To build the college basketball Power Rankings below, we “played” every team against every other team 50,000 times each and ranked by overall winning percentage of those games. These Power Rankings are as of (3/3/2016) rosters and projected depth charts.
In addition to the college basketball Power Rankings, we have also included each team’s Offensive and Defensive efficiency rankings relative to the league based on our strength-of-schedule-adjusted statistics and current rosters.
2015 College Basketball Team Rankings (3/3/2016)
Rank | Team | O-Rank | D-Rank |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kansas Jayhawks | 12 | 2 |
2 | Michigan State Spartans | 3 | 26 |
3 | Virginia Cavaliers | 7 | 9 |
4 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 11 | 8 |
5 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 2 | 28 |
6 | Villanova Wildcats | 13 | 12 |
7 | Purdue Boilermakers | 4 | 37 |
8 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9 | 47 |
9 | Indiana Hoosiers | 5 | 52 |
10 | Wichita State Shockers | 49 | 3 |
11 | Texas A&M Aggies | 20 | 23 |
12 | Maryland Terrapins | 15 | 43 |
13 | Kentucky Wildcats | 10 | 63 |
14 | Baylor Bears | 6 | 105 |
15 | Oregon Ducks | 17 | 45 |
16 | California Golden Bears | 46 | 5 |
17 | Utah Runnin’ Utes | 28 | 25 |
18 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 33 | 22 |
19 | Iowa State Cyclones | 16 | 74 |
20 | Louisville Cardinals | 81 | 4 |
21 | Xavier Musketeers | 29 | 39 |
22 | Seton Hall Pirates | 57 | 14 |
23 | Saint Mary’s Gaels | 18 | 90 |
24 | Oklahoma Sooners | 50 | 17 |
25 | Wisconsin Badgers | 87 | 7 |
26 | Stanford Cardinal | 21 | 70 |
27 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 79 | 10 |
28 | Arizona Wildcats | 51 | 30 |
29 | Houston Cougars | 8 | 179 |
30 | San Diego State Aztecs | 173 | 1 |
31 | SMU Mustangs | 39 | 50 |
32 | Connecticut Huskies | 91 | 13 |
33 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 71 | 21 |
34 | Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | 58 | 31 |
35 | Valparaiso Crusaders | 126 | 6 |
36 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 47 | 48 |
37 | Butler Bulldogs | 25 | 101 |
38 | Saint Joseph’s Hawks | 38 | 78 |
39 | UALR Trojans | 22 | 119 |
40 | VCU Rams | 100 | 16 |
41 | Texas Longhorns | 73 | 41 |
42 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 45 | 69 |
43 | Colorado Buffaloes | 42 | 73 |
44 | Duke Blue Devils | 31 | 102 |
45 | Florida State Seminoles | 68 | 46 |
46 | Florida Gators | 70 | 49 |
47 | Princeton Tigers | 23 | 143 |
48 | Kansas State Wildcats | 111 | 15 |
49 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 43 | 82 |
50 | St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 14 | 219 |
51 | Rhode Island Rams | 63 | 66 |
52 | Columbia Lions | 1 | 252 |
53 | Georgia Bulldogs | 99 | 34 |
54 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 59 | 77 |
55 | Akron Zips | 30 | 145 |
56 | Richmond Spiders | 19 | 220 |
57 | Creighton Bluejays | 106 | 35 |
58 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 66 | 80 |
59 | Syracuse Orange | 132 | 19 |
60 | Hofstra Pride | 35 | 141 |
61 | Dayton Flyers | 85 | 62 |
62 | LSU Tigers | 27 | 175 |
63 | Georgetown Hoyas | 37 | 148 |
64 | Oregon State Beavers | 89 | 65 |
65 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 54 | 110 |
66 | Clemson Tigers | 69 | 92 |
67 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 60 | 115 |
68 | Boise State Broncos | 119 | 53 |
69 | Marquette Golden Eagles | 75 | 98 |
70 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 177 | 18 |
71 | BYU Cougars | 94 | 84 |
72 | Iona Gaels | 55 | 147 |
73 | Michigan Wolverines | 61 | 138 |
74 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 130 | 54 |
75 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 128 | 56 |
76 | Ole Miss Rebels | 56 | 150 |
77 | Washington Huskies | 97 | 88 |
78 | UNCW Seahawks | 78 | 114 |
79 | Providence Friars | 186 | 20 |
80 | Bakersfield Roadrunners | 184 | 27 |
81 | Northwestern Wildcats | 88 | 99 |
82 | George Washington Colonials | 102 | 93 |
83 | Fordham Rams | 72 | 128 |
84 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 123 | 71 |
85 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 84 | 120 |
86 | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 24 | 251 |
87 | USC Trojans | 74 | 139 |
88 | James Madison Dukes | 137 | 64 |
89 | Memphis Tigers | 109 | 95 |
90 | UCLA Bruins | 76 | 144 |
91 | Monmouth Hawks | 150 | 67 |
92 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 224 | 24 |
93 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 67 | 187 |
94 | William & Mary Tribe | 77 | 163 |
95 | Yale Bulldogs | 205 | 38 |
96 | IPFW Mastodons | 26 | 271 |
97 | UNI Panthers | 179 | 57 |
98 | High Point Panthers | 32 | 249 |
99 | Vermont Catamounts | 65 | 194 |
100 | Morehead State Eagles | 134 | 100 |
101 | Davidson Wildcats | 34 | 265 |
102 | Central Michigan Chippewas | 44 | 234 |
103 | Milwaukee Panthers | 40 | 257 |
104 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 192 | 59 |
105 | Utah State Aggies | 41 | 242 |
106 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 96 | 161 |
107 | Temple Owls | 189 | 60 |
108 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 230 | 36 |
109 | UNLV Runnin’ Rebels | 219 | 42 |
110 | Siena Saints | 124 | 134 |
111 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 52 | 238 |
112 | Illinois State Redbirds | 164 | 85 |
113 | Winthrop Eagles | 62 | 230 |
114 | Evansville Aces | 209 | 55 |
115 | Towson Tigers | 117 | 155 |
116 | Charleston Cougars | 279 | 11 |
117 | UNC Asheville Bulldogs | 140 | 131 |
118 | Chattanooga Mocs | 155 | 107 |
119 | UT Arlington Mavericks | 202 | 68 |
120 | Ohio Bobcats | 36 | 284 |
121 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | 185 | 87 |
122 | Murray State Racers | 80 | 209 |
123 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 107 | 177 |
124 | Texas State Bobcats | 120 | 164 |
125 | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | 166 | 104 |
126 | UAB Blazers | 108 | 180 |
127 | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 82 | 218 |
128 | Long Beach State 49ers | 196 | 83 |
129 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 264 | 33 |
130 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 145 | 137 |
131 | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 211 | 79 |
132 | Boston College Eagles | 148 | 142 |
133 | Old Dominion Monarchs | 212 | 76 |
134 | Green Bay Phoenix | 113 | 191 |
135 | Montana Grizzlies | 156 | 140 |
136 | Ball State Cardinals | 207 | 94 |
137 | Tennessee Volunteers | 133 | 176 |
138 | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 195 | 108 |
139 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 141 | 170 |
140 | Wyoming Cowboys | 53 | 286 |
141 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 131 | 182 |
142 | Texas Southern Tigers | 118 | 205 |
143 | Omaha Mavericks | 101 | 224 |
144 | Bucknell Bison | 125 | 195 |
145 | Northeastern Huskies | 165 | 152 |
146 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 187 | 133 |
147 | New Mexico State Aggies | 287 | 32 |
148 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 122 | 200 |
149 | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | 95 | 240 |
150 | Massachusetts Minutemen | 162 | 168 |
151 | Pepperdine Waves | 204 | 126 |
152 | Missouri Tigers | 129 | 210 |
153 | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns | 159 | 174 |
154 | Detroit Titans | 64 | 298 |
155 | Stony Brook Seawolves | 215 | 116 |
156 | Wright State Raiders | 255 | 75 |
157 | Elon Phoenix | 154 | 184 |
158 | Toledo Rockets | 174 | 169 |
159 | Indiana State Sycamores | 229 | 112 |
160 | Belmont Bruins | 86 | 276 |
161 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 220 | 122 |
162 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 245 | 91 |
163 | North Florida Ospreys | 48 | 322 |
164 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 266 | 72 |
165 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 169 | 183 |
166 | DePaul Blue Demons | 116 | 239 |
167 | Georgia State Panthers | 247 | 97 |
168 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 193 | 159 |
169 | TCU Horned Frogs | 260 | 81 |
170 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 198 | 156 |
171 | Denver Pioneers | 152 | 203 |
172 | UCF Knights | 216 | 135 |
173 | New Mexico Lobos | 121 | 245 |
174 | North Dakota | 225 | 136 |
175 | Tennessee State Tigers | 234 | 132 |
176 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 115 | 261 |
177 | Dartmouth Big Green | 206 | 162 |
178 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 176 | 197 |
179 | Weber State Wildcats | 305 | 44 |
180 | Austin Peay Governors | 127 | 250 |
181 | Fairfield Stags | 138 | 237 |
182 | Saint Peter’s Peacocks | 253 | 106 |
183 | Kent State Golden Flashes | 147 | 231 |
184 | Miami (OH) RedHawks | 248 | 121 |
185 | VMI Keydets | 92 | 296 |
186 | North Dakota State Bison | 250 | 113 |
187 | Nevada Wolf Pack | 321 | 29 |
188 | Charlotte 49ers | 83 | 303 |
189 | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 194 | 189 |
190 | Mercer Bears | 93 | 300 |
191 | Georgia Southern Eagles | 158 | 232 |
192 | Buffalo Bulls | 214 | 167 |
193 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 146 | 243 |
194 | Furman Paladins | 203 | 192 |
195 | IUPUI Jaguars | 217 | 172 |
196 | Colorado State Rams | 104 | 293 |
197 | UNCG Spartans | 199 | 198 |
198 | Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs | 180 | 227 |
199 | FGCU Eagles | 181 | 226 |
200 | Stetson Hatters | 98 | 307 |
201 | UT Martin Skyhawks | 151 | 255 |
202 | San Francisco Dons | 105 | 302 |
203 | Boston University Terriers | 178 | 235 |
204 | Cal Poly Mustangs | 103 | 309 |
205 | Western Carolina Catamounts | 280 | 111 |
206 | South Dakota Coyotes | 135 | 282 |
207 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 254 | 160 |
208 | Washington State Cougars | 228 | 196 |
209 | East Carolina Pirates | 272 | 129 |
210 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 90 | 327 |
211 | Harvard Crimson | 324 | 51 |
212 | Wagner Seahawks | 318 | 61 |
213 | Samford Bulldogs | 170 | 256 |
214 | Portland Pilots | 110 | 312 |
215 | Longwood Lancers | 136 | 295 |
216 | Western Michigan Broncos | 249 | 171 |
217 | Pacific Tigers | 242 | 190 |
218 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 218 | 217 |
219 | FIU Golden Panthers | 221 | 215 |
220 | Loyola Marymount Lions | 182 | 258 |
221 | Portland State Vikings | 157 | 278 |
222 | Navy Midshipmen | 269 | 157 |
223 | Youngstown State Penguins | 114 | 323 |
224 | Albany Great Danes | 267 | 166 |
225 | Auburn Tigers | 282 | 146 |
226 | Idaho Vandals | 312 | 96 |
227 | Canisius Golden Griffins | 143 | 304 |
228 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | 139 | 308 |
229 | Drexel Dragons | 236 | 229 |
230 | St. John’s Red Storm | 306 | 109 |
231 | San Jose State Spartans | 251 | 202 |
232 | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 213 | 247 |
233 | La Salle Explorers | 239 | 228 |
234 | Kennesaw State Owls | 244 | 222 |
235 | Rider Broncs | 291 | 149 |
236 | Tulane Green Wave | 293 | 151 |
237 | Alabama State Hornets | 149 | 313 |
238 | South Alabama Jaguars | 313 | 117 |
239 | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 200 | 272 |
240 | Manhattan Jaspers | 283 | 173 |
241 | Loyola Chicago Ramblers | 325 | 89 |
242 | Idaho State Bengals | 191 | 290 |
243 | Colgate Raiders | 183 | 294 |
244 | Wofford Terriers | 296 | 165 |
245 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 222 | 260 |
246 | Jackson State Tigers | 315 | 124 |
247 | San Diego Toreros | 299 | 158 |
248 | Liberty Flames | 163 | 314 |
249 | George Mason Patriots | 290 | 178 |
250 | Saint Louis Billikens | 317 | 125 |
251 | Norfolk State Spartans | 142 | 326 |
252 | UTEP Miners | 241 | 241 |
253 | Army Black Knights | 268 | 204 |
254 | UC Davis Aggies | 335 | 58 |
255 | Duquesne Dukes | 259 | 223 |
256 | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | 153 | 318 |
257 | Marist Red Foxes | 112 | 342 |
258 | Missouri State Bears | 281 | 193 |
259 | Utah Valley Wolverines | 210 | 297 |
260 | Santa Clara Broncos | 237 | 262 |
261 | Penn Quakers | 238 | 268 |
262 | Hampton Pirates | 294 | 185 |
263 | Hartford Hawks | 190 | 310 |
264 | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 160 | 328 |
265 | CSUN Matadors | 288 | 206 |
266 | Cornell Big Red | 277 | 225 |
267 | UMKC Kangaroos | 246 | 264 |
268 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 303 | 181 |
269 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 161 | 333 |
270 | Northern Kentucky Norse | 263 | 248 |
271 | Southern University Jaguars | 295 | 212 |
272 | Bowling Green Falcons | 311 | 186 |
273 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 175 | 329 |
274 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 240 | 289 |
275 | Air Force Falcons | 301 | 201 |
276 | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | 201 | 320 |
277 | Saint Francis U Red Flash | 172 | 338 |
278 | Houston Baptist Huskies | 265 | 263 |
279 | North Carolina Central Eagles | 278 | 236 |
280 | Alcorn State Braves | 261 | 267 |
281 | Drake Bulldogs | 243 | 292 |
282 | Jacksonville Dolphins | 256 | 273 |
283 | Seattle Redhawks | 304 | 207 |
284 | Rice Owls | 167 | 337 |
285 | Montana State Bobcats | 233 | 306 |
286 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 271 | 254 |
287 | Loyola Maryland Greyhounds | 188 | 332 |
288 | New Orleans Privateers | 232 | 315 |
289 | Radford Highlanders | 262 | 283 |
290 | Quinnipiac Bobcats | 329 | 153 |
291 | Morgan State Bears | 314 | 208 |
292 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 284 | 269 |
293 | Charleston Southern Buccaneers | 285 | 279 |
294 | American University Eagles | 316 | 221 |
295 | NJIT Highlanders | 326 | 211 |
296 | Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers | 350 | 40 |
297 | Bryant Bulldogs | 208 | 336 |
298 | Prairie View A&M Panthers | 327 | 199 |
299 | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 226 | 330 |
300 | Sacramento State Hornets | 275 | 291 |
301 | Abilene Christian Wildcats | 257 | 319 |
302 | UMBC Retrievers | 171 | 348 |
303 | Northern Colorado Bears | 168 | 349 |
304 | Niagara Purple Eagles | 333 | 188 |
305 | UT Rio Grande Vaqueros | 197 | 345 |
306 | North Texas Mean Green | 252 | 324 |
307 | Lipscomb Bisons | 298 | 275 |
308 | Cleveland State Vikings | 342 | 103 |
309 | Savannah State Tigers | 338 | 154 |
310 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 297 | 277 |
311 | Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks | 231 | 339 |
312 | Binghamton Bearcats | 340 | 127 |
313 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 302 | 288 |
314 | Lafayette Leopards | 223 | 341 |
315 | Citadel Bulldogs | 144 | 351 |
316 | Nicholls Colonels | 286 | 305 |
317 | SIUE Cougars | 310 | 270 |
318 | UIC Flames | 332 | 214 |
319 | South Florida Bulls | 346 | 123 |
320 | Presbyterian Blue Hose | 309 | 280 |
321 | Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks | 270 | 325 |
322 | UTSA Roadrunners | 227 | 343 |
323 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 292 | 311 |
324 | Troy Trojans | 336 | 213 |
325 | Brown Bears | 308 | 287 |
326 | USC Upstate Spartans | 258 | 335 |
327 | Campbell Fighting Camels | 319 | 274 |
328 | Howard Bison | 334 | 244 |
329 | Florida Atlantic Owls | 330 | 233 |
330 | Robert Morris Colonials | 345 | 86 |
331 | Northwestern State Demons | 235 | 346 |
332 | McNeese State Cowboys | 289 | 321 |
333 | St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers | 344 | 130 |
334 | Coppin State Eagles | 322 | 285 |
335 | Maine Black Bears | 273 | 334 |
336 | Lamar Cardinals | 307 | 317 |
337 | Southern Utah Thunderbirds | 274 | 340 |
338 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 331 | 281 |
339 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 328 | 299 |
340 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 337 | 266 |
341 | Bradley Braves | 348 | 118 |
342 | UAPB Golden Lions | 339 | 246 |
343 | Alabama A&M Bulldogs | 300 | 344 |
344 | Central Arkansas Bears | 320 | 331 |
345 | Central Connecticut State Blue Devils | 276 | 350 |
346 | Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils | 349 | 216 |
347 | Chicago State Cougars | 323 | 347 |
348 | Delaware State Hornets | 341 | 301 |
349 | Florida A&M Rattlers | 347 | 259 |
350 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 343 | 316 |
351 | Grambling State Tigers | 351 | 253 |