1996 NCAA Division 1 Basketball Ratings
Based on 4220 games between 305 teams
played between 11/10/1995 and 4/1/1996

Data courtesy of Kenneth Massey

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Rank  Team                     Rating    PF    PA   W   L
   1  Kentucky                 107.43  3292  2497  34   2 Champion
   2  Massachusetts            100.94  2768  2307  35   2 
   3  Connecticut               99.95  2890  2265  32   3 
   4  Kansas                    93.99  2638  2171  28   5 
   5  Wake Forest               93.73  2204  1963  26   6 
   6  Georgetown                93.63  2863  2415  27   8 
   7  Villanova                 93.27  2492  2199  26   7 
   8  Cincinnati                93.07  2627  2151  28   5 
   9  Syracuse                  92.06  2897  2607  29   9 
  10  Purdue                    90.33  2338  2058  26   6 
  11  Texas Tech                89.96  2629  2221  30   2 
  12  Arizona                   89.82  2693  2372  26   7 
  13  Georgia Tech              89.76  2888  2735  24  12 
  14  Mississippi St            89.05  2484  2230  26   8 
  15  North Carolina            88.75  2484  2273  21  11 
  16  Georgia                   88.69  2456  2110  21  10 
  17  Utah                      87.41  2431  2044  25   7 
  18  Penn St                   87.19  2095  1794  21   7 
  19  Iowa                      87.08  2548  2172  23   9 
  20  Memphis                   86.19  2205  1972  22   8 
  21  UCLA                      86.16  2399  2188  23   8 
  22  Boston College            85.94  2346  2115  19  11 
  23  Indiana                   85.49  2322  2116  19  12 
  24  Louisville                85.44  2512  2336  21  12 
  25  Marquette                 85.17  2259  1964  23   8 
  26  Stanford                  84.75  2181  1934  20   9 
  27  Maryland                  84.58  2440  2288  17  13 
  28  Duke                      84.54  2336  2163  18  13 
  29  Iowa St                   84.52  2147  2030  23   9 
  30  Clemson                   84.30  1971  1826  18  11 
  31  Virginia Tech             83.71  2036  1825  23   6 
  32  New Mexico                83.63  2486  2226  27   5 
  33  Michigan                  83.20  2283  2076  20  12 
  34  Arkansas                  82.41  2676  2517  21  13 
  35  Tulane                    82.39  2478  2268  22  10 
  36  Temple                    82.35  1981  1922  20  13 
  37  Providence                82.34  2347  2245  18  12 
  38  E Michigan                81.70  2400  2173  23   6 
  39  Texas                     81.51  2535  2306  21  10 
  40  Oklahoma St               81.45  1820  1664  16  10 
  41  WI Green Bay              81.35  1818  1568  24   4 
  42  Illinois                  81.30  2352  2163  18  13 
  43  California                80.99  2117  1964  17  11 
  44  South Carolina            80.94  2428  2280  19  12 
  45  Bradley                   80.89  2136  1951  22   8 
  46  Oklahoma                  80.71  2371  2192  17  13 
  47  G Washington              80.46  2263  2107  21   8 
  48  Virginia                  80.04  1875  1857  12  15 
  49  Nebraska                  79.98  2808  2643  21  14 
  50  Santa Clara               79.94  2054  1917  20   9 
  51  Tulsa                     79.72  2292  1950  22   8 
  52  NC State                  79.53  2507  2318  15  16 
  53  Kansas St                 79.14  1907  1906  16  12 
  54  Minnesota                 79.08  2226  2170  19  13 
  55  Florida St                79.07  2033  1973  13  14 
  56  Washington St             78.77  2192  2068  17  12 
  57  Vanderbilt                78.73  2325  2300  17  14 
  58  Drexel                    78.60  2478  1997  26   4 
  59  Tennessee                 77.93  1813  1827  14  15 
  60  Alabama                   77.87  2303  2275  19  13 
  61  Miami FL                  77.76  1883  1873  15  13 
  62  Washington                77.31  1960  1889  16  12 
  63  Florida                   77.21  1869  1974  12  16 
  64  Wisconsin                 76.78  2010  2007  16  15 
  65  Fresno St                 76.60  2543  2456  21  11 
  66  Michigan St               76.51  1970  2044  15  17 
  67  Oregon                    76.30  1886  1877  13  13 
  68  Rhode Island              76.25  2599  2418  20  14 
  69  West Virginia             76.14  2152  2077  12  15 
  70  Auburn                    76.09  2286  2227  18  13 
  71  Missouri                  76.08  2563  2494  18  15 
  72  Miami OH                  76.02  2070  1796  20   8 
  73  St Joseph's PA            75.79  2355  2252  19  13 
  74  Seton Hall                75.43  2054  2161  12  16 
  75  Pittsburgh                75.14  1948  1911  10  17 
  76  Charlotte                 74.89  1990  1971  14  15 
  77  VA Commonwealth           74.84  2438  2190  24   9 
  78  Ark Little Rock           74.72  2100  1895  21   7 
  79  Davidson                  74.69  2243  1855  22   5 
  80  New Orleans               74.66  2178  2043  21   9 
  81  Illinois St               74.49  2362  2275  21  12 
  82  Gonzaga                   74.27  1992  1810  19   9 
  83  St John's                 74.17  2055  2121  11  16 
  84  Colorado St               74.01  2172  2105  16  12 
  85  Col Charleston            73.54  1987  1685  23   4 
  86  St Louis                  73.52  1937  1926  16  14 
  87  Brigham Young             73.02  2303  2194  15  13 
  88  Montana St                72.82  2247  1969  19   9 
  89  Houston                   72.34  1903  1890  15  10 
  90  Iona                      72.16  2103  1975  21   8 
  91  Mississippi               72.15  1781  1755  11  15 
  92  Princeton                 72.05  1639  1452  21   7 
  93  DePaul                    71.68  2036  2086  11  18 
  94  Notre Dame                71.45  1803  1929   9  18 
  95  Missouri St               71.09  2096  2019  16  12 
  96  Portland                  71.03  2101  2032  17  11 
  97  Detroit                   70.90  1869  1793  17  11 
  98  Rutgers                   70.78  1818  1956   8  18 
  99  Weber St                  70.67  2321  2190  18  10 
 100  Canisius                  70.61  2046  1944  20  11 
 101  Butler                    70.55  1867  1757  18   8 
 102  Mt St Mary's              70.42  2193  1999  21   8 
 103  Southern Miss             70.42  1772  1821  11  15 
 104  UAB                       70.40  1896  1897  14  14 
 105  USC                       70.33  2184  2354  11  19 
 106  N Illinois                70.14  2133  1902  19  10 
 107  Ball St                   69.97  2066  2034  16  12 
 108  Manhattan                 69.82  1959  1802  17  12 
 109  Arizona St                69.61  1980  2097  11  16 
 110  Ohio                      69.56  2124  2076  15  14 
 111  LSU                       69.41  2161  2235  11  17 
 112  Montana                   69.38  1892  1746  17   8 
 113  Long Beach St             69.37  1993  1892  16  11 
 114  Ohio St                   69.21  1808  1920  10  17 
 115  South Florida             69.19  1831  1825  12  16 
 116  W Michigan                69.15  1956  1948  15  13 
 117  Wyoming                   69.06  1871  1951  11  15 
 118  Evansville                69.06  1943  1897  13  14 
 119  Xavier                    68.80  2110  2082  13  15 
 120  San Francisco             68.76  1607  1617  13  12 
 121  San Diego St              68.52  2054  2028  13  14 
 122  N Iowa                    68.43  2083  2039  14  13 
 123  Hawaii                    68.32  2149  2195  10  18 
 124  Fairfield                 68.31  2127  2089  20  10 
 125  Loy Marymount             68.25  1867  1870  16  11 
 126  Toledo                    68.21  2092  2071  15  14 
 127  Bowling Green             68.09  1661  1659  12  13 
 128  Marist                    68.01  2094  1874  22   7 
 129  Murray St                 67.88  2028  1919  16  10 
 130  Texas-El Paso             67.84  1854  1879  11  15 
 131  Colorado                  67.82  2048  2191   9  18 
 132  TCU                       67.67  2317  2395  14  14 
 133  Rice                      67.54  1911  1939  14  14 
 134  Monmouth NJ               67.49  2065  1955  20  10 
 135  W Kentucky                67.33  1971  1918  13  13 
 136  Pacific                   67.23  1889  1771  14  12 
 137  Creighton                 66.73  1857  1864  13  15 
 138  LA Lafayette              66.68  1896  1865  14  12 
 139  Rider                     66.41  2238  2097  19  11 
 140  Nevada                    66.31  2119  2107  16  13 
 141  Jacksonville              66.19  2122  2135  15  13 
 142  Drake                     66.12  1876  1970  12  15 
 143  Old Dominion              66.07  2131  2132  17  13 
 144  San Diego                 66.00  1824  1867  13  14 
 145  Dayton                    66.00  2045  2031  15  14 
 146  Penn                      65.96  1854  1704  17  10 
 147  Oral Roberts              65.89  1837  1722  16   9 
 148  Austin Peay               65.69  2179  2073  17  11 
 149  UC Irvine                 65.62  2026  1970  15  12 
 150  Wright St                 65.49  1882  1914  13  13 
 151  St Peter's                65.38  1834  1702  15  12 
 152  Kent                      65.34  1951  1952  13  13 
 153  St Mary's                 65.07  1938  1972  12  15 
 154  Utah St                   64.91  2017  1998  14  15 
 155  St Bonaventure            64.23  1774  1878  10  18 
 156  UNC Wilmington            64.21  1666  1694  13  16 
 157  Marshall                  64.09  2436  2280  16  11 
 158  UNC Greensboro            63.92  2129  1972  20  10 
 159  Duquesne                  63.87  2017  2123   9  18 
 160  East Carolina             63.77  1844  1837  16  11 
 161  Texas A&M                 63.71  1815  1846  11  16 
 162  Boston Univ               63.27  2037  1942  18  11 
 163  Boise St                  63.12  1674  1696  14  12 
 164  Valparaiso                63.04  2352  2230  19  11 
 165  S Illinois                62.91  1902  2001  10  17 
 166  San Jose St               62.63  2161  2292  13  17 
 167  Oregon St                 62.60  1444  1739   4  22 
 168  MS Valley St              61.93  2115  1956  18   7 
 169  VMI                       61.86  2060  2030  15  10 
 170  LA Monroe                 61.85  2205  2173  15  14 
 171  Santa Barbara             61.69  1811  1838  11  15 
 172  Towson                    61.55  1997  1979  15  12 
 173  SMU                       61.46  1663  1858   6  20 
 174  Tennessee St              61.42  2000  2061  15  12 
 175  Lamar                     61.38  1762  1825  10  15 
 176  Loyola MD                 61.09  1709  1763  11  15 
 177  Delaware                  60.99  1822  1731  13  12 
 178  S Alabama                 60.94  1475  1507  11  15 
 179  New Mexico St             60.75  1687  1777  10  15 
 180  American Univ             60.75  1896  1916  11  15 
 181  UNLV                      60.74  1743  1791  10  16 
 182  La Salle                  60.67  1903  2121   6  24 
 183  McNeese St                60.67  2119  2014  15  12 
 184  Baylor                    60.65  1849  1945   8  17 
 185  Northwestern              60.62  1728  1989   7  20 
 186  Middle Tenn St            60.52  1867  1843  13  12 
 187  Wichita St                60.51  1770  1937   8  21 
 188  W Carolina                60.13  2211  2226  15  12 
 189  Indiana St                60.09  1799  1929  10  16 
 190  S Utah                    59.72  1751  1778  11  13 
 191  North Texas               59.71  1884  1862  15  13 
 192  S Carolina St             59.58  1935  1739  19   8 
 193  Colgate                   59.49  2164  2195  15  15 
 194  Chattanooga               59.26  1805  1704  13  12 
 195  Liberty                   59.22  1819  1768  15  12 
 196  Jackson St                59.15  2040  2098  14  13 
 197  Idaho                     58.98  1844  1904  10  16 
 198  Campbell                  58.91  1685  1695  15  11 
 199  Louisiana Tech            58.87  1668  1745  10  17 
 200  SF Austin                 58.87  2042  2034  15  11 
 201  Pepperdine                58.77  1876  2031   9  18 
 202  TX San Antonio            58.71  1973  2008  13  13 
 203  IL Chicago                58.50  2053  2221   9  18 
 204  Samford                   58.40  1710  1682  14  11 
 205  Maine                     58.28  1921  1885  15  13 
 206  Coppin St                 58.27  2063  1939  17  10 
 207  William & Mary            58.22  1823  1858   9  16 
 208  Harvard                   58.20  1660  1521  14  11 
 209  Dartmouth                 58.20  1581  1627  15  10 
 210  Niagara                   58.09  1780  1887  13  15 
 211  Bucknell                  58.07  1820  1778  15  11 
 212  James Madison             58.03  2053  2217  10  20 
 213  UNC Asheville             57.77  1651  1669  14  10 
 214  E Kentucky                57.53  1817  1902  11  14 
 215  Arkansas St               57.30  1784  1952   8  18 
 216  Tennessee Tech            57.28  1927  1964  10  15 
 217  WI Milwaukee              57.23  1811  1923   8  18 
 218  Charleston So             56.80  1848  1869  13  13 
 219  W Illinois                56.79  1971  2019  15  12 
 220  TN Martin                 56.76  1775  1876  10  14 
 221  TX Pan American           56.76  1605  1722   8  19 
 222  St Francis PA             56.69  1773  1925  13  14 
 223  Cal Poly SLO              56.61  1949  1968  12  13 
 224  George Mason              56.49  2330  2366  10  16 
 225  SE Louisiana              56.44  2100  2101  13  12 
 226  Southern Univ             56.38  2158  2077  12  12 
 227  C Michigan                56.05  1638  1799   4  20 
 228  Richmond                  55.99  1925  2092   8  20 
 229  Loyola-Chicago            55.61  1752  1882   7  19 
 230  Radford                   55.56  1835  1830  12  13 
 231  Sam Houston St            55.49  1827  1869  11  14 
 232  Missouri KC               55.42  1888  1904  12  15 
 233  Mercer                    55.40  2008  2098  13  14 
 234  CS Fullerton              54.79  1742  1996   6  20 
 235  Idaho St                  54.69  1635  1774   9  15 
 236  NE Illinois               54.60  1920  1943  12  13 
 237  Buffalo                   54.47  1877  1931  13  15 
 238  UCF                       53.91  2142  2321  10  19 
 239  Holy Cross                53.52  2240  2242  16  13 
 240  E Illinois                53.35  1854  1994  12  15 
 241  Brown                     52.87  1632  1763  10  16 
 242  Vermont                   52.87  1852  1982  11  14 
 243  Central Conn              52.78  2111  2169  12  15 
 244  FL Atlantic               52.69  1785  1820   8  18 
 245  Wagner                    52.61  1994  2049  10  17 
 246  Navy                      52.44  1593  1641  13  12 
 247  Air Force                 52.36  1566  1822   2  22 
 248  Centenary                 52.33  1870  1978   9  16 
 249  Georgia St                52.15  1799  1892  10  15 
 250  SE Missouri St            51.92  1823  2034   7  19 
 251  TX Arlington              51.91  1779  1887  10  15 
 252  Hampton                   51.76  1760  1920   7  17 
 253  Texas St                  51.56  1452  1578   9  15 
 254  Florida Intl              51.54  1859  2054  11  15 
 255  Stetson                   51.07  1672  1827   8  17 
 256  Youngstown St             51.05  1660  1652  10  15 
 257  TX Southern               50.84  1765  1946   9  14 
 258  Cornell                   50.79  1646  1774  10  16 
 259  Siena                     50.58  1681  1923   5  22 
 260  Fordham                   50.09  1628  1935   4  23 
 261  CS Northridge             50.07  1628  1895   6  18 
 262  Jacksonville St           50.00  2019  2073   8  17 
 263  Grambling                 49.62  1847  1860  10  15 
 264  Akron                     48.88  1549  1891   2  23 
 265  CS Sacramento             48.64  1697  2003   5  20 
 266  Furman                    48.56  1751  1919   7  17 
 267  Cleveland St              48.39  1587  1917   5  21 
 268  Appalachian St            48.28  1805  2144   6  20 
 269  F Dickinson               47.95  1811  2012   7  20 
 270  Alcorn St                 47.81  1826  2074   8  16 
 271  Troy                      47.24  2311  2499   9  16 
 272  Long Island               47.19  2054  2357   8  19 
 273  Citadel                   46.98  1534  1782   7  16 
 274  N Arizona                 46.92  1577  1818   4  20 
 275  Morehead St               46.42  1565  1885   3  20 
 276  Nicholls St               46.37  1724  2035   5  21 
 277  E Tennessee St            46.29  1822  2079   5  20 
 278  Lafayette                 46.16  1688  1818   7  18 
 279  Northwestern LA           46.12  1687  1876   5  20 
 280  Hofstra                   45.96  1752  1967   8  18 
 281  New Hampshire             45.84  2000  2223   6  21 
 282  St Francis NY             45.79  1807  1971   9  18 
 283  Hartford                  45.42  2042  2305   6  22 
 284  Columbia                  44.42  1442  1697   6  19 
 285  Winthrop                  43.98  1701  2016   6  19 
 286  Yale                      43.79  1525  1733   7  18 
 287  Bethune-Cookman           43.07  1505  1617   8  15 
 288  Delaware St               42.60  1886  2205  10  17 
 289  MD Baltimore Co           41.97  1595  1891   5  22 
 290  MD E Shore                41.88  1571  1747   9  16 
 291  Robert Morris             41.71  1717  2004   4  23 
 292  Northeastern              41.48  1823  2167   4  24 
 293  Howard                    41.33  1761  1950   7  19 
 294  NC A&T                    40.91  1577  1812   8  16 
 295  Alabama St                40.90  1715  1984   7  17 
 296  Morgan St                 40.72  1853  2158   7  20 
 297  E Washington              40.31  1532  1870   1  23 
 298  Coastal Car               38.21  1571  1869   3  21 
 299  Army                      36.26  1555  1820   4  20 
 300  Florida A&M               35.89  1415  1709   5  19 
 301  Lehigh                    35.73  1761  2062   3  23 
 302  Chicago St                35.45  2013  2602   2  25 
 303  Ga Southern               35.42  1387  1777   2  23 
 304  Wofford                   34.85  1405  1861   1  22 
 305  Prairie View              27.90  1723  2320   0  23