THE BOBCAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING Based on games through 2/6/05. Retrodiction Rate: 77.8% [3269 games] Prediction Rate: 70.9% [326 games] CONFERENCE (Scroll down for Team Ranking) Rank Conf Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. ACC 100.0 14-7 8.4 2 1 ..2. Big 12 92.3 13-7 7.4 4 2 ..3. Pac-10 85.8 13-8 3.5 1 4 ..4. Big East 84.7 13-7 6.6 5 3 ..5. Big Ten 82.0 13-8 5.2 3 5 ..6. SEC 78.8 13-8 6.6 6 6 ..7. Missouri Valley 54.6 13-9 2.8 7 7 ..8. West Coast 50.0 13-9 2.2 8 8 ..9. CUSA 50.0 12-9 3.5 9 9 .10. Mountain West 38.5 11-9 3.2 10 10 .11. WAC 29.2 11-9 1.5 11 11 .12. MAC 24.8 10-9 1.0 13 12 .13. Atlantic 10 3.7 9-11 -1.5 12 13 .14. Sun Belt 2.6 9-10 -1.2 14 14 .15. Colonial -8.6 11-11 -0.2 19 15 .16. Big West -9.6 9-10 -0.4 17 17 .17. Horizon -16.7 8-11 -2.0 15 19 .18. America East -18.3 10-10 -0.5 24 16 .19. Southern -22.7 8-10 -2.8 18 20 .20. Ivy League -26.2 8-10 -1.6 22 18 .21. Mid-Continent -26.3 8-12 -3.8 16 22 .22. Metro Atlantic -36.3 9-11 -1.5 25 23 .23. Southland -37.4 7-10 -3.2 21 26 .24. Patriot League -39.8 9-11 -2.0 28 21 .25. Ohio Valley -40.1 8-11 -3.4 20 25 .26. Big Sky -44.7 8-12 -3.1 26 27 .27. Atlantic Sun -47.1 9-11 -3.5 29 24 .28. Big South -49.4 8-11 -4.4 27 28 .29. Northeast -64.2 8-12 -3.8 31 29 .30. MEAC -70.2 8-12 -6.4 30 30 .31. Independent -74.7 6-15 -9.1 23 31 .32. SWAC -85.2 6-12 -8.1 32 32 TEAM Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. Kansas 100.0 18-1 13.4 1 1 ..2. Illinois 95.2 23-0 18.2 36 3 ..3. North Carolina 89.4 19-2 22.8 22 7 ..4. Duke 89.2 17-2 18.7 15 5 ..5. Boston College 85.8 20-0 11.2 60 4 ..6. Wake Forest 85.7 19-3 11.3 3 2 ..7. Washington 83.6 18-3 16.1 10 8 ..8. Oklahoma St 82.5 16-3 15.9 14 6 ..9. Kentucky 79.5 17-2 16.6 54 10 .10. Arizona 77.4 19-4 9.7 8 9 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .11. Louisville 74.3 18-3 23.1 77 15 .12. Oklahoma 72.4 17-4 13.8 28 12 .13. Syracuse 69.6 21-2 13.0 101 13 .14. Michigan St 67.5 15-4 16.3 52 17 .15. Gonzaga 66.6 17-4 8.9 34 11 .16. Alabama 65.5 16-4 9.9 45 14 .17. Wisconsin 64.8 15-5 9.8 25 16 .18. Cincinnati 63.9 17-5 14.0 47 18 .19. Texas Tech 60.1 14-5 15.1 42 27 .20. Iowa 59.7 15-6 8.0 23 24 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .21. Villanova 59.1 13-5 11.9 35 20 .22. Utah 59.1 17-3 12.6 126 30 .23. Texas 58.7 14-6 10.8 27 22 .24. Connecticut 58.7 14-5 13.5 51 19 .25. Florida 58.2 14-5 16.9 66 25 .26. Minnesota 57.9 16-6 8.5 38 21 .27. Wichita St 56.4 17-3 7.7 115 32 .28. Georgia Tech 55.5 13-7 11.2 20 26 .29. Pittsburgh 54.0 15-4 12.9 114 34 .30. Mississippi St 53.0 17-6 9.3 74 29 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .31. UNC-Charlotte 52.3 15-4 7.4 99 39 .32. S Illinois 52.2 16-6 6.7 56 28 .33. Georgetown 51.7 15-6 4.9 50 23 .34. Arizona St 50.4 16-7 7.3 46 37 .35. Pacific 49.6 18-2 9.0 194 50 .36. Maryland 49.3 13-7 8.9 31 31 .37. Ohio St 48.7 16-7 10.1 65 46 .38. UCLA 48.4 12-7 0.9 11 33 .39. Texas A&M 48.3 13-5 12.2 108 60 .40. South Carolina 47.1 13-7 6.4 37 42 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .41. DePaul 46.7 15-5 5.7 103 48 .42. St Mary's 46.6 18-6 5.7 97 40 .43. UAB 46.4 16-6 8.1 87 51 .44. Vermont 46.2 17-3 12.7 206 36 .45. Miami FL 45.0 14-7 3.7 49 35 .46. Vanderbilt 44.4 13-9 6.1 19 44 .47. Notre Dame 43.6 13-6 6.3 78 43 .48. Arkansas 43.5 15-7 13.6 110 62 .49. Marquette 43.3 15-6 3.2 80 47 .50. Nevada 43.2 15-5 6.5 116 52 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .51. LSU 42.8 12-7 1.9 32 41 .52. Miami OH 42.2 13-5 4.7 102 53 .53. Stanford 41.9 12-9 1.2 13 49 .54. Old Dominion 41.8 20-3 10.8 231 63 .55. Virginia 41.6 11-9 -1.1 6 38 .56. UTEP 41.1 16-5 9.5 145 68 .57. Oregon 40.5 11-8 1.8 18 45 .58. N Iowa 40.0 15-7 7.5 89 65 .59. Kansas St 38.6 11-6 4.1 67 80 .60. West Virginia 38.3 13-7 4.6 68 56 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .61. California 36.9 12-9 1.3 29 61 .62. Geo Washington 36.8 14-5 10.9 160 82 .63. Clemson 36.7 11-10 4.8 21 59 .64. Hawaii 36.6 13-5 4.9 131 71 .65. NC State 36.2 13-9 8.5 61 90 .66. Indiana 36.1 10-10 -1.1 2 55 .67. New Mexico 36.0 16-5 11.5 198 109 .68. SW Missouri St 35.8 12-8 7.5 63 67 .69. UW-Milwaukee 35.2 15-5 8.8 180 94 .70. Iowa St 35.1 11-8 4.0 41 69 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .71. Illinois St 35.1 15-6 3.2 125 87 .72. Utah St 33.8 17-5 15.6 232 111 .73. Colorado 33.7 11-9 -2.4 16 54 .74. Holy Cross 32.9 17-5 9.4 225 64 .75. Washington St 32.8 10-10 -0.4 9 66 .76. Houston 31.8 14-9 1.5 81 76 .77. Creighton 31.1 14-9 4.3 85 83 .78. Nebraska 30.5 10-9 6.8 53 78 .79. Boston Univ 30.5 16-5 11.0 237 86 .80. Temple 30.4 10-9 4.1 40 84 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .81. Kent 30.2 13-7 3.5 117 74 .82. W Michigan 29.8 14-7 6.4 134 99 .83. Providence 29.3 9-12 2.2 7 57 .84. W Kentucky 29.2 14-5 6.5 193 104 .85. Missouri 28.9 10-12 -2.3 4 58 .86. Florida St 28.2 10-11 1.8 24 72 .87. Memphis 28.0 13-10 4.0 70 93 .88. TCU 27.5 13-9 3.6 107 85 .89. Tennessee 27.4 11-11 1.1 30 75 .90. Rice 26.7 10-8 3.8 75 73 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .91. Wyoming 26.2 12-8 0.5 94 88 .92. Air Force 26.2 13-8 6.7 137 117 .93. Michigan 26.1 12-11 -0.6 39 91 .94. San Francisco 26.1 13-9 1.2 82 77 .95. UL-Lafayette 25.7 12-8 -0.3 90 81 .96. Akron 25.7 12-6 7.1 158 115 .97. Virginia Tech 25.5 12-8 2.1 112 97 .98. Oral Roberts 24.7 16-5 8.5 245 138 .99. Davidson 24.4 12-7 1.3 127 89 100. Seton Hall 24.0 10-9 2.2 64 79 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 101. Ball St 23.8 11-7 1.2 111 105 102. Dayton 23.8 13-7 3.4 154 110 103. Massachusetts 23.6 11-8 -2.2 79 70 104. Bradley 23.5 11-9 0.0 69 92 105. Buffalo 22.7 13-7 2.3 143 103 106. St Joseph's PA 22.3 11-8 4.2 118 96 107. Fresno St 21.9 12-7 3.1 147 112 108. Richmond 21.7 11-9 -2.5 72 95 109. Oregon St 21.3 12-9 -0.6 98 127 110. Northwestern 21.2 10-11 -2.0 33 100 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 111. USC 21.0 9-13 -2.7 12 98 112. Mississippi 20.7 12-11 3.6 93 107 113. Ohio 20.5 12-7 5.7 162 118 114. Xavier 20.3 11-8 4.9 124 136 115. Auburn 19.8 11-10 -0.5 76 106 116. UW-Green Bay 18.8 15-6 -0.2 216 123 117. Penn 18.6 11-7 6.1 173 128 118. Denver 18.3 11-7 5.2 159 139 119. Portland 18.2 13-10 2.1 123 120 120. Winthrop 18.0 13-5 5.2 261 143 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 121. Bowling Green 17.9 11-6 2.6 177 142 122. Louisiana Tech 16.4 11-9 0.7 120 119 123. Ark-Little Rock 16.3 11-8 -1.9 128 114 124. UNLV 15.8 8-10 0.2 48 113 125. Drexel 15.4 12-8 4.7 182 101 126. Coll Charleston 15.3 14-6 5.1 251 140 127. San Diego 14.7 10-10 0.5 96 134 128. Bucknell 14.5 15-7 5.2 249 122 129. Santa Clara 14.4 11-12 0.9 84 125 130. UNC-Wilmington 13.7 14-7 1.5 224 126 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 131. Hofstra 13.3 14-7 5.7 243 137 132. Pepperdine 13.1 12-11 0.1 113 141 133. Toledo 13.0 9-10 -0.4 73 124 134. Rutgers 12.8 7-12 -2.5 17 108 135. Niagara 12.8 14-6 8.5 283 147 136. Loyola Marym't 12.2 11-11 -2.0 104 131 137. TAM-C. Christi 12.0 14-6 5.4 267 154 138. Evansville 11.5 10-11 -1.0 88 135 139. Va Commonwealth 11.2 12-9 4.0 184 130 140. St John's 11.0 8-11 -1.2 59 102 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 141. Princeton 10.7 9-8 -0.1 136 121 142. SMU 9.8 8-10 1.3 86 132 143. Northeastern 9.6 13-8 0.3 207 116 144. Lamar 9.4 10-6 4.1 234 151 145. SE Louisiana 9.4 11-6 4.7 259 158 146. UI-Chicago 7.4 8-9 -1.5 106 133 147. Middle Tenn St 6.9 12-9 2.7 191 157 148. South Florida 6.6 9-10 2.8 140 152 149. Drake 6.6 8-12 -4.1 55 129 150. American Univ 6.5 13-8 3.0 246 146 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 151. CS-Northridge 5.9 11-9 4.0 200 166 152. San Diego St 5.8 7-11 -3.7 57 144 153. Murray St 5.0 10-8 4.5 221 153 154. Purdue 4.5 5-15 -4.0 5 145 155. Valparaiso 4.0 11-11 -3.8 135 161 156. TN-Chattanooga 3.9 10-7 3.7 235 178 157. UNC-Greensboro 3.7 10-8 -5.7 174 149 158. George Mason 3.2 12-9 6.0 238 177 159. CS-Fullerton 3.1 10-7 2.1 228 170 160. Rider 3.0 12-7 3.7 277 150 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 161. Portland St 2.9 14-6 5.5 322 180 162. Arkansas St 1.5 10-9 2.1 196 173 163. North Texas 1.3 10-9 -1.7 183 168 164. Missouri-KC 1.1 9-8 -0.4 192 162 165. Sam Houston St 0.5 8-8 -0.2 185 160 166. N Illinois -1.2 8-12 -0.2 109 169 167. Georgia -1.4 7-12 -5.8 62 148 168. IUPUI -1.8 9-10 0.7 172 171 169. Northwestern LA -1.9 8-11 -4.1 130 163 170. Wright St -2.0 10-12 -0.4 155 174 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 171. Brigham Young -2.3 6-14 -3.4 43 167 172. Baylor -2.5 8-10 -2.7 133 181 173. Ga Southern -2.5 10-8 2.3 229 179 174. UC-Irvine -2.6 9-9 -1.1 186 188 175. UCF -2.9 13-7 1.2 302 165 176. Indiana St -3.0 8-15 -3.5 71 172 177. Furman -3.1 8-9 -0.4 176 187 178. Colorado St -3.7 7-11 0.9 122 198 179. Penn St -4.4 6-14 -6.2 44 155 180. Tennessee St -4.5 9-12 -2.4 150 164 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 181. Fairfield -4.9 11-9 2.0 260 193 182. E Kentucky -4.9 11-7 2.0 292 197 183. New Orleans -6.4 9-12 -4.0 149 184 184. Samford -6.6 11-8 0.7 288 204 185. Montana -6.6 10-10 -1.4 219 190 186. Fordham -9.0 8-12 -3.1 138 176 187. Gardner-Webb -9.0 10-9 3.0 273 191 188. Albany NY -9.1 11-10 4.2 287 196 189. East Carolina -9.2 5-15 -10.4 26 159 190. Southern Miss -9.2 7-11 -3.2 146 203 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 191. Tennessee Tech -9.4 9-9 0.7 241 200 192. F Dickinson -9.6 12-9 2.9 308 208 193. E Michigan -9.8 8-11 -2.3 164 211 194. Tulsa -9.9 6-14 -1.5 91 185 195. Coppin St -10.2 9-11 -6.9 167 156 196. UC-Sta Barbara -10.9 8-12 -3.2 153 195 197. Appalachian St -11.2 7-9 -1.6 199 212 198. Delaware St -11.3 11-11 -2.0 247 192 199. Georgia St -12.1 10-11 -3.9 214 175 200. Marist -13.0 10-10 -1.2 255 194 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 201. San Jose St -13.6 6-13 -7.6 92 183 202. Brown -13.9 9-9 -0.3 274 217 203. Detroit -14.0 7-13 -2.4 142 218 204. Manhattan -14.1 8-11 -2.1 205 199 205. St Louis -14.4 5-16 -5.9 58 189 206. Butler -14.5 7-11 1.4 189 246 207. Monmouth NJ -14.6 10-9 -0.2 293 214 208. Columbia -14.6 12-7 2.2 330 244 209. SE Missouri St -14.8 7-10 1.4 218 230 210. Montana St -14.9 10-10 -1.4 262 229 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 211. TX-Arlington -15.1 7-9 -4.8 222 237 212. Birmingham So -15.3 10-10 0.2 289 210 213. Mercer -15.6 10-8 -0.7 305 207 214. Austin Peay -15.6 8-14 -2.9 166 209 215. TX-San Antonio -16.1 6-10 -3.3 179 227 216. Florida Intl -16.3 7-13 -5.0 141 205 217. S Carolina St -16.9 12-9 6.1 327 261 218. TX-Pan American -17.5 8-11 -5.5 204 215 219. Tulane -17.6 7-12 -4.3 171 232 220. Boise St -17.6 8-13 -5.3 170 231 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 221. Oakland -17.8 5-14 -6.1 95 219 222. Delaware -17.9 9-14 -3.1 203 206 223. Lehigh -18.8 11-10 0.6 315 233 224. Iona -19.1 9-12 -1.5 242 221 225. St Peter's -19.4 9-11 1.3 276 228 226. Yale -20.0 5-12 -6.6 129 182 227. Wofford -20.0 6-10 -2.9 211 249 228. St Francis PA -20.0 9-10 -3.6 282 202 229. C Michigan -20.1 5-13 -10.4 100 220 230. Binghamton -20.1 7-14 -4.4 168 186 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 231. Chicago St -20.3 6-13 -6.4 148 225 232. Alabama St -20.8 10-9 -5.1 310 235 233. Cleveland St -20.9 6-11 -3.5 187 238 234. Harvard -21.0 8-11 -3.3 240 201 235. Maine -21.0 9-11 -1.9 275 234 236. UC-Riverside -21.3 7-12 -4.8 195 239 237. Robert Morris -21.9 9-11 -3.2 280 224 238. Belmont -22.6 9-13 -1.1 253 216 239. High Point -22.6 8-11 1.5 285 273 240. E Illinois -23.2 8-12 -6.6 220 263 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 241. Utah Valley St -23.3 10-10 -0.5 311 269 242. N Arizona -23.3 8-12 0.4 254 248 243. La Salle -23.7 6-14 -7.4 139 241 244. Texas St -23.8 7-9 -2.4 281 276 245. Marshall -23.9 4-16 -6.9 83 223 246. Idaho -24.5 7-13 -3.0 208 262 247. Cornell -24.6 8-10 -1.6 296 236 248. Jacksonville -24.6 11-9 -3.7 324 251 249. Liberty -24.7 8-12 -9.6 223 222 250. South Alabama -24.7 4-14 -7.4 105 213 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 251. Alabama A&M -24.8 9-9 -1.5 321 256 252. Loyola Chicago -25.2 6-15 -4.4 165 265 253. Central Conn -26.0 8-11 -2.1 284 250 254. UNC-Asheville -26.3 6-13 -8.4 181 245 255. Stetson -26.5 9-12 -6.2 266 242 256. The Citadel -26.8 8-8 -3.9 306 288 257. S Utah -27.2 8-12 -5.1 252 278 258. Troy St -27.4 8-14 -5.6 230 226 259. UC-Davis -27.6 7-13 -6.3 213 259 260. Duquesne -27.7 6-16 -7.4 151 260 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 261. W Illinois -28.0 5-13 -5.2 163 282 262. Hampton -28.1 9-11 -1.4 307 268 263. Charleston So -29.3 7-11 -8.6 239 254 264. Miss Valley St -30.0 8-11 -2.1 304 271 265. E Washington -30.0 6-15 -8.2 175 253 266. Stony Brook -30.1 8-13 -4.8 268 247 267. Lipscomb -31.0 9-10 -2.8 320 264 268. Radford -31.0 8-11 -3.2 299 286 269. SF Austin -31.0 7-9 -1.4 312 291 270. Norfolk St -31.5 9-10 -0.1 325 299 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 271. New Hampshire -31.7 6-14 -6.7 210 240 272. Colgate -32.8 7-13 -4.3 272 266 273. Florida A&M -33.1 7-12 -10.2 248 252 274. Fla Atlantic -33.6 7-14 -2.5 257 267 275. Long Island -33.9 8-12 -7.5 295 255 276. Rhode Island -34.1 4-15 -6.4 144 284 277. Bethune-Cookman -34.2 9-11 -4.4 317 285 278. Hartford -34.4 7-14 -10.1 227 243 279. St Francis NY -34.6 8-11 -0.4 323 293 280. Canisius -35.2 7-13 -4.2 279 281 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 281. Coastal Car -35.9 6-13 -5.8 250 279 282. Jackson St -36.1 8-13 -7.8 297 275 283. Southern Univ -36.3 7-10 -4.4 319 297 284. Md-Baltimore Co -36.5 8-12 -5.2 303 295 285. Weber St -36.7 7-14 -4.9 264 280 286. New Mexico St -36.8 3-17 -9.1 121 272 287. N Colorado* -36.8 4-16 -12.3 132 257 288. CS-Sacramento -37.7 6-14 -8.0 233 287 289. W Carolina -38.8 4-16 -11.5 157 296 290. Towson St -38.9 5-17 -7.5 201 258 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 291. Long Beach St -39.1 3-18 -9.3 119 277 292. Lafayette -39.9 5-16 -8.2 212 270 293. William & Mary -40.8 5-16 -11.0 188 274 294. Morehead St -40.9 6-12 -12.3 258 290 295. Quinnipiac -41.8 8-11 -4.5 328 305 296. Morgan St -42.1 7-13 -6.1 298 298 297. E Tennessee St -42.6 3-14 -9.1 178 301 298. Idaho St -42.9 6-14 -6.4 278 302 299. McNeese St -43.1 3-13 -6.4 209 307 300. Cal Poly-SLO -44.7 3-16 -13.3 152 289 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 301. Dartmouth -46.0 4-14 -9.1 226 283 302. James Madison -46.4 4-16 -12.9 190 294 303. Elon -46.8 3-18 -10.5 161 300 304. Siena -46.9 4-18 -11.0 197 292 305. Grambling -47.5 5-10 -10.1 314 304 306. UL-Monroe -48.0 4-12 -9.4 263 311 307. Wagner -49.1 5-15 -6.5 286 303 308. Navy -49.7 6-14 -6.5 316 306 309. NC A&T -51.2 4-16 -10.6 236 309 310. Mt St Mary's -55.4 6-13 -6.3 329 320 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 311. Loyola MD -55.5 4-17 -10.2 265 308 312. IUPUFW -56.1 3-19 -12.4 202 310 313. Nicholls St -57.9 3-15 -11.6 269 316 314. Jacksonville St -58.2 3-17 -8.9 256 318 315. Howard -59.3 5-14 -8.9 318 319 316. Centenary -60.1 1-19 -16.4 169 317 317. TN-Martin -60.4 2-17 -13.4 217 313 318. St Bonaventure -60.6 1-19 -16.4 156 314 319. Texas Southern -61.3 4-13 -5.4 326 325 320. Prairie View -61.9 4-15 -17.6 290 312 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 321. Alcorn St -64.2 4-16 -12.5 309 321 322. Youngstown St -64.2 2-17 -15.6 215 322 323. Sacred Heart -67.1 3-17 -10.4 301 324 324. Ark-Pine Bluff -67.9 2-15 -14.2 270 323 325. VMI -68.2 3-14 -11.3 313 328 326. Campbell -69.1 2-19 -16.0 244 315 327. Longwood -75.3 1-22 -17.0 271 326 328. Army -81.1 1-18 -15.4 294 327 329. Md-East Shore -91.0 1-19 -25.6 300 330 330. Savannah St -91.8 0-25 -24.2 291 329 (c) Bob Vance