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NCAAB Power Rankings


Rank Last Week Change Team W-L (ATS) Power Rating Team Comments


1 1 same 7-0
(4-3-0) -18.55 Kentucky
Not only will it be shocking if Kentucky doesn't go 31-0 in the regular season but I'll be surprised if they don't win every SEC game by at least eight points.


2 6 up 4 7-0
(5-2-0) -17.1 Duke
The Blue Devils have two Top 100 tune-ups (Toledo, Wofford) before two ACC cupcakes (B.C., Wake). They will be 14-0 when they begin a tough N.C. State-Miami-Louisville swing.


3 2 down 1 7-0
(6-1-0) -16.6 Wisconsin
I expect the Badgers to be 16-point favorites when they begin Big 10 play on Wednesday against Penn State.


4 5 up 1 6-0
(5-0-0) -16.15 Texas
I love this Longhorns team and they already have a true road win at Connecticut. But they finished last season with five straight true road losses by an average of 15 points per game and have to prove better away from Austin.


5 4 down 1 5-0
(2-2-0) -15.85 Louisville
Are the Cardinals overrated? They are just 4-7 ATS this season and never really threatened the Wildcats over the weekend.


6 8 up 2 6-0
(3-1-1) -15.2 Gonzaga
Kyle Wiltjer has absolutely no conscience. He had 10 shots in the first 10 minutes at BYU and he has more than 50 more attempts than anyone else on the Bulldogs roster.


7 9 up 2 6-0
(4-1-0) -15 Villanova
I expect leading scorer Darrun Hilliard to suit up Wednesday against Butler and I expect the Wildcats to be a healthy 9.5-point favorite.


8 13 up 5 7-0
(4-1-0) -14.95 Virginia
Has anyone else had a more quietly dominant nonconference portion of the schedule? The defending ACC champs are 7-2 ATS and their average margin of victory is 23.3 points.


9 3 down 6 6-0
(2-4-0) -14.5 Arizona
The more I see the Wildcats the less I like them. Their size is certainly daunting. But they were lucky to escape games against Kansas State, SDSU, Gonzaga and even UTEP before falling to UNLV.


10 21 up 11 5-1
(4-1-1) -14.4 Utah
The Utes begin Pac-12 play with three straight home games and five of their first seven are in Salt Lake City. Unfortunately I think they will be priced out of the market and won’t be favored by less than eight points in any of those games.


11 10 down 1 5-1
(4-2-0) -14.25 Kansas
I think there will be some nice value betting the Jayhawks Sunday versus UNLV. The Jayhawks won't take the Rebels lightly after watching them bounce Arizona.


12 7 down 5 5-1
(4-2-0) -14.1 North Carolina
An ACC road opener at Clemson is no gimme for the Tar Heels even though UNC is 15-2 against the Tigers under Roy Williams.


13 12 down 1 3-1
(2-2-0) -13.95 Iowa St.
I still can’t decide if this version of the Cyclones is being overlooked or overrated. I think we’ll learn a lot on Saturday when they face a better-than-people-realize South Carolina team on a neutral court.


14 11 down 3 4-0
(2-0-0) -13.85 Wichita St.
The Shockers have faced four Top 70 teams this year. They lost two of them and the other two were close, ATS-losing home wins.


15 36 up 21 6-1
(1-1-0) -13.75 Notre Dame
The fact that the Irish have only played six lined games this year (they are 4-2 ATS) tells you all you need to know about their No. 349-rated schedule.


16 18 up 2 5-0
(1-3-0) -13.6 Ohio St.
There is something to be said for the way the Buckeyes have been annihilating feeble opponents on their home court and their average MOV is a healthy 27 PPG. But their SOS is a laughable No. 329.


17 33 up 16 6-1
(3-1-1) -13.4 Providence
Is this the year that Kris Dunn finally stays healthy? I'm not banking on it. But if he does the Friars are legit threats to win the Big East.


18 17 down 1 5-1
(4-0-1) -12.7 San Diego St.
The injury situation with Dwayne Polee will have a major impact on the Mountain West race. Given that it seems to be a recurring issue I would be surprised if he takes the court for the Aztecs again this year.


19 29 up 10 6-1
(3-1-0) -12.3 Baylor
The Bears have been quietly overachieving at 10-1 SU and 5-2 ATS. They have lost four straight to their Big 12 conference-opening opponent, Oklahoma, and I think they'll be six-point underdogs in Norman on Saturday.


20 26 up 6 7-0
(4-2-0) -12.1 West Virginia
The Mountaineers should be on upset alert on Saturday when they roll into Fort Worth to take on undefeated TCU.


21 15 down 6 4-2
(2-3-0) -11.75 VCU
The Rams seem to have things back on track and are on a 3-0 ATS run. They start A-10 play on Sunday at Fordham and I have VCU as a 15.5-point favorite in that one.


22 23 up 1 4-2
(2-2-0) -11.45 Oklahoma
The Sooners continue to improve defensively. But they won't be able to cover those big favorite spreads in Big 12 play unless they improve their team 3-point shooting (.333 percent).


23 143 up 120 4-1
(1-0-1) -11.4 St. John's
The Red Storm is now 7-2 ATS to start the season and their chemistry is as strong as I've seen it under Steve Lavin. Will that continue once they drop three of four?


24 53 up 29 7-0
(2-3-0) -11.2 Maryland
I think there are going to be some growing pains as Dez Wells works his way back into the lineup. Wells is a guy that dominates the ball and he needs to develop some chemistry with the Terp' exciting young backcourt.


25 32 up 7 6-0
(3-2-0) -11.15 Arkansas
The Razorbacks have been priced out at home. They are 6-3 ATS this season in Fayetteville but their spreads have started to creep up into unplayable range. I think they'll be laying at least 24.5 points to Utah Valley this weekend.


26 24 down 2 4-2
(1-1-1) -11.1 Georgetown
27 66 up 39 6-0
(3-2-0) -10.7 Washington
28 44 up 16 6-0
(2-1-0) -10.3 Oklahoma St.
29 14 down 15 5-2
(3-4-0) -9.85 Michigan St
30 43 up 13 5-1
(2-4-0) -9.75 Indiana
31 35 up 4 5-1
(1-2-0) -9.5 Syracuse
32 31 down 1 6-0
(4-1-0) -9.2 Illinois
33 37 up 4 5-2
(2-4-0) -9.1 Brigham Young
34 40 up 6 5-1
(3-1-0) -8.95 Butler
35 22 down 13 3-2
(1-3-0) -8.8 Connecticut
36 48 up 12 4-3
(0-5-0) -8.7 Southern Methodist
37 39 up 2 5-2
(4-2-0) -8.65 Xavier
38 25 down 13 7-0
(4-2-0) -8.6 Miami-Florida
39 56 up 17 5-2
(2-3-0) -8.1 Iowa
40 208 up 168 7-0
(2-1-0) -7.9 Texas Christian
41 110 up 69 5-0
(5-0-0) -7.85 Seton Hall
42 30 down 12 4-2
(1-2-1) -7.75 Minnesota
43 38 down 5 4-2
(3-3-0) -7.5 Stanford
44 45 up 1 5-1
(5-1-0) -7.4 California
45 55 up 10 4-1
(3-2-0) -7.25 Alabama
46 64 up 18 4-2
(1-4-0) -7.1 Louisiana State
47 95 up 48 4-2
(1-3-0) -7 Temple
48 286 up 238 5-1
(3-2-0) -6.8 Purdue
49 49 same 3-2
(1-2-0) -6.75 George Washington
50 70 up 20 6-0
(2-3-1) -6.7 Colorado St.
51 204 up 153 5-1
(5-1-0) -6.2 Old Dominion
52 28 down 24 3-3
(1-4-1) -6 Florida
53 107 up 54 6-1
(1-4-0) -5.8 Penn St.
54 307 up 253 3-3
(2-3-1) -5.55 Georgia
55 27 down 28 6-0
(1-3-0) -5.45 N.C. State
56 46 down 10 7-0
(3-2-0) -4.75 Northern Iowa
57 250 up 193 4-3
(4-3-0) -4.45 South Carolina
58 60 up 2 5-1
(1-3-0) -4.4 Cincinnati
59 50 down 9 4-2
(4-2-0) -4.3 Oregon
60 52 down 8 4-1
(3-1-0) -4.2 Dayton
61 58 down 3 4-2
(3-3-0) -3.75 Boise St.
62 59 down 3 5-1
(1-4-0) -3.1 Louisiana Tech
63 19 down 44 4-1
(2-2-1) -2.65 Colorado
64 34 down 30 5-2
(3-4-0) -2.6 UCLA
65 109 up 44 4-2
(2-2-0) -2.3 Rhode Island
66 65 down 1 5-2
(2-4-0) -1.85 Georgia St
67 20 down 47 5-1
(2-2-0) -1.84 Michigan
68 16 down 52 5-1
(1-3-0) -1.83 Nebraska
69 41 down 28 3-3
(3-2-0) -1.81 Kansas St.
70 57 down 13 5-1
(3-2-0) -1.803103 Portland
71 42 down 29 5-0
(3-0-1) -1.79 St. Mary's
72 47 down 25 4-1
(2-2-0) -1.78 Harvard
73 51 down 22 4-1
(2-3-0) -1.77 Texas-El Paso
74 78 up 4 3-2
(3-2-0) -1.76 Utah St.
75 61 down 14 4-4
(4-3-0) -1.75 Long Beach St.
76 98 up 22 2-3
(1-2-0) -1.74 Richmond
77 138 up 61 1-3
(1-2-0) -1.73 SIU - Edwardsville
78 62 down 16 5-2
(6-1-0) -1.71 Massachusetts
79 82 up 3 3-3
(3-3-0) -1.7 Missouri
80 89 up 9 3-2
(2-1-1) -1.696877 UC Irvine
81 113 up 32 5-1
(2-2-1) -1.69 Mississippi St.
82 232 up 150 5-1
(2-2-0) -1.69 Green Bay
83 205 up 122 2-4
(2-3-0) -1.68 VMI
84 54 down 30 6-1
(4-2-0) -1.67 Creighton
85 126 up 41 4-1
(2-1-0) -1.66 Davidson
86 116 up 30 1-4
(0-1-0) -1.65 Coppin St.
87 115 up 28 3-3
(2-2-0) -1.64889 Gardner-Webb
88 106 up 18 5-1
(2-2-0) -1.64 Northwestern
89 81 down 8 3-3
(0-0-0) -1.63 Delaware State
90 63 down 27 4-2
(2-4-0) -1.62 Pittsburgh
91 260 up 169 3-3
(2-3-0) -1.61 Tulsa
92 119 up 27 4-1
(2-3-0) -1.605267 UNLV
93 159 up 66 3-1
(1-0-0) -1.527963 Holy Cross
94 193 up 99 6-2
(3-1-1) -1.491783 Yale
95 73 down 22 4-1
(2-1-0) -1.410841 Loyola-Chicago
96 242 up 146 5-1
(2-2-1) -1.363206 Mississippi
97 101 up 4 4-3
(5-1-0) -1.354815 Pacific
98 72 down 26 3-4
(1-5-0) -1.221068 Florida St.
99 83 down 16 4-0
(3-0-1) -1.213346 Bowling Green
100 123 up 23 3-2
(2-3-0) -1.106798 Illinois St.
101 139 up 38 1-4
(1-0-0) -1.086525 South Carolina State
102 111 up 9 6-1
(2-0-0) -0.9461723 Eastern Washington
103 177 up 74 4-2
(2-3-0) -0.8877653 Iona
104 69 down 35 5-1
(3-3-0) -0.8805257 Northeastern
105 94 down 11 4-2
(1-1-0) -0.8426689 James Madison
106 97 down 9 5-2
(0-0-0) -0.8389546 Hartford
107 245 up 138 5-0
(2-1-0) -0.8248842 UC Davis
108 112 up 4 2-4
(0-0-0) -0.8016604 Loyola-Maryland
109 218 up 109 1-4
(0-0-0) -0.7809833 Grambling State
110 108 down 2 3-2
(1-1-0) -0.7706723 Quinnipiac
111 118 up 7 3-2
(3-1-0) -0.7371333 Oregon St.
112 75 down 37 4-1
(0-1-0) -0.724121 Central Florida
113 136 up 23 4-3
(0-1-0) -0.6938667 North Florida
114 188 up 74 4-2
(3-1-0) -0.6799898 Akron
115 124 up 9 3-3
(3-2-0) -0.6767204 Boston College
116 114 down 2 4-2
(1-1-0) -0.6710958 North Texas
117 68 down 49 6-0
(1-2-0) -0.6095333 Wyoming
118 239 up 121 4-1
(0-1-1) -0.5921352 Sacramento State
119 134 up 15 1-3
(1-0-0) -0.5598096 New Orleans
120 77 down 43 4-3
(2-3-0) -0.5289918 Wright St.
121 122 up 1 2-5
(0-0-0) -0.4742816 Savannah State
122 88 down 34 4-1
(2-1-0) -0.464798 Texas Tech
123 179 up 56 4-3
(4-3-0) -0.4643732 Marquette
124 120 down 4 6-2
(3-2-0) -0.4503857 Hawaii
125 80 down 45 3-1
(1-1-0) -0.4062808 Northern Illinois
126 186 up 60 5-1
(2-1-0) -0.4038806 Army
127 133 up 6 3-4
(1-4-1) -0.37245 Murray St.
128 248 up 120 4-3
(2-3-0) -0.3508454 Rutgers
129 195 up 66 0-4
(0-1-0) -0.3481543 Nicholls State
130 85 down 45 6-1
(3-1-0) -0.3314634 Towson
131 219 up 88 3-2
(1-4-0) -0.2829453 Auburn
132 163 up 31 4-2
(2-2-0) -0.2535686 San Francisco
133 200 up 67 5-1
(2-2-0) -0.2441608 William & Mary
134 92 down 42 3-3
(2-4-0) -0.2288873 Indiana St.
135 76 down 59 7-0
(2-2-0) -0.2086623 Eastern Michigan
136 105 down 31 3-3
(0-1-0) -0.1770852 Northwestern St.
137 102 down 35 5-3
(3-3-0) -0.1673799 Detroit
138 152 up 14 2-2
(0-0-0) -0.1357638 McNeese St.
139 156 up 17 5-1
(2-1-0) -0.13353 Vanderbilt
140 194 up 54 2-2
(2-2-0) -0.1307691 NC-Wilmington
141 71 down 70 5-2
(4-2-0) -0.0848 Western Michigan
142 217 up 75 5-1
(2-2-1) -0.0778032 Georgia Tech
143 214 up 71 4-2
(2-2-0) -0.07173125 La Salle
144 87 down 57 2-3
(0-1-0) -0.06882091 Sacred Heart
145 79 down 66 6-2
(2-1-0) -0.0512208 South Carolina Upstate
146 86 down 60 3-3
(1-4-0) -0.0508 Loyola Marymount
147 158 up 11 2-5
(1-2-0) -0.02273997 Longwood
148 127 down 21 1-6
(1-5-1) -0.006853792 Drake
149 74 down 75 3-4
(0-1-0) -0.002313164 Kennesaw St.
150 137 down 13 2-2
(1-1-0) 0.003363336 Ohio
151 172 up 21 4-1
(3-2-0) 0.02351881 Texas A&M
152 153 up 1 3-4
(3-3-1) 0.02680375 Cal St. Fullerton
153 117 down 36 1-6
(0-1-1) 0.03092503 Mississippi Valley State
154 148 down 6 4-1
(2-2-0) 0.0434841 St. Bonaventure
155 142 down 13 3-3
(0-5-0) 0.07929165 Missouri St.
156 169 up 13 3-2
(3-0-0) 0.08673 Tenn-Martin
157 84 down 73 1-4
(2-0-0) 0.08952635 Boston U
158 175 up 17 1-4
(3-1-0) 0.09072417 Furman
159 220 up 61 5-1
(2-1-0) 0.09186354 South Florida
160 135 down 25 3-3
(3-1-0) 0.0954 North Carolina Central
161 93 down 68 3-2
(0-4-0) 0.1124333 Southern Miss
162 178 up 16 5-2
(1-0-0) 0.1124886 Massachusetts Lowell
163 144 down 19 3-1
(3-0-0) 0.139129 Pepperdine
164 100 down 64 3-1
(0-1-0) 0.1477035 Texas State
165 150 down 15 2-4
(0-5-0) 0.180817 Miami (OH)
166 301 up 135 2-3
(1-3-0) 0.1808325 Cal Poly SLO
167 166 down 1 3-4
(2-3-1) 0.1915687 Santa Clara
168 154 down 14 1-5
(0-0-0) 0.1978233 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
169 130 down 39 4-1
(1-0-1) 0.2069625 Georgia Southern
170 164 down 6 5-0
(1-0-0) 0.2112395 Central Michigan
171 181 up 10 2-2
(1-2-0) 0.2125834 Appalachian St.
172 241 up 69 6-1
(2-1-0) 0.2142 Florida Gulf Coast
173 224 up 51 5-2
(3-3-0) 0.2184106 Wofford
174 197 up 23 3-3
(1-3-0) 0.2237777 Middle Tennessee St.
175 129 down 46 3-3
(3-1-0) 0.22605 Elon University
176 189 up 13 4-2
(2-4-0) 0.2263082 Arizona St.
177 209 up 32 4-1
(1-1-0) 0.2292711 East Tennessee St.
178 187 up 9 5-2
(1-0-0) 0.2647424 High Point
179 146 down 33 3-3
(1-5-0) 0.26766 Washington St.
180 90 down 90 3-3
(0-0-0) 0.2723078 Texas A&M CC
181 147 down 34 4-3
(0-0-0) 0.2940601 Norfolk State
182 191 up 9 1-5
(2-3-0) 0.3181078 Montana St.
183 262 up 79 6-1
(3-1-0) 0.3390323 Belmont
184 238 up 54 4-1
(2-2-0) 0.3391917 Portland St.
185 99 down 86 4-2
(2-1-0) 0.3660367 Coastal Carolina
186 167 down 19 5-1
(0-2-0) 0.392692 Tulane
187 231 up 44 4-1
(1-1-1) 0.4101833 Arkansas-Little Rock
188 145 down 43 5-2
(2-0-0) 0.410686 Stony Brook
189 201 up 12 1-3
(1-2-0) 0.4241656 Niagara
190 223 up 33 4-3
(3-4-0) 0.424191 Southern California
191 96 down 95 2-5
(1-5-0) 0.4478368 CSU Northridge
192 91 down 101 3-2
(0-0-0) 0.4509729 Winthrop
193 246 up 53 4-2
(0-0-0) 0.4596 Lafayette
194 240 up 46 2-2
(1-2-0) 0.4619663 Memphis
195 132 down 63 2-4
(1-0-0) 0.469068 Lamar
196 259 up 63 4-2
(2-2-0) 0.4748084 Saint Louis
197 140 down 57 3-3
(1-2-0) 0.4897518 Stephen F. Austin
198 267 up 69 4-0
(0-0-0) 0.4957333 Incarnate Word
199 216 up 17 3-4
(1-3-0) 0.506229 Presbyterian
200 212 up 12 4-3
(3-3-0) 0.5213952 San Diego
201 103 down 98 2-6
(2-2-1) 0.5226132 Chicago St.
202 131 down 71 0-4
(0-1-0) 0.5275163 LIU Brooklyn
203 149 down 54 1-5
(1-3-0) 0.5276911 Marist
204 104 down 100 2-3
(2-1-0) 0.5585225 Idaho
205 211 up 6 2-3
(1-1-1) 0.5730944 Montana
206 230 up 24 3-3
(0-0-0) 0.5754048 Utah Valley
207 202 down 5 4-2
(1-2-0) 0.5892333 Texas-Pan American
208 121 down 87 3-5
(2-4-0) 0.6215497 Brown
209 280 up 71 4-3
(2-2-0) 0.6330891 Clemson
210 221 up 11 2-5
(1-1-1) 0.6358 Navy
211 227 up 16 4-2
(1-2-0) 0.6420678 Virginia Tech
212 185 down 27 3-2
(3-0-0) 0.6527748 Nebraska Omaha
213 254 up 41 4-1
(3-1-0) 0.6587084 Buffalo
214 237 up 23 3-1
(2-2-0) 0.6599436 DePaul
215 183 down 32 2-3
(1-3-0) 0.6635513 Western Kentucky
216 226 up 10 7-1
(4-1-0) 0.6646812 Valparaiso
217 276 up 59 4-1
(3-0-1) 0.6666 Evansville
218 151 down 67 2-5
(2-2-0) 0.667263 Bethune-Cookman
219 180 down 39 3-2
(1-2-0) 0.6831911 Denver
220 128 down 92 2-5
(3-3-0) 0.6925347 Eastern Illinois
221 270 up 49 3-3
(1-3-0) 0.7030752 Texas-Arlington
222 206 down 16 0-5
(0-0-0) 0.7122089 Maine
223 190 down 33 4-1
(1-1-0) 0.716396 Eastern Kentucky
224 229 up 5 2-1
(1-1-0) 0.7277024 Houston
225 160 down 65 4-3
(1-2-0) 0.7549087 Wake Forest
226 182 down 44 4-3
(1-1-2) 0.779403 Florida International
227 225 down 2 4-3
(2-1-0) 0.781942 American U.
228 184 down 44 2-4
(0-1-0) 0.7901586 Grand Canyon
229 274 up 45 3-3
(0-1-0) 0.7989675 Northern Kentucky
230 243 up 13 4-2
(1-2-0) 0.8093579 North Dakota State
231 155 down 76 1-5
(1-0-0) 0.8273264 Hampton
232 215 down 17 3-3
(1-4-0) 0.8466752 New Mexico
233 257 up 24 4-3
(1-2-0) 0.8535666 Jacksonville St.
234 203 down 31 3-4
(3-2-0) 0.8669424 Chattanooga
235 236 up 1 2-4
(1-2-0) 0.8755424 Robert Morris
236 258 up 22 4-2
(3-2-0) 0.8767 Kent St.
237 266 up 29 2-3
(0-0-0) 0.8770043 Fairleigh Dickinson
238 170 down 68 1-6
(1-1-1) 0.9145542 Binghamton
239 171 down 68 1-4
(1-3-1) 0.9180565 Manhattan
240 249 up 9 2-4
(2-3-1) 0.9204 George Mason
241 272 up 31 3-3
(1-2-0) 0.9226424 St. Joseph's
242 199 down 43 3-5
(1-3-0) 0.9278811 Bucknell
243 196 down 47 1-6
(2-1-0) 0.9291679 Texas Southern
244 310 up 66 2-4
(1-0-0) 0.9438262 Lehigh
245 125 down 120 1-4
(0-0-0) 0.954975 Alabama A&M
246 247 up 1 4-2
(1-0-0) 0.9560818 Charleston Southern
247 296 up 49 2-4
(2-3-0) 0.9710897 Charleston
248 162 down 86 2-5
(1-3-0) 0.9970228 Tennessee St.
249 207 down 42 2-3
(0-0-0) 1.000132 Wagner
250 244 down 6 2-5
(2-3-0) 1.052553 Fairfield
251 278 up 27 4-2
(3-1-0) 1.0719 Sam Houston St.
252 173 down 79 3-4
(3-2-0) 1.075413 Western Carolina
253 306 up 53 2-5
(2-3-0) 1.08448 UAB
254 176 down 78 1-5
(0-0-0) 1.08681 St. Francis (NY)
255 263 up 8 1-3
(1-0-0) 1.097036 Mount St. Mary's
256 157 down 99 2-1
(0-0-0) 1.116643 Duquesne
257 161 down 96 2-4
(2-4-0) 1.119903 Toledo
258 213 down 45 1-6
(0-0-0) 1.124686 Morgan St.
259 285 up 26 3-3
(2-1-1) 1.134949 Air Force
260 141 down 119 2-3
(1-2-0) 1.138852 Texas-San Antonio
261 284 up 23 2-2
(0-0-0) 1.145032 Houston Baptist
262 165 down 97 2-3
(0-0-0) 1.161167 Abilene Christian
263 255 down 8 4-2
(2-0-0) 1.189416 Hofstra
264 253 down 11 2-3
(1-2-0) 1.203002 Canisius
265 210 down 55 2-6
(0-0-0) 1.206089 Jacksonville
266 235 down 31 2-4
(2-1-0) 1.242154 Fordham
267 281 up 14 1-4
(3-1-0) 1.267108 Southern Utah
268 168 down 100 3-4
(1-1-1) 1.296236 UMKC
269 234 down 35 2-4
(3-3-0) 1.308751 Oral Roberts
270 233 down 37 3-4
(2-3-0) 1.317037 Marshall
271 174 down 97 1-4
(0-2-0) 1.356172 Alcorn St.
272 304 up 32 2-3
(2-2-0) 1.357222 Alabama St.
273 256 down 17 3-2
(2-0-1) 1.406102 IUPU - Ft. Wayne
274 268 down 6 2-4
(3-3-0) 1.40645 Indiana - Purdue
275 340 up 65 1-3
(2-1-0) 1.424743 South Alabama
276 288 up 12 2-4
(1-0-0) 1.436679 Lipscomb
277 269 down 8 3-5
(5-1-0) 1.44671 Samford
278 222 down 56 3-4
(0-0-0) 1.466493 Liberty
279 302 up 23 2-4
(5-1-0) 1.484067 Monmouth-NJ
280 261 down 19 1-4
(1-0-0) 1.500554 Campbell
281 264 down 17 3-4
(2-3-0) 1.543449 Mercer
282 322 up 40 4-1
(0-0-0) 1.544351 Columbia
283 275 down 8 2-4
(1-1-0) 1.592402 New Jersey Tech
284 192 down 92 0-8
(0-0-0) 1.59386 Florida A&M
285 251 down 34 2-5
(3-3-1) 1.607154 Northern Arizona
286 287 up 1 2-5
(1-5-0) 1.613145 Illinois-Chicago
287 273 down 14 2-4
(0-1-0) 1.632565 N.C. Asheville
288 228 down 60 2-5
(2-2-0) 1.634868 South Dakota
289 298 up 9 2-3
(0-4-1) 1.649765 Tennessee
290 198 down 92 0-6
(0-3-0) 1.665982 Central Conn. St.
291 295 up 4 2-5
(3-3-0) 1.701538 Rider
292 336 up 44 2-3
(1-2-0) 1.710759 South Dakota State
293 67 down 226 4-2
(4-1-0) 1.72 Charlotte
294 311 up 17 3-3
(1-4-0) 1.801612 Weber St.
295 300 up 5 1-3
(0-0-0) 1.836374 Bryant
296 299 up 3 1-5
(0-0-0) 1.843747 Jackson State
297 309 up 12 3-3
(3-2-0) 1.848094 Southern Illinois
298 303 up 5 1-3
(0-2-0) 1.849612 Dartmouth
299 347 up 48 3-3
(3-1-0) 1.8743 UC Santa Barbara
300 265 down 35 2-4
(1-4-0) 1.880556 Nevada
301 290 down 11 3-3
(0-0-0) 1.881262 Vermont
302 277 down 25 2-3
(2-2-0) 1.887225 Louisiana-Monroe
303 305 up 2 2-5
(0-0-0) 1.89288 Southeastern Louisiana
304 283 down 21 1-6
(2-3-0) 1.893826 NC-Greensboro
305 271 down 34 2-6
(2-1-0) 1.895041 Maryland - E. Shore
306 326 up 20 2-4
(1-2-0) 1.908889 Bradley
307 315 up 8 2-4
(2-4-0) 1.946372 Drexel
308 291 down 17 3-3
(1-2-0) 1.94899 Tennessee Tech
309 327 up 18 4-3
(0-0-0) 1.954491 Radford
310 282 down 28 4-4
(4-1-0) 1.960561 Cornell
311 316 up 5 4-4
(4-2-0) 2.017332 Youngstown St.
312 325 up 13 3-3
(0-0-0) 2.018147 St. Francis (PA)
313 293 down 20 2-5
(2-3-0) 2.02387 Princeton
314 323 up 9 2-3
(0-1-0) 2.026793 Albany
315 297 down 18 2-3
(1-2-0) 2.093038 Siena
316 335 up 19 3-3
(3-1-0) 2.10569 Cleveland St.
317 289 down 28 4-3
(0-0-0) 2.11941 Howard
318 292 down 26 0-7
(0-0-0) 2.170879 Central Arkansas
319 294 down 25 2-5
(3-3-0) 2.176597 Austin Peay
320 279 down 41 0-7
(1-1-0) 2.21959 Prairie View A&M
321 308 down 13 0-5
(0-0-0) 2.24802 MD Baltimore Cty
322 317 down 5 3-3
(0-0-0) 2.280468 Seattle
323 333 up 10 4-5
(5-2-0) 2.355175 Morehead St.
324 252 down 72 1-6
(0-0-0) 2.362556 No.Carolina A&T
325 313 down 12 3-4
(3-1-0) 2.379922 New Mexico St.
326 346 up 20 0-5
(0-3-0) 2.421785 Delaware
327 320 down 7 1-5
(1-0-0) 2.442413 Colgate
328 324 down 4 2-3
(1-2-0) 2.456573 Florida Atlantic
329 338 up 9 2-4
(3-2-0) 2.554876 North Dakota
330 314 down 16 3-4
(3-2-0) 2.567045 Wis.-Milwaukee
331 312 down 19 1-5
(3-1-0) 2.590631 Rice
332 321 down 11 3-3
(0-2-1) 2.672856 SE Missouri St.
333 319 down 14 0-4
(1-1-0) 2.690029 Idaho State
334 337 up 3 2-3
(1-2-0) 2.702604 Western Illinois
335 332 down 3 3-3
(1-1-1) 2.756512 UC Riverside
336 349 up 13 3-2
(0-0-0) 2.829375 New Hampshire
337 334 down 3 4-2
(1-1-0) 2.868343 Northern Colorado
338 318 down 20 2-2
(2-0-0) 2.884622 Ball St.
339 339 same 2-5
(2-3-0) 2.996938 St. Peter's
340 331 down 9 1-3
(1-1-1) 3.017718 Troy
341 341 same 1-6
(2-4-0) 3.038517 San Jose St.
342 344 up 2 2-5
(3-3-1) 3.04388 Oakland
343 328 down 15 1-6
(0-1-1) 3.155868 Southern
344 329 down 15 1-5
(0-0-0) 3.160481 Cal. State - Bakersfield
345 342 down 3 2-3
(1-3-0) 3.205775 Louisiana-Lafayette
346 330 down 16 1-6
(0-5-1) 3.223092 Fresno St.
347 350 up 3 4-3
(1-2-0) 3.27621 East Carolina
348 345 down 3 3-5
(0-0-0) 3.292233 Stetson
349 343 down 6 0-5
(1-1-0) 3.572581 Pennsylvania
350 348 down 2 3-3
(2-1-0) 3.801131 Citadel
351 351 same 1-2
(0-1-0) 4.070123 Arkansas St.
Power Ratings compute offensive and defensive statistics into one number for each team, while accounting for factors like recent performances and strength of schedule. Power Ratings can be used as a baseline for relative spread index to compare current or future match-ups between two teams. The relative spread does not account for non-statistical factors like home-field advantage, recent injuries, game time decisions, rivalries, publicity, and weather.

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34- Tech ran ball for 452 yards. Yikes.

-- Boise State 38, Arizona 30-- Broncos have been underdog in three Fiesta Bowls, won all three SU, with a pick-6 in all three.

-- TCU 42, Ole Miss 3-- Rough day in the Magnolia State.

-- Temple 57, UConn 53 OT-- Defending national champs are off to 6-5 start.

-- Indiana 70, Nebraska 65-- Two head coaches had words in this game.

-- Purdue 72, Minnesota 68-- Boilermakers were down 11 at the half.


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Happy New Year, everyone.......

13) At one point this season, Ole Miss/Mississippi State were both in the top four in the country; Wednesday, they both lost bowl games by combined score of 91-36-- SEC teams are 4-3 in bowl games. Dogs are 7-1 vs spread in ACC bowl games.

12) 7-8-1 Carolina is a 6-point favorite over 11-5 Arizona in the NFC playoffs Saturday; I know Cardinals are down to their #3 QB, but the Panthers went 1-8-1 in one ten-game stretch this season. Interesting pointspread.

11) New Orleans Pelicans are 9-0 vs spread if they played the night before.

10) Why does St John's wear blue basketball uniforms? They're the Red Storm.

9) Addition by subtraction? Detroit cut Josh Smith despite owing him $26M; now they've won last three games, by 10-23-23 points, after being 5-23. Coincidence?

8) Reds got Marlon Byrd from the Phils,. as he moves from one hitters' park to another. Good news for Byrd's fantasy owners.

7) Jamal Crawford has played 15 years in the NBA; during that time, he's played for 17 different head coaches.

6) Bills had their first winning season in ten years but wthin four days, their QB and head coach both quit. Not the best way to head into the offseason.

5) Not only did Doug Marrone quit the Bills, they still have to pay him $4M next season; hope Marrone buys his agent a Cadillac or a Humvee; the guy earned it.

4) Jim Burr reffed the St John's-Seton Hall game Wednesday; the guy is ageless. I once did the scorebook for a high school sectional game that Burr worked- that would not be a big deal, except it was in 1978, when I was a freshman in college, thats how long Mr Burr has been a bigtime basketball official.

3) Temple basketball coach Fran Dunphy teaches an actual college course in the honors' program in Temple's business school; not a lot of D-I coaches do that.

2) Washington Redskins parted ways with defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, who becomes the scapegoat for the mess the Redskins have become. They traded a ton of picks for RGIII and he's been a flop, so fire the defensive coach!!!

1) Happy New Year, everyone. Hope 2015 is a great year for all of us.

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Letdown spot

The Washington Wizards put their strong start to the season to the test with a Western Conference road trip this week. The Wizards opened with a huge win in Houston Monday, but followed that with a letdown in Dallas the next night. Washington was rolled 114-87 by the Mavericks, shooting a dismal 4 for 12 from 3-point range and turning the ball over 23 times.

The Wiz find themselves in a similar situation in the New Year, visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night before making the overnight trek to San Antonio to play the world champion Spurs Saturday. Washington has a tough time keeping its offensive pace when it hits the highway, averaging 96.8 points per road game – compared to 102.6 points at home.

Lookahead spot

The UCLA Bruins are happy to see 2014 come to a close, finishing the year with a disappointing three-game losing skid against stiff competition. The Bruins were dealt defeats against Gonzaga, Kentucky and Alabama – failing to cover the spread in each of those outings. UCLA has another high-profile opponent ahead on the schedule, with a road trip to No. 12 Utah this Sunday.

But before the Bruins try to establish their place in the Pac-12 versus the Utes, they have a conference opener in Colorado Friday night. The Buffaloes have been a solid play at home – 4-2-1 ATS as hosts – and catch a road weary UCLA program playing the third of four straight games away from Pauley Pavilion. Colorado can catch the Bruins looking past them and ahead to a ranked rival later that weekend.

Schedule spot

The St. Louis Blue are longing for the friendly confines of the Scottrade Center after their recent road woes. The Blues are currently on a four-game road swing that spans the New Year, opening with a 3-2 loss in Nashville Tuesday. It was St. Louis’ fourth straight defeat away from home and this road trip could add to that slide.

The NHL schedule makers send the Blues westward with matchups in Anaheim and San Jose on back-to-back nights – Friday and Saturday – before wrapping up against Arizona Tuesday. St. Louis, which is in the middle of a goaltending controversy with No. 1 Brian Elliot back from injury, allows 3.5 goals per road game this season – a goal higher than when at home.

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Cerrano from the movie Major League flipped the coin for the Sugar Bowl; he is the Allstate Insurance spokesman now. Bob Uecker must be proud.

-- The trophy for winning the Outback Bowl weighs 60 pounds; seems heavy.

-- If you get those helmet stickers for stuff you do in games, how does Ohio State's 3rd-string QB already have half his helmet covered?

-- People in Alabama have to injure shoulders the way they wave those pompoms with ferocity. Seriously, some of them must soak their arms after games.

-- If I'm Mrs Garcia from that Buick commercial, I'm keeping a close eye on her female neighbor, who seems to have the hots for Mr Garcia.

-- That said, the "mayhem" guy from the Allstate commercials makes me laugh.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Our second List of 13 this year.......

13) Oregon 59, Florida State 20-- Extreme ugliness in third quarter for Seminoles, who turned ball over four times in that quarter alone. Game was 18-13 at half, seemed like a normal FSU game, but then they imploded in the second half. Ugly end to an impressive winning streak.

12) Ohio State 42, Alabama 35-- If I'm Braxton Miller, I'm packing my bags, calling coaches tomorrow, finding a new place to play next year. QB job for the Buckeyes is taken. LSU seems like a good place for Miller to land.

11) If I'm in one of those celebrity death pools (you get a point for every year under 100 when one of your celebrities passes away), I'm taking Urban Meyer; looks like he could have a stroke at any second, totally humorless, high-stress job.

10) Speaking of Meyer, one of his daughters goes to Georgia Tech and is engaged to a Yellow Jacket football player. Young man will be a graduate assistant at Ohio State next season. Its good to be engaged to the boss' daughter.

9) If ESPN ranked their college football play-by-play guys, Chris Fowler wouldn't be in the top five, yet there he is, calling the national title game. Why? Fowler seems to enjoy tennis more than football. ESPN better not let Rece Davis walk; he is their best college football guy, in my opinion.

8) SEC ends this bowl season 5-5; they're 26-18 in bowls the last six years. I'll have more bowl knowledge like this after I finish my research project this weekend.

7) Fairfield Stags are only 4-8 this season, but four of their last eight games went to overtime, so at least they're an interesting 4-8.

6) Evansville 52, Northern Iowa 49-- Panthers were up 10 at the half, but lost for fourth time in their last five visits here. Purple Aces are a contender in the MVC.

5) UConn is in same basketball league as East Carolina, Tulane and South Florida; this just seems odd. To me, the Huskies would've been a better fit for the Big 14 than Rutgers is, but then again, no one asked me.

4) TCU's basketball team is 13-0, yet the Horned Frogs are unranked, maybe due to their schedule being the easiest in the country so far. That'll all change quickly, with Big X play starting this weekend. TCU opens league play with West Virginia.

3) Biggest thing holding back an 8-team college football playoff might be the idea that crowds wouldn't be very good for the first round games. Fans can't afford to make three road trips in a month.

2) Think David Blatt will still be coaching the Cavaliers when Lebron James comes back from his injuries? They won't win a lot without him.

1) I'm in a grocery store Thursday night and I say to the cashier, "Hey I haven't seen you all year!!!" She didn't seem the least bit amused by this.

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Colorado 62, UCLA 56-- Bruins lost their last four games.

-- Pistons 97, Knicks 81-- Spike Lee's tickets cost $3,600 a pop; he ain't getting his money's worth.

-- Mavericks 119, Celtics 101-- Rondo had 29 in his return to Boston.

-- USC QB Cody Kessler is coming back to school next year; very good news for the Trojans, who are on way back from depth-reducing probation.

-- North Carolina named former Auburn coach Gene Chizik defensive coordinator; he won the national title at Auburn four short years ago.

-- Get well soon coach Mick Cronin-- Cincinnati hoop coach is done for year due to an aneurysm-related health problem.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here.......

13) Houston 35, Pitt 34-- Cougars fired their coach; Pitt's coach bolted for another job, so of course this bowl had one of the best endings. Pitt led 35-14 with 4:00 left but lost in regulation. Houston recovered two onside kicks on a rainy day. Cougars gained 292 yards, just in the fourth quarter.

12) You see how happy those Houston kids were when they won, and you know why some people prefer the bowl system to a playoff. With the playoff, only one team gets to go home happy at the end. Those Houston kids are happy today.

11) Michigan State 42, Baylor 41-- Spartans were down 41-21 early in 4th quarter, rallied to beat Baylor team that passed for 605 yards. Next time you hear Art Briles' name mentioned for an NFL job, he better have learned better game management skills than he showed in this game. When you're holding the ball to kill the clock, don't snap the ball with :11 left on the play clock. Spartans got winning TD with 0:17 left.

10) Four teams have won bowls this year after trailing by 14+ points; Baylor's win at TCU was the only regular season game this year where a team trailed by 20+ in fourth quarter and won. Michigan State and Houston did it this week.

9) Butler named Chris Holtmann permanent head coach, taking the interim tag off that he had since this fall, when the previous coach took medical leave. Bulldogs have played better this season; not sure if they're an NCAA tourney team though.

8) UCLA 40, Kansas State 35-- Bruins led 31-6 at half, then hung on for win; Mora was annoyed that his QB got hit while kneeling down to kill clock at end of the game. He pretty much blew off Bill Snyder in the coaches' post-game handshake.

7) RIP Donna Douglas, who died this week at age 81. Ms Douglas played Elly May on the Beverly Hillbillies. Her death leaves Max Baer (Jethro) as the only surviving member of the cast. Guys I went to college with watched this show every day.

6) Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22-- Pac-12 is now 5-2 in bowl games this year. #7 on Washington not only played defense, he was covering kicks, alll while playing with a broken left thumb. Rams need to draft that young man.

5) Must cost a small fortune to transport/house these bands that play at college football games-- there are over 200 kids in those bands.

4) Warriors 126, Raptors 105-- Not sure if I've mentioned this, but Golden State has a really big fan base-- they have, by far, the most fans at summer league games in Las Vegas. If you didn't know and just assumed the teams with the most fans were the best teams, you'd identify the Warriors as a league power.

3) There is a reality program called Friday Night Tykes on the Esquire Channel-- it is about youth football and it is pretty interesting, if not occasionally disturbing. The show's second season starts later this month.

2) New Orleans Saints fired three assistant coaches, using them as scapegoats for the team's lousy season,. One of the coaches is Henry Ellard, who was one of my favorite players when he was a fine WR for the Rams. How does Rob Ryan keep his job while they fire the wide receivers' coach?

1) Now comes news that Knicks may shut Carmelo Anthony down for the season; do season ticket holders get a rebate when the supposed "star" stops playing? Knicks are already 5-30, with two 10-game losing streaks in the first 35 games.

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Virginia 89, Miami 80 2OT-- Cavaliers led by 18 at the half.

-- Seton Hall 66, Villanova 63 OT-- Pirates are 2-0 in Big East.

-- South Carolina 64, Iowa State 60-- Big win for Frank Martin's Gamecocks.

-- Butler 73, St John's 69-- Good road win for the Bulldogs.

-- Tulane 74, Memphis 66- Spoiled Tiger fans won't like this score.

-- Fresno State 59, San Diego State 57-- Aztecs have trouble scoring.

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday......

13) Panthers 27, Cardinals 16-- You're not winning a road playoff game with your #3 QB. What were the odds there would be a safety in both games Saturday?

12) Ravens 30, Steelers 17-- John Harbaugh has made playoffs six times and won his first game every time; Baltimore visits Foxboro next weekend.

11) Florida 28, East Carolina 20-- People scoff at the SEC, the league that went 7-5 in bowl games this year. 7-5 in bowls is a bad year for the SEC, but most other leagues would be more than happy with it.

10) Over last six years, Big 14 teams have played in 49 bowls and were favored only seven times (3-3-1 vs spread). They were the dog in 42 of 49 games; interesting.

9) Bengals lost their last seven visits to Indy; their last win there was in '97, when Kelly Holcomb subbed for Colts' QB Jim Harbaugh. Cincinnati is 10-5-1 this year and was an underdog in nine of their 16 games.

8) Kentucky/Vanderbilt are only two SEC teams that didn't go bowling this year; in the next few years, people will appreciate the job James Franklin did at Vandy.

7) Is there a carryover between how a team does in its bowl game and how they play the following season(s), or is it just a random occurence?

6) TCU's basketball team has interesting bloodlines, with Mark Price's son, Chris Washburn's son and Trey Zeigler, who originally went to Central Mixchigan when his dad was named coach there, then went to Pitt when his father got fired, then bolted there for TCU-- he's a good player, Frogs are much improved.

5) ESPN has few new basketball analysts this year; of the ones I've heard so far, Jim Calhoun will be very good, Craig Robinson is good, while Stan Heath, Shane Battier don't seem to add very much. Its still early though; they'll get better with time.

If I were advising a new analyst, I'd advise them to express strong opinions, when you have one. Don't rattle on just for the sake of being controversial; be yourself, but talk about the basketball things you care about.

4) ESPN'/Elias report that Arizona Cardinals scored only 73 points over their final six regular season games (12.2 ppg), fewest by a playoff team since 1935 Giants. They were also the first playoff team ever where no one ran the ball 100+ times.

3) The retired athletic director at North Carolina has an annual pension of $266,000; this is the guy who oversaw an athletic department whose athletes were often frauds in the classroom. When do people in athletic department start losing jobs for that?

2) Bad Beats of the Day: Virginia and Jacksonville State were both 7.5-point dogs who went to overtime and then didn't cover the spread; you have a 7.5-point dog in OT, you should almost never lose. Overcoming bad beats is a challenge to gamblers.

1) If NFL Network wants a great reality show, how about talking someone into letting their job interview be filmed? No way Rex Ryan says no to that.