First blog post of the year, but this is my third set of ratings on the season. Rankings are valid through games played on Sunday, 2/22.
| Rank |
Prev.
Rank |
TEAM |
Record |
Weighted
Metric |
AP
Rank |
*Statistical
Mean Rank |
| 1 |
1 |
Kentucky |
(27-0, 14-0) |
-3.051 |
1 |
1 |
| 2 |
3 |
Wisconsin |
(25-2, 13-1) |
2.755 |
5 |
3 |
| 3 |
2 |
Virginia |
(25-1, 13-1) |
3.932 |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
5 |
Villanova |
(25-2, 12-2) |
4.052 |
6 |
7 |
| 5 |
6 |
Arizona |
(24-3, 12-2) |
5.234 |
7 |
5 |
| 6 |
4 |
Utah |
(21-5, 11-3) |
7.578 |
13 |
8 |
| 7 |
10 |
Gonzaga |
(28-1, 16-0) |
11.319 |
3 |
4 |
| 8 |
7 |
Ohio St. |
(19-8, 8-6) |
12.500 |
30 |
16 |
| 9 |
8 |
Duke |
(24-3, 11-3) |
14.916 |
4 |
5 |
| 10 |
16 |
Wichita St. |
(25-3, 15-1) |
19.706 |
11 |
15 |
| 11 |
18 |
Baylor |
(20-7, 8-6) |
21.681 |
19 |
16 |
| 12 |
15 |
Kansas |
(22-6, 11-4) |
21.871 |
8 |
8 |
| 13 |
12 |
Iowa St. |
(20-6, 10-4) |
21.908 |
12 |
11 |
| 14 |
21 |
SMU |
(22-5, 13-2) |
22.640 |
21 |
26 |
| 15 |
26 |
Northern Iowa |
(26-2, 15-1) |
24.828 |
10 |
18 |
| 16 |
17 |
Michigan St. |
(19-8, 10-4) |
27.139 |
27 |
19 |
| 17 |
11 |
Butler |
(19-8, 9-5) |
28.737 |
23 |
22 |
| 18 |
22 |
Louisville |
(22-6, 10-5) |
30.188 |
17 |
13 |
| 19 |
9 |
North Carolina |
(19-8, 9-5) |
31.411 |
15 |
10 |
| 20 |
25 |
VCU |
(21-6, 11-3) |
34.548 |
22 |
25 |
| 21 |
14 |
Texas |
(17-10, 6-8) |
37.208 |
36 |
23 |
| 22 |
29 |
Oklahoma |
(19-8, 10-5) |
38.408 |
16 |
12 |
| 23 |
28 |
Iowa |
(17-10, 8-6) |
38.743 |
NR |
29 |
| 24 |
13 |
Maryland |
(22-5, 10-4) |
40.946 |
14 |
28 |
| 25 |
34 |
Georgetown |
(18-8, 10-5) |
41.971 |
26 |
21 |
| 26 |
23 |
Dayton |
(20-6, 10-4) |
46.925 |
NR |
39 |
| 27 |
42 |
Arkansas |
(22-5, 11-3) |
48.894 |
18 |
24 |
| 28 |
19 |
Notre Dame |
(24-4, 12-3) |
51.918 |
9 |
14 |
| 29 |
41 |
Xavier |
(18-11, 8-8) |
52.023 |
NR |
27 |
| 30 |
46 |
Purdue |
(18-9, 10-4) |
54.898 |
NR |
35 |
| 31 |
27 |
North Carolina St. |
(16-11, 7-7) |
55.468 |
NR |
33 |
| 32 |
37 |
Providence |
(19-8, 9-5) |
56.796 |
25 |
31 |
| 33 |
31 |
Georgia |
(17-9, 8-6) |
56.802 |
NR |
34 |
| 34 |
36 |
Illinois |
(17-10, 7-7) |
57.268 |
NR |
40 |
| 35 |
43 |
Colorado St. |
(23-5, 10-5) |
57.410 |
NR |
45 |
| 36 |
20 |
West Virginia |
(21-6, 9-5) |
58.009 |
20 |
20 |
| 37 |
NR |
Boise St. |
(20-7, 10-4) |
58.671 |
NR |
41 |
| 38 |
NR |
Syracuse |
(17-10, 8-6) |
63.855 |
NR |
42 |
| 39 |
NR |
Texas A&M |
(19-7, 10-4) |
65.611 |
32 |
36 |
| 40 |
48 |
Oklahoma St. |
(17-10, 7-8) |
65.628 |
29 |
30 |
| 41 |
40 |
Cincinnati |
(18-9, 9-5) |
66.433 |
NR |
43 |
| 42 |
47 |
Mississippi |
(19-8, 10-4) |
66.881 |
NR |
32 |
| 43 |
35 |
St. John's |
(19-9, 8-7) |
66.950 |
NR |
37 |
| 44 |
38 |
Miami FL |
(17-10, 7-7) |
67.301 |
NR |
38 |
| 45 |
NR |
Georgia St. |
(19-8, 12-4) |
67.597 |
NR |
NR |
| 46 |
24 |
TCU |
(16-11, 3-11) |
68.591 |
NR |
50 |
| 47 |
45 |
Old Dominion |
(20-6, 9-5) |
68.647 |
NR |
NR |
| 48 |
NR |
UTEP |
(19-7, 11-3) |
68.949 |
NR |
NR |
| 49 |
NR |
Arizona St. |
(15-12, 7-7) |
70.081 |
NR |
NR |
| 50 |
NR |
New Mexico St. |
(19-10, 11-1) |
70.690 |
NR |
NR |
*Mean of the 5 statistical rankings I consider the best (Pomeroy, Massey, TeamRankings, Sagarin, ESPN BPI)
Dropped from Top 50: Florida, Seton Hall, Stanford, George Washington, Minnesota, Wyoming, South Carolina
Teams Rising towards the Top 50: Valparaiso, Sam Houston State, San Diego State, Stephen F. Austin, BYU, Rhode Island, UCLA, LSU, Tulsa, Indiana, Murray State, Central Michigan, Oregon, Davidson, Toledo, Iona, Pitt, Harvard, Clemson, UC Davis
