THE BOBCAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING Based on games through 1/18/04. Retrodiction Rate: 81.7% [2268 games] Prediction Rate: 61.8% [304 games] CONFERENCE Rank Conf Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 1. ACC 100.0 11-3 12.2 2 1 2. SEC 91.3 11-3 9.8 4 2 3. Big East 71.5 10-4 7.8 8 3 4. Big 12 65.8 9-4 8.6 11 5 5. Big Ten 60.6 9-6 3.8 3 4 6. Pac-10 59.7 8-6 3.3 1 7 7. CUSA 58.3 9-5 5.4 6 6 8. Mountain West 56.1 9-5 6.5 10 8 9. WAC 43.4 8-6 3.7 9 10 10. Atlantic 10 40.5 9-7 1.5 5 9 11. Missouri Valley 29.3 8-6 2.3 12 12 12. West Coast 26.0 8-8 -0.4 7 11 13. MAC 11.1 6-7 -0.1 15 14 14. Colonial 10.3 7-7 0.8 22 13 15. Big West 8.1 6-7 -1.2 13 17 16. Sun Belt 5.0 6-7 -1.8 14 15 17. Horizon 2.9 7-8 -0.9 18 16 18. Southern -4.7 6-7 -3.5 20 18 19. Metro Atlantic -9.6 7-8 -1.7 25 19 20. Atlantic Sun -11.7 6-7 -3.8 23 20 21. Big Sky -12.1 6-9 -3.6 19 23 22. Mid-Continent -13.4 6-9 -3.7 17 22 23. Ohio Valley -13.9 5-8 -4.3 16 21 24. America East -23.4 7-8 -2.8 29 24 25. Ivy League -29.3 4-9 -3.9 24 25 26. Big South -35.2 5-9 -5.8 26 27 27. Northeast -36.0 5-8 -4.5 30 26 28. Patriot League -38.4 6-9 -5.1 28 28 29. Southland -44.2 3-8 -6.6 27 30 30. Independent -52.2 3-12 -12.4 21 29 31. SWAC -57.3 4-9 -9.4 31 31 32. MEAC -61.9 4-10 -7.9 32 32 TEAM Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 1. St Joseph's PA 100.0 15-0 15.1 19 1 2. Duke 98.3 14-1 21.3 15 3 3. Louisville 96.1 13-1 21.9 23 4 4. Kentucky 90.2 11-2 11.2 4 2 5. Stanford 90.2 14-0 15.3 78 10 6. Cincinnati 88.6 13-0 25.2 147 17 7. Georgia Tech 87.2 14-2 20.1 35 7 8. Texas Tech 82.6 14-2 12.8 31 8 9. Gonzaga 81.8 14-2 16.4 29 16 10. North Carolina 81.3 11-3 13.1 5 6 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 11. Pittsburgh 80.8 17-0 15.9 167 19 12. Mississippi St 80.1 14-1 12.1 77 20 13. Florida 79.5 11-3 14.6 11 5 14. Connecticut 78.8 14-2 21.2 97 15 15. Texas 78.7 11-2 17.5 55 21 16. Wisconsin 78.1 11-3 13.9 13 14 17. Vanderbilt 77.4 13-2 16.3 57 24 18. Arizona 76.7 11-3 9.6 6 11 19. Wake Forest 76.0 11-2 15.6 51 26 20. Kansas 74.9 10-2 9.7 20 12 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 21. Syracuse 74.9 13-1 13.5 114 22 22. Providence 74.6 10-3 7.7 8 13 23. LSU 73.5 12-2 9.5 59 18 24. Alabama 72.1 10-4 8.2 3 9 25. Utah St 69.8 12-1 11.3 160 29 26. Oklahoma St 69.0 11-2 17.0 126 31 27. NC State 67.2 10-3 12.7 52 27 28. W Michigan 65.8 12-1 13.5 192 44 29. Creighton 65.3 13-1 13.8 213 47 30. South Carolina 65.0 16-2 15.7 202 55 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 31. Utah 64.3 13-3 10.6 76 33 32. Seton Hall 61.9 10-4 11.6 26 28 33. Maryland 61.7 10-4 12.7 36 32 34. S Illinois 61.3 12-2 10.4 156 38 35. UTEP 60.8 10-3 11.6 85 36 36. Boston College 59.5 12-4 4.8 27 23 37. Brigham Young 57.8 9-4 9.7 22 41 38. Illinois 57.3 11-4 10.7 63 50 39. Purdue 57.2 12-4 9.6 82 65 40. UCLA 56.3 9-4 1.8 12 30 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 41. Tennessee 56.0 10-3 9.6 120 42 42. Dayton 55.8 14-3 4.9 125 54 43. Hawaii 55.1 11-3 6.7 121 43 44. Rutgers 55.0 9-5 2.6 9 25 45. Memphis 54.8 10-4 6.9 42 46 46. Oregon 53.6 8-4 8.8 21 51 47. Auburn 53.1 10-5 12.1 58 45 48. Virginia 52.8 11-4 4.2 61 34 49. UNC-Charlotte 52.4 10-4 9.7 73 48 50. Iowa St 52.3 9-3 7.6 87 59 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 51. Oklahoma 52.1 10-3 9.5 153 64 52. Manhattan 51.3 11-3 9.6 159 49 53. Murray St 51.0 10-3 7.7 141 53 54. Nebraska 50.3 10-4 13.8 136 63 55. Michigan 49.7 10-4 8.0 90 58 56. Florida St 49.3 11-5 10.9 116 52 57. Villanova 48.7 9-4 6.5 64 57 58. UAB 48.4 9-5 6.4 38 35 59. Rice 47.2 10-4 9.6 127 79 60. Rhode Island 46.6 12-5 8.5 106 66 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 61. Colorado 45.9 9-4 6.2 68 73 62. Georgia 45.5 9-5 1.4 41 37 63. Kent 44.8 9-3 8.2 178 82 64. Coll Charleston 44.4 12-2 7.2 257 76 65. Michigan St 44.1 7-7 2.1 1 39 66. Iowa 43.5 9-5 5.6 65 69 67. Toledo 41.9 11-3 4.7 191 86 68. Air Force 41.3 11-2 14.7 297 138 69. Georgetown 41.2 10-3 12.0 253 96 70. Marquette 40.2 10-4 5.3 135 77 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 71. San Diego St 40.1 9-6 3.4 33 74 72. Penn 40.1 7-5 3.5 30 60 73. St Louis 40.0 10-5 9.3 142 90 74. Xavier 39.8 9-6 5.7 46 72 75. Fresno St 39.3 8-6 3.5 24 70 76. Clemson 39.2 8-7 -0.9 10 40 77. Richmond 37.8 9-8 3.3 14 56 78. UNLV 37.6 8-5 5.1 67 87 79. Indiana 37.4 8-6 -4.7 16 67 80. Old Dominion 37.0 9-5 4.2 107 71 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 81. Missouri 36.8 7-6 1.8 17 61 82. Georgia St 36.8 9-4 4.9 158 81 83. DePaul 36.7 9-6 -0.1 32 68 84. Nevada 36.6 8-6 5.6 47 75 85. Belmont 35.7 8-4 5.2 146 80 86. UCF 35.1 12-2 8.0 308 112 87. UW-Milwaukee 35.1 10-5 4.0 128 84 88. Troy St 35.0 9-3 9.8 244 105 89. George Mason 34.5 10-4 4.6 194 100 90. Geo Washington 34.2 9-6 4.5 81 91 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 91. Arkansas 33.2 9-6 3.9 111 83 92. E Tennessee St 31.8 9-4 3.9 198 98 93. Southern Miss 31.4 8-6 -2.6 48 62 94. Boise St 31.3 8-5 0.6 94 108 95. Notre Dame 31.3 8-5 4.3 133 88 96. Wichita St 31.0 9-6 5.3 118 89 97. La-Lafayette 30.5 5-5 1.6 28 95 98. Santa Clara 30.0 10-7 1.3 75 97 99. USC 29.6 8-7 -3.3 25 94 100. Va Commonwealth 29.5 10-5 5.4 197 111 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 101. California 29.4 6-8 1.4 7 85 102. West Virginia 28.7 8-6 0.4 66 92 103. Miami FL 28.4 11-5 9.4 240 147 104. Wyoming 28.0 8-7 6.9 100 93 105. N Iowa 27.5 8-5 4.8 150 123 106. SW Missouri St 26.7 11-6 3.9 183 118 107. UNC-Wilmington 26.6 9-5 6.4 200 126 108. UC-Sta Barbara 26.5 8-5 2.6 134 120 109. Lafayette 26.0 10-4 1.9 238 109 110. Arizona St 25.5 7-7 2.7 50 121 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 111. Ohio St 25.4 9-7 -1.6 109 102 112. Pacific 25.1 9-7 -0.2 110 106 113. Boston Univ 25.1 11-4 5.3 276 125 114. Monmouth NJ 25.0 10-5 1.3 207 99 115. St Mary's 24.7 7-7 3.8 60 113 116. Temple 24.3 5-8 -3.5 2 78 117. Minnesota 23.8 8-7 1.9 96 104 118. Kansas St 22.4 8-5 8.8 211 135 119. Detroit 22.3 8-7 1.8 86 107 120. Penn St 21.5 8-6 -1.3 131 110 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 121. SMU 21.3 8-7 0.1 104 132 122. Miami OH 21.2 6-6 -1.3 45 101 123. Oral Roberts 20.8 10-5 3.0 235 148 124. Mississippi 20.1 8-6 2.7 182 133 125. UI-Chicago 19.9 12-6 7.1 272 181 126. New Orleans 19.5 7-8 -5.3 40 103 127. Ga Southern 19.3 9-3 9.8 311 176 128. IUPUI 19.0 8-6 1.4 165 141 129. Arkansas St 18.7 9-5 3.4 241 153 130. New Mexico 18.3 7-6 3.9 154 146 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 131. Colorado St 18.0 7-7 -2.1 80 116 132. Ball St 17.8 6-6 -1.0 93 122 133. Drexel 17.7 8-6 5.0 206 134 134. Princeton 17.7 6-6 2.9 108 119 135. Tulsa 17.5 6-8 3.1 56 127 136. Washington 17.5 6-8 -1.1 34 136 137. W Kentucky 16.3 6-8 0.3 44 124 138. Virginia Tech 16.3 8-6 4.3 218 139 139. Northwestern 16.2 7-8 -2.1 62 128 140. UW-Green Bay 16.1 10-5 2.7 255 169 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 141. South Florida 15.4 6-7 -5.6 43 130 142. Loyola Marym't 15.1 9-7 -0.1 187 149 143. Houston 14.7 7-7 -3.1 95 131 144. Akron 14.5 7-6 0.0 148 137 145. UC-Irvine 14.4 8-6 -1.6 176 157 146. Washington St 14.0 7-8 -2.5 70 158 147. Oregon St 13.9 7-7 0.5 117 159 148. South Alabama 13.8 7-7 -1.4 123 144 149. San Francisco 13.7 9-9 -6.7 92 115 150. TCU 13.2 6-9 -3.7 39 114 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 151. Miss Valley St 13.1 9-3 5.9 320 193 152. Denver 13.0 8-6 2.4 221 168 153. East Carolina 12.1 7-6 8.9 228 179 154. Tulane 11.9 5-7 -3.0 69 117 155. Austin Peay 11.9 6-7 -2.8 98 151 156. Niagara 11.8 10-5 5.9 289 170 157. Vermont 11.6 9-5 -1.0 259 143 158. Fairfield 11.0 9-7 -2.1 193 156 159. Marshall 10.5 6-7 -3.8 84 142 160. St Peter's 10.5 8-6 -0.9 214 145 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 161. Portland 10.4 8-9 -3.9 102 155 162. SE Louisiana 9.0 6-4 2.2 264 162 163. Duquesne 8.4 7-8 1.9 166 161 164. Drake 8.1 6-7 -0.9 119 154 165. Delaware 7.9 9-6 1.9 266 160 166. Bradley 7.6 8-8 -2.2 162 163 167. SE Missouri St 6.7 7-6 0.6 226 187 168. High Point 6.3 10-5 3.5 317 201 169. Northeastern 5.5 9-6 0.5 270 178 170. SF Austin 5.5 7-3 7.2 323 227 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 171. Wright St 5.5 8-7 -1.1 219 177 172. Rider 5.4 9-5 2.2 301 173 173. Middle Tenn St 5.4 7-6 -1.2 222 171 174. St Bonaventure 5.3 6-9 -4.3 83 129 175. Louisiana Tech 4.9 6-8 0.3 145 183 176. Cal Poly-SLO 4.5 5-7 -0.9 113 185 177. Montana St 4.3 8-7 -0.5 236 189 178. Hofstra 3.3 6-10 -1.1 89 150 179. TN-Chattanooga 2.8 7-6 -1.6 237 204 180. Indiana St 2.8 7-7 -1.6 210 202 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 181. Birmingham So 2.7 9-4 5.2 321 218 182. Pepperdine 2.5 7-12 -1.5 91 167 183. Weber St 2.4 6-8 -0.6 132 174 184. Winthrop 2.1 8-7 -0.9 234 184 185. St John's 1.4 4-10 -5.6 18 140 186. Appalachian St 0.4 7-10 -3.6 152 175 187. Missouri-KC 0.2 8-7 4.7 275 210 188. TAM-C. Christi 0.1 8-6 1.1 280 192 189. Davidson -0.0 4-9 -7.3 37 152 190. Samford -0.3 4-7 -5.7 71 164 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 191. Ark-Little Rock -0.8 7-7 1.6 251 212 192. La Salle -0.9 7-9 -1.6 173 190 193. Holy Cross -1.6 7-8 2.8 243 196 194. New Mexico St -2.2 5-7 -2.4 171 194 195. Centenary -2.5 6-7 -1.8 212 207 196. Illinois St -2.8 4-9 -2.0 72 165 197. Butler -3.1 5-9 -2.7 105 180 198. E Washington -3.5 6-10 -4.9 122 191 199. W Carolina -5.0 5-7 -3.5 177 186 200. UC-Riverside -5.2 5-7 -2.4 186 223 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 201. Texas A&M -5.8 7-6 3.4 295 232 202. CS-Northridge -7.2 5-8 -1.3 184 221 203. Massachusetts -7.3 5-10 -4.4 124 172 204. Coastal Car -8.2 6-8 -2.9 220 198 205. Mercer -8.3 6-9 -8.7 161 188 206. Valparaiso -8.4 5-9 -2.4 137 209 207. Furman -8.8 5-7 3.3 242 220 208. Loyola Chicago -9.3 6-9 -6.1 185 203 209. Canisius -9.9 7-9 -4.0 227 206 210. Tennessee Tech -10.8 4-8 -3.8 155 215 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 211. F Dickinson -11.3 6-6 -3.0 286 199 212. Maine -11.4 8-5 2.0 325 241 213. Buffalo -11.9 5-9 -2.9 180 200 214. Delaware St -12.0 5-8 -5.7 188 195 215. Bowling Green -12.0 6-8 -2.4 246 245 216. SW Texas St -12.0 4-5 -5.1 263 254 217. Yale -12.3 4-9 -6.1 140 182 218. Fordham -12.7 4-11 -11.7 49 166 219. Sacred Heart -12.8 7-7 -3.2 298 214 220. Idaho -12.9 3-10 -6.8 53 205 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 221. Portland St -13.1 6-9 -0.5 239 262 222. N Arizona -13.2 6-8 -3.6 249 253 223. Morehead St -13.4 4-8 -7.6 138 222 224. Cornell -13.9 5-7 1.1 271 216 225. Montana -14.1 4-11 -6.4 101 219 226. American Univ -14.1 8-9 0.4 288 242 227. Siena -14.2 5-10 -4.1 157 197 228. Idaho St -14.3 5-10 -9.4 130 208 229. CS-Sacramento -14.5 5-9 -2.8 204 252 230. Lehigh -14.6 8-6 -1.3 322 246 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 231. Ohio -15.4 5-10 -0.9 196 228 232. Liberty -16.3 5-11 -6.2 149 224 233. Oakland -16.3 5-11 -2.6 168 256 234. E Kentucky -16.3 5-8 -1.6 232 249 235. Wofford -17.0 3-9 -12.2 74 211 236. Iona -17.7 5-10 -5.7 190 217 237. Fla Atlantic -17.9 5-8 -0.7 258 258 238. Northwestern LA -18.2 4-8 -7.0 201 240 239. San Jose St -18.4 4-9 -4.1 181 259 240. N Illinois -18.6 5-8 -2.5 260 271 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 241. S Utah -18.7 4-10 -9.6 112 226 242. Colgate -19.5 6-7 -6.1 285 238 243. Stetson -20.0 3-8 -9.5 139 213 244. St Francis NY -20.3 7-8 -1.3 316 263 245. Jackson St -21.3 6-8 -5.1 281 260 246. UNC-Greensboro -21.3 4-10 -4.4 172 239 247. Baylor -21.7 4-9 -4.6 223 251 248. Binghamton -22.5 6-10 -4.4 256 225 249. William & Mary -22.6 4-11 -3.9 179 230 250. Robert Morris -22.6 5-7 -3.3 300 248 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 251. CS-Fullerton -22.8 4-9 -2.0 230 282 252. Brown -24.6 4-9 -8.0 216 231 253. Central Conn -24.6 4-5 -1.7 313 278 254. Southern Univ -25.3 6-7 -1.4 318 280 255. Morgan St -25.4 5-8 -3.7 279 255 256. TN-Martin -25.5 3-11 -6.0 144 237 257. S Carolina St -25.6 5-8 -3.7 299 270 258. James Madison -25.7 4-10 -7.6 195 243 259. Tennessee St -25.7 3-10 -13.2 129 235 260. Texas Southern -25.9 6-7 -1.9 319 283 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 261. St Francis PA -26.2 5-8 -6.4 282 250 262. Lamar -26.3 3-8 -4.3 225 265 263. Chicago St -26.7 3-14 -10.7 88 229 264. Coppin St -27.3 7-10 -4.2 294 286 265. Evansville -28.0 2-12 -8.4 79 247 266. E Michigan -28.5 3-7 -1.9 245 291 267. Jacksonville St -28.7 5-8 -3.5 292 276 268. Md-Baltimore Co -28.7 5-10 -2.1 278 264 269. North Texas -28.7 4-8 -6.4 268 287 270. Youngstown St -29.0 3-11 -6.9 169 234 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 271. Marist -29.6 5-10 -5.9 269 274 272. Hartford -30.2 4-8 -9.8 252 236 273. La-Monroe -30.9 3-12 -10.9 164 244 274. IUPUFW -31.4 2-15 -11.2 54 233 275. C Michigan -32.0 2-12 -11.6 103 257 276. TX-Arlington -32.3 3-8 -5.9 247 303 277. Hampton -32.5 5-11 -4.9 277 284 278. Stony Brook -32.9 5-10 -4.8 293 272 279. Sam Houston St -33.7 3-7 -8.9 273 285 280. Elon -34.0 3-11 -13.6 163 261 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 281. Radford -34.2 5-9 -4.1 306 302 282. New Hampshire -34.2 5-11 -4.7 287 269 283. San Diego -36.6 2-14 -12.6 99 267 284. Florida A&M -36.8 4-10 -8.5 265 293 285. Jacksonville -36.9 4-8 -5.8 284 301 286. Alabama A&M -37.1 4-8 -10.3 290 288 287. McNeese St -37.1 1-11 -8.6 115 279 288. Long Beach St -37.2 3-11 -10.3 208 295 289. Long Island -38.0 5-9 -7.4 312 268 290. Towson St -38.2 5-9 -6.5 314 300 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 291. Cleveland St -39.8 2-12 -7.1 175 275 292. Mt St Mary's -40.7 4-10 -7.8 283 290 293. Columbia -41.0 3-10 -8.5 254 296 294. Wagner -41.3 2-10 -7.3 215 273 295. Gardner-Webb -42.5 2-12 -13.2 170 281 296. UNC-Asheville -43.9 2-13 -14.6 151 277 297. Lipscomb -44.3 2-10 -14.4 199 289 298. TX-San Antonio -45.1 3-9 -7.6 291 310 299. Bucknell -47.4 2-11 -2.8 261 309 300. Florida Intl -47.8 2-12 -12.1 217 297 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 301. TX-Pan American -48.4 2-11 -14.4 231 299 302. W Illinois -49.8 2-14 -15.1 203 305 303. Grambling -49.8 2-11 -15.0 233 292 304. Citadel -50.9 1-10 -19.9 143 266 305. Howard -52.4 3-11 -5.1 305 317 306. Alabama St -53.3 3-11 -7.4 296 311 307. E Illinois -53.4 1-11 -10.9 205 321 308. Albany NY -54.1 3-12 -8.0 304 307 309. Prairie View -56.6 1-12 -12.9 229 304 310. Harvard -57.0 2-13 -11.0 274 298 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 311. Quinnipiac -57.1 2-10 -9.8 303 314 312. Bethune-Cookman -58.8 3-11 -7.6 315 319 313. Campbell -60.1 1-13 -17.1 224 312 314. VMI -60.6 1-12 -18.5 209 308 315. Savannah St -62.6 1-17 -25.1 174 294 316. Nicholls St -63.2 1-10 -17.7 262 315 317. Charleston So -63.6 1-13 -13.6 250 313 318. Norfolk St -66.2 4-10 -9.5 326 325 319. Ark-Pine Bluff -66.9 1-12 -28.3 189 306 320. Alcorn St -66.9 2-10 -17.1 302 316 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 321. Army -67.6 2-11 -14.5 307 320 322. Dartmouth -68.5 2-9 -5.3 324 323 323. Navy -70.1 1-13 -21.4 248 318 324. Md-East Shore -78.5 1-11 -17.7 309 324 325. Loyola MD -84.2 0-16 -12.3 310 326 326. NC A&T -84.3 0-14 -26.3 267 322 (c) Bob Vance