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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SYSTEM RANKINGS

2012 Postseason

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Kentucky SEC 38 - 2 16 - 0 26.64
2 Ohio State Big10 31 - 8 13 - 5 24.05
3 Syracuse ACC 34 - 3 5 - 1 22.57
4 Kansas BIG12 32 - 7 13 - 1 22.57
5 Michigan State Big10 29 - 8 13 - 5 22.5
6 North Carolina ACC 32 - 6 12 - 2 21.58
7 Wisconsin Big10 26 - 10 12 - 6 19.39
8 Missouri SEC 30 - 5 2 - 0 19.33
9 Louisville ACC 30 - 10 2 - 3 18.89
10 Indiana Big10 27 - 9 11 - 7 18.33
11 Memphis Amer 26 - 9 7 - 1 18.28
12 Florida SEC 26 - 11 11 - 6 18.03
13 Vanderbilt SEC 25 - 11 10 - 6 17.9
14 Baylor BIG12 30 - 8 11 - 4 17.85
15 Marquette BE 27 - 8 7 - 1 17.78
16 Wichita State MVC 27 - 6 15 - 1 17.44
17 Georgetown BE 24 - 9 7 - 2 17.21
18 Duke ACC 27 - 7 11 - 3 16.81
19 New Mexico MWC 28 - 7 9 - 3 16.36
20 Saint Louis A10 26 - 8 9 - 3 16.1
21 Florida State ACC 25 - 10 11 - 4 15.66
22 Cincinnati Amer 26 - 11 1 - 1 14.99
23 Michigan Big10 24 - 10 13 - 5 14.64
24 Gonzaga WCC 26 - 7 13 - 3 14.41
25 Kansas State BIG12 22 - 11 6 - 9 14.16
26 Iowa State BIG12 23 - 11 10 - 4 14.15
27 Purdue Big10 22 - 13 10 - 8 13.87
28 California PAC12 24 - 10 13 - 5 13.35
29 Creighton BE 29 - 6 0 - 0 13.32
30 Alabama SEC 21 - 12 9 - 7 13.06
31 NC State ACC 24 - 13 8 - 8 12.94
32 Stanford PAC12 26 - 11 10 - 8 12.88
33 Texas BIG12 20 - 14 7 - 7 12.86
34 Notre Dame ACC 22 - 12 3 - 0 12.59
35 Temple Amer 24 - 8 0 - 0 12.51
36 Murray State OVC 31 - 2 15 - 1 12.47
37 Belmont OVC 27 - 8 3 - 0 12.46
38 Oregon PAC12 24 - 10 13 - 5 12.27
39 Virginia Commonwealth A10 29 - 7 3 - 1 12.26
40 South Florida Amer 22 - 14 1 - 1 12.14
41 Connecticut Amer 20 - 14 1 - 2 12.12
42 Nevada Las Vegas MWC 26 - 9 9 - 4 12.09
43 Washington PAC12 24 - 11 14 - 4 12.02
44 Saint Marys WCC 27 - 6 14 - 2 11.79
45 Virginia ACC 22 - 10 7 - 7 11.79
46 Arizona PAC12 23 - 12 12 - 6 11.25
47 West Virginia BIG12 19 - 14 1 - 1 11.15
48 Miami ACC 20 - 13 8 - 6 11.12
49 Minnesota Big10 23 - 15 6 - 12 11.05
50 Drexel CAA 29 - 7 12 - 1 11.01
51 Xavier BE 23 - 13 1 - 0 10.68
52 Harvard IVY 26 - 5 12 - 2 10.52
53 UCLA PAC12 19 - 14 11 - 7 10.5
54 Brigham Young WCC 26 - 9 12 - 4 10.41
55 Long Beach State BW 25 - 9 13 - 1 10.25
56 Tennessee SEC 19 - 15 10 - 6 10.25
57 Colorado PAC12 24 - 12 11 - 7 10.06
58 San Diego State MWC 26 - 8 8 - 4 9.9
59 Saint Bonaventure A10 20 - 12 9 - 4 9.81
60 Middle Tennessee CUSA 27 - 7 6 - 2 9.75
61 Seton Hall BE 21 - 13 4 - 3 9.74
62 Ohio MAC 29 - 8 11 - 5 9.73
63 New Mexico State WAC 26 - 10 2 - 0 9.52
64 Massachusetts A10 25 - 12 8 - 6 9.42
65 Pittsburgh ACC 22 - 17 0 - 4 9.38
66 South Dakota State SUM 27 - 8 10 - 2 9.24
67 Iona MAAC 25 - 8 14 - 2 9.22
68 Southern Miss CUSA 25 - 9 4 - 3 9.01
69 Northwestern Big10 19 - 14 8 - 10 8.98
70 Dayton A10 20 - 13 6 - 6 8.75
71 La Salle A10 21 - 13 7 - 5 8.46
72 Saint Josephs A10 20 - 14 8 - 4 8.27
73 Davidson A10 25 - 8 1 - 1 8.2
74 Mississippi State SEC 21 - 12 9 - 8 8.12
75 Mississippi SEC 20 - 14 8 - 8 7.99
76 Oregon State PAC12 21 - 15 7 - 11 7.53
77 Colorado State MWC 20 - 12 7 - 5 7.49
78 Illinois Big10 17 - 15 7 - 12 7.48
79 Marshall CUSA 21 - 14 4 - 2 7.43
80 Nevada MWC 28 - 7 6 - 1 7.36
81 Iowa Big10 18 - 17 8 - 10 7.11
82 Akron MAC 22 - 12 13 - 3 6.98
83 Denver SUM 22 - 9 0 - 0 6.73
84 Louisiana State SEC 18 - 15 7 - 9 6.72
85 Oral Roberts SUM 27 - 7 11 - 1 6.61
86 Illinois State MVC 21 - 14 9 - 7 6.55
87 Lehigh PAT 27 - 8 11 - 3 6.55
88 Clemson ACC 16 - 15 8 - 7 6.44
89 Villanova BE 13 - 19 4 - 3 6.44
90 Central Florida Amer 22 - 11 7 - 2 6.34
91 Montana BSky 25 - 7 16 - 2 6.23
92 Northern Iowa MVC 20 - 14 8 - 8 6.2
93 Georgia State SUN 22 - 12 1 - 0 6.17
94 Virginia Tech ACC 16 - 17 4 - 12 6.09
95 Mercer SC 27 - 11 4 - 1 6.07
96 Georgia SEC 15 - 17 5 - 11 6.04
97 Tulsa Amer 17 - 14 6 - 3 5.95
98 George Mason A10 24 - 9 2 - 2 5.9
99 Oklahoma State BIG12 15 - 18 5 - 9 5.86
100 Bucknell PAT 25 - 10 13 - 3 5.8
101 Washington State PAC12 19 - 18 7 - 11 5.74
102 Old Dominion CUSA 22 - 14 0 - 0 5.71
103 Cleveland State HOR 22 - 11 9 - 5 5.62
104 Princeton IVY 20 - 12 10 - 4 5.3
105 Wagner NEC 25 - 6 12 - 3 4.96
106 Wyoming MWC 21 - 12 5 - 7 4.88
107 Fairfield MAAC 22 - 15 12 - 5 4.85
108 Buffalo MAC 20 - 11 12 - 4 4.83
109 Oklahoma BIG12 15 - 16 4 - 10 4.77
110 Arkansas SEC 18 - 14 6 - 10 4.68
111 Detroit HOR 22 - 14 7 - 7 4.51
112 Butler BE 22 - 15 0 - 1 4.5
113 Maryland Big10 17 - 15 0 - 1 4.3
114 Rutgers Big10 14 - 18 0 - 0 4.25
115 UNC Asheville BSth 24 - 10 14 - 2 4.18
116 Loyola MD PAT 24 - 9 2 - 0 3.96
117 Richmond A10 16 - 16 5 - 9 3.81
118 Utah State MWC 21 - 16 3 - 3 3.8
119 Texas AM SEC 14 - 18 0 - 4 3.74
120 Alabama Birmingham CUSA 15 - 16 5 - 2 3.72
121 Missouri State MVC 16 - 16 8 - 8 3.66
122 UC Santa Barbara BW 20 - 11 10 - 4 3.57
123 Duquesne A10 16 - 15 7 - 7 3.56
124 Providence BE 15 - 17 1 - 6 3.39
125 Texas Arlington SUN 24 - 9 2 - 0 3.32
126 Evansville MVC 16 - 16 8 - 8 3.28
127 Pennsylvania IVY 20 - 13 11 - 3 3.14
128 Vermont AE 24 - 12 11 - 3 2.93
129 Robert Morris NEC 26 - 11 11 - 3 2.86
130 Lamar SLND 23 - 12 9 - 4 2.85
131 Loyola Marymount WCC 21 - 13 11 - 5 2.82
132 Penn State Big10 12 - 20 4 - 14 2.78
133 Auburn SEC 15 - 16 5 - 11 2.56
134 Weber State BSky 25 - 7 15 - 2 2.56
135 Kent State MAC 21 - 12 10 - 6 2.46
136 Valparaiso HOR 22 - 12 10 - 5 2.43
137 Manhattan MAAC 21 - 13 12 - 4 2.3
138 Saint Johns BE 13 - 19 3 - 5 2.3
139 LIU Brooklyn NEC 25 - 9 13 - 1 2.27
140 Texas El Paso CUSA 15 - 17 1 - 5 2.16
141 San Francisco WCC 20 - 14 9 - 8 2
142 East Carolina Amer 15 - 16 2 - 6 1.85
143 Texas Christian BIG12 18 - 15 1 - 0 1.81
144 Drake MVC 18 - 16 9 - 7 1.78
145 South Carolina Upstate ASUN 21 - 13 11 - 1 1.78
146 Indiana State MVC 18 - 15 8 - 8 1.73
147 Nebraska Big10 12 - 18 4 - 14 1.6
148 Oakland HOR 20 - 16 1 - 0 1.23
149 Rice CUSA 19 - 16 2 - 3 1.23
150 Stony Brook AE 22 - 10 13 - 1 1.04
151 Idaho BSky 19 - 14 2 - 2 1
152 Bowling Green MAC 16 - 16 9 - 7 0.81
153 Milwaukee HOR 20 - 14 8 - 6 0.79
154 South Carolina SEC 10 - 21 2 - 14 0.56
155 DePaul BE 12 - 19 1 - 7 0.52
156 Yale IVY 19 - 10 9 - 5 0.37
157 East Tennessee State SC 17 - 14 1 - 1 0.35
158 Tennessee State OVC 20 - 13 11 - 6 0.25
159 Delaware CAA 18 - 14 9 - 3 0.05
160 North Texas CUSA 18 - 14 2 - 2 -0.1
161 Boise State MWC 13 - 17 3 - 11 -0.24
162 Charlotte CUSA 13 - 17 0 - 0 -0.33
163 Quinnipiac MAAC 18 - 14 2 - 1 -0.51
164 College of Charleston CAA 19 - 12 1 - 1 -0.51
165 Western Kentucky CUSA 16 - 19 3 - 4 -0.75
166 Cal State Fullerton BW 21 - 10 10 - 4 -0.9
167 Stephen F Austin SLND 20 - 12 9 - 1 -0.91
168 Norfolk State MEAC 26 - 10 13 - 3 -1
169 Louisiana Tech CUSA 18 - 16 0 - 1 -1.04
170 Green Bay HOR 15 - 15 7 - 7 -1.16
171 Youngstown State HOR 16 - 15 8 - 6 -1.18
172 Arkansas Little Rock SUN 15 - 16 7 - 1 -1.37
173 American PAT 20 - 12 10 - 4 -1.56
174 Houston Amer 15 - 15 4 - 5 -1.58
175 Savannah State MEAC 21 - 12 14 - 2 -1.66
176 Georgia Tech ACC 11 - 20 3 - 11 -1.74
177 George Washington A10 10 - 21 4 - 9 -2.05
178 Air Force MWC 13 - 16 3 - 9 -2.11
179 North Dakota State SUM 17 - 14 5 - 8 -2.21
180 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 15 - 17 7 - 5 -2.25
181 Tennessee Tech OVC 19 - 14 9 - 7 -2.28
182 Wake Forest ACC 13 - 18 4 - 11 -2.31
183 North Florida ASUN 16 - 16 9 - 3 -2.46
184 South Alabama SUN 17 - 12 6 - 1 -2.52
185 Northeastern CAA 14 - 17 7 - 5 -2.52
186 Western Illinois SUM 18 - 15 9 - 5 -2.56
187 Fresno State MWC 13 - 20 3 - 5 -2.85
188 Charleston Southern BSth 19 - 12 10 - 6 -2.85
189 Morehead State OVC 18 - 15 10 - 6 -2.86
190 Hawaii BW 16 - 16 2 - 0 -2.93
191 Southern Methodist Amer 13 - 19 3 - 6 -2.96
192 Arizona State PAC12 10 - 21 6 - 12 -2.98
193 Cal Poly BW 18 - 15 7 - 7 -3.18
194 Texas San Antonio CUSA 18 - 14 1 - 0 -3.2
195 Boston PAT 16 - 16 0 - 2 -3.24
196 Western Michigan MAC 14 - 20 6 - 10 -3.25
197 Wofford SC 19 - 14 6 - 3 -3.27
198 UL Lafayette SUN 16 - 16 4 - 4 -3.54
199 Arkansas State SUN 14 - 20 4 - 4 -3.61
200 Columbia IVY 15 - 15 4 - 10 -3.62
201 Rider MAAC 13 - 19 10 - 7 -3.67
202 Tulane Amer 15 - 16 2 - 7 -3.71
203 Toledo MAC 19 - 17 7 - 9 -3.72
204 IUPUI SUM 14 - 18 4 - 8 -3.8
205 Jacksonville State OVC 15 - 18 8 - 8 -3.96
206 Coastal Carolina BSth 19 - 12 10 - 6 -3.99
207 Cornell IVY 12 - 16 7 - 7 -4.09
208 Albany AE 19 - 15 9 - 5 -4.09
209 San Diego WCC 13 - 18 7 - 9 -4.19
210 Rhode Island A10 7 - 24 4 - 10 -4.63
211 Portland State BSky 17 - 15 10 - 7 -4.66
212 Austin Peay OVC 12 - 20 8 - 10 -4.71
213 Holy Cross PAT 15 - 14 9 - 5 -4.76
214 Wright State HOR 13 - 19 5 - 9 -4.77
215 Florida Atlantic CUSA 11 - 19 3 - 4 -4.8
216 Siena MAAC 14 - 17 8 - 8 -4.81
217 Miami OH MAC 9 - 21 5 - 11 -4.82
218 Saint Francis Brooklyn NEC 15 - 15 9 - 5 -4.97
219 Seattle WAC 12 - 15 0 - 2 -5.01
220 Texas Tech BIG12 8 - 23 1 - 14 -5.08
221 Lipscomb ASUN 13 - 18 6 - 6 -5.1
222 Southern California PAC12 6 - 26 1 - 17 -5.2
223 Mcneese State SLND 17 - 16 9 - 4 -5.26
224 Hofstra CAA 10 - 22 3 - 9 -5.3
225 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 21 - 13 17 - 1 -5.33
226 Ball State MAC 15 - 15 6 - 10 -5.37
227 Central Connecticut State NEC 13 - 16 10 - 5 -5.56
228 Boston College ACC 9 - 22 4 - 11 -5.66
229 Western Carolina SC 17 - 18 6 - 5 -5.71
230 North Carolina Central MEAC 17 - 15 10 - 6 -5.82
231 Georgia Southern SUN 15 - 15 1 - 2 -5.86
232 SE Missouri State OVC 15 - 16 9 - 7 -6.01
233 Utah Valley WAC 20 - 13 7 - 0 -6.07
234 Eastern Washington BSky 15 - 17 9 - 8 -6.13
235 Niagara MAAC 14 - 19 7 - 10 -6.16
236 Southern Utah BSky 14 - 17 0 - 1 -6.2
237 Southern Illinois MVC 8 - 23 5 - 11 -6.33
238 Furman SC 15 - 16 6 - 4 -6.41
239 Lafayette PAT 13 - 18 7 - 7 -6.44
240 UNC Wilmington CAA 10 - 21 5 - 5 -6.49
241 Marist MAAC 14 - 18 6 - 10 -6.66
242 Delaware State MEAC 15 - 14 12 - 4 -6.69
243 Northwestern State SLND 16 - 16 7 - 6 -6.76
244 Fordham A10 10 - 19 3 - 9 -6.99
245 Sacred Heart NEC 14 - 18 6 - 9 -7.05
246 Cal State Bakersfield WAC 16 - 15 1 - 3 -7.12
247 Florida International CUSA 8 - 21 2 - 5 -7.22
248 James Madison CAA 12 - 20 5 - 6 -7.25
249 UC Irvine BW 12 - 20 5 - 9 -7.33
250 High Point BSth 13 - 18 8 - 9 -7.45
251 Jacksonville ASUN 8 - 22 4 - 8 -7.53
252 Bethune Cookman MEAC 18 - 17 11 - 5 -7.55
253 Appalachian State SUN 13 - 18 0 - 1 -7.73
254 Elon CAA 15 - 16 1 - 1 -7.77
255 Campbell BSth 17 - 15 10 - 7 -7.79
256 Presbyterian BSth 14 - 15 7 - 9 -7.89
257 Eastern Michigan MAC 14 - 18 9 - 7 -8.23
258 Monmouth MAAC 12 - 20 0 - 2 -8.25
259 UNC Greensboro SC 13 - 19 7 - 3 -8.26
260 Virginia Military Institute SC 17 - 16 1 - 0 -8.31
261 Eastern Kentucky OVC 16 - 16 7 - 9 -8.45
262 North Dakota BSky 17 - 15 2 - 2 -8.49
263 Troy SUN 10 - 18 1 - 5 -8.73
264 UC Riverside BW 14 - 17 6 - 8 -8.85
265 Stetson ASUN 9 - 20 5 - 7 -8.87
266 Bradley MVC 7 - 25 2 - 15 -8.95
267 San Jose State MWC 9 - 22 1 - 5 -9.03
268 Central Michigan MAC 11 - 21 5 - 11 -9.22
269 Utah PAC12 6 - 25 3 - 15 -9.27
270 Samford SC 11 - 19 3 - 7 -9.36
271 Chattanooga SC 11 - 21 3 - 7 -9.39
272 Northern Colorado BSky 9 - 19 5 - 11 -9.51
273 Liberty BSth 14 - 18 8 - 8 -9.56
274 Texas Southern SWAC 15 - 18 12 - 6 -9.58
275 Winthrop BSth 12 - 20 7 - 9 -9.65
276 Pepperdine WCC 10 - 19 4 - 12 -9.67
277 Portland WCC 7 - 24 3 - 13 -9.77
278 Pacific WCC 11 - 19 0 - 2 -9.92
279 Coppin State MEAC 14 - 16 9 - 7 -10.05
280 IPFW SUM 11 - 19 5 - 9 -10.12
281 Sam Houston State SLND 13 - 19 5 - 5 -10.15
282 Texas State SUN 13 - 17 0 - 2 -10.16
283 Morgan State MEAC 9 - 20 6 - 10 -10.29
284 Maine AE 12 - 17 6 - 8 -10.46
285 South Dakota SUM 10 - 18 4 - 9 -10.52
286 UMKC WAC 10 - 21 0 - 1 -10.63
287 Santa Clara WCC 8 - 22 1 - 16 -10.83
288 New Hampshire AE 13 - 16 6 - 8 -10.84
289 Loyola Ill MVC 7 - 23 1 - 0 -10.86
290 William and Mary CAA 6 - 26 4 - 7 -10.95
291 Illinois Chicago HOR 8 - 22 2 - 12 -11
292 Gardner Webb BSth 12 - 20 5 - 11 -11.01
293 Hampton MEAC 12 - 21 6 - 10 -11.27
294 Army PAT 12 - 18 5 - 9 -11.73
295 Mt St Marys NEC 8 - 21 6 - 9 -11.78
296 NJ Tech ASUN 15 - 17 0 - 0 -12.07
297 Montana State BSky 12 - 17 7 - 10 -12.2
298 Sacramento State BSky 10 - 18 6 - 11 -12.43
299 Eastern Illinois OVC 12 - 17 5 - 11 -12.64
300 SIU Edwardsville OVC 10 - 17 6 - 10 -12.78
301 Hartford AE 9 - 22 7 - 7 -12.79
302 Southeast Louisiana SLND 12 - 17 5 - 8 -13
303 North Carolina AT MEAC 12 - 20 7 - 9 -13.15
304 Dartmouth IVY 5 - 25 1 - 13 -13.51
305 Idaho State BSky 9 - 21 8 - 10 -13.73
306 Brown IVY 8 - 23 2 - 12 -14.22
307 Southern SWAC 17 - 14 13 - 5 -14.3
308 Howard MEAC 10 - 21 6 - 10 -14.31
309 Cal State Northridge BW 7 - 21 3 - 12 -14.35
310 Texas Pan American WAC 11 - 21 3 - 3 -14.89
311 Saint Francis Penn NEC 6 - 23 3 - 11 -15.02
312 Florida AM MEAC 10 - 23 6 - 10 -15.08
313 UL Monroe SUN 3 - 26 1 - 7 -15.13
314 Texas AM CC SLND 6 - 24 2 - 8 -15.34
315 Saint Peters MAAC 5 - 26 4 - 12 -15.46
316 Arkansas Pine Bluff SWAC 11 - 22 9 - 9 -15.59
317 Colgate PAT 8 - 22 2 - 12 -15.68
318 The Citadel SC 6 - 24 2 - 8 -16.29
319 Prairie View SWAC 14 - 18 10 - 8 -16.3
320 Alabama State SWAC 12 - 19 9 - 9 -16.32
321 Nicholls State SLND 10 - 20 6 - 8 -16.36
322 Radford BSth 6 - 26 2 - 14 -16.49
323 Canisius MAAC 5 - 25 1 - 15 -16.6
324 Houston Baptist SLND 10 - 20 0 - 1 -16.79
325 Kennesaw St ASUN 3 - 28 0 - 12 -16.89
326 UC Davis BW 5 - 26 2 - 13 -17.26
327 Northern Illinois MAC 5 - 26 3 - 13 -17.43
328 Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 7 - 23 4 - 12 -17.84
329 Towson CAA 1 - 31 1 - 10 -17.89
330 Navy PAT 3 - 26 0 - 14 -18.13
331 Central Arkansas SLND 8 - 21 3 - 10 -18.18
332 Jackson State SWAC 7 - 24 5 - 13 -19.28
333 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 3 - 26 2 - 13 -19.39
334 Alcorn State SWAC 10 - 22 6 - 12 -19.55
335 Chicago State WAC 4 - 26 0 - 4 -19.86
336 Tennessee Martin OVC 4 - 27 0 - 16 -19.97
337 Bryant NEC 2 - 28 1 - 14 -20.61
338 Omaha SUM 11 - 18 0 - 6 -20.63
339 Longwood BSth 10 - 21 0 - 0 -20.93
340 Alabama AM SWAC 7 - 21 5 - 13 -21
341 Northern Arizona BSky 5 - 24 1 - 15 -21.03
342 UMBC AE 4 - 26 3 - 11 -21.62
343 Binghamton AE 2 - 29 1 - 13 -22.23
344 South Carolina State MEAC 5 - 26 0 - 16 -23.05
345 New Orleans SLND 1 - 7 0 - 0 -24.96
346 Grambling State SWAC 4 - 24 4 - 14 -26.33