THE BOBCAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING Based on games through 3/7/04. Retrodiction Rate: 76.8% [4415 games] Prediction Rate: 68.6% [280 games] CONFERENCE Rank Conf Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI ..1. ACC 100.0 18-10 6.6 1 1 ..2. SEC 86.0 17-10 5.2 2 2 ..3. Big East 68.9 17-11 4.1 3 3 ..4. Big 12 62.4 16-11 4.4 5 4 ..5. Big Ten 52.3 15-12 2.0 4 6 ..6. CUSA 50.2 15-12 2.8 6 5 ..7. Mountain West 44.7 15-11 3.4 9 7 ..8. Pac-10 42.2 15-12 1.5 7 9 ..9. Atlantic 10 37.7 15-13 1.0 8 8 .10. WAC 31.6 15-13 1.8 10 10 .11. Missouri Valley 23.5 15-14 1.1 11 11 .12. West Coast 12.6 15-15 -0.1 12 12 .13. Colonial 3.0 15-14 0.3 14 13 .14. MAC 0.7 13-13 0.0 13 14 .15. Horizon -3.8 14-14 -0.5 15 15 .16. Sun Belt -8.4 12-13 -0.8 16 17 .17. Big West -8.6 13-14 -0.6 17 18 .18. Metro Atlantic -14.7 14-15 -1.0 22 16 .19. Southern -15.0 13-14 -1.8 19 19 .20. Mid-Continent -20.8 12-15 -1.9 20 21 .21. Atlantic Sun -21.6 13-14 -2.1 23 20 .22. Ohio Valley -23.8 11-15 -2.3 21 22 .23. Big Sky -28.8 11-15 -2.1 24 24 .24. America East -35.3 14-15 -1.2 26 23 .25. Northeast -42.1 13-15 -2.1 29 25 .26. Ivy League -43.9 11-16 -2.2 25 27 .27. Patriot League -45.6 12-15 -2.7 30 26 .28. Southland -48.6 10-14 -2.9 27 30 .29. Big South -50.0 11-15 -3.1 28 28 .30. Independent -58.7 7-18 -9.4 18 29 .31. SWAC -75.7 11-16 -4.6 31 31 .32. MEAC -81.2 10-17 -4.5 32 32 TEAM ..1. Duke 100.0 25-4 15.8 6 2 ..2. St Joseph's PA 98.2 27-0 17.6 76 1 ..3. Kentucky 93.4 23-4 10.0 9 3 ..4. Mississippi St 92.5 25-2 11.4 34 4 ..5. Pittsburgh 85.6 26-3 13.4 57 5 ..6. Stanford 83.9 26-1 13.3 105 8 ..7. Oklahoma St 81.6 23-3 14.8 77 10 ..8. Connecticut 79.9 24-6 15.7 36 6 ..9. Gonzaga 78.4 26-2 16.5 111 15 .10. Georgia Tech 78.4 22-8 11.9 10 17 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .11. Wake Forest 75.2 19-8 8.5 5 14 .12. Texas 75.0 21-6 12.3 33 9 .13. NC State 74.0 19-8 8.6 7 13 .14. Wisconsin 73.5 21-6 12.1 38 22 .15. North Carolina 72.8 18-9 7.9 2 12 .16. Cincinnati 72.7 21-6 14.6 42 19 .17. Providence 72.5 20-7 7.6 12 11 .18. Illinois 71.7 22-5 10.5 53 25 .19. Syracuse 71.6 21-6 6.4 29 7 .20. Louisville 69.2 19-8 13.1 25 20 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .21. Kansas 68.2 19-7 6.4 17 16 .22. Florida 68.1 18-9 8.4 8 18 .23. Memphis 67.0 21-6 8.3 46 26 .24. Seton Hall 65.4 19-8 8.1 20 21 .25. Vanderbilt 65.4 19-8 10.0 26 28 .26. S Illinois 62.8 25-4 8.4 125 27 .27. Boston College 61.8 21-8 5.3 32 24 .28. Alabama 60.0 16-11 3.9 3 23 .29. Texas Tech 59.9 21-9 7.3 35 33 .30. Maryland 59.7 16-11 5.8 4 29 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .31. UNC-Charlotte 58.9 20-7 7.8 63 31 .32. LSU 57.3 18-9 3.8 23 32 .33. Brigham Young 57.3 18-7 7.3 52 30 .34. South Carolina 57.0 21-9 8.4 48 43 .35. Arizona 56.9 19-8 9.9 45 35 .36. Utah St 56.6 24-2 11.7 224 36 .37. UAB 55.4 19-8 7.7 59 34 .38. Florida St 53.0 17-12 6.9 15 42 .39. Michigan St 51.6 17-10 4.0 21 37 .40. Nevada 51.5 19-8 9.3 88 38 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .41. DePaul 51.3 19-8 2.8 49 40 .42. UTEP 51.2 20-6 8.7 123 50 .43. Air Force 50.9 22-5 10.6 158 59 .44. Dayton 50.5 22-7 4.1 103 41 .45. Utah 50.4 20-8 7.6 95 47 .46. W Michigan 50.3 23-4 12.7 195 55 .47. Colorado 47.4 17-9 3.3 43 54 .48. Virginia 47.2 16-11 -0.6 13 52 .49. Oklahoma 46.6 18-9 4.9 72 49 .50. Notre Dame 45.9 16-11 3.5 28 45 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .51. Xavier 45.8 19-10 6.5 68 53 .52. Manhattan 45.4 23-5 11.3 209 51 .53. Richmond 45.0 18-11 5.0 44 44 .54. Missouri 44.6 15-12 2.6 11 39 .55. Murray St 43.8 25-5 11.4 225 56 .56. Georgia 43.8 15-12 1.0 14 48 .57. Tennessee 42.5 15-12 1.6 19 57 .58. Rutgers 42.4 15-11 1.5 27 46 .59. Michigan 42.1 17-10 5.1 64 58 .60. Rice 41.1 20-9 5.1 109 65 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .61. E Tennessee St 40.1 24-5 7.7 223 63 .62. Boise St 39.9 18-8 5.2 112 76 .63. Creighton 39.7 20-8 6.9 129 74 .64. Auburn 38.8 14-13 5.1 24 60 .65. Va Commonwealth 38.7 22-7 7.4 162 71 .66. Washington 38.5 17-10 3.5 78 77 .67. Wichita St 38.1 20-10 6.8 114 62 .68. Geo Washington 38.0 17-10 5.7 94 79 .69. Nebraska 37.7 16-11 8.6 85 87 .70. St Louis 37.5 16-11 3.7 65 69 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .71. Iowa 37.5 16-11 3.1 54 80 .72. Troy St 37.3 23-5 10.8 243 64 .73. Iowa St 37.3 15-11 0.6 37 66 .74. Rhode Island 37.1 18-11 4.8 89 67 .75. N Iowa 36.8 19-9 3.9 113 70 .76. Purdue 36.7 17-12 5.3 67 97 .77. Kent 36.4 19-7 8.0 156 83 .78. Hawaii 36.3 18-10 4.1 101 61 .79. UCF 36.0 24-5 8.3 250 68 .80. Pacific 35.8 21-7 5.5 175 73 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .81. Marquette 35.7 16-10 2.0 79 72 .82. Villanova 33.2 13-14 2.2 18 75 .83. UI-Chicago 33.0 23-7 7.6 220 100 .84. George Mason 32.7 21-8 4.3 154 84 .85. Oregon 31.6 14-11 2.3 56 93 .86. Temple 31.2 15-12 1.2 55 92 .87. West Virginia 31.1 15-12 -0.7 47 90 .88. La-Lafayette 31.0 16-8 6.4 143 85 .89. UNLV 31.0 15-11 3.0 82 82 .90. UW-Milwaukee 29.1 18-9 4.9 141 78 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI .91. Boston Univ 28.2 23-5 8.3 281 89 .92. Mississippi 28.1 13-14 -1.5 31 88 .93. Belmont 27.3 20-8 6.8 212 86 .94. Indiana 26.5 13-14 -3.0 22 91 .95. Clemson 26.0 10-17 -5.3 1 81 .96. Austin Peay 25.7 19-9 3.0 163 94 .97. Arkansas 25.3 12-15 0.6 30 95 .98. Kansas St 25.3 14-13 4.5 81 107 .99. SW Missouri St 24.5 19-13 3.3 120 96 100. Toledo 22.9 18-9 1.8 153 103 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 101. Niagara 22.8 21-8 7.2 242 105 102. St Mary's 22.8 16-11 7.0 130 113 103. California 22.8 13-14 -0.2 41 102 104. Northwestern 22.4 13-14 -1.1 40 98 105. Drexel 21.7 18-10 5.5 171 101 106. Detroit 21.6 19-11 5.4 157 111 107. Miami OH 20.3 16-10 1.1 136 104 108. Old Dominion 20.1 17-12 3.5 131 99 109. Virginia Tech 19.5 14-13 -0.8 91 116 110. Penn 19.2 17-9 8.4 231 122 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 111. Fresno St 19.1 13-14 1.3 69 106 112. Coll Charleston 19.1 19-9 5.1 229 109 113. Georgia St 17.7 18-9 5.0 226 112 114. USC 17.4 13-14 -3.4 58 108 115. Georgetown 16.1 13-14 1.7 98 126 116. Princeton 14.9 18-7 5.7 277 138 117. Fairfield 14.7 19-11 3.4 210 124 118. San Diego St 14.7 12-15 -0.7 61 115 119. Ohio St 14.5 14-15 -3.1 83 130 120. Ga Southern 12.8 18-8 5.7 260 144 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 121. New Mexico 12.6 12-13 1.2 104 131 122. IUPUI 12.6 18-10 3.5 228 140 123. Miami FL 12.1 13-16 2.1 96 154 124. East Carolina 12.0 12-13 3.4 110 146 125. UCLA 11.4 11-16 -3.3 39 125 126. Buffalo 10.9 16-11 3.6 186 132 127. TCU 10.3 11-16 -3.0 51 121 128. TN-Chattanooga 10.3 16-11 1.6 183 120 129. Southern Miss 10.1 12-14 -4.7 86 114 130. Davidson 10.1 14-12 -0.8 139 117 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 131. Wyoming 9.5 11-16 1.2 74 118 132. San Francisco 9.2 16-14 -3.8 126 119 133. Miss Valley St 8.9 21-5 8.9 324 128 134. UC-Sta Barbara 8.9 15-11 3.3 193 145 135. Washington St 8.5 12-15 -1.4 92 151 136. Vermont 8.0 21-8 3.8 298 133 137. UW-Green Bay 7.9 16-11 -0.2 190 139 138. St Peter's 7.7 17-12 0.4 196 110 139. Delaware 7.6 16-12 1.3 181 127 140. Pepperdine 7.4 15-16 -0.2 119 135 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 141. Middle Tenn St 6.8 15-11 1.2 202 129 142. W Kentucky 6.8 13-13 1.7 138 141 143. Colorado St 6.5 11-15 -3.3 80 136 144. New Orleans 6.4 15-13 -2.2 145 137 145. UNC-Wilmington 6.3 15-15 1.9 140 134 146. Santa Clara 6.2 15-16 -1.8 116 142 147. Louisiana Tech 5.9 12-14 -0.3 115 153 148. Bradley 5.8 15-15 -2.0 127 149 149. Minnesota 4.8 11-17 -1.6 75 160 150. Monmouth NJ 4.1 20-11 1.5 261 123 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 151. Hofstra 3.5 14-15 -0.4 134 143 152. Oral Roberts 3.1 15-11 1.7 221 159 153. Butler 3.1 15-14 1.8 160 170 154. Oregon St 2.8 11-16 -3.1 90 162 155. Birmingham So 2.8 18-7 6.5 311 166 156. Valparaiso 2.5 15-12 0.3 198 165 157. E Washington 2.5 14-12 0.8 191 147 158. Arkansas St 1.8 15-11 2.8 239 176 159. Duquesne 1.3 11-16 -0.8 107 163 160. Arizona St 1.3 10-17 -2.5 73 175 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 161. Ark-Little Rock 0.9 14-11 3.7 238 183 162. Ball St 0.5 12-14 -0.8 132 150 163. SMU -0.7 11-17 -4.5 93 173 164. Loyola Marym't -1.5 14-14 -2.2 155 185 165. Wright St -1.5 14-13 -1.1 184 164 166. Maine -2.1 18-9 4.1 304 156 167. Lafayette -2.4 16-10 1.2 276 148 168. Northeastern -2.5 17-11 1.6 264 155 169. Tulane -2.5 10-16 -4.1 102 172 170. Centenary -3.5 14-12 0.0 230 188 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 171. Massachusetts -3.9 10-18 -5.0 87 152 172. Furman -3.9 14-12 3.7 246 192 173. SF Austin -4.0 15-8 6.9 308 197 174. SE Louisiana -4.0 15-8 2.9 301 189 175. Drake -4.1 11-16 -2.2 124 190 176. American Univ -4.1 18-12 2.6 283 161 177. Denver -4.5 13-13 -0.7 192 181 178. Akron -4.6 13-14 -0.3 167 196 179. Tulsa -5.0 9-19 -2.8 84 177 180. Missouri-KC -5.0 15-13 4.1 247 200 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 181. Rider -5.5 17-13 -0.7 252 174 182. Morehead St -5.8 13-13 -2.8 207 179 183. Marshall -5.9 11-16 -4.2 121 158 184. Weber St -6.0 13-13 1.0 218 178 185. Idaho -6.1 12-15 -1.4 150 169 186. Penn St -6.2 9-18 -8.8 50 171 187. Liberty -6.2 17-14 1.7 253 180 188. Houston -6.3 9-18 -5.7 71 184 189. Portland -6.7 11-17 -3.8 118 191 190. La Salle -7.8 10-19 -4.6 99 186 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 191. Siena -8.1 14-16 -2.3 178 168 192. St John's -8.6 6-21 -8.9 16 157 193. TAM-C. Christi -9.5 11-11 -1.1 234 182 194. F Dickinson -10.3 16-12 0.5 287 167 195. New Mexico St -10.7 11-14 -1.8 166 194 196. Lehigh -11.1 17-10 2.2 310 207 197. Illinois St -11.4 9-19 -3.7 100 187 198. Bowling Green -11.6 11-16 -1.5 151 199 199. TX-Arlington -13.1 13-11 -0.2 278 209 200. South Florida -14.1 7-20 -7.2 60 216 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 201. High Point -14.5 17-11 0.0 307 226 202. Holy Cross -14.9 13-14 4.9 274 222 203. South Alabama -15.0 10-16 -3.2 148 195 204. Winthrop -15.3 14-12 0.3 282 215 205. E Kentucky -15.7 12-15 -0.8 233 212 206. Baylor -15.9 7-20 -7.9 70 206 207. Brown -16.1 13-13 -1.2 255 211 208. Tennessee Tech -16.3 10-15 -3.5 179 210 209. Oakland -16.3 11-17 -0.7 176 233 210. Indiana St -16.6 9-19 -3.8 122 220 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 211. St Bonaventure -16.6 7-20 -10.7 62 193 212. Cal Poly-SLO -16.9 10-15 -3.0 170 229 213. Central Conn -17.2 14-13 1.8 290 205 214. S Carolina St -17.5 16-10 3.0 320 227 215. Iona -17.7 11-18 -3.2 159 198 216. Yale -18.3 11-15 -1.5 232 208 217. N Arizona -18.3 12-13 -1.6 251 249 218. Chicago St -18.5 11-19 -5.7 144 203 219. St Francis NY -18.5 15-13 1.5 299 230 220. North Texas -18.8 11-15 -3.3 214 246 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 221. Montana St -18.9 12-13 -0.8 256 245 222. CS-Northridge -19.0 10-15 -2.2 199 231 223. E Michigan -19.4 10-14 -2.2 213 252 224. Texas A&M -19.7 7-20 -4.5 106 237 225. TX-San Antonio -19.9 13-12 -0.7 293 242 226. Mercer -20.2 11-18 -5.4 164 201 227. UC-Irvine -20.2 10-17 -3.2 161 223 228. Ohio -20.7 10-19 -3.0 149 224 229. CS-Fullerton -21.2 10-16 -3.0 194 234 230. TX-Pan American -21.4 10-14 -5.9 215 214 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 231. Bucknell -21.6 12-15 2.4 267 218 232. Stetson -21.9 10-15 -6.4 203 219 233. UC-Riverside -22.6 9-16 -3.7 173 239 234. Evansville -22.7 7-22 -6.9 97 228 235. CS-Sacramento -22.7 11-15 -1.8 240 257 236. Loyola Chicago -22.8 9-20 -5.3 135 221 237. Jacksonville St -22.9 12-14 -0.7 268 244 238. Binghamton -23.3 14-16 -2.8 263 202 239. Idaho St -23.5 11-17 -7.0 200 213 240. W Carolina -23.5 9-15 -3.3 205 235 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 241. Fordham -24.1 6-21 -11.8 66 204 242. SE Missouri St -25.5 9-16 -2.2 217 258 243. UNC-Greensboro -25.6 10-17 -3.3 216 256 244. Coppin St -25.8 16-13 0.8 314 259 245. Robert Morris -25.9 13-15 -2.9 280 217 246. Elon -26.2 10-18 -6.5 188 241 247. Canisius -26.5 10-19 -3.4 201 236 248. Jacksonville -26.5 11-15 -5.5 248 243 249. Appalachian St -26.8 8-21 -4.7 137 240 250. Samford -27.8 8-16 -6.1 174 250 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 251. Coastal Car -27.9 12-15 -0.3 286 264 252. Colgate -27.9 13-14 -3.2 297 238 253. Wagner -29.2 12-16 -3.4 269 225 254. N Illinois -29.5 8-18 -3.9 168 278 255. St Francis PA -29.6 13-15 -3.0 295 247 256. TN-Martin -30.3 8-18 -5.8 180 251 257. Sacred Heart -30.9 12-15 -4.0 291 248 258. Montana -31.0 8-18 -5.2 182 255 259. Portland St -32.2 9-16 -2.1 244 276 260. William & Mary -32.9 7-21 -5.0 146 265 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 261. McNeese St -33.2 8-16 -3.3 241 261 262. S Utah -33.4 8-18 -7.8 169 260 263. Delaware St -33.4 12-14 -0.8 306 253 264. San Jose St -33.6 5-21 -8.0 108 271 265. Youngstown St -33.7 7-20 -7.0 147 254 266. Hartford -34.2 11-17 -6.0 259 232 267. Cornell -34.2 10-16 -0.5 279 269 268. La-Monroe -34.4 9-18 -7.3 236 266 269. SW Texas St -34.7 9-13 -2.0 292 275 270. Alabama St -36.7 13-14 0.6 316 262 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 271. Texas Southern -38.0 14-13 -0.3 325 274 272. Sam Houston St -38.1 9-14 -4.5 289 279 273. Hampton -38.1 13-16 -1.7 309 270 274. Mt St Mary's -38.1 10-19 -3.9 257 263 275. James Madison -38.3 7-21 -6.7 165 282 276. Northwestern LA -39.2 8-16 -4.5 258 280 277. Towson St -39.6 8-21 -8.4 197 277 278. Fla Atlantic -39.7 7-19 -1.5 237 292 279. Wofford -40.2 6-20 -10.4 152 273 280. Columbia -41.2 9-17 -4.2 272 289 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 281. Tennessee St -41.5 6-20 -9.5 172 281 282. Gardner-Webb -41.6 7-20 -7.4 208 284 283. Stony Brook -42.2 10-20 -5.1 266 267 284. Radford -43.1 10-16 -3.3 300 294 285. New Hampshire -43.4 10-20 -4.6 275 272 286. C Michigan -44.0 5-23 -11.2 133 291 287. Lamar -46.4 7-18 -5.0 262 287 288. Florida A&M -46.5 11-16 -2.8 313 295 289. Jackson St -46.8 11-16 -2.6 312 283 290. UNC-Asheville -47.0 7-20 -10.7 227 268 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 291. Alabama A&M -47.7 11-15 -4.1 319 290 292. Marist -48.5 6-22 -9.0 204 285 293. San Diego -50.1 3-26 -12.8 117 296 294. Morgan St -50.3 10-15 -3.2 317 288 295. Long Beach St -51.1 5-21 -10.3 185 302 296. Long Island -51.6 8-19 -6.3 288 286 297. Southern Univ -52.4 10-16 -0.5 323 297 298. Grambling -52.4 9-17 -6.2 305 298 299. Md-Baltimore Co -52.5 7-21 -3.7 265 301 300. Quinnipiac -54.0 7-20 -5.3 284 299 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 301. E Illinois -54.2 4-20 -8.4 211 310 302. Lipscomb -54.4 5-21 -10.7 219 300 303. IUPUFW -56.5 2-24 -11.6 128 305 304. Norfolk St -58.0 11-15 -3.7 326 313 305. Cleveland St -59.2 2-25 -10.8 142 306 306. Alcorn St -59.5 10-17 -9.0 315 293 307. W Illinois -63.3 3-24 -12.8 189 312 308. Citadel -63.8 3-21 -16.5 177 303 309. Florida Intl -64.6 3-22 -13.7 187 315 310. Savannah St -65.5 4-23 -18.8 206 304 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 311. Albany NY -66.0 5-23 -7.9 273 309 312. Prairie View -66.3 7-20 -11.0 303 307 313. Harvard -67.0 4-23 -11.8 249 308 314. Campbell -69.0 3-24 -16.7 222 316 315. Charleston So -69.8 4-22 -8.3 271 317 316. Bethune-Cookman -71.3 8-20 -8.1 322 318 317. VMI -72.3 4-22 -14.2 254 314 318. Navy -75.2 3-23 -16.6 245 311 319. Howard -75.5 6-21 -5.9 318 322 320. Md-East Shore -75.6 7-20 -10.6 321 320 Rank Team Rating W-L Mrg SOS @RPI 321. Loyola MD -79.8 1-27 -14.1 235 321 322. Army -80.3 4-21 -15.0 294 319 323. Nicholls St -81.4 2-21 -14.2 270 324 324. Dartmouth -86.1 2-24 -12.1 285 325 325. NC A&T -90.0 3-24 -16.6 302 323 326. Ark-Pine Bluff -102.4 1-26 -22.2 296 326 (c) Bob Vance