THE BOBCAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING Based on games through 1/11/04. Retrodiction Rate: 83.8% [1964 games] Prediction Rate: 67.7% [325 games] CONFERENCE Rank Conf Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 1. ACC 100.0 10-2 14.3 3 1 2. SEC 89.6 10-3 11.2 6 2 3. Big East 70.7 9-3 8.9 9 3 4. Big 12 57.8 8-3 10.0 18 7 5. Big Ten 56.1 8-5 4.2 2 4 6. Pac-10 54.7 7-5 3.7 1 6 7. CUSA 54.0 8-4 6.3 7 5 8. Mountain West 51.8 8-4 7.7 10 8 9. WAC 38.0 7-5 4.3 8 10 10. Atlantic 10 36.2 8-6 1.9 4 9 11. West Coast 20.5 7-7 -0.5 5 11 12. Missouri Valley 19.5 7-5 2.6 17 12 13. MAC 4.4 5-6 -0.3 15 13 14. Colonial 4.2 6-6 0.9 21 14 15. Big West 0.6 5-6 -1.4 11 15 16. Sun Belt -4.7 5-6 -2.0 19 16 17. Horizon -8.0 6-7 -1.2 20 17 18. Southern -11.3 5-7 -4.1 16 18 19. Metro Atlantic -16.1 6-7 -2.1 25 20 20. Big Sky -19.9 5-8 -4.1 13 22 21. Atlantic Sun -20.2 5-7 -4.4 22 19 22. Mid-Continent -21.1 5-8 -4.2 12 21 23. Ohio Valley -26.1 4-7 -5.1 14 23 24. America East -32.5 6-7 -3.5 31 25 25. Ivy League -36.9 4-8 -4.3 23 24 26. Big South -43.7 4-8 -6.7 26 27 27. Northeast -44.5 4-7 -5.5 30 26 28. Patriot League -47.6 5-8 -6.0 29 28 29. Southland -56.6 3-7 -7.5 27 30 30. Independent -67.2 3-11 -12.6 24 29 31. MEAC -72.3 3-9 -9.6 28 32 32. SWAC -74.1 3-8 -10.9 32 31 TEAM Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 1. St Joseph's PA 100.0 13-0 13.5 14 1 2. Louisville 99.3 11-1 23.0 11 2 3. Kentucky 94.8 10-1 13.8 7 3 4. Duke 90.2 12-1 22.2 30 10 5. Stanford 88.4 13-0 15.9 57 8 6. Florida 85.0 11-2 16.8 15 4 7. North Carolina 84.8 10-2 15.6 5 5 8. Wake Forest 83.9 11-0 20.7 128 15 9. Texas Tech 82.1 13-2 13.0 22 7 10. Cincinnati 81.7 11-0 26.2 192 23 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 11. Arizona 81.7 10-2 9.8 4 6 12. Connecticut 81.3 13-1 22.7 129 11 13. Wisconsin 80.8 11-2 15.1 21 9 14. Vanderbilt 79.7 12-1 18.5 72 17 15. Georgia Tech 79.4 12-2 20.9 50 16 16. Gonzaga 77.3 12-2 14.7 25 18 17. Mississippi St 76.7 13-0 13.2 162 21 18. Creighton 73.9 12-0 15.2 207 27 19. LSU 73.6 11-1 11.3 110 13 20. Pittsburgh 73.5 15-0 17.2 212 24 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 21. Seton Hall 72.0 10-2 14.5 40 22 22. Syracuse 70.0 11-1 13.7 125 28 23. Kansas 69.8 8-2 10.4 19 20 24. W Michigan 67.2 9-1 11.4 122 25 25. Providence 66.9 8-3 6.9 8 19 26. NC State 65.0 9-2 15.2 117 30 27. Alabama 63.8 8-4 6.3 2 14 28. Utah St 62.4 10-1 9.6 165 32 29. Texas 62.3 9-2 19.4 157 50 30. Boston College 62.0 11-3 5.1 26 12 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 31. Nebraska 61.5 10-2 16.9 166 36 32. Maryland 61.0 9-3 15.2 56 34 33. Illinois 59.5 10-3 12.7 60 39 34. Auburn 59.4 10-3 15.8 99 35 35. Oklahoma 57.9 10-1 13.5 238 53 36. Rhode Island 57.2 12-3 10.2 75 33 37. UNC-Charlotte 56.6 10-3 12.2 65 44 38. Utah 56.5 11-3 11.0 81 41 39. Murray St 56.4 9-2 8.9 114 43 40. Iowa St 56.3 9-2 9.9 96 47 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 41. S Illinois 56.0 10-2 9.7 156 40 42. UCLA 55.8 8-3 3.6 20 31 43. Oklahoma St 55.8 9-2 18.1 209 58 44. Florida St 55.4 11-3 13.5 158 42 45. Rutgers 54.7 8-4 3.6 10 26 46. South Carolina 54.2 14-2 16.2 243 75 47. Brigham Young 53.9 8-3 9.2 35 46 48. Michigan 53.6 10-3 9.9 88 45 49. Memphis 52.5 9-3 7.0 53 48 50. Rice 52.1 10-3 10.8 130 51 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 51. UAB 51.5 9-4 7.7 37 29 52. Hawaii 51.2 9-3 7.2 92 38 53. UTEP 51.0 8-3 12.2 111 49 54. Virginia 49.9 10-3 5.5 93 37 55. Tennessee 49.8 9-2 12.4 201 64 56. Kent 49.6 9-2 9.8 187 66 57. UNLV 49.2 8-3 6.9 48 52 58. Marquette 47.3 10-2 9.0 195 68 59. Coll Charleston 46.3 10-2 7.0 216 57 60. Dayton 45.8 12-3 4.0 144 69 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 61. Purdue 45.7 11-4 10.1 133 76 62. Xavier 45.0 9-4 8.2 63 61 63. Georgetown 44.4 10-2 15.0 262 86 64. Nevada 43.8 8-4 7.1 46 54 65. Manhattan 43.4 9-3 7.2 150 62 66. Old Dominion 43.0 8-4 3.3 42 55 67. Oregon 41.4 6-4 8.1 18 71 68. West Virginia 38.1 8-4 2.3 66 63 69. Iowa 37.1 8-4 5.8 119 80 70. Fresno St 35.6 7-5 3.8 27 73 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 71. George Mason 34.3 9-3 6.8 218 91 72. Troy St 33.7 9-2 10.8 284 103 73. Villanova 33.4 7-4 6.4 86 84 74. UCF 32.2 10-2 7.0 291 97 75. Richmond 32.2 8-7 3.6 17 65 76. Penn 32.0 6-5 1.6 28 72 77. IUPUI 31.9 8-4 2.4 116 81 78. Clemson 31.8 7-6 -0.1 23 56 79. Geo Washington 31.8 8-6 3.6 36 83 80. Georgia 31.3 8-5 0.9 100 67 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 81. Minnesota 31.0 8-5 4.2 90 79 82. Belmont 30.7 7-4 5.5 138 78 83. Indiana 30.7 7-6 -5.9 12 60 84. Wichita St 30.4 8-5 5.2 112 74 85. La-Lafayette 30.1 4-4 -0.2 16 77 86. Michigan St 29.5 5-7 -0.4 1 70 87. Toledo 29.2 9-3 4.6 220 117 88. Missouri 29.1 6-5 3.0 33 82 89. Notre Dame 28.0 8-3 6.4 234 101 90. E Tennessee St 27.8 8-4 3.2 168 93 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 91. St Louis 27.4 8-5 9.3 161 105 92. Arkansas 27.4 8-5 5.2 159 85 93. Colorado 26.8 7-4 5.0 124 122 94. Boston Univ 26.6 10-3 5.9 275 115 95. Southern Miss 26.2 7-5 -4.8 47 59 96. Air Force 26.0 9-2 14.3 315 162 97. San Diego St 25.9 7-6 3.2 41 98 98. SW Missouri St 25.8 10-5 4.9 176 99 99. California 25.5 6-7 2.0 13 88 100. New Mexico 24.7 7-4 7.5 193 121 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 101. UW-Milwaukee 24.7 8-5 3.2 131 96 102. Va Commonwealth 24.5 9-4 5.9 230 124 103. Penn St 24.2 8-5 0.0 139 87 104. Pacific 23.7 8-6 0.8 107 104 105. Loyola Marym't 23.7 8-5 1.2 152 94 106. Arkansas St 23.4 9-3 5.2 278 126 107. Georgia St 23.4 7-4 4.5 179 109 108. Oral Roberts 23.2 9-4 3.0 215 111 109. USC 22.9 7-6 -3.4 32 92 110. Monmouth NJ 22.8 8-4 0.8 183 95 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 111. Boise St 22.7 7-4 1.9 155 128 112. Mississippi 22.4 8-5 3.5 185 89 113. Wyoming 21.0 7-6 8.5 136 100 114. Lafayette 20.0 8-4 -0.9 197 106 115. Arizona St 19.9 6-6 2.6 44 127 116. Colorado St 19.7 7-5 0.6 141 120 117. Detroit 19.6 7-6 1.9 58 113 118. Miami FL 18.6 9-5 9.9 242 147 119. Kansas St 18.4 8-3 11.1 300 144 120. Akron 18.1 7-4 1.2 171 123 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 121. Santa Clara 18.1 8-7 -0.1 64 119 122. Ohio St 17.9 8-7 -2.4 108 107 123. St Mary's 17.2 6-6 4.0 69 129 124. Washington St 16.9 7-6 -0.9 85 142 125. Miami OH 16.5 5-5 -1.9 34 102 126. Fairfield 16.5 8-5 -0.5 169 134 127. DePaul 16.4 7-6 -1.6 70 114 128. Princeton 16.3 6-6 2.9 77 112 129. SMU 15.9 7-6 -0.9 101 125 130. Niagara 15.9 9-4 5.2 268 151 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 131. Temple 15.9 4-7 -3.9 3 90 132. UC-Sta Barbara 15.6 7-5 1.2 143 139 133. UI-Chicago 15.0 11-5 7.2 288 175 134. San Francisco 14.4 9-7 -4.0 127 116 135. UNC-Wilmington 14.3 7-5 5.5 200 149 136. New Orleans 13.7 6-6 -5.2 74 110 137. South Florida 13.5 6-6 -4.6 43 131 138. Houston 12.6 6-6 -3.8 62 118 139. UW-Green Bay 12.5 10-4 3.7 282 172 140. East Carolina 12.3 7-4 11.6 283 171 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 141. Ga Southern 11.9 7-3 9.2 298 173 142. St Peter's 11.6 8-5 1.1 224 132 143. Virginia Tech 11.4 7-5 5.3 235 136 144. Denver 10.6 7-5 0.3 182 155 145. SE Louisiana 9.7 5-3 3.8 261 150 146. Washington 9.2 5-7 -0.8 39 148 147. Marshall 8.6 5-5 -3.5 95 141 148. Drexel 7.3 6-6 4.9 196 159 149. St John's 7.0 4-8 -5.1 9 108 150. Drake 5.1 5-6 0.4 98 143 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 151. Hofstra 5.0 6-8 -0.4 84 138 152. Tulane 4.8 5-6 -1.4 146 133 153. Bradley 4.2 8-6 -0.9 223 168 154. Oregon St 4.0 6-6 0.0 149 165 155. UC-Irvine 3.8 6-6 -2.5 151 169 156. N Iowa 3.7 6-5 3.0 221 193 157. Tulsa 3.6 5-8 2.9 78 152 158. TCU 3.1 5-8 -2.2 73 146 159. Ball St 2.5 4-6 -3.3 61 145 160. Holy Cross 2.4 7-6 3.8 248 187 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 161. Cal Poly-SLO 2.2 5-6 0.7 140 188 162. Northwestern 2.1 6-7 -2.4 137 160 163. Montana St 2.1 7-6 -0.8 229 182 164. Miss Valley St 1.3 7-3 3.3 318 201 165. W Kentucky 1.1 4-8 -1.6 31 156 166. Vermont 0.6 7-5 -1.9 249 158 167. TN-Chattanooga 0.5 6-5 -2.5 211 190 168. La Salle 0.4 7-7 1.1 206 185 169. Tennessee Tech 0.1 4-6 -2.9 82 153 170. Davidson -0.1 3-8 -9.3 6 130 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 171. Middle Tenn St -0.3 6-5 -1.8 225 181 172. Massachusetts -0.4 5-8 -2.6 121 140 173. Portland -0.8 6-8 -5.0 89 174 174. Rider -1.2 8-4 2.9 311 189 175. Appalachian St -1.4 6-9 -4.4 115 164 176. High Point -1.6 8-5 2.0 296 200 177. Pepperdine -1.6 6-11 -1.8 54 161 178. W Carolina -1.8 5-5 -1.5 204 170 179. New Mexico St -2.3 5-5 -0.8 222 186 180. Birmingham So -2.5 8-4 2.8 314 198 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 181. South Alabama -2.5 5-7 -2.8 142 163 182. Delaware -2.5 7-5 1.7 290 177 183. Austin Peay -3.1 4-7 -4.8 49 180 184. Weber St -3.6 5-7 -0.8 132 176 185. Northeastern -3.7 7-6 -2.2 241 183 186. Yale -3.7 4-8 -5.8 52 137 187. Louisiana Tech -4.4 5-7 0.0 167 199 188. Delaware St -4.6 3-7 -7.4 24 135 189. Buffalo -4.8 5-7 -1.2 154 167 190. CS-Northridge -5.6 5-6 1.2 210 209 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 191. Canisius -5.6 5-8 -4.6 97 166 192. Loyola Chicago -7.4 6-7 -4.5 186 184 193. N Arizona -7.4 6-6 -3.2 232 211 194. F Dickinson -7.5 5-5 -3.4 247 157 195. UC-Riverside -7.6 4-6 -4.0 135 204 196. Coastal Car -7.9 5-7 -3.7 160 178 197. SE Missouri St -8.0 5-6 -1.6 203 202 198. Ark-Little Rock -8.5 6-6 2.9 274 217 199. Missouri-KC -8.6 7-7 2.5 265 206 200. St Bonaventure -9.1 4-9 -5.6 59 154 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 201. Duquesne -9.2 5-8 -0.8 177 195 202. Wright St -9.3 6-7 -4.1 205 196 203. Sacred Heart -9.6 6-6 -4.8 257 179 204. Liberty -12.0 5-10 -6.1 79 197 205. Winthrop -12.0 6-7 -2.2 227 210 206. Oakland -12.5 5-9 -1.9 126 215 207. Furman -12.5 5-6 4.0 273 233 208. Mercer -12.5 6-8 -8.4 178 192 209. Indiana St -13.4 6-6 -1.4 270 242 210. Illinois St -15.0 3-8 -3.1 87 191 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 211. TAM-C. Christi -15.7 6-6 0.1 293 207 212. American Univ -16.0 7-8 -0.7 279 232 213. Centenary -16.1 5-6 -2.2 258 235 214. Texas A&M -16.7 7-5 4.2 322 252 215. San Jose St -17.6 4-7 -2.5 188 234 216. Lamar -17.7 3-6 -1.0 202 218 217. CS-Sacramento -18.6 4-8 -3.8 164 230 218. E Washington -18.9 4-10 -6.4 104 220 219. Fordham -19.3 4-9 -8.6 102 203 220. Valparaiso -19.7 3-9 -4.4 55 212 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 221. Idaho St -19.9 4-9 -10.5 103 194 222. Portland St -20.1 5-8 -0.1 233 260 223. Montana -20.1 3-10 -7.5 45 213 224. SF Austin -21.1 5-3 6.2 326 270 225. Morehead St -21.3 3-7 -9.6 106 214 226. Colgate -21.6 5-6 -6.9 256 227 227. Maine -22.2 6-5 0.7 323 247 228. William & Mary -22.2 4-9 -3.8 175 222 229. TN-Martin -22.5 3-9 -5.6 113 205 230. Fla Atlantic -23.6 5-6 1.1 302 275 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 231. Iona -23.8 4-9 -7.1 173 216 232. E Kentucky -24.9 4-7 -1.5 231 244 233. Idaho -25.0 2-9 -8.4 38 221 234. Binghamton -25.8 5-9 -5.3 228 219 235. Butler -25.8 3-9 -4.8 134 224 236. Central Conn -26.5 3-4 -2.1 289 268 237. Lehigh -26.5 6-6 -2.3 317 250 238. E Michigan -26.9 3-5 1.4 267 281 239. Samford -27.1 2-7 -8.0 94 225 240. SW Texas St -27.2 3-5 -7.5 253 264 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 241. Bowling Green -27.6 4-8 -5.2 226 255 242. N Illinois -27.6 4-7 -3.0 254 258 243. Cornell -28.0 4-7 -1.0 281 238 244. Siena -28.7 3-10 -6.9 120 223 245. CS-Fullerton -28.9 3-8 -2.5 190 276 246. James Madison -28.9 3-8 -6.7 172 236 247. Jackson St -29.0 5-7 -6.1 286 246 248. Jacksonville -29.0 4-6 -5.6 250 240 249. Robert Morris -29.7 4-6 -2.8 305 257 250. Morgan St -30.0 4-7 -4.1 264 248 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 251. Wofford -30.6 2-9 -13.9 51 229 252. S Carolina St -31.1 4-7 -6.2 277 251 253. Stetson -31.4 1-8 -12.8 29 208 254. C Michigan -31.5 2-10 -10.2 71 226 255. Md-Baltimore Co -32.0 5-8 -0.6 306 265 256. Youngstown St -33.0 3-10 -7.0 170 231 257. St Francis PA -33.4 4-7 -7.1 287 254 258. Stony Brook -33.5 5-8 -3.9 304 266 259. Texas Southern -34.6 5-6 -1.5 321 285 260. Ohio -34.8 3-10 -3.7 194 262 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 261. St Francis NY -35.5 5-7 -3.7 313 290 262. Tennessee St -36.4 2-9 -15.1 123 237 263. Long Beach St -36.5 3-9 -10.3 180 277 264. Brown -36.8 3-9 -9.5 213 241 265. UNC-Greensboro -37.0 3-9 -6.1 208 280 266. IUPUFW -37.3 2-13 -10.5 67 239 267. S Utah -37.7 2-10 -11.8 80 256 268. La-Monroe -38.6 2-11 -12.9 118 228 269. San Diego -38.8 2-12 -13.2 68 245 270. Marist -39.1 4-9 -7.2 266 286 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 271. Hartford -39.1 3-7 -11.5 237 243 272. Northwestern LA -39.2 2-8 -13.9 153 249 273. Elon -39.5 2-10 -14.9 83 253 274. Baylor -39.6 4-8 -4.2 301 287 275. Coppin St -39.6 5-10 -6.5 280 294 276. McNeese St -40.3 1-9 -9.7 91 267 277. Evansville -40.5 2-10 -6.7 181 279 278. New Hampshire -41.5 4-10 -4.6 294 273 279. Howard -41.6 3-8 -5.1 263 284 280. Chicago St -42.0 2-14 -11.9 105 261 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 281. Hampton -42.3 4-11 -5.9 255 289 282. Long Island -43.8 4-8 -8.5 295 259 283. Cleveland St -44.2 2-11 -6.5 174 274 284. Wagner -44.6 2-9 -7.8 198 278 285. Radford -44.8 4-8 -4.9 303 305 286. Southern Univ -45.3 4-7 -4.0 312 302 287. W Illinois -45.3 2-12 -13.6 148 271 288. Columbia -45.8 3-9 -7.2 260 297 289. TX-Arlington -45.9 2-7 -5.9 245 308 290. Towson St -46.8 4-8 -7.9 309 292 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 291. Sam Houston St -47.3 2-7 -11.3 259 291 292. Lipscomb -48.6 2-9 -14.8 199 283 293. Jacksonville St -49.0 4-7 -4.7 319 303 294. Florida Intl -49.1 2-11 -10.5 217 293 295. Alabama A&M -50.3 3-7 -11.9 308 300 296. UNC-Asheville -50.6 1-12 -16.8 76 272 297. Gardner-Webb -50.9 1-11 -16.2 109 263 298. North Texas -51.0 3-8 -7.5 299 314 299. Alabama St -52.6 3-9 -7.4 285 299 300. Mt St Mary's -52.8 3-9 -8.8 292 298 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 301. Citadel -54.7 1-9 -19.5 147 269 302. E Illinois -55.9 1-9 -11.0 189 315 303. Florida A&M -56.0 2-10 -11.1 246 313 304. Albany NY -56.6 3-10 -8.3 307 304 305. Bucknell -56.9 1-10 -6.6 219 310 306. TX-San Antonio -59.1 2-8 -8.5 297 316 307. Grambling -59.7 1-10 -18.8 191 288 308. TX-Pan American -59.8 2-10 -13.8 271 306 309. Harvard -59.9 2-12 -10.2 272 295 310. Nicholls St -62.8 1-8 -17.3 240 296 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 311. VMI -64.7 1-10 -16.9 214 312 312. Prairie View -66.0 1-11 -12.8 251 307 313. Quinnipiac -66.6 1-9 -12.3 269 317 314. Charleston So -66.7 1-11 -14.3 239 309 315. Savannah St -66.9 1-15 -26.1 163 282 316. Md-East Shore -70.0 1-8 -19.1 244 320 317. Dartmouth -71.1 2-8 -4.9 324 323 318. Navy -71.4 1-11 -19.8 236 311 319. Bethune-Cookman -72.1 1-10 -10.8 276 319 320. Campbell -72.4 0-12 -19.6 184 318 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 321. Norfolk St -77.5 3-9 -11.8 325 325 322. Alcorn St -78.5 2-8 -16.5 320 321 323. Ark-Pine Bluff -80.6 0-11 -33.0 145 301 324. Army -84.2 1-10 -14.7 310 324 325. NC A&T -88.6 0-13 -26.6 252 322 326. Loyola MD -96.7 0-13 -11.5 316 326 (c) Bob Vance