Bryan Wilson Empirical Ratings
College Basketball Ratings
NOTE: The "Rk Points" Column provides a predictive value for each team in future games. To make a game prediction, subtract the values of the two teams involved to predict winner and margin of victory. Add 3 points to the home team, if there is one.

You can estimate chances of an upset by finding the point difference in this table:

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Note: Conference affiliations and conference records before 2015 may be wrong because they were generated after the fact using 2014-2015 affiliations.
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2010 Postseason

SYSTEM RANKINGS

2010 Postseason

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Duke ACC 35 - 5 12 - 2 26.33
2 Kansas BIG12 33 - 3 8 - 1 25.9
3 Kentucky SEC 35 - 3 14 - 2 23.27
4 Syracuse ACC 30 - 5 2 - 3 21.91
5 West Virginia BIG12 31 - 7 0 - 0 21.65
6 Kansas State BIG12 29 - 8 5 - 4 21.27
7 Baylor BIG12 28 - 8 8 - 3 20.46
8 Ohio State Big10 29 - 8 14 - 4 19.91
9 Butler BE 33 - 5 1 - 1 19.57
10 Maryland Big10 24 - 9 1 - 1 18.48
11 Purdue Big10 29 - 6 14 - 4 18.34
12 Brigham Young WCC 30 - 6 1 - 0 17.99
13 Xavier BE 26 - 9 1 - 2 17.96
14 Georgetown BE 23 - 11 6 - 2 17.9
15 Wisconsin Big10 24 - 9 14 - 5 17.85
16 Texas AM SEC 24 - 10 1 - 0 17.41
17 Michigan State Big10 28 - 9 14 - 4 17.07
18 Tennessee SEC 28 - 9 11 - 5 17.05
19 California PAC12 24 - 11 13 - 5 16.97
20 Villanova BE 25 - 8 7 - 1 16.91
21 Temple Amer 29 - 6 0 - 0 16.59
22 Northern Iowa MVC 30 - 5 13 - 3 16.47
23 Pittsburgh ACC 25 - 9 2 - 1 16.44
24 Washington PAC12 26 - 10 11 - 7 16.4
25 Missouri SEC 23 - 11 1 - 2 16.37
26 Texas BIG12 24 - 10 6 - 5 16.13
27 Vanderbilt SEC 24 - 9 13 - 4 15.39
28 Dayton A10 25 - 12 7 - 6 15.26
29 Clemson ACC 21 - 11 8 - 6 15.24
30 Marquette BE 22 - 12 7 - 3 14.88
31 Utah State MWC 27 - 8 8 - 0 14.73
32 Georgia Tech ACC 23 - 13 7 - 8 14.65
33 Saint Marys WCC 28 - 6 12 - 3 14.6
34 Florida State ACC 22 - 10 10 - 4 14.44
35 Notre Dame ACC 23 - 12 1 - 2 14.43
36 Minnesota Big10 21 - 14 9 - 9 14.15
37 New Mexico MWC 30 - 5 8 - 2 13.89
38 Old Dominion CUSA 27 - 9 2 - 0 13.87
39 Texas El Paso CUSA 26 - 7 6 - 0 13.59
40 Oklahoma State BIG12 22 - 11 6 - 5 13.47
41 Richmond A10 26 - 9 11 - 2 13.32
42 Virginia Tech ACC 25 - 9 10 - 5 13.29
43 Louisville ACC 20 - 13 3 - 1 13.28
44 San Diego State MWC 25 - 9 8 - 3 13.19
45 Nevada Las Vegas MWC 25 - 9 9 - 2 12.96
46 Gonzaga WCC 27 - 7 12 - 2 12.94
47 Mississippi SEC 24 - 11 9 - 7 12.73
48 Mississippi State SEC 24 - 12 9 - 7 12.59
49 Virginia Commonwealth A10 27 - 9 2 - 1 12.51
50 Florida SEC 21 - 13 9 - 7 12.15
51 Cornell IVY 29 - 5 13 - 1 12.05
52 Wake Forest ACC 20 - 11 8 - 7 11.97
53 Arizona State PAC12 22 - 11 12 - 6 11.8
54 Illinois Big10 21 - 15 10 - 8 11.76
55 Rhode Island A10 26 - 10 9 - 5 11.49
56 Memphis Amer 24 - 10 7 - 2 11.38
57 Siena MAAC 27 - 7 15 - 1 11.3
58 Murray State OVC 31 - 5 19 - 1 11.26
59 Connecticut Amer 18 - 16 1 - 3 11.01
60 North Carolina ACC 20 - 17 5 - 11 10.57
61 Miami ACC 20 - 13 4 - 11 10.57
62 Wichita State MVC 25 - 10 11 - 5 10.22
63 Alabama Birmingham CUSA 25 - 9 5 - 3 9.92
64 Seton Hall BE 19 - 13 3 - 3 9.91
65 Alabama SEC 17 - 15 6 - 10 9.51
66 Cincinnati Amer 19 - 16 3 - 1 9.45
67 Missouri State MVC 24 - 12 7 - 9 9.3
68 NC State ACC 20 - 16 5 - 9 9.01
69 South Florida Amer 20 - 13 4 - 1 8.95
70 Saint Johns BE 17 - 16 2 - 5 8.88
71 Texas Tech BIG12 19 - 16 5 - 7 8.73
72 Kent State MAC 24 - 10 13 - 3 8.44
73 Michigan Big10 15 - 17 7 - 11 8.44
74 Wofford SC 26 - 9 8 - 1 8.27
75 Boston College ACC 15 - 16 6 - 9 8.17
76 Wright State HOR 20 - 12 11 - 3 8.14
77 Marshall CUSA 24 - 10 4 - 3 7.97
78 Saint Louis A10 23 - 13 11 - 2 7.96
79 Illinois State MVC 22 - 11 9 - 7 7.87
80 Iowa State BIG12 15 - 17 1 - 8 7.78
81 Northeastern CAA 20 - 13 7 - 4 7.64
82 Tulsa Amer 23 - 12 7 - 2 7.64
83 Georgia SEC 14 - 17 5 - 12 7.54
84 Virginia ACC 15 - 16 5 - 9 7.49
85 Southern California PAC12 16 - 14 8 - 10 7.48
86 Nevada MWC 21 - 13 5 - 4 7.34
87 Arizona PAC12 16 - 15 11 - 8 7.33
88 Ohio MAC 22 - 15 7 - 9 7.09
89 Northwestern Big10 20 - 14 7 - 11 7.06
90 South Carolina SEC 15 - 16 6 - 10 6.86
91 Portland WCC 21 - 11 10 - 4 6.85
92 Colorado PAC12 15 - 16 0 - 2 6.74
93 New Mexico State WAC 22 - 12 0 - 0 5.96
94 Charlotte CUSA 19 - 12 0 - 1 5.83
95 Houston Amer 19 - 16 3 - 6 5.83
96 Morehead State OVC 24 - 11 16 - 3 5.7
97 Nebraska Big10 15 - 18 0 - 0 5.67
98 Sam Houston State SLND 25 - 8 10 - 0 5.58
99 Bradley MVC 16 - 15 9 - 8 5.43
100 Akron MAC 24 - 11 12 - 4 5.31
101 Creighton BE 18 - 16 0 - 1 5.27
102 Appalachian State SUN 24 - 13 1 - 1 5.17
103 Auburn SEC 15 - 17 6 - 10 5.05
104 Providence BE 12 - 19 2 - 5 4.98
105 Arkansas SEC 14 - 18 7 - 9 4.89
106 Oklahoma BIG12 13 - 18 3 - 8 4.85
107 William and Mary CAA 22 - 11 9 - 3 4.78
108 Stanford PAC12 14 - 18 7 - 11 4.69
109 UCLA PAC12 14 - 18 8 - 10 4.62
110 IUPUI SUM 25 - 11 8 - 2 4.54
111 Pacific WCC 23 - 12 3 - 2 4.42
112 Penn State Big10 11 - 20 3 - 15 4.41
113 Iona MAAC 21 - 10 10 - 6 4.3
114 Montana BSky 22 - 10 11 - 6 4.19
115 Oakland HOR 26 - 9 1 - 0 4.02
116 Louisiana Tech CUSA 24 - 11 0 - 0 3.85
117 Fairfield MAAC 23 - 11 11 - 5 3.79
118 Southern Miss CUSA 20 - 14 1 - 5 3.79
119 Princeton IVY 22 - 9 11 - 3 3.69
120 Weber State BSky 20 - 11 14 - 3 3.47
121 Boston PAT 21 - 14 1 - 0 3.4
122 Southern Illinois MVC 15 - 15 6 - 10 3.4
123 Milwaukee HOR 20 - 14 9 - 5 3.3
124 Oregon PAC12 16 - 16 7 - 11 3.28
125 Detroit HOR 20 - 14 7 - 7 3.19
126 Indiana State MVC 17 - 15 8 - 8 3.07
127 Harvard IVY 21 - 8 10 - 4 3.02
128 Washington State PAC12 16 - 15 6 - 12 2.98
129 George Washington A10 16 - 15 6 - 7 2.98
130 Western Kentucky CUSA 21 - 13 4 - 3 2.89
131 Green Bay HOR 22 - 13 9 - 6 2.67
132 Vermont AE 25 - 10 10 - 4 2.59
133 Utah PAC12 14 - 17 0 - 0 2.59
134 Hofstra CAA 19 - 15 10 - 4 2.59
135 Oregon State PAC12 14 - 18 9 - 10 2.38
136 Northern Colorado BSky 25 - 8 14 - 4 2.36
137 College of Charleston CAA 22 - 12 1 - 0 2.34
138 Saint Bonaventure A10 15 - 16 7 - 6 2.2
139 Miami OH MAC 14 - 18 9 - 7 1.85
140 UC Santa Barbara BW 20 - 10 10 - 4 1.83
141 Cleveland State HOR 16 - 17 8 - 6 1.78
142 Niagara MAAC 18 - 15 7 - 9 1.74
143 Oral Roberts SUM 20 - 13 7 - 3 1.71
144 Rutgers Big10 15 - 17 0 - 0 1.71
145 Western Michigan MAC 18 - 15 8 - 8 1.48
146 Duquesne A10 16 - 16 6 - 7 1.48
147 Jacksonville ASUN 20 - 13 11 - 1 1.36
148 Morgan State MEAC 27 - 10 15 - 1 1.09
149 Belmont OVC 19 - 12 2 - 1 1.07
150 Buffalo MAC 18 - 12 9 - 7 1.05
151 Colorado State MWC 16 - 16 4 - 7 1.03
152 Coastal Carolina BSth 28 - 7 13 - 3 1
153 Drexel CAA 16 - 16 8 - 5 0.93
154 North Texas CUSA 24 - 9 4 - 2 0.84
155 Drake MVC 14 - 19 6 - 10 0.83
156 East Tennessee State SC 20 - 15 0 - 3 0.61
157 Southern Methodist Amer 14 - 17 5 - 5 0.51
158 George Mason A10 17 - 15 1 - 2 0.38
159 Western Carolina SC 22 - 12 7 - 2 0.25
160 Iowa Big10 10 - 22 4 - 14 0.05
161 Robert Morris NEC 23 - 12 13 - 2 0.04
162 Lehigh PAT 22 - 11 10 - 4 0.03
163 Long Beach State BW 17 - 16 8 - 6 -0.02
164 Stephen F Austin SLND 23 - 9 9 - 4 -0.12
165 Loyola Marymount WCC 18 - 16 7 - 7 -0.37
166 Idaho BSky 15 - 16 2 - 0 -0.38
167 Boise State MWC 15 - 17 2 - 7 -0.46
168 Massachusetts A10 12 - 20 5 - 9 -0.6
169 Middle Tennessee CUSA 19 - 14 5 - 4 -0.62
170 La Salle A10 12 - 18 5 - 8 -0.82
171 Troy SUN 20 - 13 5 - 3 -0.83
172 Central Florida Amer 15 - 17 4 - 7 -0.87
173 Louisiana State SEC 11 - 20 2 - 14 -0.92
174 Campbell BSth 19 - 11 1 - 1 -0.96
175 Valparaiso HOR 15 - 17 8 - 6 -1.02
176 Stony Brook AE 22 - 10 11 - 3 -1.1
177 Saint Josephs A10 11 - 20 5 - 7 -1.12
178 Saint Peters MAAC 16 - 14 10 - 7 -1.15
179 Fresno State MWC 15 - 18 4 - 6 -1.21
180 Indiana Big10 10 - 21 4 - 15 -1.26
181 Lipscomb ASUN 17 - 13 8 - 4 -1.26
182 Quinnipiac MAAC 23 - 10 1 - 1 -1.51
183 Davidson A10 16 - 15 1 - 2 -1.56
184 Rider MAAC 17 - 16 10 - 7 -1.58
185 Eastern Kentucky OVC 20 - 13 11 - 7 -1.63
186 DePaul BE 8 - 23 1 - 7 -1.74
187 Texas Christian BIG12 13 - 19 0 - 1 -1.75
188 Eastern Michigan MAC 17 - 15 8 - 8 -1.96
189 Eastern Illinois OVC 19 - 12 12 - 8 -1.99
190 Mt St Marys NEC 16 - 15 10 - 5 -2.07
191 Central Michigan MAC 15 - 15 9 - 7 -2.22
192 San Jose State MWC 14 - 17 2 - 6 -2.33
193 Seattle WAC 17 - 14 3 - 0 -2.46
194 The Citadel SC 16 - 16 5 - 5 -2.58
195 Texas AM CC SLND 17 - 15 6 - 4 -2.6
196 Denver SUM 19 - 13 1 - 0 -2.61
197 Bowling Green MAC 14 - 16 6 - 10 -2.63
198 Maine AE 19 - 11 10 - 4 -3.06
199 Austin Peay OVC 17 - 15 11 - 7 -3.13
200 San Francisco WCC 12 - 18 7 - 8 -3.15
201 Arkansas State SUN 17 - 14 4 - 3 -3.57
202 Canisius MAAC 15 - 17 6 - 10 -3.8
203 Southeast Louisiana SLND 19 - 12 9 - 4 -3.89
204 Ball State MAC 15 - 15 8 - 8 -4.04
205 Texas San Antonio CUSA 19 - 11 0 - 0 -4.09
206 Radford BSth 19 - 12 11 - 5 -4.26
207 Georgia State SUN 12 - 20 1 - 1 -4.47
208 Mercer SC 16 - 17 2 - 0 -4.54
209 James Madison CAA 13 - 20 3 - 7 -4.58
210 Montana State BSky 15 - 14 10 - 6 -4.65
211 Cal State Fullerton BW 16 - 15 8 - 6 -4.69
212 Loyola Ill MVC 14 - 16 1 - 0 -4.72
213 Evansville MVC 9 - 21 3 - 13 -4.72
214 San Diego WCC 11 - 21 3 - 12 -4.85
215 Arkansas Pine Bluff SWAC 18 - 16 14 - 4 -4.89
216 Manhattan MAAC 11 - 20 4 - 12 -4.95
217 Winthrop BSth 19 - 14 10 - 6 -4.97
218 Portland State BSky 13 - 19 7 - 9 -4.99
219 Florida Atlantic CUSA 14 - 16 3 - 4 -5.05
220 Loyola MD PAT 13 - 17 1 - 0 -5.48
221 IPFW SUM 16 - 15 6 - 4 -5.57
222 South Dakota State SUM 14 - 16 4 - 7 -5.6
223 UL Lafayette SUN 13 - 17 5 - 3 -5.88
224 South Dakota SUM 22 - 10 0 - 0 -5.96
225 UC Davis BW 14 - 18 7 - 7 -6.19
226 Texas State SUN 15 - 16 1 - 1 -6.27
227 Lafayette PAT 19 - 13 8 - 6 -6.3
228 UNC Wilmington CAA 9 - 22 5 - 7 -6.54
229 Wyoming MWC 10 - 21 3 - 8 -6.65
230 Northern Arizona BSky 14 - 14 8 - 8 -6.72
231 Hampton MEAC 14 - 18 8 - 8 -6.91
232 Air Force MWC 10 - 21 1 - 9 -6.99
233 Tulane Amer 8 - 22 1 - 6 -7.01
234 Hawaii BW 10 - 20 0 - 2 -7.04
235 Texas Arlington SUN 16 - 14 1 - 1 -7.09
236 Furman SC 13 - 17 4 - 5 -7.15
237 Tennessee Tech OVC 15 - 17 8 - 10 -7.17
238 Chattanooga SC 15 - 18 4 - 7 -7.28
239 Bucknell PAT 14 - 17 9 - 7 -7.35
240 Cal State Northridge BW 11 - 21 6 - 8 -7.42
241 Santa Clara WCC 11 - 21 4 - 12 -7.42
242 Illinois Chicago HOR 8 - 22 3 - 11 -7.52
243 East Carolina Amer 10 - 21 3 - 5 -7.58
244 Towson CAA 10 - 21 5 - 7 -7.59
245 South Alabama SUN 17 - 15 4 - 3 -7.67
246 Northern Illinois MAC 10 - 20 6 - 10 -7.68
247 UC Riverside BW 12 - 17 4 - 10 -7.75
248 Delaware State MEAC 17 - 12 11 - 6 -7.8
249 Youngstown State HOR 8 - 22 1 - 13 -7.85
250 North Dakota State SUM 11 - 18 4 - 6 -7.98
251 UNC Greensboro SC 8 - 23 4 - 7 -8.16
252 Delaware CAA 7 - 24 2 - 10 -8.36
253 Jackson State SWAC 19 - 13 17 - 1 -8.44
254 Cal Poly BW 12 - 19 8 - 7 -8.44
255 South Carolina State MEAC 18 - 14 11 - 6 -8.62
256 New Hampshire AE 13 - 17 6 - 8 -8.64
257 Holy Cross PAT 9 - 22 5 - 9 -8.71
258 Samford SC 11 - 20 3 - 7 -8.73
259 UC Irvine BW 14 - 18 7 - 8 -8.92
260 Binghamton AE 13 - 18 8 - 6 -9.07
261 Tennessee State OVC 9 - 23 6 - 13 -9.32
262 Elon CAA 9 - 23 0 - 3 -9.45
263 Texas Southern SWAC 17 - 16 11 - 7 -9.51
264 North Florida ASUN 13 - 18 7 - 5 -9.63
265 Yale IVY 12 - 19 6 - 8 -9.66
266 UNC Asheville BSth 15 - 16 9 - 8 -9.8
267 Western Illinois SUM 13 - 17 1 - 9 -9.83
268 Rice CUSA 8 - 23 0 - 5 -10.03
269 Nicholls State SLND 11 - 19 5 - 8 -10.14
270 Jacksonville State OVC 11 - 19 7 - 11 -10.15
271 LIU Brooklyn NEC 14 - 17 10 - 6 -10.24
272 Norfolk State MEAC 11 - 19 9 - 7 -10.35
273 Army PAT 14 - 15 4 - 10 -10.38
274 Kennesaw St ASUN 13 - 20 5 - 7 -10.54
275 Alabama State SWAC 16 - 15 12 - 6 -10.81
276 American PAT 11 - 20 7 - 7 -10.82
277 Liberty BSth 15 - 16 8 - 8 -10.96
278 UL Monroe SUN 12 - 19 3 - 5 -11
279 Colgate PAT 10 - 19 6 - 8 -11.15
280 Sacred Heart NEC 14 - 15 5 - 9 -11.27
281 Bethune Cookman MEAC 17 - 16 7 - 9 -11.37
282 Pepperdine WCC 7 - 24 3 - 12 -11.38
283 Navy PAT 13 - 17 7 - 7 -11.49
284 Brown IVY 11 - 20 5 - 9 -11.53
285 Georgia Southern SUN 9 - 23 2 - 2 -11.56
286 High Point BSth 15 - 15 10 - 7 -11.67
287 Lamar SLND 14 - 18 3 - 7 -11.9
288 UMKC WAC 12 - 18 0 - 0 -11.97
289 South Carolina Upstate ASUN 6 - 23 6 - 6 -12.17
290 Columbia IVY 11 - 17 5 - 9 -12.19
291 Eastern Washington BSky 9 - 21 5 - 12 -12.2
292 Arkansas Little Rock SUN 8 - 22 2 - 6 -12.29
293 Mcneese State SLND 10 - 20 5 - 8 -12.41
294 Cal State Bakersfield WAC 7 - 22 1 - 2 -12.62
295 Pennsylvania IVY 6 - 22 5 - 9 -12.76
296 Monmouth MAAC 12 - 19 1 - 3 -12.85
297 Charleston Southern BSth 14 - 17 6 - 10 -12.94
298 Longwood BSth 12 - 19 2 - 0 -13.16
299 Idaho State BSky 7 - 22 4 - 12 -13.31
300 Prairie View SWAC 16 - 14 11 - 7 -13.47
301 Fordham A10 2 - 26 0 - 12 -13.62
302 Central Connecticut State NEC 12 - 18 8 - 6 -13.64
303 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 8 - 21 2 - 10 -13.64
304 Albany AE 7 - 25 2 - 12 -13.75
305 Savannah State MEAC 11 - 15 1 - 1 -13.87
306 Sacramento State BSky 9 - 21 3 - 14 -13.95
307 Saint Francis Penn NEC 11 - 19 8 - 7 -13.99
308 Northwestern State SLND 10 - 19 6 - 8 -14.01
309 Saint Francis Brooklyn NEC 11 - 18 8 - 8 -14.02
310 Florida International CUSA 7 - 25 2 - 6 -14.03
311 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 11 - 21 8 - 6 -14.3
312 North Carolina AT MEAC 11 - 22 6 - 10 -14.32
313 Hartford AE 8 - 22 6 - 8 -14.42
314 Central Arkansas SLND 9 - 21 2 - 11 -14.94
315 SE Missouri State OVC 7 - 23 4 - 15 -14.95
316 Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 11 - 21 8 - 9 -15.89
317 Toledo MAC 4 - 28 1 - 15 -16.05
318 New Orleans SLND 8 - 22 1 - 0 -16.14
319 Houston Baptist SLND 12 - 21 0 - 2 -16.21
320 Winston Salem Ind 12 - 17 4 - 0 -16.82
321 Centenary Ind 8 - 21 2 - 0 -16.86
322 Southern Utah BSky 7 - 22 0 - 2 -17.22
323 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 9 - 23 8 - 10 -17.27
324 UMBC AE 4 - 26 3 - 11 -17.6
325 Stetson ASUN 7 - 22 3 - 9 -17.63
326 Alabama AM SWAC 11 - 16 8 - 10 -17.66
327 Florida AM MEAC 9 - 22 5 - 11 -17.68
328 Virginia Military Institute SC 10 - 19 0 - 0 -17.91
329 Utah Valley WAC 12 - 18 3 - 5 -18.39
330 Gardner Webb BSth 8 - 21 4 - 12 -18.48
331 Coppin State MEAC 8 - 22 3 - 13 -18.49
332 Texas Pan American WAC 6 - 27 2 - 2 -18.75
333 Marist MAAC 1 - 29 1 - 15 -18.79
334 Tennessee Martin OVC 4 - 25 2 - 17 -19.03
335 Presbyterian BSth 5 - 26 1 - 15 -19.08
336 Wagner NEC 5 - 26 3 - 12 -19.73
337 Dartmouth IVY 5 - 23 1 - 13 -20.01
338 Howard MEAC 7 - 25 6 - 10 -20.25
339 North Carolina Central MEAC 7 - 22 2 - 1 -20.51
340 NJ Tech ASUN 10 - 21 0 - 0 -21.03
341 SIU Edwardsville OVC 5 - 23 0 - 5 -21.09
342 Chicago State WAC 9 - 23 2 - 2 -21.67
343 Grambling State SWAC 7 - 21 4 - 14 -21.68
344 North Dakota BSky 8 - 23 0 - 2 -21.87
345 Southern SWAC 5 - 25 3 - 15 -23.73
346 Bryant NEC 1 - 29 1 - 13 -27.2
347 Alcorn State SWAC 2 - 29 2 - 16 -28.05