Monday, January 31, 2022

NCAA Basketball Rankings - 31 Jan

Losing to UCLA and letting Arizona State keep their game somewhat close this week was enough to knock Arizona out of the #1 spot again, and Gonzaga took advantage and took over the top spot for the first time this season, though they held the spot for a good chunk of last season. UCLA followed up their upset with blowouts of Cal and Stanford, making them the hottest ranked team of the week, and moving them up into the top 10. Ohio State moved into my top 25 after a solid road win against Minnesota and a close road loss at Purdue, and Murray State also moved up a couple of spots to reach the top 25 once again after slipping out a week ago. Here are my full current rankings:

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

1

2

Gonzaga

-18.86

17

2

2

1

Arizona

-18.52

17

2

3

3

Auburn

-18.11

20

1

4

4

Baylor

-17.81

18

3

5

8

Kentucky

-17.77

17

4

6

7

Houston

-17.29

18

2

7

5

Villanova

-17.03

16

5

8

10

Purdue

-16.3

18

3

9

6

Kansas

-15.9

17

3

10

13

UCLA

-15.84

17

2

11

9

LSU

-15.39

16

5

12

11

Duke

-14.89

17

3

13

12

Tennessee

-14.73

14

6

14

17

Texas Tech

-14.17

16

5

15

15

UConn

-13.97

15

4

16

14

Alabama

-13.31

14

7

17

16

Illinois

-12.96

15

5

18

19

Michigan State

-12.84

16

4

19

18

Iowa

-12.45

14

6

20

23

Texas

-12.37

16

5

21

21

Xavier

-12.22

15

5

22

24

Saint Mary's

-11.37

17

4

23

36

Ohio State

-11.35

13

5

24

20

USC

-11.08

18

3

25

27

Murray State

-10.7

20

2

26

32

Iowa State

-10.57

16

5

27

30

Chattanooga

-10.57

18

4

28

37

Wisconsin

-10.53

17

3

29

41

North Carolina

-10.48

15

6

30

39

Belmont

-10.42

17

5

31

42

Boise State

-10.4

17

4

32

47

Indiana

-10.36

16

5

33

43

Arkansas

-10.21

16

5

34

33

Virginia Tech

-10.19

11

10

35

25

Wake Forest

-10.12

18

5

36

26

Iona

-10.12

18

3

37

46

Oklahoma

-10.1

13

8

38

50

Marquette

-9.871

15

7

39

31

Loyola-Chicago

-9.864

16

4

40

35

Wyoming

-9.817

16

3

41

28

Florida

-9.743

13

8

42

68

Utah State

-9.621

12

9

43

66

Washington St

-9.531

12

7

44

45

Mississippi St

-9.441

13

7

45

58

Furman

-9.435

16

7

46

29

Michigan

-9.43

10

8

47

40

BYU

-9.345

17

6

48

44

UAB

-9.307

17

5

49

22

Seton Hall

-9.289

12

8

50

34

Davidson

-9.155

17

3

51

60

VCU

-9.148

13

6

52

53

San Diego State

-9.134

11

5

53

61

Providence

-9.038

19

2

54

49

Toledo

-8.998

17

4

55

48

San Francisco

-8.94

17

5

56

51

Vermont

-8.757

15

4

57

59

Memphis

-8.74

11

8

58

38

Colorado State

-8.508

16

2

59

64

SMU

-8.466

16

4

60

52

Missouri State

-8.36

16

7

61

57

South Dakota St

-8.355

19

4

62

54

TCU

-8.311

14

4

63

72

Clemson

-8.205

11

9

64

74

Saint Louis

-8.116

14

6

65

56

Wagner

-7.98

16

2

66

62

Oklahoma St

-7.906

10

10

67

63

Texas A&M

-7.752

15

6

68

65

Oregon

-7.685

13

7

69

71

Towson

-7.629

16

6

70

69

Fresno State

-7.628

14

6

71

83

Miami

-7.617

16

5

72

76

North Texas

-7.479

15

4

73

67

West Virginia

-7.343

13

7

74

55

Creighton

-7.326

13

7

75

78

Notre Dame

-6.991

14

6

76

87

Northwestern

-6.951

9

10

77

80

Cincinnati

-6.943

15

6

78

75

Kansas State

-6.84

10

10

79

79

Dayton

-6.7

14

7

80

92

Ohio

-6.622

16

3

81

81

Santa Clara

-6.53

13

8

82

70

Monmouth

-6.363

13

7

83

88

Wofford

-6.362

13

9

84

77

Oakland

-6.212

16

5

85

73

Florida State

-6.148

13

7

86

93

Syracuse

-6.092

10

11

87

84

UCF

-6.056

12

7

88

82

Hofstra

-6.052

13

8

89

96

Richmond

-6.001

13

8

90

85

Minnesota

-5.997

11

7

91

86

Louisiana Tech

-5.894

16

5

92

124

St. John's

-5.769

12

8

93

90

Penn State

-5.671

8

9

94

97

Jacksonville St

-5.63

15

6

95

100

Wichita State

-5.61

10

8

96

89

Vanderbilt

-5.608

11

9

97

91

St. Bonaventure

-5.575

12

5

98

94

Utah Valley

-5.571

14

6

99

105

Virginia

-5.352

12

9

100

103

George Mason

-5.326

11

7

101

118

South Carolina

-5.274

13

7

102

101

New Mexico St

-5.225

18

3

103

110

Bradley

-5.225

12

10

104

98

Maryland

-5.15

11

10

105

109

Stanford

-5.023

12

7

106

107

Mid Tennessee

-4.899

14

6

107

102

Oral Roberts

-4.798

15

7

108

108

Colorado

-4.798

13

8

109

99

Rhode Island

-4.666

12

7

110

113

Drake

-4.648

16

6

111

106

DePaul

-4.446

10

11

112

139

Weber State

-4.414

16

5

113

114

Northern Iowa

-4.411

11

9

114

104

Liberty

-4.212

14

7

115

112

Grand Canyon

-4.201

15

5

116

119

Seattle

-4.089

17

4

117

116

Colgate

-3.864

8

11

118

111

Rutgers

-3.833

12

8

119

95

Buffalo

-3.755

10

8

120

120

UC Irvine

-3.748

8

7

121

125

South Alabama

-3.73

15

6

122

134

Tulane

-3.569

9

9

123

140

UNLV

-3.496

12

9

124

131

Delaware

-3.479

15

7

125

117

VMI

-3.456

12

10

126

122

Louisville

-3.315

11

10

127

115

Montana State

-3.281

16

5

128

127

Morehead State

-3.261

16

6

129

128

Yale

-3.251

10

9

130

144

Norfolk State

-3.221

15

4

131

149

Ole Miss

-3.164

11

10

132

126

NC State

-3.154

10

12

133

130

Navy

-3.033

14

7

134

121

Texas Southern

-2.786

8

10

135

141

Cornell

-2.689

11

6

136

186

Saint Peter's

-2.68

9

8

137

135

Abilene Christian

-2.677

15

7

138

123

Texas State

-2.638

13

6

139

129

Princeton

-2.614

15

4

140

142

Fairfield

-2.564

10

10

141

157

Drexel

-2.509

9

9

142

152

Longwood

-2.507

15

5

143

133

Brown

-2.38

10

12

144

136

Utah

-2.346

8

14

145

151

Temple

-2.333

11

7

146

150

Southern Illinois

-2.268

11

11

147

165

Gardner-Webb

-2.268

11

10

148

156

Arkansas State

-2.179

14

5

149

183

North Dakota St

-2.047

14

8

150

154

Howard

-1.994

8

9

151

143

Montana

-1.987

15

6

152

137

West Kentucky

-1.925

10

11

153

202

Bellarmine

-1.881

13

9

154

148

Appalachian St

-1.812

14

9

155

166

Akron

-1.81

13

6

156

164

California

-1.785

9

12

157

145

UC Riverside

-1.692

11

6

158

167

CSU Fullerton

-1.656

12

6

159

138

Troy

-1.647

14

7

160

132

Marist

-1.62

8

12

161

161

Rice

-1.56

12

8

162

155

Southern

-1.533

12

9

163

174

Boston U

-1.47

15

8

164

171

Saint Joseph's

-1.43

9

11

165

175

Niagara

-1.378

9

11

166

170

Florida Atlantic

-1.337

12

9

167

147

Coastal Carolina

-1.3

12

9

168

168

Boston College

-1.258

9

12

169

184

Nicholls

-1.208

13

9

170

146

Hawaii

-1.164

11

5

171

163

Detroit Mercy

-1.118

7

10

172

158

Southern Utah

-1.071

12

6

173

176

Winthrop

-0.996

13

8

174

177

Western Illinois

-0.971

13

8

175

160

Charleston

-0.957

11

9

176

162

Bryant

-0.936

13

8

177

153

Nevada

-0.804

9

9

178

225

UC Santa Barbara

-0.795

8

8

179

179

UNC Greensboro

-0.74

12

9

180

178

Jacksonville

-0.641

13

7

181

188

Kent State

-0.633

11

9

182

193

San Diego

-0.611

13

9

183

199

Arizona State

-0.611

6

12

184

209

Eastern Wash

-0.547

11

10

185

187

Sam Houston St

-0.537

13

10

186

173

UNC Asheville

-0.474

12

9

187

192

New Mexico

-0.465

8

13

188

180

East Tennessee St

-0.458

12

11

189

203

Georgia Southern

-0.402

10

9

190

181

Fordham

-0.391

9

10

191

205

Missouri

-0.366

8

12

192

159

Louisiana

-0.352

9

10

193

200

Stephen F Austin

-0.296

13

8

194

190

East Carolina

-0.274

11

9

195

201

Tulsa

-0.272

7

12

196

182

Campbell

-0.259

12

7

197

229

Long Beach St

-0.246

10

9

198

197

Stony Brook

-0.197

13

7

199

195

UTEP

-0.128

13

8

200

194

Washington

-0.032

11

9

201

212

Old Dominion

-0.031

8

12

202

226

Butler

0.04

11

10

203

189

Long Island

0.139

8

12

204

213

Georgia Tech

0.14

9

11

205

210

Cleveland State

0.185

14

5

206

228

Tarleton

0.242

10

13

207

215

Penn

0.273

8

12

208

227

UT Arlington

0.299

9

12

209

252

Georgia State

0.482

8

9

210

172

Kennesaw St

0.503

9

11

211

198

Charlotte

0.572

11

8

212

207

Texas A&M-CC

0.615

16

6

213

224

Indiana State

0.734

9

11

214

217

Massachusetts

0.766

9

11

215

232

Dartmouth

0.847

5

12

216

220

Alcorn State

0.919

7

13

217

191

Miami (OH)

0.923

9

10

218

169

New Hampshire

0.989

8

8

219

196

Florida Gulf Coast

0.995

13

9

220

240

Samford

1.009

13

8

221

238

UNC Wilmington

1.031

14

5

222

234

North Alabama

1.086

9

12

223

204

North Colorado

1.094

10

9

224

251

Georgetown

1.104

6

13

225

185

Mercer

1.134

12

10

226

211

Wright State

1.178

12

10

227

244

Pittsburgh

1.22

8

13

228

248

Air Force

1.275

10

9

229

221

Bowling Green

1.36

11

10

230

255

N Carolina Cent

1.377

8

10

231

230

Illinois State

1.412

10

12

232

206

Valparaiso

1.53

10

12

233

223

Harvard

1.554

10

7

234

219

UMass Lowell

1.59

10

9

235

222

Eastern Kentucky

1.619

10

12

236

265

S Carolina Upstate

1.633

9

11

237

236

Nebraska

1.637

6

15

238

267

Mt. St. Mary's

1.687

10

12

239

259

UMKC

1.692

12

9

240

208

James Madison

1.718

12

7

241

216

The Citadel

1.729

9

11

242

242

Quinnipiac

1.741

11

8

243

271

New Orleans

1.817

12

8

244

235

Portland

1.872

11

10

245

247

UMBC

1.872

9

10

246

218

Tennessee Tech

1.904

5

15

247

250

Youngstown St

1.905

13

10

248

237

Oregon State

1.906

3

15

249

274

Georgia

1.933

6

15

250

245

Loyola Marymount

2.035

9

10

251

243

South Dakota

2.04

13

8

252

231

Cal Baptist

2.154

12

9

253

239

Florida Intl

2.177

12

9

254

263

Marshall

2.193

8

13

255

214

St. Thomas

2.362

8

12

256

254

Presbyterian

2.45

9

13

257

253

Loyola (MD)

2.477

12

9

258

272

CSU Bakersfield

2.494

6

9

259

256

Manhattan

2.643

11

7

260

249

Fort Wayne

2.645

11

10

261

286

Ball State

2.841

10

10

262

276

High Point

2.928

9

12

263

241

SIU-Edwardsville

3.013

7

14

264

246

UL Monroe

3.096

10

12

265

258

UC San Diego

3.1

9

11

266

282

North Kentucky

3.112

11

9

267

266

Coppin State

3.164

4

16

268

261

Maryland-E Shore

3.171

6

9

269

273

Eastern Michigan

3.229

8

11

270

233

South Florida

3.231

6

13

271

260

Army

3.29

13

9

272

279

Dixie State

3.293

11

10

273

277

Austin Peay

3.449

6

11

274

294

Albany

3.469

9

11

275

285

Siena

3.475

8

8

276

257

McNeese

3.678

8

14

277

269

Duquesne

3.776

6

12

278

284

Lipscomb

3.818

10

13

279

264

N Carolina A&T

3.843

9

13

280

262

Jackson State

3.856

4

15

281

268

SE Louisiana

3.971

11

11

282

275

Binghamton

4.012

8

10

283

296

George Washington

4.065

7

12

284

283

Hartford

4.215

4

12

285

297

Canisius

4.261

7

14

286

281

St. Francis (PA)

4.331

7

14

287

292

UIC

4.387

7

12

288

287

North Florida

4.407

5

17

289

289

La Salle

4.483

6

12

290

288

Elon

4.499

6

16

291

280

Northeastern

4.539

6

15

292

270

UC Davis

4.62

8

7

293

291

West Carolina

4.719

8

14

294

278

UT Rio Grande

4.78

6

15

295

300

Tennessee St

5.09

9

13

296

295

Rider

5.115

7

13

297

303

Portland State

5.138

5

13

298

306

Prairie View A&M

5.215

4

15

299

293

San Jose State

5.415

7

12

300

290

UT Martin

5.502

7

15

301

305

SE Missouri St

5.588

9

12

302

307

Alabama State

5.814

6

15

303

299

Sacred Heart

5.842

7

14

304

311

Florida A&M

5.955

8

11

305

321

Grambling

6.051

9

12

306

315

Robert Morris

6.137

5

16

307

298

North Illinois

6.177

5

13

308

314

Cal Poly

6.293

5

13

309

323

St. Francis (BKN)

6.3

6

15

310

309

Radford

6.355

6

14

311

317

Merrimack

6.435

9

13

312

308

Stetson

6.436

9

12

313

320

Pepperdine

6.519

6

17

314

329

Pacific

6.614

6

13

315

304

Denver

6.657

8

16

316

301

Milwaukee

6.671

7

15

317

322

Lafayette

6.77

5

13

318

324

Lehigh

6.834

8

14

319

328

Northwestern St

6.837

6

16

320

313

Morgan State

7.014

7

10

321

312

South Carolina St

7.034

10

11

322

331

Evansville

7.184

5

15

323

325

NJIT

7.326

8

11

324

334

Idaho

7.335

5

16

325

327

Little Rock

7.501

7

11

326

302

Sacramento St

7.529

6

11

327

316

Hampton

7.533

6

12

328

319

Central Arkansas

7.554

6

14

329

326

Bethune-Cookman

7.794

5

15

330

333

Green Bay

7.845

4

16

331

318

North Arizona

7.988

7

12

332

310

Alabama A&M

8.07

4

14

333

332

Southern Miss

8.539

6

14

334

336

American

8.645

6

14

335

330

Houston Baptist

8.747

6

12

336

344

Central Michigan

8.769

3

13

337

340

William & Mary

8.835

5

17

338

338

Fairleigh Dickinson

9.304

3

17

339

335

Central Conn

9.383

5

17

340

337

Bucknell

9.701

5

17

341

339

CSU Northridge

9.857

5

14

342

342

UT San Antonio

9.87

8

14

343

343

Lamar

10.09

2

21

344

346

Omaha

10.35

4

18

345

352

Maine

10.36

4

15

346

345

North Dakota

10.46

4

18

347

347

West Michigan

10.64

4

16

348

348

Columbia

10.89

4

14

349

341

Chicago State

11

6

15

350

350

Charleston South

11.2

4

16

351

351

Incarnate Word

11.44

4

18

352

354

Ark-Pine Bluff

11.62

5

17

353

349

Holy Cross

11.72

4

15

354

353

Idaho State

11.89

3

16

355

356

Eastern Illinois

13.87

4

17

356

355

Miss Valley St

14.9

1

18

357

357

Delaware State

16.08

2

15

358

358

IUPUI

18.09

1

17