THE BOBCAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING Based on games through 1/9/05. Retrodiction Rate: 83.4% [2006 games] Prediction Rate: 69.2% [325 games] CONFERENCE Rank Conf Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. ACC 100.0 10-3 13.3 3 1 ..2. Big 12 96.0 9-3 11.8 4 4 ..3. Pac-10 88.6 10-4 5.4 1 2 ..4. Big Ten 86.3 9-4 7.8 2 3 ..5. SEC 81.3 10-4 9.9 6 6 ..6. Big East 81.2 10-3 10.3 15 5 ..7. Missouri Valley 58.2 9-5 4.6 10 7 ..8. CUSA 54.3 8-5 5.6 9 9 ..9. West Coast 51.9 10-6 3.2 8 8 .10. Mountain West 46.1 8-6 4.5 7 10 .11. WAC 37.8 7-5 2.2 12 11 .12. MAC 32.4 6-5 1.5 14 12 .13. Sun Belt 18.7 5-6 -1.8 11 14 .14. Atlantic 10 14.8 5-7 -2.2 5 13 .15. Big West -0.3 5-6 -0.9 20 18 .16. Colonial -1.8 6-6 -0.3 26 15 .17. Southern -6.2 4-6 -5.6 16 16 .18. Horizon -8.0 5-7 -3.0 17 21 .19. Mid-Continent -13.6 4-8 -6.1 13 20 .20. America East -14.1 6-6 -0.8 30 17 .21. Ivy League -17.4 5-7 -3.2 27 19 .22. Southland -19.0 3-6 -5.5 18 23 .23. Ohio Valley -23.1 4-7 -5.9 19 22 .24. Metro Atlantic -27.8 5-7 -2.5 29 24 .25. Big Sky -31.2 5-8 -4.9 25 28 .26. Atlantic Sun -32.0 4-7 -6.3 28 25 .27. Big South -33.5 4-7 -7.7 21 27 .28. Patriot League -36.0 5-7 -3.5 32 26 .29. MEAC -50.6 4-9 -10.2 24 29 .30. Northeast -51.6 4-8 -6.5 31 31 .31. Independent -56.9 3-11 -10.6 23 30 .32. SWAC -59.3 3-8 -13.5 22 32 TEAM Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. Kansas 100.0 11-0 16.6 2 1 ..2. Oklahoma St 86.8 10-1 20.1 5 2 ..3. Duke 86.4 11-0 22.6 31 7 ..4. Illinois 83.4 16-0 19.8 26 5 ..5. Wake Forest 82.7 13-1 13.6 6 3 ..6. Boston College 75.5 13-0 12.3 59 4 ..7. Georgia Tech 72.8 11-2 21.2 24 9 ..8. Washington 71.1 12-2 15.5 16 10 ..9. Arizona 70.9 12-3 10.3 3 6 .10. North Carolina 70.7 13-1 25.1 95 14 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .11. Oregon 63.4 10-2 8.3 30 8 .12. Gonzaga 63.3 11-3 7.7 8 12 .13. Cincinnati 63.2 13-1 17.8 114 27 .14. Virginia 62.7 9-3 6.0 7 11 .15. Kentucky 61.9 10-2 17.3 72 18 .16. Michigan St 61.7 10-2 22.1 86 28 .17. Texas 61.3 11-2 18.3 106 26 .18. Oklahoma 61.2 11-2 19.6 81 41 .19. Arizona St 60.0 13-2 12.3 83 30 .20. Iowa 59.6 12-3 10.0 35 16 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .21. Mississippi St 58.8 14-2 14.9 133 24 .22. Vanderbilt 58.6 11-4 11.1 17 23 .23. Marquette 58.6 12-1 12.0 136 33 .24. Syracuse 58.0 15-1 17.1 187 21 .25. Alabama 58.0 11-3 9.7 36 22 .26. Wisconsin 57.5 10-3 11.9 37 20 .27. Ohio St 57.3 12-3 13.7 84 15 .28. Connecticut 56.9 9-2 20.2 116 19 .29. UCLA 56.4 9-3 3.9 13 13 .30. Arkansas 54.4 13-2 20.4 206 43 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .31. S Illinois 54.2 11-3 7.8 50 31 .32. Louisville 54.1 10-3 20.8 103 49 .33. Minnesota 51.8 11-3 13.0 96 34 .34. Wichita St 51.3 10-1 8.5 174 47 .35. UTEP 51.3 11-2 16.4 156 63 .36. Pittsburgh 48.5 11-2 16.4 193 56 .37. Geo Washington 48.4 10-2 12.7 148 29 .38. UAB 47.7 12-3 9.3 107 51 .39. South Carolina 47.1 9-4 10.2 42 48 .40. Kent 46.4 8-4 6.2 32 25 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .41. Missouri 46.0 9-5 2.7 14 37 .42. Hawaii 46.0 9-2 6.0 138 46 .43. Texas Tech 46.0 8-4 19.2 66 69 .44. Florida 46.0 9-3 21.5 192 62 .45. Texas A&M 45.8 9-1 19.9 267 88 .46. Temple 45.6 5-6 0.0 1 17 .47. Clemson 45.1 9-5 8.6 39 39 .48. New Mexico 44.7 13-2 16.0 238 85 .49. West Virginia 44.5 11-1 12.6 259 54 .50. Villanova 43.4 8-2 15.1 200 50 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .51. Michigan 43.3 10-5 5.1 44 45 .52. Pacific 43.1 10-2 7.4 173 53 .53. DePaul 42.9 9-4 3.7 51 32 .54. UNC-Charlotte 42.8 10-2 11.2 198 89 .55. St Mary's 42.3 12-4 7.8 115 58 .56. Houston 42.1 9-6 -0.3 15 38 .57. W Kentucky 42.1 9-2 10.8 190 76 .58. Maryland 41.9 9-3 15.3 171 57 .59. Rice 41.8 7-4 3.5 27 36 .60. Nevada 41.6 10-3 5.8 108 55 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .61. Georgetown 41.3 9-4 6.8 93 52 .62. Providence 41.0 8-5 5.9 25 42 .63. Utah 40.9 10-3 9.9 176 65 .64. Miami FL 40.2 10-3 8.5 162 59 .65. Colorado 39.8 8-4 -0.6 46 40 .66. TCU 38.5 9-5 5.6 77 60 .67. Notre Dame 37.7 10-2 9.9 251 71 .68. UNLV 37.7 6-5 3.5 10 44 .69. Kansas St 37.6 8-2 7.4 210 99 .70. Creighton 37.4 10-5 6.1 97 68 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .71. N Iowa 37.3 10-3 10.9 179 79 .72. Vermont 36.4 8-3 11.3 166 64 .73. Massachusetts 36.3 7-5 -3.8 11 35 .74. Bradley 36.3 9-3 4.6 161 74 .75. Ark-Little Rock 34.1 6-4 -1.1 45 61 .76. Iowa St 34.0 8-4 4.9 104 77 .77. Old Dominion 33.4 12-2 12.1 289 111 .78. California 33.3 8-6 2.7 49 70 .79. NC State 33.3 10-4 14.1 207 109 .80. W Michigan 33.1 9-3 6.9 204 86 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .81. Boston Univ 32.2 10-3 12.7 260 90 .82. Auburn 31.8 9-5 2.9 99 81 .83. Bowling Green 31.8 8-2 6.1 237 106 .84. Evansville 31.6 9-4 5.5 143 91 .85. Tennessee 30.6 8-6 3.6 65 80 .86. Nebraska 30.3 7-4 11.7 182 101 .87. Northwestern 30.2 8-6 0.3 43 75 .88. Indiana 30.1 6-7 -0.9 4 67 .89. Princeton 29.9 8-5 0.1 69 66 .90. Bucknell 29.8 10-4 5.2 199 78 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .91. Utah St 29.3 11-3 13.9 286 127 .92. Oral Roberts 28.9 10-3 9.2 247 123 .93. Pepperdine 28.6 11-5 3.7 152 102 .94. SW Missouri St 28.4 7-5 8.2 92 98 .95. TN-Chattanooga 27.5 6-3 4.0 167 95 .96. Miami OH 27.5 6-4 2.2 90 104 .97. Buffalo 26.7 9-3 2.6 221 100 .98. Washington St 26.6 7-6 -1.0 33 87 .99. Rutgers 26.3 6-5 2.4 58 72 100. Hofstra 26.0 10-2 9.8 304 92 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 101. Air Force 25.9 9-5 8.9 191 128 102. Ball St 25.6 6-4 -0.1 79 112 103. Oregon St 25.6 10-4 4.1 213 113 104. Holy Cross 25.0 8-5 4.4 135 73 105. UW-Milwaukee 24.8 7-4 6.0 144 139 106. UW-Green Bay 24.8 9-3 1.1 241 110 107. North Texas 24.7 7-4 -0.6 145 114 108. Stanford 24.6 7-7 -0.5 38 96 109. LSU 24.3 6-5 2.5 75 94 110. Wyoming 24.3 7-6 -2.3 64 83 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 111. Fresno St 24.0 8-4 5.8 205 121 112. SMU 23.9 6-5 3.5 102 117 113. Florida St 23.8 8-6 5.9 134 103 114. TAM-C. Christi 23.3 9-4 6.1 215 120 115. Xavier 23.1 6-5 4.3 98 115 116. USC 23.0 7-8 -1.5 23 84 117. UNC-Greensboro 23.0 6-4 -9.0 80 82 118. Murray St 22.9 5-5 3.1 78 97 119. Mississippi 22.6 9-6 6.6 194 108 120. Illinois St 22.3 9-5 1.8 170 122 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 121. Coll Charleston 22.3 10-3 7.0 285 130 122. Portland 21.7 10-6 3.8 185 119 123. Memphis 20.2 8-7 4.1 100 118 124. Richmond 20.0 5-7 -5.1 12 93 125. Seton Hall 18.1 8-5 3.8 219 129 126. UL-Lafayette 17.9 5-7 -5.5 18 107 127. Middle Tenn St 17.6 8-4 1.8 218 149 128. Gardner-Webb 17.4 6-4 2.8 197 125 129. Loyola Marym't 17.3 9-6 0.1 180 136 130. Dayton 17.2 7-5 2.6 188 138 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 131. Lamar 16.8 5-4 2.2 147 143 132. Niagara 16.8 9-4 10.2 282 140 133. San Francisco 16.7 9-6 2.3 157 132 134. E Michigan 15.7 7-4 1.5 228 170 135. Purdue 15.6 4-8 -4.4 9 105 136. San Diego 15.5 7-6 0.2 139 144 137. South Florida 15.0 7-5 6.9 242 159 138. Winthrop 13.9 7-5 0.5 196 148 139. UI-Chicago 12.6 5-6 -4.3 55 133 140. Portland St 12.6 9-4 5.3 306 155 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 141. Va Commonwealth 11.0 6-6 1.7 160 137 142. St Joseph's PA 10.8 5-6 -3.1 76 126 143. Wright St 10.3 8-7 2.3 201 167 144. Toledo 10.2 4-7 -2.1 28 131 145. San Diego St 9.9 5-7 -2.1 73 150 146. Penn 9.1 4-6 -2.6 61 135 147. St Francis PA 8.8 6-5 -3.5 203 124 148. St John's 8.8 6-6 1.5 195 116 149. IUPUI 8.0 5-6 -3.1 110 147 150. Birmingham So 7.9 7-5 0.4 248 161 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 151. Colorado St 7.8 6-6 5.8 208 183 152. Santa Clara 7.6 7-9 -0.3 126 164 153. Davidson 7.4 4-7 -5.4 40 153 154. Louisiana Tech 6.8 6-7 -1.9 132 171 155. UNC-Wilmington 6.5 7-5 1.3 262 185 156. Georgia 6.3 6-6 -1.7 140 145 157. Florida Intl 6.1 6-7 -3.6 127 134 158. Drake 6.0 5-7 -4.7 101 151 159. CS-Fullerton 5.9 6-4 0.8 265 187 160. Wofford 5.8 4-6 -2.6 94 154 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 161. George Mason 5.5 7-5 4.2 268 186 162. N Illinois 5.2 5-7 0.8 105 157 163. Manhattan 5.1 4-5 -3.1 128 156 164. Virginia Tech 4.9 6-6 5.5 258 166 165. Akron 4.7 6-5 4.4 250 197 166. C Michigan 4.5 4-6 -5.7 91 174 167. Northeastern 4.2 7-6 -2.3 216 152 168. Valparaiso 3.7 5-9 -9.1 29 146 169. Tennessee St 3.7 4-9 -6.5 41 158 170. CS-Northridge 3.6 5-7 3.2 164 206 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 171. UCF 3.6 7-4 1.6 301 182 172. Southern Miss 3.0 6-5 3.7 266 213 173. SE Louisiana 2.8 5-5 2.1 233 195 174. Baylor 2.5 6-4 1.6 298 212 175. Yale 2.3 4-7 -5.7 87 142 176. Detroit 2.0 4-8 -4.7 52 162 177. UC-Irvine 2.0 5-5 0.4 223 219 178. Ohio 1.8 6-5 4.5 270 202 179. Furman 1.8 4-6 -3.5 125 196 180. Drexel 1.8 5-6 -0.5 211 141 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 181. Denver 1.7 4-6 2.2 131 199 182. Arkansas St 1.4 7-5 4.8 299 227 183. American Univ 1.1 6-6 -0.6 234 165 184. TX-Arlington 0.4 3-6 -7.2 67 175 185. Appalachian St 0.3 3-6 -8.6 70 176 186. Sam Houston St 0.3 3-6 -7.2 56 169 187. Northwestern LA -0.7 4-8 -7.3 88 181 188. Fairfield -0.9 6-7 -1.9 222 184 189. Brigham Young -2.0 4-10 -4.1 62 180 190. Austin Peay -3.3 4-10 -4.9 63 188 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 191. Penn St -3.4 5-9 -4.3 121 173 192. Montana -4.2 5-8 -5.0 158 207 193. TX-San Antonio -5.2 2-6 -4.6 47 211 194. Fordham -5.3 5-8 -1.5 172 190 195. New Orleans -5.4 5-8 -6.1 181 201 196. East Carolina -5.4 3-9 -9.2 34 172 197. TX-Pan American -5.5 4-8 -9.2 82 200 198. E Kentucky -5.5 6-4 0.2 281 231 199. Charleston So -5.7 4-6 -10.1 165 178 200. Indiana St -5.8 5-10 -3.1 124 221 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 201. Lipscomb -6.6 6-3 -0.6 315 222 202. New Mexico St -7.2 2-9 -10.4 22 168 203. Rider -7.3 6-5 -0.6 302 209 204. Missouri-KC -7.4 3-7 -5.0 118 179 205. Columbia -7.4 8-4 3.9 330 215 206. Binghamton -7.5 4-9 -7.8 112 160 207. Samford -7.5 5-6 -0.2 264 241 208. F Dickinson -7.7 5-7 -0.8 254 220 209. Alabama St -7.8 5-7 -9.0 202 198 210. Oakland -7.8 2-9 -9.5 20 189 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 211. Delaware St -7.9 3-10 -9.8 48 194 212. UC-Sta Barbara -8.6 4-8 -4.9 137 224 213. Chicago St -8.8 3-9 -9.4 74 192 214. McNeese St -9.0 3-6 -4.9 159 235 215. High Point -9.0 5-7 -0.2 253 248 216. Brown -9.1 6-7 -2.9 269 232 217. Boise St -9.2 6-7 -2.2 263 243 218. Belmont -9.3 4-8 -3.9 183 204 219. St Louis -9.3 3-11 -6.6 54 205 220. UC-Riverside -9.6 3-7 -6.3 123 208 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 221. Grambling -9.9 3-5 -16.4 150 191 222. Georgia St -9.9 4-8 -8.6 142 193 223. Coppin St -10.1 3-10 -15.5 19 163 224. Mercer -10.2 5-4 -0.3 313 234 225. Butler -10.7 3-7 1.9 141 262 226. Maine -10.8 6-6 -1.5 297 218 227. The Citadel -11.0 5-3 -0.9 321 260 228. S Carolina St -11.3 7-6 3.5 310 257 229. N Arizona -11.4 5-8 -0.6 252 230 230. La Salle -12.4 4-8 -5.6 178 210 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 231. Marist -13.1 6-7 -1.8 283 233 232. Florida A&M -13.1 3-8 -17.0 111 177 233. E Washington -13.2 4-10 -10.0 129 229 234. S Utah -13.7 5-6 -1.9 288 265 235. Tulsa -14.0 2-10 -4.2 60 225 236. Morehead St -14.9 4-6 -13.4 226 203 237. Idaho -15.1 4-8 -4.0 225 251 238. E Illinois -15.2 4-8 -9.2 177 256 239. Tennessee Tech -16.1 4-6 -5.0 271 263 240. Delaware -16.2 5-9 -6.5 245 217 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 241. Miss Valley St -16.6 3-8 -6.8 175 240 242. Robert Morris -16.8 3-8 -9.9 151 214 243. Marshall -17.1 2-10 -7.6 68 228 244. Albany NY -17.2 6-7 4.5 319 261 245. Duquesne -17.3 4-11 -7.9 163 223 246. St Peter's -17.8 5-8 -0.2 291 236 247. San Jose St -18.2 3-9 -10.3 113 226 248. Bethune-Cookman -19.7 5-6 -5.9 296 245 249. Lafayette -19.8 4-8 -7.8 244 244 250. UL-Monroe -19.9 3-6 -10.0 235 258 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 251. Central Conn -20.6 4-8 -4.8 255 259 252. St Francis NY -20.8 5-6 0.5 317 277 253. Ga Southern -21.0 2-7 -8.8 153 253 254. Montana St -21.0 5-8 -4.0 272 279 255. UNC-Asheville -21.1 1-9 -16.3 21 252 256. Long Beach St -21.7 2-11 -6.9 85 264 257. Iona -22.0 4-9 -1.7 257 278 258. N Colorado* -22.2 2-13 -17.3 57 216 259. Jackson St -22.3 4-10 -11.4 224 267 260. Howard -22.4 5-6 -3.8 307 280 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 261. William & Mary -22.5 4-8 -9.5 230 247 262. Tulane -22.8 5-7 -0.1 305 302 263. Stony Brook -22.9 6-7 -1.9 323 254 264. Troy St -22.9 3-9 -14.2 184 242 265. Loyola Chicago -23.2 2-11 -7.6 117 269 266. Hartford -23.4 5-8 -8.3 278 246 267. Rhode Island -23.6 3-10 -4.8 186 268 268. Harvard -24.0 5-9 -5.3 294 250 269. Fla Atlantic -24.4 3-9 -6.3 217 274 270. UC-Davis -24.4 4-8 -8.8 243 270 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 271. SE Missouri St -24.5 1-8 -4.3 89 283 272. W Illinois -24.5 2-9 -8.7 122 287 273. New Hampshire -25.0 4-8 -8.2 279 239 274. Southern Univ -25.2 3-7 -9.3 246 294 275. Idaho St -25.3 4-8 -7.5 274 275 276. Radford -25.9 4-7 -5.5 284 292 277. Long Island -26.1 3-7 -10.5 256 238 278. W Carolina -26.2 2-11 -14.1 120 284 279. Alabama A&M -26.7 3-8 -8.0 249 289 280. Towson St -27.0 4-9 -4.5 292 266 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 281. Monmouth NJ -27.1 4-8 -5.3 293 288 282. South Alabama -27.1 1-10 -12.5 71 249 283. Canisius -27.2 3-9 -6.4 240 255 284. James Madison -27.5 2-9 -11.4 149 237 285. Norfolk St -27.5 5-7 -1.8 309 297 286. Coastal Car -27.7 2-9 -9.5 155 272 287. Stetson -28.3 3-8 -14.0 236 271 288. Lehigh -28.4 6-7 -1.5 328 296 289. Weber St -28.5 4-9 -4.5 280 295 290. Nicholls St -28.6 2-8 -12.3 212 281 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 291. Siena -28.9 3-10 -10.2 232 276 292. Cleveland St -29.6 2-7 -5.9 239 300 293. Colgate -29.8 3-8 -5.3 287 291 294. Cal Poly-SLO -30.2 2-9 -12.6 169 285 295. Cornell -30.7 4-8 -4.2 314 290 296. E Tennessee St -30.7 1-9 -12.7 119 293 297. Texas St -32.0 2-7 -8.3 227 307 298. SF Austin -32.2 3-6 -3.2 312 320 299. Hampton -33.5 4-9 -8.7 295 304 300. Jacksonville St -34.1 2-10 -9.0 229 312 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 301. Mt St Mary's -34.7 5-7 -5.1 326 311 302. TN-Martin -35.6 1-10 -15.6 109 273 303. IUPUFW -35.9 2-12 -12.1 154 282 304. CS-Sacramento -37.0 2-11 -12.5 220 301 305. Quinnipiac -37.0 4-6 -5.4 318 317 306. Elon -37.1 1-12 -12.8 130 298 307. Utah Valley St -37.7 5-9 -3.4 324 319 308. Morgan St -37.7 3-10 -9.2 277 303 309. Md-Baltimore Co -38.7 5-7 -6.4 329 308 310. Campbell -39.5 2-10 -16.9 214 306 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 311. Centenary -41.3 1-11 -17.1 189 315 312. Dartmouth -41.5 3-9 -8.7 311 305 313. Ark-Pine Bluff -42.1 0-9 -25.2 53 286 314. NC A&T -42.4 1-12 -16.7 168 310 315. Liberty -42.8 1-11 -19.7 146 299 316. Texas Southern -44.1 2-8 -6.4 303 326 317. VMI -44.3 3-6 -9.1 325 316 318. Loyola MD -47.4 2-10 -9.2 308 313 319. Youngstown St -47.9 1-11 -16.1 209 318 320. Navy -50.2 3-8 -9.0 327 322 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 321. Jacksonville -50.4 3-7 -9.1 320 327 322. St Bonaventure -51.5 1-12 -14.6 261 323 323. Prairie View -52.6 1-11 -25.5 231 314 324. Longwood -53.1 1-18 -17.2 275 309 325. Wagner -53.3 1-11 -13.3 276 321 326. Sacred Heart -56.2 1-10 -13.8 300 325 327. Alcorn St -57.0 1-11 -17.2 290 328 328. Md-East Shore -60.0 1-10 -27.4 273 324 329. Army -75.6 0-11 -13.2 322 330 330. Savannah St -78.4 0-19 -22.8 316 329 (c) Bob Vance