| Change |
Team |
W-L
(ATS)
|
Power Rating
|
Team Comments |
| 1 |
9 |
8 |
Michigan St |
25-5
(15-11-1)
|
-36.50 |
The outright Big Ten champs closed the regular season on a five-game conference winning streak. MSU will now take its shot at the Big Ten tournament, with hopes of playing into a No. 1 seed. |
| 2 |
6 |
4 |
Louisville |
25-5
(18-12-0)
|
-28.80 |
With a three-point victory over West Virginia, the Cardinals wrapped up their first-ever Big East regular season championship and earned a first-round bye in this weeks tournament at Madison Square Garden. |
| 3 |
11 |
8 |
Kansas |
25-6
(18-6-1)
|
-28.65 |
Once called young, inexperienced and underdogs, the Jayhawks quieted doubters by taking down Texas Saturday and collecting their fifth-consecutive Big 12 crown. |
| 4 |
3 |
1 |
North Carolina |
27-3
(11-17-0)
|
-27.50 |
Tyler Hansbrough's last game in Chapel Hill couldn't have been better. The Heels topped Duke once again and moved UNC ahead of the Blue Devils on the all-time list of outright Conference Championships. North Carolina has now won 17 outright ACC regular season titles. |
| 5 |
4 |
1 |
Pittsburgh |
28-3
(16-8-1)
|
-26.95 |
Pitt became only the third team in history to defeat a No. 1 team twice in the same season, as the Panthers topped UConn Saturday. The win ran Pitt's home-court winning streak up to 21 games. |
| 6 |
1 |
5 |
Connecticut |
27-3
(11-13-0)
|
-26.30 |
Connecticut lost two of its last five games. Both losses came at the hands of Pittsburgh. Maybe a third time could be the charm UConn needs to win the Big East tournament. |
| 7 |
5 |
2 |
Duke |
25-6
(15-14-1)
|
-25.80 |
Speaking of third time's the charm, Duke could easily find itself in a similar position if North Carolina ends up meeting Coach K & Co. in the ACC tournament final. Moving Jon Scheyer to point guard could have been Duke's best decision all season. |
| 8 |
8 |
 |
Oklahoma |
27-4
(13-12-1)
|
-25.40 |
Blake Griffin's 33 points and 14 rebounds not only led Oklahoma past rival, Oklahoma State, but also set a record for the most double-doubles in school history (25). Griffin is also tied with former Kansas star, Drew Gooden, for the second most double-doubles in Big 12 history. |
| 9 |
29 |
20 |
Washington |
24-7
(17-10-1)
|
-22.70 |
The Huskies claimed their first out-right PAC-10 conference title as they beat archrival, Washington State by seven. Washington also swept the Cougars for the first time since 2004-2005. |
| 10 |
2 |
8 |
Memphis |
28-3
(20-10-0)
|
-21.90 |
With 22-straight wins, Memphis collected its third consecutive perfect regular season within Conference USA. Including postseason tournaments, Memphis has now won 58 C-USA games in a row. |
| 11 |
10 |
1 |
Wake Forest |
24-5
(15-10-0)
|
-21.50 |
With a win over Clemson on senior day in Winston-Salem, Wake closed the regular season on a four-game winning streak and winners of six of its last seven contests. The Demon Deacons earned the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament. |
| 12 |
17 |
5 |
Missouri |
25-6
(14-10-0)
|
-21.30 |
Once a Top-10 team, Mizzou dropped its second consecutive road game over the weekend, falling to Texas A&M for the fifth straight time. Mizzou closed the regular season losing two of its final three games. |
| 13 |
52 |
39 |
Illinois |
23-8
(14-11-1)
|
-19.70 |
As if losing to Michigan State wasn't heartbreaking enough, Talor Battle's heroics with .03 seconds remaining gave Penn State the one-point win over Illinois last Thursday in the Illini's regular season finale. |
| 14 |
22 |
8 |
Arizona St. |
22-8
(16-10-0)
|
-19.50 |
Senior Jeff Pendergraph collected 10 boards to go along with 27 points on senior night in Tempe, as the Sun Devils beat Cal. ASU now will shoot for it's third win of the season over archrival, Arizona, as the PAC-10 tournament gets underway in Los Angeles this week. |
| 15 |
13 |
2 |
UCLA |
24-7
(15-14-1)
|
-19.20 |
The Bruins defeated Oregon Saturday for their fourth straight "W," to end the regular season. Seniors Josh Shipp, Alfred Aboya and Darren Collison won their 121st game at UCLA, making them the most winningest senior class in the school's history. |
| 16 |
7 |
9 |
Gonzaga |
25-5
(14-13-0)
|
-18.60 |
The Bulldogs' 35-point drubbing of Santa Clara in the WCC tournament moved Gonzaga into it's 12th consecutive tournament final. Austin Daye scored a career high, 28-points in the win. |
| 17 |
18 |
1 |
Clemson |
23-7
(12-12-1)
|
-18.35 |
Another once-promising team, Clemson, fell to Wake Forest to end the regular season. The Tigers lost three of their last four games, two of them on the road. |
| 18 |
14 |
4 |
Purdue |
22-9
(12-15-0)
|
-17.85 |
Just like Clemson, Purdue lost three of its last four games with two of them on the road. Matt Painter can only hope his team is healthy and focused for the Big Ten tournament. |
| 19 |
16 |
3 |
Villanova |
25-6
(16-11-0)
|
-17.20 |
Nova's 17-point victory was the team's seventh straight over Providence, marking a perfect home season for the Cats at the Pavilion. Nova will entertain a first-round bye in the Big East tournament. |
| 20 |
19 |
1 |
Xavier |
24-6
(15-11-2)
|
-16.70 |
The Musketeers earned their revenge over Dayton, crushing the Flyers by 17 points at the Cintas Center to close the regular season. Xavier earned a least a share of the A10 title for their third straight conference crown. |
| 21 |
31 |
10 |
Utah |
21-9
(17-12-0)
|
-16.60 |
Despite entering its contest with TCU losers of two straight, Utah dominated the Horned Frogs and scored a 19-point victory to give them a share of the Mountain West regular season title. |
| 22 |
32 |
10 |
Brigham Young |
24-6
(15-12-0)
|
-16.20 |
If being rivals wasn't enough, now BYU has to share its Mountain West regular season championship with Utah. The Cougars topped Air Force to earn the hardware for the third consecutive year, a feat that BYU hasn't reached in 75 years. |
| 23 |
21 |
2 |
Syracuse |
23-8
(14-13-0)
|
-15.50 |
It took extra time, but Syracuse left Marquette with an overtime victory Saturday for the Orange's fourth straight win to close out the season. |
| 24 |
25 |
1 |
Tennessee |
19-11
(12-15-1)
|
-14.25 |
Winners of three in a row entering a contest with Alabama, Tennessee had hopes of earning an outright SEC East regular season title. The Tide's Anthony Brook thought differently as he connected on a desperation buzzer beater to sink the Vols. UT shares the SEC East regular season championship with South Carolina. |
| 25 |
27 |
2 |
Florida St. |
23-8
(17-7-1)
|
-13.10 |
Behind 22-points from Toney Douglas, Florida State beat Virginia Tech in Tallahassee, giving the Seminoles an opening-round bye in this week's ACC tournament. |
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.