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Conference Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team

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Home Court Advantage = 3.6

PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 0.3


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
1. Arizona (18-15)0.3
3. USC (21-12)0.3
5. California (17-16)0.3
7. UCLA (34-4)0.3
10. Stanford (28-8)0.3
12. Oregon (18-14)0.3
13. Washington St (26-9)0.3
31. Washington (16-17)0.2
33. Oregon St (6-24)0.2
43. Arizona St (21-13)0.2


BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 0.2


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
2. Texas (30-7)0.3
4. Oklahoma St (16-16)0.3
9. Oklahoma (23-12)0.3
11. Kansas (36-3)0.3
14. Texas Tech (15-15)0.3
15. Texas A&M (24-11)0.3
18. Kansas St (20-12)0.2
23. Colorado (11-20)0.2
30. Iowa St (13-18)0.2
32. Missouri (16-16)0.2
34. Nebraska (20-13)0.2
42. Baylor (20-11)0.2


BIG EAST AVERAGE = 0.2


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
6. Cincinnati (13-19)0.3
16. Louisville (27-9)0.3
17. Pittsburgh (26-10)0.2
21. Marquette (24-10)0.2
24. DePaul (11-19)0.2
26. West Virginia (25-11)0.2
28. Villanova (22-13)0.2
29. St Johns (11-19)0.2
38. Georgetown (28-6)0.2
41. Providence (15-16)0.2
49. Rutgers (11-20)0.2
51. Connecticut (24-9)0.2
52. Notre Dame (25-8)0.2
54. Syracuse (21-14)0.2
61. Seton Hall (17-15)0.2
68. South Florida (12-19)0.2


ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.2


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
8. Georgia Tech (15-17)0.3
22. North Carolina (36-3)0.2
25. Clemson (23-10)0.2
35. Duke (28-6)0.2
36. North Carolina St (15-16)0.2
39. Florida St (19-15)0.2
40. Boston College (14-17)0.2
46. Miami Fla (22-11)0.2
56. Maryland (19-15)0.2
59. Virginia Tech (21-14)0.2
60. Wake Forest (17-13)0.2
64. Virginia (17-16)0.2


BIG TEN AVERAGE = 0.2


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
19. Michigan St (27-9)0.2
20. Michigan (10-22)0.2
37. Illinois (16-19)0.2
44. Ohio St (24-13)0.2
45. Northwestern (7-22)0.2
55. Wisconsin (31-5)0.2
57. Purdue (25-9)0.2
63. Penn St (15-16)0.2
65. Indiana (25-8)0.2
66. Iowa (13-19)0.2
67. Minnesota (20-14)0.2


SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.2


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
27. Tennessee (30-5)0.2
47. Arkansas (23-12)0.2
48. Georgia (16-17)0.2
50. Kentucky (18-13)0.2
53. South Carolina (14-18)0.2
69. LSU (12-18)0.2
70. Mississippi St (23-11)0.2
76. Alabama (17-16)0.2
79. Auburn (14-16)0.2
83. Florida (24-12)0.2
87. Vanderbilt (26-8)0.2
88. Mississippi (24-11)0.2


ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 0.2


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
58. Xavier (30-7)0.2
71. St Josephs (21-13)0.2
73. Geo Washington (9-17)0.2
78. Dayton (23-11)0.2
82. Fordham (11-17)0.2
89. Temple (21-13)0.2
90. Charlotte (20-14)0.2
93. St Louis (15-15)0.2
94. Massachusetts (25-11)0.2
101. Richmond (16-15)0.1
102. Duquesne (17-13)0.1
110. La Salle (14-17)0.1
119. Rhode Island (21-12)0.1
125. St Bonaventure (8-22)0.1


MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 0.2


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
74. Southern Ill (18-15)0.2
75. Indiana St (14-16)0.2
80. Creighton (21-11)0.2
86. Bradley (21-17)0.2
92. Drake (26-5)0.2
95. Missouri St (16-16)0.1
103. Illinois St (24-10)0.1
105. Evansville (8-21)0.1
106. Wichita St (11-20)0.1
109. Northern Iowa (17-14)0.1


HORIZON LEAGUE AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
91. Youngstown St (7-21)0.2
96. Wisc Green Bay (15-15)0.1
97. Cleveland St (19-13)0.1
107. Illinois Chi (17-15)0.1
112. Wisc Milwaukee (13-16)0.1
114. Detroit (6-23)0.1
121. Loyola Chi (10-19)0.1
127. Butler (30-4)0.1
145. Wright St (21-10)0.1


CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
62. Memphis (38-2)0.2
84. SO Mississippi (15-14)0.2
104. Rice (3-27)0.1
108. Tulsa (25-14)0.1
113. Uab (23-11)0.1
122. Tulane (16-15)0.1
126. SMU (8-20)0.1
131. Texas El Paso (19-14)0.1
132. Marshall (14-14)0.1
132. Marshall (14-14)0.1
135. Houston (24-10)0.1
140. Central Florida (16-15)0.1
156. East Carolina (9-18)0.1


MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
100. Utah (17-15)0.1
115. TCU (13-16)0.1
116. Colorado St (6-24)0.1
120. BYU (27-8)0.1
123. UNLV (26-8)0.1
124. San Diego St (19-13)0.1
146. Air Force (14-14)0.1
150. Wyoming (10-18)0.1
155. New Mexico (24-9)0.1


MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
77. Miami Ohio (17-16)0.2
117. Toledo (11-19)0.1
133. Kent (28-7)0.1
134. Ohio (20-13)0.1
137. Akron (24-11)0.1
138. Buffalo (9-20)0.1
142. Northern Ill (6-22)0.1
143. Ball St (6-24)0.1
152. Central Mich (13-16)0.1
162. Bowling Green (13-17)0.1
165. Western Mich (20-12)0.1
189. Eastern Mich (14-17)0.1


WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
99. Gonzaga (25-8)0.1
130. Pepperdine (10-21)0.1
139. San Diego (21-14)0.1
147. St Marys CA (24-7)0.1
151. Santa Clara (13-16)0.1
159. San Francisco (9-21)0.1
177. Loyola Marymnt (5-26)0.1
210. Portland (8-22)0.1


SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
85. Davidson (28-7)0.2
111. Wofford (12-16)0.1
148. Elon (13-18)0.1
149. NC Greensboro (19-12)0.1
153. Chattanooga (16-13)0.1
158. Westrn Carolina (9-21)0.1
161. The Citadel (2-24)0.1
168. Furman (7-23)0.1
173. Geo Southern (18-12)0.1
174. Coll Of Charltn (16-17)0.1
188. Appalachian St (17-13)0.1


MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
98. Valparaiso (20-14)0.1
154. Oral Roberts (23-9)0.1
172. Oakland (15-14)0.1
178. Western Ill (10-18)0.1
182. Mo Kansas City (9-21)0.1
205. Centenary (9-21)0.1
215. Southern Utah (11-18)0.1
251. Iupui (23-7)0.0


SUN BELT AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
141. Middle Tenn St (16-15)0.1
144. Western KY (27-7)0.1
169. Florida Intl (8-20)0.1
176. South Alabama (24-7)0.1
187. Arkansas St (8-20)0.1
208. Troy St (10-19)0.1
211. Denver (10-19)0.1
220. Ul Lafayette (14-15)0.1
226. North Texas (17-11)0.1
231. New Orleans (17-13)0.1
265. Arkansas Lr (18-11)0.0


INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
72. NC Central (3-23)0.2
81. Presbyterian (2-25)0.2
118. Chicago St (8-17)0.1
128. IPFW (11-18)0.1
163. Savannah St (10-17)0.1
180. UC Davis (7-22)0.1
233. North Dakota St (14-13)0.1
242. Longwood (6-22)0.1
277. South Dakota St (7-21)0.0
286. Utah Valley St (13-14)0.0
292. TX Pan American (13-13)0.0
297. Northern Colorado (11-16)0.0
302. CSU Bakersfield (8-21)0.0
316. NJIT (0-29)0.0
323. Winston-Salem (10-18)0.0


COLONIAL AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
136. Old Dominion (18-16)0.1
170. Northeastern (14-17)0.1
192. George Mason (23-11)0.1
194. William & Mary (15-16)0.1
212. VA Commonwealth (24-8)0.1
219. NC Wilmington (20-13)0.1
227. Delaware (14-17)0.1
243. Hofstra (12-18)0.1
246. Drexel (12-20)0.1
253. Towson (13-18)0.0
262. Georgia St (9-21)0.0
263. James Madison (13-17)0.0


SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
129. Ul Monroe (7-21)0.1
157. Nicholls St (9-21)0.1
175. Tex San Antonio (9-17)0.1
196. Northwestern St (12-17)0.1
209. Texas Arlington (17-12)0.1
213. Texas A&M-CC (9-20)0.1
225. Texas St (10-16)0.1
232. McNeese St (10-16)0.1
249. Stephen Austin (22-6)0.0
254. Lamar (15-11)0.0
266. SE Louisiana (13-13)0.0
287. Central Arkansas (10-16)0.0
298. Sam Houston (19-8)0.0


BIG WEST AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
181. UC Riverside (8-21)0.1
186. UC Santa Barbara (22-9)0.1
197. Cal Poly (11-18)0.1
214. UC Irvine (17-16)0.1
217. CS Fullerton (23-9)0.1
230. CS Northridge (19-10)0.1
240. Long Beach St (6-25)0.1
282. Pacific (20-10)0.0


METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
164. Siena (23-11)0.1
171. Iona (12-20)0.1
184. Loyola MD (19-14)0.1
200. Fairfield (14-16)0.1
203. Marist (18-14)0.1
244. Rider (23-11)0.1
245. Canisius (6-25)0.1
256. St Peters (6-24)0.0
261. Niagara (19-10)0.0
279. Manhattan (12-19)0.0


WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
167. New Mexico St (20-14)0.1
179. Nevada (20-12)0.1
198. Fresno St (12-19)0.1
204. Idaho (7-21)0.1
238. San Jose St (13-19)0.1
241. Boise St (24-9)0.1
259. Utah St (23-11)0.0
267. Hawaii (11-19)0.0
275. Louisiana Tech (6-24)0.0


BIG SKY AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
166. Portland St (21-10)0.1
193. Sacramento St (2-24)0.1
195. Eastern Wash (9-19)0.1
202. Idaho St (10-19)0.1
257. Northrn Arizona (19-11)0.0
268. Montana (12-16)0.0
276. Montana St (13-15)0.0
293. Weber St (15-13)0.0


IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 0.1


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
160. Yale (12-15)0.1
216. Pennsylvania (13-18)0.1
228. Cornell (21-6)0.1
229. Brown (19-10)0.1
264. Princeton (5-22)0.0
269. Harvard (8-22)0.0
288. Columbia (13-15)0.0
319. Dartmouth (9-18)0.0


BIGSOUTH AVERAGE = 0.0


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
185. Winthrop (20-12)0.1
191. NC Asheville (19-10)0.1
239. Radford (8-20)0.1
285. Charleston Sou (6-20)0.0
289. High Point (13-14)0.0
299. Coast Carolina (10-15)0.0
301. Liberty (13-16)0.0
318. VMI (10-15)0.0


ATLANTICSUN AVERAGE = 0.0


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
206. Fla Atlantic (15-18)0.1
221. Jacksonville (17-13)0.1
222. Fla Gulf Coast (10-21)0.1
224. Gardner-Webb (15-16)0.1
235. SC Upstate (6-22)0.1
236. North Florida (2-26)0.1
247. Belmont (24-9)0.0
250. East Tenn St (18-13)0.0
291. Lipscomb (14-16)0.0
307. Stetson (15-16)0.0
320. Kennesaw St (9-20)0.0
325. Mercer (10-19)0.0
333. Campbell (9-20)0.0


MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.0


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
183. NO Carolina A&T (11-16)0.1
190. Coppin St (14-21)0.1
199. Delaware St (12-16)0.1
207. Florida A&M (13-17)0.1
274. MD Eastrn Shore (4-28)0.0
280. Morgan St (21-11)0.0
300. Hampton (18-12)0.0
306. Howard (6-26)0.0
321. SO Carolina St (12-20)0.0
335. Bethune Cookman (9-20)0.0
340. Norfolk St (16-15)0.0


PATRIOT AVERAGE = 0.0


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
201. American (21-12)0.1
248. Holy Cross (15-14)0.0
252. Lafayette (15-15)0.0
255. Bucknell (12-19)0.0
272. Colgate (18-14)0.0
309. Army (14-16)0.0
311. Lehigh (14-15)0.0
332. Navy (16-14)0.0


AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 0.0


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
234. Umbc (23-9)0.1
260. Hartford (18-16)0.0
281. Boston U (14-17)0.0
290. Maine (6-23)0.0
296. Albany NY (15-15)0.0
308. Stony Brook (7-23)0.0
317. Vermont (16-15)0.0
326. Binghamton (14-16)0.0
329. New Hampshire (8-20)0.0


NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.0


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
218. Mt St Marys (19-15)0.1
271. Fair Dickinson (8-20)0.0
284. Monmouth NJ (7-24)0.0
295. St Francis PA (5-23)0.0
303. Liu Brooklyn (15-15)0.0
310. Robert Morris (26-8)0.0
313. Central Conn (14-16)0.0
327. St Francis NY (7-22)0.0
330. Wagner (23-8)0.0


OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 0.0


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
237. Austin Peay (24-11)0.1
258. Tenn Martin (15-16)0.0
273. Tennessee St (13-17)0.0
283. Morehead St (13-15)0.0
294. SE Missouri St (10-19)0.0
304. Eastern KY (12-16)0.0
305. Tennessee Tech (11-19)0.0
322. Murray St (16-13)0.0
324. Samford (12-16)0.0
339. Eastern Ill (6-22)0.0
341. Jacksonville St (5-22)0.0


SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.0


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
223. Miss Valley St (15-16)0.1
270. Prairie View (7-22)0.0
278. Texas Southern (7-25)0.0
315. Jackson St (14-20)0.0
328. Alabama St (17-11)0.0
331. Southern (10-18)0.0
334. Alcorn St (6-23)0.0
336. Alabama A&M (11-15)0.0
337. Ark Pine Bluff (11-18)0.0
338. Grambling (7-17)0.0
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