Top 25 Schools (complete list)

#   School             W- L     Rat    SoS   (r)  NCSoS   (r) -1W

1   Florida           11- 2    27.5    1.0 (159)    1.0 (168)   2

2   North Carolina    10- 1    27.2    5.1  (42)    5.1  (49)   1

3   Arizona            9- 1    24.9    8.2   (7)    8.2  (11)   3

4   Connecticut       11- 0    23.5   -3.3 (295)   -3.3 (300)   6

5   Texas A&M         10- 2    22.8    0.3 (184)    0.3 (192)   7

6   UCLA              10- 0    22.4    7.4  (13)    7.4  (17)  15

7   Kansas            10- 2    21.4    2.5 (108)    2.5 (123)   8

8   Villanova          8- 2    21.2    4.3  (64)    4.3  (69)   4

9   Notre Dame        10- 1    20.2   -2.2 (267)   -2.2 (271)  18

10  Ohio St           10- 2    20.1    5.2  (38)    5.2  (44)   5

10  Wisconsin         13- 1    20.1    1.4 (142)    1.4 (152)  26

12  Duke              11- 1    19.5    8.8   (3)    8.8   (6)  12

13  Oregon            11- 0    19.4    0.4 (183)    0.4 (191)  11

14  Maryland          11- 2    18.5    4.7  (51)    3.7  (87)   9

15  Gonzaga            9- 4    18.4    8.5   (5)    8.5   (9)  16

15  Illinois          12- 2    18.4    4.8  (48)    4.8  (57)  10

17  Indiana            8- 3    18.1    4.7  (51)    4.7  (59)  22

17  Clemson           12- 0    18.1   -0.9 (227)   -0.9 (232)  21

19  Kentucky           9- 3    17.6   11.1   (1)   11.1   (2)  28

19  Memphis            9- 3    17.6    5.4  (31)    6.3  (26)  37

21  Georgia            7- 2    17.5   -0.4 (210)   -0.4 (220)  14

22  Virginia Tech      8- 3    17.2    4.6  (54)    4.2  (71)  28

23  Georgia Tech       8- 3    17.0    4.9  (45)    5.2  (44)  37

24  Butler            11- 1    16.9    8.0   (8)    8.8   (6)  13

24  Missouri St        9- 2    16.9    2.9  (99)    2.8 (113)  17

The rest of the Big East

29  West Virginia      8- 1    15.5   -2.9 (283)   -2.9 (289)  30

34  Georgetown         9- 3    15.3    1.4 (142)    1.4 (152)  33

38  DePaul             7- 5    14.8    7.4  (13)    7.4  (17)  55

39  Pittsburgh        11- 2    14.7    3.5  (88)    3.5  (94)  51

52  Syracuse          10- 3    12.6    2.0 (122)    2.0 (136)  54

59  Marquette         11- 2    11.1    1.4 (142)    1.4 (152)  51

74  Providence         9- 2     9.0    1.5 (141)    1.5 (148)  64

78  Louisville         7- 4     8.4    3.2  (94)    3.2 (105) 110

92  Seton Hall         6- 2     7.2    0.0 (195)    0.0 (202)  74

99  Cincinnati         9- 3     6.2    1.4 (142)    1.4 (152) 103

128 St John’s          8- 3     3.3   -2.9 (283)   -2.9 (289) 104

150 South Florida      7- 5     1.1   -3.0 (288)   -3.0 (293) 133

209 Rutgers            5- 5    -3.5    1.4 (142)    1.4 (152) 224

Top 10 Conferences (complete list)

#  Conference                 W- L     Rat    SoS  (r)  NCSoS  (r)

1  Atlantic Coast           105-32    13.9    3.3  (3)    2.6  (7)

2  Southeastern             107-30    12.8    1.9  (9)    1.9 (11)

3  Big Ten                  103-35    12.1    2.4  (6)    2.4  (8)

4  Pacific 10                88-22    11.7    2.0  (8)    2.0 (10)

5  Big East                 136-43    11.3    0.8 (17)    0.8 (18)

6  Big 12                    97-36    10.4    0.5 (22)    0.5 (24)

7  Missouri Valley           76-30    10.1    2.3  (7)    1.8 (12)

8  Mountain West             69-31     5.0    0.6 (20)    0.6 (22)

9  Conference USA            65-48     3.9   -0.1 (23)   -0.2 (25)

10 West Coast                41-56     3.6    4.3  (1)    4.3  (1)

Projected Big East Standings (view page)

#  School            pW*- pL*   pCSoS*   (r)     pW*- pL*      PS?

1  Connecticut      13.7- 2.3      9.3  (16)    26.9- 3.1   NCAA-1

2  Notre Dame       12.6- 3.4     10.0  (15)    24.6- 4.4   NCAA-3

3  Villanova        11.9- 4.1     12.7   (1)    22.7- 6.3   NCAA-2

4  West Virginia    10.2- 5.8     10.8  (11)    20.6- 7.4   NCAA-8

5  Depaul            9.8- 6.2     10.9  (10)    17.7-11.3  NCAA-10

6  Georgetown        9.6- 6.4     12.3   (3)    19.2- 9.8   NCAA-9

7  Pittsburgh        9.3- 6.7     12.0   (6)    21.9- 9.1  NCAA-10

8  Syracuse          8.3- 7.7     12.1   (5)    19.3-10.7      NIT

9  Providence        7.5- 8.5     10.2  (14)    17.7-11.3      NIT

9  Marquette         7.5- 8.5     12.0   (6)    19.5-10.5      NIT

11 Seton Hall        6.5- 9.5     10.4  (12)    14.9-13.1      NIT

12 Louisville        6.4- 9.6     12.2   (4)    15.2-13.8      NIT

13 Cincinnati        5.9-10.1     10.4  (12)    15.7-14.3      NIT

14 St John’s         4.0-12.0     11.3   (9)    13.0-16.0

15 South Florida     3.4-12.6     11.6   (8)    11.8-18.2

16 Rutgers           1.5-14.5     12.4   (2)     7.3-20.7

• If, for the sake of discussion, I give these rankings more credit than they deserve, the threshold for NCAA tournament at-large consideration is a rating of about 13.0. Seven BEast schools are solidly above that threshold, with an upper-tier of UConn, Villanova, and the Irish, and a mid-tier of WVU, the Hoyas, DePaul, and Pitt. Syracuse and Marquette have put themselves on the bubble.
• Clearly, the rest of the season will be much more important than what we’ve seen so far. These rankings and ratings are intended to give some perspective on the quality of play and competition thus far. From here, performing above .500 in conference play and doing well in the conference tournament will move these teams up and down significantly.
• Pittsburgh played great basketball in their first half-dozen games and looked like the upper-tier team that their ranking predicated. The second half-dozen was not so satisfactory. NIT-quality teams would produce that record, with medicore results against subpar schools — wins by 14, 17, and 3 over R. Morris, Duquesne, and Buffalo — and unimpressive games against big conference schools on the road. Saturday’s victory over a decent Dayton squad was a much better performance, and if those types of games continue, it will be a matter of time before Pitt rises back to the top.
• The small conference schools are sliding. Butler and Missouri St. are barely in the top 25 and Wichita St.’s recent losses have pushed them out. Only Gonzaga has held steady at #15.

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