Home | Visitor | Spread |
Appalachian St. | Georgia Southern | 4.0 |
Arkansas St. | Texas St. | -3.7 |
Austin Peay | Lipscomb | 1.2 |
Bellarmine | Stetson | 0.8 |
BYU | Gonzaga | -6.0 |
Denver | North Dakota St. | 0.8 |
Detroit | Youngstown St. | -2.8 |
Eastern Illinois | SIU Edwardsville | -8.4 |
Eastern Kentucky | Florida Gulf Coast | -4.1 |
Georgia St. | Troy | -3.3 |
Grand Canyon | UT Arlington | 12.8 |
Green Bay | Wright St. | -9.3 |
Houston Christian | Texas A&M-Commerce | -5.3 |
Incarnate Word | New Orleans | 0.8 |
Iowa | Michigan | 5.6 |
IUPUI | Purdue Ft. Wayne | -16.6 |
Jacksonville St. | North Florida | 0.2 |
Kennesaw St. | Jacksonville | 1.4 |
Lamar | Nicholls St. | -10.7 |
Liberty | North Alabama | 17.1 |
Long Beach St. | Cal Poly | 7.5 |
Louisiana Monroe | Louisiana | -6.9 |
Marshall | Southern Miss. | 6.5 |
Milwaukee | Northern Kentucky | 2.5 |
Montana | Weber St. | 4.7 |
Montana St. | Idaho St. | 10.0 |
Northwestern St. | McNeese St. | 7.5 |
Oakland | Robert Morris | 1.9 |
Ohio St. | Minnesota | 18.5 |
Old Dominion | Coastal Carolina | 5.8 |
Omaha | North Dakota | 4.3 |
Oral Roberts | Western Illinois | 14.7 |
Oregon | Arizona St. | 3.0 |
Oregon St. | Arizona | -15.9 |
Portland | San Francisco | -2.0 |
Portland St. | Northern Arizona | 6.7 |
Queens | Central Arkansas | 12.0 |
Sacramento St. | Northern Colorado | 5.3 |
Saint Mary’s | Loyola Marymount | 13.0 |
San Diego | Pepperdine | 1.3 |
Seattle | New Mexico St. | 3.1 |
South Alabama | James Madison | -5.3 |
Southeast Missouri St. | Lindenwood | 7.6 |
Southern Indiana | Little Rock | 7.8 |
Southern Utah | Sam Houston | -2.6 |
Stony Brook | Drexel | -5.3 |
Tennessee St. | UT Martin | 2.3 |
Tennessee Tech | Morehead St. | 0.3 |
Texas A&M-CC | Southeastern Louisiana | 7.5 |
UCLA | Utah | 11.2 |
UMKC | St. Thomas | 0.4 |
UNC Asheville | Longwood | -1.7 |
USC | Colorado | 1.5 |
Utah Tech | Stephen F. Austin | -0.6 |
Washington | Stanford | 1.1 |
January 12, 2023
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, January 12, 2023
January 5, 2023
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, January 5, 2023
Home | Visitor | Spread |
UMBC | Albany | 9.4 |
Holy Cross | American | -8.1 |
South Alabama | Arkansas St. | 9.6 |
Loyola (MD) | Army | 0.7 |
Vermont | Bryant | 3.7 |
Loyola Marymount | BYU | -0.1 |
Cal St. Bakersfield | Cal Poly | 1.6 |
UC Riverside | Cal St. Fullerton | 6.4 |
Florida Int’l. | Charlotte | -8.0 |
Wichita St. | Cincinnati | -1.3 |
Appalachian St. | Coastal Carolina | 3.5 |
St. Thomas | Denver | 6.4 |
Towson | Drexel | 5.2 |
Tennessee Tech | Eastern Illinois | 3.4 |
Central Arkansas | Eastern Kentucky | -4.4 |
St. Francis (NY) | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1.2 |
Austin Peay | Florida Gulf Coast | -5.2 |
Louisiana Monroe | Georgia St. | -1.9 |
San Francisco | Gonzaga | -10.0 |
Sam Houston St. | Grand Canyon | 6.1 |
Purdue Ft. Wayne | Green Bay | 20.0 |
UC San Diego | Hawaii | -6.5 |
Hampton | Hofstra | -10.6 |
Southeastern Louisiana | Houston Christian | 9.8 |
Iowa | Indiana | 0.1 |
Stetson | Jacksonville | -0.6 |
Liberty | Jacksonville St. | 12.8 |
North Florida | Kennesaw St. | 0.5 |
Boston U. | Lafayette | 4.1 |
New Orleans | Lamar | 6.1 |
Bucknell | Lehigh | 7.5 |
Cal St. Northridge | Long Beach St. | -4.3 |
Central Connecticut St. | Long Island | 8.9 |
Rice | Louisiana Tech | 1.0 |
UMass Lowell | Maine | 12.6 |
Georgia Southern | Marshall | -7.4 |
Rutgers | Maryland | 5.8 |
UTSA | Middle Tennessee | -9.3 |
Cleveland St. | Milwaukee | 4.8 |
Northern Arizona | Montana | -3.0 |
Northern Colorado | Montana St. | -2.6 |
Colgate | Navy | 6.7 |
Binghamton | New Hampshire | -0.8 |
Texas A&M Commerce | Nicholls St. | -2.2 |
Lipscomb | North Alabama | 6.3 |
Western Kentucky | North Texas | -4.2 |
William & Mary | Northeastern | 0.4 |
McNeese St. | Northwestern St. | -3.4 |
Troy | Old Dominion | 4.3 |
Western Illinois | Omaha | 4.1 |
Colorado | Oregon | 2.2 |
Utah | Oregon St. | 16.4 |
San Diego | Pacific | 7.3 |
Eastern Washington | Portland St. | 5.4 |
Ohio St. | Purdue | 2.2 |
Bellarmine | Queens | -0.7 |
Youngstown St. | Robert Morris | 8.1 |
Idaho | Sacramento St. | -1.8 |
Merrimack | Sacred Heart | 0.3 |
Pepperdine | Santa Clara | -1.2 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | Seattle | -7.1 |
Houston | SMU | 22.4 |
North Dakota | South Dakota | -1.7 |
North Dakota St. | South Dakota St. | -2.2 |
UT Martin | Southeast Missouri St. | 1.5 |
Morehead St. | Southern Indiana | 1.5 |
Louisiana | Southern Miss. | 1.2 |
Tarleton St. | Southern Utah | 0.3 |
Monmouth | Stony Brook | -2.6 |
SIU Edwardsville | Tennessee St. | 7.5 |
James Madison | Texas St. | 14.8 |
Florida Atlantic | UAB | 2.6 |
UC Davis | UC Irvine | -3.7 |
UCLA | USC | 14.1 |
Cal Baptist | Utah Tech | 3.4 |
UT Arlington | Utah Valley | -7.4 |
Stonehill | Wagner | -0.3 |
Arizona | Washington | 17.7 |
Arizona St. | Washington St. | 5.1 |
December 31, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Saturday, December 31, 2022
Saturday, December 31, 2022 | ||
Home | Visitor | Spread |
Abilene Christian | Tarleton St. | 2.1 |
Air Force | Nevada | -3.6 |
Albany | New Hampshire | 1.2 |
Arizona St. | Arizona | -5.2 |
Arkansas St. | Louisiana Monroe | 4.4 |
Bradley | Illinois Chicago | 13.8 |
Bryant | Binghamton | 13.7 |
BYU | Portland | 8.2 |
Cal St. Bakersfield | UC Irvine | -9.6 |
Cal St. Fullerton | Cal St. Northridge | 7.1 |
California | Colorado | -10.8 |
Campbell | Longwood | -3.0 |
Canisius | Rider | -1.3 |
Central Connecticut St. | St. Francis (NY) | 1.4 |
Charleston Southern | USC Upstate | 1.9 |
Charlotte | Louisiana Tech | 6.1 |
Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern | 4.0 |
Colorado St. | San Jose St. | 7.9 |
Columbia | Yale | -17.1 |
Davidson | Dayton | -3.6 |
Delaware | Elon | 11.0 |
Denver | Oral Roberts | -9.3 |
Detroit | Milwaukee | 5.3 |
Drexel | William & Mary | 8.3 |
Duke | Florida St. | 15.9 |
Duquesne | Rhode Island | 7.3 |
Eastern Illinois | Southern Indiana | -5.0 |
Eastern Kentucky | Queens | -0.8 |
Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville | 5.0 |
George Mason | Richmond | 1.4 |
Georgia St. | South Alabama | -1.4 |
Georgia Tech | Virginia | -7.4 |
Gonzaga | Pepperdine | 19.5 |
Hawaii | Cal Poly | 10.7 |
High Point | Gardner Webb | -0.5 |
Hofstra | North Carolina A&T | 11.5 |
Houston | Central Florida | 16.0 |
Idaho St. | Northern Colorado | -0.2 |
Illinois St. | Northern Iowa | -0.7 |
Iowa St. | Baylor | -1.6 |
IUPUI | Northern Kentucky | -13.1 |
Kansas | Oklahoma St. | 8.9 |
Kansas St. | West Virginia | -0.5 |
Kennesaw St. | Central Arkansas | 10.7 |
Kentucky | Louisville | 22.5 |
Lamar | McNeese St. | -1.7 |
Lindenwood | Tennessee Tech | -0.6 |
Long Beach St. | UC Riverside | 0.9 |
Long Island | Sacred Heart | -3.2 |
Loyola (Chi) | George Washington | 7.1 |
Marshall | James Madison | 1.4 |
Mercer | Chattanooga | 0.8 |
Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky | 3.8 |
Montana | Idaho | 8.3 |
Montana St. | Eastern Washington | 5.0 |
New Mexico St. | Sam Houston | -1.1 |
Niagara | Mount St. Mary’s | 1.8 |
NJIT | UMass Lowell | -11.1 |
North Florida | Austin Peay | 3.3 |
North Texas | Florida Int’l. | 16.7 |
Northeastern | Stony Brook | 7.2 |
Northwestern St. | Texas A&M-CC | 1.3 |
Oakland | Green Bay | 11.4 |
Oklahoma | Texas | -3.5 |
Old Dominion | Louisiana | 1.3 |
Omaha | UMKC | 1.1 |
Oregon | Oregon St. | 15.9 |
Pacific | Loyola Marymount | -6.8 |
Princeton | Harvard | 6.5 |
Radford | Presbyterian | 8.7 |
Robert Morris | Cleveland St, | 2.4 |
Sacramento St. | Portland St. | 1.7 |
Saint Joseph’s | Saint Louis | -6.4 |
San Francisco | San Diego | 9.4 |
Santa Clara | Saint Mary’s | -5.6 |
Seattle | Cal Baptist | 4.2 |
Seton Hall | St. John’s | 2.0 |
South Dakota | Western Illinois | 2.5 |
South Dakota St. | St. Thomas | 3.3 |
Southeast Missouri St. | SIU Edwardsville | -2.0 |
Southern Miss. | Appalachian St. | 7.2 |
Southern Utah | UT Rio Grande Valley | 13.7 |
St. Bonaventure | Massachusetts | 0.4 |
St. Francis PA | Stonehill | 1.8 |
Stanford | Utah | 0.8 |
Syracuse | Boston College | 8.7 |
TCU | Texas Tech | 2.2 |
Tennessee St. | Little Rock | 3.6 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | Incarnate Word | 8.3 |
Texas St. | Troy | -2.7 |
The Citadel | Samford | -3.4 |
Towson | Charleston | -1.6 |
UAB | UTSA | 22.6 |
UC Santa Barbara | UC San Diego | 12.0 |
UNC Wilmington | Hampton | 17.2 |
UNLV | San Diego St | -2.6 |
UT Arlington | Stephen F. Austin | -3.2 |
UT Martin | Morehead St. | 1.9 |
Utah St. | Fresno St. | 13.1 |
Utah Valley | Utah Tech | 8.4 |
UTEP | Rice | 2.0 |
VCU | La Salle | 11.1 |
Villanova | Marquette | -0.5 |
VMI | East Tennessee St. | -2.0 |
Wagner | Merrimack | 9.0 |
Wake Forest | Virginia Tech | -2.3 |
Weber St. | Northern Arizona | 6.0 |
Western Carolina | Furman | -9.7 |
Wichita St. | East Carolina | 9.7 |
Winthrop | UNC Asheville | 0.2 |
Wofford | UNC Greensboro | 1.3 |
Wyoming | New Mexico | -4.3 |
Xavier | Connecticut | -4.2 |
Youngstown St. | Purdue Ft. Wayne | 3.3 |
March 24, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, March 24, 2022
Thursday, March 24, 2022 | ||
Team | Team | Spread |
Gonzaga | Arkansas | 10.2 |
Villanova | Michigan | 4.0 |
Duke | Texas Tech | -0.2 |
Arizona | Houston | 1.3 |
March 23, 2022
PiRate Ratings Bracketnomics For Sweet 16
The 2022 edition of the PiRate Bracketnomics fared rather well compared to a large number of other options when looking for bracket-filling strategies. Obviously, neither our system nor any others pick perfect brackets or even ones where we pick 15 of the 16 teams in the Sweet 16.
We still have three of our Final Four and five of our Elite 8 still alive, as well as our picks for the National Championship Game.
We did not pick Saint Peter’s to be the real shocker, so our system missed that one entirely this year. Kentucky’s numbers were just incredibly better than the Peacocks, but the Wildcats looked like deer in the headlights all night in that game. St. Peter’s looked like a clearly superior team when they dismissed Murray State two days later.
Miami of Florida and Iowa State were somewhat of a surprise to us as well, but the Hurricanes’ ball-hawking defense countered being outrebounded by 10 and nine in their two wins. Iowa State relied on excellent half-court defense to get to this round.
The Sweet 16 is like the advances round of TV game shows. You know the type. In the first round, the questions are a little easier, but after the commercial break, the next round brings more difficult questions, and the strong separate themselves from the weak. In the Sweet 16, usually seven of the eight winners will be clearly superior to their victims, while there will be one new surprise making the Elite 8. We previously pointed out that one team that does not have our acceptable national championship resume will sneak into the Final Four. It doesn’t always happen, but like UCLA last year, usually one team will win games three and four in their tournament to make it to the third weekend in the big dome stadium.
Let’s take a look at the most important Bracketnomics numbers for each of the 16 teams.
Team | O-Eff | D-Eff | SOS | 37+ 3pt | OReb% | -45% vs. 2pt | FT Rate 37 | R + T New Rate | Old R+T |
Arizona | 7 | 19 | 58.1 | 35.3 | 34.5 | 41.7 | 0.35 | 6.6 | 17.6 |
Arkansas | 54 | 14 | 58.2 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 46.5 | 0.38 | 6.9 | 12.7 |
Duke | 4 | 43 | 58.2 | 37.0 | 31.9 | 46.4 | 0.29 | 3.9 | 12.3 |
Gonzaga | 1 | 9 | 57.2 | 37.4 | 29.2 | 41.6 | 0.31 | 7.0 | 21.2 |
Houston | 10 | 10 | 56.5 | 34.2 | 37.7 | 44.0 | 0.29 | 14.1 | 22.0 |
Iowa St. | 160 | 5 | 60.3 | 31.9 | 28.1 | 50.6 | 0.28 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
Kansas | 6 | 26 | 61.8 | 36.0 | 33.5 | 47.1 | 0.32 | 6.2 | 13.3 |
Miami (Fla.) | 18 | 121 | 57.9 | 34.4 | 22.7 | 53.2 | 0.29 | -5.4 | -3.0 |
Michigan | 19 | 77 | 61.8 | 33.9 | 30.9 | 50.5 | 0.30 | 7.1 | 12.3 |
North Carolina | 20 | 42 | 59.0 | 36.4 | 30.7 | 48.0 | 0.30 | 9.6 | 16.0 |
Providence | 32 | 58 | 57.6 | 35.0 | 30.4 | 47.0 | 0.38 | 2.7 | 8.4 |
Purdue | 2 | 89 | 60.1 | 38.8 | 35.1 | 48.7 | 0.39 | 11.8 | 19.3 |
Saint Peter’s | 225 | 28 | 49.5 | 35.5 | 32.1 | 43.5 | 0.38 | 4.6 | 8.9 |
Texas Tech | 46 | 1 | 61.0 | 32.2 | 33.2 | 44.0 | 0.36 | 6.3 | 18.1 |
UCLA | 12 | 13 | 59.4 | 35.3 | 31.7 | 47.3 | 0.30 | 10.5 | 16.9 |
Villanova | 8 | 30 | 60.8 | 36.2 | 31.2 | 48.6 | 0.30 | 6.5 | 11.6 |
To briefly summarize what this data above means: O-Eff and D-Eff are the schedule strength-adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency ratings. The fat numbers are to have an O-Eff in the top 10 and a D-Eff in the top 20.
SOS is our own PiRate Ratings strength of schedule. A SOS of 55.0 is the minimum number to be considered a real national title contender. Going back to the beginning of the then 64-team tournament format, no team with an SOS below 55.0 has won the title.
37+3pt is the threshold for three-point shooting percentage. If it is north of 37%, the team with this big number will force defenses to spread out and open up the middle for easy two-point shots. Overall 3-point percentages have dropped a little in the last few years since the stripe was moved back a few inches.
OReb% is the percentage of missed shots rebounded by the offense. 37% is also the beginning point of excellence. If a team rebounds three out of every eight shots they miss, they can shoot 40% from the field and still win. If this same team shoots 45%, they can cut down the nets after the final game.
-45% vs.2pt is the defensive field goal percentage inside the 3-point line. If a defense allows less than 45% of the 2-point shots to be made, they have a championship-level defense.
FT Rate37 is the free throw ratio. If a team takes 3 foul shot attempts for every 8 field goal attempts, this team has an offense that forces defenses to grab because the offense is too potent.
The last two columns are our own unique R+T ratings. The new one is rate based on Four Factors data, while the old one is a counting stat. We don’t yet have a threshold for the new R+T, but the old R+T has been helping us pick winners in the Big Dance for two decades. If the R+T is 15 or better, this is a team that consistently goes on big scoring spurts, the type that frequently puts games away. 12.5 to 15 is really good. 8 to 12.5 is fairly good. 5-8 is so-so. Under 5 is not good, and below 0 is a 100% no go for the Final Four.
Let’s take a look at the eight Sweet 16 games
Gonzaga vs. Arkansas: Gonzaga has the best overall Bracketnomics resume, as they did last year. Their schedule strength is a mild issue but well within the bounds of a potential national champion. Yet, the Bulldogs have not looked their best in either NCAA Tournament win. Arkansas coach Eric Musselman is worth about 7-10 more points for his team than Penny Hardaway is for Memphis, and if that’s the case, The Razorbacks are good enough to pull off the big upset–if Gonzaga continues to play at a subpar level. There’s the rub. I don’t see Gonzaga coming out flat in this game. Their narrow escape in the Round of 32 should wake the Bulldogs up. Gonzaga’s numbers are clearly superior to Arkansas. Go with the Zags in a potential double digit win.
Villanova vs. Michigan: There is an interesting set of data for this game, where both teams have advantages and disadvantages. Michigan has a better inside presence, and the Wolverines figure to capitalize inside with a few extra baskets in their offensive halfcourt. Villanova’s overall offense is a bit too strong for Michigan’s defense, so the Wildcats’ perimeter is going to penetrate Michigan’s defense for easier shots than Michigan figures to take. Overall, Villanova has a slight advantage in the Bracketnomics data, but the advantage is slim. Let’s go with the Wildcats in a close one.
Duke vs. Texas Tech: Duke’s excellent offense faces Texas Tech’s number one defense–this should make for an exciting game. Usually, when a superior offense plays a superior defense, if all else is equal the superior offense wins more often than not. All else is not equal. If not for this being Coach K’s final year, and it looks like Duke has been benefiting from more than 50% of the 50-50 calls, this would be an easy selection, as the Red Raiders have a better overall team. On a Sweet 16 stage, maybe the referees will be more likely to get calls made correctly with hopes of being chosen for the Final Four, so Duke won’t get that benefit. If so, this might be the finale for Coach K. Texas Tech is just a bit better.
Arizona vs. Houston: What we have here is a failure to see a decisive favorite. Both teams have Final Four resumes and are clearly better than most of the other teams left in the Big Dance. The only issue in this game is the fact that a portion of Houston’s great numbers came with the addition of two former key starters that were lost to season-ending injuries earlier in the season. With their roster intact, this might have been the Houston team to do what Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney couldn’t do in the late 1960’s or what Phi Slama Jama couldn’t do in the mid 1980’s. Arizona doesn’t have the same amount of tournament experience that Houston has, as the Cougars made the Final Four last year. That’s the one thing that concerns us. Kelvin Sampson knows how to prepare a team to pay on the big stage. Arizona is the better team, but Sampson is worth a few extra points–just enough to have a 50-50 shot at the mild upset. I have to pick somebody here, but honestly, it can only be a hunch, as the Bracketnomics show this game as dead even. I’ll go with Sampson to defeat the Pac-12 Goliath by one or two points or in overtime.
Purdue vs. Saint Peter’s: Saint Peter’s has played incredible defense in their two wins, and if they could stop Oscar Tshiebwe and company, they have a chance to limit Zach Edey and Trevion Williams. But, doing so might allow Jaden Ivey to showcase his exceptional talents on the big stage. Purdue has not made the Final Four during the Gene Keady-Matt Painter era. The Boilermakers in the past had issues with R+T Ratings. This Purdue team does not have that issue, and they might run over the Peacocks like a runaway train. I think Cinderella experiences Midnight in this round, and Purdue wins by double digits.
Kansas vs. Providence: Ed Cooley has done an incredible job at Providence, but he is facing a team coming to its peak in efficiency, and Kansas is clearly the superior team across the board. With Remy Martin at full strength, the Jayhawks are better than their Bracketnomics Data indicates. Martin makes KU the best team in the Dance, and I expect Rock Chalk Jayhawk to keep advancing.
UCLA vs. North Carolina: College basketball royalty clashes in this one, and I don’t see this game being a mismatch like the 1968 National Championship Game. Looking at the Bracketnomics data, the two teams are evenly matched. There are secondary and tertiary data in this science, including tournament experience by players and coach. In all but one respect, the Bruins have the advantage in these extras.
Carolina’s one advantage is having an inside force that can dominate in the paint. Mick Cronin is coaching in his 13th NCAA Tournament and coming off a Final Four appearance with most of his key contributors returning. Hubert Davis is coaching in his first NCAA Tournament. That’s enough to pick UCLA to return to the Elite 8.
Miami (Fla.) vs. Iowa St.: This is the unique game in this round, as neither team has an acceptable Final Four Bracketnomics Resume. As previously mentioned, usually one of the four teams in the Final Four does not have the blueprint we use to pick our brackets. At least one team will make the Elite 8.
Iowa State has struggled to generate offense for long stretches of games, and they have had to rely on their defense to keep games close until the offense got on track. Miami’s small but very quick roster might be able to force the Cyclones into playing a style of ball they are not equipped to play. Let’s go with the U to become Elite. Jim Larranaga took George Mason to a Final Four.
March 18, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Saturday, March 19, 2022
Saturday’s Games–NCAA, NIT, CBI, and The Basketball Classic
Saturday, March 19, 2022 | ||
Team | Team | Spread |
Baylor | North Carolina | 7.3 |
Kansas | Creighton | 9.0 |
Tennessee | Michigan | 5.4 |
Providence | Richmond | 3.5 |
UCLA | Saint Mary’s | 4.6 |
Murray St. | Saint Peter’s | 9.0 |
Arkansas | New Mexico St. | 7.9 |
Gonzaga | Memphis | 12.0 |
Texas A&M | Oregon | 3.9 |
Wake Forest | VCU | 4.8 |
BYU | Northern Iowa | 6.7 |
Drake | Purdue Ft. Wayne | 9.5 |
Stephen F. Austin | UNC Asheville | 5.7 |
Middle Tennessee | Cal Baptist | 6.8 |
Ohio | Rice | 5.9 |
UTEP | Western Illinois | 6.6 |
Portland | New Orleans | 8.2 |
Team | O-Eff | D-Eff | SOS | 37+ 3pt | OReb% | -45% vs. 2pt | FT Rate 37 | R + T New Rate | R+T Old Rate |
Baylor | 9 | 14 | 61.1 | 34.6 | 36.3 | 49.5 | 28.5 | 11.4 | 17.4 |
N. Carolina | 27 | 64 | 58.0 | 36.2 | 30.4 | 48.3 | 29.6 | 10.0 | 15.7 |
Kansas | 6 | 29 | 61.8 | 35.5 | 33.4 | 47.9 | 32.8 | 5.2 | 12.1 |
Creighton | 124 | 18 | 58.6 | 30.7 | 28.6 | 43.5 | 26.0 | -1.8 | 4.0 |
Tennessee | 36 | 3 | 61.8 | 35.9 | 32.8 | 45.8 | 29.6 | 8.5 | 13.9 |
Michigan | 19 | 91 | 61.6 | 34.0 | 31.2 | 50.8 | 28.9 | 7.8 | 12.5 |
Providence | 31 | 79 | 57.5 | 34.3 | 30.5 | 46.6 | 38.5 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
Richmond | 68 | 104 | 54.8 | 33.7 | 22.4 | 50.0 | 30.9 | -3.4 | 1.5 |
UCLA | 15 | 12 | 59.4 | 35.1 | 29.8 | 47.3 | 36.8 | 5.7 | 17.3 |
Saint Mary’s | 63 | 9 | 57.3 | 35.0 | 27.8 | 46.0 | 23.9 | 7.3 | 13.2 |
Murray St. | 35 | 40 | 48.4 | 35.3 | 36.0 | 48.3 | 31.3 | 15.2 | 24.0 |
Saint Peter’s | 259 | 34 | 48.3 | 35.3 | 32.0 | 43.5 | 37.1 | 5.0 | 9.0 |
Arkansas | 40 | 16 | 58.4 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 46.4 | 37.9 | 7.1 | 12.8 |
N. Mexico St. | 87 | 73 | 50.7 | 32.6 | 33.7 | 45.6 | 34.8 | 8.1 | 14.5 |
Gonzaga | 1 | 7 | 56.9 | 37.9 | 29.0 | 41.6 | 29.8 | 7.2 | 21.8 |
Memphis | 50 | 31 | 57.3 | 35.9 | 37.5 | 45.3 | 38.4 | 6.7 | 11.7 |
Bracketnomics Predictions
Baylor vs. North Carolina
Baylor is just a tad stronger across the board and has a lot more NCAA Tournament experience on the bench and on the court. Baylor should win but not by a large margin.
Kansas vs. Creighton
This has all the looks of a large margin victory for the Jayhawks Creighton’s offense looks to be in trouble against Kansas’s defense, and spurtability heavily favors KU.
Tennessee vs. Michigan
This should be a close game with several lead changes. Michigan’s interior defense may be a tad vulnerable to Tennessee’s inside muscle, but, the Wolverines’ offense is considerably better overall than Tennessee’s offense. Schedule strength and R+T Ratings are basically a wash. Solely on the interior defense, Tennessee gets the nod.
Providence vs. Richmond
Can Richmond make the Sweet 16 with an R+T Rating that shows the Spiders receive little or no Spurtability? Providence is not a pushover, but the Friars are most likely not going to advance past the Sweet 16. Providence has the advantage in every one of these stats. Richmond beat Iowa by playing a much better half court game than the Big Ten Tournament champs. Providence’s win over South Dakota St. was a little more hustle points over half court game, and it gets really difficult for a team to keep winning the half court game over and over, especially when the other team has the decided Spurtability advantage. Look for the Friars to advance.
UCLA vs. Saint Mary’s
This game could stay close for quite a long time. UCLA has the clear-cut edge in the essential stats, but the edge is not large enough to call the Bruins a prohibitive favorite. The key here is the FT rate, where UCLA might be a little quicker and force SMC to commit more than their usual number of fouls. UCLA needs to keep its starters on the floor more than the average tournament team, and the Gaels do not figure to force key players to go to the bench with foul trouble. Give the edge to the Bruins but don’t expect a big blowout.
Murray St. vs. Saint Peter’s
In all but one respect, these teams are rather evenly matched. Murray State has a huge R+T Rating advantage, 15 points to be exact in the old counting stat version and three times more in the rate stat version. What this means is that the Racers are likely to enjoy one major spurt or multiple smaller spurts and pull away from the Peacocks at some point in the game. Saint Peter’s won’t have the ability to play catch-up after a large spurt. The Racers will be an interesting Sweet 16 team.
Arkansas vs. New Mexico St.
This game has special meaning with yours truly, ye old PiRate Captain. Five years ago, when he was the head coach at Nevada, I called Eric Musselman the best Mid-Major head coach and a sure thing success wherever he ended up in a power conference. When he was hired by Arkansas, I predicted he would return the Razorbacks to the prominence they enjoyed under Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson and have Arkansas competing for a shot at the Final Four within five years. He is only in year three, and he almost made the Final Four last year.
New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans is my current top Mid-Major coach in college basketball. It is my belief that when he gets a power five coaching job, he too will produce the results Muss is producing in Fayetteville.
Now, about this game: Arkansas has a bit too much defensive abilities for the Aggies to consistently score in this game. The difference in schedule strength and the slight evidence that the Razorbacks have a little more quickness is enough to call this one in Arkansas’s favor. Don’t discount NMSU; Jans can coach undermanned talent and keep games close. The Aggies can keep this game close and even have a chance to pull the upset, but the Razorbacks have about a 65% chance of winning this game. Arky goes to the Sweet 16 again.
Gonzaga vs. Memphis
Don’t automatically dismiss Memphis in this game. While Gonzaga has a decisive Bracketnomics advantage, Memphis has two superior aspects that can be used to exploit the 1-seed, and both work together to strengthen the advantages.
Memphis has an exceptional offensive rebounding advantage in this game. The Tigers are one of a small handful that have an O Reb% in excess of the magical 37%. Memphis also exceeds the 37% margin in FT rate, which shows the Tigers have explosive quickness to the rim. If Gonzaga gets into foul trouble in this game, all their other advantages will be neutralized.
Gonzaga is still the pick here, but this game should be a lot closer than expected, and Memphis will have a chance to pull off the big upset if Gonzaga fouls too much.
March 17, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, March 17, 2022
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 15, 2022
PiRate Ratings Bracketnomics Analysis 2022
Analytics Based Bracket Picking Method–Updated for 2022
Welcome to the PiRate Ratings Bracket Picking Analysis for the 2022 NCAA Tournament. If you read yesterday’s tutorial post and earned your PhD in Bracketnomics, then you are ready to see all the numbers and pick the brackets in your own way. We will show you our picks as well, but you might do better using our data than we do.
Let’s get right to it with the table of all the numbers. We have divided the numbers into the most important, the moderately important, the the extras used to find the winner in very close matchups.
Team–Most Important | O-Eff | D-Eff | SOS | 37+ 3pt | OReb% | -45% vs. 2pt | FT Rate 37 |
Akron | 113 | 166 | 46.8 | 35.7 | 30.7 | 46.9 | 39.7 |
Alabama | 14 | 94 | 61.9 | 30.8 | 35.6 | 49.2 | 33.6 |
Arizona | 5 | 20 | 58.2 | 35.4 | 34.5 | 41.9 | 35.1 |
Arkansas | 40 | 16 | 58.4 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 46.4 | 37.9 |
Auburn | 24 | 8 | 59.2 | 32.0 | 33.1 | 42.6 | 31.6 |
Baylor | 9 | 14 | 61.1 | 34.6 | 36.3 | 49.5 | 28.5 |
Boise St. | 76 | 17 | 55.8 | 34.8 | 30.6 | 47.6 | 35.0 |
Bryant | 154 | 218 | 43.7 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 46.2 | 32.2 |
Cal St. Fullerton | 144 | 164 | 47.5 | 33.0 | 30.5 | 47.5 | 36.0 |
Chattanooga | 58 | 95 | 50.5 | 34.6 | 32.7 | 50.7 | 26.7 |
Colgate | 79 | 203 | 45.1 | 40.3 | 26.4 | 47.5 | 26.6 |
Colorado St. | 20 | 83 | 55.5 | 35.8 | 22.0 | 50.4 | 30.4 |
Connecticut | 21 | 35 | 58.5 | 35.3 | 37.9 | 42.8 | 30.6 |
Creighton | 124 | 18 | 58.6 | 30.7 | 28.6 | 43.5 | 26.0 |
Davidson | 11 | 152 | 52.5 | 38.6 | 23.8 | 48.0 | 32.0 |
Delaware | 100 | 212 | 48.3 | 35.2 | 27.0 | 47.0 | 33.9 |
Duke | 7 | 44 | 57.6 | 36.8 | 31.8 | 46.9 | 28.6 |
Georgia St. | 201 | 114 | 48.9 | 32.9 | 34.3 | 43.8 | 29.3 |
Gonzaga | 1 | 7 | 56.9 | 37.9 | 29.0 | 41.6 | 29.8 |
Houston | 10 | 11 | 56.0 | 34.1 | 37.8 | 43.5 | 28.7 |
Illinois | 23 | 30 | 60.7 | 36.7 | 33.4 | 45.4 | 31.7 |
Indiana | 91 | 21 | 59.0 | 33.9 | 26.9 | 43.4 | 33.5 |
Iowa | 2 | 77 | 59.0 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 50.0 | 30.4 |
Iowa St | 151 | 10 | 59.7 | 36.8 | 28.2 | 50.7 | 28.1 |
Jacksonville St. | 132 | 178 | 46.3 | 38.8 | 30.0 | 47.1 | 30.9 |
Kansas | 6 | 29 | 61.8 | 35.5 | 33.4 | 47.9 | 32.8 |
Kentucky | 4 | 27 | 60.2 | 34.9 | 37.9 | 47.1 | 27.2 |
Longwood | 115 | 191 | 43.3 | 38.0 | 34.6 | 51.8 | 34.9 |
Loyola (Chi.) | 42 | 22 | 54.2 | 38.3 | 25.1 | 46.9 | 31.7 |
LSU | 89 | 5 | 59.5 | 31.9 | 33.8 | 47.7 | 33.0 |
Marquette | 62 | 46 | 59.3 | 34.7 | 22.4 | 46.2 | 26.8 |
Memphis | 50 | 31 | 57.3 | 35.9 | 37.5 | 45.3 | 38.4 |
Miami (Fla.) | 17 | 157 | 57.0 | 35.3 | 23.4 | 53.9 | 28.8 |
Michigan | 19 | 91 | 61.6 | 34.0 | 31.2 | 50.8 | 28.9 |
Michigan St. | 38 | 53 | 60.8 | 37.8 | 30.7 | 47.9 | 30.4 |
Montana St. | 147 | 129 | 45.6 | 36.9 | 27.3 | 47.6 | 38.7 |
Murray St. | 35 | 40 | 48.4 | 35.3 | 36.0 | 48.3 | 31.3 |
New Mexico St. | 87 | 73 | 50.7 | 32.6 | 33.7 | 45.6 | 34.8 |
Norfolk St. | 190 | 160 | 41.3 | 34.8 | 30.5 | 44.5 | 37.7 |
North Carolina | 27 | 64 | 58.0 | 36.2 | 30.4 | 48.3 | 29.6 |
Notre Dame | 29 | 84 | 56.8 | 38.0 | 22.5 | 49.3 | 27.0 |
Ohio St. | 13 | 131 | 60.0 | 37.3 | 28.8 | 46.2 | 33.5 |
Providence | 31 | 79 | 57.5 | 34.3 | 30.5 | 46.6 | 38.5 |
Purdue | 3 | 100 | 60.0 | 39.1 | 35.2 | 49.2 | 36.3 |
Richmond | 68 | 104 | 54.8 | 33.7 | 22.4 | 50.0 | 30.9 |
Rutgers | 107 | 43 | 58.5 | 33.6 | 29.3 | 46.5 | 26.9 |
Saint Mary’s | 63 | 9 | 57.3 | 35.0 | 27.8 | 46.0 | 23.9 |
Saint Peter’s | 259 | 34 | 48.3 | 35.3 | 32.0 | 43.5 | 37.1 |
San Diego St. | 157 | 2 | 56.5 | 35.8 | 29.6 | 43.1 | 31.3 |
San Francisco | 45 | 19 | 56.2 | 35.4 | 30.4 | 48.1 | 28.9 |
Seton Hall | 75 | 26 | 59.0 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 44.7 | 31.4 |
South Dakota St. | 12 | 220 | 48.1 | 44.9 | 24.4 | 49.8 | 33.8 |
TCU | 80 | 24 | 60.3 | 30.4 | 37.8 | 47.9 | 31.2 |
Tennessee | 36 | 3 | 61.8 | 35.9 | 32.8 | 45.8 | 29.6 |
Texas | 32 | 13 | 60.2 | 32.3 | 31.8 | 46.1 | 32.3 |
Texas A&M-CC | 287 | 181 | 40.2 | 33.5 | 35.3 | 49.9 | 36.7 |
Texas Southern | 270 | 107 | 44.5 | 31.7 | 33.8 | 45.2 | 32.7 |
Texas Tech | 65 | 1 | 60.8 | 31.4 | 33.3 | 44.3 | 36.1 |
UAB | 28 | 89 | 50.6 | 37.9 | 33.9 | 46.8 | 28.5 |
UCLA | 15 | 12 | 59.4 | 35.1 | 29.8 | 47.3 | 36.8 |
USC | 47 | 49 | 56.3 | 35.4 | 33.8 | 41.7 | 30.9 |
Vermont | 44 | 74 | 45.9 | 36.4 | 24.6 | 44.9 | 26.4 |
Villanova | 8 | 28 | 61.0 | 35.9 | 30.9 | 48.2 | 30.5 |
Virginia Tech | 18 | 55 | 57.5 | 39.3 | 28.1 | 49.4 | 23.7 |
Wisconsin | 49 | 38 | 60.1 | 31.2 | 25.9 | 49.9 | 32.3 |
Wright St. | 108 | 262 | 44.8 | 32.9 | 31.2 | 51.3 | 31.3 |
Wyoming | 54 | 66 | 54.5 | 34.3 | 25.5 | 48.3 | 35.8 |
Yale | 203 | 103 | 49.0 | 33.0 | 25.7 | 50.6 | 32.6 |
O-Eff = Offensive efficiency & D-Eff = Defensive efficiency
SOS= PiRate Ratings Strength of Schedule
37+ 3pt = The 3-point shooting percentage where 37% or above is the key number
OReb% = Offensive rebounding rate where 37% or above it also the key number
-45% vs. 2pt = Defensive 2-point field goal percentage where less than 45% is the key number FT Rate = the percentage of free throw attempts per field goal attempts, where again, above 37% is the key number
Team Moderately Important | R + T New Rate | Old R+T | Score Marg | FG% Diff | Win Strk | Pre25 | Champions |
Akron | 6.4 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 8 | T | |
Alabama | 4.9 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 4 | Yes | x |
Arizona | 7.0 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 10.9 | 11 & 9 | R T | |
Arkansas | 7.1 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 9 & 9 | Yes | x |
Auburn | 5.9 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 19 | Yes | R |
Baylor | 11.4 | 17.4 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 15 | Yes | R |
Boise St. | 11.2 | 15.0 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 14 | R T | |
Bryant | 1.7 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 9 & 7 | T | |
Cal St. Fullerton | 4.3 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 8 | T | |
Chattanooga | 8.7 | 15.2 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 5 & 5 | R T | |
Colgate | 1.7 | 8.5 | 9 | 5.1 | 15 | R T | |
Colorado St. | -2.1 | 6.1 | 8 | 5.8 | 11 | x | |
Connecticut | 12.1 | 19.6 | 10 | 3.5 | 5 & 5 | Yes | x |
Creighton | -1.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 6 | x | |
Davidson | 2.7 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 15 | R | |
Delaware | -3.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5 | T | |
Duke | 4.1 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 7.2 | 7 & 7 | Yes | R |
Georgia St. | 7.8 | 11.9 | 5.8 | -1 | 10 | T | |
Gonzaga | 7.2 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 14.8 | 17 & 6 | Yes | R T |
Houston | 14.3 | 22.2 | 16.9 | 9.6 | 12 & 6 | Yes | R T |
Illinois | 7.7 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 6 | Yes | R |
Indiana | 1.8 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6 | x | |
Iowa | 4.8 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 7 & 5 | T | |
Iowa St | 1.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 12 | x | |
Jacksonville St. | 3.4 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 10 | R | |
Kansas | 5.2 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 8 & 5 | Yes | R T |
Kentucky | 15.7 | 24.1 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 7 & 6 | Yes | x |
Longwood | 14.9 | 20.3 | 11.2 | 2.6 | 11 & 8 | T | |
Loyola (Chi.) | 3.1 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 10 | T | |
LSU | 5.9 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 5.3 | 12 | x | |
Marquette | -9.8 | -4.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 7 | x | |
Memphis | 6.7 | 11.7 | 7 | 7.5 | 6 & 6 | Yes | x |
Miami (Fla.) | -5.0 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 9 | x | |
Michigan | 7.8 | 12.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 3 | Yes | x |
Michigan St. | 3.0 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 9 | x | |
Montana St. | 4.9 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 11 & 6 | R T | |
Murray St. | 15.2 | 24.0 | 17 | 6.9 | 20 & 7 | R T | |
New Mexico St. | 8.1 | 14.5 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 10 & 5 | R T | |
Norfolk St. | 4.9 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 6 & 6 | R T | |
North Carolina | 10.0 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 6 & 5 | Yes | x |
Notre Dame | -2.5 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 6 & 5 | x | |
Ohio St. | -1.0 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 5 | Yes | x |
Providence | 2.1 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 8 & 8 | R | |
Purdue | 12.1 | 19.2 | 11 | 6.6 | 8 & 6 | Yes | x |
Richmond | -3.4 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 | T | |
Rutgers | 3.4 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4 | x | |
Saint Mary’s | 7.3 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 7 & 6 | x | |
Saint Peter’s | 5.0 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7 | T | |
San Diego St. | 4.4 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 6 & 5 | x | |
San Francisco | 8.7 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 10 | x | |
Seton Hall | 5.2 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 6 & 6 | x | |
South Dakota St. | 2.3 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 21 | R T | |
TCU | 12.5 | 16.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 7 | x | |
Tennessee | 8.5 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 3 | 7 & 5 | Yes | T |
Texas | 7.2 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 6 & 5 | Yes | x |
Texas A&M-CC | 10.2 | 15.8 | 7 | 2.8 | 8 | T | |
Texas Southern | 4.7 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 6 | T | |
Texas Tech | 9.6 | 17.5 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 6 | x | |
UAB | 10.7 | 19.2 | 14.4 | 5.5 | 7 | T | |
UCLA | 5.7 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 6 & 5 | Yes | x |
USC | 6.3 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 13 & 6 | x | |
Vermont | 7.8 | 17.9 | 14.6 | 8.3 | 14 & 8 | R T | |
Villanova | 4.8 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 6 & 5 | Yes | T |
Virginia Tech | 2.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 6 & 5 | T | |
Wisconsin | 3.4 | 7.3 | 4.2 | -1.4 | 7 & 6 | R | |
Wright St. | 1.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 7 & 5 | T | |
Wyoming | 1.4 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 8 & 6 | x | |
Yale | -0.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 7 | T |
R+T New Rate =The new R+T rating using rate stats over counting stats (still experimental)
Old R+T = The original R+T Rating where anything over 17.5 is exceptional, 15 to 17.5 is quite good, 12.5 to 15 is good, 8-12.5 is okay, 5-8 is fair, under 5 is poor, and negative is a loser
Score Marg = Scoring margin where over 8 is very good and over 10 is great
FG% Diff = Field Goal Percentage difference (Offense FG% – Defense FG%) where over 7 is very good and over 10 is exceptional
Win Strk = Best winning streak or streaks during the season (if a team didn’t win 6 in a row in the regular season, how will they do it against the best teams?)
Pre25 = Preseason Top 25 pick (almost every past national champion was in the preseason top 25)
Champions (R = regular season conference champion/co-champion & T = Conference Tournament Champion)
Team–Extras | Coach Exp. | Seniors 8 | Juniors 8 | 1/3 Clutch? | F/C 12/7? | 2 F/C 20/12? | Dbl Fig# |
Akron | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Y | Y | 3 |
Alabama | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Arizona | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | 4 |
Arkansas | 4 E8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | N | 4 |
Auburn | 10 F4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Y | Y | 4 |
Baylor | 9 CH | 2 | 3 | x | N | N | 3 |
Boise St. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | Y | 3 |
Bryant | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Cal St. Fullerton | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | N | Y | 2 |
Chattanooga | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Colgate | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | N | N | 5 |
Colorado St. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | N | N | 2 |
Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Y | N | 3 |
Creighton | 9 E8 | 3 | 1 | x | Y | Y | 3 |
Davidson | 9 E8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Y | Y | 4 |
Delaware | 0 | 3 | 2 | x | N | N | 4 |
Duke | 35 CH | 2 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | 5 |
Georgia St. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Gonzaga | 21 2R | 2 | 2 | 1 | Y | Y | 5 |
Houston | 17 F4 | 5 | 3 | N | N | Y | 5 |
Illinois | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | 4 |
Indiana | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Y | Y | 3 |
Iowa | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | 3 |
Iowa St | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | N | N | 2 |
Jacksonville St. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Kansas | 22 CH | 5 | 2 | 1 | N | Y | 4 |
Kentucky | 20 CH | 2 | 4 | 1 | Y | Y | 5 |
Longwood | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Loyola (Chi.) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | N | N | 2 |
LSU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Y | Y | 4 |
Marquette | 8 F4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | 2 |
Memphis | 0 | 3 | 2 | x | Y | Y | 3 |
Miami (Fla.) | 9 F4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | 4 |
Michigan | 1 E8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Y | Y | 4 |
Michigan St. | 23 CH | 3 | 3 | x | N | N | 1 |
Montana St. | 0 | 4 | 2 | x | N | N | 3 |
Murray St. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Y | Y | 3 |
New Mexico St. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | N | Y | 2 |
Norfolk St. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
North Carolina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Y | Y | 4 |
Notre Dame | 14 E8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Y | Y | 3 |
Ohio St. | 6 E8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | 2 |
Providence | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | N | Y | 4 |
Purdue | 13 E8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | 4 |
Richmond | 2 S16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | 3 |
Rutgers | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Saint Mary’s | 7 S16 | 4 | 2 | x | N | N | 4 |
Saint Peter’s | 1 | 2 | 5 | x | N | N | 2 |
San Diego St. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | N | 1 |
San Francisco | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Y | N | 3 |
Seton Hall | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | N | N | 1 |
South Dakota St. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | N | N | 2 |
TCU | 12 E8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Tennessee | 25 F4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | N | N | 2 |
Texas | 4 2R | 6 | 2 | x | N | N | 3 |
Texas A&M-CC | 0 | 4 | 4 | x | Y | Y | 2 |
Texas Southern | 4 | 7 | 1 | x | N | N | 0 |
Texas Tech | 0 | 5 | 3 | x | N | N | 1 |
UAB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | N | N | 4 |
UCLA | 12 F4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | N | N | 4 |
USC | 4 E8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Y | Y | 4 |
Vermont | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | N | Y | 2 |
Villanova | 17 CH | 4 | 3 | 1 | N | N | 4 |
Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | N | Y | 3 |
Wisconsin | 3 S16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | N | N | 3 |
Wright St. | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | Y | N | 3 |
Wyoming | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Y | Y | 3 |
Yale | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | N | N | 2 |
Coach Exp = The number of past NCAA Tournament appearances for the head coach and if he got to the Sweet 6, Elite 8, Final 4, CHampionship or Runnerup
Seniors8/Juniors8 = The number of seniors or juniors among the current top 8 players (not as important with the extra Covid year)
1/3Clutch? = Does the team have 1 go to guy or 3 co-go to guys that can hit the crucial basket to win?
F/C 12/7 or 2F/C 20/12 = Does the team have an inside player that averages 12 points and 7 rebounds per game or two that combine for 20 points and 12 rebounds per game?
DblFig# = The number of double figure scorers
Here is the PiRate Ratings Bracket
The event you’ve all been waiting for: I wish I could say it’s this feature, but your madness is directed at the actual games in March (and April). Hopefully, this guide will guide you in filling out your brackets as we show you our analysis of the pertinent data. Some of you will take our information and perform better with it making your own analysis. Feel free to do so; we sometimes cannot see the forest for the trees.
Using our system laid out in Monday’s tutorial, we isolated on seven teams with National Championship Resumes in the 2022 NCAA Tournament plus one more team on the cusp.
Arizona
Baylor
Gonzaga
Houston
Kansas
Kentucky
UCLA
Almost National Championship Resume (1)
Auburn
It has been 31 tournaments since a team from outside the power conferences has won the national championship. The Power Conference teams with the best resumes are:
Arizona
Baylor
Kansas
Kentucky
UCLA
Houston is a borderline power conference representative, but the American Athletic Conference is not what it once was. With Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark, the Cougars would be close to Gonzaga in overall power, but they have not been the same since their season-ending injuries.
Here is our take on the first round of the Tournament. It is how we will fill out our bracket. Every year, we receive a comment from somebody telling us how they used our data to outperform our bracket.
First Round NCAA Tournament Matchups
West Region
Gonzaga vs. Georgia St.: Not much to discuss here. This should be a major blowout win for Gonzaga. Georgia State will struggle to score points until the Bulldog reserves get mop-up duty, while the Zags could score close to 1.5 points per possession before the starters come out.
Boise St. vs. Memphis: As most 8/9 games should be, this is an interesting game where the two teams are evenly matched. Memphis has oh so better key stats, and in close games, if the predicted weaker team has a considerably superior R+T rating, we will go with the underdog. Boise State’s R+T is better but not by much. We’ll go with Memphis is a close one.
Connecticut vs. New Mexico St.: New Mexico State coach Chris Jans is our current number one mid-major head coach ready to be offered a big time job. He has twice taken the Aggies to near major upsets in the opening round. The last time NMSU was in this situation, they came within a blown referee’s call of upsetting Auburn. The Tigers went to the Final Four that year.
However, this matchup with Connecticut is not favorable. We are always leery of the Huskies. They are the one school that has won the National Championship without having the proper analytical resume, and they have done it twice! Their resume this year is very similar to the two times they won the title. They are superior in all respects to the Aggies and should win by double digits.
Arkansas vs. Vermont: This game could be a lot closer than expected. Vermont’s offense is just as efficient as Arkansas’s, and the Catamounts have a considerably better R+T rating. A 12.5 points per game tougher schedule favors Arkansas by enough juice to emerge victorious, but it may be by single digits.
Alabama vs. Rutgers/Notre Dame: You get to wait until Thursday morning to submit your brackets, so you will know the winner of all the First Four games. We can only predict it today. We think Rutgers has a slight edge in the game in Dayton, because Notre Dame’s R+T rating is too low. In early games, it doesn’t matter as much if the opponent’s R+T isn’t a good one, and Rutgers’ R+T is okay but not great.
When it comes to playing Alabama Friday, this may be one of the hardest games to figure. Alabama plays like Tarzan one game and like Jane the next. The Tide can score points when they are clicking, but they fail to click one game out of three. Their R+T Rating is mediocre, and they don’t defend well in the paint. The one superior factor in favor of the Tide is the nation’s strongest schedule. Whichever team Bama plays in this game, they will have faced a stronger team in at least a dozen prior games. We don’t expect Alabama to advance far in this tournament, but they should get out of this round with a win.
Texas Tech vs. Montana St.: They key to winning college basketball at the highest level is to have a superior offense and very good defense. Texas Tech has the best defense in the nation with an average offense. We don’t expect the Red Raiders to contend for the Final Four, but in early rounds, their resume is scary against teams not in power conferences.
Montana State may stay in this game a little longer than expected, as Tech might struggle offensively at the start of the game until the nerves settle down. Once Tech hits their stride, they will hold MSU to less than .8 points per possession for the middle 20-25 minutes of the game. It might not look pretty, but TTU will eventually run away from the Bobcats.
Michigan St. vs. Davidson: Davidson has a little more overall talent now than they had when Steph Curry led the Wildcats to the Elite 8. The difference is this Davidson team lacks the overall quickness to replicate the former success. Additionally, they face a team that plays the same type of game as they do but with overall better athletes.
Michigan State has been upset early by teams that were quicker and unable to take advantage of the quickness. DC cannot do this. The Wildcats’ only chance is to hope to dominate in the paint both in points and rebounds, and The Spartans are not the team that will allow this. Even though this is not the best inside presence during Tom Izzo’s reign in East Lansing, Sparty has just a little too much power for Davidson. Michigan State will win by five to 12 points.
Duke vs. Cal St. Fullerton: Coach K’s last team is really not talented enough to get to New Orleans this year, but the Blue Devils will likely play above their talent level until they are put out. In this first game, the Blue Devils will score points rapidly against a weak team defense. Fullerton won’t be able to keep the Blue Devil offense from getting easy shots inside of six feet. Look for the Blue Devils to top their scoring average and coast to an easy victory in this round.
East Region
Baylor vs. Norfolk St.: The MEAC representative has won opening round games in the Big Dance before, but it was as a #15 seed against a #2. Norfolk State was oh so close to getting a #15 seed at the expense of Delaware, but they came up short. In most recent years, the MEAC champ has been placed in Dayton. Had NSU been put there this year, they would have been prohibitive favorites over any other 16-seed.
The question now becomes, “can Nofolk State do what UMBC did against Virginia?” The answer is “no”, because Baylor isn’t Virginia. They are the defending champs, and even though the Bears are not as good as last year, they still have Final Four talent. BU will win by around 20-25 points, more if the starters stay in longer than needed.
North Carolina vs. Marquette: We can make this short and sweet–Marquette’s R+T is an eliminator. ‘Nuf Sed. They would be our pick to lose even if they were a top four seed. Our number one rule is to play against a team with a negative R+T rating.
Saint Mary’s vs. Wyoming/Indiana: Like the region above, you will know who Saint Mary’s will be playing on Thursday. Ironically, this play-in game may be the most exciting game before the Sweet 16. There is very little difference between the Hoosiers and Cowboys. Only because Indiana won’t travel very far to play this game will we give the nod to the Hoosiers.
On Thursday, Saint Mary’s will have a tough time avoiding the upset, because they are a tad weak offensively in the low post area. Playing at home, the Gaels were able to withstand Gonzaga’s great inside presence, but in the WCC Tournament in Las Vegas, the Bulldogs exploited SMC over and over again in a double-digit win. We will stil pick Saint Mary’s to win this game, because their opponent will have to fly from Dayton to Portland and play less than 48 hours after they played in Dayton.
UCLA vs. Akron: UCLA has national championship talent, but the Bruins have liabilities that can be exploited. Unfortunately for the Zips, they do not have the necessary inside strength to exploit the Bruins. They do have characteristics needed to keep a game with UCLA close for some time, but the Bruins will advance.
Texas vs. Virginia Tech: Texas is the most vulnerable 6-seed in the tournament. The Longhorns have not adjusted to Chris Beard’s system in year one, and there may be a little dissension within the ranks. Virginia Tech is the exact opposite. Mike Young was one of our A+ Mid-major coaches ready for the Big Time when he was at Wofford, and he has not disappointed in his short time in Blacksburg. Virginia Tech’s players have totally bought in to the system and are peaking at the right time.
Our criteria shows this game to be close to a tossup. The Hokies have the superior offense, but the Longhorns have the superior defense with more superiority than Va. Tech’s offensive superiority. Texas has the edge in schedule strength and R+T rating, so we will pick the Longhorns in a squeaker, but this one is ripe for an upset if you are the type that goes for more upsets than average.
Purdue vs. Yale: Yale caught Princeton on a cold shooting day and upset the Tigers to get a ticket to the Dance. Their ticket is for one game. Short of hitting about 15 three-point shots in 25 attempts, there is no way the Bulldogs can stop the inside dominance of the Boilermakers. The two-headed monster in the low post will likely score 40 points and pull down 15-20 rebounds unless Coach Matt Painter goes to his third team. While former Gene Keady assistants have never made it to the Final Four, and neither did Keady, those teams from the past did not have the R+T rating that this Purdue team has. This is PU’s best chance to go to the Final Four since they did so under Lee Rose in 1980.
Murray St. vs. San Francisco: Now it’s time to upset a lot of people in the Bluegrass. There are a lot of fans heading up to Indianapolis for the weekend hoping to see the two top teams from the Commonwealth face off. Our criteria shows the Dons to be a slightly better team than the Racers, mostly because Murray State’s schedule was suspect. USF played a schedule almost as strong as a Power Conference team, and they have multiple wins over teams in this tournament. Murray State’s biggest win was against Memphis, when the Tigers were not playing well. Their other big game was a double-digit loss to Auburn, when Auburn was getting ready to go on a run.
We think the schedule strength makes USF’s numbers superior, and we will go with the 10-seed to win in what will be considered an upset. We think the Dons should be favored.
Kentucky vs. Saint Peter’s: One team in this game had a weak schedule, a weak offense, and a weak inside defense. The other team had one of the strongest schedules in the nation, one of the best defenses, a very good offense, and the best inside presence in college basketball since Bill Walton. I bet you can predict what the prediction is here–Kentucky by as many as Coach Cal wants to win by before he removes his key players.
South Region
Arizona vs. Wright St./Bryant: We expect Wright State to win the play-in game, but even if Bryant wins, the outcome of this game will remain the same. Arizona is much too talented to lose this game, even if the Wildcats play their worst game of the season Friday. The Wednesday night winner must fly from Dayton to San Diego on short notice to play a UA team that is well-rested and playing just a short flight from home.
Seton Hall vs. TCU: This one is another great tossup between the 8 and 9 seeds. TCU has the superior R+T rating, and it may be where the game is decided—with one late spurt in the second half. We’ll take the Horned Frogs in a close one.
Houston vs. UAB: Poor UAB. The Blazers actually have the talent and resume to get to the Sweet 16 as long as they have the right bracket. This one is not the right bracket. Even without two former starters that were injured weeks ago, Houston has enough talent to get to the Sweet 16, with a good chance to make the Elite 8, and a possible chance to return to the Final Four. If they still had their two stars, they would be a strong Final Four selection. The Cougars match up perfectly well with UAB and can neutralize the Blazers’ key attackers.
Illinois vs. Chattanooga: The Mocs have been the darling upset pick of a lot of national media members, but we’re here to say it isn’t going to happen. Chattanooga enjoyed an incredible season in winning the regular and tournament championships. They just don’t have the inside defense to slow down the Illini in the paint, and they are not likely to get the Illinois frontcourt into foul trouble. The Mocs don’t have a pressing defense strong enough to force Illinois into turnovers, so the Illini should have little difficulty winning this game by double digits.
Colorado St. vs. Michigan: Here’s another 11-seed that is clearly better than the 6-seed. Colorado State’s R+T rating is too low, especially for a Mid-major team playing a Power Conference opponent. Only a complete meltdown by the Maize and Blue will prevent the Wolverines from advancing.
Tennessee vs. Longwood: Volunteer Head Coach Rick Barnes has been to 25 previous NCAA Tournaments with one Final Four appearance. He believes his current team has what it takes to go to the Final Four this year. Tennessee’s resume should get them to the Sweet 16, but they have vulnerabilities that other teams in the South Region can exploit. Longwood isn’t one of them. Their schedule strength is much too low to be a factor in this game, but if they hit a bunch of three-pointers, where they are better than average, they could keep the outcome under 20 points.
Ohio St. vs. Loyola (Chi.): Before looking at this game, be advised that Ohio State is really banged up with multiple injuries, and it is unsure if they will have their full roster available. Also, understand that Loyola will have had 12 days between games and will be fully rested but possibly a little rusted.
Loyola’s offense will find the holes in the Buckeyes’ defense, especially if Ohio State has to play a short rotation that will tire in the second half. The Ramblers’ defense is good enough to give Ohio State’s superior offense some trouble. It may come down to spurtability, and Loyola is the hands-down superior team in R+T. We think Sister Jean will be smiling.
Villanova vs. Delaware: We told you yesterday that usually there is one Final Four team that gets there from outside of the perfect resume world. It was UCLA last year. This year’s UCLA could easily be Villanova. The Wildcats just barely miss out on having a Final Four resume, and they quite frankly have about the best possible bracket arrangement to boot.
Delaware is disqualified from potential upset possibilities in multiple ways–R+T rating, defense on the perimeter and in the paint, schedule strength, no inside scoring dominance, etc.
Midwest Region
Kansas vs. Texas Southern/Texas A&M-CC: Even though it does not matter in your bracket contests, we believe Texas Southern will run Texas A&M-CC into the ground in Dayton. TAMCC has the weakest schedule strength of any NCAA Tournament team in the last 22 years! Texas Southern is playing much better basketball in March than they did before New Year’s, and they are 18-5 in their last 23 games. So, we are previewing TSU against Kansas in this game.
Okay, suspense over. KU will blow out either Texas team in this game. Neither of the 16-seeds has enough defense to stop the Jayhawks from running up a fat score.
San Diego St. vs. Creighton: In all but one key metric, these teams are fairly evenly matched. That key metric is the R+T rating, and the Aztecs have a considerable advantage. We’ll take SDSU to win thanks to a late run.
Iowa vs. Richmond: Two happy teams on Sunday, but there will only be one happy team Thursday after these two play. Richmond will have to slow this game down to about a 60 possession game to have a chance to sneak away with an upset, but the Spiders’ R+T rating doesn’t measure up to being a winner. Iowa will cruise to a double-digit win.
Providence vs. South Dakota St.: Providence is the better overall team in the criteria, but South Dakota State has the one ace up their sleeve in an offense that can score a lot of points in a hurry. If the Friars come out a little tight and aren’t playing the type of basketball they normally play, they could find themselves down by a lot of points early in the game and then struggle to get in synch and get back in the game. SDSU has the type of team that comes out loose and ready to play no matter what the stage. If this game was in Oklahoma City or Denver, we’d take the underdog. Buffalo will be almost like a home game for Providence, so we think the Friars sneak away with a close win.
LSU vs. Iowa St.: LSU has to go with an interim head coach for the second time in the now concluded Will Wade era. It pains me to say that I (the Captain) was Wade’s youth coach in the early 1990’s.
It is rare for a team that finished four games under .500 to make the NCAA Tournament, but the Big 12 was quite strong this year. Cyclone Coach T.J. Otzelberger made the South Dakota State job what it is today, and he should eventually turn the corner in Ames. Making the Big Dance this quickly is quite an accomplishment. Doing damage in the Dance may be a year away. Even with an interim coach, albeit one with lots of years experience as a head coach, LSU has superior numbers and should win by around ten points.
Wisconsin vs. Colgate: This is almost a home game for the Badgers. It’s one thing to put a Duke or Carolina in Charlotte or Greensboro when either is a number one seed, but to put the Badgers less than 100 miles from home in Milwaukee as a 3-seed is totally different. Poor Colgate. The Raiders are actually one of a small handful of Low Major teams that have some talent with an outside chance at an upset, but not playing UW in Milwaukee. Colgate may hit some three-pointers to keep the game within shouting distance, but the Badgers will take the cheese in this one.
USC vs. Miami (Fla.): Even though Miami has a short flight, while USC most go from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, there is a factor that can never be parsed. Miami’s R+T rating is too poor to predict the Hurricanes to advance. USC figures to have a double-digit spurt in this game, and the Trojans will advance.
Auburn vs. Jacksonville St.: There is only one fly in the ointment in saying this game should be a 30-point blowout. JSU will be playing way over their heads to face off against an in-state rival that won’t play them in the regular season. Coach Ray Harper is a strict disciplinarian, and his teams play intelligently and force the opponent to play that way or be exploited.
Auburn is not all that exploitable here. The Tigers have been having shooting trouble as of late, but with the great front line, maybe the second best to Gonzaga’s, the Tigers will get numerous second and third shots on many possessions, and JSU will eventually fall by a lot of points.
Here’s how the rest of our bracket-picking goes.
Round of 32
Gonzaga over Memphis
Connecticut over Arkansas
Texas Tech over Alabama
Duke over Michigan St.
Baylor over North Carolina
UCLA over Saint Mary’s
Purdue over Texas
Kentucky over San Francisco
Arizona over TCU
Houston over Illinois
Tennessee over Michigan
Villanova over Loyola (Chi.)
Kansas over San Diego St.
Iowa over Providence
Wisconsin over LSU
Auburn over USC
Sweet 16
Gonzaga over Connecticut
Texas Tech over Duke
Baylor over UCLA
Kentucky over Purdue
Arizona over Houston
Villanova over Tennessee
Kansas over Iowa
Auburn over Wisconsin
Elite 8
Gonzaga over Texas Tech
Kentucky over Baylor
Villanova over Arizona
Kansas over Auburn
Final 4
Gonzaga over Kentucky
Kansas over Villanova
National Championship
Kansas over Gonzaga
March 8, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s Conference Tournaments | ||
Atlantic Coast Conference–1st Round | ||
Brooklyn | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Boston College | Pittsburgh | 2.6 |
Clemson | North Carolina St. | 5.0 |
Louisville | Georgia Tech | 1.8 |
Atlantic Sun Conference–CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
Higher Seed at Home | ||
Home | Visitor | Spread |
Bellarmine | Jacksonville | 6.2 |
Big West Conference–1st Round | ||
Henderson, NV | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Cal St. Northridge | Cal St. Bakersfield | -4.6 |
UC Davis | Cal Poly | 6.2 |
Colonial Athletic Association–CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
Washington, D.C. | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Delaware | UNC Wilmington | 2.5 |
Conference USA–1st Round | ||
Frisco, TX | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Florida Intl. | Marshall | -2.5 |
UTSA | Southern Miss. | 2.9 |
Horizon League–CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
Indianapolis | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Northern Kentucky | Wright St. | -1.2 |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference–1st Round | ||
Atlantic City, NJ | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Manhattan | Rider | -0.5 |
Fairfield | Canisius | 1.9 |
Marist | Quinnipiac | 2.6 |
Northeast Conference–CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
Higher Seed at Home | ||
Home | Visitor | Spread |
Bryant | Wagner | -2.5 |
Summit League–CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
Sioux Falls, SD | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
South Dakota St. | North Dakota St. | 6.7 |
West Coast Conference–CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
Las Vegas | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Gonzaga | Saint Mary’s | 11.1 |
Western Athletic Conference–Opening Round | ||
Las Vegas | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
California Baptist | UT Rio Grande Valley | 6.6 |
Utah Valley | Chicago St. | 14.7 |
Dance Tickets Punched | |||
1 | Murray St. | Ohio Valley | 27-2 |
2 | Longwood | Big South | 26-6 |
3 | Loyola (Chi.) | Missouri Valley | 25-7 |
4 | Chattanooga | Southern | 27-7 |
5 | Georgia St. | Sun Belt | 18-10 |
March 7, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Monday, March 7, 2022
Monday’s Conference Tournaments | ||
Colonial Athletic Association–Semifinals | ||
Charlotte | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Towson | Delaware | 6.5 |
UNC Wilmington | Charleston | -2.0 |
Horizon League–Semifinals | ||
Indianapolis | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Cleveland St. | Wright St. | -0.1 |
Purdue Ft. Wayne | Northern Kentucky | -1.2 |
Southern Conference–CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
Asheville, NC | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Chattanooga | Furman | -0.2 |
Summit League–Semifinals | ||
Sioux Falls, SD | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
South Dakota St. | South Dakota | 8.9 |
North Dakota St. | Oral Roberts | -1.2 |
Sun Belt Conference–CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
Pensacola, FL | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Georgia St. | Louisiana | 1.7 |
West Coast Conference–Semifinals | ||
Las Vegas | ||
Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
Gonzaga | San Francisco | 11.7 |
Saint Mary’s | Santa Clara | 5.4 |
Dance Tickets Punched
1 | Murray St. | Ohio Valley | 27-2 |
2 | Longwood | Big South | 26-6 |
3 | Loyola (Chi.) | Missouri Valley | 25-7 |
Monday’s PiRate Ratings
# | Team | PiRate | Conference |
1 | Gonzaga | 124.6 | West Coast |
2 | Arizona | 120.8 | Pac-12 |
3 | Kentucky | 119.4 | Southeastern |
4 | Baylor | 119.2 | Big 12 |
5 | Auburn | 118.4 | Southeastern |
6 | Duke | 118.1 | Atlantic Coast |
7 | Houston | 118.1 | American Athletic |
8 | Kansas | 118.0 | Big 12 |
9 | UCLA | 117.7 | Pac-12 |
10 | Purdue | 117.3 | Big Ten |
11 | Tennessee | 117.2 | Southeastern |
12 | Villanova | 117.1 | Big East |
13 | Texas Tech | 116.9 | Big 12 |
14 | Iowa | 116.6 | Big Ten |
15 | Illinois | 115.5 | Big Ten |
16 | LSU | 114.9 | Southeastern |
17 | Texas | 114.6 | Big 12 |
18 | Arkansas | 114.5 | Southeastern |
19 | Connecticut | 114.1 | Big East |
20 | Alabama | 113.6 | Southeastern |
21 | Saint Mary’s | 113.3 | West Coast |
22 | San Francisco | 112.9 | West Coast |
23 | Memphis | 112.7 | American Athletic |
24 | Ohio St. | 112.7 | Big Ten |
25 | Michigan | 112.6 | Big Ten |
26 | Seton Hall | 112.2 | Big East |
27 | North Carolina | 112.2 | Atlantic Coast |
28 | Loyola Chicago | 112.0 | Missouri Valley |
29 | Virginia Tech | 111.8 | Atlantic Coast |
30 | Wisconsin | 111.8 | Big Ten |
31 | San Diego St. | 111.7 | Mountain West |
32 | Wake Forest | 111.7 | Atlantic Coast |
33 | Michigan St. | 111.5 | Big Ten |
34 | USC | 111.4 | Pac-12 |
35 | Indiana | 111.3 | Big Ten |
36 | Oklahoma St. | 111.3 | Big 12 |
37 | Providence | 111.2 | Big East |
38 | Oklahoma | 111.0 | Big 12 |
39 | Xavier | 110.9 | Big East |
40 | Marquette | 110.9 | Big East |
41 | Murray St. | 110.6 | Ohio Valley |
42 | Boise St. | 110.6 | Mountain West |
43 | Florida | 110.5 | Southeastern |
44 | Colorado St. | 110.4 | Mountain West |
45 | TCU | 110.2 | Big 12 |
46 | UAB | 110.1 | Conference USA |
47 | Notre Dame | 110.1 | Atlantic Coast |
48 | Mississippi St. | 109.9 | Southeastern |
49 | Washington St. | 109.9 | Pac-12 |
50 | Iowa St. | 109.9 | Big 12 |
51 | SMU | 109.6 | American Athletic |
52 | St. John’s | 109.6 | Big East |
53 | BYU | 109.3 | West Coast |
54 | Dayton | 109.2 | Atlantic 10 |
55 | VCU | 109.2 | Atlantic 10 |
56 | Davidson | 109.2 | Atlantic 10 |
57 | Miami FL | 109.2 | Atlantic Coast |
58 | Utah St. | 109.2 | Mountain West |
59 | Texas A&M | 109.1 | Southeastern |
60 | Saint Louis | 109.0 | Atlantic 10 |
61 | Oregon | 108.8 | Pac-12 |
62 | West Virginia | 108.7 | Big 12 |
63 | Kansas St. | 108.7 | Big 12 |
64 | Northwestern | 108.7 | Big Ten |
65 | Toledo | 108.5 | Mid-American |
66 | Rutgers | 108.4 | Big Ten |
67 | Maryland | 108.3 | Big Ten |
68 | Creighton | 108.3 | Big East |
69 | Missouri St. | 108.2 | Missouri Valley |
70 | North Texas | 108.2 | Conference USA |
71 | Colorado | 108.2 | Pac-12 |
72 | Virginia | 108.1 | Atlantic Coast |
73 | Vermont | 108.1 | America East |
74 | Wyoming | 108.1 | Mountain West |
75 | Clemson | 107.9 | Atlantic Coast |
76 | Santa Clara | 107.9 | West Coast |
77 | South Dakota St. | 107.8 | Summit |
78 | Vanderbilt | 107.6 | Southeastern |
79 | Penn St. | 107.4 | Big Ten |
80 | Belmont | 107.4 | Ohio Valley |
81 | St. Bonaventure | 107.3 | Atlantic 10 |
82 | Syracuse | 107.3 | Atlantic Coast |
83 | Fresno St. | 107.3 | Mountain West |
84 | Towson | 107.2 | Colonial Athletic |
85 | Furman | 107.2 | Southern |
86 | Chattanooga | 107.0 | Southern |
87 | Wichita St. | 106.8 | American Athletic |
88 | Drake | 106.6 | Missouri Valley |
89 | Florida St. | 106.5 | Atlantic Coast |
90 | Arizona St. | 106.5 | Pac-12 |
91 | Richmond | 106.5 | Atlantic 10 |
92 | South Carolina | 106.2 | Southeastern |
93 | UNLV | 106.1 | Mountain West |
94 | DePaul | 106.1 | Big East |
95 | Iona | 106.0 | Metro Atlantic |
96 | New Mexico St. | 105.8 | Western Athletic |
97 | UCF | 105.8 | American Athletic |
98 | Cincinnati | 105.7 | American Athletic |
99 | Northern Iowa | 105.6 | Missouri Valley |
100 | Mississippi | 105.6 | Southeastern |
101 | Tulane | 105.3 | American Athletic |
102 | Grand Canyon | 105.3 | Western Athletic |
103 | Bradley | 105.2 | Missouri Valley |
104 | Louisiana Tech | 105.1 | Conference USA |
105 | Minnesota | 104.9 | Big Ten |
106 | Stanford | 104.7 | Pac-12 |
107 | Princeton | 104.3 | Ivy League |
108 | Utah | 104.1 | Pac-12 |
109 | Buffalo | 104.0 | Mid-American |
110 | Western Kentucky | 103.9 | Conference USA |
111 | Middle Tennessee | 103.8 | Conference USA |
112 | Ohio | 103.8 | Mid-American |
113 | Washington | 103.6 | Pac-12 |
114 | Nevada | 103.6 | Mountain West |
115 | Colgate | 103.5 | Patriot League |
116 | George Mason | 103.5 | Atlantic 10 |
117 | Temple | 103.3 | American Athletic |
118 | UC Irvine | 103.3 | Big West |
119 | Louisville | 103.2 | Atlantic Coast |
120 | Stephen F. Austin | 103.2 | Western Athletic |
121 | Wofford | 103.2 | Southern |
122 | Butler | 103.0 | Big East |
123 | N.C. State | 102.9 | Atlantic Coast |
124 | Rhode Island | 102.8 | Atlantic 10 |
125 | Utah Valley | 102.8 | Western Athletic |
126 | Liberty | 102.7 | Atlantic Sun |
127 | Hofstra | 102.7 | Colonial Athletic |
128 | Morehead St. | 102.7 | Ohio Valley |
129 | Nebraska | 102.6 | Big Ten |
130 | Southern Illinois | 102.5 | Missouri Valley |
131 | Wagner | 102.5 | Northeast |
132 | Florida Atlantic | 102.5 | Conference USA |
133 | UC Santa Barbara | 102.5 | Big West |
134 | California | 102.4 | Pac-12 |
135 | Kent St. | 102.3 | Mid-American |
136 | Saint Peter’s | 102.0 | Metro Atlantic |
137 | Seattle | 102.0 | Western Athletic |
138 | Abilene Christian | 102.0 | Western Athletic |
139 | Georgia Tech | 101.8 | Atlantic Coast |
140 | Oral Roberts | 101.8 | Summit |
141 | South Alabama | 101.8 | Sun Belt |
142 | Boston College | 101.7 | Atlantic Coast |
143 | Jacksonville St. | 101.6 | Atlantic Sun |
144 | Akron | 101.6 | Mid-American |
145 | Missouri | 101.6 | Southeastern |
146 | Yale | 101.5 | Ivy League |
147 | Texas St. | 101.5 | Sun Belt |
148 | Montana St. | 101.3 | Big Sky |
149 | Longwood | 101.2 | Big South |
150 | Georgia St. | 101.2 | Sun Belt |
151 | Charleston | 101.1 | Colonial Athletic |
152 | Southern Utah | 101.0 | Big Sky |
153 | Tulsa | 100.9 | American Athletic |
154 | Appalachian St. | 100.8 | Sun Belt |
155 | Coastal Carolina | 100.8 | Sun Belt |
156 | Drexel | 100.8 | Colonial Athletic |
157 | Delaware | 100.7 | Colonial Athletic |
158 | Monmouth | 100.7 | Metro Atlantic |
159 | North Dakota St. | 100.6 | Summit |
160 | Hawaii | 100.5 | Big West |
161 | Sam Houston St. | 100.5 | Western Athletic |
162 | Saint Joseph’s | 100.4 | Atlantic 10 |
163 | Weber St. | 100.4 | Big Sky |
164 | Georgetown | 100.3 | Big East |
165 | Winthrop | 100.1 | Big South |
166 | New Mexico | 100.1 | Mountain West |
167 | UC Riverside | 100.0 | Big West |
168 | VMI | 99.9 | Southern |
169 | UTEP | 99.9 | Conference USA |
170 | Oakland | 99.9 | Horizon |
171 | Old Dominion | 99.9 | Conference USA |
172 | Jacksonville | 99.8 | Atlantic Sun |
173 | Navy | 99.8 | Patriot League |
174 | Long Beach St. | 99.8 | Big West |
175 | Wright St. | 99.8 | Horizon |
176 | Cleveland St. | 99.7 | Horizon |
177 | Pittsburgh | 99.7 | Atlantic Coast |
178 | Cal St. Fullerton | 99.6 | Big West |
179 | UNC Greensboro | 99.6 | Southern |
180 | Norfolk St. | 99.5 | Mideastern Athletic |
181 | East Carolina | 99.5 | American Athletic |
182 | Louisiana | 99.5 | Sun Belt |
183 | Portland | 99.3 | West Coast |
184 | Charlotte | 99.2 | Conference USA |
185 | Gardner Webb | 99.2 | Big South |
186 | UNC Wilmington | 99.1 | Colonial Athletic |
187 | East Tennessee St. | 99.1 | Southern |
188 | Massachusetts | 99.1 | Atlantic 10 |
189 | Loyola Marymount | 99.0 | West Coast |
190 | Arkansas St. | 98.9 | Sun Belt |
191 | South Dakota | 98.9 | Summit |
192 | Fordham | 98.9 | Atlantic 10 |
193 | Illinois St. | 98.8 | Missouri Valley |
194 | Troy | 98.7 | Sun Belt |
195 | Northern Kentucky | 98.7 | Horizon |
196 | Bryant | 98.6 | Northeast |
197 | Valparaiso | 98.6 | Missouri Valley |
198 | Bellarmine | 98.5 | Atlantic Sun |
199 | Georgia | 98.5 | Southeastern |
200 | Mercer | 98.5 | Southern |
201 | Niagara | 98.5 | Metro Atlantic |
202 | Cornell | 98.5 | Ivy League |
203 | Florida Gulf Coast | 98.4 | Atlantic Sun |
204 | Marist | 98.3 | Metro Atlantic |
205 | Northern Colorado | 98.3 | Big Sky |
206 | Boston University | 98.3 | Patriot League |
207 | Nicholls St. | 98.2 | Southland |
208 | Samford | 98.2 | Southern |
209 | UMKC | 98.1 | Summit |
210 | Cal Baptist | 98.1 | Western Athletic |
211 | Texas Southern | 98.0 | Southwestern Athletic |
212 | Oregon St. | 98.0 | Pac-12 |
213 | Dartmouth | 97.9 | Ivy League |
214 | Penn | 97.9 | Ivy League |
215 | Brown | 97.8 | Ivy League |
216 | Eastern Washington | 97.7 | Big Sky |
217 | San Diego | 97.7 | West Coast |
218 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 97.5 | Horizon |
219 | UC Davis | 97.5 | Big West |
220 | Rice | 97.5 | Conference USA |
221 | James Madison | 97.4 | Colonial Athletic |
222 | Campbell | 97.3 | Big South |
223 | Fairfield | 97.3 | Metro Atlantic |
224 | Tarleton St. | 97.3 | Western Athletic |
225 | UT Arlington | 97.2 | Sun Belt |
226 | Detroit Mercy | 97.2 | Horizon |
227 | Southern | 97.2 | Southwestern Athletic |
228 | Montana | 97.1 | Big Sky |
229 | UNC Asheville | 97.1 | Big South |
230 | Harvard | 96.9 | Ivy League |
231 | Kennesaw St. | 96.9 | Atlantic Sun |
232 | Indiana St. | 96.8 | Missouri Valley |
233 | George Washington | 96.8 | Atlantic 10 |
234 | La Salle | 96.7 | Atlantic 10 |
235 | Marshall | 96.4 | Conference USA |
236 | New Hampshire | 96.4 | America East |
237 | UMBC | 96.2 | America East |
238 | LIU | 96.2 | Northeast |
239 | UMass Lowell | 96.1 | America East |
240 | Western Illinois | 96.0 | Summit |
241 | Howard | 95.9 | Mideastern Athletic |
242 | Mount St. Mary’s | 95.9 | Northeast |
243 | Stony Brook | 95.9 | America East |
244 | Miami OH | 95.9 | Mid-American |
245 | South Florida | 95.7 | American Athletic |
246 | Northeastern | 95.7 | Colonial Athletic |
247 | Siena | 95.6 | Metro Atlantic |
248 | Eastern Kentucky | 95.4 | Atlantic Sun |
249 | Rider | 95.4 | Metro Atlantic |
250 | The Citadel | 95.3 | Southern |
251 | Georgia Southern | 95.3 | Sun Belt |
252 | Youngstown St. | 95.1 | Horizon |
253 | Portland St. | 95.0 | Big Sky |
254 | High Point | 94.9 | Big South |
255 | FIU | 94.9 | Conference USA |
256 | Elon | 94.9 | Colonial Athletic |
257 | Quinnipiac | 94.9 | Metro Atlantic |
258 | Canisius | 94.8 | Metro Atlantic |
259 | Ball St. | 94.8 | Mid-American |
260 | Southeast Missouri St. | 94.8 | Ohio Valley |
261 | Tennessee Tech | 94.7 | Ohio Valley |
262 | Air Force | 94.5 | Mountain West |
263 | Loyola MD | 94.4 | Patriot League |
264 | North Florida | 94.4 | Atlantic Sun |
265 | New Orleans | 94.4 | Southland |
266 | Louisiana Monroe | 94.4 | Sun Belt |
267 | Manhattan | 94.3 | Metro Atlantic |
268 | UC San Diego | 94.3 | Big West |
269 | Hartford | 94.3 | America East |
270 | Cal St. Bakersfield | 94.2 | Big West |
271 | Texas A&M Corpus Chris | 94.2 | Southland |
272 | Bowling Green | 94.2 | Mid-American |
273 | Lipscomb | 94.0 | Atlantic Sun |
274 | Tennessee St. | 94.0 | Ohio Valley |
275 | Alcorn St. | 93.9 | Southwestern Athletic |
276 | Presbyterian | 93.8 | Big South |
277 | Illinois Chicago | 93.8 | Horizon |
278 | Duquesne | 93.8 | Atlantic 10 |
279 | Pepperdine | 93.7 | West Coast |
280 | Binghamton | 93.4 | America East |
281 | Pacific | 93.4 | West Coast |
282 | Albany | 93.4 | America East |
283 | Jackson St. | 93.3 | Southwestern Athletic |
284 | Merrimack | 93.2 | Northeast |
285 | Radford | 93.1 | Big South |
286 | Dixie St. | 92.9 | Western Athletic |
287 | Southeastern Louisiana | 92.8 | Southland |
288 | Army | 92.8 | Patriot League |
289 | Prairie View A&M | 92.7 | Southwestern Athletic |
290 | USC Upstate | 92.7 | Big South |
291 | Austin Peay | 92.5 | Ohio Valley |
292 | North Carolina Central | 92.5 | Mideastern Athletic |
293 | North Carolina A&T | 92.3 | Big South |
294 | Northern Illinois | 92.2 | Mid-American |
295 | Stetson | 92.1 | Atlantic Sun |
296 | Morgan St. | 92.1 | Mideastern Athletic |
297 | San Jose St. | 92.1 | Mountain West |
298 | Lehigh | 92.0 | Patriot League |
299 | SIU Edwardsville | 91.9 | Ohio Valley |
300 | Cal Poly | 91.8 | Big West |
301 | Denver | 91.8 | Summit |
302 | Western Carolina | 91.7 | Southern |
303 | Sacramento St. | 91.5 | Big Sky |
304 | North Alabama | 91.4 | Atlantic Sun |
305 | UTSA | 91.4 | Conference USA |
306 | St. Thomas | 91.2 | Summit |
307 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 91.1 | Western Athletic |
308 | Florida A&M | 91.0 | Southwestern Athletic |
309 | Sacred Heart | 90.9 | Northeast |
310 | Eastern Michigan | 90.9 | Mid-American |
311 | Grambling St. | 90.8 | Southwestern Athletic |
312 | Evansville | 90.8 | Missouri Valley |
313 | Robert Morris | 90.8 | Horizon |
314 | Tennessee Martin | 90.7 | Ohio Valley |
315 | Coppin St. | 90.7 | Mideastern Athletic |
316 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 90.7 | Mideastern Athletic |
317 | Lafayette | 90.6 | Patriot League |
318 | St. Francis PA | 90.6 | Northeast |
319 | St. Francis NY | 90.5 | Northeast |
320 | McNeese St. | 90.5 | Southland |
321 | Central Michigan | 90.5 | Mid-American |
322 | Little Rock | 90.3 | Sun Belt |
323 | Western Michigan | 89.9 | Mid-American |
324 | Idaho | 89.7 | Big Sky |
325 | Cal St. Northridge | 89.6 | Big West |
326 | South Carolina St. | 89.6 | Mideastern Athletic |
327 | Central Arkansas | 89.6 | Atlantic Sun |
328 | Milwaukee | 89.5 | Horizon |
329 | American | 89.5 | Patriot League |
330 | Idaho St. | 89.4 | Big Sky |
331 | Alabama St. | 89.3 | Southwestern Athletic |
332 | Hampton | 89.2 | Big South |
333 | Northern Arizona | 89.1 | Big Sky |
334 | Alabama A&M | 89.1 | Southwestern Athletic |
335 | Bucknell | 88.8 | Patriot League |
336 | Southern Miss | 88.7 | Conference USA |
337 | Northwestern St. | 88.7 | Southland |
338 | NJIT | 88.6 | America East |
339 | Green Bay | 88.6 | Horizon |
340 | Bethune Cookman | 88.2 | Southwestern Athletic |
341 | William & Mary | 88.0 | Colonial Athletic |
342 | Houston Baptist | 87.5 | Southland |
343 | Holy Cross | 87.1 | Patriot League |
344 | Central Connecticut | 86.9 | Northeast |
345 | Chicago St. | 86.8 | Western Athletic |
346 | North Dakota | 86.7 | Summit |
347 | Lamar | 86.7 | Western Athletic |
348 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 86.5 | Northeast |
349 | Nebraska Omaha | 86.4 | Summit |
350 | Maine | 85.7 | America East |
351 | Charleston Southern | 85.7 | Big South |
352 | Columbia | 85.5 | Ivy League |
353 | Incarnate Word | 85.3 | Southland |
354 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | 84.0 | Southwestern Athletic |
355 | Eastern Illinois | 82.7 | Ohio Valley |
356 | Delaware St. | 81.6 | Mideastern Athletic |
357 | Mississippi Valley St. | 81.2 | Southwestern Athletic |
358 | IUPUI | 80.4 | Horizon |
Alphabetical
# | Team | PiRate | Conference |
138 | Abilene Christian | 102.0 | Western Athletic |
262 | Air Force | 94.5 | Mountain West |
144 | Akron | 101.6 | Mid-American |
20 | Alabama | 113.6 | Southeastern |
334 | Alabama A&M | 89.1 | Southwestern Athletic |
331 | Alabama St. | 89.3 | Southwestern Athletic |
282 | Albany | 93.4 | America East |
275 | Alcorn St. | 93.9 | Southwestern Athletic |
329 | American | 89.5 | Patriot League |
154 | Appalachian St. | 100.8 | Sun Belt |
2 | Arizona | 120.8 | Pac-12 |
90 | Arizona St. | 106.5 | Pac-12 |
18 | Arkansas | 114.5 | Southeastern |
354 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | 84.0 | Southwestern Athletic |
190 | Arkansas St. | 98.9 | Sun Belt |
288 | Army | 92.8 | Patriot League |
5 | Auburn | 118.4 | Southeastern |
291 | Austin Peay | 92.5 | Ohio Valley |
259 | Ball St. | 94.8 | Mid-American |
4 | Baylor | 119.2 | Big 12 |
198 | Bellarmine | 98.5 | Atlantic Sun |
80 | Belmont | 107.4 | Ohio Valley |
340 | Bethune Cookman | 88.2 | Southwestern Athletic |
280 | Binghamton | 93.4 | America East |
42 | Boise St. | 110.6 | Mountain West |
142 | Boston College | 101.7 | Atlantic Coast |
206 | Boston University | 98.3 | Patriot League |
272 | Bowling Green | 94.2 | Mid-American |
103 | Bradley | 105.2 | Missouri Valley |
215 | Brown | 97.8 | Ivy League |
196 | Bryant | 98.6 | Northeast |
335 | Bucknell | 88.8 | Patriot League |
109 | Buffalo | 104.0 | Mid-American |
122 | Butler | 103.0 | Big East |
53 | BYU | 109.3 | West Coast |
210 | Cal Baptist | 98.1 | Western Athletic |
300 | Cal Poly | 91.8 | Big West |
270 | Cal St. Bakersfield | 94.2 | Big West |
178 | Cal St. Fullerton | 99.6 | Big West |
325 | Cal St. Northridge | 89.6 | Big West |
134 | California | 102.4 | Pac-12 |
222 | Campbell | 97.3 | Big South |
258 | Canisius | 94.8 | Metro Atlantic |
327 | Central Arkansas | 89.6 | Atlantic Sun |
344 | Central Connecticut | 86.9 | Northeast |
321 | Central Michigan | 90.5 | Mid-American |
151 | Charleston | 101.1 | Colonial Athletic |
351 | Charleston Southern | 85.7 | Big South |
184 | Charlotte | 99.2 | Conference USA |
86 | Chattanooga | 107.0 | Southern |
345 | Chicago St. | 86.8 | Western Athletic |
98 | Cincinnati | 105.7 | American Athletic |
75 | Clemson | 107.9 | Atlantic Coast |
176 | Cleveland St. | 99.7 | Horizon |
155 | Coastal Carolina | 100.8 | Sun Belt |
115 | Colgate | 103.5 | Patriot League |
71 | Colorado | 108.2 | Pac-12 |
44 | Colorado St. | 110.4 | Mountain West |
352 | Columbia | 85.5 | Ivy League |
19 | Connecticut | 114.1 | Big East |
315 | Coppin St. | 90.7 | Mideastern Athletic |
202 | Cornell | 98.5 | Ivy League |
68 | Creighton | 108.3 | Big East |
213 | Dartmouth | 97.9 | Ivy League |
56 | Davidson | 109.2 | Atlantic 10 |
54 | Dayton | 109.2 | Atlantic 10 |
157 | Delaware | 100.7 | Colonial Athletic |
356 | Delaware St. | 81.6 | Mideastern Athletic |
301 | Denver | 91.8 | Summit |
94 | DePaul | 106.1 | Big East |
226 | Detroit Mercy | 97.2 | Horizon |
286 | Dixie St. | 92.9 | Western Athletic |
88 | Drake | 106.6 | Missouri Valley |
156 | Drexel | 100.8 | Colonial Athletic |
6 | Duke | 118.1 | Atlantic Coast |
278 | Duquesne | 93.8 | Atlantic 10 |
181 | East Carolina | 99.5 | American Athletic |
187 | East Tennessee St. | 99.1 | Southern |
355 | Eastern Illinois | 82.7 | Ohio Valley |
248 | Eastern Kentucky | 95.4 | Atlantic Sun |
310 | Eastern Michigan | 90.9 | Mid-American |
216 | Eastern Washington | 97.7 | Big Sky |
256 | Elon | 94.9 | Colonial Athletic |
312 | Evansville | 90.8 | Missouri Valley |
223 | Fairfield | 97.3 | Metro Atlantic |
348 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 86.5 | Northeast |
255 | FIU | 94.9 | Conference USA |
43 | Florida | 110.5 | Southeastern |
308 | Florida A&M | 91.0 | Southwestern Athletic |
132 | Florida Atlantic | 102.5 | Conference USA |
203 | Florida Gulf Coast | 98.4 | Atlantic Sun |
89 | Florida St. | 106.5 | Atlantic Coast |
192 | Fordham | 98.9 | Atlantic 10 |
83 | Fresno St. | 107.3 | Mountain West |
85 | Furman | 107.2 | Southern |
185 | Gardner Webb | 99.2 | Big South |
116 | George Mason | 103.5 | Atlantic 10 |
233 | George Washington | 96.8 | Atlantic 10 |
164 | Georgetown | 100.3 | Big East |
199 | Georgia | 98.5 | Southeastern |
251 | Georgia Southern | 95.3 | Sun Belt |
150 | Georgia St. | 101.2 | Sun Belt |
139 | Georgia Tech | 101.8 | Atlantic Coast |
1 | Gonzaga | 124.6 | West Coast |
311 | Grambling St. | 90.8 | Southwestern Athletic |
102 | Grand Canyon | 105.3 | Western Athletic |
339 | Green Bay | 88.6 | Horizon |
332 | Hampton | 89.2 | Big South |
269 | Hartford | 94.3 | America East |
230 | Harvard | 96.9 | Ivy League |
160 | Hawaii | 100.5 | Big West |
254 | High Point | 94.9 | Big South |
127 | Hofstra | 102.7 | Colonial Athletic |
343 | Holy Cross | 87.1 | Patriot League |
7 | Houston | 118.1 | American Athletic |
342 | Houston Baptist | 87.5 | Southland |
241 | Howard | 95.9 | Mideastern Athletic |
324 | Idaho | 89.7 | Big Sky |
330 | Idaho St. | 89.4 | Big Sky |
15 | Illinois | 115.5 | Big Ten |
277 | Illinois Chicago | 93.8 | Horizon |
193 | Illinois St. | 98.8 | Missouri Valley |
353 | Incarnate Word | 85.3 | Southland |
35 | Indiana | 111.3 | Big Ten |
232 | Indiana St. | 96.8 | Missouri Valley |
95 | Iona | 106.0 | Metro Atlantic |
14 | Iowa | 116.6 | Big Ten |
50 | Iowa St. | 109.9 | Big 12 |
358 | IUPUI | 80.4 | Horizon |
283 | Jackson St. | 93.3 | Southwestern Athletic |
172 | Jacksonville | 99.8 | Atlantic Sun |
143 | Jacksonville St. | 101.6 | Atlantic Sun |
221 | James Madison | 97.4 | Colonial Athletic |
8 | Kansas | 118.0 | Big 12 |
63 | Kansas St. | 108.7 | Big 12 |
231 | Kennesaw St. | 96.9 | Atlantic Sun |
135 | Kent St. | 102.3 | Mid-American |
3 | Kentucky | 119.4 | Southeastern |
234 | La Salle | 96.7 | Atlantic 10 |
317 | Lafayette | 90.6 | Patriot League |
347 | Lamar | 86.7 | Western Athletic |
298 | Lehigh | 92.0 | Patriot League |
126 | Liberty | 102.7 | Atlantic Sun |
273 | Lipscomb | 94.0 | Atlantic Sun |
322 | Little Rock | 90.3 | Sun Belt |
238 | LIU | 96.2 | Northeast |
174 | Long Beach St. | 99.8 | Big West |
149 | Longwood | 101.2 | Big South |
182 | Louisiana | 99.5 | Sun Belt |
266 | Louisiana Monroe | 94.4 | Sun Belt |
104 | Louisiana Tech | 105.1 | Conference USA |
119 | Louisville | 103.2 | Atlantic Coast |
28 | Loyola Chicago | 112.0 | Missouri Valley |
189 | Loyola Marymount | 99.0 | West Coast |
263 | Loyola MD | 94.4 | Patriot League |
16 | LSU | 114.9 | Southeastern |
350 | Maine | 85.7 | America East |
267 | Manhattan | 94.3 | Metro Atlantic |
204 | Marist | 98.3 | Metro Atlantic |
40 | Marquette | 110.9 | Big East |
235 | Marshall | 96.4 | Conference USA |
67 | Maryland | 108.3 | Big Ten |
316 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 90.7 | Mideastern Athletic |
188 | Massachusetts | 99.1 | Atlantic 10 |
320 | McNeese St. | 90.5 | Southland |
23 | Memphis | 112.7 | American Athletic |
200 | Mercer | 98.5 | Southern |
284 | Merrimack | 93.2 | Northeast |
57 | Miami FL | 109.2 | Atlantic Coast |
244 | Miami OH | 95.9 | Mid-American |
25 | Michigan | 112.6 | Big Ten |
33 | Michigan St. | 111.5 | Big Ten |
111 | Middle Tennessee | 103.8 | Conference USA |
328 | Milwaukee | 89.5 | Horizon |
105 | Minnesota | 104.9 | Big Ten |
100 | Mississippi | 105.6 | Southeastern |
48 | Mississippi St. | 109.9 | Southeastern |
357 | Mississippi Valley St. | 81.2 | Southwestern Athletic |
145 | Missouri | 101.6 | Southeastern |
69 | Missouri St. | 108.2 | Missouri Valley |
158 | Monmouth | 100.7 | Metro Atlantic |
228 | Montana | 97.1 | Big Sky |
148 | Montana St. | 101.3 | Big Sky |
128 | Morehead St. | 102.7 | Ohio Valley |
296 | Morgan St. | 92.1 | Mideastern Athletic |
242 | Mount St. Mary’s | 95.9 | Northeast |
41 | Murray St. | 110.6 | Ohio Valley |
123 | N.C. State | 102.9 | Atlantic Coast |
173 | Navy | 99.8 | Patriot League |
129 | Nebraska | 102.6 | Big Ten |
349 | Nebraska Omaha | 86.4 | Summit |
114 | Nevada | 103.6 | Mountain West |
236 | New Hampshire | 96.4 | America East |
166 | New Mexico | 100.1 | Mountain West |
96 | New Mexico St. | 105.8 | Western Athletic |
265 | New Orleans | 94.4 | Southland |
201 | Niagara | 98.5 | Metro Atlantic |
207 | Nicholls St. | 98.2 | Southland |
338 | NJIT | 88.6 | America East |
180 | Norfolk St. | 99.5 | Mideastern Athletic |
304 | North Alabama | 91.4 | Atlantic Sun |
27 | North Carolina | 112.2 | Atlantic Coast |
293 | North Carolina A&T | 92.3 | Big South |
292 | North Carolina Central | 92.5 | Mideastern Athletic |
346 | North Dakota | 86.7 | Summit |
159 | North Dakota St. | 100.6 | Summit |
264 | North Florida | 94.4 | Atlantic Sun |
70 | North Texas | 108.2 | Conference USA |
246 | Northeastern | 95.7 | Colonial Athletic |
333 | Northern Arizona | 89.1 | Big Sky |
205 | Northern Colorado | 98.3 | Big Sky |
294 | Northern Illinois | 92.2 | Mid-American |
99 | Northern Iowa | 105.6 | Missouri Valley |
195 | Northern Kentucky | 98.7 | Horizon |
64 | Northwestern | 108.7 | Big Ten |
337 | Northwestern St. | 88.7 | Southland |
47 | Notre Dame | 110.1 | Atlantic Coast |
170 | Oakland | 99.9 | Horizon |
112 | Ohio | 103.8 | Mid-American |
24 | Ohio St. | 112.7 | Big Ten |
38 | Oklahoma | 111.0 | Big 12 |
36 | Oklahoma St. | 111.3 | Big 12 |
171 | Old Dominion | 99.9 | Conference USA |
140 | Oral Roberts | 101.8 | Summit |
61 | Oregon | 108.8 | Pac-12 |
212 | Oregon St. | 98.0 | Pac-12 |
281 | Pacific | 93.4 | West Coast |
214 | Penn | 97.9 | Ivy League |
79 | Penn St. | 107.4 | Big Ten |
279 | Pepperdine | 93.7 | West Coast |
177 | Pittsburgh | 99.7 | Atlantic Coast |
183 | Portland | 99.3 | West Coast |
253 | Portland St. | 95.0 | Big Sky |
289 | Prairie View A&M | 92.7 | Southwestern Athletic |
276 | Presbyterian | 93.8 | Big South |
107 | Princeton | 104.3 | Ivy League |
37 | Providence | 111.2 | Big East |
10 | Purdue | 117.3 | Big Ten |
218 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 97.5 | Horizon |
257 | Quinnipiac | 94.9 | Metro Atlantic |
285 | Radford | 93.1 | Big South |
124 | Rhode Island | 102.8 | Atlantic 10 |
220 | Rice | 97.5 | Conference USA |
91 | Richmond | 106.5 | Atlantic 10 |
249 | Rider | 95.4 | Metro Atlantic |
313 | Robert Morris | 90.8 | Horizon |
66 | Rutgers | 108.4 | Big Ten |
303 | Sacramento St. | 91.5 | Big Sky |
309 | Sacred Heart | 90.9 | Northeast |
162 | Saint Joseph’s | 100.4 | Atlantic 10 |
60 | Saint Louis | 109.0 | Atlantic 10 |
21 | Saint Mary’s | 113.3 | West Coast |
136 | Saint Peter’s | 102.0 | Metro Atlantic |
161 | Sam Houston St. | 100.5 | Western Athletic |
208 | Samford | 98.2 | Southern |
217 | San Diego | 97.7 | West Coast |
31 | San Diego St. | 111.7 | Mountain West |
22 | San Francisco | 112.9 | West Coast |
297 | San Jose St. | 92.1 | Mountain West |
76 | Santa Clara | 107.9 | West Coast |
137 | Seattle | 102.0 | Western Athletic |
26 | Seton Hall | 112.2 | Big East |
247 | Siena | 95.6 | Metro Atlantic |
299 | SIU Edwardsville | 91.9 | Ohio Valley |
51 | SMU | 109.6 | American Athletic |
141 | South Alabama | 101.8 | Sun Belt |
92 | South Carolina | 106.2 | Southeastern |
326 | South Carolina St. | 89.6 | Mideastern Athletic |
191 | South Dakota | 98.9 | Summit |
77 | South Dakota St. | 107.8 | Summit |
245 | South Florida | 95.7 | American Athletic |
260 | Southeast Missouri St. | 94.8 | Ohio Valley |
287 | Southeastern Louisiana | 92.8 | Southland |
227 | Southern | 97.2 | Southwestern Athletic |
130 | Southern Illinois | 102.5 | Missouri Valley |
336 | Southern Miss | 88.7 | Conference USA |
152 | Southern Utah | 101.0 | Big Sky |
81 | St. Bonaventure | 107.3 | Atlantic 10 |
319 | St. Francis NY | 90.5 | Northeast |
318 | St. Francis PA | 90.6 | Northeast |
52 | St. John’s | 109.6 | Big East |
306 | St. Thomas | 91.2 | Summit |
106 | Stanford | 104.7 | Pac-12 |
120 | Stephen F. Austin | 103.2 | Western Athletic |
295 | Stetson | 92.1 | Atlantic Sun |
243 | Stony Brook | 95.9 | America East |
82 | Syracuse | 107.3 | Atlantic Coast |
224 | Tarleton St. | 97.3 | Western Athletic |
45 | TCU | 110.2 | Big 12 |
117 | Temple | 103.3 | American Athletic |
11 | Tennessee | 117.2 | Southeastern |
314 | Tennessee Martin | 90.7 | Ohio Valley |
274 | Tennessee St. | 94.0 | Ohio Valley |
261 | Tennessee Tech | 94.7 | Ohio Valley |
17 | Texas | 114.6 | Big 12 |
59 | Texas A&M | 109.1 | Southeastern |
271 | Texas A&M Corpus Chris | 94.2 | Southland |
211 | Texas Southern | 98.0 | Southwestern Athletic |
147 | Texas St. | 101.5 | Sun Belt |
13 | Texas Tech | 116.9 | Big 12 |
250 | The Citadel | 95.3 | Southern |
65 | Toledo | 108.5 | Mid-American |
84 | Towson | 107.2 | Colonial Athletic |
194 | Troy | 98.7 | Sun Belt |
101 | Tulane | 105.3 | American Athletic |
153 | Tulsa | 100.9 | American Athletic |
46 | UAB | 110.1 | Conference USA |
219 | UC Davis | 97.5 | Big West |
118 | UC Irvine | 103.3 | Big West |
167 | UC Riverside | 100.0 | Big West |
268 | UC San Diego | 94.3 | Big West |
133 | UC Santa Barbara | 102.5 | Big West |
97 | UCF | 105.8 | American Athletic |
9 | UCLA | 117.7 | Pac-12 |
239 | UMass Lowell | 96.1 | America East |
237 | UMBC | 96.2 | America East |
209 | UMKC | 98.1 | Summit |
229 | UNC Asheville | 97.1 | Big South |
179 | UNC Greensboro | 99.6 | Southern |
186 | UNC Wilmington | 99.1 | Colonial Athletic |
93 | UNLV | 106.1 | Mountain West |
34 | USC | 111.4 | Pac-12 |
290 | USC Upstate | 92.7 | Big South |
225 | UT Arlington | 97.2 | Sun Belt |
307 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 91.1 | Western Athletic |
108 | Utah | 104.1 | Pac-12 |
58 | Utah St. | 109.2 | Mountain West |
125 | Utah Valley | 102.8 | Western Athletic |
169 | UTEP | 99.9 | Conference USA |
305 | UTSA | 91.4 | Conference USA |
197 | Valparaiso | 98.6 | Missouri Valley |
78 | Vanderbilt | 107.6 | Southeastern |
55 | VCU | 109.2 | Atlantic 10 |
73 | Vermont | 108.1 | America East |
12 | Villanova | 117.1 | Big East |
72 | Virginia | 108.1 | Atlantic Coast |
29 | Virginia Tech | 111.8 | Atlantic Coast |
168 | VMI | 99.9 | Southern |
131 | Wagner | 102.5 | Northeast |
32 | Wake Forest | 111.7 | Atlantic Coast |
113 | Washington | 103.6 | Pac-12 |
49 | Washington St. | 109.9 | Pac-12 |
163 | Weber St. | 100.4 | Big Sky |
62 | West Virginia | 108.7 | Big 12 |
302 | Western Carolina | 91.7 | Southern |
240 | Western Illinois | 96.0 | Summit |
110 | Western Kentucky | 103.9 | Conference USA |
323 | Western Michigan | 89.9 | Mid-American |
87 | Wichita St. | 106.8 | American Athletic |
341 | William & Mary | 88.0 | Colonial Athletic |
165 | Winthrop | 100.1 | Big South |
30 | Wisconsin | 111.8 | Big Ten |
121 | Wofford | 103.2 | Southern |
175 | Wright St. | 99.8 | Horizon |
74 | Wyoming | 108.1 | Mountain West |
39 | Xavier | 110.9 | Big East |
146 | Yale | 101.5 | Ivy League |
252 | Youngstown St. | 95.1 | Horizon |
PiRate Ratings By Conference
America East | |
Team | Rating |
Vermont | 108.1 |
New Hampshire | 96.4 |
UMBC | 96.2 |
UMass Lowell | 96.1 |
Stony Brook | 95.9 |
Hartford | 94.3 |
Binghamton | 93.4 |
Albany | 93.4 |
NJIT | 88.6 |
Maine | 85.7 |
American Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Houston | 118.1 |
Memphis | 112.7 |
SMU | 109.6 |
Wichita St. | 106.8 |
UCF | 105.8 |
Cincinnati | 105.7 |
Tulane | 105.3 |
Temple | 103.3 |
Tulsa | 100.9 |
East Carolina | 99.5 |
South Florida | 95.7 |
Atlantic 10 | |
Team | Rating |
Dayton | 109.2 |
VCU | 109.2 |
Davidson | 109.2 |
Saint Louis | 109.0 |
St. Bonaventure | 107.3 |
Richmond | 106.5 |
George Mason | 103.5 |
Rhode Island | 102.8 |
Saint Joseph’s | 100.4 |
Massachusetts | 99.1 |
Fordham | 98.9 |
George Washington | 96.8 |
La Salle | 96.7 |
Duquesne | 93.8 |
Atlantic Coast | |
Team | Rating |
Duke | 118.1 |
North Carolina | 112.2 |
Virginia Tech | 111.8 |
Wake Forest | 111.7 |
Notre Dame | 110.1 |
Miami FL | 109.2 |
Virginia | 108.1 |
Clemson | 107.9 |
Syracuse | 107.3 |
Florida St. | 106.5 |
Louisville | 103.2 |
N.C. State | 102.9 |
Georgia Tech | 101.8 |
Boston College | 101.7 |
Pittsburgh | 99.7 |
Atlantic Sun | |
Team | Rating |
Liberty | 102.7 |
Jacksonville St. | 101.6 |
Jacksonville | 99.8 |
Bellarmine | 98.5 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 98.4 |
Kennesaw St. | 96.9 |
Eastern Kentucky | 95.4 |
North Florida | 94.4 |
Lipscomb | 94.0 |
Stetson | 92.1 |
North Alabama | 91.4 |
Central Arkansas | 89.6 |
Big 12 | |
Team | Rating |
Baylor | 119.2 |
Kansas | 118.0 |
Texas Tech | 116.9 |
Texas | 114.6 |
Oklahoma St. | 111.3 |
Oklahoma | 111.0 |
TCU | 110.2 |
Iowa St. | 109.9 |
West Virginia | 108.7 |
Kansas St. | 108.7 |
Big East | |
Team | Rating |
Villanova | 117.1 |
Connecticut | 114.1 |
Seton Hall | 112.2 |
Providence | 111.2 |
Xavier | 110.9 |
Marquette | 110.9 |
St. John’s | 109.6 |
Creighton | 108.3 |
DePaul | 106.1 |
Butler | 103.0 |
Georgetown | 100.3 |
Big Sky | |
Team | Rating |
Montana St. | 101.3 |
Southern Utah | 101.0 |
Weber St. | 100.4 |
Northern Colorado | 98.3 |
Eastern Washington | 97.7 |
Montana | 97.1 |
Portland St. | 95.0 |
Sacramento St. | 91.5 |
Idaho | 89.7 |
Idaho St. | 89.4 |
Northern Arizona | 89.1 |
Big South | |
Team | Rating |
Longwood | 101.2 |
Winthrop | 100.1 |
Gardner Webb | 99.2 |
Campbell | 97.3 |
UNC Asheville | 97.1 |
High Point | 94.9 |
Presbyterian | 93.8 |
Radford | 93.1 |
USC Upstate | 92.7 |
North Carolina A&T | 92.3 |
Hampton | 89.2 |
Charleston Southern | 85.7 |
Big Ten | |
Team | Rating |
Purdue | 117.3 |
Iowa | 116.6 |
Illinois | 115.5 |
Ohio St. | 112.7 |
Michigan | 112.6 |
Wisconsin | 111.8 |
Michigan St. | 111.5 |
Indiana | 111.3 |
Northwestern | 108.7 |
Rutgers | 108.4 |
Maryland | 108.3 |
Penn St. | 107.4 |
Minnesota | 104.9 |
Nebraska | 102.6 |
Big West | |
Team | Rating |
UC Irvine | 103.3 |
UC Santa Barbara | 102.5 |
Hawaii | 100.5 |
UC Riverside | 100.0 |
Long Beach St. | 99.8 |
Cal St. Fullerton | 99.6 |
UC Davis | 97.5 |
UC San Diego | 94.3 |
Cal St. Bakersfield | 94.2 |
Cal Poly | 91.8 |
Cal St. Northridge | 89.6 |
Colonial Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Towson | 107.2 |
Hofstra | 102.7 |
Charleston | 101.1 |
Drexel | 100.8 |
Delaware | 100.7 |
UNC Wilmington | 99.1 |
James Madison | 97.4 |
Northeastern | 95.7 |
Elon | 94.9 |
William & Mary | 88.0 |
Conference USA | |
Team | Rating |
UAB | 110.1 |
North Texas | 108.2 |
Louisiana Tech | 105.1 |
Western Kentucky | 103.9 |
Middle Tennessee | 103.8 |
Florida Atlantic | 102.5 |
UTEP | 99.9 |
Old Dominion | 99.9 |
Charlotte | 99.2 |
Rice | 97.5 |
Marshall | 96.4 |
FIU | 94.9 |
UTSA | 91.4 |
Southern Miss | 88.7 |
Horizon | |
Team | Rating |
Oakland | 99.9 |
Wright St. | 99.8 |
Cleveland St. | 99.7 |
Northern Kentucky | 98.7 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 97.5 |
Detroit Mercy | 97.2 |
Youngstown St. | 95.1 |
Illinois Chicago | 93.8 |
Robert Morris | 90.8 |
Milwaukee | 89.5 |
Green Bay | 88.6 |
IUPUI | 80.4 |
Ivy League | |
Team | Rating |
Princeton | 104.3 |
Yale | 101.5 |
Cornell | 98.5 |
Dartmouth | 97.9 |
Penn | 97.9 |
Brown | 97.8 |
Harvard | 96.9 |
Columbia | 85.5 |
Metro Atlantic | |
Team | Rating |
Iona | 106.0 |
Saint Peter’s | 102.0 |
Monmouth | 100.7 |
Niagara | 98.5 |
Marist | 98.3 |
Fairfield | 97.3 |
Siena | 95.6 |
Rider | 95.4 |
Quinnipiac | 94.9 |
Canisius | 94.8 |
Manhattan | 94.3 |
Mid-American | |
Team | Rating |
Toledo | 108.5 |
Buffalo | 104.0 |
Ohio | 103.8 |
Kent St. | 102.3 |
Akron | 101.6 |
Miami OH | 95.9 |
Ball St. | 94.8 |
Bowling Green | 94.2 |
Northern Illinois | 92.2 |
Eastern Michigan | 90.9 |
Central Michigan | 90.5 |
Western Michigan | 89.9 |
Mideastern Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Norfolk St. | 99.5 |
Howard | 95.9 |
North Carolina Central | 92.5 |
Morgan St. | 92.1 |
Coppin St. | 90.7 |
Maryland Eastern Shore | 90.7 |
South Carolina St. | 89.6 |
Delaware St. | 81.6 |
Missouri Valley | |
Team | Rating |
Loyola Chicago | 112.0 |
Missouri St. | 108.2 |
Drake | 106.6 |
Northern Iowa | 105.6 |
Bradley | 105.2 |
Southern Illinois | 102.5 |
Illinois St. | 98.8 |
Valparaiso | 98.6 |
Indiana St. | 96.8 |
Evansville | 90.8 |
Mountain West | |
Team | Rating |
San Diego St. | 111.7 |
Boise St. | 110.6 |
Colorado St. | 110.4 |
Utah St. | 109.2 |
Wyoming | 108.1 |
Fresno St. | 107.3 |
UNLV | 106.1 |
Nevada | 103.6 |
New Mexico | 100.1 |
Air Force | 94.5 |
San Jose St. | 92.1 |
Northeast | |
Team | Rating |
Wagner | 102.5 |
Bryant | 98.6 |
LIU | 96.2 |
Mount St. Mary’s | 95.9 |
Merrimack | 93.2 |
Sacred Heart | 90.9 |
St. Francis PA | 90.6 |
St. Francis NY | 90.5 |
Central Connecticut | 86.9 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 86.5 |
Ohio Valley | |
Team | Rating |
Murray St. | 110.6 |
Belmont | 107.4 |
Morehead St. | 102.7 |
Southeast Missouri St. | 94.8 |
Tennessee Tech | 94.7 |
Tennessee St. | 94.0 |
Austin Peay | 92.5 |
SIU Edwardsville | 91.9 |
Tennessee Martin | 90.7 |
Eastern Illinois | 82.7 |
Pac-12 | |
Team | Rating |
Arizona | 120.8 |
UCLA | 117.7 |
USC | 111.4 |
Washington St. | 109.9 |
Oregon | 108.8 |
Colorado | 108.2 |
Arizona St. | 106.5 |
Stanford | 104.7 |
Utah | 104.1 |
Washington | 103.6 |
California | 102.4 |
Oregon St. | 98.0 |
Patriot League | |
Team | Rating |
Colgate | 103.5 |
Navy | 99.8 |
Boston University | 98.3 |
Loyola MD | 94.4 |
Army | 92.8 |
Lehigh | 92.0 |
Lafayette | 90.6 |
American | 89.5 |
Bucknell | 88.8 |
Holy Cross | 87.1 |
Southeastern | |
Team | Rating |
Kentucky | 119.4 |
Auburn | 118.4 |
Tennessee | 117.2 |
LSU | 114.9 |
Arkansas | 114.5 |
Alabama | 113.6 |
Florida | 110.5 |
Mississippi St. | 109.9 |
Texas A&M | 109.1 |
Vanderbilt | 107.6 |
South Carolina | 106.2 |
Mississippi | 105.6 |
Missouri | 101.6 |
Georgia | 98.5 |
Southern | |
Team | Rating |
Furman | 107.2 |
Chattanooga | 107.0 |
Wofford | 103.2 |
VMI | 99.9 |
UNC Greensboro | 99.6 |
East Tennessee St. | 99.1 |
Mercer | 98.5 |
Samford | 98.2 |
The Citadel | 95.3 |
Western Carolina | 91.7 |
Southland | |
Team | Rating |
Nicholls St. | 98.2 |
New Orleans | 94.4 |
Texas A&M Corpus Chris | 94.2 |
Southeastern Louisiana | 92.8 |
McNeese St. | 90.5 |
Northwestern St. | 88.7 |
Houston Baptist | 87.5 |
Incarnate Word | 85.3 |
Southwestern Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
Texas Southern | 98.0 |
Southern | 97.2 |
Alcorn St. | 93.9 |
Jackson St. | 93.3 |
Prairie View A&M | 92.7 |
Florida A&M | 91.0 |
Grambling St. | 90.8 |
Alabama St. | 89.3 |
Alabama A&M | 89.1 |
Bethune Cookman | 88.2 |
Arkansas Pine Bluff | 84.0 |
Mississippi Valley St. | 81.2 |
Summit | |
Team | Rating |
South Dakota St. | 107.8 |
Oral Roberts | 101.8 |
North Dakota St. | 100.6 |
South Dakota | 98.9 |
UMKC | 98.1 |
Western Illinois | 96.0 |
Denver | 91.8 |
St. Thomas | 91.2 |
North Dakota | 86.7 |
Nebraska Omaha | 86.4 |
Sun Belt | |
Team | Rating |
South Alabama | 101.8 |
Texas St. | 101.5 |
Georgia St. | 101.2 |
Appalachian St. | 100.8 |
Coastal Carolina | 100.8 |
Louisiana | 99.5 |
Arkansas St. | 98.9 |
Troy | 98.7 |
UT Arlington | 97.2 |
Georgia Southern | 95.3 |
Louisiana Monroe | 94.4 |
Little Rock | 90.3 |
West Coast | |
Team | Rating |
Gonzaga | 124.6 |
Saint Mary’s | 113.3 |
San Francisco | 112.9 |
BYU | 109.3 |
Santa Clara | 107.9 |
Portland | 99.3 |
Loyola Marymount | 99.0 |
San Diego | 97.7 |
Pepperdine | 93.7 |
Pacific | 93.4 |
Western Athletic | |
Team | Rating |
New Mexico St. | 105.8 |
Grand Canyon | 105.3 |
Stephen F. Austin | 103.2 |
Utah Valley | 102.8 |
Seattle | 102.0 |
Abilene Christian | 102.0 |
Sam Houston St. | 100.5 |
Cal Baptist | 98.1 |
Tarleton St. | 97.3 |
Dixie St. | 92.9 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 91.1 |
Chicago St. | 86.8 |
Lamar | 86.7 |
Coming Later Today–Updated Bracketology