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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SYSTEM RANKINGS

2013 Postseason

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Louisville ACC 35 - 5 3 - 3 26.59
2 Indiana Big10 29 - 7 14 - 4 22.83
3 Florida SEC 29 - 8 14 - 4 22.01
4 Duke ACC 30 - 6 14 - 3 21.88
5 Michigan Big10 31 - 8 12 - 6 21.68
6 Gonzaga WCC 32 - 3 17 - 0 21.51
7 Ohio State Big10 29 - 8 13 - 5 21.47
8 Kansas BIG12 31 - 6 14 - 4 21.07
9 Michigan State Big10 27 - 9 13 - 5 20.69
10 Syracuse ACC 30 - 10 2 - 2 20.29
11 Miami ACC 29 - 7 14 - 3 19.07
12 Georgetown BE 25 - 7 6 - 2 18.25
13 Wisconsin Big10 23 - 12 12 - 6 18.13
14 Saint Louis A10 28 - 7 10 - 1 17.59
15 Arizona PAC12 27 - 8 12 - 6 17.51
16 Pittsburgh ACC 24 - 9 1 - 2 17.46
17 Wichita State MVC 30 - 9 11 - 5 17.04
18 Creighton BE 28 - 8 0 - 0 16.92
19 Virginia Commonwealth A10 27 - 9 9 - 3 16.58
20 Saint Marys WCC 28 - 7 15 - 3 16.56
21 New Mexico MWC 29 - 6 13 - 3 16.38
22 Marquette BE 26 - 9 6 - 3 16.35
23 Memphis Amer 31 - 5 8 - 0 15.86
24 Oklahoma State BIG12 24 - 9 13 - 5 15.64
25 North Carolina ACC 25 - 11 10 - 6 15.61
26 Kansas State BIG12 27 - 8 14 - 4 15.39
27 Oregon PAC12 28 - 9 12 - 6 15.23
28 Minnesota Big10 21 - 13 8 - 10 15.02
29 Iowa Big10 25 - 13 9 - 9 15.01
30 Iowa State BIG12 23 - 12 11 - 7 14.62
31 Colorado State MWC 26 - 9 11 - 5 14.49
32 Baylor BIG12 23 - 14 9 - 9 14.48
33 Mississippi SEC 27 - 9 12 - 6 14.42
34 Missouri SEC 23 - 11 11 - 7 14.41
35 Notre Dame ACC 25 - 10 2 - 2 14.26
36 NC State ACC 24 - 11 11 - 6 14.19
37 Butler BE 27 - 9 2 - 0 13.64
38 UCLA PAC12 25 - 10 13 - 5 13.14
39 Illinois Big10 23 - 13 8 - 10 13.12
40 Nevada Las Vegas MWC 25 - 10 10 - 6 13.1
41 Cincinnati Amer 22 - 12 2 - 1 13.08
42 San Diego State MWC 23 - 11 9 - 7 12.99
43 Virginia ACC 23 - 12 9 - 7 12.61
44 Villanova BE 20 - 14 4 - 3 12.32
45 La Salle A10 24 - 10 10 - 2 12.14
46 Connecticut Amer 20 - 10 2 - 2 12.07
47 Middle Tennessee CUSA 28 - 6 9 - 0 11.97
48 Colorado PAC12 21 - 12 10 - 8 11.91
49 Temple Amer 24 - 10 0 - 0 11.71
50 California PAC12 21 - 12 12 - 6 11.47
51 Oklahoma BIG12 20 - 12 11 - 7 11.36
52 Maryland Big10 25 - 13 1 - 0 11.29
53 Kentucky SEC 21 - 12 12 - 6 11.21
54 Belmont OVC 26 - 7 14 - 2 11.14
55 Brigham Young WCC 24 - 12 10 - 6 11.12
56 Southern Miss CUSA 27 - 10 6 - 2 10.64
57 Stanford PAC12 19 - 15 9 - 9 10.46
58 Denver SUM 22 - 10 1 - 0 10.39
59 Alabama SEC 23 - 13 12 - 6 10.26
60 Boise State MWC 21 - 11 9 - 7 10.14
61 Providence BE 19 - 15 5 - 3 9.34
62 Akron MAC 26 - 7 14 - 2 9.29
63 Tennessee SEC 20 - 13 11 - 7 9.21
64 Valparaiso HOR 26 - 8 12 - 3 9.06
65 Northern Iowa MVC 21 - 15 10 - 6 9.06
66 Davidson A10 26 - 8 1 - 0 8.87
67 Arizona State PAC12 22 - 13 9 - 9 8.83
68 Purdue Big10 16 - 18 8 - 10 8.57
69 Arkansas SEC 19 - 13 10 - 8 8.53
70 Bucknell PAT 28 - 6 13 - 2 8.5
71 Illinois State MVC 18 - 15 7 - 9 8.49
72 Dayton A10 17 - 14 5 - 6 8.36
73 Santa Clara WCC 26 - 12 10 - 7 7.9
74 Stony Brook AE 25 - 8 12 - 2 7.84
75 Massachusetts A10 21 - 12 8 - 4 7.76
76 Weber State BSky 30 - 7 18 - 2 7.54
77 Xavier BE 17 - 14 0 - 1 7.53
78 Washington PAC12 18 - 16 9 - 9 7.37
79 Saint Josephs A10 18 - 14 6 - 6 7.12
80 Evansville MVC 21 - 15 10 - 6 6.95
81 New Mexico State WAC 24 - 11 2 - 0 6.94
82 Louisiana Tech CUSA 27 - 7 3 - 0 6.79
83 Ohio MAC 24 - 10 14 - 2 6.66
84 Boston College ACC 16 - 17 6 - 10 6.51
85 Detroit HOR 20 - 13 10 - 4 6.34
86 Stephen F Austin SLND 27 - 5 14 - 2 6.27
87 Louisiana State SEC 19 - 12 9 - 9 6.24
88 Vanderbilt SEC 16 - 17 8 - 10 6.23
89 Richmond A10 19 - 15 6 - 8 6.02
90 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 26 - 11 9 - 3 5.89
91 Texas BIG12 16 - 18 7 - 11 5.8
92 Indiana State MVC 18 - 15 8 - 8 5.72
93 Georgia SEC 15 - 17 9 - 9 5.54
94 Saint Johns BE 17 - 16 3 - 5 5.54
95 East Carolina Amer 23 - 12 5 - 3 5.43
96 Harvard IVY 20 - 10 11 - 3 5.34
97 Texas El Paso CUSA 18 - 14 3 - 2 5.32
98 Southern California PAC12 14 - 18 9 - 9 5.22
99 Georgia Tech ACC 16 - 15 5 - 12 5.06
100 Texas AM SEC 18 - 15 7 - 11 5.03
101 Florida State ACC 18 - 16 7 - 9 5.02
102 Rutgers Big10 15 - 16 0 - 0 4.89
103 North Dakota State SUM 24 - 10 9 - 3 4.79
104 Iona MAAC 20 - 14 9 - 8 4.67
105 Nebraska Big10 15 - 18 5 - 13 4.64
106 Washington State PAC12 13 - 19 4 - 14 4.52
107 Air Force MWC 18 - 14 8 - 8 4.49
108 South Dakota State SUM 25 - 10 10 - 2 4.41
109 Utah PAC12 15 - 18 5 - 13 4.25
110 Drake MVC 15 - 17 6 - 10 4.13
111 Utah State MWC 21 - 10 2 - 0 4.13
112 Charlotte CUSA 21 - 12 0 - 0 4
113 Princeton IVY 17 - 11 10 - 4 3.93
114 Central Florida Amer 20 - 11 6 - 4 3.91
115 Mercer SC 24 - 12 4 - 0 3.73
116 Wyoming MWC 20 - 14 4 - 12 3.69
117 Seton Hall BE 15 - 18 2 - 6 3.66
118 Oregon State PAC12 14 - 18 4 - 14 3.49
119 George Washington A10 13 - 17 6 - 6 3.35
120 Loyola MD PAT 23 - 12 0 - 1 3.27
121 Lehigh PAT 21 - 10 10 - 4 3.12
122 Eastern Kentucky OVC 25 - 10 12 - 4 3.09
123 Wright State HOR 23 - 13 8 - 6 3.09
124 Saint Bonaventure A10 14 - 15 5 - 7 2.98
125 Wake Forest ACC 13 - 18 6 - 10 2.73
126 Northwestern Big10 13 - 19 4 - 15 2.71
127 West Virginia BIG12 13 - 19 6 - 12 2.71
128 Fresno State MWC 11 - 19 5 - 11 2.68
129 Canisius MAAC 20 - 14 10 - 6 2.67
130 Clemson ACC 13 - 18 5 - 12 2.58
131 Kent State MAC 21 - 14 9 - 7 2.55
132 South Florida Amer 12 - 19 2 - 3 2.42
133 Pacific WCC 22 - 13 2 - 3 2.28
134 George Mason A10 22 - 16 2 - 0 2.2
135 Montana BSky 25 - 7 20 - 1 2.18
136 Northwestern State SLND 23 - 9 14 - 2 2.18
137 Robert Morris NEC 24 - 11 11 - 3 2.12
138 San Francisco WCC 15 - 16 7 - 10 2
139 Penn State Big10 10 - 21 2 - 16 1.76
140 Niagara MAAC 19 - 14 12 - 4 1.67
141 Green Bay HOR 18 - 16 8 - 6 1.67
142 Murray State OVC 21 - 10 10 - 6 1.5
143 Western Michigan MAC 22 - 13 10 - 6 1.18
144 Bradley MVC 18 - 17 7 - 9 0.99
145 Albany AE 24 - 11 9 - 5 0.99
146 Tulane Amer 20 - 15 3 - 6 0.97
147 Arkansas State SUN 19 - 12 7 - 3 0.94
148 Vermont AE 21 - 12 11 - 3 0.88
149 Alabama Birmingham CUSA 16 - 17 4 - 3 0.82
150 College of Charleston CAA 24 - 11 2 - 0 0.79
151 Texas Arlington SUN 19 - 14 2 - 0 0.71
152 San Diego WCC 16 - 18 7 - 9 0.53
153 James Madison CAA 21 - 15 9 - 3 0.13
154 Rider MAAC 19 - 15 12 - 5 0.12
155 Delaware CAA 19 - 14 8 - 5 0.07
156 Oral Roberts SUM 20 - 15 0 - 0 0.05
157 Virginia Tech ACC 13 - 19 4 - 12 -0.02
158 UC Irvine BW 21 - 16 10 - 6 -0.05
159 Houston Amer 20 - 13 3 - 6 -0.05
160 Lafayette PAT 19 - 15 10 - 4 -0.06
161 Boston PAT 17 - 13 0 - 0 -0.09
162 Western Kentucky CUSA 20 - 16 3 - 6 -0.22
163 Tulsa Amer 17 - 16 4 - 5 -0.24
164 Southern Illinois MVC 14 - 17 6 - 10 -0.29
165 Towson CAA 18 - 13 10 - 4 -0.3
166 Manhattan MAAC 14 - 18 9 - 7 -0.39
167 Tennessee State OVC 18 - 15 11 - 5 -0.47
168 Cal Poly BW 18 - 14 11 - 5 -0.5
169 Florida International CUSA 18 - 14 3 - 5 -0.55
170 North Carolina Central MEAC 22 - 9 15 - 1 -0.6
171 Texas Southern SWAC 17 - 14 16 - 2 -0.67
172 Northeastern CAA 20 - 13 10 - 2 -0.77
173 Long Beach State BW 19 - 14 13 - 3 -0.79
174 Fairfield MAAC 19 - 16 9 - 7 -0.82
175 Western Illinois SUM 22 - 9 10 - 2 -0.86
176 Nevada MWC 12 - 19 3 - 13 -1.1
177 DePaul BE 11 - 21 1 - 6 -1.17
178 Southern SWAC 23 - 10 15 - 3 -1.19
179 Wagner NEC 19 - 12 10 - 5 -1.22
180 Bryant NEC 19 - 12 10 - 5 -1.35
181 LIU Brooklyn NEC 20 - 14 9 - 5 -1.41
182 Missouri State MVC 11 - 22 7 - 9 -1.97
183 Drexel CAA 13 - 18 5 - 7 -2
184 Army PAT 16 - 15 8 - 6 -2
185 Toledo MAC 15 - 13 10 - 6 -2.16
186 Southern Methodist Amer 15 - 17 2 - 7 -2.2
187 Georgia State SUN 15 - 16 1 - 2 -2.3
188 South Alabama SUN 17 - 13 8 - 3 -2.31
189 Rhode Island A10 8 - 21 3 - 10 -2.46
190 Mt St Marys NEC 18 - 14 8 - 7 -2.58
191 Loyola Ill MVC 15 - 16 0 - 0 -2.61
192 Charleston Southern BSth 19 - 13 11 - 4 -2.63
193 Buffalo MAC 14 - 20 7 - 9 -2.68
194 Illinois Chicago HOR 18 - 16 6 - 8 -2.77
195 South Carolina SEC 14 - 18 4 - 14 -2.88
196 Youngstown State HOR 18 - 16 5 - 9 -2.96
197 Yale IVY 14 - 17 8 - 6 -3.04
198 Norfolk State MEAC 21 - 12 16 - 0 -3.1
199 Gardner Webb BSth 21 - 13 10 - 5 -3.26
200 Auburn SEC 9 - 23 3 - 15 -3.41
201 Loyola Marymount WCC 11 - 23 1 - 15 -3.42
202 Jacksonville State OVC 17 - 11 8 - 8 -3.42
203 Marshall CUSA 13 - 19 2 - 4 -3.75
204 Texas Tech BIG12 11 - 20 3 - 15 -3.76
205 Hawaii BW 17 - 15 9 - 7 -3.79
206 South Carolina Upstate ASUN 16 - 17 6 - 6 -3.8
207 Elon CAA 21 - 12 0 - 1 -3.89
208 Idaho BSky 12 - 18 2 - 1 -3.93
209 Arkansas Little Rock SUN 17 - 15 5 - 5 -3.97
210 Quinnipiac MAAC 15 - 16 2 - 0 -4.23
211 Morgan State MEAC 17 - 15 10 - 6 -4.47
212 Oakland HOR 16 - 17 1 - 0 -4.54
213 Pepperdine WCC 12 - 18 4 - 12 -4.57
214 Stetson ASUN 15 - 16 8 - 4 -4.59
215 Savannah State MEAC 19 - 15 11 - 5 -4.66
216 Bowling Green MAC 13 - 19 7 - 9 -4.88
217 Hartford AE 17 - 14 8 - 6 -5.03
218 North Carolina AT MEAC 20 - 17 8 - 8 -5.09
219 UC Davis BW 14 - 17 9 - 7 -5.18
220 Mississippi State SEC 10 - 22 4 - 14 -5.4
221 Columbia IVY 12 - 16 4 - 10 -5.48
222 SE Missouri State OVC 17 - 16 8 - 8 -5.48
223 Brown IVY 13 - 15 7 - 7 -5.53
224 UNC Asheville BSth 16 - 16 9 - 6 -5.64
225 Florida Atlantic CUSA 14 - 18 3 - 5 -5.64
226 Morehead State OVC 15 - 18 8 - 8 -5.65
227 Texas Christian BIG12 11 - 21 2 - 16 -5.86
228 William and Mary CAA 13 - 17 4 - 8 -5.87
229 High Point BSth 17 - 14 10 - 4 -5.88
230 UL Lafayette SUN 13 - 20 5 - 5 -5.91
231 Eastern Michigan MAC 16 - 18 7 - 9 -6.35
232 IPFW SUM 16 - 17 4 - 8 -6.41
233 Ball State MAC 15 - 15 8 - 8 -6.44
234 Portland WCC 11 - 21 4 - 12 -6.49
235 Cal State Bakersfield WAC 14 - 16 3 - 1 -6.54
236 Sam Houston State SLND 17 - 17 9 - 8 -6.59
237 UC Santa Barbara BW 11 - 20 6 - 10 -6.66
238 Saint Francis Brooklyn NEC 12 - 18 7 - 7 -6.77
239 Cal State Fullerton BW 14 - 18 6 - 10 -6.77
240 Northern Kentucky HOR 11 - 16 0 - 0 -6.91
241 Duquesne A10 8 - 22 0 - 12 -6.92
242 Fordham A10 7 - 24 3 - 9 -6.94
243 Cal State Northridge BW 14 - 17 5 - 11 -7.08
244 North Florida ASUN 13 - 19 7 - 5 -7.09
245 Marist MAAC 10 - 21 5 - 11 -7.13
246 North Dakota BSky 16 - 17 12 - 8 -7.23
247 Texas State SUN 12 - 22 0 - 2 -7.42
248 Appalachian State SUN 15 - 16 2 - 0 -7.42
249 Coastal Carolina BSth 14 - 15 8 - 7 -7.48
250 Texas San Antonio CUSA 10 - 22 1 - 2 -7.51
251 North Texas CUSA 12 - 20 3 - 5 -7.56
252 Northern Colorado BSky 13 - 18 10 - 10 -7.58
253 Pennsylvania IVY 9 - 22 6 - 8 -7.8
254 Western Carolina SC 14 - 19 7 - 2 -7.8
255 Seattle WAC 8 - 22 0 - 3 -7.93
256 Holy Cross PAT 12 - 18 4 - 10 -7.96
257 Cleveland State HOR 14 - 18 5 - 9 -8.24
258 Central Connecticut State NEC 13 - 17 7 - 8 -8.34
259 Central Michigan MAC 11 - 20 4 - 12 -8.34
260 Arkansas Pine Bluff SWAC 16 - 14 15 - 3 -8.39
261 Cornell IVY 13 - 18 5 - 9 -8.47
262 Miami OH MAC 9 - 22 3 - 13 -8.63
263 Liberty BSth 15 - 21 6 - 8 -8.94
264 Wofford SC 13 - 19 4 - 5 -8.99
265 Troy SUN 12 - 21 6 - 5 -9.05
266 South Dakota SUM 10 - 20 4 - 8 -9.11
267 Maine AE 11 - 19 5 - 9 -9.14
268 Hampton MEAC 14 - 17 11 - 5 -9.18
269 Eastern Illinois OVC 11 - 21 6 - 10 -9.29
270 Tennessee Tech OVC 12 - 17 5 - 11 -9.32
271 NJ Tech ASUN 16 - 13 0 - 0 -9.41
272 Southeast Louisiana SLND 13 - 18 10 - 6 -9.42
273 Winthrop BSth 14 - 17 6 - 9 -9.6
274 Dartmouth IVY 9 - 19 5 - 9 -9.85
275 Georgia Southern SUN 14 - 19 1 - 2 -9.91
276 Jacksonville ASUN 14 - 18 6 - 6 -9.95
277 Bethune Cookman MEAC 14 - 20 7 - 9 -10.03
278 Colgate PAT 11 - 21 5 - 9 -10.1
279 American PAT 10 - 20 5 - 9 -10.11
280 Lipscomb ASUN 12 - 18 5 - 7 -10.16
281 New Hampshire AE 9 - 20 5 - 9 -10.36
282 Delaware State MEAC 15 - 18 8 - 8 -10.41
283 Sacred Heart NEC 9 - 20 5 - 10 -10.73
284 Old Dominion CUSA 5 - 25 0 - 1 -10.76
285 Samford SC 11 - 21 6 - 4 -10.94
286 Sacramento State BSky 14 - 15 8 - 12 -11.01
287 Saint Peters MAAC 9 - 21 3 - 13 -11.2
288 Mcneese State SLND 14 - 17 6 - 10 -11.28
289 UNC Wilmington CAA 10 - 20 2 - 11 -11.37
290 Siena MAAC 8 - 24 4 - 12 -11.4
291 Central Arkansas SLND 13 - 17 6 - 10 -11.57
292 Campbell BSth 13 - 20 6 - 8 -11.95
293 Nicholls State SLND 9 - 21 9 - 9 -12.04
294 Montana State BSky 13 - 17 10 - 10 -12.13
295 Chattanooga SC 13 - 19 6 - 5 -12.14
296 Milwaukee HOR 8 - 24 2 - 12 -12.2
297 Virginia Military Institute SC 14 - 17 0 - 1 -12.32
298 Eastern Washington BSky 10 - 21 7 - 14 -12.49
299 Northern Arizona BSky 11 - 21 8 - 12 -12.56
300 UNC Greensboro SC 9 - 22 6 - 5 -12.63
301 Hofstra CAA 7 - 25 2 - 11 -12.64
302 East Tennessee State SC 10 - 22 0 - 2 -12.73
303 San Jose State MWC 9 - 20 0 - 2 -12.74
304 Chicago State WAC 11 - 22 1 - 3 -12.75
305 Utah Valley WAC 14 - 18 3 - 4 -12.9
306 Texas Pan American WAC 16 - 16 4 - 1 -12.97
307 UMBC AE 8 - 23 5 - 9 -13.05
308 Southern Utah BSky 11 - 20 8 - 12 -13.12
309 Omaha SUM 11 - 20 4 - 9 -13.19
310 Monmouth MAAC 10 - 21 0 - 2 -13.33
311 SIU Edwardsville OVC 9 - 18 5 - 11 -13.35
312 Jackson State SWAC 11 - 18 9 - 9 -13.38
313 Radford BSth 13 - 19 6 - 8 -13.62
314 Rice CUSA 5 - 26 0 - 5 -13.74
315 Austin Peay OVC 8 - 23 4 - 12 -13.84
316 Texas AM CC SLND 6 - 23 5 - 11 -14
317 Portland State BSky 8 - 20 5 - 15 -14.35
318 Prairie View SWAC 15 - 19 8 - 10 -14.55
319 Navy PAT 8 - 23 2 - 12 -14.57
320 Coppin State MEAC 8 - 24 5 - 11 -14.59
321 Houston Baptist SLND 14 - 17 2 - 1 -14.64
322 UMKC WAC 8 - 24 0 - 1 -14.66
323 UC Riverside BW 6 - 25 3 - 13 -15.38
324 UL Monroe SUN 4 - 23 0 - 10 -15.77
325 Alcorn State SWAC 10 - 24 8 - 10 -15.9
326 Northern Illinois MAC 5 - 25 3 - 13 -15.97
327 Idaho State BSky 6 - 24 5 - 16 -16.26
328 Tennessee Martin OVC 9 - 21 5 - 11 -16.45
329 Saint Francis Penn NEC 5 - 24 4 - 10 -16.62
330 Florida AM MEAC 8 - 23 5 - 11 -17.21
331 Howard MEAC 7 - 24 4 - 12 -17.37
332 Alabama State SWAC 10 - 22 8 - 10 -17.65
333 Alabama AM SWAC 11 - 20 6 - 12 -17.79
334 The Citadel SC 8 - 22 4 - 7 -18.1
335 Kennesaw St ASUN 3 - 27 1 - 11 -18.35
336 IUPUI SUM 6 - 26 1 - 11 -18.66
337 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 7 - 24 2 - 13 -18.75
338 Presbyterian BSth 8 - 24 4 - 11 -18.82
339 Longwood BSth 8 - 25 4 - 10 -18.84
340 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 5 - 23 5 - 13 -19.97
341 Furman SC 7 - 24 2 - 8 -19.99
342 South Carolina State MEAC 6 - 24 2 - 14 -20.04
343 Binghamton AE 3 - 27 1 - 13 -21.16
344 Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 2 - 26 2 - 14 -21.75
345 Lamar SLND 3 - 28 1 - 15 -22.72
346 New Orleans SLND 8 - 18 1 - 3 -23
347 Grambling State SWAC 0 - 28 0 - 18 -35.07