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Alabama | Mississippi St. | 14.7 |
American | Army | 3.3 |
Auburn | Texas A&M | 6.9 |
Binghamton | Vermont | -7.0 |
Boston College | Louisville | 9.1 |
Bradley | Illinois St. | 13.7 |
Bucknell | Navy | -1.0 |
Central Florida | Houston | -8.6 |
Chattanooga | Wofford | 5.6 |
Connecticut | Xavier | 7.1 |
Creighton | St. John’s | 8.3 |
Duquesne | Loyola (Chi) | 8.0 |
Evansville | Belmont | -12.7 |
Florida | South Carolina | 18.3 |
Furman | Samford | 5.8 |
Gardner-Webb | USC Upstate | 8.4 |
George Washington | Saint Joseph’s | 3.5 |
Hartford | Stonehill College | -5.8 |
High Point | Campbell | 0.4 |
Holy Cross | Lehigh | -2.4 |
Lafayette | Loyola (MD) | 7.9 |
Maine | UMass Lowell | -5.9 |
Maryland | Wisconsin | 5.5 |
Massachusetts | Richmond | -0.7 |
Mercer | East Tennessee St. | 3.3 |
Minnesota | Indiana | -11.5 |
Nebraska | Northwestern | -1.3 |
New Hampshire | Albany | 6.6 |
NJIT | UMBC | -4.4 |
Northern Iowa | Valparaiso | 8.4 |
Pittsburgh | Wake Forest | 3.2 |
Providence | Butler | 8.9 |
Purdue Ft. Wayne | IUPUI | 20.1 |
Rhode Island | Dayton | -8.8 |
San Diego St | Utah St. | 5.0 |
St. Bonaventure | Fordham | 3.4 |
Stanford | Chicago St. | 16.7 |
Stephen F. Austin | UT-Rio Grande Valley | 11.8 |
Temple | South Florida | 5.2 |
Tennessee | Georgia | 18.5 |
Texas Tech | West Virginia | 1.2 |
UNC Asheville | Presbyterian | 11.0 |
UNC Greensboro | VMI | 15.9 |
UT Arlington | Cal Baptist | -4.9 |
VCU | George Mason | 6.6 |
Western Carolina | The Citadel | 6.3 |
Wichita St. | Tulane | 0.0 |
Winthrop | Charleston Southern | 3.3 |
January 25, 2023
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Wednesday, January 25, 2023
January 22, 2023
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 22, 2023
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California | Oregon St. | 3.6 |
Cincinnati | Memphis | 0.6 |
Colorado | Washington St. | 4.6 |
Connecticut | Butler | 14.4 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Stonehill | 5.0 |
Houston | Temple | 21.3 |
Indiana | Michigan St. | 5.5 |
Long Island | Central Connecticut St. | -6.8 |
Maine | Binghamton | 2.3 |
Michigan | Minnesota | 13.4 |
Mount St. Mary’s | Marist | 4.1 |
Purdue | Maryland | 9.1 |
Quinnipiac | Canisius | 10.3 |
Rider | Manhattan | 9.6 |
Saint Peter’s | Niagara | 0.0 |
Siena | Fairfield | 6.9 |
SMU | Wichita St. | 0.1 |
St. Francis (NY) | Merrimack | 0.5 |
UMass Lowell | Bryant | 3.4 |
Vermont | NJIT | 12.0 |
Wagner | Sacred Heart | 4.7 |
Wofford | Furman | -3.3 |
Coming Soon: “The 2023 list of coaches ready for the big time.”
In the past, our list has included Eric Musselman, Nate Oats, Matt McMahon, Todd Golden, Chris Jans, T.J. Otzelberger, Wes Miller, Steve Forbes, Mike Young, and top assistants like Jon Scheyer and Tommy Lloyd. All of these guys are coaching at a big time program in 2023, and some have already developed their school into a major power. Who makes this year’s list? We’ll give you 20 guys that can turn your moribund Major College program around in short time.
January 20, 2023
PiRate Ratings Bracketology
Date | 1/20/2023 | |||||
Seed | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
1 | Purdue | Houston | Kansas | Alabama | ||
2 | UCLA | Tennessee | Kansas St. | Iowa St. | ||
3 | Texas | Arizona | Connecticut | Gonzaga | ||
4 | Virginia | Xavier | Marquette | Baylor | ||
5 | TCU | Auburn | Miami (Fla) | Rutgers | ||
6 | San Diego St. | Duke | Saint Mary’s | Providence | ||
7 | North Carolina St. | Arkansas | Illinois | Michigan St. | ||
8 | New Mexico | North Carolina | Missouri | Iowa | ||
9 | Indiana | Boise St. | Arizona St. | Creighton | ||
10 | Florida Atlantic | Clemson | Wisconsin | West Virginia | ||
11 | Charleston | Pittsburgh | Memphis | Maryland | Northwestern | |
12 | Kent St. | Oral Roberts | Dayton | Ohio St. | Penn St. | |
13 | Seattle | Marshall | Southern Illinois | Iona | ||
14 | Liberty | UC Santa Barbara | Cornell | Colgate | ||
15 | UMass Lowell | Samford | Youngstown St. | Eastern Washington | ||
16 | Longwood | SIU Edwardsville | Southern | Texas A&M-CC | Morgan St. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Last 4 Byes: Wisconsin, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Memphis
Last 4 In: Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio St., Penn St.
First 4 Out: Utah St., Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Texas A&M
Next 4 Out: Nevada, Central Florida, USC, Seton Hall
Note: The last 4 teams in the field this week are all Big Ten teams. These would be First Four teams playing in Dayton, but the NCAA Selection Committee will not put four Big Ten teams in this round.
January 19, 2023
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Albany | Binghamton | 1.5 |
Arizona | USC | 8.0 |
Arizona St. | UCLA | -5.6 |
Arkansas St. | Louisiana | -8.8 |
Austin Peay | Bellarmine | 1.3 |
Bryant | NJIT | 11.0 |
Cal Poly | UC San Diego | 3.1 |
Coastal Carolina | Appalachian St. | -0.9 |
Colorado | Washington | 8.8 |
Delaware | William & Mary | 5.8 |
Drexel | Hampton | 15.9 |
Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville St. | 10.3 |
Georgia Southern | Louisiana Monroe | 7.2 |
Gonzaga | Loyola Marymount | 15.5 |
Green Bay | Youngstown St. | -17.3 |
Hofstra | UNC Wilmington | 3.6 |
Houston Christian | Incarnate Word | 2.7 |
Idaho St. | Sacramento St. | -0.7 |
Illinois | Indiana | 3.4 |
IUPUI | Oakland | -10.6 |
Jacksonville | Liberty | -5.3 |
Lamar | Texas A&M-CC | -11.7 |
Lindenwood | Southern Indiana | -2.9 |
Lipscomb | Eastern Kentucky | 2.7 |
Little Rock | Tennessee Tech | -1.4 |
Long Beach St. | Cal St. Fullerton | 2.9 |
Louisiana Tech | Western Kentucky | 2.9 |
Maryland | Michigan | 4.0 |
Memphis | Wichita St. | 11.4 |
Michigan St. | Rutgers | -0.5 |
Middle Tennessee | Charlotte | 0.2 |
Milwaukee | Robert Morris | 5.1 |
Minnesota | Purdue | -13.6 |
Monmouth | Charleston | -18.6 |
New Orleans | Texas A&M-Commerce | -1.1 |
Nicholls St. | McNeese St. | 9.0 |
North Carolina A&T | Towson | -4.4 |
North Dakota | UMKC | -3.1 |
North Dakota St. | Oral Roberts | -7.3 |
North Florida | Queens | -1.6 |
North Texas | Rice | 10.9 |
Northern Arizona | Idaho | 4.7 |
Northern Colorado | Eastern Washington | -3.4 |
Northern Kentucky | Cleveland St. | 2.1 |
Old Dominion | Georgia St. | 5.3 |
Pepperdine | Saint Mary’s | -11.3 |
Portland | San Diego | 4.5 |
Sam Houston | Stephen F. Austin | 8.2 |
San Francisco | Pacific | 10.1 |
Santa Clara | BYU | 1.7 |
Seattle | Tarleton St. | 4.6 |
SIU Edwardsville | Morehead St. | 9.6 |
South Dakota | Denver | 3.5 |
South Dakota St. | Omaha | 9.8 |
Southeast Louisiana | Northwestern St. | 1.0 |
Southeast Missouri St. | UT Martin | 4.7 |
Southern Miss. | South Alabama | 6.2 |
Southern Utah | New Mexico St. | 5.3 |
Stanford | Oregon St. | 10.4 |
Stetson | Kennesaw St. | 2.0 |
Stony Brook | Northeastern | 0.0 |
Tennessee St. | Eastern Illinois | 6.7 |
Texas St. | Marshall | -6.8 |
Troy | James Madison | -2.2 |
UC Davis | UC Riverside | 1.6 |
UC Irvine | Hawaii | 5.2 |
UC Santa Barbara | Cal St. Northridge | 15.1 |
UNC Greensboro | The Citadel | 13.8 |
UT Arlington | UT-Rio Grande Valley | 4.1 |
Utah | Washington St. | 3.5 |
UTEP | Florida Intl. | 5.5 |
UTSA | Florida Atlantic | -16.2 |
Vermont | Maine | 10.4 |
VMI | Mercer | -3.8 |
Weber St. | Portland St. | 2.5 |
Wright St. | Purdue Ft. Wayne | 0.3 |
January 16, 2023
PiRate Ratings Bracketology
Date | 1/16/2023 | |||||
Seed | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
1 | Kansas | Purdue | Houston | Alabama | ||
2 | UCLA | Tennessee | Texas | Connecticut | ||
3 | Gonzaga | Xavier | Arizona | Kansas St. | ||
4 | Virginia | Iowa St. | TCU | Miami (Fla) | ||
5 | Marquette | Baylor | Rutgers | Auburn | ||
6 | Arkansas | Duke | San Diego St. | Providence | ||
7 | Saint Mary’s | Illinois | North Carolina St. | North Carolina | ||
8 | New Mexico | Clemson | Missouri | Michigan St. | ||
9 | Florida Atlantic | Iowa | Ohio St. | Arizona St. | ||
10 | Wisconsin | Charleston | Indiana | Creighton | ||
11 | Memphis | Maryland | Pittsburgh | Boise St. | Penn St. | |
12 | Kent St. | Dayton | Oral Roberts | Northwestern | West Virginia | |
13 | Seattle | Marshall | Iona | Belmont | ||
14 | Liberty | UC-Irvine | Princeton | Colgate | ||
15 | Youngstown St. | Eastern Washington | Samford | SIU Edwardsville | ||
16 | Longwood | UMBC | Southern | Texas A&M-CC | Morgan St. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Last 4 Byes: Creighton, Memphis, Maryland, Pittsburgh
Last 4 In: Boise St., Penn St., Northwestern, West Virginia
First 4 Out: Nevada, Mississippi St., Oklahoma, Virginia Tech
Next 4 Out: Utah St., Wake Forest, Kentucky, USC
Note: The predictions made in PiRate Ratings Bracketology are our opinions on what we believe the NCAA Selection Committee will choose based on the criteria they have at their disposal.
January 15, 2023
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 15, 2023
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Canisius | Siena | -2.5 |
Connecticut | Saint John’s | 13.2 |
East Carolina | South Florida | 0.2 |
Iona | Rider | 13.0 |
Iowa | Maryland | 3.9 |
Michigan | Northwestern | 2.8 |
Missouri St. | Indiana St. | 0.8 |
Mount St. Mary’s | Quinnipiac | -4.3 |
Niagara | Marist | 7.8 |
Rutgers | Ohio St. | 3.6 |
Saint Peter’s | Fairfield | 0.9 |
Temple | Memphis | -6.0 |
Xavier | Marquette | 3.1 |
January 8, 2023
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 8, 2023
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Albany | UMass Lowell | -10.7 |
American | Boston | 5.3 |
Arizona St. | Washington | 8.6 |
Bryant | UMBC | 5.9 |
Central Florida | SMU | 12.1 |
Cincinnati | Houston | -10.2 |
Eastern Kentucky | Liberty | -9.1 |
Holy Cross | Loyola (MD) | 2.0 |
Indiana | Northwestern | 7.7 |
Lafayette | Bucknell | 1.1 |
Maine | NJIT | 5.8 |
Manhattan | Niagara | -3.3 |
Marist | Mount St. Mary’s | -2.0 |
Maryland | Ohio St. | -1.2 |
Navy | Lehigh | 9.0 |
New Hampshire | Vermont | -6.5 |
Northern Kentucky | Detroit | 2.9 |
Penn St. | Purdue | -5.3 |
Quinnipiac | Iona | -6.6 |
Rutgers | Iowa | 6.7 |
Saint Peter’s | Canisius | 2.2 |
Siena | Rider | 4.2 |
South Florida | Wichita St. | -0.2 |
Wright St. | Oakland | 6.2 |
PiRates Take On NCAA Tournament Expansion
There has been talk of expanding the NCAA Tournament from the current 68 teams up to potentially 90. We do not think that is a great option, but we do believe that expanding by four to 72 would be worthwhile. Enough new schools have been added to the ranks of Division I since the tournament expanded from 64 to 65 to 68.
We would alter how the tournament is seeded in a 72-team field. Because the new Division I teams are among the bottom of the now 363 teams in power ratings, the four new seeds should be bottom seeds. How about making the #15 and #16 seeds the bottom 16 automatic qualifiers in the Dance? That means there woud be eight, 15-seeds and eight, 16-seeds. All 15’s and 16’s would begin the tournament in a First 16 Round. The tournament could keep the Dayton site for half the games and maybe use Denver for the other half.
This would eliminate the First Four games for the bottom at-large teams, but there would now be more spots for the at-large.
This would also suffice in placing a power conference team that pulls off a bunch of upsets to win their conference tournament. A team that goes 10-21 in the regular season and then wins four games in four days to earn an automatic bid at 14-21 could now be placed in one of those 15-seeds as one of the weakest automatic qualifiers.
January 6, 2023
PiRate Ratings Bracketology
Date | 1/6/2023 | |||||
Seed | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
1 | Kansas | Purdue | Houston | Arizona | ||
2 | Tennessee | Alabama | UCLA | Connecticut | ||
3 | Texas | Arkansas | Gonzaga | Virginia | ||
4 | Baylor | Xavier | Ohio St. | Duke | ||
5 | Iowa St. | Kansas St. | Indiana | Miami (Fla) | ||
6 | Wisconsin | TCU | San Diego St. | West Virginia | ||
7 | North Carolina | Marquette | Rutgers | Missouri | ||
8 | Kentucky | Providence | Virginia Tech | Auburn | ||
9 | New Mexico | Saint Mary’s | Illinois | Creighton | ||
10 | Memphis | Michigan St. | Utah | Florida Atlantic | ||
11 | Charleston | Maryland | Pittsburgh | North Carolina St. | Mississippi St. | Arizona St. |
12 | Iona | Kent St. | Dayton | Utah St. | ||
13 | Yale | Oral Roberts | Liberty | Grand Canyon | ||
14 | U Mass Lowell | Bradley | Georgia Southern | UC-Irvine | ||
15 | Furman | Colgate | Montana St. | Youngstown St. | ||
16 | SIU Edwardsville | Longwood | Grambling | Texas A&M CC | Norfolk St. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Last Four Byes: Memphis, Michigan St., Utah, Maryland
Last Four In: Pittsburgh, North Carolina St., Mississippi St., Arizona St.
First Four Out: Oklahoma St., Penn St., Texas Tech, LSU
Next Four Out: Northwestern, Clemson, Oklahoma, Wake Forest
January 1, 2023
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 1, 2023
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Canisius | Mount St. Mary’s | 0.2 |
Dartmouth | Cornell | -7.2 |
DePaul | Providence | -4.3 |
Evansville | Murray St. | -6.1 |
Fairfield | Siena | -2.5 |
Georgetown | Butler | -3.0 |
Iona | Saint Peter’s | 17.3 |
Manhattan | Quinnipiac | -5.7 |
Michigan | Maryland | -2.0 |
Missouri St. | Drake | 0.2 |
Northwestern | Ohio St. | -1.8 |
Penn St. | Iowa | 1.5 |
SMU | Tulsa | 6.8 |
Southern Illinois | Belmont | 3.5 |
Temple | Cincinnati | -3.3 |
Tulane | Memphis | -5.1 |
UMBC | Vermont | -0.5 |
Valparaiso | Indiana St. | -7.0 |
Washington | UCLA | -11.4 |
Washington St. | USC | 1.6 |
December 29, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, December 29, 2022
Thursday, December 29, 2022 | ||
Home | Visitor | Spread |
Bellarmine | Liberty | -6.5 |
Butler | Providence | 1.8 |
Coastal Carolina | Louisiana | -1.5 |
Cal Poly | Cal St. Northridge | 4.1 |
California | Utah | -10.6 |
Charleston | Hampton | 19.0 |
Charlotte | Middle Tennessee | 3.7 |
Cincinnati | Tulane | 6.6 |
Cornell | Binghamton | 14.8 |
Cal St. Fullerton | UC Santa Barbara | -3.6 |
Delaware | Hofstra | -0.9 |
Denver | UMKC | 2.9 |
DePaul | Georgetown | 5.2 |
Detroit | Green Bay | 15.2 |
Drake | Valparaiso | 15.4 |
Drexel | Elon | 12.4 |
E. Illinois | Lindenwood | 3.4 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Merrimack | 4.1 |
Furman | VMI | 15.5 |
Georgia Southern | South Alabama | -3.1 |
Gardner Webb | Charleston Southern | 10.3 |
Georgia St. | James Madison | -8.8 |
Grand Canyon | Cal Baptist | 6.5 |
Howard | La Salle | 0.2 |
Idaho St. | N. Arizona | -0.7 |
Illinois | Bethune Cookman | 28.6 |
Indiana St. | Evansville | 13.3 |
Louisiana Tech | UTSA | 12.3 |
Long Beach St. | UC San Diego | 9.4 |
Little Rock | UT Martin | -1.4 |
Long Island | Wagner | -7.2 |
Longwood | High Point | 5.8 |
Marshall | Appalachian St. | 10.3 |
Maryland | UMBC | 19.4 |
Memphis | South Florida | 16.0 |
Michigan | Central Michigan | 20.3 |
Montana | Eastern Washington | 3.3 |
Montana St. | Idaho | 10.9 |
Murray St. | Southern Illinois | -0.5 |
Northern Kentucky | Wright St. | 1.1 |
Omaha | Oral Roberts | -11.5 |
Nebraska | Iowa | -4.1 |
North Texas | Florida Atlantic | 0.4 |
Northeastern | North Carolina A&T | 3.9 |
Northwestern | Brown | 16.0 |
Oakland | Milwaukee | -1.4 |
Ohio St. | Alabama A&M | 27.4 |
Old Dominion | Arkansas St. | 10.6 |
Pacific | BYU | -7.4 |
Penn St. | Delaware St. | 30.8 |
Portland | Loyola Marymount | 1.6 |
Presbyterian | Campbell | -2.8 |
Purdue | Florida A&M | 34.1 |
Queens | Austin Peay | 6.3 |
Robert Morris | Purdue Ft. Wayne | -2.8 |
South Dakota St. | Western Illinois | 7.2 |
Sacred Heart | Stonehill | 3.8 |
Saint Mary’s | San Diego | 16.4 |
Santa Clara | San Francisco | 0.7 |
USC Upstate | Winthrop | -1.9 |
Stephen F. Austin | Abilene Christian | 3.0 |
SIU-Edwardsville | Tennessee Tech | 10.0 |
Southern Indiana | Southeast Missouri St. | 3.6 |
Southern Miss. | Troy | 3.3 |
South Dakota | St. Thomas | -2.1 |
St. Francis PA | Central Connecticut | 2.7 |
Stanford | Colorado | 1.9 |
Tarleton St. | UT Arlington | 7.5 |
Tennessee St. | Morehead St. | 2.2 |
Texas St. | Louisiana Monroe | 9.3 |
The Citadel | Chattanooga | -6.7 |
UAB | UTEP | 15.8 |
UC Riverside | Cal St. Bakersfield | 10.0 |
UNC Asheville | Radford | 2.3 |
Utah Tech | UT Rio Grande Valley | 9.4 |
Utah Valley | Sam Houston | -1.4 |
Western Carolina | UNC Greensboro | -3.9 |
Western Kentucky | Rice | 5.5 |
Weber St. | Northern Colorado | 2.9 |
Wofford | ETSU | 8.0 |
Youngstown St. | Cleveland St. | 7.0 |