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):
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