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

Postseason 2017-2018

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Villanova BE 36 - 4 14 - 4 27.17
2 Virginia ACC 31 - 3 17 - 1 23.88
3 Duke ACC 29 - 8 13 - 5 22.92
4 Michigan Big10 33 - 8 13 - 5 21.15
5 Purdue Big10 30 - 7 15 - 3 21.14
6 Kansas BIG12 31 - 8 13 - 5 20.92
7 Michigan State Big10 30 - 5 16 - 2 20.45
8 Cincinnati Amer 31 - 5 16 - 2 20.36
9 North Carolina ACC 26 - 11 11 - 7 19.37
10 Xavier BE 29 - 6 15 - 3 19.18
11 Tennessee SEC 26 - 9 13 - 5 18.67
12 West Virginia BIG12 26 - 11 11 - 7 18.52
13 Texas Tech BIG12 27 - 10 11 - 7 18.2
14 Clemson ACC 25 - 10 11 - 7 17.79
15 Ohio State Big10 25 - 9 15 - 3 17.73
16 Kentucky SEC 26 - 11 10 - 8 17.65
17 Gonzaga WCC 32 - 5 17 - 1 17.51
18 Houston Amer 27 - 8 14 - 4 17.04
19 Penn State Big10 26 - 13 9 - 9 16.02
20 Auburn SEC 26 - 8 13 - 5 16.01
21 Butler BE 21 - 14 9 - 9 15.8
22 Arizona PAC12 27 - 8 14 - 4 15.77
23 Florida SEC 21 - 13 11 - 7 15.52
24 Wichita State Amer 25 - 8 14 - 4 15.48
25 Loyola Ill MVC 32 - 6 15 - 3 15
26 Florida State ACC 23 - 12 9 - 9 14.97
27 Seton Hall BE 22 - 12 10 - 8 14.96
28 Texas Christian BIG12 21 - 12 9 - 9 14.79
29 Nevada MWC 29 - 8 15 - 3 14.44
30 Texas AM SEC 22 - 13 9 - 9 14.41
31 Creighton BE 21 - 12 10 - 8 13.47
32 Kansas State BIG12 25 - 12 10 - 8 13.34
33 Arkansas SEC 23 - 12 10 - 8 13.32
34 Louisville ACC 22 - 14 9 - 9 13.3
35 Syracuse ACC 23 - 14 8 - 10 13.1
36 Virginia Tech ACC 21 - 12 10 - 8 12.59
37 Saint Marys WCC 30 - 6 16 - 2 12.57
38 Southern California PAC12 24 - 12 12 - 6 12.53
39 Miami ACC 22 - 10 11 - 7 12.46
40 Rhode Island A10 26 - 8 15 - 3 12.43
41 Baylor BIG12 19 - 15 8 - 10 12.3
42 Western Kentucky CUSA 27 - 11 14 - 4 12.28
43 Texas BIG12 19 - 15 8 - 10 12.26
44 NC State ACC 21 - 12 11 - 7 12.23
45 Mississippi State SEC 25 - 12 9 - 9 12.23
46 Marquette BE 21 - 14 9 - 9 12.15
47 Middle Tennessee CUSA 25 - 8 16 - 2 12.06
48 Missouri SEC 20 - 13 10 - 8 12.05
49 Alabama SEC 20 - 16 8 - 10 12.03
50 San Diego State MWC 22 - 11 11 - 7 11.98
51 Nebraska Big10 22 - 11 13 - 5 11.96
52 Utah PAC12 23 - 12 11 - 7 11.81
53 UCLA PAC12 21 - 12 11 - 7 11.68
54 Davidson A10 21 - 12 13 - 5 11.62
55 Maryland Big10 19 - 13 8 - 10 11.62
56 Providence BE 21 - 14 10 - 8 11.51
57 Notre Dame ACC 21 - 15 8 - 10 11.47
58 Oklahoma State BIG12 21 - 15 8 - 10 11.46
59 Saint Bonaventure A10 26 - 8 14 - 4 11.01
60 Oklahoma BIG12 18 - 14 8 - 10 10.84
61 Buffalo MAC 27 - 9 15 - 3 10.7
62 Old Dominion CUSA 25 - 7 15 - 3 10.66
63 Arizona State PAC12 20 - 12 8 - 10 10.39
64 Georgia SEC 18 - 15 7 - 11 9.99
65 New Mexico State WAC 28 - 6 12 - 2 9.88
66 Boise State MWC 23 - 9 13 - 5 9.85
67 Louisiana State SEC 18 - 15 8 - 10 9.81
68 Oregon PAC12 23 - 13 10 - 8 9.77
69 Murray State OVC 26 - 6 16 - 2 9.15
70 Indiana Big10 16 - 15 9 - 9 8.61
71 Wisconsin Big10 15 - 18 7 - 11 8.48
72 South Dakota State SUM 28 - 7 13 - 1 8.46
73 South Carolina SEC 17 - 16 7 - 11 8.4
74 Saint Johns BE 16 - 17 4 - 14 8.37
75 Boston College ACC 19 - 16 7 - 11 8.25
76 Montana BSky 26 - 8 16 - 2 8.15
77 UL Lafayette SUN 27 - 7 16 - 2 8.09
78 Stanford PAC12 19 - 16 11 - 7 8.06
79 Brigham Young WCC 24 - 11 11 - 7 7.73
80 UNC Greensboro SC 27 - 8 15 - 3 7.69
81 Marshall CUSA 25 - 11 12 - 6 7.36
82 Washington PAC12 21 - 13 10 - 8 7.26
83 Fresno State MWC 21 - 11 11 - 7 7.25
84 Belmont OVC 24 - 9 15 - 3 6.91
85 Vermont AE 27 - 8 15 - 1 6.8
86 Northeastern CAA 23 - 10 14 - 4 6.77
87 Vanderbilt SEC 12 - 20 6 - 12 6.54
88 Tulsa Amer 19 - 12 12 - 6 6.51
89 Bucknell PAT 25 - 10 16 - 2 6.47
90 Northwestern Big10 15 - 17 6 - 12 6.42
91 Temple Amer 17 - 16 8 - 10 6.17
92 South Dakota SUM 26 - 9 11 - 3 6.03
93 Furman SC 23 - 10 13 - 5 6.01
94 Oregon State PAC12 16 - 16 7 - 11 5.99
95 New Mexico MWC 19 - 15 12 - 6 5.9
96 College of Charleston CAA 26 - 8 14 - 4 5.77
97 Iowa Big10 14 - 19 4 - 14 5.77
98 East Tennessee State SC 25 - 9 14 - 4 5.63
99 Northern Colorado BSky 26 - 12 11 - 7 5.48
100 Georgetown BE 15 - 15 5 - 13 5.47
101 Utah Valley WAC 23 - 11 10 - 4 5.44
102 Colorado PAC12 17 - 15 8 - 10 5.33
103 Southern Methodist Amer 17 - 16 6 - 12 5.03
104 Illinois Big10 14 - 18 4 - 14 4.95
105 Central Florida Amer 19 - 13 9 - 9 4.9
106 Toledo MAC 23 - 11 13 - 5 4.87
107 Iowa State BIG12 13 - 18 4 - 14 4.81
108 Wake Forest ACC 11 - 20 4 - 14 4.7
109 Northern Kentucky HOR 22 - 10 15 - 3 4.65
110 DePaul BE 11 - 20 4 - 14 4.46
111 Stephen F Austin SLND 28 - 7 14 - 4 4.37
112 Saint Josephs A10 16 - 16 10 - 8 4.34
113 Pennsylvania IVY 24 - 9 12 - 2 4.33
114 Alabama Birmingham CUSA 20 - 13 10 - 8 4.28
115 Georgia State SUN 24 - 11 12 - 6 4.27
116 Mississippi SEC 12 - 20 5 - 13 4.24
117 Nevada Las Vegas MWC 20 - 13 8 - 10 4.17
118 Georgia Tech ACC 13 - 19 6 - 12 4.08
119 Wyoming MWC 20 - 13 10 - 8 3.98
120 Illinois State MVC 18 - 15 10 - 8 3.19
121 Northern Iowa MVC 16 - 16 7 - 11 3.11
122 Bradley MVC 20 - 13 9 - 9 3
123 Wright State HOR 25 - 10 14 - 4 2.95
124 Memphis Amer 21 - 13 10 - 8 2.95
125 Rutgers Big10 15 - 19 3 - 15 2.86
126 Minnesota Big10 15 - 17 4 - 14 2.75
127 Southern Illinois MVC 20 - 13 11 - 7 2.53
128 Virginia Commonwealth A10 18 - 15 9 - 9 2.52
129 Saint Louis A10 17 - 16 9 - 9 2.47
130 Grand Canyon WAC 22 - 12 9 - 5 2.44
131 Rider MAAC 22 - 10 15 - 3 2.25
132 UC Santa Barbara BW 23 - 9 11 - 5 2.18
133 Eastern Michigan MAC 22 - 13 11 - 7 2.15
134 Idaho BSky 22 - 9 14 - 4 2.06
135 Canisius MAAC 21 - 12 15 - 3 2.03
136 Missouri State MVC 18 - 15 7 - 11 1.95
137 San Diego WCC 20 - 14 9 - 9 1.85
138 Texas Arlington SUN 21 - 13 10 - 8 1.85
139 UMBC AE 25 - 11 12 - 4 1.84
140 North Texas CUSA 20 - 18 8 - 10 1.63
141 Harvard IVY 18 - 14 12 - 2 1.48
142 Utah State MWC 17 - 17 8 - 10 1.47
143 San Francisco WCC 22 - 17 9 - 9 1.44
144 Iona MAAC 20 - 14 11 - 7 1.42
145 William and Mary CAA 19 - 12 11 - 7 1.38
146 UC Davis BW 22 - 11 12 - 4 1.36
147 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 23 - 12 12 - 2 1.26
148 Hofstra CAA 19 - 12 12 - 6 1.24
149 Wofford SC 21 - 13 11 - 7 1.22
150 Eastern Washington BSky 20 - 15 13 - 5 1.16
151 Evansville MVC 17 - 15 7 - 11 0.77
152 Jacksonville State OVC 23 - 13 11 - 7 0.7
153 UC Irvine BW 18 - 17 11 - 5 0.58
154 Weber State BSky 20 - 11 13 - 5 0.5
155 Cal State Fullerton BW 20 - 12 10 - 6 0.38
156 Indiana State MVC 13 - 18 8 - 10 0.35
157 Connecticut Amer 14 - 18 7 - 11 0.34
158 Richmond A10 12 - 20 9 - 9 0.29
159 Louisiana Tech CUSA 17 - 16 7 - 11 0.26
160 Albany AE 22 - 10 10 - 6 0.24
161 Radford BSth 23 - 13 12 - 6 0.16
162 Lipscomb ASUN 23 - 10 10 - 4 0.15
163 Dayton A10 14 - 17 8 - 10 0.01
164 Drake MVC 17 - 17 10 - 8 -0.08
165 Ball State MAC 19 - 13 10 - 8 -0.1
166 Mercer SC 19 - 15 11 - 7 -0.18
167 Texas San Antonio CUSA 20 - 15 11 - 7 -0.21
168 Winthrop BSth 19 - 12 12 - 6 -0.25
169 Georgia Southern SUN 21 - 12 11 - 7 -0.26
170 Central Michigan MAC 22 - 15 8 - 11 -0.34
171 Valparaiso MVC 15 - 17 6 - 12 -0.45
172 La Salle A10 13 - 19 7 - 11 -0.45
173 Illinois Chicago HOR 20 - 16 12 - 6 -1.05
174 Towson CAA 18 - 14 8 - 10 -1.14
175 George Washington A10 15 - 18 7 - 11 -1.23
176 Tulane Amer 14 - 17 5 - 13 -1.3
177 Portland State BSky 20 - 14 9 - 9 -1.34
178 Washington State PAC12 12 - 19 4 - 14 -1.42
179 UNC Asheville BSth 21 - 13 13 - 5 -1.52
180 Pacific WCC 14 - 18 9 - 9 -1.6
181 Oakland HOR 19 - 14 10 - 8 -1.75
182 Wagner NEC 23 - 10 14 - 4 -1.82
183 Western Michigan MAC 17 - 16 9 - 10 -1.83
184 Liberty BSth 22 - 15 9 - 9 -1.89
185 Nicholls State SLND 21 - 11 15 - 3 -2.08
186 Austin Peay OVC 19 - 15 12 - 6 -2.11
187 Kent State MAC 17 - 17 9 - 9 -2.36
188 Troy SUN 16 - 17 9 - 9 -2.41
189 IPFW SUM 18 - 15 7 - 7 -2.43
190 George Mason A10 16 - 17 9 - 9 -2.61
191 Seattle WAC 20 - 14 8 - 6 -2.63
192 Miami OH MAC 16 - 18 8 - 10 -2.66
193 Ohio MAC 14 - 17 7 - 11 -2.67
194 Duquesne A10 16 - 16 7 - 11 -3.04
195 Southeast Louisiana SLND 22 - 12 15 - 3 -3.1
196 Niagara MAAC 19 - 14 12 - 6 -3.22
197 Hawaii BW 17 - 13 8 - 8 -3.26
198 Southern Miss CUSA 16 - 18 7 - 11 -3.45
199 Yale IVY 16 - 15 9 - 5 -3.57
200 Long Beach State BW 15 - 18 9 - 7 -3.58
201 Colgate PAT 19 - 14 12 - 6 -3.68
202 Fairfield MAAC 17 - 16 9 - 9 -3.71
203 Massachusetts A10 13 - 20 5 - 13 -3.72
204 North Dakota State SUM 15 - 17 5 - 9 -3.73
205 Hartford AE 19 - 14 11 - 5 -3.76
206 Monmouth MAAC 11 - 20 7 - 11 -3.77
207 Sam Houston State SLND 21 - 15 12 - 6 -3.78
208 Milwaukee HOR 16 - 17 8 - 10 -3.83
209 Tennessee State OVC 15 - 15 10 - 8 -4.14
210 Denver SUM 15 - 15 8 - 6 -4.23
211 Tennessee Tech OVC 19 - 14 10 - 8 -4.27
212 Pittsburgh ACC 8 - 24 0 - 18 -4.4
213 Princeton IVY 13 - 16 5 - 9 -4.55
214 Campbell BSth 18 - 16 10 - 8 -4.99
215 Manhattan MAAC 14 - 17 9 - 9 -5.02
216 Florida International CUSA 14 - 18 8 - 10 -5.15
217 Navy PAT 20 - 12 11 - 7 -5.23
218 Saint Francis Penn NEC 18 - 13 12 - 6 -5.25
219 Bowling Green MAC 16 - 16 7 - 11 -5.27
220 Lehigh PAT 16 - 14 11 - 7 -5.37
221 Air Force MWC 12 - 19 6 - 12 -5.47
222 Appalachian State SUN 15 - 18 9 - 9 -5.49
223 Saint Peters MAAC 14 - 18 6 - 12 -5.54
224 Central Arkansas SLND 18 - 17 10 - 8 -5.57
225 Colorado State MWC 11 - 21 4 - 14 -5.68
226 UL Monroe SUN 16 - 16 9 - 9 -5.77
227 Stony Brook AE 13 - 19 7 - 9 -5.85
228 Loyola Marymount WCC 11 - 20 5 - 13 -6.02
229 Mt St Marys NEC 18 - 14 12 - 6 -6.04
230 Idaho State BSky 14 - 16 9 - 9 -6.04
231 Lamar SLND 19 - 14 11 - 7 -6.12
232 California PAC12 8 - 24 2 - 16 -6.19
233 Texas Southern SWAC 16 - 20 12 - 6 -6.19
234 UNC Wilmington CAA 11 - 21 7 - 11 -6.24
235 Akron MAC 14 - 18 6 - 12 -6.31
236 Coastal Carolina SUN 14 - 18 8 - 10 -6.33
237 James Madison CAA 10 - 22 6 - 12 -6.34
238 Charleston Southern BSth 15 - 16 9 - 9 -6.38
239 Florida Atlantic CUSA 12 - 19 6 - 12 -6.44
240 Drexel CAA 13 - 20 6 - 12 -6.68
241 Delaware CAA 14 - 19 6 - 12 -6.69
242 Texas El Paso CUSA 11 - 20 6 - 12 -6.77
243 Northern Illinois MAC 13 - 19 6 - 12 -6.8
244 South Alabama SUN 14 - 18 7 - 11 -6.82
245 Texas State SUN 15 - 18 7 - 11 -7
246 Cal State Bakersfield WAC 12 - 18 5 - 9 -7.08
247 North Dakota BSky 12 - 20 6 - 12 -7.24
248 Hampton MEAC 19 - 16 12 - 4 -7.34
249 Southern Utah BSky 13 - 19 5 - 13 -7.36
250 Elon CAA 14 - 18 6 - 12 -7.43
251 LIU Brooklyn NEC 18 - 17 10 - 8 -7.48
252 High Point BSth 14 - 16 9 - 9 -7.54
253 Oral Roberts SUM 11 - 21 5 - 9 -7.56
254 South Florida Amer 10 - 22 3 - 15 -7.65
255 Boston PAT 15 - 16 10 - 8 -7.76
256 SE Missouri State OVC 14 - 17 8 - 10 -7.98
257 Santa Clara WCC 11 - 20 8 - 10 -8.02
258 Gardner Webb BSth 14 - 18 9 - 9 -8.02
259 Columbia IVY 8 - 19 5 - 9 -8.19
260 Eastern Illinois OVC 12 - 19 7 - 11 -8.23
261 Cornell IVY 12 - 16 6 - 8 -8.27
262 Green Bay HOR 13 - 20 7 - 11 -8.34
263 Texas Pan American WAC 15 - 18 6 - 8 -8.45
264 NJ Tech ASUN 14 - 16 7 - 7 -8.52
265 Robert Morris NEC 16 - 17 9 - 9 -8.67
266 New Orleans SLND 16 - 17 11 - 7 -8.77
267 Portland WCC 10 - 22 4 - 14 -8.89
268 Pepperdine WCC 6 - 26 2 - 16 -9
269 Prairie View SWAC 16 - 18 12 - 6 -9.3
270 Western Carolina SC 13 - 19 8 - 10 -9.41
271 Fordham A10 9 - 22 4 - 14 -9.44
272 East Carolina Amer 10 - 20 4 - 14 -9.44
273 IUPUI HOR 11 - 19 8 - 10 -9.49
274 Quinnipiac MAAC 12 - 21 7 - 11 -9.53
275 Abilene Christian SLND 16 - 16 8 - 10 -9.57
276 Holy Cross PAT 12 - 19 8 - 10 -9.72
277 Montana State BSky 13 - 19 6 - 12 -9.79
278 Cleveland State HOR 12 - 23 6 - 12 -9.99
279 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 13 - 18 9 - 9 -10.02
280 Brown IVY 11 - 16 4 - 10 -10.04
281 North Florida ASUN 14 - 19 7 - 7 -10.05
282 UMass Lowell AE 12 - 18 6 - 10 -10.16
283 Eastern Kentucky OVC 11 - 20 5 - 13 -10.23
284 UMKC WAC 10 - 22 5 - 9 -10.28
285 Rice CUSA 7 - 24 4 - 14 -10.3
286 Bethune Cookman MEAC 18 - 14 12 - 4 -10.45
287 Grambling State SWAC 17 - 14 13 - 5 -10.49
288 UC Riverside BW 9 - 22 4 - 12 -10.51
289 Omaha SUM 9 - 22 4 - 10 -10.75
290 Morehead State OVC 8 - 21 4 - 14 -10.83
291 Samford SC 10 - 22 6 - 12 -10.85
292 Norfolk State MEAC 14 - 19 11 - 5 -10.85
293 Lafayette PAT 10 - 21 7 - 11 -10.87
294 Army PAT 13 - 17 6 - 12 -10.91
295 New Hampshire AE 10 - 21 6 - 10 -10.92
296 Arkansas State SUN 11 - 21 6 - 12 -11
297 Sacramento State BSky 7 - 25 4 - 14 -11.29
298 Savannah State MEAC 15 - 17 12 - 4 -11.39
299 Chattanooga SC 10 - 23 3 - 15 -11.43
300 The Citadel SC 11 - 21 5 - 13 -11.5
301 North Carolina AT MEAC 20 - 15 11 - 5 -11.51
302 San Jose State MWC 4 - 26 1 - 17 -11.68
303 Western Illinois SUM 12 - 16 3 - 11 -11.84
304 Tennessee Martin OVC 10 - 21 5 - 13 -11.92
305 Jacksonville ASUN 15 - 18 8 - 6 -12.03
306 Kennesaw St ASUN 10 - 20 6 - 8 -12.03
307 Mcneese State SLND 12 - 17 8 - 10 -12.09
308 Siena MAAC 8 - 24 4 - 14 -12.11
309 Saint Francis Brooklyn NEC 13 - 18 10 - 8 -12.19
310 Charlotte CUSA 6 - 23 2 - 16 -12.25
311 SIU Edwardsville OVC 9 - 21 5 - 13 -12.3
312 North Carolina Central MEAC 19 - 16 9 - 7 -12.31
313 Central Connecticut State NEC 14 - 18 7 - 11 -12.33
314 Arkansas Little Rock SUN 7 - 25 4 - 14 -12.49
315 Dartmouth IVY 7 - 20 3 - 11 -12.67
316 Binghamton AE 11 - 20 2 - 14 -12.88
317 Texas AM CC SLND 11 - 18 8 - 10 -12.93
318 Arkansas Pine Bluff SWAC 15 - 21 13 - 6 -13.2
319 Sacred Heart NEC 10 - 21 5 - 13 -13.21
320 Southern SWAC 15 - 18 10 - 8 -13.48
321 Marist MAAC 6 - 25 4 - 14 -13.8
322 Loyola MD PAT 9 - 22 6 - 12 -13.82
323 Youngstown State HOR 8 - 24 6 - 12 -13.82
324 Detroit HOR 8 - 24 4 - 14 -13.93
325 Cal Poly BW 9 - 22 4 - 12 -14.2
326 Stetson ASUN 12 - 20 4 - 10 -14.23
327 Presbyterian BSth 11 - 21 4 - 14 -14.96
328 Virginia Military Institute SC 9 - 21 4 - 14 -15.25
329 Northern Arizona BSky 5 - 27 2 - 16 -15.41
330 Morgan State MEAC 13 - 19 7 - 9 -15.76
331 Cal State Northridge BW 6 - 24 3 - 13 -15.93
332 American PAT 6 - 24 3 - 15 -16.39
333 Maine AE 6 - 26 3 - 13 -16.69
334 Alabama State SWAC 8 - 23 8 - 10 -17.42
335 Jackson State SWAC 12 - 20 9 - 9 -17.52
336 Alcorn State SWAC 11 - 21 7 - 11 -17.99
337 Howard MEAC 10 - 23 7 - 9 -18.09
338 Longwood BSth 7 - 26 3 - 15 -18.14
339 Florida AM MEAC 9 - 25 7 - 9 -18.51
340 South Carolina State MEAC 10 - 22 6 - 10 -19.02
341 Houston Baptist SLND 6 - 25 2 - 16 -19.15
342 South Carolina Upstate ASUN 7 - 25 2 - 12 -19.2
343 Chicago State WAC 3 - 29 1 - 13 -20.02
344 Incarnate Word SLND 7 - 21 2 - 16 -20.09
345 Bryant NEC 3 - 28 2 - 16 -21.05
346 Coppin State MEAC 5 - 27 5 - 11 -21.71
347 Northwestern State SLND 4 - 25 1 - 17 -21.78
348 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 4 - 29 4 - 15 -22.04
349 Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 7 - 25 3 - 13 -23.99
350 Alabama AM SWAC 3 - 28 3 - 15 -24.8
351 Delaware State MEAC 4 - 28 2 - 14 -25.19