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Home Court Advantage = 3.6

BIG TWELVE AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
3. Texas (30-7)0.7
4. Oklahoma St (16-16)0.7
7. Kansas (36-3)0.7
10. Texas Tech (15-15)0.7
18. Oklahoma (23-12)0.7
25. Kansas St (20-12)0.6
26. Colorado (11-20)0.6
31. Texas A&M (24-11)0.6
42. Missouri (16-16)0.6
46. Baylor (20-11)0.6
49. Iowa St (13-18)0.6
75. Nebraska (20-13)0.6


PACIFIC TEN AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
1. Arizona (18-15)0.7
8. USC (21-12)0.7
16. UCLA (34-4)0.7
20. California (17-16)0.6
22. Oregon (18-14)0.6
24. Stanford (28-8)0.6
34. Washington St (26-9)0.6
43. Washington (16-17)0.6
59. Oregon St (6-24)0.6
83. Arizona St (21-13)0.6


ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
2. Georgia Tech (15-17)0.7
5. North Carolina (36-3)0.7
12. Clemson (23-10)0.7
15. Duke (28-6)0.7
28. North Carolina St (15-16)0.6
38. Florida St (19-15)0.6
41. Boston College (14-17)0.6
47. Miami Fla (22-11)0.6
50. Virginia Tech (21-14)0.6
60. Maryland (19-15)0.6
63. Wake Forest (17-13)0.6
81. Virginia (17-16)0.6


BIG EAST AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
9. Louisville (27-9)0.7
11. Pittsburgh (26-10)0.7
13. Cincinnati (13-19)0.7
14. Villanova (22-13)0.7
19. DePaul (11-19)0.7
21. West Virginia (25-11)0.6
27. Providence (15-16)0.6
30. Syracuse (21-14)0.6
32. Georgetown (28-6)0.6
37. St Johns (11-19)0.6
44. Marquette (24-10)0.6
52. Connecticut (24-9)0.6
57. South Florida (12-19)0.6
70. Notre Dame (25-8)0.6
84. Seton Hall (17-15)0.6
91. Rutgers (11-20)0.6


BIG TEN AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
17. Illinois (16-19)0.7
35. Michigan (10-22)0.6
36. Michigan St (27-9)0.6
39. Ohio St (24-13)0.6
45. Northwestern (7-22)0.6
48. Wisconsin (31-5)0.6
64. Indiana (25-8)0.6
77. Penn St (15-16)0.6
82. Purdue (25-9)0.6
90. Iowa (13-19)0.6
96. Minnesota (20-14)0.6


SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
6. Tennessee (30-5)0.7
29. Georgia (16-17)0.6
33. Arkansas (23-12)0.6
51. Kentucky (18-13)0.6
53. South Carolina (14-18)0.6
54. LSU (12-18)0.6
55. Mississippi St (23-11)0.6
65. Alabama (17-16)0.6
69. Vanderbilt (26-8)0.6
71. Mississippi (24-11)0.6
95. Florida (24-12)0.6
104. Auburn (14-16)0.6


MISSOURI VALLEY AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
23. Southern Ill (18-15)0.6
62. Bradley (21-17)0.6
66. Drake (26-5)0.6
67. Indiana St (14-16)0.6
72. Creighton (21-11)0.6
79. Illinois St (24-10)0.6
80. Missouri St (16-16)0.6
85. Wichita St (11-20)0.6
88. Northern Iowa (17-14)0.6
98. Evansville (8-21)0.6


ATLANTIC TEN AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
40. Xavier (30-7)0.6
56. Temple (21-13)0.6
58. Dayton (23-11)0.6
61. St Josephs (21-13)0.6
68. Charlotte (20-14)0.6
73. Massachusetts (25-11)0.6
74. Geo Washington (9-17)0.6
86. St Louis (15-15)0.6
89. Fordham (11-17)0.6
97. Rhode Island (21-12)0.6
100. La Salle (14-17)0.6
105. Richmond (16-15)0.6
112. St Bonaventure (8-22)0.5
119. Duquesne (17-13)0.5


HORIZON LEAGUE AVERAGE = 0.6


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
87. Youngstown St (7-21)0.6
92. Cleveland St (19-13)0.6
94. Butler (30-4)0.6
99. Loyola Chi (10-19)0.6
101. Detroit (6-23)0.6
107. Illinois Chi (17-15)0.6
110. Wisc Milwaukee (13-16)0.5
111. Wisc Green Bay (15-15)0.5
124. Wright St (21-10)0.5


MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
76. Miami Ohio (17-16)0.6
106. Toledo (11-19)0.6
113. Central Mich (13-16)0.5
115. Ohio (20-13)0.5
118. Kent (28-7)0.5
121. Northern Ill (6-22)0.5
123. Akron (24-11)0.5
126. Ball St (6-24)0.5
127. Buffalo (9-20)0.5
128. Bowling Green (13-17)0.5
137. Western Mich (20-12)0.5
169. Eastern Mich (14-17)0.4


MOUNTAINWEST AVERAGE = 0.5


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
102. Utah (17-15)0.6
109. Colorado St (6-24)0.5
120. San Diego St (19-13)0.5
122. UNLV (26-8)0.5
133. Wyoming (10-18)0.5
134. BYU (27-8)0.5
139. New Mexico (24-9)0.5
144. TCU (13-16)0.5
148. Air Force (14-14)0.5


CONFERENCE USA AVERAGE = 0.5


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
78. Memphis (38-2)0.6
114. Rice (3-27)0.5
116. Uab (23-11)0.5
125. SO Mississippi (15-14)0.5
129. Marshall (14-14)0.5
129. Marshall (14-14)0.5
130. Tulsa (25-14)0.5
132. Tulane (16-15)0.5
136. Central Florida (16-15)0.5
138. Texas El Paso (19-14)0.5
143. East Carolina (9-18)0.5
147. SMU (8-20)0.5
155. Houston (24-10)0.5


SOUTHERN AVERAGE = 0.5


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
117. Davidson (28-7)0.5
151. The Citadel (2-24)0.5
156. Wofford (12-16)0.5
157. Elon (13-18)0.5
158. NC Greensboro (19-12)0.5
159. Chattanooga (16-13)0.5
164. Westrn Carolina (9-21)0.5
165. Geo Southern (18-12)0.5
170. Furman (7-23)0.4
176. Coll Of Charltn (16-17)0.4
180. Appalachian St (17-13)0.4


WEST COAST CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.5


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
131. Gonzaga (25-8)0.5
142. Pepperdine (10-21)0.5
145. San Diego (21-14)0.5
153. St Marys CA (24-7)0.5
179. Loyola Marymnt (5-26)0.4
182. Santa Clara (13-16)0.4
187. San Francisco (9-21)0.4
198. Portland (8-22)0.4


COLONIAL AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
135. Old Dominion (18-16)0.5
146. Northeastern (14-17)0.5
152. George Mason (23-11)0.5
160. William & Mary (15-16)0.5
167. Delaware (14-17)0.4
168. VA Commonwealth (24-8)0.4
177. Drexel (12-20)0.4
190. Hofstra (12-18)0.4
194. NC Wilmington (20-13)0.4
200. Georgia St (9-21)0.4
209. Towson (13-18)0.4
211. James Madison (13-17)0.4


MID-CONTINENT AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
108. Valparaiso (20-14)0.5
163. Oral Roberts (23-9)0.5
172. Centenary (9-21)0.4
173. Oakland (15-14)0.4
186. Mo Kansas City (9-21)0.4
196. Western Ill (10-18)0.4
206. Southern Utah (11-18)0.4
229. Iupui (23-7)0.4


SUN BELT AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
154. Western KY (27-7)0.5
161. Middle Tenn St (16-15)0.5
162. Florida Intl (8-20)0.5
183. Troy St (10-19)0.4
184. South Alabama (24-7)0.4
191. Denver (10-19)0.4
202. Arkansas St (8-20)0.4
207. New Orleans (17-13)0.4
217. Ul Lafayette (14-15)0.4
221. North Texas (17-11)0.4
256. Arkansas Lr (18-11)0.4


METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
150. Marist (18-14)0.5
171. Siena (23-11)0.4
175. Fairfield (14-16)0.4
193. Canisius (6-25)0.4
203. Niagara (19-10)0.4
204. Loyola MD (19-14)0.4
205. Iona (12-20)0.4
208. Rider (23-11)0.4
212. St Peters (6-24)0.4
242. Manhattan (12-19)0.4


SOUTHLAND AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
140. Ul Monroe (7-21)0.5
166. Nicholls St (9-21)0.4
174. Tex San Antonio (9-17)0.4
178. Texas A&M-CC (9-20)0.4
185. Northwestern St (12-17)0.4
199. McNeese St (10-16)0.4
218. Texas Arlington (17-12)0.4
241. SE Louisiana (13-13)0.4
243. Lamar (15-11)0.4
249. Sam Houston (19-8)0.4
251. Texas St (10-16)0.4
254. Stephen Austin (22-6)0.4
258. Central Arkansas (10-16)0.4


BIG WEST AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
188. UC Riverside (8-21)0.4
189. Cal Poly (11-18)0.4
195. UC Irvine (17-16)0.4
210. Long Beach St (6-25)0.4
216. CS Northridge (19-10)0.4
223. UC Santa Barbara (22-9)0.4
224. CS Fullerton (23-9)0.4
255. Pacific (20-10)0.4


INDEPENDENTS AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
93. Presbyterian (2-25)0.6
103. NC Central (3-23)0.6
141. Chicago St (8-17)0.5
149. IPFW (11-18)0.5
213. UC Davis (7-22)0.4
220. North Dakota St (14-13)0.4
231. Savannah St (10-17)0.4
236. South Dakota St (7-21)0.4
257. Longwood (6-22)0.4
273. NJIT (0-29)0.3
276. Northern Colorado (11-16)0.3
288. CSU Bakersfield (8-21)0.3
298. Utah Valley St (13-14)0.3
320. TX Pan American (13-13)0.3
327. Winston-Salem (10-18)0.3


WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
181. Nevada (20-12)0.4
214. Idaho (7-21)0.4
219. Fresno St (12-19)0.4
225. Boise St (24-9)0.4
227. New Mexico St (20-14)0.4
230. San Jose St (13-19)0.4
232. Utah St (23-11)0.4
233. Hawaii (11-19)0.4
262. Louisiana Tech (6-24)0.4


PATRIOT AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
192. Bucknell (12-19)0.4
201. Holy Cross (15-14)0.4
226. American (21-12)0.4
228. Lafayette (15-15)0.4
263. Colgate (18-14)0.4
268. Army (14-16)0.3
286. Lehigh (14-15)0.3
308. Navy (16-14)0.3


BIG SKY AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
222. Idaho St (10-19)0.4
238. Sacramento St (2-24)0.4
239. Eastern Wash (9-19)0.4
244. Portland St (21-10)0.4
261. Montana (12-16)0.4
265. Montana St (13-15)0.3
272. Northrn Arizona (19-11)0.3
290. Weber St (15-13)0.3


IVY LEAGUE AVERAGE = 0.4


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
235. Brown (19-10)0.4
245. Princeton (5-22)0.4
246. Yale (12-15)0.4
252. Harvard (8-22)0.4
253. Pennsylvania (13-18)0.4
284. Cornell (21-6)0.3
299. Columbia (13-15)0.3
300. Dartmouth (9-18)0.3


BIGSOUTH AVERAGE = 0.3


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
197. Winthrop (20-12)0.4
237. Radford (8-20)0.4
264. Charleston Sou (6-20)0.3
274. Coast Carolina (10-15)0.3
281. NC Asheville (19-10)0.3
287. High Point (13-14)0.3
303. Liberty (13-16)0.3
309. VMI (10-15)0.3


NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.3


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
247. Mt St Marys (19-15)0.4
248. Monmouth NJ (7-24)0.4
250. Fair Dickinson (8-20)0.4
260. St Francis PA (5-23)0.4
283. Central Conn (14-16)0.3
285. St Francis NY (7-22)0.3
293. Liu Brooklyn (15-15)0.3
304. Robert Morris (26-8)0.3
323. Wagner (23-8)0.3


ATLANTICSUN AVERAGE = 0.3


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
215. SC Upstate (6-22)0.4
234. Fla Atlantic (15-18)0.4
240. East Tenn St (18-13)0.4
259. Fla Gulf Coast (10-21)0.4
269. Belmont (24-9)0.3
270. North Florida (2-26)0.3
271. Gardner-Webb (15-16)0.3
295. Jacksonville (17-13)0.3
296. Lipscomb (14-16)0.3
317. Campbell (9-20)0.3
319. Mercer (10-19)0.3
324. Stetson (15-16)0.3
325. Kennesaw St (9-20)0.3


AMERICA EAST AVERAGE = 0.3


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
267. Umbc (23-9)0.3
275. Boston U (14-17)0.3
280. Hartford (18-16)0.3
282. Maine (6-23)0.3
297. Vermont (16-15)0.3
301. Albany NY (15-15)0.3
305. Stony Brook (7-23)0.3
307. Binghamton (14-16)0.3
310. New Hampshire (8-20)0.3


MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.3


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
266. Delaware St (12-16)0.3
277. Coppin St (14-21)0.3
279. NO Carolina A&T (11-16)0.3
291. Howard (6-26)0.3
302. MD Eastrn Shore (4-28)0.3
311. Hampton (18-12)0.3
314. Morgan St (21-11)0.3
316. Florida A&M (13-17)0.3
328. SO Carolina St (12-20)0.3
332. Bethune Cookman (9-20)0.2
335. Norfolk St (16-15)0.2


OHIO VALLEY AVERAGE = 0.3


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
289. Tennessee St (13-17)0.3
294. Austin Peay (24-11)0.3
306. Tennessee Tech (11-19)0.3
312. SE Missouri St (10-19)0.3
313. Tenn Martin (15-16)0.3
315. Morehead St (13-15)0.3
318. Eastern KY (12-16)0.3
321. Samford (12-16)0.3
322. Murray St (16-13)0.3
329. Eastern Ill (6-22)0.3
334. Jacksonville St (5-22)0.2


SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AVERAGE = 0.2


Team
 Rating 
vs. Top 25
vs. 26-50
vs. 51-100
326. Texas Southern (7-25)0.3
330. Prairie View (7-22)0.3
331. Miss Valley St (15-16)0.2
333. Southern (10-18)0.2
336. Jackson St (14-20)0.2
337. Alcorn St (6-23)0.2
338. Alabama St (17-11)0.2
339. Grambling (7-17)0.2
340. Ark Pine Bluff (11-18)0.2
341. Alabama A&M (11-15)0.2
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