THE BOBCAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING Based on games through 2/22/04. Retrodiction Rate: 78.1% [3820 games] Prediction Rate: 66.8% [307 games] CONFERENCE Rank Conf Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. ACC 100.0 16-8 7.5 1 1 ..2. SEC 82.6 16-8 6.1 2 2 ..3. Big East 63.2 15-9 4.7 3 3 ..4. Big 12 55.9 14-9 5.2 5 4 ..5. Big Ten 49.6 14-10 2.4 4 6 ..6. CUSA 42.9 13-10 3.3 8 5 ..7. Mountain West 40.8 13-10 3.9 10 7 ..8. Pac-10 39.1 13-10 1.8 6 9 ..9. Atlantic 10 38.6 13-11 1.1 7 8 .10. WAC 33.2 13-11 2.1 9 10 .11. Missouri Valley 18.4 13-11 1.3 12 11 .12. West Coast 14.9 13-13 -0.2 11 12 .13. Colonial -2.5 13-12 0.4 16 13 .14. MAC -5.7 11-12 0.0 14 14 .15. Sun Belt -8.3 11-12 -1.0 15 17 .16. Big West -9.5 11-12 -0.8 13 16 .17. Horizon -13.4 12-13 -0.5 18 15 .18. Southern -13.7 11-12 -2.1 17 19 .19. Ohio Valley -27.5 10-13 -2.5 20 23 .20. Mid-Continent -28.1 11-14 -2.1 21 21 .21. Metro Atlantic -29.4 12-13 -1.2 23 18 .22. Big Sky -32.9 10-13 -2.4 22 24 .23. Atlantic Sun -33.4 11-13 -2.0 24 20 .24. America East -45.4 12-13 -1.4 28 22 .25. Ivy League -49.0 9-14 -2.6 25 27 .26. Southland -52.4 8-12 -3.4 26 30 .27. Patriot League -54.5 10-13 -3.0 29 26 .28. Big South -55.1 10-14 -3.5 27 29 .29. Northeast -55.3 11-13 -2.4 30 25 .30. Independent -62.7 6-16 -9.3 19 28 .31. SWAC -77.0 9-14 -5.5 31 31 .32. MEAC -91.4 8-15 -5.2 32 32 TEAM Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. St Joseph's PA 100.0 24-0 17.4 41 1 ..2. Duke 99.2 22-3 16.8 5 2 ..3. Stanford 88.2 23-0 14.0 98 4 ..4. Gonzaga 83.7 23-2 17.1 84 12 ..5. Oklahoma St 83.4 20-2 15.5 70 6 ..6. Mississippi St 78.5 21-2 11.4 48 5 ..7. Kentucky 78.3 19-4 8.4 7 3 ..8. Wake Forest 76.8 17-6 10.1 6 8 ..9. Pittsburgh 71.8 23-2 13.7 91 9 .10. Connecticut 71.8 21-5 17.0 45 7 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .11. Providence 71.5 18-5 8.7 11 11 .12. NC State 71.4 17-6 9.5 9 14 .13. Georgia Tech 71.3 19-7 13.0 10 15 .14. Texas 71.2 19-4 14.4 42 10 .15. S Illinois 67.0 22-2 9.6 132 21 .16. Vanderbilt 64.3 17-6 11.7 23 24 .17. North Carolina 64.2 16-7 8.6 3 13 .18. Wisconsin 63.5 17-6 10.7 34 28 .19. Memphis 63.3 19-4 8.3 63 22 .20. Louisville 62.5 17-6 14.1 28 17 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .21. Cincinnati 62.2 18-5 15.6 67 29 .22. Kansas 60.2 16-6 6.7 17 19 .23. Illinois 60.1 18-5 10.9 50 32 .24. Florida 59.7 15-8 9.7 8 16 .25. South Carolina 56.4 20-6 10.5 81 41 .26. Arizona 55.5 17-7 9.8 32 33 .27. Syracuse 55.5 17-6 6.2 47 27 .28. Texas Tech 55.3 19-7 8.6 37 30 .29. LSU 53.8 17-6 5.8 39 25 .30. UNC-Charlotte 53.7 17-6 7.6 55 31 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .31. Seton Hall 53.7 16-7 8.8 15 18 .32. Utah St 52.9 21-2 12.1 197 39 .33. Boston College 52.6 18-8 4.8 16 23 .34. Kent 52.5 19-3 10.5 186 48 .35. Dayton 52.5 20-6 3.9 83 36 .36. UAB 52.0 16-7 7.3 44 26 .37. UTEP 51.9 17-5 9.5 115 52 .38. Brigham Young 50.5 15-7 7.4 57 43 .39. W Michigan 49.0 20-3 12.0 183 49 .40. Michigan St 48.6 15-9 3.5 12 38 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .41. Maryland 48.1 13-10 5.8 4 35 .42. Nevada 47.9 16-8 8.3 59 44 .43. Florida St 46.5 17-9 8.1 27 40 .44. Oklahoma 45.1 16-7 5.7 61 34 .45. Alabama 45.0 13-10 3.7 1 20 .46. Richmond 44.9 16-10 5.2 31 42 .47. Rice 43.6 17-7 6.6 96 60 .48. Michigan 43.0 15-8 5.5 56 50 .49. Air Force 43.0 19-4 11.8 194 67 .50. Manhattan 42.8 21-4 11.2 225 53 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .51. Rutgers 42.1 14-9 1.0 25 37 .52. Auburn 40.9 13-10 6.4 30 55 .53. Murray St 39.6 19-5 9.8 205 76 .54. Virginia 39.4 14-10 -0.4 13 58 .55. Utah 38.8 18-7 7.4 92 45 .56. Geo Washington 38.8 16-8 6.9 72 62 .57. E Tennessee St 38.7 20-4 7.3 220 83 .58. Colorado 37.9 14-8 3.4 46 56 .59. Villanova 37.8 13-10 3.6 20 59 .60. Pacific 37.6 18-7 3.8 146 72 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .61. Creighton 37.4 19-5 9.2 162 74 .62. Iowa 36.9 14-9 4.3 64 70 .63. Xavier 36.9 16-9 6.4 52 51 .64. Georgia 35.6 14-10 1.7 14 47 .65. DePaul 35.3 15-8 1.3 73 63 .66. Wichita St 35.3 17-8 8.0 123 64 .67. Temple 35.2 12-11 0.4 21 75 .68. Hawaii 35.0 16-7 4.5 102 57 .69. Boise St 33.4 15-8 3.3 104 88 .70. Purdue 33.3 17-9 7.5 87 84 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .71. Boston Univ 33.1 21-4 8.4 282 77 .72. Missouri 33.0 13-10 3.1 18 46 .73. La-Lafayette 32.8 13-7 5.3 134 86 .74. Tennessee 32.5 13-10 2.9 26 66 .75. Troy St 32.5 19-4 11.3 257 78 .76. West Virginia 32.3 14-9 0.6 58 68 .77. St Louis 31.5 14-9 6.0 76 65 .78. Notre Dame 29.9 13-10 2.3 35 54 .79. Rhode Island 29.7 16-10 5.3 105 91 .80. Va Commonwealth 28.9 18-7 7.0 159 79 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .81. Arkansas 27.6 12-12 1.5 22 73 .82. Nebraska 26.9 14-9 9.3 112 93 .83. Oregon 26.7 12-9 3.7 65 97 .84. UW-Milwaukee 26.2 16-9 4.0 145 81 .85. Clemson 25.8 10-14 -3.6 2 61 .86. Washington 25.0 13-10 1.5 79 100 .87. Mississippi 24.9 12-11 -0.5 36 69 .88. Austin Peay 24.6 15-8 1.7 161 107 .89. Marquette 24.4 13-9 2.7 90 80 .90. Indiana 24.3 12-12 -2.7 19 85 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .91. UCF 24.2 19-5 7.0 265 92 .92. Drexel 23.8 17-8 7.0 179 87 .93. Iowa St 23.6 13-9 0.9 49 71 .94. Coll Charleston 23.5 17-7 6.0 224 117 .95. Belmont 23.5 18-6 7.3 244 90 .96. St Mary's 23.5 14-10 7.3 124 120 .97. UNLV 22.9 13-9 2.9 82 82 .98. N Iowa 21.6 14-9 2.9 125 95 .99. Penn 21.6 13-9 6.6 148 108 100. Toledo 21.0 16-8 1.5 175 105 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 101. Fresno St 20.9 11-12 1.4 53 104 102. George Mason 20.4 17-8 3.5 191 111 103. Miami OH 20.3 14-8 2.0 142 94 104. California 20.2 11-12 0.2 29 89 105. Old Dominion 18.9 15-10 4.2 140 99 106. San Diego St 18.7 11-12 0.4 60 106 107. Ga Southern 18.2 16-6 6.3 239 124 108. UI-Chicago 17.3 20-7 7.6 241 123 109. Georgetown 17.0 13-10 4.4 120 122 110. UCLA 16.7 11-12 -2.7 33 96 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 111. W Kentucky 16.3 12-11 1.8 130 130 112. Kansas St 14.7 12-11 5.5 94 109 113. SW Missouri St 14.4 16-11 3.1 139 121 114. IUPUI 14.3 15-9 3.0 190 125 115. Detroit 14.3 15-10 4.8 154 110 116. Fairfield 13.7 18-9 3.0 198 101 117. USC 12.0 11-13 -3.8 43 103 118. Northwestern 11.9 11-12 -0.8 51 102 119. Princeton 11.9 14-7 4.4 236 132 120. TN-Chattanooga 10.3 13-9 2.1 192 159 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 121. Georgia St 9.8 15-8 5.1 247 137 122. New Mexico 9.3 11-10 3.0 101 114 123. San Francisco 8.9 15-12 -3.7 113 113 124. E Washington 8.6 14-10 1.1 181 131 125. Pepperdine 8.6 13-14 -0.6 111 140 126. Southern Miss 8.2 11-11 -3.2 88 98 127. Louisiana Tech 8.2 11-11 0.5 127 162 128. Wyoming 7.7 10-14 1.9 69 118 129. UC-Sta Barbara 6.6 12-10 2.5 147 134 130. Niagara 6.5 17-8 6.4 250 115 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 131. SE Louisiana 6.5 14-6 3.8 295 170 132. Vermont 6.4 17-7 1.6 294 136 133. Davidson 6.3 11-11 -1.0 128 129 134. Colorado St 6.2 10-13 -3.6 66 119 135. Virginia Tech 6.0 11-12 -1.0 106 135 136. Lafayette 5.6 16-7 1.9 260 112 137. Ohio St 5.4 12-13 -3.9 77 133 138. Minnesota 5.3 10-15 -1.9 68 145 139. Miss Valley St 5.1 17-5 7.7 321 146 140. Delaware 4.7 15-10 1.3 226 141 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 141. Hofstra 4.1 13-13 0.1 137 128 142. UW-Green Bay 3.5 15-9 0.6 221 142 143. Santa Clara 3.3 12-14 -3.1 110 154 144. Middle Tenn St 3.2 12-11 -0.6 176 161 145. Wright St 3.0 14-10 0.0 208 148 146. Denver 2.9 13-10 0.4 173 144 147. Oral Roberts 2.9 14-9 2.2 218 167 148. Miami FL 2.6 12-14 2.8 108 151 149. New Orleans 2.6 13-12 -2.4 135 138 150. Arkansas St 2.3 13-9 3.5 231 177 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 151. St Peter's 2.2 15-10 0.8 228 116 152. East Carolina 1.9 10-12 3.0 118 149 153. Birmingham So 1.7 16-7 6.0 311 181 154. TCU 1.4 10-13 -1.2 74 126 155. Portland -0.1 10-15 -4.4 89 166 156. UNC-Wilmington -0.3 12-13 2.4 152 147 157. SMU -0.6 10-14 -3.4 85 169 158. Arizona St -0.6 10-14 -0.2 75 155 159. La Salle -1.2 10-15 -3.6 97 152 160. Bradley -1.7 13-13 -1.8 144 165 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 161. TAM-C. Christi -1.9 10-9 -0.6 222 172 162. Monmouth NJ -2.2 17-9 1.6 266 127 163. Buffalo -2.6 12-11 1.4 210 175 164. Oregon St -2.7 10-13 -2.0 93 158 165. Ark-Little Rock -2.9 12-10 4.0 234 197 166. Drake -2.9 10-13 -2.3 119 164 167. Penn St -3.2 9-14 -7.2 62 139 168. Centenary -3.6 13-10 1.1 232 180 169. Furman -3.9 12-10 4.9 252 216 170. Washington St -5.4 10-13 -2.1 95 171 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 171. Loyola Marym't -5.7 12-12 -2.1 155 179 172. Ball St -6.4 9-13 -2.5 114 143 173. Tulsa -6.7 7-17 -2.1 38 156 174. Northeastern -6.9 15-10 0.8 261 163 175. Akron -7.0 12-12 0.3 195 191 176. Valparaiso -7.0 12-11 0.1 207 190 177. SF Austin -7.1 12-7 6.6 305 204 178. Idaho -7.2 11-13 -1.5 141 168 179. Duquesne -7.6 9-15 -2.5 103 178 180. Liberty -8.0 13-13 -0.1 233 183 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 181. Butler -8.2 12-12 0.6 187 188 182. Lehigh -8.6 15-8 2.7 317 189 183. Tennessee Tech -9.0 10-12 -1.9 203 213 184. Houston -10.0 9-15 -5.1 78 157 185. Tulane -10.2 9-13 -3.5 117 174 186. Maine -10.7 15-8 4.0 318 185 187. New Mexico St -10.7 10-12 -1.8 165 193 188. CS-Northridge -10.8 10-12 -1.0 189 195 189. Rider -10.8 15-10 0.0 280 173 190. Massachusetts -11.1 9-15 -4.8 100 160 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 191. St John's -11.3 6-17 -6.8 24 150 192. American Univ -12.6 14-12 1.4 269 187 193. Marshall -12.7 9-14 -5.3 109 153 194. Brown -13.2 10-12 -3.1 227 198 195. South Florida -14.0 7-16 -7.2 71 192 196. F Dickinson -14.3 13-10 -0.5 301 184 197. Illinois St -14.8 7-16 -4.0 99 182 198. Bowling Green -15.0 10-13 -0.8 177 196 199. Weber St -15.3 10-13 0.1 200 201 200. High Point -15.6 14-10 -0.1 298 225 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 201. E Kentucky -15.7 11-12 -0.4 240 218 202. Morehead St -15.8 10-12 -3.5 204 212 203. Yale -16.6 8-14 -2.5 164 194 204. St Bonaventure -16.9 6-17 -10.3 54 186 205. Indiana St -16.9 8-16 -4.8 121 200 206. Winthrop -17.0 13-11 0.2 271 203 207. Missouri-KC -17.3 12-13 3.4 253 235 208. W Carolina -17.5 8-13 -3.8 166 214 209. Bucknell -17.6 11-12 3.9 274 206 210. North Texas -17.9 9-13 -3.3 213 253 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 211. Oakland -18.6 9-16 -2.0 158 223 212. Holy Cross -18.7 11-13 4.7 283 237 213. E Michigan -19.4 8-12 -1.6 216 247 214. N Arizona -19.4 11-12 -1.6 248 245 215. Montana St -19.4 11-12 -0.9 249 234 216. Appalachian St -19.5 8-18 -4.1 129 209 217. Texas A&M -19.8 7-16 -2.3 122 211 218. UC-Irvine -20.8 9-14 -3.3 168 217 219. CS-Sacramento -21.5 10-13 -1.6 229 246 220. Cal Poly-SLO -21.6 7-14 -4.3 136 215 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 221. South Alabama -21.9 7-15 -4.9 133 205 222. Fordham -21.9 5-18 -11.7 40 176 223. Elon -22.2 8-16 -7.8 160 240 224. UC-Riverside -23.0 7-14 -2.9 169 249 225. TX-Arlington -23.5 10-11 -2.6 259 233 226. S Carolina St -24.6 12-10 1.5 316 242 227. St Francis NY -25.1 13-11 1.9 309 231 228. Samford -25.2 7-14 -5.9 150 229 229. TX-Pan American -25.5 9-13 -6.1 212 221 230. SE Missouri St -25.6 9-14 -1.1 214 258 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 231. Siena -26.2 10-15 -3.4 209 202 232. CS-Fullerton -26.3 8-14 -4.1 184 244 233. Chicago St -26.4 9-18 -7.2 153 219 234. Baylor -26.7 6-17 -9.0 80 199 235. Portland St -26.8 9-14 -1.3 230 265 236. Ohio -27.0 9-16 -1.9 172 224 237. Sam Houston St -27.1 8-11 -3.9 268 261 238. SW Texas St -27.3 8-10 -2.1 278 263 239. Coastal Car -28.1 10-14 -0.6 270 264 240. Mercer -28.5 10-16 -5.7 202 208 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 241. Evansville -28.5 5-19 -7.1 86 210 242. Sacred Heart -29.3 12-13 -3.6 297 226 243. Stetson -29.4 10-13 -6.5 235 228 244. Cornell -29.4 10-12 1.0 296 260 245. Canisius -29.5 10-16 -3.3 223 222 246. Binghamton -29.5 13-14 -2.8 277 207 247. Jacksonville St -29.5 10-13 -1.7 254 248 248. S Utah -29.6 8-15 -7.2 185 250 249. Robert Morris -30.0 11-13 -3.0 290 220 250. Wagner -30.3 10-14 -3.5 273 227 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 251. Montana -30.5 7-16 -6.2 156 239 252. UNC-Greensboro -30.6 8-15 -4.6 180 256 253. Central Conn -31.5 11-12 1.9 302 236 254. Loyola Chicago -31.5 7-19 -6.8 138 230 255. Jacksonville -31.6 11-13 -4.0 276 257 256. William & Mary -32.2 7-18 -4.7 163 251 257. Northwestern LA -32.7 7-13 -4.4 251 276 258. Coppin St -32.8 14-12 -0.2 322 268 259. Tennessee St -33.5 6-17 -9.2 167 275 260. Iona -33.6 7-17 -5.7 171 232 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 261. San Jose St -33.6 5-17 -7.6 107 266 262. TX-San Antonio -33.9 9-12 -2.6 284 273 263. St Francis PA -34.6 11-13 -4.2 299 238 264. Idaho St -34.6 8-17 -8.4 182 243 265. Wofford -35.3 5-17 -11.2 131 262 266. La-Monroe -36.7 8-16 -7.8 217 255 267. Youngstown St -37.4 7-17 -6.0 174 241 268. TN-Martin -37.5 6-18 -7.2 157 259 269. James Madison -37.7 7-18 -6.5 178 269 270. Texas Southern -38.3 10-12 -1.0 320 286 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 271. Delaware St -38.6 9-13 -2.9 291 254 272. Jackson St -38.7 10-13 -2.5 308 279 273. UNC-Asheville -39.5 6-17 -10.9 196 267 274. Colgate -40.6 10-13 -3.8 306 271 275. Florida A&M -40.7 9-14 -4.3 314 294 276. Alabama A&M -41.5 9-12 -5.0 313 284 277. Alabama St -42.0 9-13 -1.6 310 282 278. Radford -42.2 10-13 -2.9 307 291 279. Fla Atlantic -44.2 6-17 -2.2 237 283 280. Lamar -44.4 6-15 -4.2 246 280 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 281. N Illinois -44.4 5-17 -5.2 193 305 282. Long Beach St -44.6 5-17 -9.3 188 298 283. Hampton -45.0 10-15 -2.5 304 277 284. Hartford -45.5 8-15 -6.8 262 252 285. Towson St -45.7 6-19 -10.2 199 278 286. Morgan St -46.0 9-13 -3.0 319 281 287. Southern Univ -47.4 8-14 -1.4 315 300 288. Columbia -47.5 7-15 -4.0 279 302 289. Grambling -48.0 7-15 -7.2 286 303 290. Gardner-Webb -48.4 6-19 -7.7 219 289 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 291. McNeese St -48.4 4-16 -6.2 201 285 292. San Diego -50.1 3-23 -11.8 116 290 293. Stony Brook -50.1 8-17 -5.0 285 274 294. Md-Baltimore Co -51.0 7-18 -3.0 267 287 295. Long Island -51.0 8-16 -5.8 292 270 296. New Hampshire -51.4 8-18 -5.0 275 272 297. C Michigan -53.2 4-20 -10.4 143 295 298. E Illinois -54.8 4-18 -7.6 215 313 299. Marist -55.7 6-19 -7.7 245 288 300. Lipscomb -56.1 5-19 -10.7 243 304 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 301. Mt St Mary's -56.6 7-18 -5.4 281 293 302. Prairie View -57.0 6-16 -9.7 289 308 303. IUPUFW -58.7 2-21 -11.5 126 292 304. Alcorn St -59.0 8-15 -11.3 312 299 305. Cleveland St -59.7 2-22 -9.5 149 296 306. Florida Intl -61.5 3-19 -12.6 170 309 307. Quinnipiac -62.2 6-18 -5.6 287 297 308. Savannah St -65.2 4-22 -19.0 211 301 309. Norfolk St -66.5 9-14 -5.0 326 318 310. Harvard -66.8 4-19 -11.0 255 306 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 311. Citadel -67.0 1-20 -18.7 151 310 312. W Illinois -67.2 3-22 -12.1 206 311 313. Albany NY -68.3 5-20 -6.6 288 307 314. Howard -69.5 6-17 -4.5 323 317 315. Md-East Shore -72.3 7-17 -10.4 324 320 316. Nicholls St -73.0 2-18 -13.7 256 322 317. Campbell -73.6 3-22 -15.4 242 314 318. VMI -74.9 4-19 -14.1 263 316 319. Charleston So -75.3 3-20 -9.3 264 315 320. Bethune-Cookman -75.9 6-18 -8.2 325 321 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 321. Army -80.2 4-18 -15.8 293 312 322. Loyola MD -87.0 1-24 -13.4 258 323 323. Navy -90.3 1-22 -19.1 238 319 324. NC A&T -94.1 2-21 -18.1 300 324 325. Dartmouth -96.3 2-20 -11.9 303 326 326. Ark-Pine Bluff -97.9 1-22 -23.2 272 325 (c) R. M. Vance