THE BOBCAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING Based on games through 2/8/04. Retrodiction Rate: 80.0% [3203 games] Prediction Rate: 71.9% [306 games] CONFERENCE Rank Conf Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. ACC 100.0 14-6 8.9 1 1 ..2. SEC 88.2 14-6 7.1 2 2 ..3. Big East 69.9 13-7 5.6 5 3 ..4. Big 12 61.5 12-7 6.1 8 4 ..5. Big Ten 53.7 12-8 2.8 4 6 ..6. CUSA 50.9 11-8 3.8 7 5 ..7. Mountain West 49.9 12-8 4.9 9 7 ..8. Pac-10 48.4 11-8 2.2 3 9 ..9. Atlantic 10 39.0 11-9 1.2 6 8 .10. WAC 34.9 11-9 2.6 10 10 .11. Missouri Valley 20.1 11-9 1.6 12 11 .12. West Coast 15.2 11-11 -0.3 11 12 .13. Colonial 0.6 11-10 0.6 17 13 .14. MAC -0.9 9-10 -0.1 14 14 .15. Big West -4.4 9-10 -0.8 13 17 .16. Horizon -6.7 10-11 -0.5 16 15 .17. Sun Belt -6.9 9-10 -1.2 15 16 .18. Southern -18.2 9-10 -2.4 19 19 .19. Metro Atlantic -20.9 10-11 -1.3 23 18 .20. Mid-Continent -23.9 9-12 -2.5 18 21 .21. Big Sky -27.6 8-12 -2.8 21 24 .22. Ohio Valley -28.9 8-11 -3.0 22 22 .23. Atlantic Sun -31.3 9-11 -2.3 25 20 .24. America East -37.3 10-11 -1.7 28 23 .25. Ivy League -43.4 6-11 -3.1 24 26 .26. Northeast -46.3 9-11 -2.9 30 25 .27. Patriot League -48.9 8-11 -3.7 29 27 .28. Southland -50.9 6-10 -4.1 26 29 .29. Big South -52.3 8-12 -4.3 27 28 .30. Independent -67.5 5-15 -10.5 20 30 .31. SWAC -75.7 7-12 -6.6 31 31 .32. MEAC -83.5 7-13 -6.2 32 32 TEAM Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. Duke 100.0 20-1 18.6 6 1 ..2. St Joseph's PA 91.7 20-0 17.4 42 2 ..3. Stanford 83.3 20-0 14.4 82 7 ..4. Kentucky 81.6 16-3 8.5 5 3 ..5. Mississippi St 81.4 19-1 12.8 53 6 ..6. Louisville 80.4 17-3 18.0 25 5 ..7. Connecticut 79.8 19-3 19.6 35 4 ..8. Texas 76.1 16-3 14.8 32 8 ..9. Pittsburgh 74.7 21-1 14.9 103 14 .10. Oklahoma St 73.5 16-2 15.1 75 10 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .11. Georgia Tech 72.7 17-5 14.6 15 13 .12. Gonzaga 72.4 19-2 16.9 80 18 .13. Kansas 67.3 14-4 9.2 17 11 .14. Cincinnati 67.0 16-3 18.8 87 24 .15. Wisconsin 67.0 15-4 12.3 33 20 .16. Florida 66.7 14-6 11.2 4 9 .17. Providence 66.5 15-5 7.7 8 12 .18. NC State 66.2 14-5 10.5 14 17 .19. North Carolina 65.8 14-6 9.5 3 15 .20. Texas Tech 65.4 17-5 10.1 23 19 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .21. LSU 64.8 16-4 8.2 36 16 .22. Wake Forest 62.9 13-6 10.6 7 25 .23. Seton Hall 61.2 14-5 10.9 26 21 .24. S Illinois 60.2 18-2 9.5 126 23 .25. Vanderbilt 60.0 14-5 12.2 34 27 .26. Memphis 59.2 16-4 7.9 58 30 .27. South Carolina 58.6 19-4 12.5 96 41 .28. Arizona 58.1 14-6 8.8 12 26 .29. Utah St 58.0 18-1 12.1 198 34 .30. Dayton 55.6 19-3 5.1 107 36 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .31. Maryland 55.6 13-7 8.9 9 32 .32. Illinois 55.1 15-5 10.6 56 39 .33. Syracuse 52.9 14-5 6.9 48 33 .34. Alabama 52.0 11-8 4.4 1 22 .35. UTEP 51.7 15-4 11.7 109 45 .36. UAB 51.2 13-6 8.3 37 29 .37. Boston College 50.7 15-7 4.3 21 28 .38. Florida St 50.7 15-7 9.2 45 40 .39. UNC-Charlotte 50.5 14-5 8.0 65 35 .40. Utah 50.3 16-5 8.1 88 42 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .41. Oklahoma 48.5 14-5 6.7 86 38 .42. Hawaii 47.8 15-4 6.4 116 43 .43. W Michigan 47.6 17-2 12.6 213 57 .44. Rutgers 47.0 13-7 1.2 18 31 .45. Creighton 46.4 17-3 10.9 185 59 .46. Air Force 46.1 16-3 13.8 211 65 .47. Michigan St 45.0 12-8 4.0 10 44 .48. Villanova 43.9 12-7 5.5 28 48 .49. Kent 43.3 15-3 10.2 190 61 .50. Michigan 43.2 13-6 5.4 61 46 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .51. Purdue 42.9 15-7 7.7 77 76 .52. Richmond 42.4 13-9 4.0 16 37 .53. Oregon 41.2 11-6 6.2 43 64 .54. Brigham Young 41.0 11-7 6.2 29 47 .55. Auburn 40.1 12-8 7.4 38 50 .56. Nevada 40.1 13-7 8.4 72 55 .57. Tennessee 39.4 11-8 3.6 24 51 .58. Colorado 37.7 12-7 3.5 44 62 .59. Rice 37.3 14-7 6.4 94 63 .60. Manhattan 37.0 17-4 10.1 214 60 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .61. Virginia 36.5 12-8 1.1 31 58 .62. Iowa St 36.0 12-6 3.5 79 67 .63. DePaul 35.5 13-7 1.2 59 56 .64. Geo Washington 35.5 13-8 6.1 64 70 .65. Georgetown 35.3 13-6 6.9 127 78 .66. Murray St 34.9 16-4 9.0 216 74 .67. La-Lafayette 34.1 11-5 6.3 129 77 .68. California 33.4 11-9 2.1 22 71 .69. Georgia 33.0 11-9 1.5 27 53 .70. UW-Milwaukee 32.8 15-6 5.7 139 52 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .71. Xavier 32.8 12-9 5.3 47 68 .72. Wichita St 32.7 14-7 7.6 121 72 .73. West Virginia 32.3 12-8 -1.0 46 69 .74. Iowa 32.1 12-8 4.1 67 84 .75. Clemson 31.2 9-11 -3.0 2 49 .76. Mississippi 30.8 11-9 0.8 39 54 .77. Indiana 30.8 11-9 -3.2 19 73 .78. UNLV 30.7 11-7 5.2 81 81 .79. E Tennessee St 30.6 16-4 6.6 231 91 .80. Marquette 30.6 12-7 3.6 93 80 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .81. Va Commonwealth 30.3 15-6 6.0 160 82 .82. Nebraska 29.3 12-7 10.4 131 101 .83. Rhode Island 29.0 14-8 6.2 112 93 .84. Arkansas 28.8 11-9 2.4 52 79 .85. Toledo 27.9 15-5 3.0 184 89 .86. St Louis 27.5 11-8 6.7 95 96 .87. Troy St 27.0 16-4 11.0 257 83 .88. Missouri 26.5 9-10 0.5 13 66 .89. Pacific 26.3 14-7 3.3 151 90 .90. Coll Charleston 26.1 15-4 7.4 250 97 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .91. Boise St 26.0 12-7 2.1 104 104 .92. UCLA 25.4 10-9 -1.6 30 86 .93. Notre Dame 25.2 10-9 2.3 51 85 .94. Temple 24.2 9-10 -0.4 20 88 .95. Fresno St 23.1 10-9 1.6 54 95 .96. UCF 22.4 16-4 5.8 274 87 .97. Boston Univ 22.4 17-4 7.7 288 105 .98. Drexel 21.8 14-7 5.5 180 94 .99. San Diego St 21.7 10-10 1.0 41 92 100. Old Dominion 21.1 13-8 4.9 147 102 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 101. Belmont 20.9 15-5 7.0 246 98 102. Washington 20.7 10-9 1.3 71 113 103. New Mexico 20.6 10-8 3.8 97 108 104. Southern Miss 20.3 10-8 -4.2 73 75 105. SW Missouri St 20.2 15-8 4.0 164 115 106. Miami OH 19.9 11-7 1.8 133 100 107. Ga Southern 19.0 14-4 7.8 270 126 108. UI-Chicago 18.7 16-7 6.9 230 138 109. IUPUI 18.5 13-7 2.5 163 99 110. N Iowa 16.9 11-8 3.1 130 117 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 111. George Mason 16.3 14-7 3.3 208 131 112. St Mary's 16.0 11-9 6.2 124 132 113. Colorado St 15.9 10-9 -2.3 84 106 114. Penn 15.9 9-8 5.0 122 116 115. Lafayette 15.9 14-5 2.7 258 103 116. UC-Sta Barbara 14.0 11-8 2.7 148 124 117. Ohio St 13.8 11-11 -2.7 85 128 118. Austin Peay 13.8 12-7 0.1 182 122 119. Wyoming 13.7 9-11 3.6 76 107 120. Kansas St 13.5 10-9 5.8 120 130 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 121. USC 13.4 9-11 -3.7 40 112 122. Fairfield 13.2 14-8 0.9 191 118 123. Miami FL 13.1 12-10 5.4 141 154 124. Northwestern 12.9 9-11 -1.1 55 119 125. Princeton 12.4 10-6 4.8 218 135 126. Washington St 11.8 10-10 -1.6 90 148 127. TCU 11.1 8-11 -2.6 49 109 128. Santa Clara 10.9 12-11 -1.3 101 127 129. Niagara 10.8 14-7 6.4 249 134 130. Vermont 10.7 15-5 3.1 293 123 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 131. San Francisco 10.3 13-11 -4.2 114 110 132. Penn St 10.0 9-10 -5.4 69 111 133. Denver 10.0 12-8 1.8 183 136 134. Arkansas St 9.6 12-7 2.9 226 149 135. UW-Green Bay 9.4 14-7 1.1 232 147 136. Virginia Tech 9.4 9-10 0.3 98 129 137. St Peter's 8.3 14-8 1.3 227 114 138. Detroit 8.2 11-10 3.4 142 137 139. W Kentucky 7.9 9-10 0.7 106 139 140. Louisiana Tech 6.6 9-10 0.4 118 159 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 141. Arizona St 6.5 8-12 -0.7 60 160 142. New Orleans 6.2 10-11 -4.1 100 120 143. SF Austin 5.8 11-4 8.0 314 170 144. Houston 5.5 8-12 -3.8 50 125 145. Oral Roberts 5.4 11-8 1.6 197 151 146. Delaware 5.3 13-8 2.5 238 150 147. Massachusetts 4.7 9-12 -3.5 89 121 148. SMU 4.6 9-12 -3.8 74 155 149. Wright St 4.5 12-9 -0.3 193 145 150. Duquesne 4.1 9-11 0.5 115 158 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 151. Monmouth NJ 3.6 13-8 0.9 242 133 152. Georgia St 3.2 11-8 3.5 224 144 153. Pepperdine 3.2 10-14 -1.6 91 143 154. Ball St 3.1 8-10 -1.1 108 140 155. E Washington 3.0 11-10 -0.7 161 152 156. Birmingham So 2.8 15-5 6.9 323 178 157. Minnesota 2.7 8-13 -1.1 70 163 158. UNC-Wilmington 2.7 10-11 3.0 150 153 159. Hofstra 2.7 10-12 0.1 123 142 160. SE Louisiana 2.2 10-5 2.9 291 165 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 161. Portland 2.0 10-12 -3.1 105 164 162. Centenary 0.9 11-8 -0.2 220 171 163. East Carolina 0.8 8-10 3.4 128 173 164. Tulsa 0.8 7-14 -0.1 57 157 165. Davidson -0.0 8-11 -2.8 113 146 166. Miss Valley St -0.5 13-5 6.5 324 182 167. TN-Chattanooga -0.7 10-8 0.3 222 181 168. Middle Tenn St -1.7 10-9 -1.2 199 168 169. Loyola Marym't -2.0 10-11 -3.3 153 172 170. Akron -2.0 10-10 -0.4 174 174 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 171. Oregon St -2.4 7-12 -3.5 78 180 172. Tulane -2.8 7-11 -3.9 99 162 173. La Salle -2.9 8-13 -4.4 92 156 174. St John's -3.0 5-15 -6.5 11 141 175. TAM-C. Christi -3.7 10-8 0.3 236 166 176. Rider -4.0 13-8 1.3 287 176 177. Bradley -4.4 10-12 -3.0 145 186 178. Valparaiso -6.0 10-10 -0.1 201 192 179. Northeastern -6.4 12-9 0.4 263 179 180. Buffalo -6.4 9-10 -0.3 196 175 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 181. Drake -6.5 8-11 -1.8 138 193 182. Idaho -7.0 8-12 -2.4 132 177 183. Butler -7.2 9-11 0.1 167 198 184. Tennessee Tech -7.5 9-9 -0.4 221 199 185. South Florida -7.6 6-12 -8.0 66 185 186. UC-Irvine -7.9 8-11 -2.9 143 188 187. New Mexico St -8.3 8-10 -1.2 172 194 188. Maine -8.6 12-7 4.2 316 195 189. Indiana St -8.7 8-12 -2.9 136 190 190. Ark-Little Rock -9.2 9-10 3.1 229 215 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 191. Yale -9.6 7-11 -3.7 144 167 192. Montana St -9.8 10-10 0.0 235 206 193. Marshall -9.8 7-12 -4.8 110 183 194. Missouri-KC -9.8 11-10 3.9 264 223 195. Cal Poly-SLO -10.2 7-11 -2.8 137 202 196. High Point -10.2 12-7 1.7 311 224 197. St Bonaventure -10.7 6-14 -9.1 62 169 198. N Arizona -11.0 10-9 -1.6 248 229 199. Illinois St -11.1 5-14 -3.9 63 161 200. Liberty -11.4 10-12 -1.3 212 189 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 201. Furman -11.4 9-9 5.1 265 227 202. CS-Northridge -11.8 8-10 -0.8 203 221 203. Weber St -11.9 8-11 -0.6 181 196 204. Morehead St -12.4 8-10 -4.4 195 200 205. Lehigh -12.9 12-7 1.7 320 217 206. F Dickinson -13.0 11-8 -1.3 300 184 207. St Francis NY -13.5 12-9 1.9 303 212 208. American Univ -14.0 11-11 0.9 268 204 209. S Carolina St -14.0 11-8 2.2 310 222 210. Texas A&M -14.1 7-12 -0.3 159 228 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 211. South Alabama -15.0 7-12 -4.8 152 191 212. Winthrop -15.1 11-10 -0.9 273 213 213. SE Missouri St -15.2 8-11 -0.9 210 220 214. Ohio -15.3 8-13 -1.9 165 208 215. Baylor -15.8 6-13 -6.5 117 205 216. W Carolina -16.5 7-10 -3.2 205 210 217. Mercer -17.2 9-13 -5.4 187 187 218. Appalachian St -17.4 7-15 -4.5 135 209 219. Bowling Green -17.5 7-12 -2.6 166 230 220. CS-Sacramento -17.6 8-11 -1.2 223 242 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 221. Holy Cross -17.8 9-11 4.6 280 238 222. Cornell -18.3 9-9 1.8 296 231 223. Samford -18.5 6-11 -4.3 157 218 224. SW Texas St -18.8 7-7 -2.6 282 239 225. Siena -19.7 8-14 -3.8 175 201 226. Idaho St -20.7 8-13 -8.3 171 207 227. Brown -20.9 7-11 -6.1 202 214 228. North Texas -21.4 8-11 -3.8 233 253 229. E Michigan -21.9 6-10 -2.0 207 247 230. Loyola Chicago -22.3 7-15 -6.9 146 216 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 231. Robert Morris -22.4 9-10 -2.3 284 211 232. Iona -23.1 7-14 -4.3 178 225 233. Binghamton -23.8 10-13 -3.9 252 203 234. Evansville -24.4 4-16 -7.6 83 219 235. Oakland -24.7 7-15 -2.6 168 258 236. Fordham -24.7 4-15 -12.3 68 197 237. CS-Fullerton -24.7 6-12 -3.4 189 257 238. Stetson -25.1 8-11 -6.1 239 232 239. Canisius -25.1 8-14 -4.0 217 234 240. Sacred Heart -25.9 10-11 -3.7 298 233 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 241. S Utah -26.0 6-13 -7.1 155 237 242. UC-Riverside -26.8 5-12 -4.1 162 264 243. Coastal Car -26.9 8-12 -2.0 256 246 244. Bucknell -26.9 7-12 0.9 254 240 245. La-Monroe -26.9 7-14 -7.1 209 236 246. Central Conn -27.1 8-10 -0.1 295 248 247. Jacksonville St -27.4 9-11 -2.2 290 252 248. Colgate -27.6 9-10 -3.6 299 245 249. William & Mary -28.0 6-16 -5.0 158 241 250. San Jose St -28.2 4-14 -7.2 111 259 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 251. E Kentucky -28.3 6-12 -2.7 219 251 252. Hartford -28.4 8-11 -6.1 266 226 253. Portland St -29.5 7-13 -1.8 237 276 254. James Madison -29.6 6-14 -5.7 188 260 255. UNC-Greensboro -29.7 6-13 -4.0 206 265 256. N Illinois -29.8 5-12 -3.9 194 278 257. TN-Martin -29.9 6-14 -5.2 200 249 258. Youngstown St -29.9 6-14 -5.4 192 244 259. Northwestern LA -29.9 6-11 -4.8 243 267 260. St Francis PA -30.9 8-11 -5.4 283 235 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 261. Chicago St -31.0 6-17 -8.7 149 250 262. Delaware St -31.1 8-11 -3.1 289 243 263. Jackson St -31.5 9-10 -2.4 309 261 264. Elon -31.7 6-14 -9.8 177 256 265. Coppin St -32.3 10-12 -2.1 308 275 266. Jacksonville -33.0 9-11 -4.1 302 272 267. Fla Atlantic -33.2 6-13 -1.3 240 263 268. TX-Arlington -34.4 6-11 -4.9 262 279 269. Radford -34.5 9-11 -2.5 312 287 270. Wofford -34.7 4-14 -13.1 134 255 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 271. Montana -35.3 4-16 -7.9 140 262 272. TX-San Antonio -35.4 7-11 -3.7 294 285 273. Lamar -36.2 5-12 -3.9 241 271 274. Long Beach St -36.3 5-14 -10.1 176 273 275. Alabama A&M -37.7 8-9 -5.8 321 280 276. Morgan St -37.7 8-10 -2.4 318 266 277. Wagner -38.2 6-13 -5.2 259 254 278. Hampton -38.6 8-14 -4.3 292 274 279. Sam Houston St -38.8 5-10 -6.1 271 284 280. Md-Baltimore Co -39.0 7-14 -2.4 279 277 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 281. Towson St -39.1 6-15 -9.0 225 269 282. San Diego -39.8 3-19 -11.7 102 270 283. TX-Pan American -40.2 6-13 -8.3 253 286 284. Texas Southern -42.9 8-11 -1.3 325 300 285. Long Island -42.9 7-13 -6.0 297 268 286. Tennessee St -43.9 3-15 -11.8 156 288 287. Florida A&M -44.4 7-12 -6.4 306 302 288. Southern Univ -44.9 7-11 -1.2 319 296 289. Columbia -45.3 5-13 -5.1 272 303 290. Stony Brook -45.5 6-15 -6.0 277 282 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 291. C Michigan -46.4 2-18 -12.2 119 290 292. McNeese St -46.5 2-14 -7.2 169 293 293. New Hampshire -47.0 6-16 -6.5 276 281 294. Marist -47.3 5-16 -7.5 245 297 295. Mt St Mary's -47.9 6-15 -6.2 285 298 296. Quinnipiac -47.9 5-15 -4.8 278 292 297. Grambling -48.6 5-13 -9.9 269 289 298. IUPUFW -49.1 2-19 -11.5 125 294 299. Alabama St -49.2 6-13 -4.2 307 295 300. Cleveland St -50.8 2-19 -9.3 154 291 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 301. Gardner-Webb -50.9 4-17 -9.4 228 301 302. UNC-Asheville -51.4 3-17 -13.4 179 283 303. Lipscomb -52.4 5-15 -10.4 267 305 304. E Illinois -56.6 2-16 -9.9 204 314 305. W Illinois -56.9 3-19 -12.0 215 312 306. Prairie View -56.9 4-15 -10.8 275 304 307. Florida Intl -57.9 2-17 -12.7 186 311 308. Alcorn St -58.3 6-13 -11.5 313 299 309. Albany NY -59.2 4-17 -7.2 286 306 310. Howard -59.5 5-14 -4.7 315 313 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 311. VMI -62.4 3-15 -15.8 244 307 312. Citadel -65.3 1-16 -19.1 170 308 313. Harvard -66.1 2-17 -12.2 251 310 314. Norfolk St -67.0 6-13 -7.1 326 323 315. Campbell -68.9 2-20 -15.9 247 315 316. Savannah St -69.5 1-21 -22.6 173 309 317. Bethune-Cookman -72.5 4-15 -8.9 322 321 318. Md-East Shore -73.1 4-15 -12.7 317 322 319. Charleston So -74.4 1-18 -11.8 260 317 320. Army -75.9 3-15 -16.1 304 318 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 321. Loyola MD -75.9 1-21 -13.7 255 320 322. Navy -76.0 1-18 -20.3 234 316 323. Dartmouth -77.0 2-16 -9.1 305 325 324. Nicholls St -77.9 1-15 -15.8 281 326 325. NC A&T -82.5 2-18 -18.7 301 324 326. Ark-Pine Bluff -85.4 1-18 -25.5 261 319 (c) Bob Vance