Predictions

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National Championship Game

1 Florida vs 1 Houston (Florida by 1.549)

A combined ranking of 200 Division I men's college basketball teams

#  Team  (Conference)  Rating

1 Duke (ACC) 34.726

2 Auburn (SEC) 34.596

3 Florida (SEC) 32.399

4 Houston (Big 12) 30.85

5 Tennessee (SEC) 30.337

6 Alabama (SEC) 29.077

7 Kentucky (SEC) 25.221

8 Iowa State (Big 12) 24.448

9 St John's (Big East) 24.123

10 Texas Tech (Big 12) 24.025

11 Wisconsin (Big Ten) 23.951

12 Maryland (Big Ten) 23.534

13 Arizona (Big 12) 22.983

14 Michigan State (Big Ten) 22.861

15 Mississippi (SEC) 22.651

16 Marquette (Big East) 22.637

17 Gonzaga (WCC) 22.322

18 Texas A&M (SEC) 21.987

19 Kansas (Big 12) 21.818

20 Brigham Young (Big 12) 21.69

21 Missouri (SEC) 21.455

22 Michigan (Big Ten) 21.303

23 Louisville (ACC) 21.09

24 Purdue (Big Ten) 20.997

25 Illinois (Big Ten) 20.983

26 Mississippi State (SEC) 20.638

27 Clemson (ACC) 20.05

28 Georgia (SEC) 19.544

29 Oregon (Big Ten) 19.512

30 UCLA (Big Ten) 19.411

31 Baylor (Big 12) 19.034

32 Oklahoma (SEC) 18.573

33 Saint Mary's (WCC) 18.34

34 North Carolina (ACC) 17.759

35 Creighton (Big East) 17.556

36 Connecticut (Big East) 17.535

37 Arkansas (SEC) 17.293

38 Vanderbilt (SEC) 16.668

39 West Virginia (Big 12) 16.385

40 Xavier (Big East) 16.169

41 Utah State (Mountain West) 16.148

42 Ohio State (Big Ten) 16.067

43 New Mexico (Mountain West) 15.931

44 Memphis (American) 15.819

45 Texas (SEC) 15.462

46 San Diego State (Mountain West) 15.317

47 Cincinnati (Big 12) 14.886

48 Indiana (Big Ten) 14.009

49 Wake Forest (ACC) 13.658

50 SMU (ACC) 13.633

51 Boise State (Mountain West) 13.29

52 Villanova (Big East) 13.091

53 VCU (Atlantic 10) 13.045

54 Nebraska (Big Ten) 12.746

55 Northwestern (Big Ten) 12.463

56 Iowa (Big Ten) 12.343

57 UC-San Diego (Big West) 12.113

58 Pittsburgh (ACC) 11.817

59 Arizona State (Big 12) 11.498

60 Penn State (Big Ten) 11.382

61 Central Florida (Big 12) 11.324

62 Utah (Big 12) 11.299

63 Drake (Missouri Valley) 11.079

64 Colorado State (Mountain West) 10.984

65 Kansas State (Big 12) 10.71

66 TCU (Big 12) 10.675

67 San Francisco (WCC) 10.608

68 LSU (SEC) 10.29

69 USC (Big Ten) 10.29

70 Santa Clara (WCC) 10.171

71 South Carolina (SEC) 9.959

72 Rutgers (Big Ten) 9.914

73 Butler (Big East) 9.715

74 UC-Irvine (Big West) 9.086

75 Colorado (Big 12) 8.967

76 Stanford (ACC) 8.715

77 Dayton (Atlantic 10) 8.521

78 Minnesota (Big Ten) 7.764

79 Liberty (C-USA) 7.664

80 Georgetown (Big East) 7.662

81 Oklahoma State (Big 12) 7.091

82 George Mason (Atlantic 10) 6.949

83 Nevada (Mountain West) 6.942

84 Notre Dame (ACC) 6.419

85 Yale (Ivy League) 6.32

86 Florida State (ACC) 6.288

87 McNeese (Southland) 6.272

88 Georgia Tech (ACC) 6.003

89 North Texas (American) 5.981

90 Washington (Big Ten) 5.622

91 DePaul (Big East) 5.253

92 Bradley (Missouri Valley) 4.925

93 Providence (Big East) 4.897

94 Oregon State (WCC) 4.718

95 UNLV (Mountain West) 4.654

96 Virginia (ACC) 4.608

97 St Joseph's (Atlantic 10) 4.389

98 Washington State (WCC) 3.816

99 St Bonaventure (Atlantic 10) 3.181

100 California (ACC) 3.172

101 Arkansas State (Sun Belt) 3.146

102 Syracuse (ACC) 2.976

103 North Carolina State (ACC) 2.971

104 South Alabama (Sun Belt) 2.961

105 Grand Canyon (WAC) 2.838

106 Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley) 2.243

107 North Dakota State (Summit League) 2.1

108 Illinois State (Missouri Valley) 1.995

109 Loyola Chicago (Atlantic 10) 1.987

110 Belmont (Missouri Valley) 1.914

111 Wichita State (American) 1.134

112 Akron (MAC) 0.904

113 Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun) 0.849

114 Troy (Sun Belt) 0.294

115 UC-Santa Barbara (Big West) 0.252

116 Saint Louis (Atlantic 10) 0.119

117 Utah Valley (WAC) -0.005

118 St Thomas (Summit League) -0.099

119 UC-Riverside (Big West) -0.135

120 High Point (Big South) -0.481

121 UAB (American) -0.509

122 Florida Atlantic (American) -0.544

123 UNC-Wilmington (CAA) -0.637

124 Middle Tennessee (C-USA) -0.666

125 South Dakota State (Summit League) -0.763

126 Virginia Tech (ACC) -0.8

127 Cal State Northridge (Big West) -0.941

128 Samford (Southern) -0.946

129 Illinois-Chicago (Missouri Valley) -1.039

130 Princeton (Ivy League) -1.067

131 Loyola Marymount (WCC) -1.274

132 Northern Colorado (Big Sky) -1.318

133 George Washington (Atlantic 10) -1.577

134 Kent State (MAC) -1.704

135 Murray State (Missouri Valley) -1.903

136 Kennesaw State (C-USA) -2.027

137 Furman (Southern) -2.111

138 Chattanooga (Southern) -2.126

139 Cornell (Ivy League) -2.268

140 San Jose State (Mountain West) -2.626

141 Seattle (WAC) -2.822

142 Jacksonville State (C-USA) -2.882

143 Towson (CAA) -2.952

144 Duquesne (Atlantic 10) -2.957

145 James Madison (Sun Belt) -2.997

146 Rhode Island (Atlantic 10) -3.057

147 UNC-Greensboro (Southern) -3.064

148 Texas State (Sun Belt) -3.065

149 Seton Hall (Big East) -3.213

150 Montana (Big Sky) -3.304

151 Tulane (American) -3.347

152 Milwaukee (Horizon League) -3.477

153 Charleston (CAA) -3.583

154 Miami (FL)  (ACC) -3.638

155 Cal Poly (Big West) -3.696

156 Marshall (Sun Belt) -3.828

157 East Carolina (American) -3.955

158 Boston College (ACC) -4.141

159 Davidson (Atlantic 10) -4.305

160 Miami (OH) (MAC) -4.326

161 Robert Morris (Horizon League) -4.501

162 Norfolk State (MEAC) -4.644

163 Louisiana Tech (C-USA) -4.666

164 East Tennessee State (Southern) -4.793

165 California Baptist (WAC) -4.824

166 Winthrop (Big South) -4.833

167 Pepperdine (WCC) -5.174

168 North Alabama (Atlantic Sun) -5.198

169 Temple (American) -5.321

170 South Dakota (Summit League) -5.461

171 Omaha (Summit League) -5.489

172 Appalachian State (Sun Belt) -5.494

173 Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun) -5.745

174 New Mexico State (C-USA) -5.829

175 Wofford (Southern) -5.899

176 Southeast Louisiana (Southland) -5.919

177 Portland State (Big Sky) -6.137

178 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland) -6.198

179 Eastern Kentucky (Atlantic Sun) -6.231

180 Wyoming (Mountain West) -6.472

181 Northwestern State (Southland) -6.528

182 Idaho State (Big Sky) -6.787

183 UTSA (American) -7.48

184 Lamar (Southland) -7.582

185 Purdue-Fort Wayne (Horizon League) -7.624

186 Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) -7.625

187 Longwood (Big South) -7.731

188 Nicholls (Southland) -7.819

189 La Salle (Atlantic 10) -7.853

190 SIU-Edwardsville (Ohio Valley) -7.854

191 Cal State Bakersfield (Big West) -7.872

192 South Florida (American) -7.911

193 Northeastern (CAA) -8.219

194 UC-Davis (Big West) -8.395

195 Oakland (Horizon League) -8.542

196 Dartmouth (Ivy League) -8.627

197 Central Connecticut (NEC) -8.818

198 Radford (Big South) -8.829

199 Montana State (Big Sky) -8.9

200 Rice (American) -9.03