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:

2024-2025 RANKINGS

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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

2015 Postseason

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Kentucky SEC 38 - 1 18 - 0 28.55
2 Duke ACC 35 - 4 15 - 3 26.56
3 Wisconsin Big10 36 - 4 16 - 2 26.3
4 Arizona PAC12 34 - 4 16 - 2 25.78
5 Villanova BE 33 - 3 16 - 2 24.43
6 Virginia ACC 30 - 4 16 - 2 23.17
7 Notre Dame ACC 32 - 6 14 - 4 20.76
8 Gonzaga WCC 35 - 3 17 - 1 20.66
9 Utah PAC12 26 - 9 13 - 5 20.27
10 North Carolina ACC 26 - 12 11 - 7 19.69
11 Kansas BIG12 27 - 9 13 - 5 18.92
12 Michigan State Big10 27 - 12 12 - 6 18.68
13 Wichita State MVC 30 - 5 17 - 1 18.05
14 Louisville ACC 27 - 9 12 - 6 17.95
15 Oklahoma BIG12 24 - 11 12 - 6 17.93
16 Iowa State BIG12 25 - 9 12 - 6 17.77
17 Baylor BIG12 24 - 10 11 - 7 17.14
18 Ohio State Big10 24 - 11 11 - 7 16.88
19 Northern Iowa MVC 31 - 4 16 - 2 16.66
20 Butler BE 23 - 11 12 - 6 15.69
21 Iowa Big10 22 - 12 12 - 6 15.43
22 Georgetown BE 22 - 11 12 - 6 14.94
23 Southern Methodist Amer 27 - 7 15 - 3 14.94
24 Xavier BE 23 - 14 9 - 9 14.91
25 Arkansas SEC 27 - 9 13 - 5 14.74
26 West Virginia BIG12 25 - 10 11 - 7 14.73
27 Maryland Big10 28 - 7 14 - 4 14.61
28 NC State ACC 22 - 14 10 - 8 14.37
29 Texas BIG12 20 - 14 8 - 10 13.74
30 Providence BE 22 - 12 11 - 7 13.72
31 Oregon PAC12 26 - 10 13 - 5 13.61
32 Virginia Commonwealth A10 26 - 10 12 - 6 13.39
33 UCLA PAC12 22 - 14 11 - 7 12.79
34 Stanford PAC12 24 - 13 9 - 9 12.78
35 Miami ACC 25 - 13 10 - 8 12.66
36 Georgia SEC 21 - 12 11 - 7 12.6
37 Purdue Big10 21 - 13 12 - 6 12.42
38 San Diego State MWC 27 - 9 14 - 4 12.39
39 Dayton A10 27 - 9 13 - 5 12.36
40 Davidson A10 24 - 8 14 - 4 12.17
41 Brigham Young WCC 25 - 10 13 - 5 12.17
42 Louisiana State SEC 22 - 11 11 - 7 11.64
43 Cincinnati Amer 23 - 11 13 - 5 11.55
44 Indiana Big10 20 - 14 9 - 9 11.42
45 Vanderbilt SEC 21 - 14 9 - 9 11.42
46 Saint Johns BE 21 - 12 10 - 8 11.29
47 Mississippi SEC 21 - 13 11 - 7 11.16
48 Florida SEC 16 - 17 8 - 10 11.11
49 Syracuse ACC 18 - 13 9 - 9 11.04
50 Oklahoma State BIG12 18 - 14 8 - 10 10.92
51 Boise State MWC 25 - 9 14 - 4 10.9
52 Stephen F Austin SLND 29 - 5 17 - 1 10.77
53 Murray State OVC 29 - 6 16 - 0 10.73
54 Temple Amer 26 - 11 13 - 5 10.65
55 Illinois State MVC 22 - 13 11 - 7 10.09
56 Texas AM SEC 21 - 12 11 - 7 9.96
57 Rhode Island A10 23 - 10 13 - 5 9.93
58 Minnesota Big10 18 - 15 6 - 12 9.9
59 Illinois Big10 19 - 14 9 - 9 9.76
60 Alabama SEC 19 - 15 8 - 10 9.59
61 Richmond A10 21 - 14 12 - 6 9.57
62 Buffalo MAC 23 - 10 12 - 6 9.43
63 Old Dominion CUSA 27 - 8 13 - 5 8.92
64 Arizona State PAC12 18 - 16 9 - 9 8.65
65 Michigan Big10 16 - 16 8 - 10 8.62
66 Valparaiso HOR 28 - 6 13 - 3 8.5
67 Colorado State MWC 27 - 7 13 - 5 8.37
68 South Carolina SEC 17 - 16 6 - 12 8.33
69 Texas Christian BIG12 18 - 15 4 - 14 8.26
70 Tulsa Amer 23 - 11 14 - 4 8.08
71 Georgia State SUN 25 - 10 15 - 5 8.04
72 Pittsburgh ACC 19 - 15 8 - 10 7.93
73 Louisiana Tech CUSA 27 - 9 15 - 3 7.92
74 Connecticut Amer 20 - 15 10 - 8 7.9
75 Clemson ACC 16 - 15 8 - 10 7.87
76 George Washington A10 22 - 13 10 - 8 7.6
77 Florida State ACC 17 - 16 8 - 10 7.35
78 Penn State Big10 18 - 16 4 - 14 7.26
79 Saint Marys WCC 21 - 10 13 - 5 7.26
80 Kansas State BIG12 15 - 17 8 - 10 6.84
81 Harvard IVY 22 - 8 11 - 3 6.72
82 Green Bay HOR 24 - 9 12 - 4 6.66
83 Tennessee SEC 16 - 16 7 - 11 6.51
84 Memphis Amer 18 - 14 10 - 8 6.2
85 Yale IVY 22 - 10 11 - 3 5.89
86 Wofford SC 28 - 7 16 - 2 5.58
87 Central Michigan MAC 23 - 9 12 - 6 5.53
88 Creighton BE 14 - 19 4 - 14 5.52
89 Evansville MVC 24 - 12 9 - 9 5.51
90 Northwestern Big10 15 - 17 6 - 12 5.41
91 California PAC12 18 - 15 7 - 11 5.13
92 Colorado PAC12 16 - 18 7 - 11 5.09
93 Toledo MAC 20 - 13 11 - 7 5.03
94 Boston College ACC 13 - 19 4 - 14 5
95 South Dakota State SUM 24 - 11 12 - 4 4.98
96 Texas El Paso CUSA 22 - 11 13 - 5 4.97
97 Seton Hall BE 16 - 15 6 - 12 4.96
98 Georgia Tech ACC 12 - 19 3 - 15 4.92
99 Loyola Ill MVC 24 - 13 8 - 10 4.69
100 UC Irvine BW 21 - 13 11 - 5 4.65
101 UC Davis BW 25 - 7 14 - 2 4.63
102 Wyoming MWC 25 - 10 11 - 7 4.58
103 Oregon State PAC12 17 - 14 8 - 10 4.57
104 Saint Bonaventure A10 18 - 13 10 - 8 4.52
105 La Salle A10 17 - 16 8 - 10 4.49
106 Nevada Las Vegas MWC 18 - 15 8 - 10 4.46
107 Marquette BE 13 - 19 4 - 14 4.46
108 Iona MAAC 26 - 9 17 - 3 4.38
109 New Mexico State WAC 23 - 11 13 - 1 4.32
110 Sam Houston State SLND 26 - 9 15 - 3 4.3
111 Akron MAC 21 - 14 9 - 9 4.08
112 Alabama Birmingham CUSA 20 - 16 12 - 6 3.92
113 Cleveland State HOR 19 - 15 11 - 5 3.67
114 Kent State MAC 23 - 12 12 - 6 3.65
115 Washington PAC12 16 - 15 5 - 13 3.61
116 Wake Forest ACC 13 - 19 5 - 13 3.5
117 Nebraska Big10 13 - 18 5 - 13 3.26
118 UC Santa Barbara BW 19 - 14 11 - 5 3.16
119 Massachusetts A10 17 - 15 10 - 8 3.12
120 Auburn SEC 15 - 20 4 - 14 3.04
121 Hawaii BW 22 - 13 8 - 8 3.02
122 Northeastern CAA 23 - 12 12 - 6 3.01
123 Bowling Green MAC 21 - 12 11 - 7 2.98
124 Utah State MWC 18 - 13 11 - 7 2.74
125 San Diego WCC 15 - 16 8 - 10 2.64
126 UL Lafayette SUN 22 - 14 13 - 7 2.59
127 Albany AE 24 - 9 15 - 1 2.59
128 Belmont OVC 22 - 11 11 - 5 2.45
129 Pepperdine WCC 18 - 14 10 - 8 2.3
130 Western Kentucky CUSA 20 - 12 12 - 6 2.06
131 William and Mary CAA 20 - 13 12 - 6 2.04
132 Eastern Washington BSky 26 - 9 14 - 4 1.95
133 Georgia Southern SUN 22 - 9 14 - 6 1.89
134 North Carolina Central MEAC 25 - 8 16 - 0 1.88
135 North Dakota State SUM 23 - 10 12 - 4 1.65
136 Hofstra CAA 20 - 14 10 - 8 1.61
137 Eastern Michigan MAC 21 - 14 8 - 10 1.46
138 Eastern Kentucky OVC 21 - 12 11 - 5 1.4
139 Southern California PAC12 12 - 20 3 - 15 1.33
140 Vermont AE 20 - 14 12 - 4 1.33
141 Texas Tech BIG12 13 - 19 3 - 15 1.13
142 Coastal Carolina BSth 24 - 10 12 - 6 1.05
143 Chattanooga SC 22 - 10 15 - 3 1.05
144 Stony Brook AE 23 - 12 12 - 4 0.97
145 Portland WCC 17 - 16 7 - 11 0.94
146 Indiana State MVC 15 - 16 11 - 7 0.75
147 DePaul BE 12 - 20 6 - 12 0.74
148 Middle Tennessee CUSA 19 - 17 9 - 9 0.71
149 Long Beach State BW 16 - 17 10 - 6 0.63
150 San Francisco WCC 14 - 18 7 - 11 0.59
151 Mississippi State SEC 13 - 19 6 - 12 0.48
152 Washington State PAC12 13 - 18 7 - 11 0.35
153 Princeton IVY 16 - 14 9 - 5 0.33
154 UL Monroe SUN 24 - 14 14 - 6 0.32
155 Manhattan MAAC 19 - 14 13 - 7 0.3
156 High Point BSth 23 - 10 13 - 5 0.29
157 Saint Francis Brooklyn NEC 23 - 12 15 - 3 0.24
158 Western Michigan MAC 20 - 14 10 - 8 0.22
159 New Mexico MWC 15 - 16 7 - 11 0.14
160 Rider MAAC 21 - 12 15 - 5 0.06
161 NJ Tech Ind 21 - 12 4 - 0 0.04
162 Morehead State OVC 17 - 17 10 - 6 -0.01
163 Tennessee Martin OVC 21 - 13 10 - 6 -0.08
164 North Florida ASUN 23 - 12 12 - 2 -0.15
165 Canisius MAAC 18 - 15 11 - 9 -0.16
166 Virginia Tech ACC 11 - 22 2 - 16 -0.28
167 Robert Morris NEC 20 - 15 12 - 6 -0.34
168 Charlotte CUSA 14 - 18 7 - 11 -0.39
169 Saint Josephs A10 13 - 18 7 - 11 -0.52
170 Montana BSky 20 - 13 14 - 4 -0.74
171 Oakland HOR 16 - 17 11 - 5 -0.94
172 Northern Arizona BSky 23 - 15 13 - 5 -1.01
173 Radford BSth 22 - 12 12 - 6 -1.76
174 Monmouth MAAC 18 - 15 13 - 7 -1.8
175 Bucknell PAT 19 - 15 13 - 5 -1.82
176 Northern Illinois MAC 14 - 16 8 - 10 -1.82
177 Lafayette PAT 20 - 13 9 - 9 -1.87
178 Missouri SEC 9 - 23 3 - 15 -1.87
179 Cal Poly BW 13 - 16 6 - 10 -1.91
180 Fresno State MWC 15 - 17 10 - 8 -1.95
181 Santa Clara WCC 14 - 18 7 - 11 -2.02
182 Dartmouth IVY 14 - 15 7 - 7 -2.12
183 Columbia IVY 13 - 15 5 - 9 -2.15
184 Mercer SC 19 - 16 12 - 6 -2.16
185 Rutgers Big10 10 - 22 2 - 16 -2.19
186 Colgate PAT 16 - 17 12 - 6 -2.25
187 Winthrop BSth 19 - 13 12 - 6 -2.26
188 UNC Wilmington CAA 18 - 14 12 - 6 -2.32
189 Oral Roberts SUM 19 - 15 10 - 6 -2.36
190 James Madison CAA 19 - 14 12 - 6 -2.51
191 IPFW SUM 16 - 15 9 - 7 -2.65
192 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 22 - 11 11 - 3 -2.67
193 Sacramento State BSky 21 - 12 13 - 5 -2.72
194 Texas Southern SWAC 22 - 13 16 - 2 -2.72
195 Lehigh PAT 15 - 14 10 - 8 -2.73
196 South Carolina Upstate ASUN 24 - 12 8 - 6 -2.74
197 Quinnipiac MAAC 15 - 15 9 - 11 -2.84
198 New Hampshire AE 19 - 13 11 - 5 -2.86
199 Charleston Southern BSth 19 - 12 13 - 5 -2.89
200 Houston Amer 13 - 19 4 - 14 -2.9
201 East Carolina Amer 14 - 19 6 - 12 -3.06
202 Detroit HOR 15 - 18 7 - 9 -3.12
203 Milwaukee HOR 14 - 16 9 - 7 -3.12
204 Duquesne A10 12 - 19 6 - 12 -3.15
205 American PAT 17 - 16 8 - 10 -3.16
206 Texas AM CC SLND 20 - 14 13 - 5 -3.19
207 Fordham A10 10 - 21 4 - 14 -3.19
208 Miami OH MAC 13 - 19 8 - 10 -3.35
209 Air Force MWC 14 - 17 6 - 12 -3.37
210 Saint Peters MAAC 16 - 18 8 - 12 -3.46
211 Rice CUSA 12 - 20 8 - 10 -3.46
212 Texas Arlington SUN 16 - 15 10 - 10 -3.49
213 Eastern Illinois OVC 18 - 15 9 - 7 -3.56
214 Tulane Amer 15 - 16 6 - 12 -3.6
215 Texas San Antonio CUSA 14 - 16 8 - 10 -3.73
216 George Mason A10 9 - 22 4 - 14 -3.75
217 Northwestern State SLND 19 - 13 13 - 5 -3.78
218 Southern Illinois MVC 12 - 21 4 - 14 -3.79
219 South Dakota SUM 17 - 16 9 - 7 -3.93
220 Norfolk State MEAC 20 - 14 12 - 4 -4.02
221 Gardner Webb BSth 20 - 15 10 - 8 -4.17
222 Mt St Marys NEC 15 - 15 11 - 7 -4.63
223 Cornell IVY 13 - 17 5 - 9 -4.64
224 Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 18 - 15 11 - 5 -4.66
225 Denver SUM 12 - 18 6 - 10 -5.09
226 East Tennessee State SC 16 - 14 8 - 10 -5.11
227 North Texas CUSA 14 - 17 8 - 10 -5.12
228 UC Riverside BW 14 - 17 7 - 9 -5.14
229 Bryant NEC 16 - 15 12 - 6 -5.18
230 Incarnate Word SLND 18 - 11 10 - 8 -5.34
231 Seattle WAC 18 - 16 7 - 7 -5.41
232 Arkansas Little Rock SUN 13 - 18 8 - 12 -5.52
233 SE Missouri State OVC 13 - 17 7 - 9 -5.55
234 Western Carolina SC 15 - 17 9 - 9 -5.58
235 Saint Francis Penn NEC 16 - 16 9 - 9 -5.66
236 Missouri State MVC 11 - 20 5 - 13 -5.7
237 Drake MVC 9 - 22 6 - 12 -5.77
238 Pacific WCC 12 - 19 4 - 14 -5.81
239 Boston PAT 13 - 17 9 - 9 -5.81
240 Ohio MAC 10 - 20 5 - 13 -5.82
241 Holy Cross PAT 14 - 16 8 - 10 -5.93
242 Texas State SUN 14 - 17 7 - 13 -6.07
243 Bradley MVC 9 - 24 3 - 15 -6.08
244 Hampton MEAC 17 - 18 8 - 8 -6.42
245 SIU Edwardsville OVC 12 - 16 8 - 8 -6.5
246 Central Florida Amer 12 - 18 5 - 13 -6.86
247 Sacred Heart NEC 15 - 17 9 - 9 -6.87
248 Florida International CUSA 16 - 17 8 - 10 -6.9
249 Delaware CAA 10 - 20 9 - 9 -6.95
250 Elon CAA 15 - 18 6 - 12 -7.12
251 Drexel CAA 11 - 19 9 - 9 -7.13
252 Grand Canyon WAC 17 - 15 8 - 6 -7.14
253 Northern Colorado BSky 15 - 15 10 - 8 -7.22
254 Saint Louis A10 11 - 21 3 - 15 -7.31
255 Idaho BSky 13 - 17 8 - 10 -7.31
256 UNC Asheville BSth 15 - 16 10 - 8 -7.32
257 Alabama State SWAC 19 - 10 14 - 4 -7.35
258 Portland State BSky 15 - 14 9 - 9 -7.38
259 Brown IVY 13 - 18 4 - 10 -7.41
260 Navy PAT 13 - 19 8 - 10 -7.46
261 Loyola Marymount WCC 8 - 23 4 - 14 -7.56
262 Marshall CUSA 11 - 21 7 - 11 -7.72
263 Cal State Bakersfield WAC 14 - 19 7 - 7 -7.88
264 Lamar SLND 15 - 15 9 - 9 -7.99
265 Army PAT 15 - 15 6 - 12 -8.06
266 South Florida Amer 9 - 23 3 - 15 -8.07
267 Omaha SUM 12 - 17 5 - 11 -8.08
268 Northern Kentucky ASUN 13 - 17 7 - 7 -8.22
269 Appalachian State SUN 12 - 17 9 - 11 -8.23
270 Tennessee Tech OVC 12 - 18 4 - 12 -8.26
271 Southern SWAC 18 - 17 13 - 5 -8.3
272 Weber State BSky 13 - 17 8 - 10 -8.42
273 Delaware State MEAC 18 - 18 9 - 7 -8.57
274 Siena MAAC 11 - 20 7 - 13 -8.63
275 Pennsylvania IVY 9 - 19 4 - 10 -8.66
276 Cal State Northridge BW 9 - 24 4 - 12 -8.68
277 Illinois Chicago HOR 10 - 24 4 - 12 -8.76
278 Ball State MAC 7 - 23 2 - 16 -8.98
279 Howard MEAC 16 - 16 10 - 6 -9
280 Samford SC 13 - 19 6 - 12 -9.04
281 Wright State HOR 11 - 20 3 - 13 -9.05
282 UMKC WAC 14 - 19 8 - 6 -9.06
283 IUPUI SUM 10 - 21 6 - 10 -9.1
284 Nevada MWC 9 - 22 5 - 13 -9.13
285 UNC Greensboro SC 11 - 22 6 - 12 -9.17
286 South Alabama SUN 12 - 21 9 - 11 -9.23
287 LIU Brooklyn NEC 12 - 18 8 - 10 -9.23
288 Towson CAA 12 - 20 5 - 13 -9.46
289 Prairie View SWAC 15 - 18 12 - 6 -9.59
290 Hartford AE 14 - 16 7 - 9 -9.65
291 Troy SUN 10 - 19 5 - 15 -10.14
292 Mcneese State SLND 15 - 16 8 - 10 -10.27
293 Youngstown State HOR 11 - 21 2 - 14 -10.29
294 Arkansas State SUN 11 - 18 6 - 14 -10.32
295 Furman SC 11 - 22 5 - 13 -10.41
296 Florida Atlantic CUSA 9 - 20 2 - 16 -10.43
297 College of Charleston CAA 9 - 24 3 - 15 -10.44
298 Virginia Military Institute SC 11 - 19 8 - 11 -10.47
299 Niagara MAAC 8 - 22 7 - 13 -10.66
300 Southern Miss CUSA 9 - 20 4 - 14 -10.67
301 Loyola MD PAT 11 - 19 7 - 11 -10.7
302 Lipscomb ASUN 14 - 17 7 - 7 -11.15
303 Fairfield MAAC 7 - 24 5 - 15 -11.36
304 Wagner NEC 10 - 20 8 - 10 -11.41
305 Cal State Fullerton BW 9 - 22 1 - 15 -11.59
306 Jacksonville State OVC 12 - 19 5 - 11 -11.85
307 Southern Utah BSky 10 - 19 7 - 11 -11.85
308 UMass Lowell AE 12 - 17 6 - 10 -11.96
309 Marist MAAC 7 - 25 5 - 15 -11.98
310 New Orleans SLND 11 - 18 6 - 12 -12.3
311 Jackson State SWAC 11 - 21 9 - 9 -12.76
312 Campbell BSth 10 - 22 4 - 14 -12.77
313 Longwood BSth 11 - 23 5 - 13 -12.85
314 Houston Baptist SLND 12 - 16 7 - 11 -12.86
315 Austin Peay OVC 8 - 22 3 - 13 -13.33
316 Southeast Louisiana SLND 9 - 23 6 - 12 -13.77
317 North Dakota BSky 8 - 22 4 - 14 -14.09
318 The Citadel SC 11 - 19 6 - 13 -14.27
319 Idaho State BSky 7 - 23 4 - 14 -14.3
320 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 8 - 21 3 - 15 -14.44
321 Utah Valley WAC 11 - 19 5 - 9 -14.65
322 Binghamton AE 6 - 26 5 - 11 -14.75
323 Montana State BSky 7 - 23 4 - 14 -14.79
324 Nicholls State SLND 10 - 19 7 - 11 -15.16
325 Arkansas Pine Bluff SWAC 12 - 21 9 - 10 -15.24
326 Western Illinois SUM 8 - 20 3 - 13 -15.24
327 Presbyterian BSth 10 - 22 6 - 12 -15.43
328 Chicago State WAC 8 - 24 4 - 10 -15.85
329 Coppin State MEAC 8 - 23 6 - 10 -16.19
330 Tennessee State OVC 5 - 26 2 - 14 -16.94
331 Texas Pan American WAC 10 - 21 4 - 10 -16.95
332 Alabama AM SWAC 9 - 20 8 - 10 -17.09
333 Bethune Cookman MEAC 11 - 21 7 - 9 -17.13
334 Jacksonville ASUN 10 - 22 4 - 10 -17.19
335 South Carolina State MEAC 11 - 22 7 - 9 -17.74
336 Morgan State MEAC 7 - 24 5 - 11 -17.78
337 North Carolina AT MEAC 9 - 23 6 - 10 -17.96
338 Stetson ASUN 9 - 22 3 - 11 -17.98
339 Central Connecticut State NEC 5 - 26 3 - 15 -18.11
340 Kennesaw St ASUN 10 - 22 4 - 10 -18.18
341 Abilene Christian SLND 10 - 21 4 - 14 -18.27
342 Liberty BSth 8 - 24 2 - 16 -18.33
343 Savannah State MEAC 9 - 22 5 - 11 -18.49
344 UMBC AE 4 - 26 2 - 14 -18.91
345 San Jose State MWC 2 - 28 0 - 18 -19.58
346 Maine AE 3 - 27 2 - 14 -19.79
347 Alcorn State SWAC 6 - 26 4 - 14 -21.71
348 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 7 - 26 6 - 13 -22.26
349 Central Arkansas SLND 2 - 27 2 - 16 -23.76
350 Florida AM MEAC 2 - 27 2 - 14 -27.09
351 Grambling State SWAC 2 - 27 0 - 18 -31.76