74 Team Power Conference Ranking
February 24th, 2012
by Shawn Siegel
While NCAA Tournament runs by
Butler and VCU prove that there is more parity than ever in college basketball,
the power conferences still rule. Here is a ranking of all 74 power conference
teams, including a comparison to how they ranked in the previous update 2 months
ago.
The teams that have improved the most include: Michigan St, Notre Dame, Iowa St, South Florida, Tennessee. The teams that have faded the most include: UCONN, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, and Illinois. Five Big Ten teams are in the top 16.
| Rnk | Team | Record | RPI | KenPom | League | December |
| 1 | 27-1 | 4 | 1 | SEC | 4 | |
| 2 | 28-1 | 1 | 5 | BE | 1 | |
| 3 | 24-4 | 2 | 12 | ACC | 5 | |
| 4 | 24-4 | 5 | 6 | ACC | 3 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 23-5 | 3 | 3 | B10 | 18 |
| 6 | 25-3 | 13 | 9 | B12 | 10 | |
| 7 | 23-5 | 6 | 4 | B12 | 11 | |
| 8 | 23-5 | 7 | 2 | B10 | 2 | |
| 9 | 23-5 | 8 | 16 | BE | 9 | |
| 10 | Baylor | 23-5 | 9 | 15 | B12 | 7 |
| 11 | 21-7 | 10 | 21 | B10 | 17 | |
| 12 | Georgetown | 20-6 | 15 | 17 | BE | 19 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 20-8 | 34 | 29 | BE | 57 |
| 14 | 21-7 | 18 | 14 | B10 | 15 | |
| 15 | 22-6 | 17 | 13 | SEC | 12 | |
| 16 | 20-8 | 28 | 7 | B10 | 14 | |
| 17 | 19-8 | 20 | 26 | ACC | 27 | |
| 18 | 21-7 | 21 | 28 | BE | 6 | |
| 19 | Virginia | 21-6 | 36 | 22 | ACC | 30 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 20-8 | 25 | 24 | SEC | 39 |
| 21 | California | 23-6 | 37 | 19 | P12 | 24 |
| 22 | 19-8 | 40 | 20 | B12 | 29 | |
| 23 | Iowa St | 20-8 | 42 | 35 | B12 | 44 |
| 24 | 18-9 | 29 | 27 | SEC | 25 | |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 20-8 | 74 | 39 | BE | 40 |
| 26 | Seton Hall | 19-9 | 32 | 38 | BE | 34 |
| 27 | Mississippi St | 19-9 | 60 | 78 | SEC | 16 |
| 28 | Washington | 19-8 | 55 | 71 | P12 | 41 |
| 29 | 17-10 | 23 | 37 | BE | 8 | |
| 30 | 18-10 | 49 | 34 | B10 | 26 | |
| 31 | 17-11 | 44 | 43 | BE | 28 | |
| 32 | 16-11 | 47 | 56 | B10 | 31 | |
| 33 | NC State | 18-10 | 62 | 58 | ACC | 47 |
| 34 | South Florida | 17-11 | 48 | 69 | BE | 68 |
| 35 | Miami | 16-10 | 50 | 46 | ACC | 46 |
| 36 | 17-11 | 53 | 25 | B12 | 23 |
| 37 | 20-9 | 70 | 41 | P12 | 32 | |
| 38 | LSU | 17-10 | 63 | 73 | SEC | 53 |
| 39 | Stanford | 19-9 | 91 | 47 | P12 | 22 |
| 40 | Tennessee | 15-13 | 100 | 68 | SEC | 71 |
| 41 | Oregon | 19-8 | 51 | 70 | P12 | 51 |
| 42 | 17-11 | 80 | 52 | B10 | 33 | |
| 43 | 16-12 | 73 | 63 | B10 | 20 | |
| 44 | Colorado | 18-9 | 84 | 100 | P12 | 67 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 17-11 | 95 | 116 | SEC | 55 |
| 46 | Ole Miss | 15-12 | 71 | 118 | SEC | 36 |
| 47 | 15-13 | 96 | 97 | BE | 13 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma St | 13-15 | 110 | 95 | B12 | 42 |
| 49 | Maryland | 16-11 | 87 | 135 | ACC | 56 |
| 50 | Villanova | 11-16 | 114 | 89 | BE | 43 |
| 51 | Oregon St | 15-12 | 144 | 85 | P12 | 37 |
| 52 | Iowa | 15-13 | 125 | 91 | B10 | 65 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 15-13 | 108 | 81 | ACC | 35 |
| 54 | Oklahoma | 14-13 | 118 | 101 | B12 | 38 |
| 55 | UCLA | 16-12 | 132 | 54 | P12 | 59 |
| 56 | Clemson | 14-13 | 147 | 62 | ACC | 52 |
| 57 | Nebraska | 12-14 | 134 | 138 | B10 | 48 |
| 58 | Providence | 13-15 | 170 | 119 | BE | 58 |
| 59 | 13-14 | 157 | 108 | B12 | 21 | |
| 60 | Washington St | 14-13 | 176 | 109 | P12 | 45 |
| 61 | Georgia | 12-15 | 119 | 126 | SEC | 50 |
| 62 | Penn St | 12-16 | 139 | 120 | B10 | 61 |
| 63 | Rutgers | 12-16 | 151 | 107 | BE | 63 |
| 64 | St. John's | 12-16 | 140 | 153 | BE | 62 |
| 65 | Auburn | 14-13 | 128 | 163 | SEC | 54 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | 12-15 | 159 | 208 | ACC | 64 |
| 67 | DePaul | 11-16 | 196 | 174 | BE | 60 |
| 68 | South Carolina | 10-17 | 177 | 157 | SEC | 66 |
| 69 | Georgia Tech | 9-18 | 185 | 169 | ACC | 49 |
| 70 | Arizona St | 8-20 | 249 | 246 | P12 | 72 |
| 71 | Boston College | 8-19 | 225 | 245 | ACC | 73 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | 8-19 | 226 | 240 | B12 | 69 |
| 73 | USC | 6-22 | 237 | 219 | P12 | 70 |
| 74 | Utah | 5-22 | 274 | 303 | P12 | 74 |
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