College Basketball Power Index

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The College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Strength of Record (SOR) is a measure of team accomplishment based on how difficult a team's W-L record is to achieve. Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day's rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections. Numbers update daily.

BPI Leader
Villanova
34-5
SOS Leader
Virginia
29-8
SOR Leader
Kansas
33-5
NCAAM RPI Leader
Kansas
33-5
RKTEAMCONFW-LBPI RKSOS RKSOR RKRPI RK
1UABUABC-USA26-7982828679
2Old DominionODUC-USA25-13110198122142
3Louisiana TechLTC-USA23-10139311132118
4Middle TennesseeMTSUC-USA25-101461859377
5MarshallMRSHC-USA17-16158154167126
6Western KentuckyWKUC-USA18-16183207183158
7UTEPUTEPC-USA19-14202324200213
8CharlotteCHARC-USA14-19203235248236
9Florida InternationalFIUC-USA13-19230326289273
10RiceRICEC-USA12-20304274287279
11North TexasUNTC-USA12-20306272294295
12Florida AtlanticFAUC-USA8-25310200325303
13Southern MissUSMC-USA8-21323323310319
14UTSAUTSAC-USA5-27343237312348

Glossary

  • BPI RK: Rank in the Basketball Power Index (BPI) among all Division I teams.
  • SOS RK: Strength of Schedule (SOS) rank among all Division I teams based on how a typical 25th ranked team would do against each team's schedule to date. SOS accounts for the game location, day's rest, travel distance, and high altitude in addition to opponent strength.
  • SOR RK: Rank of Strength of Record (SOR) among all Division I teams. SOR reflects the chance a typical 25th ranked team would have team's record or better, given the schedule on a 0 to 100 scale, where 100 is best.
  • RPI RK: Team's rank in official NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI).

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