Monday, December 7, 2015

College Basketball Rankings - 7 Dec

Last week was a little interesting for me. After posting my rankings last Monday, there was immediately a huge spike in the number of pageviews on my blog. I checked the blog statistics and saw that the majority of those came from a message board for fans of Kentucky basketball, and I immediately realized the reason for the sudden increase in traffic. The Wildcats, who were #1 in the AP poll last week and in the top 5 of most other computer rankings, were ranked #19 by my system, so I knew that there were some unhappy Wildcat fans.

What I didn't know was how unhappy they were. I followed the link to see what they were saying, and I was appalled at the incredible level of hatred leveled at me, and not just my ranking system, just because my interpretation of the data did not agree with their opinion of the greatness of their team. It is a sad statement on the state of our society that such vile comments can be made about a person that you have never met over something so trivial.

As it turns out, three days later those same Kentucky Wildcats, the ones that were deemed invincible by their fans, lost by 10 points to unranked UCLA, making my ranking of #19 not seem quite so invalid, and thanks to that loss, the Wildcats are no longer ranked among my top 25. I know that this may draw even more ire from Kentucky fans, but it doesn't really matter, because if they don't have anything better to do with their time than berate those that don't agree with them, I feel sorry for them.

Without further ado, here are my full rankings through 3 weeks:





Record

TW
LW
Team
Rating
W
L
MOV
SOS
1
1
West Virginia
-32.06
7
0
2
161
2
4
Vanderbilt
-31.46
6
2
5
20
3
3
Villanova
-30.22
7
0
7
31
4
2
Louisville
-30.01
6
1
1
223
5
11
Purdue
-29.6
8
0
6
48
6
9
Michigan State
-26.26
9
0
10
94
7
6
Butler
-24.74
6
1
17
52
8
22
Florida
-24.41
6
1
21
47
9
14
Stony Brook
-24.26
4
2
3
176
10
15
Baylor
-24.2
6
1
15
134
11
5
Cincinnati
-23.99
8
1
9
189
12
7
Iowa State
-23.86
6
0
19
91
13
8
Kansas
-23.77
6
1
12
111
14
16
Miami (FL)
-23.4
7
1
26
86
15
17
Virginia
-23.04
7
1
13
99
16
32
Oklahoma
-22.84
5
0
4
271
17
13
North Carolina
-22.82
7
1
28
39
18
10
Gonzaga
-22.15
5
2
35
33
19
45
SMU
-22.1
6
0
14
143
20
26
Pittsburgh
-22.09
6
1
8
268
21
23
Xavier
-21.71
8
0
24
81
22
21
Connecticut
-21.29
5
2
22
124
23
27
Duke
-20.94
8
1
37
85
24
18
Texas A&M
-20.04
7
2
39
66
25
28
Iowa
-19.6
6
2
43
59
26
29
Florida State
-18.04
5
2
59
56
27
36
New Mexico
-17.42
5
2
75
34
28
34
Princeton
-17.34
4
1
27
153
29
38
USC
-17.18
6
2
76
45
30
24
UT Arlington
-17.08
7
2
55
24
31
50
Indiana
-16.44
6
3
32
203
32
12
Louisiana Tech
-16.33
6
1
36
137
33
20
Houston
-16.03
5
0
11
346
34
19
Kentucky
-15.49
7
1
47
150
35
43
Georgia Tech
-15.2
6
2
93
68
36
51
Dayton
-15.12
6
1
130
41
37
100
Maryland
-15.06
7
1
40
215
38
56
South Carolina
-15
8
0
44
199
39
25
Oregon
-14.96
6
1
112
83
40
79
VCU
-14.5
5
3
97
57
41
47
Notre Dame
-14.47
5
2
77
87
42
53
Michigan
-14.37
6
2
48
186
43
109
Boise State
-14.35
5
4
34
164
44
91
Arizona
-14.05
7
1
70
132
45
44
Kansas State
-14.03
6
1
81
109
46
37
George Washington
-13.9
7
1
131
55
47
57
Richmond
-13.79
5
3
171
15
48
31
Akron
-13.78
6
2
29
191
49
65
Auburn
-13.73
4
1
67
194
50
102
Old Dominion
-13.69
4
4
92
70
51
49
Monmouth
-13.61
5
3
139
3
52
35
Colorado
-13.49
7
1
46
192
53
99
Memphis
-13.31
5
2
122
121
54
30
Chattanooga
-13.27
5
2
54
76
55
63
Yale
-13.21
5
3
105
35
56
54
Nevada
-13.13
5
3
51
112
57
168
Arizona State
-13.06
5
2
155
58
58
46
Valparaiso
-13.03
7
2
33
169
59
64
William & Mary
-12.95
5
3
83
60
60
52
Saint Mary's
-12.61
6
0
25
341
61
76
Washington
-12.54
5
2
90
136
62
83
UNLV
-12.42
7
1
30
166
63
124
UNC Asheville
-12.13
4
4
42
183
64
69
Ohio State
-12.07
3
4
173
73
65
33
Nebraska
-11.93
6
3
95
172
66
58
Northwestern
-11.89
7
1
101
145
67
75
Texas
-11.8
4
3
211
12
68
77
Providence
-11.8
8
1
136
80
69
71
Tennessee
-11.68
4
3
169
44
70
136
Wisconsin
-11.68
6
3
148
62
71
238
Marquette
-11.48
6
2
109
185
72
60
Oakland
-11.46
4
3
41
157
73
138
Belmont
-11.27
5
4
127
23
74
39
Coastal Carolina
-11.23
4
4
61
213
75
41
Creighton
-11.15
5
3
89
148
76
80
Sacramento State
-11.05
5
2
104
225
77
103
Georgetown
-10.95
4
3
121
122
78
255
Iona
-10.91
3
2
94
77
79
55
Syracuse
-10.74
6
2
172
53
80
125
Tennessee State
-10.62
5
2
58
331
81
86
Louisiana Monroe
-10.61
4
2
68
187
82
84
California
-10.5
6
2
86
239
83
59
Northern Iowa
-10.39
5
2
72
245
84
90
UCLA
-10.33
6
3
198
63
85
40
UNC Wilmington
-10.31
5
0
18
348
86
153
Saint Joseph's
-10.27
5
2
223
22
87
81
Hawaii
-10.24
5
1
88
242
88
78
South Dakota State
-10.17
7
1
20
328
89
139
Seton Hall
-10.13
6
2
82
184
90
104
Utah
-9.916
7
1
145
142
91
82
Charleston
-9.733
5
2
120
88
92
146
Evansville
-9.631
7
1
56
282
93
127
Southern Illinois
-9.622
8
1
64
260
94
48
Albany
-9.564
6
3
62
212
95
115
Stanford
-9.529
3
3
258
7
96
42
UTEP
-9.113
6
2
98
307
97
61
Clemson
-9.068
6
2
45
321
98
135
Arkansas
-9.039
3
4
135
151
99
85
Louisiana Lafayette
-8.859
2
3
69
214
100
98
BYU
-8.833
5
2
63
296
101
111
Oregon State
-8.824
6
1
102
237
102
108
Texas Tech
-8.801
5
1
177
96
103
74
Columbia
-8.779
5
5
103
118
104
62
Fordham
-8.608
6
1
23
351
105
88
Eastern Michigan
-8.522
5
3
60
266
106
92
Army
-8.509
6
2
52
244
107
112
Toledo
-8.493
6
2
66
259
108
95
Hofstra
-8.343
6
2
114
113
109
70
Arkansas-Little Rock
-8.069
7
0
31
324
110
94
Ohio
-7.963
4
3
175
92
111
119
Georgia
-7.933
3
3
253
29
112
163
High Point
-7.878
6
2
79
230
113
105
Western Illinois
-7.845
6
1
16
325
114
107
Weber State
-7.845
5
3
57
290
115
126
Tulsa
-7.662
5
3
191
102
116
120
Western Carolina
-7.586
3
5
160
64
117
66
Massachusetts
-7.44
5
2
132
178
118
131
New Mexico State
-7.42
5
3
116
257
119
188
NC State
-7.138
5
3
188
158
120
184
Jackson State
-7.024
3
6
178
32
121
89
Illinois
-7.017
4
5
250
37
122
101
Temple
-6.976
3
4
267
10
123
129
Oral Roberts
-6.971
7
2
143
131
124
93
Northeastern
-6.937
6
2
107
177
125
123
Cal State Fullerton
-6.783
6
2
87
208
126
162
Rhode Island
-6.77
5
3
140
174
127
192
Wichita State
-6.766
4
3
166
101
128
130
Wake Forest
-6.766
6
2
242
28
129
122
James Madison
-6.644
7
3
129
210
130
183
St. Bonaventure
-6.604
5
2
182
107
131
133
Northern Illinois
-6.559
7
1
38
347
132
201
Ole Miss
-6.523
6
2
119
224
133
194
TCU
-6.503
4
3
149
261
134
176
Georgia Southern
-6.493
3
4
53
278
135
134
East Tennessee State
-6.456
3
4
201
49
136
143
Mississippi State
-6.345
4
3
183
179
137
132
Kent State
-6.136
4
2
147
149
138
151
Middle Tennessee
-6.079
5
2
187
75
139
154
Navy
-6.017
7
2
85
253
140
174
Virginia Tech
-5.941
5
3
128
295
141
253
DePaul
-5.907
4
3
156
139
142
230
Furman
-5.892
4
3
78
258
143
181
Florida Gulf Coast
-5.858
5
4
124
233
144
161
Buffalo
-5.815
4
4
192
98
145
121
San Diego State
-5.788
5
4
196
114
146
68
Oklahoma State
-5.75
5
3
159
275
147
190
UC Irvine
-5.645
6
3
152
165
148
167
Long Beach State
-5.63
5
5
218
61
149
106
Omaha
-5.591
4
4
106
255
150
182
Eastern Washington
-5.478
5
3
50
323
151
171
Morehead State
-5.385
5
2
71
291
152
137
Murray State
-5.373
5
4
202
123
153
159
Canisius
-5.361
3
4
203
146
154
148
UC Davis
-5.346
4
3
163
195
155
170
Pepperdine
-5.295
4
4
126
206
156
189
Siena
-5.158
5
4
138
141
157
160
Missouri
-5.089
4
3
246
72
158
147
North Dakota State
-5.009
5
3
141
168
159
157
Eastern Kentucky
-5.005
7
2
91
310
160
72
Fairfield
-4.992
4
4
247
46
161
226
UCF
-4.989
3
3
99
267
162
186
Alabama
-4.892
5
2
252
30
163
175
Vermont
-4.72
4
5
248
19
164
116
Western Kentucky
-4.711
4
4
219
82
165
87
Colorado State
-4.667
5
3
228
127
166
96
Detroit
-4.652
3
3
210
89
167
233
Davidson
-4.39
5
1
174
220
168
145
UC Santa Barbara
-4.339
2
4
277
5
169
185
Tennessee Tech
-4.314
7
2
73
333
170
144
Ball State
-4.189
7
2
96
319
171
225
Washington State
-4.126
5
1
113
342
172
191
Gardner-Webb
-4.049
3
6
260
13
173
128
Duquesne
-4.041
6
2
158
286
174
152
Minnesota
-3.984
5
3
230
156
175
114
NJIT
-3.951
5
3
150
222
176
141
Milwaukee
-3.833
6
3
125
262
177
200
Texas A&M-CC
-3.771
6
2
157
256
178
173
UAB
-3.545
5
3
168
201
179
177
Mercer
-3.481
8
1
49
350
180
214
Green Bay
-3.458
4
4
200
103
181
73
North Florida
-3.402
6
4
146
218
182
172
IPFW
-3.394
7
3
153
167
183
155
Texas State
-3.352
3
2
80
302
184
212
Harvard
-3.311
2
6
190
140
185
197
South Dakota
-3.283
5
3
180
128
186
195
Cal Poly
-3.271
5
3
115
311
187
178
East Carolina
-3.234
5
3
164
254
188
218
Loyola (CHI)
-2.924
5
3
206
159
189
221
Indiana State
-2.86
3
4
231
93
190
256
Towson
-2.761
6
3
117
314
191
140
Drake
-2.756
4
4
144
269
192
204
Air Force
-2.659
6
2
204
202
193
156
Arkansas State
-2.657
2
6
220
78
194
196
Pacific
-2.486
1
6
251
105
195
165
Hampton
-2.235
4
3
151
144
196
219
Southern
-2.095
5
1
100
320
197
222
Saint Peter's
-2.008
3
4
193
188
198
258
Wyoming
-1.976
5
3
108
332
199
202
The Citadel
-1.934
5
4
170
229
200
187
Tulane
-1.919
5
4
205
251
201
199
Portland
-1.862
4
5
195
232
202
164
Wofford
-1.854
3
5
238
50
203
158
Campbell
-1.842
4
2
118
327
204
217
Elon
-1.756
5
3
162
250
205
110
Sacred Heart
-1.698
1
6
305
16
206
227
Samford
-1.509
6
3
189
181
207
293
Montana
-1.487
3
3
179
247
208
113
Howard
-1.462
5
3
84
334
209
198
Alabama A&M
-1.451
5
1
111
305
210
210
Utah State
-1.333
5
1
123
312
211
205
Bowling Green
-1.308
6
2
184
294
212
169
Fresno State
-1.285
6
2
142
309
213
206
Winthrop
-1.208
6
1
134
315
214
67
Saint Louis
-1.16
4
3
257
190
215
300
LSU
-1.155
5
2
186
235
216
149
UC Riverside
-1.108
5
3
65
344
217
244
Radford
-1.001
5
4
213
155
218
193
Bucknell
-0.959
3
5
176
264
219
203
South Carolina State
-0.83
4
4
137
273
220
207
Fairleigh Dickinson
-0.82
2
6
287
26
221
97
Portland State
-0.792
3
4
133
303
222
117
Boston University
-0.727
3
4
272
38
223
234
Western Michigan
-0.543
3
5
197
219
224
315
Penn State
-0.4
5
2
240
226
225
118
Grand Canyon
-0.24
6
1
161
340
226
213
Lehigh
0.0021
1
7
302
4
227
180
Grambling State
0.0146
2
6
271
43
228
209
Lamar
0.1407
4
3
74
349
229
307
Georgia State
0.1522
4
2
110
337
230
216
Stephen F Austin
0.1796
4
3
234
182
231
179
George Mason
0.3451
4
5
229
198
232
280
Delaware
0.4354
4
3
216
197
233
142
Chicago State
0.4354
3
6
167
298
234
166
Denver
0.5939
5
3
194
318
235
231
Loyola Marymount
0.7711
5
3
209
249
236
297
Incarnate Word
0.8634
3
2
185
297
237
260
Austin Peay
0.9249
4
5
259
110
238
314
Sam Houston State
1.1958
3
5
199
277
239
215
Lipscomb
1.2041
3
7
244
163
240
249
Quinnipiac
1.3932
3
4
249
196
241
235
Stetson
1.6253
3
6
289
51
242
240
New Orleans
1.6823
2
5
226
126
243
316
Drexel
1.9648
1
6
270
129
244
329
IUPUI
2.1917
3
6
239
160
245
246
St. John's
2.1954
5
3
268
216
246
327
Mount St. Mary's
2.2269
2
6
319
11
247
269
CSU Bakersfield
2.23
4
3
154
336
248
301
Morgan State
2.3854
2
6
313
9
249
261
Brown
2.3911
3
5
224
211
250
237
UMKC
2.5296
5
3
245
240
251
271
Presbyterian
2.5447
3
5
221
288
252
252
Loyola (MD)
2.5644
1
7
318
25
253
262
Jacksonville
2.6855
4
5
165
322
254
276
Missouri State
2.7155
2
5
293
90
255
232
Miami (OH)
2.733
4
4
263
265
256
273
Cleveland State
2.7494
2
6
299
18
257
254
Texas Southern
2.812
1
7
301
21
258
296
South Alabama
2.8955
3
5
233
252
259
150
San Francisco
2.9075
4
4
214
304
260
236
Dartmouth
3.0112
2
3
237
272
261
211
New Hampshire
3.0844
5
3
243
221
262
241
Wagner
3.2056
4
2
181
339
263
328
VMI
3.2968
3
4
207
276
264
239
Youngstown State
3.4191
4
5
217
293
265
220
Florida International
3.5024
4
5
208
335
266
224
Jacksonville State
3.5602
3
8
235
274
267
268
Rider
3.7069
1
7
294
67
268
251
Holy Cross
3.7915
3
5
280
241
269
266
Idaho
3.8739
5
4
225
299
270
283
Cornell
3.9205
5
4
269
205
271
289
Bethune-Cookman
3.9442
3
4
256
217
272
281
Savannah State
3.9522
4
5
308
104
273
250
UMass Lowell
4.0408
4
4
265
193
274
313
Montana State
4.0911
4
4
266
231
275
302
Charleston Southern
4.2474
3
5
291
100
276
242
Nicholls State
4.2616
3
3
276
289
277
248
South Florida
4.4254
2
7
323
133
278
322
San Diego
4.4654
3
5
278
154
279
291
North Dakota
4.5073
4
4
227
285
280
243
Boston College
4.514
3
5
279
280
281
317
Southern Utah
4.6439
2
5
255
236
282
245
La Salle
4.7094
4
3
212
338
283
308
Illinois State
4.8927
3
6
300
152
284
270
Santa Clara
5.1685
2
7
304
173
285
295
Seattle
5.3018
3
5
281
287
286
292
Southeastern Louisiana
5.3835
2
7
295
135
287
208
SIU-Edwardsville
5.4501
1
7
331
42
288
312
Appalachian State
5.5388
2
6
297
162
289
305
Marshall
5.5614
0
6
338
6
290
263
Troy
5.6896
4
4
222
329
291
275
St. Francis (PA)
5.8967
3
4
288
207
292
290
Tennessee-Martin
5.9587
2
6
285
200
293
298
Norfolk State
5.9736
3
4
261
270
294
343
Kennesaw State
6.1283
2
8
330
36
295
332
South Carolina Upstate
6.2501
1
9
292
238
296
267
St. Francis (BKN)
6.3008
3
5
282
147
297
229
Rutgers
6.3375
3
5
298
263
298
325
Niagara
6.3806
3
6
310
170
299
282
CS Northridge
6.5938
2
6
312
117
300
259
North Texas
6.699
2
6
286
308
301
299
LIU Brooklyn
6.6991
4
2
241
317
302
223
Colgate
6.7267
2
5
303
79
303
247
Wright State
6.7553
3
5
264
281
304
264
North Carolina Central
6.8151
3
4
254
283
305
336
San Jose State
6.8503
4
4
215
330
306
306
American
7.1053
2
6
307
71
307
288
Central Michigan
7.1541
3
4
274
313
308
257
Longwood
7.199
3
6
262
292
309
284
Northern Arizona
7.2179
2
6
290
246
310
304
UNC Greensboro
7.313
3
4
232
343
311
326
Binghamton
7.4026
2
5
320
130
312
274
Northern Kentucky
7.4233
1
5
324
74
313
286
Hartford
7.6569
3
6
317
108
314
347
Southern Miss
7.6578
1
6
314
204
315
319
Liberty
7.7082
3
6
236
345
316
272
Florida Atlantic
7.7324
1
5
321
97
317
341
Coppin State
7.862
2
5
309
234
318
310
Abilene Christian
8.0786
3
5
275
300
319
333
Southeast Missouri State
8.4081
0
7
336
14
320
228
Alabama State
8.424
3
4
325
84
321
321
Bradley
8.6629
1
8
339
69
322
303
Penn
8.7065
4
4
273
316
323
338
UMBC
8.7375
2
7
296
227
324
320
Robert Morris
8.752
1
8
328
65
325
330
Houston Baptist
8.9842
2
6
315
171
326
311
Rice
9.044
3
6
316
248
327
340
Eastern Illinois
9.161
2
4
334
125
328
277
Central Arkansas
9.2333
2
6
343
8
329
279
Marist
9.5181
2
4
322
209
330
278
UT Rio Grande Valley
9.6704
3
5
311
243
331
285
Utah Valley
9.7653
2
6
284
326
332
294
Lafayette
9.8765
2
6
327
115
333
331
Idaho State
9.8767
2
4
283
284
334
335
Prairie View A&M
9.9021
0
7
349
2
335
287
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
9.9815
2
7
348
1
336
323
Maryland-Eastern Shore
10.275
1
6
335
54
337
324
Charlotte
10.387
1
7
350
17
338
318
Maine
10.93
2
5
329
116
339
349
North Carolina A&T
11.454
3
7
337
120
340
265
UIC
12.696
1
5
332
228
341
351
McNeese State
13.066
1
5
306
306
342
342
Mississippi Valley State
13.251
0
10
341
40
343
344
Bryant
13.393
2
7
342
95
344
339
Texas San Antonio
13.94
1
7
333
175
345
309
Manhattan
14.115
1
5
345
119
346
345
Northern Colorado
14.211
1
6
344
180
347
337
Florida A&M
15.232
3
6
326
301
348
346
Northwestern State
15.479
1
6
346
138
349
334
Delaware State
15.509
0
8
347
106
350
348
Alcorn State
19.299
0
7
351
27
351
350
Central Connecticut
19.311
0
7
340
279


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