Monday, March 21, 2016

NCAA BASKETBALL 2016: SBPI [SportsBoss Power Index] through Sunday March 20

Here is the Top 50 from my 2015-2016 College Basketball SBPI ratings covering action through Sunday March 20 (RS = returning starters; Conf = conference; NON-ADJ RANK = pure statistical rating prior to SOS adjustment; SUM is rating for team & can be compared to prior season’s in my Top 100 of last 13 year’s blog entry; RANK = ranking of each team’s SOS Adjusted performance):

NON-ADJ
ADJ RATINGS
Team
RS
Conf
RANK
SUM
RANK
West Virginia
3
B12
2
439.2
1
Baylor
3
B12
25
387.2
2
Louisville
1
ACC
5
375.7
3
Kansas
4
B12
38
374.4
4
Texas A&M
3
SEC
7
373.9
5
Xavier
3
BIG EAST
10
371.6
6
Miami (FL)
4
ACC
46
369.9
7
Virginia
3
ACC
55
369.7
8
Oregon
3
P12
12
368.9
9
Villanova
3
BIG EAST

19

368.6
10
Duke
1
ACC
43
366.5
11
North Carolina
4
ACC
41
360.8
12
Pittsburgh
4
ACC
30
358.6
13
Purdue
4
B10
10
356.1
14
Florida
3
SEC
55
351.1
15
Wisconsin
2
B10
41
351.1
16
Kentucky
0
SEC
43
345.5
17
Michigan State
2
B10
13
344.4
18
Georgia Tech
3
ACC
68
341.5
19
Oklahoma
4
B12
97
340.4
20
Wichita State
3
MVC
2
340.1
21
Providence
2
BIG EAST
46
337.3
22
Arizona
1
P12
16
335.1
23
Butler
3
BIG EAST
38
334.0
24
Kansas State
1
B12

97

328.5
25
California
3
P12
51
327.0
26
Texas
4
B12
134
326.5
27
Seton Hall
2
BIG EAST
70
324.3
28
Cincinnati
5
AAC
16
322.7
29
Utah
4
P12
89
320.4
30
Iowa
4
B10
89
319.4
31
Notre Dame
3
ACC
114
317.1
32
Indiana
4
B10
32
316.8
33
VCU
3
A10
9
316.2
34
North Carolina State
3
ACC
107
315.3
35
Vanderbilt
4
SEC
102
315.2
36
Colorado
3
P12
63
313.7
37
Florida State
5
ACC
107
313.5
38
Syracuse
4
ACC
119
310.5
39
Maryland
2
B10
97
305.5
40
Gonzaga
2
WCC
23
303.7
41
Southern Methodist
3
AAC
19
303.4
42
South Carolina
4
SEC
36
301.4
43
Arizona State
4
P12
130
300.6
44
Michigan
4
B10
121
294.9
45
Creighton
1
BIG EAST
76
293.4
46
Texas Tech
4
B12
189
290.0
47
Clemson
3
ACC
102
289.6
48
USC
5
P12
125
288.3
49
Iowa State
4
B12
194
288.0
50

Here is a breakdown just including the teams remaining in the Sweet 16:

NON-ADJ
ADJ RATINGS
Team
Region/Seed
Next Opp
RANK
SUM
RANK
Kansas
M1
MARYLAND
38
374.4
4
Texas A&M
W3
OKLAHOMA
7
373.9
5
Miami (FL)
S3
VILLANOVA
46
369.9
7
Virginia
M1
IOWA STATE
55
369.7
8
Oregon
W1
DUKE
12
368.9
9
Villanova
S2
MIAMI, FL
19
368.6
10
Duke
W4
OREGON
43
366.5
11
North Carolina
E1
INDIANA
41
360.8
12
Wisconsin
E7
NOTRE DAME
41
351.1
16
Oklahoma
W2
TEXAS A&M
97
340.4
20
Notre Dame
E6
WISCONSIN
114
317.1
32
Indiana
E5
N. CAROLINA
32
316.8
33
Syracuse
M10
GONZAGA
119
310.5
39
Maryland
S5
KANSAS
97
305.5
40
Gonzaga
M11
SYRACUSE
23
303.7
41
Iowa State
M4
VIRGINIA
194
288.0
50

Strength of each conference & # of teams inside Top 50:

RANK
CONFERENCE
AVG RATING
TOP 50
1
B12
325.5
8
2
ACC
320.6
12
3
P12
296.2
7
4
BIG EAST
292.6
6
5
B10
280.0
7
6
SEC
277.6
5
7
AAC
243.4
2
8
COLONIAL
234.3
9
A10
224.3
1
10
HORIZON
221.9
11
MWC
221.8
12
MVC
216.3
1
13
WCC
209.6
1
14
BIG WEST
208.9
15
SUMMIT
205.3
16
MAC
200.8
17
SB
199.9
18
IVY
194.6
19
SOUTHERN
184.6
20
OVC
167.3
21
CUSA
164.7
22
BIG SOUTH
163.8
23
MAAC
159.6
24
WAC
153.9
25
BIG SKY
147.7
26
SOUTHLAND
144.8
27
AMER EAST
143.5
28
PATRIOT
139.8
29
ATL SUN
135.0
30
SWAC
120.1
31
NORTHEAST
111.2
32
MEAC
110.3

Next up let’s look at the Top 20 non-Power 6 conference teams (ACC, BE, B10, B12, P12, SEC):

NON-ADJ
ADJ RATINGS
Team
RS
Conf
RANK
SUM
RANK
Wichita State
3
MVC
2
340.1
21
Cincinnati
5
AAC
16
322.7
29
VCU
3
A10
9
316.2
34
Gonzaga
2
WCC
23
303.7
41
Southern Methodist
3
AAC
19
303.4
42
Connecticut
4
AAC
92
285.3
52
Boise State
5
MWC
27
284.9
53
Tulsa
5
AAC
89
284.3
56
North Carolina-Wilmington
2
COLONIAL
24
280.8
59
Yale
2
IVY
7
279.7
61
Valparaiso
5
HORIZON
4
277.5
62
San Diego State
4
MWC
46
277.3
63
Long Beach State
0
BIG WEST
150
276.0
64
George Washington
3
A10
32
273.8
65
Saint Joseph's
4
A10
80
273.4
66
Northern Iowa
2
MVC
114
271.4
69
Dayton
4
A10
84
266.0
71
Hofstra
4
COLONIAL
61
261.7
73
Brigham Young
3
WCC
43
261.4
74
Rhode Island
4
A10
63
261.0
77


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