NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions
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Power Ratings
By division
Last Updated Thu Aug 18 11:16:15 EDT 2005
Home Advantage = 3.8097
Team | Rating | v. Top 25 | v. 26-50 | v. 51-100 |
| 31. Iowa (21-12) | 85.836 | 2-7 | 5-2 | 3-0 |
| 32. LSU (20-10) | 85.472 | 2-5 | 3-1 | 4-3 |
| 33. New Mexico (25-7) | 85.425 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 34. Mississippi St (23-11) | 85.310 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 6-1 |
| 35. Minnesota (21-11) | 84.959 | 1-6 | 3-2 | 4-1 |
| 36. Ohio St (20-12) | 84.777 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 3-2 |
| 37. Nevada (24-7) | 84.664 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| 38. Iowa St (19-12) | 84.574 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 6-6 |
| 39. Texas (19-11) | 84.517 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 6-2 |
| 40. Vermont (25-7) | 84.496 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
Team | Rating | v. Top 25 | v. 26-50 | v. 51-100 |
| 91. Tennessee (14-17) | 80.513 | 1-7 | 3-2 | 3-5 |
| 92. Winthrop (24-6) | 80.475 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 93. Oregon St (17-15) | 80.414 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 4-4 |
| 94. Houston (18-14) | 80.301 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 3-5 |
| 95. Western KY (21-9) | 80.108 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 96. Xavier (17-12) | 79.902 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-5 |
| 97. Marquette (18-12) | 79.762 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| 98. Colorado (13-16) | 79.666 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 2-5 |
| 99. Temple (16-14) | 79.618 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 3-5 |
| 100. Hofstra (21-9) | 79.572 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 |