Biggest jumps: SMU (0.074); West Virginia (0.026); Northern Ill. (0.021); SDSU (0.013); Mississippi St. (0.010)
Biggest drops: Pittsburgh (-0.056); Clemson (-0.039); Arkansas St. (-0.015); Kansas St. (-0.015); Ball St. (-0.012)
Full rankings after the jump.
Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Adjusted | ||||||
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Off. | Def. | Pace | |||||||||
1 | -- | Alabama | 0.975 | 0.667 | 5 | 37.7 | 2 | 8.8 | 1 | 149.8 | 120 |
2 | -- | LSU | 0.940 | 0.717 | 1 | 33.6 | 5 | 11.2 | 2 | 153.7 | 112 |
3 | -- | Boise St. | 0.898 | 0.432 | 83 | 34.1 | 4 | 14.3 | 5 | 160.9 | 83 |
4 | -- | Wisconsin | 0.874 | 0.555 | 50 | 40.2 | 1 | 18.5 | 38 | 152.3 | 117 |
5 | -- | Stanford | 0.865 | 0.561 | 45 | 34.7 | 3 | 16.5 | 21 | 158.1 | 99 |
6 | -- | Oregon | 0.858 | 0.614 | 15 | 30.1 | 9 | 14.7 | 7 | 180.2 | 6 |
7 | -- | Oklahoma | 0.852 | 0.596 | 28 | 24.9 | 26 | 12.4 | 3 | 179.2 | 7 |
8 | -- | TCU | 0.850 | 0.420 | 86 | 32.1 | 6 | 16.1 | 20 | 159.0 | 94 |
9 | -- | Oklahoma St. | 0.837 | 0.598 | 26 | 29.2 | 10 | 15.2 | 12 | 181.3 | 3 |
10 | -- | Arkansas | 0.821 | 0.642 | 8 | 31.9 | 7 | 17.3 | 29 | 168.0 | 33 |
11 | -- | South Carolina | 0.810 | 0.633 | 11 | 27.6 | 13 | 15.5 | 16 | 156.6 | 102 |
12 | -- | Florida St. | 0.797 | 0.547 | 52 | 26.3 | 19 | 15.2 | 13 | 155.5 | 108 |
13 | -- | Michigan St. | 0.785 | 0.607 | 20 | 25.7 | 22 | 15.3 | 14 | 161.8 | 75 |
14 | -- | Michigan | 0.784 | 0.574 | 34 | 31.0 | 8 | 18.5 | 39 | 156.1 | 106 |
15 | -- | USC | 0.771 | 0.570 | 37 | 27.6 | 14 | 17.0 | 23 | 164.0 | 53 |
16 | +2 | Notre Dame | 0.761 | 0.619 | 14 | 23.9 | 31 | 15.1 | 11 | 164.9 | 47 |
17 | -- | Virginia Tech | 0.759 | 0.518 | 61 | 24.5 | 29 | 15.4 | 15 | 156.6 | 103 |
18 | -2 | Florida | 0.757 | 0.673 | 4 | 24.7 | 27 | 15.7 | 17 | 157.3 | 101 |
19 | +1 | Texas A&M | 0.755 | 0.596 | 27 | 22.6 | 42 | 14.4 | 6 | 184.6 | 1 |
20 | -1 | Georgia | 0.754 | 0.619 | 13 | 26.9 | 16 | 17.2 | 24 | 163.1 | 58 |
21 | -- | Houston | 0.742 | 0.396 | 94 | 28.1 | 12 | 18.4 | 37 | 180.5 | 4 |
22 | -- | Ohio St. | 0.727 | 0.567 | 42 | 25.4 | 23 | 17.2 | 26 | 153.4 | 114 |
23 | -- | Missouri | 0.716 | 0.568 | 41 | 21.6 | 50 | 14.9 | 9 | 170.3 | 21 |
24 | +2 | Nebraska | 0.709 | 0.602 | 25 | 22.5 | 43 | 15.7 | 18 | 164.2 | 51 |
25 | -- | Temple | 0.706 | 0.304 | 120 | 24.4 | 30 | 17.2 | 27 | 150.4 | 119 |
26 | +1 | West Virginia | 0.703 | 0.539 | 55 | 27.0 | 15 | 19.2 | 49 | 167.8 | 35 |
27 | -3 | Texas | 0.699 | 0.570 | 36 | 21.1 | 54 | 15.1 | 10 | 162.8 | 62 |
28 | +2 | Southern Miss. | 0.659 | 0.397 | 93 | 23.1 | 36 | 17.8 | 32 | 176.3 | 11 |
29 | -- | Tulsa | 0.659 | 0.490 | 69 | 22.8 | 40 | 17.6 | 30 | 176.4 | 10 |
30 | +4 | Mississippi St. | 0.650 | 0.608 | 19 | 18.9 | 75 | 14.8 | 8 | 166.3 | 42 |
Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Adjusted | ||||||
Off. | Def. | Pace | |||||||||
31 | +5 | Auburn | 0.640 | 0.686 | 3 | 28.2 | 11 | 22.4 | 73 | 161.6 | 78 |
32 | -- | Penn State | 0.639 | 0.636 | 9 | 17.1 | 93 | 13.6 | 4 | 164.8 | 48 |
33 | -2 | Kansas St. | 0.631 | 0.603 | 24 | 26.0 | 20 | 21.0 | 66 | 161.3 | 79 |
34 | +5 | BYU | 0.629 | 0.434 | 82 | 21.8 | 48 | 17.7 | 31 | 162.5 | 66 |
35 | -2 | Utah | 0.628 | 0.492 | 67 | 21.3 | 53 | 17.2 | 25 | 160.6 | 84 |
36 | +1 | Baylor | 0.628 | 0.596 | 29 | 26.9 | 18 | 21.8 | 70 | 180.4 | 5 |
37 | +1 | Miami-FL | 0.626 | 0.558 | 47 | 23.5 | 33 | 19.1 | 48 | 155.8 | 107 |
38 | -10 | Clemson | 0.624 | 0.580 | 33 | 23.4 | 34 | 19.1 | 47 | 171.4 | 19 |
39 | +1 | Cincinnati | 0.621 | 0.487 | 70 | 22.8 | 39 | 18.7 | 42 | 168.7 | 29 |
40 | +2 | Nevada | 0.615 | 0.380 | 105 | 22.7 | 41 | 18.8 | 44 | 167.4 | 37 |
41 | +2 | Arizona St. | 0.609 | 0.607 | 21 | 23.4 | 35 | 19.6 | 53 | 173.5 | 16 |
42 | -1 | Iowa | 0.608 | 0.570 | 38 | 22.3 | 44 | 18.7 | 41 | 162.1 | 70 |
43 | +3 | UCF | 0.594 | 0.378 | 106 | 21.8 | 49 | 18.7 | 43 | 153.5 | 113 |
44 | +1 | LA Tech | 0.593 | 0.448 | 77 | 18.5 | 80 | 15.9 | 19 | 176.7 | 9 |
45 | -1 | Toledo | 0.586 | 0.441 | 79 | 26.9 | 17 | 23.4 | 79 | 170.0 | 23 |
46 | -11 | Pittsburgh | 0.583 | 0.551 | 51 | 20.6 | 58 | 18.0 | 34 | 162.0 | 72 |
47 | +6 | Northern Ill. | 0.579 | 0.355 | 112 | 24.7 | 28 | 21.7 | 69 | 168.5 | 31 |
48 | -- | Air Force | 0.573 | 0.427 | 85 | 23.6 | 32 | 21.0 | 64 | 162.7 | 63 |
49 | -2 | Rutgers | 0.570 | 0.506 | 65 | 20.3 | 61 | 18.1 | 35 | 160.4 | 86 |
50 | -1 | California | 0.568 | 0.584 | 31 | 20.3 | 62 | 18.2 | 36 | 161.1 | 80 |
51 | -1 | South Florida | 0.563 | 0.539 | 54 | 18.3 | 82 | 16.6 | 22 | 170.2 | 22 |
52 | -1 | North Carolina | 0.562 | 0.541 | 53 | 22.8 | 38 | 20.7 | 62 | 159.3 | 92 |
53 | -1 | Louisville | 0.560 | 0.512 | 63 | 22.2 | 46 | 20.1 | 55 | 152.6 | 116 |
54 | +1 | Tennessee | 0.536 | 0.656 | 6 | 20.2 | 64 | 19.0 | 46 | 155.0 | 110 |
55 | -1 | Georgia Tech | 0.536 | 0.500 | 66 | 25.8 | 21 | 24.4 | 88 | 155.1 | 109 |
56 | -- | Illinois | 0.526 | 0.557 | 49 | 18.1 | 84 | 17.3 | 28 | 161.8 | 74 |
57 | +4 | SDSU | 0.524 | 0.398 | 92 | 20.3 | 63 | 19.5 | 51 | 168.9 | 28 |
58 | +10 | SMU | 0.523 | 0.478 | 71 | 20.2 | 66 | 19.5 | 52 | 158.5 | 96 |
59 | +3 | Navy | 0.518 | 0.473 | 72 | 25.3 | 24 | 24.6 | 89 | 156.3 | 105 |
60 | -3 | North Carolina St. | 0.516 | 0.508 | 64 | 21.0 | 55 | 20.4 | 58 | 163.8 | 54 |
Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Adjusted | ||||||
Off. | Def. | Pace | |||||||||
61 | -1 | Vanderbilt | 0.513 | 0.614 | 16 | 19.3 | 71 | 18.9 | 45 | 162.4 | 68 |
62 | -4 | Connecticut | 0.511 | 0.531 | 57 | 20.5 | 59 | 20.2 | 56 | 164.1 | 52 |
63 | -- | Washington | 0.502 | 0.603 | 23 | 25.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 91 | 160.4 | 87 |
64 | -5 | Arkansas St. | 0.501 | 0.325 | 116 | 18.6 | 79 | 18.6 | 40 | 174.3 | 14 |
65 | -- | Northwestern | 0.483 | 0.527 | 59 | 21.5 | 51 | 22.1 | 72 | 168.6 | 30 |
66 | -2 | Arizona | 0.483 | 0.610 | 17 | 21.0 | 56 | 21.6 | 68 | 171.8 | 18 |
67 | -1 | Western Michigan | 0.465 | 0.349 | 114 | 22.0 | 47 | 23.2 | 77 | 169.6 | 25 |
68 | +1 | Ohio | 0.444 | 0.307 | 118 | 21.3 | 52 | 23.4 | 78 | 163.6 | 56 |
69 | -2 | Oregon St. | 0.444 | 0.651 | 7 | 18.8 | 76 | 20.6 | 61 | 162.0 | 73 |
70 | -- | Texas Tech | 0.424 | 0.581 | 32 | 19.5 | 69 | 22.1 | 71 | 184.1 | 2 |
71 | -- | Purdue | 0.417 | 0.568 | 40 | 18.0 | 85 | 20.6 | 60 | 169.9 | 24 |
72 | -- | FIU | 0.416 | 0.305 | 119 | 17.8 | 88 | 20.4 | 59 | 165.0 | 46 |
73 | -- | Iowa St. | 0.403 | 0.609 | 18 | 15.3 | 107 | 18.0 | 33 | 174.3 | 13 |
74 | +1 | Hawaii | 0.400 | 0.338 | 115 | 22.2 | 45 | 26.1 | 98 | 163.0 | 60 |
75 | -1 | UCLA | 0.399 | 0.604 | 22 | 19.4 | 70 | 22.8 | 75 | 158.4 | 98 |
76 | -- | Utah St. | 0.389 | 0.388 | 99 | 20.4 | 60 | 24.4 | 85 | 169.5 | 26 |
77 | -- | Syracuse | 0.380 | 0.528 | 58 | 18.9 | 74 | 23.0 | 76 | 161.7 | 76 |
78 | +1 | East Carolina | 0.372 | 0.437 | 80 | 19.8 | 68 | 24.4 | 87 | 173.0 | 17 |
79 | -1 | Wake Forest | 0.369 | 0.558 | 46 | 19.2 | 72 | 23.8 | 82 | 166.8 | 40 |
80 | +2 | Miami-OH | 0.363 | 0.372 | 109 | 16.1 | 102 | 20.2 | 57 | 161.0 | 82 |
81 | -- | Virginia | 0.361 | 0.519 | 60 | 16.7 | 96 | 21.0 | 65 | 164.7 | 49 |
82 | +1 | LA-Lafayette | 0.355 | 0.370 | 110 | 20.7 | 57 | 26.3 | 102 | 169.5 | 27 |
83 | -3 | Boston College | 0.354 | 0.558 | 48 | 15.2 | 110 | 19.3 | 50 | 156.6 | 104 |
84 | +2 | UTEP | 0.348 | 0.393 | 96 | 20.2 | 65 | 25.9 | 96 | 161.1 | 81 |
85 | -- | Western Kentucky | 0.347 | 0.373 | 108 | 18.4 | 81 | 23.7 | 81 | 159.3 | 93 |
86 | -2 | Maryland | 0.344 | 0.561 | 44 | 18.3 | 83 | 23.7 | 80 | 174.2 | 15 |
87 | +3 | Washington St. | 0.340 | 0.564 | 43 | 18.7 | 77 | 24.3 | 84 | 165.1 | 45 |
88 | -- | Fresno St. | 0.337 | 0.449 | 76 | 23.0 | 37 | 30.1 | 111 | 161.6 | 77 |
89 | -- | LA-Monroe | 0.335 | 0.403 | 90 | 15.9 | 105 | 20.9 | 63 | 170.6 | 20 |
90 | -3 | Kentucky | 0.333 | 0.587 | 30 | 16.1 | 101 | 21.3 | 67 | 162.1 | 69 |
Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Adjusted | ||||||
Off. | Def. | Pace | |||||||||
91 | -- | Minnesota | 0.326 | 0.620 | 12 | 19.0 | 73 | 25.4 | 93 | 154.8 | 111 |
92 | -- | Marshall | 0.319 | 0.437 | 81 | 16.6 | 97 | 22.5 | 74 | 162.5 | 67 |
93 | -- | Army | 0.309 | 0.455 | 74 | 20.2 | 67 | 27.8 | 107 | 151.8 | 118 |
94 | -- | North Texas | 0.308 | 0.402 | 91 | 18.7 | 78 | 25.8 | 94 | 162.1 | 71 |
95 | -- | Duke | 0.301 | 0.535 | 56 | 18.0 | 86 | 25.2 | 92 | 166.8 | 39 |
96 | +2 | Wyoming | 0.296 | 0.463 | 73 | 17.0 | 94 | 24.1 | 83 | 164.3 | 50 |
97 | -1 | Rice | 0.293 | 0.441 | 78 | 17.5 | 89 | 24.9 | 90 | 166.3 | 43 |
98 | -1 | Bowling Green | 0.285 | 0.429 | 84 | 18.0 | 87 | 26.0 | 97 | 163.8 | 55 |
99 | -- | Troy | 0.266 | 0.364 | 111 | 16.2 | 100 | 24.4 | 86 | 175.3 | 12 |
100 | -- | Kent St. | 0.265 | 0.395 | 95 | 13.2 | 116 | 19.8 | 54 | 160.4 | 89 |
101 | -- | Mississippi | 0.256 | 0.690 | 2 | 16.9 | 95 | 25.9 | 95 | 159.0 | 95 |
102 | -- | SJSU | 0.253 | 0.450 | 75 | 17.3 | 91 | 26.7 | 104 | 162.7 | 64 |
103 | -- | Colorado | 0.244 | 0.572 | 35 | 16.6 | 98 | 26.1 | 99 | 160.6 | 85 |
104 | -- | Ball St. | 0.230 | 0.404 | 89 | 16.1 | 104 | 26.2 | 101 | 168.2 | 32 |
105 | +1 | Indiana | 0.224 | 0.569 | 39 | 17.3 | 92 | 28.5 | 108 | 167.6 | 36 |
106 | -1 | Central Michigan | 0.222 | 0.384 | 101 | 17.5 | 90 | 28.8 | 109 | 163.1 | 59 |
107 | -- | Kansas | 0.189 | 0.634 | 10 | 15.3 | 108 | 27.4 | 106 | 162.8 | 61 |
108 | -- | Idaho | 0.174 | 0.413 | 87 | 14.7 | 112 | 27.3 | 105 | 167.0 | 38 |
109 | -- | Colorado St. | 0.165 | 0.411 | 88 | 15.6 | 106 | 29.8 | 110 | 158.5 | 97 |
110 | -- | Middle Tenn. | 0.164 | 0.320 | 117 | 13.8 | 114 | 26.5 | 103 | 178.8 | 8 |
111 | +1 | Eastern Michigan | 0.157 | 0.377 | 107 | 16.1 | 103 | 31.5 | 113 | 153.0 | 115 |
112 | -1 | Buffalo | 0.153 | 0.353 | 113 | 13.2 | 115 | 26.2 | 100 | 168.0 | 34 |
113 | -- | UAB | 0.151 | 0.383 | 103 | 16.4 | 99 | 32.8 | 117 | 165.9 | 44 |
114 | -- | New Mexico St. | 0.138 | 0.392 | 97 | 15.2 | 111 | 31.7 | 114 | 166.7 | 41 |
115 | -- | UNLV | 0.122 | 0.515 | 62 | 15.3 | 109 | 33.8 | 119 | 158.0 | 100 |
116 | -- | Tulane | 0.121 | 0.388 | 100 | 14.5 | 113 | 31.9 | 115 | 162.6 | 65 |
117 | -- | FL-Atlantic | 0.075 | 0.389 | 98 | 11.1 | 118 | 30.4 | 112 | 159.6 | 91 |
118 | -- | Memphis | 0.065 | 0.384 | 102 | 11.3 | 117 | 32.9 | 118 | 163.4 | 57 |
119 | -- | Akron | 0.039 | 0.382 | 104 | 10.2 | 119 | 36.7 | 120 | 160.4 | 88 |
120 | -- | New Mexico | 0.033 | 0.492 | 68 | 8.3 | 120 | 32.0 | 116 | 159.8 | 90 |
Rankings through games of 2012-08-26
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