THE BOBCAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING Based on games through 1/4/04 Retrodiction Rate: 86.2% [1639 games] Prediction Rate: 73.4% [477 games] CONFERENCE Rank Conf Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 1. ACC 100.0 9-2 14.3 4 1 2. SEC 92.1 9-2 13.1 16 2 3. Big East 77.0 8-2 10.5 17 3 4. Mountain West 67.8 7-3 8.3 7 5 5. Big 12 67.3 7-3 10.4 22 8 6. Big Ten 64.2 7-4 4.9 5 4 7. Pac-10 63.4 7-4 4.4 1 6 8. CUSA 62.8 7-3 7.5 13 7 9. WAC 48.9 6-4 5.5 12 10 10. Atlantic 10 45.8 7-5 2.0 3 9 11. West Coast 35.3 7-7 -0.4 2 11 12. Missouri Valley 34.7 6-4 3.3 23 12 13. Colonial 22.1 5-5 1.3 25 14 14. MAC 21.3 4-5 -1.1 14 13 15. Big West 21.2 4-5 -1.8 8 15 16. Sun Belt 10.7 4-5 -2.7 19 20 17. Horizon 10.5 5-6 -1.5 20 19 18. Southern 9.9 4-6 -5.0 11 16 19. Atlantic Sun 5.0 3-5 -5.6 15 18 20. Mid-Continent 3.0 3-7 -5.2 6 17 21. Big Sky 2.8 4-7 -4.8 10 21 22. Metro Atlantic 1.2 5-6 -2.3 28 23 23. Ohio Valley -5.0 3-6 -6.3 9 22 24. America East -7.7 5-6 -3.8 32 24 25. Big South -15.0 3-7 -8.3 18 25 26. Ivy League -15.5 3-7 -4.6 26 26 27. Northeast -16.3 3-6 -5.6 30 27 28. Patriot League -19.5 4-6 -5.9 31 28 29. Southland -30.1 2-6 -9.2 24 29 30. Independent -38.1 3-9 -11.4 27 30 31. MEAC -39.1 2-8 -11.9 21 31 32. SWAC -41.5 2-7 -13.0 29 32 TEAM Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 1. St Joseph's PA 100.0 11-0 13.4 10 1 2. Louisville 92.2 9-1 19.7 17 3 3. Wake Forest 89.2 9-0 19.3 84 5 4. Providence 87.3 8-1 8.8 6 2 5. Georgia Tech 86.3 12-1 23.7 104 12 6. Stanford 85.6 11-0 17.8 111 14 7. Duke 85.5 10-1 20.5 59 16 8. Kentucky 85.0 9-1 14.0 34 9 9. Texas Tech 84.1 12-2 12.4 19 4 10. Cincinnati 83.7 9-0 26.2 206 21 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 11. Vanderbilt 81.7 11-0 22.5 193 22 12. Arizona 80.7 9-1 10.8 25 6 13. Gonzaga 80.7 10-2 14.6 15 11 14. Creighton 77.7 9-0 17.1 213 34 15. North Carolina 77.5 8-2 14.7 12 7 16. Florida 77.3 9-2 16.2 43 8 17. Pittsburgh 75.8 13-0 18.1 249 31 18. Wisconsin 75.3 9-2 13.5 45 13 19. Mississippi St 74.2 11-0 13.4 222 33 20. Nebraska 73.8 9-1 17.4 172 29 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 21. Connecticut 73.5 11-1 24.2 230 30 22. Seton Hall 71.8 9-2 14.3 60 17 23. W Michigan 70.8 8-1 9.3 91 19 24. Illinois 70.2 9-2 13.4 70 25 25. Alabama 69.9 8-3 7.3 5 10 26. LSU 69.1 9-1 12.0 166 24 27. Utah St 67.9 8-1 10.3 148 38 28. Florida St 67.5 11-2 14.9 167 28 29. Kansas 67.3 7-2 9.9 28 18 30. Brigham Young 67.0 8-2 12.8 53 36 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 31. Oklahoma 66.2 10-0 17.6 303 61 32. Boston College 66.0 10-2 7.2 71 15 33. Syracuse 65.8 9-1 13.5 183 41 34. Rhode Island 65.0 11-2 11.8 105 27 35. Oklahoma St 64.3 8-1 20.9 258 59 36. Memphis 64.2 8-2 7.1 62 39 37. UTEP 64.2 7-2 16.3 103 37 38. Maryland 63.9 8-3 12.1 32 26 39. Michigan 63.9 9-2 9.7 90 32 40. Utah 63.9 10-3 11.3 64 40 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 41. South Carolina 63.8 13-1 17.3 278 72 42. Auburn 62.9 9-2 16.8 176 49 43. Georgetown 60.4 10-0 19.2 313 95 44. Murray St 59.0 7-2 7.2 78 45 45. Oregon 57.9 6-3 10.0 16 47 46. UNC-Charlotte 57.8 8-3 12.5 80 53 47. NC State 57.4 7-2 15.0 197 51 48. Virginia 57.1 9-2 7.4 127 35 49. Texas 57.0 7-2 21.0 229 80 50. UNLV 56.5 8-3 6.9 51 46 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 51. S Illinois 56.2 8-2 9.1 157 52 52. Tennessee 56.1 8-1 16.7 274 91 53. Kent 56.0 7-2 10.8 179 54 54. Rutgers 55.2 7-3 4.3 37 20 55. Villanova 54.7 7-2 10.0 124 57 56. UCLA 53.4 6-3 3.9 26 42 57. Purdue 53.3 10-3 12.1 186 82 58. UAB 52.9 7-4 6.8 33 23 59. Georgia 51.0 8-3 5.2 138 50 60. Boise St 49.9 7-2 4.7 135 83 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 61. Nevada 49.7 6-3 8.7 79 55 62. Richmond 49.0 8-5 5.8 20 43 63. Iowa St 48.9 7-2 9.9 192 84 64. Toledo 48.8 8-2 6.7 188 64 65. Coll Charleston 48.7 8-2 5.6 218 67 66. Dayton 48.7 10-3 4.0 155 74 67. Iowa 48.1 7-3 6.8 130 73 68. George Mason 46.2 8-2 7.1 244 79 69. Hawaii 45.3 7-3 7.2 149 66 70. Clemson 45.2 7-5 1.2 31 44 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 71. Belmont 44.4 6-3 4.8 98 63 72. Colorado 44.3 6-3 4.2 99 86 73. West Virginia 44.0 7-3 3.5 123 77 74. Marquette 43.9 8-2 9.3 260 108 75. San Diego St 42.7 7-5 4.7 41 71 76. Minnesota 42.2 7-4 4.8 101 69 77. Rice 42.1 7-3 9.3 208 94 78. Arkansas 42.0 8-3 8.7 235 87 79. Wyoming 42.0 7-4 11.3 129 88 80. Missouri 41.5 5-4 3.7 22 65 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 81. Penn 41.5 5-4 0.3 24 56 82. Detroit 41.4 7-4 3.5 63 78 83. Xavier 41.3 8-4 7.7 144 102 84. Manhattan 40.9 7-3 6.0 170 92 85. Ohio St 40.1 8-5 0.2 109 62 86. Mississippi 39.9 8-3 7.3 251 85 87. UCF 39.9 7-2 6.1 268 118 88. Colorado St 39.1 7-4 1.3 112 81 89. St Louis 38.8 7-4 10.3 191 105 90. Troy St 38.8 6-2 8.9 280 122 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 91. Va Commonwealth 38.0 7-3 4.7 221 116 92. Old Dominion 37.1 6-4 3.2 100 109 93. Arkansas St 36.8 8-2 6.9 302 127 94. Miami FL 36.8 9-3 13.9 295 142 95. Bradley 36.7 8-3 3.8 240 111 96. USC 36.7 6-5 -3.4 23 68 97. Air Force 36.4 7-2 11.1 309 149 98. Monmouth NJ 36.2 7-3 2.0 194 93 99. Michigan St 36.0 5-6 0.7 3 58 100. East Carolina 35.9 7-2 16.3 312 151 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 101. E Tennessee St 35.9 6-4 3.3 122 103 102. Loyola Marym't 35.6 8-4 2.4 168 100 103. California 35.2 5-6 3.1 11 75 104. Wichita St 35.1 7-4 5.4 169 106 105. Temple 35.1 4-5 -2.3 2 48 106. La-Lafayette 34.5 3-4 -0.6 8 60 107. Akron 34.3 6-3 1.6 143 110 108. Boston Univ 34.3 8-3 5.6 259 123 109. IUPUI 34.0 6-4 1.3 102 89 110. Georgia St 33.6 4-4 -0.2 30 70 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 111. Arizona St 33.5 6-4 4.4 115 120 112. SW Missouri St 32.7 8-5 4.7 126 119 113. Kansas St 32.5 7-3 8.1 276 131 114. DePaul 32.4 7-4 0.8 140 101 115. Indiana 32.1 6-5 -4.1 50 76 116. New Mexico 31.7 5-4 6.7 131 129 117. Geo Washington 31.5 6-6 1.4 42 97 118. Oral Roberts 31.3 6-4 0.3 119 90 119. Fairfield 30.3 7-3 3.3 255 146 120. Lafayette 30.2 7-3 -0.2 231 114 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 121. SMU 30.2 6-4 -1.0 133 115 122. San Francisco 30.0 9-6 -3.5 106 99 123. Fresno St 29.9 4-5 2.0 13 104 124. South Florida 29.3 6-5 -0.9 81 117 125. Washington 28.5 5-5 0.0 65 128 126. Cal Poly-SLO 26.8 4-4 0.5 73 125 127. Niagara 26.5 7-3 5.6 279 175 128. Houston 26.4 6-4 -1.0 154 135 129. Southern Miss 26.3 6-4 -2.6 174 98 130. Marshall 25.7 5-4 -3.7 113 121 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 131. Delaware 25.4 7-3 4.9 300 140 132. Virginia Tech 24.6 7-4 7.5 277 148 133. Denver 24.5 6-4 0.5 205 168 134. Penn St 24.0 6-5 -1.8 136 107 135. N Iowa 24.0 6-3 5.8 267 192 136. Santa Clara 22.7 7-7 -0.9 82 139 137. Notre Dame 22.5 6-3 6.1 294 166 138. SE Louisiana 22.4 4-3 4.0 242 134 139. Washington St 22.2 6-5 -2.2 145 178 140. Massachusetts 22.1 5-6 -0.5 95 96 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 141. Pacific 22.0 5-6 -1.9 86 137 142. CS-Northridge 21.7 4-4 1.9 132 152 143. UI-Chicago 21.4 9-5 5.6 288 199 144. Princeton 21.2 5-5 2.4 125 124 145. Drexel 20.9 5-5 5.0 164 141 146. Portland 20.7 6-7 -4.7 49 138 147. UC-Irvine 20.1 5-4 -2.7 146 159 148. UC-Sta Barbara 19.0 5-4 0.3 177 176 149. UW-Milwaukee 18.9 5-5 1.2 128 158 150. UNC-Wilmington 18.7 5-5 5.1 182 177 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 151. Weber St 18.7 5-6 -0.7 87 143 152. Tulane 18.5 5-4 1.9 250 144 153. Ga Southern 18.4 5-3 5.8 281 179 154. Louisiana Tech 18.3 5-4 4.1 254 184 155. St Mary's 18.0 5-6 3.1 110 163 156. Birmingham So 18.0 6-3 0.9 298 170 157. Miss Valley St 17.8 6-3 2.2 305 190 158. UW-Green Bay 17.5 7-4 2.3 266 200 159. Tennessee Tech 16.7 3-5 -2.2 36 130 160. W Kentucky 16.6 4-6 -1.0 67 162 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 161. St John's 15.9 4-6 -3.8 55 126 162. W Carolina 15.7 4-4 -0.1 178 157 163. New Orleans 15.3 5-6 -6.2 121 136 164. High Point 15.1 6-4 1.8 284 185 165. SE Missouri St 15.1 5-4 -1.3 227 173 166. Central Conn 14.8 2-3 0.2 76 145 167. St Peter's 14.7 6-5 -0.5 232 160 168. Loyola Chicago 14.5 5-5 -3.8 152 155 169. Northeastern 13.9 6-5 -2.3 215 171 170. F Dickinson 13.8 5-4 -3.3 252 133 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 171. Appalachian St 13.8 5-8 -6.3 61 132 172. Montana St 13.2 5-5 -0.9 224 189 173. Buffalo 13.2 5-5 2.6 226 165 174. Tulsa 12.9 4-6 4.9 153 181 175. TCU 12.9 4-7 -2.1 92 147 176. Furman 12.1 5-4 5.6 292 220 177. Drake 11.5 4-5 -0.9 134 169 178. Oakland 11.4 4-7 -2.0 54 161 179. Davidson 10.5 2-7 -13.6 1 112 180. Hofstra 10.1 4-7 -3.2 68 150 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 181. New Mexico St 10.0 4-5 -1.2 160 194 182. Oregon St 9.8 5-6 -0.8 156 198 183. Pepperdine 9.6 5-9 -1.1 83 164 184. Miami OH 9.2 3-5 -4.6 48 167 185. Northwestern 9.0 5-6 -1.5 196 197 186. Delaware St 8.1 2-7 -10.1 4 113 187. SF Austin 8.1 5-2 7.3 326 245 188. South Alabama 7.6 4-6 -3.3 142 180 189. Holy Cross 7.5 5-6 1.3 204 203 190. Winthrop 7.4 4-6 -3.2 108 196 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 191. Maine 7.3 6-3 3.4 325 239 192. Rider 7.0 6-4 1.8 311 204 193. Yale 6.1 4-7 -5.0 116 154 194. St Bonaventure 5.7 4-7 -5.7 93 156 195. Middle Tenn St 4.4 4-5 -4.4 200 206 196. TN-Martin 4.1 3-7 -6.1 46 153 197. Coastal Car 4.1 4-6 -4.4 137 186 198. N Arizona 3.8 5-6 -4.2 228 224 199. Canisius 3.7 4-7 -4.7 107 182 200. Idaho 3.3 2-7 -6.2 14 172 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 201. Illinois St 2.9 3-6 -2.9 117 191 202. Centenary 2.8 4-5 -2.3 239 219 203. Fla Atlantic 2.3 4-4 -0.4 287 241 204. Mercer 2.1 4-7 -12.3 89 174 205. Valparaiso 2.0 3-6 -3.8 85 208 206. La Salle 2.0 5-7 -0.8 211 221 207. Portland St 1.8 4-7 -0.5 184 249 208. Austin Peay 1.8 2-7 -7.1 18 183 209. American Univ 1.6 6-7 -0.8 265 225 210. CS-Sacramento 1.2 4-7 -3.5 162 218 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 211. Vermont 1.0 5-5 -4.2 261 212 212. TN-Chattanooga 0.5 4-5 -4.2 245 257 213. Indiana St -0.1 5-5 -0.7 297 269 214. San Jose St -0.4 4-5 -1.6 247 246 215. Duquesne -1.5 4-7 0.2 234 222 216. TAM-C. Christi -1.7 6-5 3.0 319 237 217. Texas A&M -1.7 6-4 2.9 324 275 218. N Illinois -2.0 4-5 -2.1 272 231 219. S Carolina St -2.2 3-6 -7.1 147 209 220. E Washington -2.4 3-9 -7.8 52 207 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 221. Missouri-KC -3.2 4-7 1.0 233 229 222. William & Mary -3.4 4-6 -1.5 256 244 223. Colgate -4.0 5-5 -6.5 285 230 224. Wright St -4.8 4-6 -5.7 241 238 225. CS-Fullerton -4.8 3-6 -2.3 175 259 226. S Utah -5.8 2-7 -13.9 29 187 227. Montana -5.9 2-9 -8.9 27 202 228. Ball St -5.9 2-6 -8.8 77 205 229. Sacred Heart -6.1 4-6 -7.3 257 201 230. James Madison -6.4 3-6 -5.6 180 226 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 231. Butler -7.1 3-7 -3.5 165 227 232. Jacksonville -7.5 3-4 -5.9 236 250 233. Samford -7.6 1-6 -10.0 9 188 234. Ark-Little Rock -7.9 4-6 1.3 286 276 235. C Michigan -8.1 2-8 -10.7 44 193 236. UC-Riverside -8.1 2-6 -6.5 88 247 237. Lehigh -8.4 5-5 -3.4 314 254 238. Siena -10.0 3-9 -6.2 97 211 239. McNeese St -10.5 1-7 -10.8 21 195 240. Bowling Green -10.9 3-7 -5.7 201 251 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 241. Hartford -11.0 3-5 -10.0 246 214 242. Liberty -11.2 2-10 -11.1 40 215 243. Elon -12.3 2-7 -15.8 57 210 244. New Hampshire -12.7 4-8 -4.8 269 233 245. Baylor -13.0 4-6 -2.8 307 262 246. Texas Southern -13.0 4-5 -3.4 315 278 247. Radford -13.2 3-6 -6.8 243 252 248. Lamar -13.5 2-6 -2.2 198 267 249. Iona -13.6 3-8 -8.5 187 242 250. UNC-Greensboro -13.8 3-7 -6.3 216 273 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 251. Ohio -13.8 3-8 -3.1 209 255 252. Md-Baltimore Co -14.2 4-7 -2.5 299 265 253. Fordham -14.5 2-9 -11.1 56 223 254. Idaho St -14.9 3-9 -11.5 118 232 255. E Kentucky -14.9 3-6 -1.1 273 289 256. Jackson St -15.4 3-7 -8.6 212 266 257. Long Island -15.5 4-6 -5.4 293 240 258. Cornell -16.2 3-6 -1.7 301 272 259. Youngstown St -16.3 2-8 -6.6 139 235 260. Morehead St -16.5 2-6 -9.5 159 248 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 261. St Francis NY -16.6 4-6 -4.9 308 288 262. Jacksonville St -17.1 4-5 -3.1 320 283 263. Binghamton -17.4 4-8 -7.0 264 261 264. Hampton -18.0 3-10 -8.2 171 263 265. Marist -18.0 3-8 -8.1 237 279 266. Cleveland St -19.5 2-8 -6.9 151 260 267. Long Beach St -19.6 2-7 -11.2 158 277 268. Wofford -19.9 1-8 -15.8 47 243 269. IUPUFW -19.9 2-11 -10.1 94 253 270. San Diego -19.9 2-11 -13.2 72 256 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 271. Stetson -21.1 0-6 -14.2 7 217 272. Gardner-Webb -22.1 1-8 -14.7 69 228 273. UNC-Asheville -22.3 1-9 -17.3 38 236 274. Lipscomb -22.7 2-7 -13.1 185 284 275. Coppin St -22.7 4-9 -6.7 282 303 276. Howard -23.0 2-7 -6.6 210 280 277. E Michigan -23.7 1-5 -6.5 150 292 278. Stony Brook -23.8 3-8 -5.3 290 286 279. Morgan St -23.9 2-7 -10.7 207 274 280. W Illinois -24.0 2-10 -14.2 141 271 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 281. Robert Morris -24.0 2-6 -7.1 283 285 282. St Francis PA -24.6 3-6 -4.8 317 304 283. Florida Intl -25.1 2-9 -10.4 203 281 284. La-Monroe -25.3 1-10 -15.2 66 213 285. Southern Univ -25.5 3-6 -4.0 310 309 286. Wagner -25.5 2-7 -7.9 238 293 287. Columbia -25.5 3-8 -7.5 275 295 288. Citadel -26.7 1-7 -17.9 96 234 289. Alabama A&M -26.8 2-6 -15.4 270 287 290. Nicholls St -27.0 1-6 -19.3 120 216 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 291. Alabama St -27.0 3-7 -7.0 291 300 292. SW Texas St -28.5 1-5 -11.7 173 299 293. Chicago St -29.8 0-13 -13.5 39 258 294. Sam Houston St -30.2 1-6 -15.6 199 282 295. Brown -31.3 2-8 -9.6 263 294 296. Tennessee St -32.0 0-9 -21.3 35 270 297. Towson St -32.1 3-7 -6.8 318 312 298. TX-Arlington -32.4 1-6 -10.4 202 315 299. TX-San Antonio -33.5 2-7 -7.1 296 310 300. Evansville -33.6 1-9 -8.5 219 306 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 301. Bucknell -34.3 1-8 -7.0 217 307 302. North Texas -34.4 2-7 -10.8 289 317 303. Mt St Mary's -36.1 2-9 -10.6 271 298 304. Florida A&M -37.6 1-9 -10.5 225 318 305. Dartmouth -39.4 2-6 -3.8 321 320 306. Northwestern LA -39.5 0-8 -18.2 74 291 307. Charleston So -39.7 1-9 -14.2 223 301 308. Albany NY -40.0 2-9 -9.6 304 308 309. TX-Pan American -41.4 1-9 -14.8 253 311 310. Quinnipiac -41.8 1-8 -12.4 262 314 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 311. Grambling -42.8 0-9 -24.8 75 268 312. Harvard -43.3 1-12 -11.8 248 297 313. Navy -43.4 1-9 -17.1 214 302 314. Savannah St -43.6 1-12 -23.6 190 290 315. E Illinois -47.1 0-8 -14.5 181 322 316. Bethune-Cookman -48.4 0-9 -13.6 163 305 317. Ark-Pine Bluff -48.9 0-10 -33.3 58 264 318. Campbell -49.1 0-10 -20.8 161 313 319. Md-East Shore -49.5 0-6 -17.5 195 323 320. Prairie View -51.2 0-10 -15.0 220 319 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 321. NC A&T -52.3 0-10 -31.4 114 296 322. VMI -52.6 0-9 -20.1 189 321 323. Norfolk St -53.2 2-8 -14.4 322 325 324. Alcorn St -57.3 1-7 -20.6 306 316 325. Army -58.4 1-8 -13.3 316 324 326. Loyola MD -72.9 0-10 -11.6 323 326 (c) Bob Vance