Monday, March 9, 2015

College Basketball Rankings - 9 Mar

The regular season is over, and championship week is in full swing, with 4 automatic bids already determined, and 28 more to come this week before the other 36 teams are picked on Sunday. These are my last full rankings of the season, with my March Madness breakdown just over a week away. Teams in bold are conference champions or top remaining seeds, teams in italics are projected at-large selections, underlines indicate that the team's in/out status has changed this week:





Record

TW
LW
Team
Rating
W
L
MOV
SOS
1
1
Kentucky
-26.135
31
0
1
41
2
2
Wisconsin
-23.387
28
3
4
14
3
3
Duke
-22.907
28
3
7
11
4
5
Arizona
-22.297
28
3
3
65
5
4
Virginia
-21.865
28
2
9
24
6
6
Villanova
-21.278
29
2
11
33
7
9
Gonzaga
-19.884
30
2
2
97
8
10
North Carolina
-19.642
21
10
26
2
9
8
Utah
-19.619
23
7
6
72
10
7
Ohio State
-19.292
22
9
13
58
11
11
Oklahoma
-17.186
21
9
36
5
12
14
Notre Dame
-16.97
26
5
15
71
13
12
Louisville
-16.829
24
7
29
28
14
16
Iowa State
-16.545
22
8
30
15
15
15
Kansas
-16.362
24
7
68
1
16
13
Baylor
-16.051
23
8
33
23
17
18
Michigan State
-15.785
21
10
41
26
18
17
Butler
-15.681
22
9
43
18
19
19
Wichita State
-14.866
28
4
12
117
20
20
West Virginia
-14.787
23
8
57
7
21
22
Georgetown
-14.604
20
9
77
3
22
21
Texas
-14.597
19
12
59
17
23
23
Iowa
-14.586
21
10
58
27
24
24
Xavier
-13.544
19
12
63
20
25
35
Davidson
-13.39
23
6
14
94
26
25
BYU
-13.053
24
8
17
104
27
28
Illinois
-12.724
19
12
64
45
28
26
Minnesota
-12.623
17
14
67
62
29
32
Northern Iowa
-12.622
30
3
21
100
30
29
Arkansas
-12.509
24
7
52
69
31
30
Maryland
-12.465
26
5
89
38
32
33
North Carolina State
-12.43
19
12
111
21
33
34
Purdue
-12.218
20
11
87
37
34
27
Virginia Commonwealth
-12.124
22
9
65
49
35
39
Providence
-11.861
21
10
120
10
36
36
Georgia
-11.709
20
10
117
16
37
38
Florida
-11.612
15
16
122
9
38
40
Oklahoma State
-11.414
18
12
94
30
39
44
Miami (FL)
-11.365
20
11
99
40
40
37
Stanford
-10.979
18
12
88
51
41
45
Vanderbilt
-10.911
19
12
80
76
42
41
Ole Miss
-10.815
20
11
98
47
43
31
Indiana
-10.677
19
12
104
50
44
43
SMU
-10.366
24
6
31
122
45
42
LSU
-10.276
22
9
84
68
46
47
Texas A&M
-10.273
20
10
101
57
47
46
Syracuse
-10.108
18
13
124
39
48
51
Dayton
-10.032
23
7
55
86
49
54
Cincinnati
-9.9957
22
9
61
91
50
49
St. John's
-9.9749
21
10
128
43
51
50
Boise State
-9.9655
24
7
19
190
52
52
San Diego State
-9.8908
24
7
45
116
53
56
Stephen F Austin
-9.8196
27
4
10
328
54
53
Buffalo
-9.7076
22
9
50
82
55
48
TCU
-9.6207
17
14
96
77
56
55
UCLA
-9.0983
19
12
136
46
57
65
George Washington
-9.0484
20
11
70
81
58
62
Georgia State
-8.983
22
9
20
201
59
61
South Carolina
-8.8218
15
15
140
48
60
60
Richmond
-8.7573
19
12
102
74
61
64
Oregon
-8.693
23
8
109
83
62
57
Rhode Island
-8.6018
21
8
54
113
63
59
Murray State
-8.5235
27
5
18
266
64
58
Sam Houston State
-8.3384
24
7
5
349
65
70
Colorado State
-8.263
26
5
37
185
66
63
Arizona State
-8.054
17
14
147
60
67
71
Old Dominion
-8.0393
24
6
47
198
68
74
Yale
-7.974
22
9
39
130
69
69
Alabama
-7.8801
18
13
153
61
70
67
Seton Hall
-7.8313
16
14
187
22
71
72
Illinois State
-7.7757
21
12
73
98
72
68
Central Michigan
-7.7008
22
7
23
298
73
76
Hofstra
-7.5426
20
13
28
159
74
66
North Carolina Central
-7.5305
24
6
8
346
75
73
Pittsburgh
-7.1346
19
13
176
54
76
80
Valparaiso
-7
27
5
22
293
77
88
Wofford
-6.9989
27
6
49
151
78
77
Iona
-6.9974
26
7
46
149
79
82
Green Bay
-6.9577
24
7
42
221
80
91
Temple
-6.8878
22
9
110
88
81
78
Connecticut
-6.8666
17
13
118
80
82
85
Kansas State
-6.8431
15
16
233
6
83
89
William & Mary
-6.7838
20
11
53
150
84
83
Michigan
-6.7392
15
15
217
32
85
86
Eastern Kentucky
-6.7025
19
11
27
243
86
75
Toledo
-6.5783
19
12
100
89
87
87
Louisiana Tech
-6.5606
24
7
34
242
88
92
Penn State
-6.4937
16
15
205
36
89
79
Saint Mary's
-6.4108
21
9
105
109
90
90
Clemson
-6.3243
16
14
211
44
91
81
Harvard
-6.2232
21
7
56
182
92
94
Memphis
-6.0387
18
13
123
103
93
84
Georgia Tech
-6.0071
12
18
242
4
94
97
Colorado
-6.003
14
16
193
53
95
96
Creighton
-5.8574
13
18
214
42
96
101
South Dakota State
-5.7988
22
9
25
290
97
93
Marquette
-5.5191
12
18
258
12
98
95
Northwestern
-5.4945
15
16
235
34
99
106
Tennessee
-5.3552
15
15
239
29
100
100
Nebraska
-5.2007
13
17
248
19
101
99
Vermont
-5.0957
18
13
38
287
102
102
UTEP
-5.0895
21
9
83
193
103
105
La Salle
-5.0173
16
15
190
67
104
104
UNLV
-4.9277
17
14
127
102
105
108
Florida State
-4.844
16
15
227
56
106
117
Boston College
-4.7942
12
18
254
35
107
107
Tulsa
-4.6531
21
9
112
124
108
120
St. Bonaventure
-4.4892
17
12
138
90
109
115
UC Santa Barbara
-4.4265
18
12
91
153
110
112
Cleveland State
-4.4134
18
14
79
189
111
98
UC Irvine
-4.3962
18
12
75
163
112
116
Coastal Carolina
-4.3613
24
9
24
335
113
111
Northeastern
-4.2774
22
11
114
120
114
114
Evansville
-4.2158
19
12
115
167
115
109
New Mexico State
-4.1378
21
10
35
321
116
127
Morehead State
-4.0745
17
17
81
197
117
121
UC Davis
-4.0674
24
5
48
281
118
103
Wake Forest
-4.0154
13
18
277
13
119
118
Washington
-3.9673
16
14
201
78
120
113
Chattanooga
-3.9034
22
10
82
222
121
110
Oregon State
-3.8978
17
13
182
92
122
130
UL Lafayette
-3.8811
19
12
44
310
123
138
Eastern Michigan
-3.8753
19
12
72
271
124
124
Bowling Green
-3.8662
19
10
103
179
125
123
San Diego
-3.763
15
16
174
85
126
122
Georgia Southern
-3.7513
21
8
40
326
127
131
Pepperdine
-3.6416
18
12
135
115
128
126
Stony Brook
-3.5388
23
10
62
246
129
119
Massachusetts
-3.5354
17
14
225
64
130
146
Belmont
-3.4966
22
10
106
183
131
132
South Carolina Upstate
-3.4875
23
11
16
350
132
129
Akron
-3.4343
18
13
116
200
133
125
Albany
-3.3767
23
8
69
239
134
128
Tennessee-Martin
-3.1282
18
12
74
216
135
134
Eastern Washington
-2.9506
23
8
51
308
136
133
North Florida
-2.7979
23
11
32
315
137
141
San Francisco
-2.7502
14
18
185
107
138
147
Portland
-2.7232
17
14
144
140
139
142
California
-2.6874
17
14
251
70
140
136
Charlotte
-2.6798
14
17
157
110
141
137
High Point
-2.6663
22
9
71
274
142
140
New Mexico
-2.5979
15
15
164
126
143
135
Columbia
-2.5337
13
15
151
148
144
149
Mercer
-2.4814
18
15
107
220
145
150
Western Michigan
-2.4599
19
12
133
152
146
145
Kent State
-2.4558
21
10
129
176
147
154
Wyoming
-2.3843
22
9
95
300
148
151
UNC Wilmington
-2.3491
19
12
137
118
149
143
Long Beach State
-2.3058
16
16
197
79
150
144
Western Kentucky
-2.238
19
11
119
228
151
148
DePaul
-2.0865
12
19
288
31
152
139
Utah State
-2.0392
18
12
131
196
153
161
Texas Tech
-1.9543
13
18
286
55
154
152
New Hampshire
-1.7281
19
12
66
305
155
158
St. Francis (NY)
-1.6296
23
10
78
299
156
164
Hawaii
-1.5855
20
12
126
283
157
153
East Tennessee State
-1.3922
17
14
143
169
158
160
Dartmouth
-1.3733
14
14
165
123
159
155
Canisius
-1.3562
16
14
156
161
160
163
Winthrop
-1.2362
19
13
60
322
161
175
Manhattan
-1.2359
18
13
132
184
162
178
Loyola (IL)
-1.234
19
13
170
164
163
168
Norfolk State
-1.1475
19
12
93
275
164
166
Radford
-1.1053
21
11
92
301
165
169
Princeton
-1.0729
15
14
150
202
166
159
Cornell
-1.0098
13
17
178
142
167
165
Rider
-0.9588
21
11
148
175
168
157
Colgate
-0.9317
16
17
145
172
169
162
Charleston Southern
-0.928
19
11
90
309
170
181
Montana
-0.8762
18
11
85
286
171
185
American
-0.8514
17
15
162
121
172
170
USC
-0.8218
11
19
280
66
173
167
Oakland
-0.7907
16
16
212
112
174
180
Saint Joseph's
-0.7749
13
17
252
84
175
172
Cal Poly
-0.7535
13
15
152
155
176
156
Virginia Tech
-0.7448
10
21
296
52
177
179
Mississippi State
-0.6366
13
18
257
87
178
182
Auburn
-0.4847
12
19
298
59
179
183
Northern Illinois
-0.4369
14
15
196
136
180
190
Middle Tennessee
-0.3544
16
15
169
214
181
196
Lafayette
-0.3514
19
12
149
209
182
193
Saint Peter's
-0.3357
16
18
163
178
183
171
Quinnipiac
-0.2927
15
15
173
234
184
177
UL Monroe
-0.2913
20
11
108
302
185
173
Monmouth
-0.2495
18
15
183
162
186
176
Lehigh
-0.1565
16
14
161
205
187
201
Washington State
-0.0228
13
17
291
63
188
174
UT Arlington
0.01929
16
14
180
173
189
184
UAB
0.02147
16
15
209
166
190
187
NJIT
0.05572
18
11
97
316
191
202
Robert Morris
0.08963
18
14
177
192
192
188
Rutgers
0.171
10
21
335
8
193
195
Florida Gulf Coast
0.46437
22
10
113
323
194
189
James Madison
0.53033
19
13
245
125
195
191
Samford
0.68015
13
19
166
238
196
197
Missouri
0.80884
9
22
332
25
197
198
Maryland-Eastern Shore
0.80986
18
13
139
215
198
192
Detroit
0.83917
15
18
204
181
199
194
Northern Arizona
0.84647
18
13
160
241
200
186
Indiana State
0.85883
15
16
236
132
201
212
St. Francis (PA)
0.98065
16
15
159
207
202
205
George Mason
1.06001
9
21
303
73
203
199
Bucknell
1.09111
19
14
198
195
204
204
Oral Roberts
1.0998
18
13
158
252
205
209
Western Carolina
1.1523
15
17
207
145
206
203
IPFW
1.20146
16
14
125
311
207
208
Tennessee Tech
1.21038
12
18
181
230
208
210
Elon
1.37359
15
18
194
212
209
211
Sacramento State
1.42712
19
10
121
313
210
226
Gardner-Webb
1.46412
20
14
179
251
211
206
SIU-Edwardsville
1.47108
12
16
184
276
212
200
VMI
1.47966
11
19
203
204
213
217
Texas State
1.6475
13
16
154
291
214
207
Eastern Illinois
1.6544
17
14
215
187
215
220
Duquesne
1.72984
11
18
263
114
216
229
North Dakota State
1.83069
21
9
130
314
217
214
UNC Asheville
1.83267
15
16
146
296
218
213
Northern Kentucky
1.86417
13
17
175
273
219
216
Incarnate Word
1.86572
18
10
86
344
220
219
Southeast Missouri State
1.8969
13
17
188
259
221
224
Fresno State
2.0703
15
16
223
188
222
243
Santa Clara
2.11425
14
18
272
105
223
215
Mount St. Mary's
2.13712
15
15
219
158
224
223
Denver
2.17734
12
18
226
229
225
222
Tulane
2.1889
15
15
228
226
226
227
Towson
2.23532
12
20
213
194
227
218
Boston University
2.33273
13
17
229
171
228
225
Idaho
2.34566
13
16
171
294
229
232
Air Force
2.37815
13
16
195
279
230
235
Southern Illinois
2.39478
12
21
250
160
231
228
Bryant
2.51539
16
15
218
199
232
221
Fordham
2.60038
9
20
295
93
233
231
Texas Southern
2.61808
19
12
167
244
234
230
Ball State
2.83329
7
22
265
128
235
239
Holy Cross
2.83582
14
16
222
232
236
244
Texas A&M-CC
2.83703
18
12
134
329
237
240
South Dakota
2.85254
17
15
189
284
238
241
UC Riverside
2.91952
14
16
224
224
239
237
Army
2.99023
15
15
206
258
240
238
Sacred Heart
3.01063
15
17
200
263
241
255
Houston
3.03758
12
18
243
213
242
233
Miami (OH)
3.16042
13
18
276
147
243
252
Ohio
3.23035
10
19
297
106
244
242
Northwestern State
3.31424
17
12
141
338
245
236
UT San Antonio
3.3374
14
15
191
297
246
234
East Carolina
3.37982
13
18
249
211
247
247
Howard
3.54365
16
15
142
317
248
245
Northern Colorado
3.57855
15
14
172
324
249
251
Arkansas-Little Rock
3.73228
13
17
232
260
250
246
Bradley
3.77968
9
24
290
137
251
248
Pacific
3.7837
12
19
274
139
252
258
Portland State
3.78502
15
13
192
289
253
249
UNC Greensboro
3.83109
11
22
238
249
254
253
Missouri State
4.14775
11
20
282
127
255
256
Milwaukee
4.19605
14
16
269
131
256
272
Siena
4.36576
11
20
271
146
257
254
College of Charleston
4.36819
9
24
310
99
258
263
Delaware
4.38088
10
20
302
95
259
260
Wright State
4.38214
11
20
261
168
260
266
Delaware State
4.43177
15
16
199
265
261
259
CSU Bakersfield
4.4339
13
18
155
342
262
264
Hartford
4.45665
14
16
240
250
263
261
North Texas
4.48725
14
16
255
253
264
257
Drexel
4.50161
11
19
299
135
265
262
Weber State
4.59432
12
17
231
272
266
276
Pennsylvania
4.76457
9
18
311
96
267
267
Omaha
4.76724
12
17
208
295
268
281
Alabama State
4.7923
18
9
76
351
269
265
Navy
4.79574
13
19
267
208
270
274
Brown
4.81381
13
18
264
186
271
250
Loyola Marymount
4.84702
8
23
336
75
272
292
Furman
4.98061
11
21
279
170
273
269
LIU Brooklyn
5.00104
12
18
262
206
274
268
Lamar
5.04817
15
15
186
333
275
286
Rice
5.12822
11
19
253
256
276
271
UMKC
5.29575
13
18
221
292
277
270
Campbell
5.29594
10
22
246
264
278
273
Saint Louis
5.41588
11
20
329
108
279
275
Seattle
5.51437
14
14
202
343
280
288
Florida International
5.71494
15
16
237
268
281
282
CS Northridge
5.75727
9
23
304
154
282
280
Drake
5.75891
9
22
326
101
283
284
South Florida
5.76818
9
22
318
129
284
277
UMass Lowell
5.80852
12
17
270
138
285
285
Youngstown State
5.89235
11
21
266
248
286
287
Grand Canyon
5.90742
17
14
220
341
287
291
Southern
5.92263
16
16
168
345
288
289
North Dakota
6.04589
9
21
268
235
289
279
Hampton
6.06671
12
17
234
277
290
294
Troy
6.07461
10
19
241
304
291
296
IUPUI
6.18561
10
21
306
119
292
301
Appalachian State
6.34394
12
17
308
134
293
278
Fairfield
6.36591
7
24
316
143
294
305
South Alabama
6.64432
11
20
283
231
295
304
UIC
6.69641
10
24
309
157
296
297
Wagner
6.75534
10
20
281
217
297
293
Florida Atlantic
6.82612
9
20
273
261
298
290
Southeastern Louisiana
6.83961
10
22
256
255
299
298
Prairie View
6.86865
14
17
210
320
300
283
Arkansas State
6.93444
11
18
289
225
301
308
Marshall
6.97543
11
20
293
233
302
299
Houston Baptist
7.01487
12
16
216
337
303
295
UCF
7.02189
12
17
321
191
304
302
CS Fullerton
7.07394
9
22
294
223
305
303
Nevada
7.19543
9
21
312
219
306
300
The Citadel
7.28583
11
19
285
257
307
311
Fairleigh Dickinson
7.33305
8
21
292
240
308
307
Loyola (MD)
7.35207
11
19
317
141
309
316
Lipscomb
7.42162
14
17
259
285
310
306
Niagara
7.54201
8
22
331
133
311
314
Marist
7.54233
7
25
320
144
312
309
Southern Utah
7.5502
10
19
275
267
313
315
Longwood
7.57003
11
23
287
247
314
310
McNeese State
8.02614
14
15
247
340
315
317
Jacksonville State
8.03331
12
19
301
237
316
312
New Orleans
8.25922
10
17
244
332
317
313
Jackson State
8.26128
11
20
230
334
318
319
Idaho State
8.68631
7
23
278
303
319
318
Austin Peay
8.8758
8
22
327
180
320
320
Utah Valley
8.9699
11
18
284
306
321
321
Montana State
9.65294
7
24
324
227
322
322
Bethune-Cookman
9.788
11
20
260
347
323
323
Southern Miss
9.79641
9
20
333
218
324
327
Binghamton
10.1992
6
26
334
210
325
324
South Carolina State
10.2943
10
21
314
282
326
326
Liberty
10.5564
8
24
307
331
327
329
Tennessee State
10.6166
5
26
342
156
328
325
Coppin State
10.6893
7
22
339
165
329
328
Presbyterian
10.6961
10
22
325
280
330
332
Chicago State
10.7933
8
23
323
254
331
331
Morgan State
10.8024
7
23
330
203
332
335
North Carolina A&T
11.021
9
22
313
307
333
330
Western Illinois
11.4373
8
20
338
269
334
333
Abilene Christian
11.518
10
21
315
327
335
336
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
11.5685
12
20
305
318
336
334
UMBC
11.7672
4
26
344
177
337
339
Jacksonville
12.8208
10
22
322
325
338
337
Alabama A&M
12.8385
9
19
300
339
339
345
Nicholls State
12.8573
10
18
328
319
340
340
Central Connecticut State
12.9351
5
26
345
236
341
338
Savannah State
12.9976
9
21
341
262
342
342
Stetson
13.0035
9
22
319
336
343
343
Maine
13.2746
3
27
346
111
344
341
Kennesaw State
13.6147
10
22
343
270
345
344
UT Pan American
13.6979
9
21
337
312
346
346
San Jose State
16.4885
2
28
349
174
347
347
Alcorn State
17.2232
5
25
340
348
348
349
Central Arkansas
19.1327
2
27
350
245
349
348
Mississippi Valley State
19.9
6
25
347
288
350
350
Florida A&M
20.6775
2
27
348
278
351
351
Grambling State
26.0663
2
26
351
330

Ohio State dropped out of the AP top 25 this week after getting blown out at home by Wisconsin last night, but people should keep an eye on this Buckeye team over the next month. They are projected to be a #8 seed in the tournament, which makes them very scary, since they have the talent of a #3 seed, so they could be the first team to knock out a #1 this year.

Texas is no longer receiving any votes in the AP Poll, which is mostly due to them having a losing record in the conference, but they play in the Big 12, the toughest league top-to-bottom in the entire country, and they managed to get a couple wins against the top teams in the conference, while keeping it close in several others. Since they are currently looking like they are right on the edge of being selected, I see a deep run in the conference tourney for the Longhorns, and perhaps a surprise conference title.

Conference Tournament Predictions

C=Champion, R=Runner-up

American - Tulsa (C) Memphis (R)
ACC - Virginia (C) Duke (R)
Atlantic 10 - Rhode Island (C) Richmond (R)
Big 12 - Texas (C) West Virginia (R)
Big East - Villanova (C) Xavier (R)
Big Sky - Eastern Washington (C) Montana (R)
Big Ten - Wisconsin (C) Michigan State (R)
Big West - Cal Poly (C) Hawaii (R)
Conference USA - Western Kentucky (C) UTEP (R)
Ivy - Harvard (C) Yale (R)
MEAC - Norfolk State (C) North Carolina Central (R)
MAC - Buffalo (C) Bowling Green (R)
MWC - Boise State (C) UNLV (R)
Pac 12 - Utah (C) Arizona (R)
SEC - Kentucky (C) South Carolina (R)
Southland - Sam Houston (C) Stephen F Austin (R)
Sun Belt - Georgia State (C) UL Monroe (R)
SWAC - Southern (C) Texas Southern (R)
WAC - New Mexico State (C) Seattle (R)

Note: Southern U is ineligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament, so Texas Southern is my pick to earn the tournament bid.

Of the 4 tournaments that have concluded, I correctly picked 3 champions and 2 runners-up. Of the 9 still in progress from last week, I have 6 champs and 6 runners-up still standing.

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