GC: NCAAB RPI RANKINGS HEADING INTO MARCH

In This Piece we will look at the current RPI Rankings for the top 100 NCAAB teams and points put some of the more interesting won loss records.

RPI Rankings:

The RPI (Rating Percentage Index) is a measure of strength of schedule and how a team does against that schedule. Created in 1981, the RPI is a tool used in selecting and seeding the 68 teams for the NCAA Men's basketball Division I tournament. RPI data includes games against Division I schools only

For Some interesting info regarding this scale we note that Kansas while ranked 2nd has played 19 teams ranked in the top 50 and has won 12 of those games, which will certainly help them in the tournaments.

Arizona has the best top 50 overall record vs top 50 teams at 10-2, followed by Syracuse at 8-2 and Villanova which has a surprising 8-3 record vs top echelon teams and may turn some heads in post season action.

Looking at some of the more disappointing teams vs the top 50, we note that Gonzaga is just 1-4, Colorado is 3-7, Oregon checks in at 2-6 and Pittsburgh at 1-6 all vs top 50 ranked schools.

Moving down and looking at some of the more surprising records we start off a with a Louisville team that is actually under .500 this season vs top 50 teams after losing to Memphis on Saturday. Wichita St while 30-0 has won the only 3 times vs top 50 schools and has had the benefit of not having to play 2 games with Creighton this season since the Blue Jays have switched conference and stand at a respectable 6-3 themselves vs the elite teams. California and Tennessee have struggled going 3-9 and 3-7 vs top 50 RPI Teams. However no top 100 teams has been as inept as Maryland who is 0-9 this year. For our sleeper team which has quietly gone under the radar we see a U.Mass team sitting at number 13 and producing a 5-2 record, not bad for an A-10 Conference team.

Below is the teams ranking followed by their record, their RPI Scale index and Strength of Schedule ranking and followed by their records vs top 50 and lower ranked teams.

Rank Team Record Pts SoS Rank v RPI 1-50 v RPI 51-100 v RPI 101-150 v RPI 151-200 v RPI 200+
1.
Arizona
26 - 2 0.6812 8 10 - 2 4 - 0 6 - 0 3 - 0 3 - 0
2.
Kansas
22 - 7 0.6792 1 12 - 7 4 - 0 3 - 0 0 - 0 3 - 0
3.
Florida
27 - 2 0.6725 18 5 - 2 9 - 0 4 - 0 6 - 0 3 - 0
4.
Villanova
26 - 3 0.6557 27 4 - 3 9 - 0 6 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 0
5.
Wisconsin
24 - 5 0.6555 2 8 - 3 7 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 0 2 - 0
6.
Wichita St.
31 - 0 0.6491 101 3 - 0 5 - 0 10 - 0 3 - 0 9 - 0
7.
Syracuse
26 - 3 0.6469 50 8 - 2 6 - 0 4 - 0 3 - 1 5 - 0
8.
Creighton
23 - 5 0.6462 14 6 - 3 6 - 2 7 - 0 0 - 0 4 - 0
9.
Duke
23 - 6 0.6456 6 5 - 4 5 - 1 4 - 1 5 - 0 4 - 0
10.
Virginia
25 - 5 0.6369 28 4 - 4 6 - 1 6 - 0 3 - 0 6 - 0
11.
Iowa St.
22 - 6 0.635 19 8 - 5 2 - 1 5 - 0 1 - 0 6 - 0
12.
Michigan
21 - 7 0.6342 4 8 - 5 3 - 1 6 - 0 0 - 1 4 - 0
13.
Massachusetts
22 - 6 0.6273 44 5 - 2 7 - 2 4 - 2 3 - 0 3 - 0
14.
New Mexico
22 - 5 0.6234 49 2 - 2 3 - 2 8 - 1 4 - 0 5 - 0
15.
VCU
22 - 7 0.6223 43 4 - 4 3 - 2 5 - 1 5 - 0 5 - 0
16.
Cincinnati
24 - 5 0.6218 67 5 - 5 3 - 0 3 - 0 5 - 0 8 - 0
17.
Saint Louis
25 - 4 0.6213 76 4 - 3 4 - 0 5 - 0 6 - 1 5 - 0
18.
Kentucky
21 - 8 0.6191 9 2 - 4 11 - 3 2 - 0 2 - 1 4 - 0
19.
North Carolina
22 - 7 0.6184 21 5 - 3 6 - 1 4 - 3 3 - 0 4 - 0
20.
UCLA
21 - 7 0.6183 15 7 - 4 1 - 2 4 - 1 6 - 0 3 - 0
21.
Oklahoma
21 - 8 0.6182 7 8 - 5 2 - 2 5 - 1 3 - 0 3 - 0
22.
San Diego St.
25 - 3 0.6176 111 2 - 2 4 - 0 5 - 1 4 - 0 8 - 0
23.
Ohio St.
22 - 7 0.617 16 4 - 4 7 - 1 6 - 2 2 - 0 3 - 0
24.
Michigan St.
22 - 7 0.6139 23 6 - 4 3 - 3 6 - 0 3 - 0 4 - 0
25.
Texas
21 - 8 0.6133 17 7 - 8 5 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 5 - 0
26.
Gonzaga
25 - 6 0.6118 90 1 - 4 7 - 0 2 - 0 10 - 2 4 - 0
27.
Connecticut
23 - 6 0.6109 56 4 - 5 5 - 0 2 - 1 5 - 0 7 - 0
28.
Arizona St.
21 - 8 0.6059 41 6 - 5 2 - 2 5 - 1 3 - 0 5 - 0
29.
Geo. Washington
21 - 7 0.603 74 2 - 5 6 - 2 4 - 0 1 - 0 7 - 0
30.
Colorado
20 - 9 0.6028 13 3 - 7 4 - 2 3 - 0 7 - 0 3 - 0
31.
Louisville
24 - 5 0.6027 96 4 - 5 1 - 0 4 - 0 4 - 0 11 - 0
32.
Memphis
22 - 7 0.6015 66 4 - 6 1 - 0 1 - 1 7 - 0 8 - 0
33.
Oregon
20 - 8 0.6012 42 2 - 6 6 - 1 4 - 1 4 - 0 4 - 0
34.
BYU
21 - 10 0.6002 35 3 - 5 4 - 1 2 - 1 7 - 3 4 - 0
35.
St. Joseph's
21 - 7 0.5994 70 4 - 4 3 - 2 6 - 0 3 - 1 5 - 0
36.
Kansas St.
20 - 9 0.5988 30 7 - 5 2 - 2 4 - 0 1 - 1 6 - 1
37.
Southern Miss
25 - 5 0.5971 143 1 - 1 2 - 2 4 - 2 6 - 0 9 - 0
38.
Xavier
20 - 9 0.5964 31 3 - 4 5 - 3 6 - 1 3 - 1 2 - 0
39.
Toledo
24 - 5 0.5955 150 0 - 1 4 - 3 3 - 0 7 - 0 9 - 1
40.
Iowa
20 - 9 0.5949 25 4 - 8 2 - 1 5 - 0 1 - 0 6 - 0
41.
SMU
23 - 6 0.5937 124 4 - 3 0 - 1 6 - 0 2 - 2 11 - 0
42.
North Dakota St.
23 - 6 0.5917 127 0 - 2 3 - 1 6 - 2 1 - 0 10 - 1
43.
Stanford
18 - 9 0.59 37 5 - 7 1 - 1 4 - 1 5 - 0 3 - 0
44.
Pittsburgh
22 - 7 0.5884 81 1 - 6 4 - 1 6 - 0 4 - 0 7 - 0
45.
Oklahoma St.
19 - 10 0.5875 34 4 - 9 3 - 0 5 - 1 2 - 0 5 - 0
46.
Baylor
19 - 10 0.5868 12 6 - 8 1 - 1 2 - 1 4 - 0 4 - 0
47.
Minnesota
18 - 12 0.5848 3 3 - 7 3 - 3 4 - 2 2 - 0 5 - 0
48.
Tennessee
18 - 11 0.5809 20 2 - 5 5 - 3 2 - 3 4 - 0 4 - 0
49.
Dayton
20 - 9 0.5806 69 4 - 5 3 - 1 5 - 2 3 - 1 5 - 0
50.
California
18 - 11 0.5801 35 3 - 9 3 - 0 4 - 1 5 - 1 3 - 0
51.
Green Bay
24 - 5 0.5796 145 1 - 1 3 - 2 0 - 0 7 - 2 10 - 0
52.
Missouri
20 - 9 0.5791 84 2 - 2 6 - 6 3 - 1 4 - 0 5 - 0
53.
Harvard
24 - 4 0.579 209 0 - 2 3 - 0 6 - 1 2 - 0 12 - 1
54.
Nebraska
17 - 11 0.5784 31 3 - 7 3 - 1 6 - 3 1 - 0 4 - 0
55.
Boise St.
19 - 10 0.5769 55 1 - 5 1 - 1 4 - 4 5 - 0 6 - 0
56.
Providence
19 - 10 0.5759 63 2 - 5 5 - 4 7 - 1 1 - 0 4 - 0
57.
Florida St.
16 - 11 0.575 40 3 - 7 2 - 3 3 - 1 1 - 0 7 - 0
58.
Arkansas
20 - 9 0.5747 80 4 - 4 4 - 4 2 - 1 3 - 0 7 - 0
59.
Belmont
23 - 8 0.573 157 1 - 2 2 - 2 3 - 3 4 - 0 12 - 1
60.
St. John's
19 - 11 0.571 33 1 - 7 4 - 2 5 - 2 3 - 0 5 - 0
61.
Georgetown
16 - 12 0.5692 22 4 - 5 2 - 4 4 - 2 4 - 0 2 - 1
62.
St. Mary's
21 - 10 0.5691 86 1 - 4 3 - 1 5 - 1 8 - 3 3 - 1
63.
Richmond
18 - 11 0.5672 74 3 - 6 3 - 1 2 - 4 2 - 0 8 - 0
64.
LSU
17 - 11 0.5661 60 2 - 5 3 - 3 4 - 3 3 - 0 5 - 0
65.
San Francisco
20 - 10 0.5653 83 0 - 5 3 - 2 3 - 1 9 - 1 3 - 1
66.
Middle Tenn. St.
22 - 8 0.5647 131 1 - 2 0 - 4 3 - 1 7 - 0 9 - 1
67.
Maryland
15 - 14 0.5644 10 0 - 9 3 - 3 5 - 1 2 - 0 4 - 0
68.
Iona
19 - 9 0.5641 133 0 - 2 3 - 4 2 - 2 3 - 1 11 - 0
69.
Stephen F. Austin
27 - 2 0.5637 320 0 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 0 5 - 0 15 - 1
70.
Marquette
17 - 12 0.5624 65 2 - 9 3 - 1 5 - 1 1 - 0 6 - 0
71.
Illinois
17 - 12 0.5621 51 2 - 7 3 - 2 4 - 2 2 - 1 6 - 0
72.
Indiana St.
21 - 9 0.5617 129 0 - 3 2 - 3 3 - 2 3 - 0 11 - 1
73.
N.C. State
17 - 12 0.5607 45 1 - 7 2 - 2 7 - 3 2 - 0 5 - 0
74.
Louisiana Tech
23 - 6 0.5606 217 1 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 2 5 - 1 13 - 0
74.
Delaware
22 - 9 0.5606 176 0 - 3 1 - 2 4 - 3 2 - 0 15 - 1
76.
Clemson
18 - 10 0.5602 98 1 - 5 2 - 2 2 - 2 5 - 1 7 - 0
77.
Washington
16 - 13 0.5551 46 4 - 8 1 - 2 3 - 1 2 - 2 6 - 0
78.
N. Mexico St.
22 - 9 0.5545 185 1 - 3 0 - 1 3 - 1 2 - 1 15 - 3
79.
Boston U.
22 - 9 0.5542 158 0 - 3 2 - 1 4 - 1 1 - 1 15 - 3
80.
Utah
19 - 9 0.5532 97 4 - 6 1 - 2 2 - 0 3 - 1 7 - 0
81.
Manhattan
21 - 7 0.5527 215 0 - 1 4 - 3 2 - 0 2 - 1 13 - 2
82.
Cleveland St.
21 - 10 0.5524 142 0 - 2 1 - 4 1 - 2 9 - 1 8 - 1
83.
Georgia
16 - 12 0.552 68 0 - 5 5 - 3 2 - 1 4 - 3 5 - 0
84.
East. Michigan
17 - 12 0.5511 71 1 - 4 3 - 3 1 - 3 5 - 1 4 - 1
85.
Ohio
19 - 10 0.551 105 1 - 3 4 - 3 2 - 1 3 - 3 8 - 0
86.
Georgia St.
22 - 7 0.5498 247 0 - 1 0 - 2 3 - 1 7 - 1 10 - 2
87.
West Virginia
16 - 13 0.5485 58 4 - 10 0 - 1 3 - 1 2 - 0 7 - 1
88.
Indiana
16 - 12 0.5483 63 3 - 6 2 - 2 2 - 4 3 - 0 6 - 0
89.
La Salle
14 - 14 0.548 38 1 - 7 1 - 3 2 - 4 6 - 0 4 - 0
90.
Mercer
23 - 8 0.5476 225 0 - 2 1 - 1 4 - 1 4 - 3 11 - 1
91.
Mississippi
17 - 12 0.5473 86 0 - 7 4 - 2 3 - 2 4 - 0 6 - 1
92.
W. Michigan
19 - 9 0.5465 160 1 - 2 4 - 3 1 - 1 4 - 3 8 - 0
93.
Buffalo
18 - 8 0.5452 163 0 - 1 3 - 3 4 - 1 4 - 1 6 - 2
94.
Towson
22 - 9 0.5445 200 0 - 3 1 - 2 4 - 2 1 - 0 14 - 2
94.
Quinnipiac
19 - 10 0.5445 181 0 - 0 5 - 4 0 - 1 2 - 1 12 - 3
96.
Vanderbilt
15 - 13 0.5435 59 1 - 5 3 - 5 2 - 2 4 - 1 5 - 0
97.
Tulsa
16 - 12 0.5434 100 1 - 3 2 - 4 1 - 1 4 - 2 8 - 2
98.
Vermont
20 - 9 0.5429 194 0 - 2 0 - 4 2 - 0 2 - 3 14 - 0
99.
Missouri St.
19 - 11 0.5426 126 0 - 4 2 - 1 2 - 3 4 - 1 10 - 2
100.
Canisius
20 - 10 0.5412 204 0 - 0 4 - 3 1 - 2 3 - 1 12 - 3

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