Thursday, March 17, 2022 | ||
Team | Team | Spread |
Colorado St. | Michigan | -2.1 |
Providence | South Dakota St. | 2.9 |
Boise St. | Memphis | -1.9 |
Baylor | Norfolk St. | 20.2 |
Tennessee | Longwood | 16.6 |
Iowa | Richmond | 10.2 |
Gonzaga | Georgia St. | 23.1 |
North Carolina | Marquette | 1.9 |
Connecticut | New Mexico St. | 9.0 |
Kentucky | Saint Peter’s | 17.3 |
Saint Mary’s | Indiana | 2.3 |
San Diego St. | Creighton | 2.3 |
Arkansas | Vermont | 4.2 |
Murray St. | San Francisco | -2.3 |
UCLA | Akron | 14.9 |
Kansas | Texas Southern | 18.7 |
Fresno St. | Eastern Washington | 11.8 |
March 17, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, March 17, 2022
February 27, 2022
February 22, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
North Dakota | St. Thomas | -0.9 |
Dartmouth | Yale | -2.2 |
Missouri | Tennessee | -12.5 |
Florida | Arkansas | -0.6 |
Iowa | Michigan St. | 5.6 |
Northeastern | Charleston | -1.1 |
Monmouth | Siena | 9.2 |
St. Bonaventure | Rhode Island | 7.1 |
George Washington | Richmond | -6.4 |
Eastern Michigan | Northern Illinois | 2.6 |
Kent St. | Ball St. | 9.6 |
Akron | Bowling Green | 8.1 |
Miami (O) | Buffalo | -6.5 |
Western Michigan | Toledo | -15.3 |
Ohio | Central Michigan | 17.6 |
Texas A&M | Georgia | 12.2 |
Connecticut | Villanova | 0.4 |
Texas Tech | Oklahoma | 9.3 |
Pittsburgh | Miami (Fla.) | -4.4 |
Saint Louis | Saint Joseph’s | 11.8 |
Northwestern | Nebraska | 11.2 |
Kansas | Kansas St. | 13.0 |
Vanderbilt | Alabama | -3.8 |
Air Force | Fresno St. | -8.7 |
Boise St. | San Diego St. | 2.0 |
Cal Poly | Cal St. Bakersfield | -1.5 |
Utah St. | New Mexico | 12.1 |
Nevada | UNLV | 0.3 |
February 13, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, February 13, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
St. John’s | Connecticut | -3.7 |
Youngstown St. | Robert Morris | 7.4 |
Wright St. | Northern Kentucky | 5.2 |
Purdue | Maryland | 14.8 |
Maine | Stony Brook | -8.0 |
Oakland | Detroit | 6.4 |
Iona | Monmouth | 7.5 |
Rider | Siena | 2.3 |
Illinois | Northwestern | 9.8 |
Old Dominion | UAB | -10.4 |
Milwaukee | Green Bay | 3.7 |
Quinnipiac | Manhattan | 4.8 |
Iowa | Nebraska | 16.9 |
UTEP | Marshall | 6.8 |
Middle Tennessee | Charlotte | 5.9 |
UNC Greensboro | Mercer | 5.1 |
Boise St. | Colorado St. | 3.8 |
Loyola (Chi.) | Northern Iowa | 8.2 |
Coming Tomorrow: Updated ratings in the morning and updated Bracketology in the afternoon.
January 21, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Friday, January 21, 2022
Friday’s PiRate Ratings Spreads
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Ohio | Toledo | 1.9 |
Maryland | Illinois | -7.5 |
Illinois St. | Evansville | 7.2 |
St. Francis (PA) | Central Connecticut | 7.7 |
Mount St. Mary’s | Sacred Heart | 2.6 |
Merrimack | Bryant | -2.1 |
Long Island | Wagner | -5.0 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | St. Francis (NY) | -0.1 |
Cleveland St. | Youngstown St. | 7.0 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris | 5.8 |
Duquesne | St. Bonaventure | -7.0 |
Canisius | Rider | 3.6 |
Niagara | Saint Peter’s | 2.9 |
Manhattan | Siena | 3.2 |
Buffalo | Kent St. | 7.5 |
Wisconsin | Michigan St. | 2.3 |
Nevada | Fresno St. | 0.1 |
PiRate Ratings
# | Team | PiRate | Conference |
1 | Gonzaga | 124.1 | West Coast |
2 | Arizona | 121.9 | Pac-12 |
3 | Baylor | 119.9 | Big 12 |
4 | Kentucky | 119.5 | Southeastern |
5 | Purdue | 119.3 | Big Ten |
6 | Auburn | 119.2 | Southeastern |
7 | Kansas | 119.1 | Big 12 |
8 | Houston | 118.6 | American Athletic |
9 | Villanova | 118.0 | Big East |
10 | LSU | 118.0 | Southeastern |
11 | Illinois | 117.7 | Big Ten |
12 | Duke | 117.4 | Atlantic Coast |
13 | UCLA | 116.5 | Pac-12 |
14 | Tennessee | 116.2 | Southeastern |
15 | Alabama | 115.8 | Southeastern |
16 | Texas Tech | 115.4 | Big 12 |
17 | Connecticut | 115.2 | Big East |
18 | Xavier | 114.7 | Big East |
19 | Texas | 114.4 | Big 12 |
20 | Iowa | 114.4 | Big Ten |
21 | Ohio St. | 113.9 | Big Ten |
22 | Seton Hall | 113.8 | Big East |
23 | Indiana | 113.6 | Big Ten |
24 | Michigan St. | 113.5 | Big Ten |
25 | USC | 113.2 | Pac-12 |
26 | Michigan | 112.9 | Big Ten |
27 | Wisconsin | 112.8 | Big Ten |
28 | Loyola Chicago | 112.8 | Missouri Valley |
29 | Florida | 112.5 | Southeastern |
30 | BYU | 112.2 | West Coast |
31 | Virginia Tech | 112.1 | Atlantic Coast |
32 | Arkansas | 112.1 | Southeastern |
33 | Oklahoma | 112.1 | Big 12 |
34 | North Carolina | 112.0 | Atlantic Coast |
35 | Iowa St. | 111.6 | Big 12 |
36 | San Francisco | 111.2 | West Coast |
37 | San Diego St. | 111.2 | Mountain West |
38 | Saint Mary’s | 111.1 | West Coast |
39 | Marquette | 110.8 | Big East |
40 | UAB | 110.8 | Conference USA |
41 | Oklahoma St. | 110.7 | Big 12 |
42 | Memphis | 110.6 | American Athletic |
43 | Murray St. | 110.4 | Ohio Valley |
44 | Mississippi St. | 110.3 | Southeastern |
45 | Wake Forest | 110.3 | Atlantic Coast |
46 | West Virginia | 110.3 | Big 12 |
47 | Oregon | 110.2 | Pac-12 |
48 | Colorado St. | 110.1 | Mountain West |
49 | Florida St. | 110.0 | Atlantic Coast |
50 | Boise St. | 109.7 | Mountain West |
51 | Washington St. | 109.7 | Pac-12 |
52 | Providence | 109.6 | Big East |
53 | Davidson | 109.3 | Atlantic 10 |
54 | Creighton | 109.3 | Big East |
55 | SMU | 109.1 | American Athletic |
56 | Northwestern | 109.1 | Big Ten |
57 | Kansas St. | 108.7 | Big 12 |
58 | TCU | 108.6 | Big 12 |
59 | Texas A&M | 108.5 | Southeastern |
60 | Cincinnati | 108.4 | American Athletic |
61 | Belmont | 108.4 | Ohio Valley |
62 | Wyoming | 108.4 | Mountain West |
63 | Penn St. | 108.4 | Big Ten |
64 | Notre Dame | 108.3 | Atlantic Coast |
65 | Miami FL | 108.2 | Atlantic Coast |
66 | Clemson | 108.1 | Atlantic Coast |
67 | Missouri St. | 108.0 | Missouri Valley |
68 | Utah St. | 107.9 | Mountain West |
69 | Syracuse | 107.8 | Atlantic Coast |
70 | UCF | 107.7 | American Athletic |
71 | Dayton | 107.7 | Atlantic 10 |
72 | Vermont | 107.7 | America East |
73 | VCU | 107.7 | Atlantic 10 |
74 | St. Bonaventure | 107.6 | Atlantic 10 |
75 | Saint Louis | 107.6 | Atlantic 10 |
76 | Iona | 107.5 | Metro Atlantic |
77 | Fresno St. | 107.3 | Mountain West |
78 | Colorado | 107.3 | Pac-12 |
79 | Maryland | 107.2 | Big Ten |
80 | Virginia | 107.2 | Atlantic Coast |
81 | North Texas | 107.2 | Conference USA |
82 | South Dakota St. | 107.1 | Summit |
83 | Toledo | 107.1 | Mid-American |
84 | Chattanooga | 107.0 | Southern |
85 | Vanderbilt | 107.0 | Southeastern |
86 | Wichita St. | 106.9 | American Athletic |
87 | Louisiana Tech | 106.8 | Conference USA |
88 | St. John’s | 106.7 | Big East |
89 | Rutgers | 106.7 | Big Ten |
90 | Minnesota | 106.6 | Big Ten |
91 | Rhode Island | 106.6 | Atlantic 10 |
92 | Ohio | 106.5 | Mid-American |
93 | Louisville | 106.5 | Atlantic Coast |
94 | Santa Clara | 106.3 | West Coast |
95 | DePaul | 106.2 | Big East |
96 | Richmond | 106.2 | Atlantic 10 |
97 | Stanford | 106.0 | Pac-12 |
98 | Towson | 105.6 | Colonial Athletic |
99 | Furman | 105.4 | Southern |
100 | N.C. State | 105.2 | Atlantic Coast |
101 | Northern Iowa | 105.2 | Missouri Valley |
102 | Buffalo | 105.0 | Mid-American |
103 | Drake | 104.9 | Missouri Valley |
104 | Wofford | 104.8 | Southern |
105 | Utah | 104.8 | Pac-12 |
106 | Liberty | 104.5 | Atlantic Sun |
107 | Oakland | 104.5 | Horizon |
108 | South Carolina | 104.5 | Southeastern |
109 | Nevada | 104.4 | Mountain West |
110 | Grand Canyon | 104.2 | Western Athletic |
111 | UC Irvine | 104.2 | Big West |
112 | California | 104.0 | Pac-12 |
113 | Wagner | 103.9 | Northeast |
114 | New Mexico St. | 103.9 | Western Athletic |
115 | Mississippi | 103.8 | Southeastern |
116 | Western Kentucky | 103.8 | Conference USA |
117 | UNLV | 103.7 | Mountain West |
118 | Bradley | 103.6 | Missouri Valley |
119 | Colgate | 103.5 | Patriot League |
120 | Monmouth | 103.3 | Metro Atlantic |
121 | Arizona St. | 103.3 | Pac-12 |
122 | Utah Valley | 103.2 | Western Athletic |
123 | Oral Roberts | 103.1 | Summit |
124 | Hofstra | 103.1 | Colonial Athletic |
125 | George Mason | 102.9 | Atlantic 10 |
126 | Jacksonville St. | 102.6 | Atlantic Sun |
127 | Washington | 102.4 | Pac-12 |
128 | Georgia Tech | 102.3 | Atlantic Coast |
129 | Temple | 102.3 | American Athletic |
130 | Weber St. | 102.2 | Big Sky |
131 | Akron | 102.2 | Mid-American |
132 | Butler | 102.1 | Big East |
133 | Yale | 102.1 | Ivy League |
134 | Southern Illinois | 102.1 | Missouri Valley |
135 | Tulane | 102.0 | American Athletic |
136 | Tulsa | 101.9 | American Athletic |
137 | Morehead St. | 101.9 | Ohio Valley |
138 | Loyola Marymount | 101.8 | West Coast |
139 | Princeton | 101.8 | Ivy League |
140 | Navy | 101.7 | Patriot League |
141 | Boston College | 101.6 | Atlantic Coast |
142 | Drexel | 101.4 | Colonial Athletic |
143 | Oregon St. | 101.4 | Pac-12 |
144 | Stephen F. Austin | 101.4 | Western Athletic |
145 | Seattle | 101.4 | Western Athletic |
146 | South Alabama | 101.3 | Sun Belt |
147 | Abilene Christian | 101.3 | Western Athletic |
148 | Southern Utah | 101.3 | Big Sky |
149 | Massachusetts | 101.1 | Atlantic 10 |
150 | Texas St. | 101.1 | Sun Belt |
151 | Delaware | 101.0 | Colonial Athletic |
152 | UC Riverside | 101.0 | Big West |
153 | Nebraska | 100.9 | Big Ten |
154 | Missouri | 100.9 | Southeastern |
155 | Florida Atlantic | 100.8 | Conference USA |
156 | Middle Tennessee | 100.6 | Conference USA |
157 | UC Santa Barbara | 100.5 | Big West |
158 | Georgetown | 100.5 | Big East |
159 | Pittsburgh | 100.4 | Atlantic Coast |
160 | East Carolina | 100.3 | American Athletic |
161 | Cleveland St. | 100.3 | Horizon |
162 | Miami OH | 100.3 | Mid-American |
163 | Montana St. | 100.3 | Big Sky |
164 | Coastal Carolina | 100.2 | Sun Belt |
165 | Saint Joseph’s | 100.1 | Atlantic 10 |
166 | Kent St. | 100.0 | Mid-American |
167 | Cal St. Fullerton | 100.0 | Big West |
168 | Rice | 100.0 | Conference USA |
169 | Montana | 99.9 | Big Sky |
170 | San Diego | 99.9 | West Coast |
171 | Hawaii | 99.9 | Big West |
172 | Marist | 99.7 | Metro Atlantic |
173 | Brown | 99.7 | Ivy League |
174 | Appalachian St. | 99.7 | Sun Belt |
175 | James Madison | 99.6 | Colonial Athletic |
176 | East Tennessee St. | 99.6 | Southern |
177 | Sam Houston St. | 99.6 | Western Athletic |
178 | Indiana St. | 99.5 | Missouri Valley |
179 | VMI | 99.5 | Southern |
180 | Boston University | 99.4 | Patriot League |
181 | Louisiana | 99.4 | Sun Belt |
182 | UNC Greensboro | 99.4 | Southern |
183 | Longwood | 99.4 | Big South |
184 | Texas Southern | 99.4 | Southwestern Athletic |
185 | UTEP | 99.2 | Conference USA |
186 | Old Dominion | 99.2 | Conference USA |
187 | Winthrop | 99.1 | Big South |
188 | Georgia St. | 99.0 | Sun Belt |
189 | Troy | 98.9 | Sun Belt |
190 | Harvard | 98.9 | Ivy League |
191 | Charleston | 98.8 | Colonial Athletic |
192 | Valparaiso | 98.7 | Missouri Valley |
193 | Arkansas St. | 98.7 | Sun Belt |
194 | Niagara | 98.7 | Metro Atlantic |
195 | Northern Colorado | 98.6 | Big Sky |
196 | North Dakota St. | 98.6 | Summit |
197 | Fairfield | 98.5 | Metro Atlantic |
198 | Wright St. | 98.4 | Horizon |
199 | Bowling Green | 98.4 | Mid-American |
200 | Tarleton St. | 98.4 | Western Athletic |
201 | New Mexico | 98.3 | Mountain West |
202 | Saint Peter’s | 98.3 | Metro Atlantic |
203 | Charlotte | 98.2 | Conference USA |
204 | Nicholls St. | 98.2 | Southland |
205 | Bellarmine | 98.2 | Atlantic Sun |
206 | Marshall | 98.2 | Conference USA |
207 | Western Illinois | 98.1 | Summit |
208 | Duquesne | 98.1 | Atlantic 10 |
209 | UC Davis | 98.1 | Big West |
210 | South Florida | 98.1 | American Athletic |
211 | Georgia | 98.1 | Southeastern |
212 | Fordham | 98.1 | Atlantic 10 |
213 | Florida Gulf Coast | 98.0 | Atlantic Sun |
214 | Mercer | 98.0 | Southern |
215 | Illinois St. | 98.0 | Missouri Valley |
216 | Eastern Kentucky | 98.0 | Atlantic Sun |
217 | Northeastern | 97.9 | Colonial Athletic |
218 | Campbell | 97.9 | Big South |
219 | Gardner Webb | 97.7 | Big South |
220 | Kennesaw St. | 97.7 | Atlantic Sun |
221 | Detroit Mercy | 97.7 | Horizon |
222 | Bryant | 97.6 | Northeast |
223 | New Hampshire | 97.6 | America East |
224 | Eastern Washington | 97.5 | Big Sky |
225 | Penn | 97.5 | Ivy League |
226 | Cornell | 97.3 | Ivy League |
227 | Cal Baptist | 97.1 | Western Athletic |
228 | Stony Brook | 97.1 | America East |
229 | UT Arlington | 97.0 | Sun Belt |
230 | Howard | 97.0 | Mideastern Athletic |
231 | Norfolk St. | 96.6 | Mideastern Athletic |
232 | Georgia Southern | 96.5 | Sun Belt |
233 | LIU | 96.4 | Northeast |
234 | UNC Asheville | 96.4 | Big South |
235 | Jacksonville | 96.4 | Atlantic Sun |
236 | Southern | 96.4 | Southwestern Athletic |
237 | La Salle | 96.4 | Atlantic 10 |
238 | South Dakota | 96.2 | Summit |
239 | Cal St. Bakersfield | 96.1 | Big West |
240 | UMass Lowell | 96.1 | America East |
241 | Long Beach St. | 96.1 | Big West |
242 | Quinnipiac | 96.1 | Metro Atlantic |
243 | Dartmouth | 96.0 | Ivy League |
244 | FIU | 96.0 | Conference USA |
245 | Portland | 95.9 | West Coast |
246 | UMKC | 95.8 | Summit |
247 | Youngstown St. | 95.8 | Horizon |
248 | Air Force | 95.8 | Mountain West |
249 | Northern Kentucky | 95.7 | Horizon |
250 | Texas A&M Corpus Chris | 95.3 | Southland |
251 | UNC Wilmington | 95.2 | Colonial Athletic |
252 | Pacific | 95.2 | West Coast |
253 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 95.2 | Horizon |
254 | UMBC | 95.1 | America East |
255 | Louisiana Monroe | 95.1 | Sun Belt |
256 | Loyola MD | 95.0 | Patriot League |
257 | Illinois Chicago | 95.0 | Horizon |
258 | Ball St. | 94.9 | Mid-American |
259 | Samford | 94.9 | Southern |
260 | Manhattan | 94.7 | Metro Atlantic |
261 | Portland St. | 94.7 | Big Sky |
262 | Albany | 94.7 | America East |
263 | Elon | 94.7 | Colonial Athletic |
264 | Jackson St. | 94.6 | Southwestern Athletic |
265 | Tennessee Tech | 94.6 | Ohio Valley |
266 | Milwaukee | 94.5 | Horizon |
267 | Alcorn St. | 94.5 | Southwestern Athletic |
268 | The Citadel | 94.4 | Southern |
269 | Army | 94.3 | Patriot League |
270 | Pepperdine | 94.3 | West Coast |
271 | St. Thomas | 94.3 | Summit |
272 | UC San Diego | 94.1 | Big West |
273 | North Carolina A&T | 94.0 | Big South |
274 | Siena | 94.0 | Metro Atlantic |
275 | High Point | 93.8 | Big South |
276 | North Alabama | 93.7 | Atlantic Sun |
277 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 93.7 | Western Athletic |
278 | Hartford | 93.6 | America East |
279 | Canisius | 93.4 | Metro Atlantic |
280 | Eastern Michigan | 93.3 | Mid-American |
281 | Evansville | 93.3 | Missouri Valley |
282 | George Washington | 93.3 | Atlantic 10 |
283 | Radford | 93.2 | Big South |
284 | SIU Edwardsville | 93.2 | Ohio Valley |
285 | Mount St. Mary’s | 93.2 | Northeast |
286 | Sacred Heart | 93.1 | Northeast |
287 | New Orleans | 93.0 | Southland |
288 | Merrimack | 93.0 | Northeast |
289 | Lipscomb | 93.0 | Atlantic Sun |
290 | Presbyterian | 93.0 | Big South |
291 | North Florida | 92.6 | Atlantic Sun |
292 | Austin Peay | 92.6 | Ohio Valley |
293 | Stetson | 92.5 | Atlantic Sun |
294 | St. Francis PA | 92.5 | Northeast |
295 | Dixie St. | 92.3 | Western Athletic |
296 | Prairie View A&M | 92.3 | Southwestern Athletic |
297 | Binghamton | 92.3 | America East |
298 | Rider | 92.3 | Metro Atlantic |
299 | San Jose St. | 92.3 | Mountain West |
300 | Coppin St. | 92.2 | Mideastern Athletic |
301 | Southeastern Louisiana | 92.1 | Southland |
302 | NJIT | 92.0 | America East |
303 | Sacramento St. | 92.0 | Big Sky |
304 | Robert Morris | 91.9 | Horizon |
305 | USC Upstate | 91.8 | Big South |
306 | Cal Poly | 91.6 | Big West |
307 | Little Rock | 91.4 | Sun Belt |
308 | Western Carolina | 91.3 | Southern |
309 | McNeese St. | 91.2 | Southland |
310 | Lafayette | 91.2 | Patriot League |
311 | Tennessee St. | 91.1 | Ohio Valley |
312 | Lehigh | 91.1 | Patriot League |
313 | Northern Illinois | 91.0 | Mid-American |
314 | Morgan St. | 90.9 | Mideastern Athletic |
315 | Cal St. Northridge | 90.8 | Big West |
316 | Southeast Missouri St. | 90.8 | Ohio Valley |
317 | Southern Miss | 90.8 | Conference USA |
318 | Denver | 90.7 | Summit |
319 | Northern Arizona | 90.6 | Big Sky |
320 | Florida A&M | 90.5 | Southwestern Athletic |
321 | North Carolina Central | 90.4 | Mideastern Athletic |
322 | Green Bay | 90.3 | Horizon |
323 | UTSA | 89.9 | Conference USA |
324 | St. Francis NY | 89.8 | Northeast |
325 | Grambling St. | 89.8 | Southwestern Athletic |
326 | Tennessee Martin | 89.7 | Ohio Valley |
327 | Hampton | 89.3 | Big South |
328 | Alabama A&M | 88.9 | Southwestern Athletic |
329 | Western Michigan | 88.8 | Mid-American |
330 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 88.7 | Mideastern Athletic |
331 | Alabama St. | 88.6 | Southwestern Athletic |
332 | Bucknell | 88.6 | Patriot League |
333 | Idaho | 88.4 | Big Sky |
334 | Lamar | 88.3 | Western Athletic |
335 | American | 88.2 | Patriot League |
336 | Central Arkansas | 88.1 | Atlantic Sun |
337 | Idaho St. | 88.0 | Big Sky |
338 | Central Michigan | 87.7 | Mid-American |
339 | William & Mary | 87.5 | Colonial Athletic |
340 | Columbia | 87.3 | Ivy League |
341 | Central Connecticut | 87.3 | Northeast |
342 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 87.2 | Northeast |
343 | Bethune Cookman | 87.0 | Southwestern Athletic |
344 | South Carolina St. | 86.9 | Mideastern Athletic |
345 | Northwestern St. | 86.8 | Southland |
346 | Nebraska Omaha | 86.8 | Summit |
347 | Holy Cross | 86.7 | Patriot League |
348 | North Dakota | 86.3 | Summit |
349 | Maine | 85.5 | America East |
350 | Chicago St. | 85.5 | Western Athletic |
351 | Charleston Southern | 84.7 | Big South |
352 | Houston Baptist | 84.5 | Southland |
353 | Incarnate Word | 84.4 | Southland |
354 | Eastern Illinois | 83.4 | Ohio Valley |
355 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | 82.8 | Southwestern Athletic |
356 | IUPUI | 80.8 | Horizon |
357 | Delaware St. | 78.8 | Mideastern Athletic |
358 | Mississippi Valley St. | 77.1 | Southwestern Athletic |
Alphabetically
# | Team | PiRate | Conference |
147 | Abilene Christian | 101.3 | Western Athletic |
248 | Air Force | 95.8 | Mountain West |
131 | Akron | 102.2 | Mid-American |
15 | Alabama | 115.8 | Southeastern |
328 | Alabama A&M | 88.9 | Southwestern Athletic |
331 | Alabama St. | 88.6 | Southwestern Athletic |
262 | Albany | 94.7 | America East |
267 | Alcorn St. | 94.5 | Southwestern Athletic |
335 | American | 88.2 | Patriot League |
174 | Appalachian St. | 99.7 | Sun Belt |
2 | Arizona | 121.9 | Pac-12 |
121 | Arizona St. | 103.3 | Pac-12 |
32 | Arkansas | 112.1 | Southeastern |
355 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | 82.8 | Southwestern Athletic |
193 | Arkansas St. | 98.7 | Sun Belt |
269 | Army | 94.3 | Patriot League |
6 | Auburn | 119.2 | Southeastern |
292 | Austin Peay | 92.6 | Ohio Valley |
258 | Ball St. | 94.9 | Mid-American |
3 | Baylor | 119.9 | Big 12 |
205 | Bellarmine | 98.2 | Atlantic Sun |
61 | Belmont | 108.4 | Ohio Valley |
343 | Bethune Cookman | 87.0 | Southwestern Athletic |
297 | Binghamton | 92.3 | America East |
50 | Boise St. | 109.7 | Mountain West |
141 | Boston College | 101.6 | Atlantic Coast |
180 | Boston University | 99.4 | Patriot League |
199 | Bowling Green | 98.4 | Mid-American |
118 | Bradley | 103.6 | Missouri Valley |
173 | Brown | 99.7 | Ivy League |
222 | Bryant | 97.6 | Northeast |
332 | Bucknell | 88.6 | Patriot League |
102 | Buffalo | 105.0 | Mid-American |
132 | Butler | 102.1 | Big East |
30 | BYU | 112.2 | West Coast |
227 | Cal Baptist | 97.1 | Western Athletic |
306 | Cal Poly | 91.6 | Big West |
239 | Cal St. Bakersfield | 96.1 | Big West |
167 | Cal St. Fullerton | 100.0 | Big West |
315 | Cal St. Northridge | 90.8 | Big West |
112 | California | 104.0 | Pac-12 |
218 | Campbell | 97.9 | Big South |
279 | Canisius | 93.4 | Metro Atlantic |
336 | Central Arkansas | 88.1 | Atlantic Sun |
341 | Central Connecticut | 87.3 | Northeast |
338 | Central Michigan | 87.7 | Mid-American |
191 | Charleston | 98.8 | Colonial Athletic |
351 | Charleston Southern | 84.7 | Big South |
203 | Charlotte | 98.2 | Conference USA |
84 | Chattanooga | 107.0 | Southern |
350 | Chicago St. | 85.5 | Western Athletic |
60 | Cincinnati | 108.4 | American Athletic |
66 | Clemson | 108.1 | Atlantic Coast |
161 | Cleveland St. | 100.3 | Horizon |
164 | Coastal Carolina | 100.2 | Sun Belt |
119 | Colgate | 103.5 | Patriot League |
78 | Colorado | 107.3 | Pac-12 |
48 | Colorado St. | 110.1 | Mountain West |
340 | Columbia | 87.3 | Ivy League |
17 | Connecticut | 115.2 | Big East |
300 | Coppin St. | 92.2 | Mideastern Athletic |
226 | Cornell | 97.3 | Ivy League |
54 | Creighton | 109.3 | Big East |
243 | Dartmouth | 96.0 | Ivy League |
53 | Davidson | 109.3 | Atlantic 10 |
71 | Dayton | 107.7 | Atlantic 10 |
151 | Delaware | 101.0 | Colonial Athletic |
357 | Delaware St. | 78.8 | Mideastern Athletic |
318 | Denver | 90.7 | Summit |
95 | DePaul | 106.2 | Big East |
221 | Detroit Mercy | 97.7 | Horizon |
295 | Dixie St. | 92.3 | Western Athletic |
103 | Drake | 104.9 | Missouri Valley |
142 | Drexel | 101.4 | Colonial Athletic |
12 | Duke | 117.4 | Atlantic Coast |
208 | Duquesne | 98.1 | Atlantic 10 |
160 | East Carolina | 100.3 | American Athletic |
176 | East Tennessee St. | 99.6 | Southern |
354 | Eastern Illinois | 83.4 | Ohio Valley |
216 | Eastern Kentucky | 98.0 | Atlantic Sun |
280 | Eastern Michigan | 93.3 | Mid-American |
224 | Eastern Washington | 97.5 | Big Sky |
263 | Elon | 94.7 | Colonial Athletic |
281 | Evansville | 93.3 | Missouri Valley |
197 | Fairfield | 98.5 | Metro Atlantic |
342 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 87.2 | Northeast |
244 | FIU | 96.0 | Conference USA |
29 | Florida | 112.5 | Southeastern |
320 | Florida A&M | 90.5 | Southwestern Athletic |
155 | Florida Atlantic | 100.8 | Conference USA |
213 | Florida Gulf Coast | 98.0 | Atlantic Sun |
49 | Florida St. | 110.0 | Atlantic Coast |
212 | Fordham | 98.1 | Atlantic 10 |
77 | Fresno St. | 107.3 | Mountain West |
99 | Furman | 105.4 | Southern |
219 | Gardner Webb | 97.7 | Big South |
125 | George Mason | 102.9 | Atlantic 10 |
282 | George Washington | 93.3 | Atlantic 10 |
158 | Georgetown | 100.5 | Big East |
211 | Georgia | 98.1 | Southeastern |
232 | Georgia Southern | 96.5 | Sun Belt |
188 | Georgia St. | 99.0 | Sun Belt |
128 | Georgia Tech | 102.3 | Atlantic Coast |
1 | Gonzaga | 124.1 | West Coast |
325 | Grambling St. | 89.8 | Southwestern Athletic |
110 | Grand Canyon | 104.2 | Western Athletic |
322 | Green Bay | 90.3 | Horizon |
327 | Hampton | 89.3 | Big South |
278 | Hartford | 93.6 | America East |
190 | Harvard | 98.9 | Ivy League |
171 | Hawaii | 99.9 | Big West |
275 | High Point | 93.8 | Big South |
124 | Hofstra | 103.1 | Colonial Athletic |
347 | Holy Cross | 86.7 | Patriot League |
8 | Houston | 118.6 | American Athletic |
352 | Houston Baptist | 84.5 | Southland |
230 | Howard | 97.0 | Mideastern Athletic |
333 | Idaho | 88.4 | Big Sky |
337 | Idaho St. | 88.0 | Big Sky |
11 | Illinois | 117.7 | Big Ten |
257 | Illinois Chicago | 95.0 | Horizon |
215 | Illinois St. | 98.0 | Missouri Valley |
353 | Incarnate Word | 84.4 | Southland |
23 | Indiana | 113.6 | Big Ten |
178 | Indiana St. | 99.5 | Missouri Valley |
76 | Iona | 107.5 | Metro Atlantic |
20 | Iowa | 114.4 | Big Ten |
35 | Iowa St. | 111.6 | Big 12 |
356 | IUPUI | 80.8 | Horizon |
264 | Jackson St. | 94.6 | Southwestern Athletic |
235 | Jacksonville | 96.4 | Atlantic Sun |
126 | Jacksonville St. | 102.6 | Atlantic Sun |
175 | James Madison | 99.6 | Colonial Athletic |
7 | Kansas | 119.1 | Big 12 |
57 | Kansas St. | 108.7 | Big 12 |
220 | Kennesaw St. | 97.7 | Atlantic Sun |
166 | Kent St. | 100.0 | Mid-American |
4 | Kentucky | 119.5 | Southeastern |
237 | La Salle | 96.4 | Atlantic 10 |
310 | Lafayette | 91.2 | Patriot League |
334 | Lamar | 88.3 | Western Athletic |
312 | Lehigh | 91.1 | Patriot League |
106 | Liberty | 104.5 | Atlantic Sun |
289 | Lipscomb | 93.0 | Atlantic Sun |
307 | Little Rock | 91.4 | Sun Belt |
233 | LIU | 96.4 | Northeast |
241 | Long Beach St. | 96.1 | Big West |
183 | Longwood | 99.4 | Big South |
181 | Louisiana | 99.4 | Sun Belt |
255 | Louisiana Monroe | 95.1 | Sun Belt |
87 | Louisiana Tech | 106.8 | Conference USA |
93 | Louisville | 106.5 | Atlantic Coast |
28 | Loyola Chicago | 112.8 | Missouri Valley |
138 | Loyola Marymount | 101.8 | West Coast |
256 | Loyola MD | 95.0 | Patriot League |
10 | LSU | 118.0 | Southeastern |
349 | Maine | 85.5 | America East |
260 | Manhattan | 94.7 | Metro Atlantic |
172 | Marist | 99.7 | Metro Atlantic |
39 | Marquette | 110.8 | Big East |
206 | Marshall | 98.2 | Conference USA |
79 | Maryland | 107.2 | Big Ten |
330 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 88.7 | Mideastern Athletic |
149 | Massachusetts | 101.1 | Atlantic 10 |
309 | McNeese St. | 91.2 | Southland |
42 | Memphis | 110.6 | American Athletic |
214 | Mercer | 98.0 | Southern |
288 | Merrimack | 93.0 | Northeast |
65 | Miami FL | 108.2 | Atlantic Coast |
162 | Miami OH | 100.3 | Mid-American |
26 | Michigan | 112.9 | Big Ten |
24 | Michigan St. | 113.5 | Big Ten |
156 | Middle Tennessee | 100.6 | Conference USA |
266 | Milwaukee | 94.5 | Horizon |
90 | Minnesota | 106.6 | Big Ten |
115 | Mississippi | 103.8 | Southeastern |
44 | Mississippi St. | 110.3 | Southeastern |
358 | Mississippi Valley St. | 77.1 | Southwestern Athletic |
154 | Missouri | 100.9 | Southeastern |
67 | Missouri St. | 108.0 | Missouri Valley |
120 | Monmouth | 103.3 | Metro Atlantic |
169 | Montana | 99.9 | Big Sky |
163 | Montana St. | 100.3 | Big Sky |
137 | Morehead St. | 101.9 | Ohio Valley |
314 | Morgan St. | 90.9 | Mideastern Athletic |
285 | Mount St. Mary’s | 93.2 | Northeast |
43 | Murray St. | 110.4 | Ohio Valley |
100 | N.C. State | 105.2 | Atlantic Coast |
140 | Navy | 101.7 | Patriot League |
153 | Nebraska | 100.9 | Big Ten |
346 | Nebraska Omaha | 86.8 | Summit |
109 | Nevada | 104.4 | Mountain West |
223 | New Hampshire | 97.6 | America East |
201 | New Mexico | 98.3 | Mountain West |
114 | New Mexico St. | 103.9 | Western Athletic |
287 | New Orleans | 93.0 | Southland |
194 | Niagara | 98.7 | Metro Atlantic |
204 | Nicholls St. | 98.2 | Southland |
302 | NJIT | 92.0 | America East |
231 | Norfolk St. | 96.6 | Mideastern Athletic |
276 | North Alabama | 93.7 | Atlantic Sun |
34 | North Carolina | 112.0 | Atlantic Coast |
273 | North Carolina A&T | 94.0 | Big South |
321 | North Carolina Central | 90.4 | Mideastern Athletic |
348 | North Dakota | 86.3 | Summit |
196 | North Dakota St. | 98.6 | Summit |
291 | North Florida | 92.6 | Atlantic Sun |
81 | North Texas | 107.2 | Conference USA |
217 | Northeastern | 97.9 | Colonial Athletic |
319 | Northern Arizona | 90.6 | Big Sky |
195 | Northern Colorado | 98.6 | Big Sky |
313 | Northern Illinois | 91.0 | Mid-American |
101 | Northern Iowa | 105.2 | Missouri Valley |
249 | Northern Kentucky | 95.7 | Horizon |
56 | Northwestern | 109.1 | Big Ten |
345 | Northwestern St. | 86.8 | Southland |
64 | Notre Dame | 108.3 | Atlantic Coast |
107 | Oakland | 104.5 | Horizon |
92 | Ohio | 106.5 | Mid-American |
21 | Ohio St. | 113.9 | Big Ten |
33 | Oklahoma | 112.1 | Big 12 |
41 | Oklahoma St. | 110.7 | Big 12 |
186 | Old Dominion | 99.2 | Conference USA |
123 | Oral Roberts | 103.1 | Summit |
47 | Oregon | 110.2 | Pac-12 |
143 | Oregon St. | 101.4 | Pac-12 |
252 | Pacific | 95.2 | West Coast |
225 | Penn | 97.5 | Ivy League |
63 | Penn St. | 108.4 | Big Ten |
270 | Pepperdine | 94.3 | West Coast |
159 | Pittsburgh | 100.4 | Atlantic Coast |
245 | Portland | 95.9 | West Coast |
261 | Portland St. | 94.7 | Big Sky |
296 | Prairie View A&M | 92.3 | Southwestern Athletic |
290 | Presbyterian | 93.0 | Big South |
139 | Princeton | 101.8 | Ivy League |
52 | Providence | 109.6 | Big East |
5 | Purdue | 119.3 | Big Ten |
253 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 95.2 | Horizon |
242 | Quinnipiac | 96.1 | Metro Atlantic |
283 | Radford | 93.2 | Big South |
91 | Rhode Island | 106.6 | Atlantic 10 |
168 | Rice | 100.0 | Conference USA |
96 | Richmond | 106.2 | Atlantic 10 |
298 | Rider | 92.3 | Metro Atlantic |
304 | Robert Morris | 91.9 | Horizon |
89 | Rutgers | 106.7 | Big Ten |
303 | Sacramento St. | 92.0 | Big Sky |
286 | Sacred Heart | 93.1 | Northeast |
165 | Saint Joseph’s | 100.1 | Atlantic 10 |
75 | Saint Louis | 107.6 | Atlantic 10 |
38 | Saint Mary’s | 111.1 | West Coast |
202 | Saint Peter’s | 98.3 | Metro Atlantic |
177 | Sam Houston St. | 99.6 | Western Athletic |
259 | Samford | 94.9 | Southern |
170 | San Diego | 99.9 | West Coast |
37 | San Diego St. | 111.2 | Mountain West |
36 | San Francisco | 111.2 | West Coast |
299 | San Jose St. | 92.3 | Mountain West |
94 | Santa Clara | 106.3 | West Coast |
145 | Seattle | 101.4 | Western Athletic |
22 | Seton Hall | 113.8 | Big East |
274 | Siena | 94.0 | Metro Atlantic |
284 | SIU Edwardsville | 93.2 | Ohio Valley |
55 | SMU | 109.1 | American Athletic |
146 | South Alabama | 101.3 | Sun Belt |
108 | South Carolina | 104.5 | Southeastern |
344 | South Carolina St. | 86.9 | Mideastern Athletic |
238 | South Dakota | 96.2 | Summit |
82 | South Dakota St. | 107.1 | Summit |
210 | South Florida | 98.1 | American Athletic |
316 | Southeast Missouri St. | 90.8 | Ohio Valley |
301 | Southeastern Louisiana | 92.1 | Southland |
236 | Southern | 96.4 | Southwestern Athletic |
134 | Southern Illinois | 102.1 | Missouri Valley |
317 | Southern Miss | 90.8 | Conference USA |
148 | Southern Utah | 101.3 | Big Sky |
74 | St. Bonaventure | 107.6 | Atlantic 10 |
324 | St. Francis NY | 89.8 | Northeast |
294 | St. Francis PA | 92.5 | Northeast |
88 | St. John’s | 106.7 | Big East |
271 | St. Thomas | 94.3 | Summit |
97 | Stanford | 106.0 | Pac-12 |
144 | Stephen F. Austin | 101.4 | Western Athletic |
293 | Stetson | 92.5 | Atlantic Sun |
228 | Stony Brook | 97.1 | America East |
69 | Syracuse | 107.8 | Atlantic Coast |
200 | Tarleton St. | 98.4 | Western Athletic |
58 | TCU | 108.6 | Big 12 |
129 | Temple | 102.3 | American Athletic |
14 | Tennessee | 116.2 | Southeastern |
326 | Tennessee Martin | 89.7 | Ohio Valley |
311 | Tennessee St. | 91.1 | Ohio Valley |
265 | Tennessee Tech | 94.6 | Ohio Valley |
19 | Texas | 114.4 | Big 12 |
59 | Texas A&M | 108.5 | Southeastern |
250 | Texas A&M Corpus Chris | 95.3 | Southland |
184 | Texas Southern | 99.4 | Southwestern Athletic |
150 | Texas St. | 101.1 | Sun Belt |
16 | Texas Tech | 115.4 | Big 12 |
268 | The Citadel | 94.4 | Southern |
83 | Toledo | 107.1 | Mid-American |
98 | Towson | 105.6 | Colonial Athletic |
189 | Troy | 98.9 | Sun Belt |
135 | Tulane | 102.0 | American Athletic |
136 | Tulsa | 101.9 | American Athletic |
40 | UAB | 110.8 | Conference USA |
209 | UC Davis | 98.1 | Big West |
111 | UC Irvine | 104.2 | Big West |
152 | UC Riverside | 101.0 | Big West |
272 | UC San Diego | 94.1 | Big West |
157 | UC Santa Barbara | 100.5 | Big West |
70 | UCF | 107.7 | American Athletic |
13 | UCLA | 116.5 | Pac-12 |
240 | UMass Lowell | 96.1 | America East |
254 | UMBC | 95.1 | America East |
246 | UMKC | 95.8 | Summit |
234 | UNC Asheville | 96.4 | Big South |
182 | UNC Greensboro | 99.4 | Southern |
251 | UNC Wilmington | 95.2 | Colonial Athletic |
117 | UNLV | 103.7 | Mountain West |
25 | USC | 113.2 | Pac-12 |
305 | USC Upstate | 91.8 | Big South |
229 | UT Arlington | 97.0 | Sun Belt |
277 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 93.7 | Western Athletic |
105 | Utah | 104.8 | Pac-12 |
68 | Utah St. | 107.9 | Mountain West |
122 | Utah Valley | 103.2 | Western Athletic |
185 | UTEP | 99.2 | Conference USA |
323 | UTSA | 89.9 | Conference USA |
192 | Valparaiso | 98.7 | Missouri Valley |
85 | Vanderbilt | 107.0 | Southeastern |
73 | VCU | 107.7 | Atlantic 10 |
72 | Vermont | 107.7 | America East |
9 | Villanova | 118.0 | Big East |
80 | Virginia | 107.2 | Atlantic Coast |
31 | Virginia Tech | 112.1 | Atlantic Coast |
179 | VMI | 99.5 | Southern |
113 | Wagner | 103.9 | Northeast |
45 | Wake Forest | 110.3 | Atlantic Coast |
127 | Washington | 102.4 | Pac-12 |
51 | Washington St. | 109.7 | Pac-12 |
130 | Weber St. | 102.2 | Big Sky |
46 | West Virginia | 110.3 | Big 12 |
308 | Western Carolina | 91.3 | Southern |
207 | Western Illinois | 98.1 | Summit |
116 | Western Kentucky | 103.8 | Conference USA |
329 | Western Michigan | 88.8 | Mid-American |
86 | Wichita St. | 106.9 | American Athletic |
339 | William & Mary | 87.5 | Colonial Athletic |
187 | Winthrop | 99.1 | Big South |
27 | Wisconsin | 112.8 | Big Ten |
104 | Wofford | 104.8 | Southern |
198 | Wright St. | 98.4 | Horizon |
62 | Wyoming | 108.4 | Mountain West |
18 | Xavier | 114.7 | Big East |
133 | Yale | 102.1 | Ivy League |
247 | Youngstown St. | 95.8 | Horizon |
PiRate Ratings By Conference
America East | |
Team | Rating |
Vermont | 107.7 |
New Hampshire | 97.6 |
Stony Brook | 97.1 |
UMass Lowell | 96.1 |
UMBC | 95.1 |
Albany | 94.7 |
Hartford | 93.6 |
Binghamton | 92.3 |
NJIT | 92.0 |
Maine | 85.5 |
American Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Houston | 118.6 |
Memphis | 110.6 |
SMU | 109.1 |
Cincinnati | 108.4 |
UCF | 107.7 |
Wichita St. | 106.9 |
Temple | 102.3 |
Tulane | 102.0 |
Tulsa | 101.9 |
East Carolina | 100.3 |
South Florida | 98.1 |
Atlantic 10 | |
Team | Rating |
Davidson | 109.3 |
Dayton | 107.7 |
VCU | 107.7 |
St. Bonaventure | 107.6 |
Saint Louis | 107.6 |
Rhode Island | 106.6 |
Richmond | 106.2 |
George Mason | 102.9 |
Massachusetts | 101.1 |
Saint Joseph’s | 100.1 |
Duquesne | 98.1 |
Fordham | 98.1 |
La Salle | 96.4 |
George Washington | 93.3 |
Atlantic Coast | |
Team | Rating |
Duke | 117.4 |
Virginia Tech | 112.1 |
North Carolina | 112.0 |
Wake Forest | 110.3 |
Florida St. | 110.0 |
Notre Dame | 108.3 |
Miami FL | 108.2 |
Clemson | 108.1 |
Syracuse | 107.8 |
Virginia | 107.2 |
Louisville | 106.5 |
N.C. State | 105.2 |
Georgia Tech | 102.3 |
Boston College | 101.6 |
Pittsburgh | 100.4 |
Atlantic Sun | |
Team | Rating |
Liberty | 104.5 |
Jacksonville St. | 102.6 |
Bellarmine | 98.2 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 98.0 |
Eastern Kentucky | 98.0 |
Kennesaw St. | 97.7 |
Jacksonville | 96.4 |
North Alabama | 93.7 |
Lipscomb | 93.0 |
North Florida | 92.6 |
Stetson | 92.5 |
Central Arkansas | 88.1 |
Big 12 | |
Team | Rating |
Baylor | 119.9 |
Kansas | 119.1 |
Texas Tech | 115.4 |
Texas | 114.4 |
Oklahoma | 112.1 |
Iowa St. | 111.6 |
Oklahoma St. | 110.7 |
West Virginia | 110.3 |
Kansas St. | 108.7 |
TCU | 108.6 |
Big East | |
Team | Rating |
Villanova | 118.0 |
Connecticut | 115.2 |
Xavier | 114.7 |
Seton Hall | 113.8 |
Marquette | 110.8 |
Providence | 109.6 |
Creighton | 109.3 |
St. John’s | 106.7 |
DePaul | 106.2 |
Butler | 102.1 |
Georgetown | 100.5 |
Big Sky | |
Team | Rating |
Weber St. | 102.2 |
Southern Utah | 101.3 |
Montana St. | 100.3 |
Montana | 99.9 |
Northern Colorado | 98.6 |
Eastern Washington | 97.5 |
Portland St. | 94.7 |
Sacramento St. | 92.0 |
Northern Arizona | 90.6 |
Idaho | 88.4 |
Idaho St. | 88.0 |
Big South | |
Team | Rating |
Longwood | 99.4 |
Winthrop | 99.1 |
Campbell | 97.9 |
Gardner Webb | 97.7 |
UNC Asheville | 96.4 |
North Carolina A&T | 94.0 |
High Point | 93.8 |
Radford | 93.2 |
Presbyterian | 93.0 |
USC Upstate | 91.8 |
Hampton | 89.3 |
Charleston Southern | 84.7 |
Big Ten | |
Team | Rating |
Purdue | 119.3 |
Illinois | 117.7 |
Iowa | 114.4 |
Ohio St. | 113.9 |
Indiana | 113.6 |
Michigan St. | 113.5 |
Michigan | 112.9 |
Wisconsin | 112.8 |
Northwestern | 109.1 |
Penn St. | 108.4 |
Maryland | 107.2 |
Rutgers | 106.7 |
Minnesota | 106.6 |
Nebraska | 100.9 |
Big West | |
Team | Rating |
UC Irvine | 104.2 |
UC Riverside | 101.0 |
UC Santa Barbara | 100.5 |
Cal St. Fullerton | 100.0 |
Hawaii | 99.9 |
UC Davis | 98.1 |
Cal St. Bakersfield | 96.1 |
Long Beach St. | 96.1 |
UC San Diego | 94.1 |
Cal Poly | 91.6 |
Cal St. Northridge | 90.8 |
Colonial Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Towson | 105.6 |
Hofstra | 103.1 |
Drexel | 101.4 |
Delaware | 101.0 |
James Madison | 99.6 |
Charleston | 98.8 |
Northeastern | 97.9 |
UNC Wilmington | 95.2 |
Elon | 94.7 |
William & Mary | 87.5 |
Conference USA | |
Team | Rating |
UAB | 110.8 |
North Texas | 107.2 |
Louisiana Tech | 106.8 |
Western Kentucky | 103.8 |
Florida Atlantic | 100.8 |
Middle Tennessee | 100.6 |
Rice | 100.0 |
UTEP | 99.2 |
Old Dominion | 99.2 |
Charlotte | 98.2 |
Marshall | 98.2 |
FIU | 96.0 |
Southern Miss | 90.8 |
UTSA | 89.9 |
Horizon | |
Team | Rating |
Oakland | 104.5 |
Cleveland St. | 100.3 |
Wright St. | 98.4 |
Detroit Mercy | 97.7 |
Youngstown St. | 95.8 |
Northern Kentucky | 95.7 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 95.2 |
Illinois Chicago | 95.0 |
Milwaukee | 94.5 |
Robert Morris | 91.9 |
Green Bay | 90.3 |
IUPUI | 80.8 |
Ivy League | |
Team | Rating |
Yale | 102.1 |
Princeton | 101.8 |
Brown | 99.7 |
Harvard | 98.9 |
Penn | 97.5 |
Cornell | 97.3 |
Dartmouth | 96.0 |
Columbia | 87.3 |
Metro Atlantic | |
Team | Rating |
Iona | 107.5 |
Monmouth | 103.3 |
Marist | 99.7 |
Niagara | 98.7 |
Fairfield | 98.5 |
Saint Peter’s | 98.3 |
Quinnipiac | 96.1 |
Manhattan | 94.7 |
Siena | 94.0 |
Canisius | 93.4 |
Rider | 92.3 |
Mid-American | |
Team | Rating |
Toledo | 107.1 |
Ohio | 106.5 |
Buffalo | 105.0 |
Akron | 102.2 |
Miami OH | 100.3 |
Kent St. | 100.0 |
Bowling Green | 98.4 |
Ball St. | 94.9 |
Eastern Michigan | 93.3 |
Northern Illinois | 91.0 |
Western Michigan | 88.8 |
Central Michigan | 87.7 |
Mideastern Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Howard | 97.0 |
Norfolk St. | 96.6 |
Coppin St. | 92.2 |
Morgan St. | 90.9 |
North Carolina Central | 90.4 |
Maryland Eastern Shore | 88.7 |
South Carolina St. | 86.9 |
Delaware St. | 78.8 |
Missouri Valley | |
Team | Rating |
Loyola Chicago | 112.8 |
Missouri St. | 108.0 |
Northern Iowa | 105.2 |
Drake | 104.9 |
Bradley | 103.6 |
Southern Illinois | 102.1 |
Indiana St. | 99.5 |
Valparaiso | 98.7 |
Illinois St. | 98.0 |
Evansville | 93.3 |
Mountain West | |
Team | Rating |
San Diego St. | 111.2 |
Colorado St. | 110.1 |
Boise St. | 109.7 |
Wyoming | 108.4 |
Utah St. | 107.9 |
Fresno St. | 107.3 |
Nevada | 104.4 |
UNLV | 103.7 |
New Mexico | 98.3 |
Air Force | 95.8 |
San Jose St. | 92.3 |
Northeast | |
Team | Rating |
Wagner | 103.9 |
Bryant | 97.6 |
LIU | 96.4 |
Mount St. Mary’s | 93.2 |
Sacred Heart | 93.1 |
Merrimack | 93.0 |
St. Francis PA | 92.5 |
St. Francis NY | 89.8 |
Central Connecticut | 87.3 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 87.2 |
Ohio Valley | |
Team | Rating |
Murray St. | 110.4 |
Belmont | 108.4 |
Morehead St. | 101.9 |
Tennessee Tech | 94.6 |
SIU Edwardsville | 93.2 |
Austin Peay | 92.6 |
Tennessee St. | 91.1 |
Southeast Missouri St. | 90.8 |
Tennessee Martin | 89.7 |
Eastern Illinois | 83.4 |
Pac-12 | |
Team | Rating |
Arizona | 121.9 |
UCLA | 116.5 |
USC | 113.2 |
Oregon | 110.2 |
Washington St. | 109.7 |
Colorado | 107.3 |
Stanford | 106.0 |
Utah | 104.8 |
California | 104.0 |
Arizona St. | 103.3 |
Washington | 102.4 |
Oregon St. | 101.4 |
Patriot League | |
Team | Rating |
Colgate | 103.5 |
Navy | 101.7 |
Boston University | 99.4 |
Loyola MD | 95.0 |
Army | 94.3 |
Lafayette | 91.2 |
Lehigh | 91.1 |
Bucknell | 88.6 |
American | 88.2 |
Holy Cross | 86.7 |
Southeastern | |
Team | Rating |
Kentucky | 119.5 |
Auburn | 119.2 |
LSU | 118.0 |
Tennessee | 116.2 |
Alabama | 115.8 |
Florida | 112.5 |
Arkansas | 112.1 |
Mississippi St. | 110.3 |
Texas A&M | 108.5 |
Vanderbilt | 107.0 |
South Carolina | 104.5 |
Mississippi | 103.8 |
Missouri | 100.9 |
Georgia | 98.1 |
Southern | |
Team | Rating |
Chattanooga | 107.0 |
Furman | 105.4 |
Wofford | 104.8 |
East Tennessee St. | 99.6 |
VMI | 99.5 |
UNC Greensboro | 99.4 |
Mercer | 98.0 |
Samford | 94.9 |
The Citadel | 94.4 |
Western Carolina | 91.3 |
Southland | |
Team | Rating |
Nicholls St. | 98.2 |
Texas A&M Corpus Chris | 95.3 |
New Orleans | 93.0 |
Southeastern Louisiana | 92.1 |
McNeese St. | 91.2 |
Northwestern St. | 86.8 |
Houston Baptist | 84.5 |
Incarnate Word | 84.4 |
Southwestern Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Texas Southern | 99.4 |
Southern | 96.4 |
Jackson St. | 94.6 |
Alcorn St. | 94.5 |
Prairie View A&M | 92.3 |
Florida A&M | 90.5 |
Grambling St. | 89.8 |
Alabama A&M | 88.9 |
Alabama St. | 88.6 |
Bethune Cookman | 87.0 |
Arkansas Pine Bluff | 82.8 |
Mississippi Valley St. | 77.1 |
Summit | |
Team | Rating |
South Dakota St. | 107.1 |
Oral Roberts | 103.1 |
North Dakota St. | 98.6 |
Western Illinois | 98.1 |
South Dakota | 96.2 |
UMKC | 95.8 |
St. Thomas | 94.3 |
Denver | 90.7 |
Nebraska Omaha | 86.8 |
North Dakota | 86.3 |
Sun Belt | |
Team | Rating |
South Alabama | 101.3 |
Texas St. | 101.1 |
Coastal Carolina | 100.2 |
Appalachian St. | 99.7 |
Louisiana | 99.4 |
Georgia St. | 99.0 |
Troy | 98.9 |
Arkansas St. | 98.7 |
UT Arlington | 97.0 |
Georgia Southern | 96.5 |
Louisiana Monroe | 95.1 |
Little Rock | 91.4 |
West Coast | |
Team | Rating |
Gonzaga | 124.1 |
BYU | 112.2 |
San Francisco | 111.2 |
Saint Mary’s | 111.1 |
Santa Clara | 106.3 |
Loyola Marymount | 101.8 |
San Diego | 99.9 |
Portland | 95.9 |
Pacific | 95.2 |
Pepperdine | 94.3 |
Western Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Grand Canyon | 104.2 |
New Mexico St. | 103.9 |
Utah Valley | 103.2 |
Stephen F. Austin | 101.4 |
Seattle | 101.4 |
Abilene Christian | 101.3 |
Sam Houston St. | 99.6 |
Tarleton St. | 98.4 |
Cal Baptist | 97.1 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 93.7 |
Dixie St. | 92.3 |
Lamar | 88.3 |
Chicago St. | 85.5 |
Coming later today: Updated Bracketology–The most bracket-changing upsets happened this week!
January 20, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, January 20, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Florida St. | North Florida | 20.7 |
Providence | Georgetown | 12.1 |
Presbyterian | Winthrop | -3.7 |
Indiana | Purdue | -2.8 |
Bowling Green | Akron | 0.5 |
Massachusetts | Saint Louis | -4.8 |
Memphis | SMU | 6.8 |
Tennessee Tech | SIU Edwardsville | 3.5 |
Morehead St. | Belmont | -5.2 |
Tennessee Martin | Austin Peay | 1.4 |
Florida International | Marshall | 0.0 |
Florida Atlantic | Western Kentucky | -3.0 |
North Texas | Charlotte | 9.9 |
IUPUI | Wright St. | -13.5 |
Georgia Southern | Coastal Carolina | -0.6 |
Georgia St. | Appalachian St. | 2.6 |
Western Illinois | South Dakota | 4.6 |
VMI | Samford | 5.8 |
UNC Greensboro | Chattanooga | -4.8 |
Drexel | Elon | 8.6 |
Delaware | William & Mary | 15.5 |
James Madison | UNC Wilmington | 10.2 |
Towson | Charleston | 8.1 |
Colorado | USC | -3.1 |
Sam Houston | New Mexico St. | -5.0 |
Stephen F. Austin | Grand Canyon | -2.7 |
Little Rock | Texas St. | -6.8 |
Louisiana Monroe | Troy | -0.6 |
Fairfield | Monmouth | -2.4 |
Southeast Missouri St. | Tennessee St. | 1.1 |
Murray St. | Eastern Illinois | 28.4 |
Rice | Old Dominion | 2.8 |
Northern Arizona | Montana St. | -7.3 |
Nicholls St. | Northwestern St. | 14.2 |
New Orleans | SE Louisiana | 3.2 |
Utah Valley | UT Rio Grande Valley | 12.1 |
Tarleton St. | California Baptist | 4.3 |
Abilene Christian | Seattle | 4.2 |
Illinois Chicago | Northern Kentucky | 2.4 |
Milwaukee | Oakland | -8.9 |
Green Bay | Detroit | -6.2 |
Arkansas St. | UT Arlington | 3.9 |
Louisiana | South Alabama | 1.5 |
Oral Roberts | North Dakota | 21.1 |
St. Thomas | South Dakota St. | -9.7 |
UMKC | North Dakota St. | 0.6 |
Incarnate Word | Houston Baptist | 3.1 |
Texas A&M-CC | McNeese St. | 7.0 |
Butler | Connecticut | -8.2 |
Utah St. | Boise St. | 0.6 |
Air Force | UNLV | -6.3 |
Cincinnati | Tulsa | 8.2 |
UTEP | UTSA | 12.6 |
Weber St. | Idaho St. | 14.7 |
Idaho | Northern Colorado | -7.1 |
Eastern Washington | Sacramento St. | 7.6 |
Dixie St. | Lamar | 5.8 |
BYU | San Diego | 15.9 |
Saint Mary’s | Santa Clara | 7.7 |
UC Irvine | Cal St. Fullerton | 8.1 |
UC San Diego | Long Beach St. | 2.5 |
Cal St. Northridge | UC Davis | -3.3 |
Cal St. Bakersfield | Hawaii | -0.9 |
Portland St. | Montana | -2.4 |
Gonzaga | San Francisco | 15.9 |
Stanford | Arizona | -11.3 |
Utah | UCLA | -8.9 |
Loyola Marymount | Pepperdine | 10.7 |
Oregon St. | Washington | 3.5 |
August 23, 2021
August 15, 2021
FBS Independents Preview
While 2020 was one strange logistical nightmare for college football conferences, it was a walk in the park compared to what the FBS Independents endured.
First, Notre Dame decided to join the Atlantic Coast Conference as a full-fledged member for one season. Then, the Irish ran the table, upsetting Clemson to win the ACC regular season title. That NBC TV contract must mean a lot to the Irish, because full-time membership in the ACC might have allowed the once top program in football to increase its recruiting base and return to the glory of their earlier times. Alas, the NBC money meant more than membership in one of the top four leagues.
BYU, Army, and Liberty had to move mountains to play a full schedule, sometimes scheduling a Saturday three or four days before. It was almost a 21st Century barnstorming tour for the three schools, but it seemed to work as the Cougars went 11-1, the Black Knights went 9-3, and the Flames finished 10-1. BYU’s lone loss came at the hands of Coastal Carolina in one of those last-minute scheduled games. Trying to prepare for CCU’s highly unorthodox offense with no advance notice may have been something the Baltimore Ravens might have struggled pulling off.
Army finished first in the nation in total defense, allowing just 275 yards per game, and they finished runner-up in scoring defense, allowing 14.8 points per game. Liberty lost by one point at North Carolina State, which is all that kept the Flames from running the table. Liberty knocked off previously undefeated Coastal Carolina in overtime in the Cure Bowl.
Connecticut, New Mexico State, and UMass didn’t fare so well in the year of Covid. UConn cancelled their season and never played a game. This comes off a 2019 season where the Huskies went just 2-10 with one FBS win over UMass.
UMass didn’t play until Mid-October and then the Minutemen played just 240 minutes, going 0-4 and scoring just one touchdown, one field goal, and one safety. The Minutemen were outgained by more than 400 yards in their season-ending loss to Liberty 45-0. In the nine years since UMass has been a full FBS member, they have a 19-81 record, with nothing better than a couple of 4-8 seasons.
Then, there is New Mexico State. The Aggies were one of three FBS schools to cancel their entire 2020 season. NMSU is just barely hanging on as an FBS football program, and losing the entire season was a big financial tragedy. However, there was an even bigger tragedy in Las Cruces this Spring.
The Aggies decided to play a couple of FCS opponents that were playing Spring schedules. On February 21, NMSU welcomed Tarleton State to Aggie Memorial Stadium for a Sunday afternoon contest. Tarleton State had just lost to McNeese State and would lose again the week after the NMSU game to upstart football program Dixie State. This should have been a game where the last player on the Aggie bench saw at least a quarter of action when the game was a 35-point blowout.
Sure enough, the game was a blowout, and NMSU got to empty their bench in the final quarter. Unfortunately, Tarleton State scored two touchdowns in the first four and a half minutes. Three plays into the third quarter, the Texans led the Aggies 40-7. They won 43-17 after emptying the bench.
How does a hopeful normal season look for the Independents? There is no official Independent Media poll. Instead of showing you how the media voted, here is a composite look at how 20 other computer power ratings see the Independents finishing this year.
- Notre Dame
- Liberty
- Army
- BYU
- Connecticut
- UMass
- New Mexico St.
How do the three PiRate Ratings see the 2021 season for this septet?
Notre Dame returns to full Independent status this year. The Irish face a major rebuild on the offensive side of the ball. If Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan can find some of the spark that made him shine two years ago, Notre Dame may not suffer greatly from the loss of Ian Book. However, the offensive line will be inexperienced, and the receiving corps needs a go-to big play receiver.
The Irish return half of their defensive regulars from 2020, but they lose their defensive coordinator, Clark Lea. Lea’s defense was tops in the ACC, and the 19.7 points per game allowed is incredible when you consider that they played Clemson twice, Alabama, and North Carolina.
Notre Dame faces a weaker schedule this year, but there are still potential tough games against Florida State, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, USC, North Carolina, Virginia, and Stanford. Don’t expect another undefeated regular season in South Bend, and don’t expect a return to the Playoffs. The schedule is full of trap games. Toledo, Purdue, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, USC, North Carolina, and Stanford will be tough contests, and it is possible that the Irish do no better than 3-4 in these seven games and at best 5-2.
Liberty should be more talented and will be a much more experienced team this year. The Flames were 10-1 last year, but 2021 presents LU with a considerably tougher schedule. Coach Hugh Freeze takes the Flames to Oxford, Mississippi, in November, where LU will take on his former team, Ole Miss. It should be one of the most exciting games of the season, and the final score might look more like a basketball game. Games against Louisiana and Army follow the Ole Miss game. If Liberty wins two of their last three, they could win 10 games again.
Army’s offense didn’t click on all cylinders last year, but the Black Knights’ defense surrendered less than 115 rushing and 160 passing yards per game to lead the nation in total defense. That great defense returns an intact defensive line and an experienced secondary, so it might be even tougher to move the ball on the Black Knights this year. Unfortunately, a new quarterback and inexperienced offensive line probably means the Cadets will regress a bit this year.
BYU finished third nationally in scoring and fourth nationally in scoring defense. Key players on both sides of the ball must be replaced, foremost being quarterback Zach Wilson, who now wears a New York Jets’ uniform. At least, the Cougars should know who they are going to play the following Saturday when they wake up Monday mornings this year.
Connecticut last won a game on October 26, 2019, when they topped a 1-win UMass team. The Huskies have not defeated a legitimate FBS program since they beat Tulsa in October of 2017. Expect UConn to show an improved passing game and better all around defense this year, but the Huskies have a long way to go before they will be competing for winning records as a new Independent.
As for UMass and New Mexico State, these two teams may be the weakest among the 130 FBS teams. They both are definitely in the bottom five. The two teams close out the 2021 season facing off in Las Cruces. Unless these schools can find a conference during the upcoming round of realignment, they both face the possibility of joining former FBS Independent Idaho at the FCS level.
Here are the preseason PiRate Ratings for the Independents.
FBS Independents | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Notre Dame | 108.8 | 110.6 | 111.2 | 110.2 |
BYU | 109.2 | 108.2 | 110.3 | 109.2 |
Liberty | 104.3 | 105.6 | 106.5 | 105.5 |
Army | 100.0 | 99.8 | 100.2 | 100.0 |
Connecticut | 77.4 | 78.6 | 74.2 | 76.7 |
UMass | 74.8 | 74.0 | 70.5 | 73.1 |
New Mexico St. | 70.3 | 71.1 | 67.6 | 69.7 |
Indep. Averages | 92.1 | 92.6 | 91.5 | 92.1 |
While the PiRate Ratings are designed only to compare teams’ power ratings in their next scheduled game, we can still have a little fun trying to predict won-loss records.
Independents | Overall |
Liberty | 11-1 |
Notre Dame | 8-4 |
BYU | 8-4 |
Army | 7-5 |
UMass | 3-9 |
Connecticut | 2-10 |
New Mexico St. | 2-10 |
March 10, 2021
PiRate Ratings College Basketball Spreads
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Home | Visitor | Spread |
South Florida | Temple | -2.6 |
Tulsa | Tulane | 2.7 |
Central Florida | East Carolina | 4.7 |
Virginia | Syracuse | 3.4 |
Georgia Tech | Miami | 11.1 |
Florida St. | Duke | 4.8 |
Virginia Tech | North Carolina | -3.0 |
West Virginia | Oklahoma St. | 1.4 |
Baylor | Kansas St. | 22.7 |
Kansas | Oklahoma | 2.6 |
Texas | Texas Tech | 0.3 |
Villanova | Georgetown | 8.6 |
St. John’s | Seton Hall | -0.2 |
Creighton | Butler | 11.0 |
Connecticut | DePaul | 11.0 |
Southern Utah | Northern Colorado | 6.7 |
Idaho St. | Montana St. | -1.6 |
Eastern Washington | Northern Arizona | 15.2 |
Weber St. | Montana | 4.9 |
Maryland | Michigan St. | 2.2 |
Ohio St. | Minnesota | 7.3 |
Rutgers | Indiana | 1.3 |
Wisconsin | Penn St. | 2.3 |
UCSB | Long Beach St. | 14.8 |
UC Davis | Cal St. Bakersfield | -5.4 |
UC Irvine | Cal Poly | 17.1 |
UC Riverside | Hawaii | 7.0 |
Western Kentucky | UTSA | 5.3 |
UAB | Rice | 7.8 |
Louisiana Tech | Florida Atlantic | 8.9 |
Old Dominion | North Texas | -6.1 |
Saint Peter’s | Rider | 6.2 |
Marist | Niagara | -1.0 |
Toledo | Ball St. | 8.3 |
Kent St. | Ohio U | 1.1 |
Buffalo | Miami (O) | 8.0 |
Akron | Bowling Green | 1.2 |
Florida A&M | Morgan St. | -1.2 |
Norfolk St. | North Carolina Central | 4.6 |
San Diego St. | Wyoming | 15.2 |
Boise St. | Nevada | 4.0 |
Utah St. | UNLV | 11.1 |
Colorado St. | Fresno St. | 10.9 |
Oregon | Arizona St. | 7.7 |
UCLA | Oregon St. | 5.4 |
USC | Utah | 7.3 |
Colorado | California | 14.8 |
Kentucky | Mississippi St. | 2.5 |
Florida | Vanderbilt | 7.0 |
Missouri | Georgia | 4.2 |
Ole Miss | South Carolina | 5.1 |
Northwestern St. | New Orleans | -2.2 |
Sam Houston St. | Lamar | 8.8 |
Texas Southern | Alcorn St. | 7.1 |
Grambling | Southern | -1.7 |
California Baptist | Seattle | 0.2 |
New Mexico St. | UT Rio Grande Valley | 7.9 |
Conference Tournaments Update
America East Conference
Championship Game–Saturday, March 13, 11 AM, ESPN2
6 U Mass-Lowell at 4 Hartford
American Athletic Conference
1st Round–Thursday, March 11 @ Fort Worth, TX
8 South Florida vs. 9 Temple (winner plays 1 Wichita St. Friday)
(4 SMU plays 5 Cincinnati Friday)
7 Tulsa vs. 10 Tulane (winner plays 2 Houston Friday)
6 Central Florida vs. 11 East Carolina (winner plays 3 Memphis Friday)
Atlantic Coast Conference
Quarterfinals, Thursday, March 11
1 Virginia vs. 8 Syracuse
4 Georgia Tech vs. 13 Miami (Fla.)
2 Florida St. vs. 10 Duke
3 Virginia Tech vs. 6 North Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship Game–Sunday, March 14, 1PM, CBS @ Dayton, OH
1 Saint Bonaventure vs. 2 Virginia Commonwealth
Big East Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ New York, NY
1 Villanova vs. 8 Georgetown
4 St. John’s vs. 5 Seton Hall
2 Creighton vs. 10 Butler
3 Connecticut vs. 11 DePaul
Big Sky Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Boise, ID
1 Southern Utah vs. 8 Northern Colorado
4 Idaho St. vs. 5 Montana St.
2 Eastern Washington vs. 10 Northern Arizona
3 Weber St. vs. 6 Montana
Big Ten Conference
2nd Round–Thursday, March 11 @ Indianapolis, IN
8 Maryland vs. 9 Michigan St.
5 Ohio St. vs. 13 Minnesota
7 Rutgers vs. 10 Indiana
6 Wisconsin vs. 11 Penn St.
Big 12 Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Kansas City, MO
1 Baylor vs. 9 Kansas St.
4 West Virginia vs. 5 Oklahoma St.
2 Kansas vs. 7 Oklahoma
3 Texas vs. 6 Texas Tech
Big West Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Las Vegas
1 UCSB vs. 9 Long Beach St.
4 Cal St. Bakersfield vs. 5 UC-Davis
2 UC-Irvine vs. 10 Cal Poly
3 UC-Riverside vs. 6 Hawaii
Conference USA
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Frisco, TX (Dallas Cowboys Practice Facility)
1E Western Kentucky vs. 4W UTSA
2W UAB vs. 6W Rice
1W Louisiana Tech vs. 4E Florida Atlantic
2E Old Dominion vs. 3W North Texas
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals Continue, Thursday, March 11 @ Atlantic City, NJ
4 Marist vs. 5 Niagara
3 St. Peter’s vs. 11 Rider
Mid-American Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Cleveland
1 Toledo vs. 8 Ball St.
4 Kent St. vs. 5 Ohio U
2 Buffalo vs. 7 Miami (O)
3 Akron vs. 6 Bowling Green
Mideastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals, Thursday, March 11 @ Norfolk, VA
2S Florida A&M vs. 3N Morgan St.
2N Norfolk St. vs. 3S UNC-Central
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Las Vegas
1 San Diego St. vs. 8 Wyoming
4 Boise St. vs. 5 Nevada
2 Utah St. vs. 7 UNLV
3 Colorado St. vs. 6 Fresno St.
Pac-12 Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Las Vegas
1 Oregon vs. 8 Arizona St.
4 UCLA vs. 5 Oregon St.
2 USC vs. 7 Utah
3 Colorado vs. 11 California
Patriot League
Championship Game, Sunday March 14, 12 PM EST, CBSSN
9 Loyola (MD) at 2 Colgate
Southeastern Conference
2nd Round–Thursday, March 11 @ Nashville, TN
8 Kentucky vs. 9 Mississippi St. (winner plays 1 Alabama Friday)
5 Florida vs. 13 Vanderbilt (winner plays 4 Tennessee Friday)
7 Missouri vs. 10 Georgia (winner plays 2 Arkansas Friday)
6 Ole Miss vs. 11 South Carolina (winner plays 3 LSU Friday)
Southland Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Katy, TX (Greater Houston)
4 Northwestern St. vs. 5 New Orleans
3 Sam Houston St. vs. 6 Lamar
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals Continue, Thursday, March 11 @ Birmingham, AL
4 Grambling vs. 5 Southern
3 Texas Southern vs. 6 Alcorn St.
Western Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 11 @ Las Vegas
4 California-Baptist vs. 5 Seattle (winner plays 1 Grand Canyon Friday)
3 New Mexico St. vs. 6 UT-Rio Grande Valley (winner plays 2 Utah Valley Friday)
Automatic Qualifiers
Liberty 23-5
Winthrop 23-1
Loyola (Chi.) 24-4
Morehead St. 23-7
UNC-Greensboro 21-8
Appalachian St. 17-11
Drexel 12-7
Cleveland St. 19-7
Mount St. Mary’s 12-10
Oral Roberts 16-10
Gonzaga 26-0
February 26, 2021
PiRate Ratings Bracketology
2/26/2021
Seed | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
1 | Gonzaga | Baylor | Michigan | Ohio St. | ||
2 | Illinois | Alabama | Villanova | Iowa | ||
3 | West Virginia | Houston | Florida St. | Oklahoma | ||
4 | Kansas | Creighton | Texas | USC | ||
5 | Virginia | Tennessee | Wisconsin | Arkansas | ||
6 | Texas Tech | Purdue | Colorado | Clemson | ||
7 | Oklahoma St. | Florida | Missouri | BYU | ||
8 | Rutgers | Virginia Tech | LSU | Loyola (Chi.) | ||
9 | UCLA | San Diego St. | Oregon | Maryland | ||
10 | North Carolina | Boise St. | Louisville | Drake | ||
11 | VCU | St. Bonaventure | Colorado St. | Connecticut | ||
12 | Toledo | Western Ky. | Seton Hall | Xavier | Indiana | Georgia Tech |
13 | Belmont | Colgate | Winthrop | UCSB | ||
14 | Wright St. | Liberty | Furman | Abilene Christian | ||
15 | Iona | Vermont | E. Washington | Grand Canyon | ||
16 | James Madison | S. Dakota St. | Texas St. | Prairie View | Wagner | N.C. A&T |
First 8 Out
69 | Michigan St. |
70 | Wichita St. |
71 | Stanford |
72 | Duke |
73 | Richmond |
74 | Utah St. |
75 | Minnesota |
76 | Ole Miss |
Conference Tournaments underway!
With March getting ready to come in like a lion, here’s a look at each of the conferences heading into conference tournament play.
One-Bid Leagues
America East: Maryland-Baltimore Co. & Vermont are tied at 10-4 in the league. The teams split a weekend series in Maryland. Vermont is the team more likely to contend in a #15 vs. #2 seed game in the NCAA Tournament.
Atlantic Sun: Liberty is 10-2 in the league but not as strong as last year’s team. Bellarmine is not eligible for the NCAA Tournament but will play in the A-Sun tournament. If they win, then Liberty gets the automatic bid. Lipscomb is 9-5 in the league and the hottest team of the contenders.
Big Sky: There will be many mid-major and low-major tournaments this year that should be wide open. This is one. Eastern Washington at 11-2 in conference play currently leads for the top seed, with Southern Utah (9-2) and Weber St. (10-3) vying for second place. Weber St. is probably the best of the three, but we wouldn’t be shocked if Montana (just 6-9 in the league) sneaks into the semifinals with a chance to win it from well back in the field.
Big South: Winthrop ran way with the league title and has lapped the field. At 17-1/20-1, the Eagles are contending for a #12 seed. If anybody else wins, it’s 16-seed almost for sure. Winthrop will be the biggest favorite to win their conference tournament, even more than Gonzaga.
Big West: UCSB will end UC-Irvine’s reign as regular season champions. The Gauchos (12-2/16-3) will still likely have to face either UCI (9-4/12-8) or UC Riverside (7-4/10-6) in the Big West Championship Game.
Colonial: It’s a down year in the CAA. In past years, four or five teams had the talent to do damage in a Round of 64 game. This year, we don’t see a win in the cards for this league. James Madison (8-1/13-5) and Northeastern (8-2/9-8) are the leading contenders for the automatic bid.
Conference USA: This is a conference with at least five teams talented enough to upset a higher seeded team in the Big Dance. Western Kentucky (8-2/15-5) has been at the top of the league all year. North Texas (8-2/12-6) and UAB (10-4/18-5) have been right there with the Hilltoppers. Louisiana Tech (10-4/17-6) and Marshall (6-4/12-5) are the hot contenders late in the season. Marshall may be the best of the bunch.
Horizon: This has been a two-team race like Easy Goer and Sunday Silence in past Triple Crown horse racing. Wright St. and Cleveland St. share the conference lead at 16-4. The only other team in the picture is Detroit at 10-6. WSU or CSU could win an opening round game in the Dance.
Metro Atlantic: This looks like a three-team race for the MAAC automatic bid. Siena (9-3) has led the league most of the season, with Monmouth (10-6) trailing. But, Iona (6-3) has started playing again after a long Covid layoff. They have an experienced tournament coach in New Rochelle; if you didn’t know, Rick Pitino is in charge, and the Gaels are the team to beat in our opinion. For declaration purposes, Monmouth coach King Rice is a friend of the PiRate Captain, and he’s rooting for the Hawks to fly high.
Mid-American: Of all the conference tournaments, this one historically has been the most exciting, because rarely has there been a clear-cut favorite. More teams from back in the pack have won this tourney in our memories than any other league. Toledo (13-3/18-6) has led the West all year with no competition, but the East looks like the 1967 American League pennant race. Akron (12-4/14-5) leads Ohio (9-3/13-6) only because of more games played. Kent St. (11-5/14-6) and Buffalo (9-5/11-7) are right there. Any of these five could win the lone bid, and then again, someone from back in the pack could do it again. Toledo could be a #12 seed if they win out.
Mideastern: This league has been really hit by Covid issues, with two teams choosing not to play and a third opting out in mid-season. North Carolina A&T (6-1) has been in first place all year. Norfolk St. (8-4) may be a little better come March. But, Morgan St. (6-4) is coming on strong and might be the true favorite to take the MEAC Tournament. The winner is looking squarely at a 16-seed play-in game.
Northeast: The NEC usually places their automatic qualifier in the Dayton play-in game for a 16-seed. The only difference this year, is the game will be played in the Hoosier State. Wagner (11-4) leads Bryant (9-4) with the rest of the field out of the race. Bryant might be the better team.
Ohio Valley: Belmont looked unbeatable in this league, until the Bruins went up to Eastern Kentucky and found out how tough the Colonels are on their home, even with no fans. Belmont (18-1/24-2) now must face an even tougher Morehead St. team (16-3 in the OViC) tomorrow. This league tournament is no longer just a rubber stamp for Belmont. The Morehead/EKU winner in a likely semifinal game will have a 40% chance of knocking out the Bruins.
Patriot: Colgate is in the top 20 of the NET ratings, the one data point that the NCAA Selection Committee places as the primary seeding factor. At 11-1 overall, all their games were played in the league. Four of those games came against Army, where the Raiders won three but lost once at home to the Black Knights. Colgate is an enigma. We don’t understand why they are rated so highly with no non-conference games, because the Patriot League is not highly-rated. Navy at 10-1/13-2 looks like a better team, and Army 6-6/10-7 already knows they can beat the heavy favorite. Colgate could be a 12-seed if they win out, and in this case, their 5-seed opponent will not be on upset alert.
Southern: This league has produced multiple bids in the past, but it won’t happen this year. There are five good but not great teams in contention, and the eventual winner will not be highly regarded as an upset special possibility. Furman (10-4/16-7) is methodically better than average but not flashy. They stay on an even keel with talent not quite as deep as the other contenders, but with more consistency. UNCG (12-5/17-8) plays a style of play that opponents don’t like to face, but when a team is solid handling the ball, the Spartans are not that hard to beat. Wofford (11-5/14-8) has been a snake in the tall grass, sneaking into the top of the league. East Tennessee St. (8-6/12-10) is a mere shell of its former self left by Steve Forbes, while Chattanooga (9-7/18-7) has been a major underperformer since New Year’s Day.
Southland: The potential seeding of this league took a big turn last week, when Stephen F. Austin decided to become ineligible this year rather than next year. What would have been an incredible 4-team scramble has lost one of its scramblers. Abilene Christian (11-1/19-3) is a team no Power Conference opponent wants to see in their bracket. The Wildcats are really tough on the defensive side of the ball, and a poor passing team can turn ACU into an efficient offensive puncher, because the Wildcats can intercept passes like the 1963 Chicago Bears! Sam Houston (11-2/17-7) and Nicholls (11-2/14-6) are the top contenders without SFA.
Summit: This should be another wide open conference tournament with four co-favorites. South Dakota (10-3/12-9), North Dakota St. (10-4/12-10), South Dakota St. (7-3/13-6) and Oral Roberts (8-5/11-10) are on close to equal terms at the end of February. We think SDSU is the favorite to win the tournament.
Sun Belt: This league is slowly falling in overall strength, and it is in danger of joining the NEC, MEAC, and SWAC in the annual play-in round for a 16-seed. Texas St. (10-3/16-6) has held the SBC lead for several weeks, but South Alabama (10-5/16-8), Louisiana (9-6/15-7), and Georgia St. (6-4/12-5) are lurking close behind. We like GSU from this group to win the conference tournament.
Southwestern: Covid may have helped this league a tad. The co-leaders, Prairie View (9-0/10-4) and Jackson St. (7-0/7-5) don’t play each other in the regular season. It could lead to a SWAC title game between two undefeated teams in conference play, making it one of the most exciting of the postseason. Texas Southern (6-3/9-8) is the dark horse.
Western: After the MEAC, the WAC has been next most affected by Covid issues. Technically, UT Rio Grande Valley leads the league today at 2-0 in the WAC and 9-4 overall. But, Grand Canyon (7-1/13-4) is two games ahead in the won-loss, even if UTRGV is 1.000 in percentage. Utah Valley is third at 6-3 in the WAC, but we wouldn’t rule out New Mexico St. (3-5/6-6). The Aggies not only couldn’t play home games, they couldn’t even return home during the shutdown of the Land of Enchantment. Chris Jans is the type of coach that can motivate and use the right strategy to win this tournament.
Multi-Bid Leagues
American: Houston is a lock, but the Cougars are in second place in the AAC to a Wichita St. team that beat them. WSU is likely to earn the top seed in the AAC Tournament, and the Shockers are on the Bubble and need a little more to add to their resume. Memphis has more than enough talent to win the tournament, but the Tigers don’t play cohesively.
Atlantic Coast: In the past, any team with a winning record in conference play was close to assured of earning a bid. Syracuse went 10-8 in 2017 and didn’t get a bid. This year, Florida St., Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Louisville, and Clemson are Dancing. Duke, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina St., in that order, are still in contention. We think the Seminoles are strong enough to advance past the Sweet 16.
Atlantic 10: St. Bonaventure and VCU share the lead at 10-3, and the Bonnies and Rams are close to becoming locks for the Big Dance. Richmond, at 6-3, has been on the Bubble for most of the season. Saint Louis (4-4) has suffered the same fate as New Mexico State, missing weeks of scheduled games. The Billikens may be the best team in the league if they have completely dusted off the cobwebs in March.
Big 12: Undefeated Baylor probably won’t enter the Big 12 Tournament without a blemish. The Bears could even have two league losses. BU is still rusty from a long layoff, and they must play at Kansas, at West Virginia, and at home against Oklahoma St. and Texas Tech. This league is probably set in tournament teams. Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma St. should be in the field. TCU is too far back to sneak into the field without earning the automatic bid.
Big East: Villanova and Creighton are locks, while Seton Hall, Connecticut, and Xavier still have work to do before they are safely in the field. Xavier faces a must-win game at home against Creighton tomorrow.
Big Ten: This league is still in a state of flux. The teams that were close to being safe at the back of the field have done everything they could to play themselves out, while Michigan St., once given up for dead, has done everything to play themselves in.
As of today, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio St., Iowa, Wisconsin, and Purdue are locks. The Big Ten will probably get nine teams in the field. Rutgers, Maryland, Michigan St., Indiana, and Minnesota are competing for three bids. If Indiana or Minnesota fall short, there could be a coaching availability or two in the Big Ten in March.
Missouri Valley: With Wichita State relocated to the AAC, one would think the days of the venerable Valley earning multiple bids was over. Guess again. Drake and Loyola are close to sure things before Arch Madness starts in Saint Louis. There is even a scenario where if one of the two co-leaders loses in the semifinals of the conference tournament, and the other loses in the finals, that three teams could earn spots in the Field of 68.
Mountain West: How about four MWC teams in the Big Dance? San Diego St. is one of the hottest teams in the nation at the end of February. They’ve made a move like Whirlaway, swatting their long tail at the rest of the field as the Aztecs head to the finish line gaining distance from the place and show teams.
Boise St. and Colorado St. have tournament-worthy resumes, while Utah St. is now well back on the bad side of the Bubble. The Aggies need to win the conference tournament. Watch out for Steve Alford’s Nevada Wolfpack! Nevada has won four consecutive ga,es to move into fifth place.
Pac-12: What looked like a five-bid league has lessened to four bids and a prayer. USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Colorado have done enough to win bids. Stanford has lost five of nine games, including two in a row to teams they needed to beat. The Cardinal need to win at USC next Wednesday, or they may be forced to win the Pac-12 Tournament to get in.
Southeastern: Don’t count out Kentucky just yet! The Wildcats (7-7/8-13) look like the team they were supposed to be. UK cannot earn an at-large bid with just three regular season games remaining, but once they get to Nashville, The Music City turns into the Bluegrass City. Calipari’s Cats can win four games in four days.
Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Florida, and Tennessee are in the field. Missouri was in for sure, but losses in four of their last five has created a shadow of doubt. Ole Miss has moved a half-game ahead of Mizzou in the league. The Tigers must close with Florida and LSU, while Ole Miss gets two games against last place Vanderbilt and a home game with Kentucky.
If there is a dark horse possibility in the SEC, then Georgia and Mississippi St. can stake claims to it. If Ole Miss and Missouri falter at the finish, the two Bulldogs can get into contention by winning out headed to Nashville.
West Coast: Gonzaga has yet to face any real competition. The Bulldogs look like the 1991 UNLV team that ran the table to the Final Four without opposition. Then, the Runnin’ Rebels ran into a Duke team that had not forgotten the 30+-point loss dealt to them in 1990’s Championship. The Bulldogs look like a potential run-the-table team, more like John Wooden’s UCLA teams than the 1991 UNLV team. Outside of the WCC, Gonzaga easily dismissed Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa, and Virginia. Normally, this would have been enough to show the nation that the Zags were without a doubt the best team in the nation. Had Baylor not cancelled their scheduled game, Gonzaga might be sitting with the appropriate strength of schedule typical of a national champion in our Bracketnomics criteria.
BYU is the other team with an NCAA Tournament guarantee. The Cougars have been distant number two to Gonzaga, but at 9-3/18-5, BYU has a win at San Diego St.