Each team is rated and the ranking is based upon the teams' ratings.
1996-1997 NCAA Men's Basketball Rnk Team Games Rting --- ---- ----- ----- 1 KANSAS 33 1.88 2 NORTH CAROLINA 30 1.66 3 MINNESOTA 30 1.64 4 WAKE FOREST 30 1.62 5 UTAH 29 1.53 6 KENTUCKY 34 1.51 7 DUKE 31 1.49 8 CLEMSON 30 1.38 9 MARYLAND 31 1.31 10 U-C-L-A 28 1.26 11 NEW MEXICO 31 1.15 12 CALIFORNIA 30 1.15 13 SOUTH CAROLINA 32 1.15 14 VIRGINIA 30 1.12 15 IOWA STATE 28 1.11 16 ILLINOIS 30 1.10 17 VILLANOVA 30 1.10 18 ST. JOSEPH S 30 1.09 19 ARIZONA 29 1.09 20 CINCINNATI 34 1.08 21 GEORGIA 32 1.07 22 TULSA 32 1.06 23 FLORIDA STATE 28 1.05 24 INDIANA 32 1.04 25 STANFORD 28 1.04 26 WISCONSIN 27 1.03 27 LOUISVILLE 32 1.02 28 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 30 1.02 29 IOWA 31 1.00 30 COLORADO 30 0.98 31 XAVIER 27 0.98 32 TEXAS TECH 28 0.97 33 MICHIGAN 30 0.96 34 BOSTON COLLEGE 27 0.95 35 PURDUE 28 0.94 36 COLL OF CHARLESTON 31 0.93 37 GEORGETOWN 28 0.93 38 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 27 0.93 39 ILLINOIS STATE 29 0.92 40 TEXAS 27 0.91 41 WEST VIRGINIA 28 0.91 42 PROVIDENCE 31 0.89 43 RHODE ISLAND 29 0.88 44 HAWAII 30 0.88 45 TEMPLE 29 0.87 46 OKLAHOMA 30 0.85 47 PRINCETON 27 0.84 48 OREGON 27 0.83 49 OLE MISS 29 0.83 50 NC-CHARLOTTE 29 0.82 51 T-C-U 33 0.80 52 VANDERBILT 31 0.79 53 MASSACHUSETTS 32 0.78 54 U-N-L-V 30 0.78 55 MARQUETTE 31 0.77 56 WASHINGTON 27 0.77 57 MICHIGAN STATE 27 0.77 58 NEBRASKA 31 0.75 59 SYRACUSE 31 0.74 60 SW MISSOURI STATE 34 0.73 61 OKLAHOMA STATE 31 0.68 62 PITTSBURGH 31 0.68 63 COLORADO STATE 29 0.68 64 FRESNO STATE 33 0.67 65 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 29 0.64 66 MISSOURI 34 0.64 67 MIAMI-FLORIDA 28 0.63 68 CONNECTICUT 29 0.62 69 GEORGIA TECH 27 0.62 70 TULANE 30 0.61 71 ARKANSAS 27 0.59 72 MEMPHIS 31 0.58 73 ORAL ROBERTS 27 0.57 74 PACIFIC 30 0.55 75 ST. JOHN S 27 0.55 76 BAYLOR 31 0.55 77 BOWLING GREEN 32 0.55 78 NOTRE DAME 28 0.55 79 GEORGE WASHINGTON 28 0.54 80 MIAMI-OHIO 29 0.52 81 ST. MARY S-CA 33 0.50 82 NORTHERN IOWA 28 0.50 83 NEW MEXICO STATE 28 0.48 84 ALABAMA 32 0.48 85 NEVADA 31 0.47 86 EVANSVILLE 31 0.43 87 BRADLEY 28 0.43 88 TEXAS-EL PASO 26 0.42 89 S-M-U 29 0.42 90 VALPARAISO 30 0.41 91 EASTERN MICHIGAN 33 0.41 92 DREXEL 30 0.39 93 NEW ORLEANS 30 0.38 94 OHIO UNIVERSITY 27 0.38 95 OLD DOMINION 33 0.38 96 WASHINGTON STATE 30 0.36 97 BUTLER 35 0.35 98 AUBURN 31 0.35 99 UTAH STATE 29 0.35 100 PENN STATE 27 0.34 101 OHIO STATE 29 0.33 102 ST. BONAVENTURE 28 0.33 103 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 32 0.32 104 SAN JOSE STATE 29 0.32 105 RUTGERS 27 0.32 106 VIRGINIA TECH 31 0.31 107 SETON HALL 28 0.28 108 KANSAS STATE 27 0.27 109 CREIGHTON 32 0.26 110 SOUTH ALABAMA 35 0.26 111 WICHITA STATE 27 0.26 112 BALL STATE 29 0.25 113 RICE 27 0.24 114 NORTHERN ARIZONA 27 0.24 115 TENNESSEE 27 0.24 116 EAST CAROLINA 28 0.23 117 LONG ISLAND 29 0.22 118 MISSISSIPPI STATE 30 0.21 119 SANTA CLARA 28 0.20 120 SAN DIEGO STATE 28 0.19 121 SAN DIEGO UNIV 30 0.18 122 TEXAS A&M 27 0.18 123 L-S-U 31 0.17 124 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 31 0.17 125 IONA 30 0.16 126 NC-WILMINGTON 30 0.15 127 MARSHALL 30 0.15 128 DAYTON 28 0.14 129 LIBERTY 33 0.14 130 WYOMING 29 0.13 131 OREGON STATE 28 0.12 132 WESTERN MICHIGAN 29 0.12 133 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 28 0.10 134 JAMES MADISON 29 0.10 135 DAVIDSON 28 0.09 136 NC-ASHEVILLE 28 0.08 137 BOISE STATE 27 0.06 138 FLORIDA 31 0.06 139 DETROIT 27 0.05 140 ARIZONA STATE 30 0.05 141 GONZAGA 30 0.05 142 INDIANA STATE 28 0.04 143 MONTANA 33 0.04 144 SAN FRANCISCO 32 0.04 145 HOUSTON 27 0.03 146 TENNESSEE-CHATT 34 0.03 147 DUQUESNE 27 0.03 148 LASALLE 27 0.02 149 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 30 0.02 150 WESTERN ILLINOIS 30 0.01 151 NORTHWESTERN 30 0.01 152 HARTFORD 28 0.00 153 SAINT LOUIS 29 -0.00 154 NE ILLINOIS 29 -0.02 155 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 28 -0.02 156 LONG BEACH STATE 27 -0.03 157 TOLEDO 27 -0.03 158 BUFFALO 28 -0.03 159 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 31 -0.03 160 CANISIUS 29 -0.03 161 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 30 -0.04 162 DARTMOUTH 26 -0.04 163 DETROIT-MERCY 29 -0.05 164 WEBER STATE 28 -0.07 165 ARKANSAS STATE 31 -0.07 166 NAVY 28 -0.08 167 MONMOUTH 29 -0.09 168 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 33 -0.10 169 LOUISIANA TECH 32 -0.11 170 TROY STATE 28 -0.11 171 RICHMOND 28 -0.12 172 HARVARD 26 -0.12 173 WESTERN KENTUCKY 29 -0.14 174 PENNSYLVANIA 26 -0.15 175 MURRAY STATE 31 -0.16 176 RADFORD 28 -0.17 177 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 32 -0.17 178 APPALACHIAN STATE 29 -0.18 179 CS-FULLERTON 27 -0.18 180 DELAWARE 31 -0.18 181 LAMAR 29 -0.18 182 COPPIN STATE 29 -0.18 183 MONTANA STATE 30 -0.18 184 SW LOUISIANA 27 -0.18 185 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 29 -0.19 186 CAL-SANTA BARBARA 27 -0.19 187 IDAHO 30 -0.20 188 WILLIAM & MARY 28 -0.20 189 CS-NORTHRIDGE 29 -0.21 190 IDAHO STATE 27 -0.21 191 CORNELL 28 -0.22 192 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST 23 -0.23 193 MIDDLE TENN STATE 33 -0.23 194 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 27 -0.24 195 KENT 27 -0.24 196 PORTLAND UNIV 19 -0.25 197 SOUTH FLORIDA 27 -0.26 198 SW LOUISIANA RAGIN 28 -0.26 199 MT. ST. MARY S 28 -0.26 200 LOYOLA-MARYLAND 27 -0.27 201 CAL POLY-SLO 31 -0.28 202 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DELTA 27 -0.28 203 BUCKNELL 29 -0.29 204 HOFSTRA 27 -0.29 205 GEORGE MASON 27 -0.30 206 NORTH TEXAS STATE 26 -0.31 207 VERMONT 28 -0.31 208 AKRON 26 -0.35 209 WESTERN CAROLINA 27 -0.36 210 MAINE 31 -0.37 211 CLEVELAND STATE 31 -0.38 212 PORTLAND UNIVERSITY 27 -0.39 213 MISSOURI-KC 27 -0.40 214 LOYOLA-CHICAGO 29 -0.40 215 JACKSON STATE 32 -0.41 216 RIDER 28 -0.42 217 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 29 -0.42 218 ST. PETER S 29 -0.43 219 AUSTIN PEAY 35 -0.44 220 TENNESSEE TECH 30 -0.44 221 CITADEL 27 -0.44 222 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 27 -0.46 223 THE CITADEL 15 -0.46 224 AIR FORCE 27 -0.46 225 FORDHAM 27 -0.47 226 TOWSON STATE 28 -0.47 227 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 27 -0.49 228 LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT 30 -0.49 229 NIAGARA 28 -0.50 230 SOUTHERN UTAH 28 -0.50 231 NC-GREENSBORO 30 -0.51 232 ST. FRANCIS-PA 27 -0.51 233 SAMFORD 31 -0.52 234 FAIRFIELD 29 -0.52 235 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE 30 -0.53 236 DEPAUL 27 -0.54 237 EASTERN ILLINOIS 30 -0.56 238 VIRGINIA MILITARY 29 -0.57 239 SE MISSOURI 25 -0.57 240 COLGATE 28 -0.58 241 COASTAL CAROLINA 27 -0.59 242 DRAKE 28 -0.59 243 ALCORN STATE 31 -0.60 244 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 30 -0.60 245 ST. FRANCIS-NY 28 -0.60 246 PORTLAND STATE 27 -0.61 247 MANHATTAN 27 -0.61 248 WRIGHT STATE 29 -0.63 249 PEPPERDINE 29 -0.64 250 NEW HAMPSHIRE 27 -0.64 251 NORTHEASTERN 27 -0.64 252 WINTHROP 28 -0.65 253 WAGNER 27 -0.65 254 TENNESSEE-MARTIN 29 -0.66 255 B-Y-U 26 -0.68 256 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 29 -0.69 257 YALE 26 -0.69 258 TEXAS SOUTHERN 30 -0.69 259 EASTERN WASHINGTON 27 -0.69 260 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 29 -0.69 261 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 30 -0.70 262 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 27 -0.70 263 JACKSONVILLE 30 -0.70 264 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 27 -0.71 265 SIENA 27 -0.72 266 FURMAN 29 -0.76 267 TENNESSEE STATE 31 -0.78 268 CHICAGO STATE 27 -0.82 269 LAFAYETTE 28 -0.83 270 EASTERN KENTUCKY 29 -0.83 271 GRAMBLING STATE 28 -0.86 272 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 28 -0.87 273 CS-SACRAMENTO 26 -0.87 274 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 28 -0.88 275 CAMPBELL 27 -0.88 276 ALABAMA STATE 33 -0.88 277 MOREHEAD STATE 30 -0.89 278 GRAMBLING 22 -0.91 279 PRAIRIE VIEW 31 -0.92 280 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 32 -0.92 281 COLUMBIA 28 -0.93 282 STETSON 29 -0.94 283 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 13 -0.96 284 ARMY 26 -0.96 285 MORGAN STATE 27 -0.96 286 HOLY CROSS 27 -0.98 287 MARIST 28 -0.99 288 MD-BALTIMORE COUNTY 27 -1.03 289 BROWN 26 -1.03 290 MD-EASTERN SHORE 28 -1.03 291 JACKSONVILLE STATE 29 -1.05 292 CAL-IRVINE 26 -1.06 293 GEORGIA STATE 27 -1.08 294 ROBERT MORRIS 28 -1.08 295 HAMPTON 27 -1.09 296 WOFFORD 28 -1.10 297 FLORIDA A&M 27 -1.11 298 DELAWARE STATE 27 -1.15 299 HOWARD 27 -1.15 300 CENTENARY 28 -1.19 301 SE LOUISIANA 30 -1.23 302 CENTRAL FLORIDA 26 -1.29 303 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 31 -1.34 304 LEHIGH 27 -1.69 305 MERCER 26 -1.80 --- ---- ----- -----
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