 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| 248. Colgate (10-16) | 70.689 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 275. Lafayette (8-19) | 69.170 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 289. Navy (8-18) | 68.489 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| 324. Army (1-24) | 61.106 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 71.458
BIG SKY AVERAGE = 70.862
BIG SOUTH AVERAGE = 70.545
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 70.377
ATLANTICSUN AVERAGE = 70.239
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 66.904
INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 66.500
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 65.458