Men's College Basketball Power Index

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The 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
Houston
32-5
SOS Leader
Purdue
34-5
SOR Leader
UConn
37-3
NCAAM RPI Leader
Houston
32-5
RKTEAMCONFW-LBPI RKSOS RKSOR RKRPI RK
1PurduePURBig Ten34-53rd1st2nd--
2IllinoisILLBig Ten29-911th18th7th--
3Michigan StateMSUBig Ten20-1517th11th45th--
4WisconsinWISBig Ten22-1419th3rd19th--
5NebraskaNEBBig Ten23-1137th59th31st--
6NorthwesternNUBig Ten22-1239th33rd28th--
7Ohio StateOSUBig Ten22-1443rd60th60th--
8IowaIOWABig Ten19-1547th19th59th--
9MarylandMDBig Ten16-1766th48th92nd--
10Penn StatePSUBig Ten16-1784th57th93rd--
11MinnesotaMINNBig Ten19-1585th68th81st--
12RutgersRUTGBig Ten15-1798th23rd88th--
13IndianaIUBig Ten19-14100th22nd51st--
14MichiganMICHBig Ten8-24130th4th143rd--

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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