Who the computer says should make the NCAA tournament 3/12 version

To update the previous entry on the subject, here is the updated list of who the computer says should make the NCAA tournament.  The change column is the change in ranking/rating since Sunday.

The last 4 at-large in would presently be San Diego State, Ole Miss, Florida, and Georgia Tech.  The first 4 on the outside would be UConn, Memphis, Seton Hall, and ASU.

Changes from the Sunday forecast at-large teams are:

• UConn out - Needed a run to cement borderline spot and lost first round
• Florida in - One win thus far got them to next to last in

There were also a few changes in auto-bids, those being:

• IUPUI out and Oakland in for the Summit League
• Ohio U. forecast to win the MAC replacing Kent St. that lost in the league tourney
• Robert Morris replacing Quinnipiac who they beat in the Northeast tourney

The computer already had ASU out and UW in on Sunday, and that has stayed the same.  It also had Notre Dame in and they've cemented that.

Stay tuned for more updates.

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
1	Kansas*	95.969	30-2	81.256	+0, -0.320
2	Duke*	94.521	26-5	81.871	+0, -0.187
3	Syracuse	92.911	28-4	81.141	+0, -0.699
4	Baylor	91.836	24-6	80.984	+3, +0.576
5	Kansas St	91.669	24-6	82.396	+1, +0.382
6	West Virginia*	91.372	25-6	83.327	-2, -0.436
7	Kentucky*	91.240	29-2	79.675	-2, -0.166
8	Ohio State*	90.760	24-7	79.873	+0, -0.200
9	Purdue	90.606	26-4	80.663	+0, -0.254
10	Brigham Young*	90.491	28-4	77.864	+0, -0.299
11	Wisconsin	90.331	23-7	81.331	+1, -0.228
12	Georgetown DC	90.232	22-9	83.318	+4, +0.859
13	Villanova	90.173	24-7	82.538	-2, -0.433
14	Maryland	90.059	22-7	80.855	-1, -0.193
15	Texas A&M	89.314	22-8	81.846	-1, -0.299
16	Marquette	89.074	22-10	80.954	+1, +0.023
17	California*	89.014	22-9	81.401	+2, +0.036
18	Xavier OH*	88.652	23-7	80.369	+2, -0.148
19	Texas	88.231	24-9	81.503	-1, -0.779
20	Michigan St	88.214	24-7	80.785	+2, -0.209
21	Notre Dame	88.203	23-10	80.137	+7, +0.575
22	Butler*	88.198	28-4	78.858	+4, +0.375
23	Temple	88.185	26-5	80.259	+0, -0.120
24	Pittsburgh	88.128	24-8	81.607	-3, -0.437
25	Missouri	88.040	22-10	80.089	-10, -1.417
26	Utah St*	87.981	25-6	77.273	+1, +0.253
27	Clemson	87.663	21-10	81.139	-3, -0.589
28	St Mary's CA*	87.541	25-5	77.435	+9, +0.693
29	Vanderbilt	87.362	22-7	81.223	+1, -0.146
30	Northern Iowa*	87.259	28-4	78.228	+1, -0.184
31	New Mexico	87.197	29-3	78.619	-2, -0.417
32	UTEP*	87.178	25-5	76.727	+6, +0.357
33	Tennessee	87.170	24-7	80.448	-1, -0.238
34	Florida St	86.937	22-8	80.734	+1, -0.157
35	Oklahoma St	86.856	22-10	80.689	-1, -0.336
36	Louisville	86.840	20-12	81.964	-3, -0.501
37	Washington	86.790	22-9	79.947	-1, -0.098
38	Gonzaga	86.631	25-6	78.249	-13, -1.193
39	Dayton	86.591	20-11	79.707	+0, -0.058
40	UNLV	86.431	23-7	78.710	+1, +0.042
41	Minnesota	86.226	19-12	80.203	+6, +0.367
42	Virginia Tech	86.165	23-7	79.036	+0, -0.165
43	Richmond	86.051	24-7	78.951	+0, -0.262
44	Georgia Tech	86.020	19-11	81.191	+0, -0.207
45	Old Dominion*	85.706	26-8	78.152	+1, -0.178
46	Florida	85.616	21-11	79.946	+5, +0.039
47	Mississippi	85.592	21-9	79.446	+1, -0.127
48	San Diego St	85.557	21-8	79.402	-3, -0.425
50	Siena*	85.263	27-6	76.706	+4, +0.002
56	Murray St*	84.641	28-4	72.871	+1, -0.167
62	Cornell NY*	83.893	25-4	75.159	+0, -0.174
75	Wofford*	82.681	25-8	75.686	+1, -0.010
93	Ohio U.*	81.324	18-14	76.787	+8, +0.573
95	Montana*	81.101	20-9	75.147	+1, +0.005
105	Sam Houston St*	80.467	20-7	74.476	-10, -0.667
110	Pacific CA*	80.102	20-10	75.876	+1, -0.127
118	Oakland*	79.703	24-8	76.079	+15, +0.815
144	Vermont*	77.866	24-9	72.571	+2, -0.220
149	East Tennessee St*	77.725	19-14	75.760	+2, -0.179
158	Morgan St*	77.435	25-9	72.749	+2, +0.213
164	North Texas*	76.841	21-8	73.410	+8, +0.274
183	Lehigh*	75.726	21-10	70.694	+2, -0.201
191	Robert Morris PA*	75.487	23-11	71.893	+1, -0.120
202	Winthrop*	74.556	17-13	73.366	+0, -0.203
257	Arkansas-Pine Bluff*	70.959	15-15	72.919	-3, -0.325

Who the computer says should make the NCAA tournament

Using my computer's rankings as I write this with 5 games still to be finished this evening, here is who should make the 65 team tournament.  The list below is arrived at by taking the automatic bids determined thus far, the highest rated team from each conference yet to determine and auto-bid, and then the next 34 highest rated teams to fill out the bracket.  Those teams with an asterisk are the auto-bid or highest rated from their conference and thus the projected automatic bid.

With Saint Mary's beating Gonzaga last night, some might say an at-large bid was lost, but the computer actually had them comfortably in as an at-large through Sunday at #37 and is actually ranked ahead of Gonzaga now at #27 compared to Gonzaga at #37.

The last team in according to my rankings is Ole Miss at #48.  This means UConn and Seton Hall (both tied at #49), Florida, and Memphis are the last 4 left out.

Living in the Pac-10 country, there has been much debate if they will get 2 teams in.  The computer says they should get 3 with both Washington (#36) and ASU (#47) getting in.  The Pac-10 tourney could affect both and result in only 1 getting in.

ESPN's Bubble Watch has 6 bids for 17 teams, those being:

• ACC - They list Georgia Tech as having work to do, but the computer has them in at #43 but that is close enough they better win one game in the tournament.  ESPN lists Wake as a lock though and the computer disagrees having them at #54 so having work to do.
• Big East - ESPN lists Notre Dame as should be in and the computer agrees having them at #29, actually ahead of #33 Louisville who they have as a lock.  Seton Hall, as mentioned above is right there so another win may get them in, and ESPN lists South Florida which shouldn't really have a shot as they are #64.
• Big Televen - ESPN has Illinois and Minnesota needing to do some work and presently the computer has Minnesota in at #46 and Illinois out at #58.
• Big-12 - ESPN agrees with the computer that there are 7 in and not much after that.
• Pac-10 - As noted above, should get 2 with ASU or UW being the second.
• SEC - ESPN lists Florida, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State as bubble teams and the computer agrees with those being #51, #48, and #56 respectively.
• Mountain West - ESPN asks if 4 should make it and the computer, for now at least, says yes with UNLV at #40 and San Diego State at #44 making it.
• Atlantic 10 - ESPN has 3 on the bubble in Dayton, Rhode Island, and St. Louis, and only Dayton should get in at #39 which is ironically ahead of Richmond at #42 who ESPN says is a lock.
• Others - Utah State, UAB, and Memphis are listed and at #26 Utah State should be a lock but at #61 and #52 respectively, UAB and Memphis shouldn't be close at this point.

Note that all of this is not a prediction of what will happen, rather what the computer says should happen.

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
1	Kansas*	96.254	29-2	81.308	+0, -0.035
2	Duke*	94.614	26-5	82.001	+0, -0.094
3	Syracuse*	93.622	28-3	80.940	+0, +0.012
4	West Virginia	91.778	24-6	83.505	+0, -0.030
5	Kentucky*	91.346	29-2	79.786	+0, -0.060
6	Kansas St	91.251	23-6	82.448	+0, -0.036
7	Baylor	91.226	23-6	80.972	+0, -0.034
8	Ohio State*	90.900	24-7	80.021	+0, -0.060
9	Purdue	90.799	26-4	80.913	+0, -0.061
10	Brigham Young*	90.775	27-4	77.994	+0, -0.015
11	Villanova	90.586	24-6	82.428	+0, -0.020
12	Wisconsin	90.475	23-7	81.439	+0, -0.084
13	Maryland	90.194	22-7	81.001	+0, -0.058
14	Texas A&M	89.576	21-8	82.081	+0, -0.037
15	Missouri	89.413	22-9	80.121	+0, -0.044
16	Georgetown DC	89.350	20-9	83.167	+0, -0.023
17	Marquette	89.035	20-10	80.641	+0, -0.016
18	California*	88.965	21-9	81.668	+1, -0.013
19	Texas	88.923	23-8	81.246	-1, -0.087
20	Xavier OH*	88.772	23-7	80.476	+0, -0.028
21	Pittsburgh	88.590	24-7	81.593	+0, +0.025
22	Michigan St	88.361	24-7	80.942	+0, -0.062
23	Temple	88.325	26-5	80.388	+0, +0.020
24	Clemson	88.199	21-9	81.205	+0, -0.053
25	Butler*	87.804	27-4	79.016	+1, -0.019
26	Utah St*	87.756	24-6	77.429	+1, +0.028
27	St Mary's CA*	87.728	25-5	77.626	+10, +0.880
28	New Mexico	87.597	28-3	78.820	+1, -0.017
29	Notre Dame	87.566	21-10	79.867	-1, -0.062
30	Vanderbilt	87.480	22-7	81.344	+0, -0.028
31	Northern Iowa*	87.411	28-4	78.447	+0, -0.032
32	Tennessee	87.360	23-7	80.768	+0, -0.048
33	Louisville	87.290	20-11	82.036	+0, -0.051
34	Oklahoma St	87.165	21-9	80.453	+0, -0.027
35	Florida St	87.047	22-8	80.853	+0, -0.047
36	Washington	86.879	21-9	80.072	+0, -0.009
37	Gonzaga	86.869	25-6	78.485	-12, -0.955
38	UTEP*	86.795	24-5	76.695	+0, -0.026
39	Dayton	86.721	20-11	79.837	+0, +0.072
40	UNLV	86.371	22-7	78.845	+1, -0.018
41	Virginia Tech	86.284	23-7	79.160	+1, -0.046
42	Richmond	86.263	24-7	79.171	+1, -0.050
43	Georgia Tech	86.166	18-11	81.300	+1, -0.061
44	San Diego St	85.993	20-8	79.570	+1, +0.011
45	Old Dominion*	85.885	26-8	78.347	+1, +0.001
46	Minnesota	85.798	18-12	80.302	+1, -0.061
47	Arizona St	85.692	22-9	79.515	+2, -0.015
48	Mississippi	85.684	21-9	79.506	+0, -0.035
53	Siena*	85.373	27-6	76.836	+1, +0.112
57	Murray St*	84.762	28-4	73.008	+0, -0.046
63	Cornell NY*	84.098	25-4	75.376	-1, +0.031
68	Kent St*	83.288	22-8	78.069	+0, -0.011
73	Wofford*	82.900	25-8	75.898	+3, +0.209
93	Montana*	81.247	19-9	75.181	+3, +0.151
95	Sam Houston St*	81.106	18-7	74.833	+0, -0.028
96	IUPUI*	80.981	22-9	75.423	+3, +0.032
109	Pacific CA*	80.241	20-10	76.037	+2, +0.012
146	Vermont*	78.057	24-9	72.775	+0, -0.029
151	East Tennessee St*	77.862	19-14	75.917	+0, -0.042
160	Morgan St*	77.185	24-9	73.057	+0, -0.037
163	North Texas*	77.014	21-8	73.595	+9, +0.447
184	Quinnipiac*	75.936	23-8	69.034	-1, -0.006
186	Lehigh*	75.904	21-10	70.886	-1, -0.023
202	Winthrop*	74.688	17-13	73.500	+0, -0.071
254	Arkansas-Pine Bluff*	71.256	14-15	73.325	+0, -0.028

NBA Rankings through 3/7/2010

The computer's NBA ratings and rankings have been updated on the web-site through games played Sunday the 7th.

Cleveland remains a clear #1 but now over Utah as the Lakers slides drops them all the way to #4.  Orland breaks into the top-3 for the first time in 12 weeks.

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
1	Cleveland	89.433	49-15	83.468	+0, -0.233
2	Utah	88.752	40-22	83.766	+1, +0.308
3	Orlando	88.336	44-20	83.609	+1, +0.494
4	LA Lakers	88.101	46-18	83.666	-2, -0.384
5	Denver	87.406	42-21	83.606	+1, +0.398
6	Oklahoma City	87.135	38-24	83.822	-1, -0.242
7	Phoenix	86.720	40-25	83.773	+0, +0.429
8	San Antonio	86.610	36-24	83.418	+1, +0.849
9	Atlanta	86.301	40-22	83.526	-1, +0.495
10	Dallas	86.070	43-21	84.074	+0, +0.376
11	Milwaukee	85.884	33-29	83.543	+1, +0.756
12	Portland	85.797	37-28	83.832	-1, +0.431
13	Boston	85.618	40-21	83.535	+0, +0.765
14	Charlotte	84.692	30-31	83.975	+0, -0.031
15	Miami	84.650	32-31	84.102	+0, +0.267
16	Memphis	83.393	32-31	83.832	+2, +0.019
17	Houston	83.142	31-31	84.276	+3, +0.331
18	Chicago	83.041	31-31	83.535	-2, -1.276
19	New Orleans	82.679	31-32	83.864	-2, -0.776
20	Toronto	82.234	32-29	83.502	-1, -1.008
21	Philadelphia	81.814	23-39	83.796	+0, -0.445
22	Indiana	80.427	20-43	83.980	+0, -0.525
23	Washington	80.222	21-39	83.409	+0, -0.380
24	Golden State	80.165	17-45	84.159	+1, -0.013
25	LA Clippers	79.987	25-38	83.950	-1, -0.387
26	Sacramento	79.934	21-42	84.346	+2, +0.480
27	Detroit	79.574	22-41	83.675	-1, -0.366
28	New York	79.311	21-41	83.017	-1, -0.525
29	Minnesota	78.362	14-49	83.995	+0, -0.236
30	New Jersey	76.756	7-55	83.955	+0, +0.691

College Basketball Rankings through 3/7/2010

The computer's college basketball ratings and rankings have been updated on the web-site through games played Sunday the 28th.

With post-season tournaments now the only thing between now and the 65 team tourney, it is interesting to see how things are shaping up.  The top-25 are below and Kansas moves to #1 and West Virginia jumps into the top-4 as the big changes.

If the season ended today the computer says the four #1 seeds should be Kansas, Duke, Syracuse, and WVU.  Look for a more detailed bracket analysis shortly.

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
1	Kansas	96.289	29-2	81.334	+1, +1.470
2	Duke	94.708	26-5	82.088	-1, -0.247
3	Syracuse	93.610	28-3	80.931	+0, -0.631
4	West Virginia	91.808	24-6	83.545	+2, +0.734
5	Kentucky	91.406	29-2	79.850	+0, +0.130
6	Kansas St	91.287	23-6	82.481	-2, -1.510
7	Baylor	91.260	23-6	80.995	+4, +1.043
8	Ohio State	90.960	24-7	80.074	+1, +0.327
9	Purdue	90.860	26-4	80.972	-2, -0.092
10	Brigham Young	90.790	27-4	78.010	+2, +0.604
11	Villanova	90.606	24-6	82.447	-3, -0.123
12	Wisconsin	90.559	23-7	81.524	+1, +0.839
13	Maryland	90.252	22-7	81.056	+1, +0.627
14	Texas A&M	89.613	21-8	82.105	+5, +0.886
15	Missouri	89.457	22-9	80.160	-5, -0.887
16	Georgetown DC	89.373	20-9	83.187	+0, +0.193
17	Marquette	89.051	20-10	80.668	+0, +0.249
18	Texas	89.010	23-8	81.313	-3, -0.503
19	California	88.978	21-9	81.684	+1, +0.347
20	Xavier OH	88.800	23-7	80.508	-2, +0.044
21	Pittsburgh	88.565	24-7	81.597	+1, +0.175
22	Michigan St	88.423	24-7	81.006	-1, -0.156
23	Temple	88.305	26-5	80.367	+4, +0.405
24	Clemson	88.252	21-9	81.255	-1, +0.060
25	Gonzaga	87.824	25-5	78.168	+3, +0.176

NBA Rankings through 2/28/2010

The computer's NBA ratings and rankings have been updated on the web-site through games played Sunday the 28th.

Cleveland remains a clear #1 with the Lakers and Utah continuing their weekly flip-flop (4th week in a row they've swapped places).  Boston falls to their lowest ranking of the season at #13 going only 10-12 the past 7 weeks.

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
1	Cleveland	89.666	46-14	83.674	+0, +0.715
2	LA Lakers	88.485	45-15	83.412	+1, -0.089
3	Utah	88.444	38-21	83.668	-1, -0.388
4	Orlando	87.842	40-20	83.769	+0, +0.297
5	Oklahoma City	87.377	35-23	83.780	+0, -0.126
6	Denver	87.008	39-20	83.621	+0, +0.061
7	Phoenix	86.291	37-24	83.868	+2, +0.511
8	Atlanta	85.806	37-21	83.609	+0, -0.329
9	San Antonio	85.761	33-24	83.394	+1, +0.082
10	Dallas	85.694	39-21	84.216	+2, +0.732
11	Portland	85.366	35-27	83.725	+4, +0.803
12	Milwaukee	85.128	30-29	83.722	+6, +1.533
13	Boston	84.853	36-21	83.731	-6, -1.491
14	Charlotte	84.723	28-29	84.003	+0, +0.116
15	Miami	84.383	29-31	84.248	-4, -1.285
16	Chicago	84.317	31-28	83.657	-3, -0.524
17	New Orleans	83.455	31-29	83.797	+0, -0.233
18	Memphis	83.374	30-29	83.763	+2, +0.362
19	Toronto	83.242	31-27	83.621	-3, -0.879
20	Houston	82.811	29-29	84.501	-1, -0.414
21	Philadelphia	82.259	22-36	83.673	+0, +0.204
22	Indiana	80.952	20-39	83.556	+0, +0.150
23	Washington	80.602	21-36	83.231	+0, -0.184
24	LA Clippers	80.374	24-35	83.816	+1, +0.057
25	Golden State	80.178	17-41	83.684	-1, -0.457
26	Detroit	79.940	21-38	83.662	+2, +0.527
27	New York	79.836	20-38	83.141	-1, -0.328
28	Sacramento	79.454	20-39	84.102	-1, -0.091
29	Minnesota	78.598	14-47	83.959	+0, +0.285
30	New Jersey	76.065	6-53	83.967	+0, +0.636

Projected 65 teams to make the Big Dance

Using this weeks NCAA rankings, below are the current teams that would make the 65 team tourney using the highest ranked team from the 31 conferences and the next 34 highest rated teams to fill out the bracket.  Those teams with an asterisk are the highest rated from their conference and thus the projected automatic bid.

There isn't a whole lot of change from the projection from 2 weeks ago, they key changes being ASU, SD State, VaTech, and Wake Forest out, and UConn, Florida, Minnesota, and Notre Dame in.

The last 4 at-large making it are Ole Miss, Florida, Richmond, and Washington with the first 4 not making it are SD State, ASU, Illinois, and VaTech.

Some of the differences compared to the current Bracketology on ESPN are:

• ESPN has VaTech and SD State making it in as part of the last 4.
• ESPN has Dayton, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, and Minnesota not making it.

More updates to come.

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
1	Duke*	94.955	25-4	81.868	+1, +0.410
2	Kansas*	94.819	27-2	80.625	-1, -1.225
3	Syracuse*	94.241	27-2	80.562	+0, +0.930
4	Kansas St	92.797	23-4	81.943	+1, +0.681
5	Kentucky*	91.276	27-2	79.678	+2, -0.488
6	West Virginia	91.074	22-6	83.092	+0, -1.032
7	Purdue*	90.952	24-4	81.108	-3, -1.179
8	Villanova	90.729	23-5	81.959	+0, -0.143
9	Ohio State	90.633	23-7	79.980	+0, -0.010
10	Missouri	90.344	21-8	79.618	+3, +0.288
11	Baylor	90.217	21-6	80.684	+0, -0.066
12	Brigham Young*	90.186	25-4	77.863	-2, -0.382
13	Wisconsin	89.720	21-7	81.529	+2, +0.340
14	Maryland	89.625	20-7	80.520	+2, +0.520
15	Texas	89.513	22-7	80.956	-3, -0.691
16	Georgetown DC	89.180	19-8	82.900	-2, -0.296
17	Marquette	88.802	19-9	80.469	+2, +0.051
18	Xavier OH*	88.756	21-7	81.151	-1, -0.276
19	Texas A&M	88.727	19-8	82.181	+5, +0.877
20	California*	88.631	20-9	81.520	+5, +0.905
21	Michigan St	88.579	22-7	81.303	+5, +0.876
22	Pittsburgh	88.390	22-7	81.836	-4, -0.585
23	Clemson	88.192	20-8	80.912	+0, +0.300
24	Vanderbilt	88.143	21-6	81.343	-3, +0.170
25	Butler*	88.030	26-4	79.260	-5, -0.064
26	New Mexico	88.010	27-3	79.149	+5, +0.708
27	Temple	87.900	24-5	80.154	+1, +0.245
28	Gonzaga*	87.648	23-5	78.619	-7, -0.325
29	Dayton	87.617	19-9	79.680	+0, +0.082
30	Louisville	87.349	19-10	81.509	-3, -0.334
31	Oklahoma St	87.281	20-8	80.248	+7, +0.520
32	Georgia Tech	87.258	18-9	81.006	-2, -0.230
33	Florida St	87.134	20-8	80.671	+6, +0.386
34	Connecticut	87.117	17-12	82.501	+3, +0.332
35	Utah St*	87.104	22-6	77.662	-3, -0.180
36	Notre Dame	86.964	19-10	79.431	+18, +1.945
37	UTEP*	86.937	22-5	76.283	-4, -0.137
38	Tennessee	86.784	21-7	80.757	-4, -0.167
39	Minnesota	86.561	17-11	80.348	+3, +0.262
40	UNLV	86.481	21-7	79.330	+3, +0.256
41	St Mary's CA	86.366	23-5	77.324	-1, -0.246
42	Mississippi St	86.267	21-8	78.469	+7, +0.777
43	Northern Iowa*	86.244	25-4	78.391	-7, -0.682
44	Washington	86.093	19-9	79.897	+1, +0.120
45	Richmond	86.070	22-7	78.992	+2, +0.331
46	Florida	85.939	20-9	79.571	+7, +0.579
47	Mississippi	85.850	19-9	79.738	+1, +0.265
50	Old Dominion*	85.542	23-8	78.431	+0, +0.073
54	Siena*	85.099	24-6	76.987	+5, +0.445
59	Murray St*	84.316	25-4	72.883	+4, +0.199
65	Cornell NY*	83.657	23-4	75.449	-3, -0.529
77	Kent St*	82.548	21-8	77.830	+5, +0.155
86	Wofford*	82.177	22-8	76.026	-1, -0.184
92	Sam Houston St*	81.516	17-6	75.005	+5, +0.444
100	Weber St*	80.996	17-9	77.093	+2, +0.110
101	IUPUI*	80.973	20-9	75.543	+12, +0.818
125	Western Kentucky*	79.587	19-12	75.564	+10, +0.853
126	Coastal Carolina*	79.534	22-5	70.824	+4, +0.557
128	Pacific CA*	79.400	18-10	75.902	-19, -0.949
143	Jacksonville FL*	78.379	18-11	75.427	-1, +0.007
154	Vermont*	77.794	22-9	73.388	-4, -0.119
170	Morgan St*	77.033	22-9	73.710	-14, -0.625
175	Quinnipiac*	76.451	21-8	69.449	+1, +0.323
195	Lehigh*	75.334	19-10	71.438	+14, +0.594
256	Arkansas-Pine Bluff*	71.150	13-14	73.999	+3, +0.187

College Basketball Rankings through 2/28/2010

The computer's college basketball ratings and rankings have been updated on the web-site through games played Sunday the 28th.

With today being the first day of March, we know that March Madness is near so it is interesting to see how teams are positioning themselves in the rankings.  The top-25 are below and there is a little jockeying at the top as Purdue drops after the narrow win over Minnesota and the loss to Michigan State, and that win correspondingly moves Michigan State up 5 spots but so do Texas A&M and Cal.

If the season ended today the computer says the four #1 seeds should be Duke, Kansas, Syracuse, and Kansas State, but most probably have Kentucky, my #5 team as the 4th #1 in lieu of Kansas State.

Look for a more detailed bracket analysis shortly.

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Schedule	Change
1	Duke	94.955	25-4	81.868	+1, +0.410
2	Kansas	94.819	27-2	80.625	-1, -1.225
3	Syracuse	94.241	27-2	80.562	+0, +0.930
4	Kansas St	92.797	23-4	81.943	+1, +0.681
5	Kentucky	91.276	27-2	79.678	+2, -0.488
6	West Virginia	91.074	22-6	83.092	+0, -1.032
7	Purdue	90.952	24-4	81.108	-3, -1.179
8	Villanova	90.729	23-5	81.959	+0, -0.143
9	Ohio State	90.633	23-7	79.980	+0, -0.010
10	Missouri	90.344	21-8	79.618	+3, +0.288
11	Baylor	90.217	21-6	80.684	+0, -0.066
12	Brigham Young	90.186	25-4	77.863	-2, -0.382
13	Wisconsin	89.720	21-7	81.529	+2, +0.340
14	Maryland	89.625	20-7	80.520	+2, +0.520
15	Texas	89.513	22-7	80.956	-3, -0.691
16	Georgetown DC	89.180	19-8	82.900	-2, -0.296
17	Marquette	88.802	19-9	80.469	+2, +0.051
18	Xavier OH	88.756	21-7	81.151	-1, -0.276
19	Texas A&M	88.727	19-8	82.181	+5, +0.877
20	California	88.631	20-9	81.520	+5, +0.905
21	Michigan St	88.579	22-7	81.303	+5, +0.876
22	Pittsburgh	88.390	22-7	81.836	-4, -0.585
23	Clemson	88.192	20-8	80.912	+0, +0.300
24	Vanderbilt	88.143	21-6	81.343	-3, +0.170
25	Butler	88.030	26-4	79.260	-5, -0.064