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Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team

By division
Last Updated Wed Apr 30 18:36:44 CDT 2008

Home Advantage = 3.6

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
1. Arizona (18-15)0.6
2. Texas (30-7)0.5
3. Oklahoma St (16-16)0.5
4. USC (21-12)0.5
5. Georgia Tech (15-17)0.5
6. UCLA (34-4)0.5
7. Kansas (36-3)0.5
8. Louisville (27-9)0.5
9. Texas Tech (15-15)0.5
10. North Carolina (36-3)0.5

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
11. Tennessee (30-5)0.5
12. Pittsburgh (26-10)0.5
13. Cincinnati (13-19)0.5
14. California (17-16)0.5
15. Oklahoma (23-12)0.5
16. Oregon (18-14)0.5
17. Stanford (28-8)0.5
18. DePaul (11-19)0.5
19. Villanova (22-13)0.5
20. Duke (28-6)0.5

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
21. Illinois (16-19)0.5
22. Clemson (23-10)0.5
23. Washington St (26-9)0.5
24. Texas A&M (24-11)0.5
25. Kansas St (20-12)0.5
26. Providence (15-16)0.5
27. North Carolina St (15-16)0.5
28. West Virginia (25-11)0.5
29. Colorado (11-20)0.5
30. Michigan St (27-9)0.5

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
31. Marquette (24-10)0.5
32. Missouri (16-16)0.5
33. Washington (16-17)0.5
34. Michigan (10-22)0.5
35. Georgia (16-17)0.5
36. Georgetown (28-6)0.5
37. Florida St (19-15)0.5
38. Iowa St (13-18)0.5
39. St Johns (11-19)0.5
40. Oregon St (6-24)0.5

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
41. Baylor (20-11)0.5
42. Ohio St (24-13)0.5
43. Northwestern (7-22)0.5
44. Arkansas (23-12)0.5
45. Syracuse (21-14)0.5
46. Xavier (30-7)0.5
47. Boston College (14-17)0.5
48. Miami Fla (22-11)0.5
49. Southern Ill (18-15)0.5
50. Kentucky (18-13)0.5

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
51. Connecticut (24-9)0.5
52. Nebraska (20-13)0.5
53. South Carolina (14-18)0.5
54. Wisconsin (31-5)0.5
55. Maryland (19-15)0.5
56. South Florida (12-19)0.5
57. Virginia Tech (21-14)0.5
58. Arizona St (21-13)0.5
59. Notre Dame (25-8)0.5
60. LSU (12-18)0.5

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
61. Wake Forest (17-13)0.5
62. Mississippi St (23-11)0.5
63. St Josephs (21-13)0.5
64. Indiana (25-8)0.5
65. Alabama (17-16)0.4
66. Rutgers (11-20)0.4
67. Temple (21-13)0.4
68. Penn St (15-16)0.4
69. Purdue (25-9)0.4
70. Miami Ohio (17-16)0.4

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
71. Dayton (23-11)0.4
72. Virginia (17-16)0.4
73. Geo Washington (9-17)0.4
74. Bradley (21-17)0.4
75. Indiana St (14-16)0.4
76. Memphis (38-2)0.4
77. Charlotte (20-14)0.4
78. Seton Hall (17-15)0.4
79. Creighton (21-11)0.4
80. Massachusetts (25-11)0.4

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
81. Mississippi (24-11)0.4
82. Presbyterian (2-25)0.4
83. Vanderbilt (26-8)0.4
84. Drake (26-5)0.4
85. Iowa (13-19)0.4
86. Minnesota (20-14)0.4
87. Missouri St (16-16)0.4
88. St Louis (15-15)0.4
89. Fordham (11-17)0.4
90. Florida (24-12)0.4

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
91. Auburn (14-16)0.4
92. NC Central (3-23)0.4
93. Youngstown St (7-21)0.4
94. Illinois St (24-10)0.4
95. Northern Iowa (17-14)0.4
96. Cleveland St (19-13)0.4
97. Wichita St (11-20)0.4
98. Utah (17-15)0.4
99. Evansville (8-21)0.4
100. Rhode Island (21-12)0.4

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
101. Richmond (16-15)0.4
102. La Salle (14-17)0.4
103. Toledo (11-19)0.4
104. Detroit (6-23)0.4
105. Illinois Chi (17-15)0.4
106. Butler (30-4)0.4
107. Valparaiso (20-14)0.4
108. Davidson (28-7)0.4
109. Loyola Chi (10-19)0.4
110. Wisc Green Bay (15-15)0.4

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
111. Colorado St (6-24)0.4
112. Wisc Milwaukee (13-16)0.4
113. SO Mississippi (15-14)0.4
114. St Bonaventure (8-22)0.4
115. Rice (3-27)0.4
116. Duquesne (17-13)0.4
117. San Diego St (19-13)0.4
118. Uab (23-11)0.4
119. Gonzaga (25-8)0.4
120. UNLV (26-8)0.4

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
121. Central Mich (13-16)0.4
122. Ohio (20-13)0.4
123. Kent (28-7)0.4
124. Akron (24-11)0.4
125. TCU (13-16)0.3
126. BYU (27-8)0.3
127. Tulsa (25-14)0.3
128. Northern Ill (6-22)0.3
129. Wright St (21-10)0.3
130. Tulane (16-15)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
131. Ball St (6-24)0.3
132. Texas El Paso (19-14)0.3
133. Chicago St (8-17)0.3
134. Buffalo (9-20)0.3
135. Marshall (14-14)0.3
136. San Diego (21-14)0.3
137. Wyoming (10-18)0.3
138. Pepperdine (10-21)0.3
139. Central Florida (16-15)0.3
140. Old Dominion (18-16)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
141. Bowling Green (13-17)0.3
142. Wofford (12-16)0.3
143. Ul Monroe (7-21)0.3
144. New Mexico (24-9)0.3
145. Air Force (14-14)0.3
146. SMU (8-20)0.3
147. IPFW (11-18)0.3
148. St Marys CA (24-7)0.3
149. Houston (24-10)0.3
150. Western Mich (20-12)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
151. East Carolina (9-18)0.3
152. Elon (13-18)0.3
153. Western KY (27-7)0.3
154. Northeastern (14-17)0.3
155. NC Greensboro (19-12)0.3
156. Middle Tenn St (16-15)0.3
157. The Citadel (2-24)0.3
158. Chattanooga (16-13)0.3
159. Oral Roberts (23-9)0.3
160. Westrn Carolina (9-21)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
161. Santa Clara (13-16)0.3
162. Nicholls St (9-21)0.3
163. Marist (18-14)0.3
164. Siena (23-11)0.3
165. Geo Southern (18-12)0.3
166. Florida Intl (8-20)0.3
167. George Mason (23-11)0.3
168. Eastern Mich (14-17)0.3
169. William & Mary (15-16)0.3
170. Coll Of Charltn (16-17)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
171. Furman (7-23)0.3
172. Loyola Marymnt (5-26)0.3
173. Tex San Antonio (9-17)0.3
174. San Francisco (9-21)0.3
175. Oakland (15-14)0.3
176. VA Commonwealth (24-8)0.3
177. UC Riverside (8-21)0.3
178. Nevada (20-12)0.3
179. Centenary (9-21)0.3
180. South Alabama (24-7)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
181. Fairfield (14-16)0.3
182. Appalachian St (17-13)0.3
183. Mo Kansas City (9-21)0.3
184. Cal Poly (11-18)0.3
185. Texas A&M-CC (9-20)0.3
186. Delaware (14-17)0.3
187. Winthrop (20-12)0.3
188. Northwestern St (12-17)0.3
189. Loyola MD (19-14)0.3
190. Troy St (10-19)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
191. Iona (12-20)0.3
192. Western Ill (10-18)0.3
193. UC Irvine (17-16)0.3
194. Portland (8-22)0.3
195. UC Davis (7-22)0.3
196. Arkansas St (8-20)0.3
197. Denver (10-19)0.3
198. Idaho (7-21)0.3
199. Southern Utah (11-18)0.3
200. NC Wilmington (20-13)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
201. New Mexico St (20-14)0.3
202. SC Upstate (6-22)0.3
203. Drexel (12-20)0.3
204. Fresno St (12-19)0.3
205. Canisius (6-25)0.3
206. New Orleans (17-13)0.3
207. Savannah St (10-17)0.3
208. UC Santa Barbara (22-9)0.3
209. Long Beach St (6-25)0.3
210. Hofstra (12-18)0.3

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
211. McNeese St (10-16)0.3
212. Rider (23-11)0.3
213. CS Northridge (19-10)0.3
214. Idaho St (10-19)0.3
215. North Dakota St (14-13)0.3
216. Ul Lafayette (14-15)0.2
217. Holy Cross (15-14)0.2
218. St Peters (6-24)0.2
219. Texas Arlington (17-12)0.2
220. Niagara (19-10)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
221. Portland St (21-10)0.2
222. Bucknell (12-19)0.2
223. Towson (13-18)0.2
224. Yale (12-15)0.2
225. Fla Atlantic (15-18)0.2
226. American (21-12)0.2
227. North Texas (17-11)0.2
228. Georgia St (9-21)0.2
229. CS Fullerton (23-9)0.2
230. Sacramento St (2-24)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
231. Eastern Wash (9-19)0.2
232. James Madison (13-17)0.2
233. San Jose St (13-19)0.2
234. Boise St (24-9)0.2
235. Brown (19-10)0.2
236. Pennsylvania (13-18)0.2
237. Utah St (23-11)0.2
238. Iupui (23-7)0.2
239. Radford (8-20)0.2
240. East Tenn St (18-13)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
241. Hawaii (11-19)0.2
242. Delaware St (12-16)0.2
243. Lafayette (15-15)0.2
244. Fla Gulf Coast (10-21)0.2
245. Mt St Marys (19-15)0.2
246. SE Louisiana (13-13)0.2
247. Lamar (15-11)0.2
248. NO Carolina A&T (11-16)0.2
249. Fair Dickinson (8-20)0.2
250. Coppin St (14-21)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
251. Princeton (5-22)0.2
252. Texas St (10-16)0.2
253. Manhattan (12-19)0.2
254. Stephen Austin (22-6)0.2
255. South Dakota St (7-21)0.2
256. Gardner-Webb (15-16)0.2
257. Longwood (6-22)0.2
258. NC Asheville (19-10)0.2
259. Arkansas Lr (18-11)0.2
260. North Florida (2-26)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
261. Harvard (8-22)0.2
262. Monmouth NJ (7-24)0.2
263. Pacific (20-10)0.2
264. Louisiana Tech (6-24)0.2
265. Umbc (23-9)0.2
266. Sam Houston (19-8)0.2
267. Jacksonville (17-13)0.2
268. Montana (12-16)0.2
269. Central Arkansas (10-16)0.2
270. Colgate (18-14)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
271. Belmont (24-9)0.2
272. Montana St (13-15)0.2
273. Cornell (21-6)0.2
274. St Francis PA (5-23)0.2
275. Northrn Arizona (19-11)0.2
276. Hartford (18-16)0.2
277. Charleston Sou (6-20)0.2
278. Austin Peay (24-11)0.2
279. Coast Carolina (10-15)0.2
280. Tennessee St (13-17)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
281. Boston U (14-17)0.2
282. Northern Colorado (11-16)0.2
283. Florida A&M (13-17)0.2
284. High Point (13-14)0.2
285. MD Eastrn Shore (4-28)0.2
286. Army (14-16)0.2
287. Maine (6-23)0.2
288. Utah Valley St (13-14)0.2
289. Weber St (15-13)0.2
290. CSU Bakersfield (8-21)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
291. NJIT (0-29)0.2
292. Columbia (13-15)0.2
293. Lipscomb (14-16)0.2
294. Sacred Heart (18-14)0.2
295. Howard (6-26)0.2
296. Liberty (13-16)0.2
297. Vermont (16-15)0.2
298. Lehigh (14-15)0.2
299. Liu Brooklyn (15-15)0.2
300. Albany NY (15-15)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
301. Morgan St (21-11)0.2
302. Central Conn (14-16)0.2
303. Dartmouth (9-18)0.2
304. Robert Morris (26-8)0.2
305. Tennessee Tech (11-19)0.2
306. Hampton (18-12)0.2
307. Tenn Martin (15-16)0.2
308. Stony Brook (7-23)0.2
309. SE Missouri St (10-19)0.2
310. St Francis NY (7-22)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
311. Quinnipiac (15-15)0.2
312. TX Pan American (13-13)0.2
313. Binghamton (14-16)0.2
314. Morehead St (13-15)0.2
315. VMI (10-15)0.2
316. Eastern KY (12-16)0.2
317. Miss Valley St (15-16)0.2
318. New Hampshire (8-20)0.2
319. Texas Southern (7-25)0.2
320. Stetson (15-16)0.2

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
321. Navy (16-14)0.2
322. Prairie View (7-22)0.2
323. Mercer (10-19)0.2
324. Kennesaw St (9-20)0.2
325. Campbell (9-20)0.2
326. Murray St (16-13)0.2
327. Samford (12-16)0.2
328. Winston-Salem (10-18)0.2
329. Wagner (23-8)0.2
330. SO Carolina St (12-20)0.1

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
331. Southern (10-18)0.1
332. Eastern Ill (6-22)0.1
333. Bethune Cookman (9-20)0.1
334. Jackson St (14-20)0.1
335. Alabama St (17-11)0.1
336. Alcorn St (6-23)0.1
337. Norfolk St (16-15)0.1
338. Grambling (7-17)0.1
339. Jacksonville St (5-22)0.1
340. Alabama A&M (11-15)0.1

Team
 Rating 
v. Top 25
v. 26-50
v. 51-100
341. Ark Pine Bluff (11-18)0.1
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