1997 NCAA Division 1 Basketball Ratings
Based on 4271 games between 306 teams
played between 11/15/1996 and 4/1/1997

Data courtesy of Kenneth Massey

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Rank  Team                     Rating    PF    PA   W   L
   1  Kansas                   101.66  2968  2315  33   2 
   2  Kentucky                  99.49  3221  2440  34   5 
   3  Minnesota                 97.62  2637  2156  30   4 
   4  North Carolina            96.34  2709  2334  28   7 
   5  Wake Forest               94.75  2138  1807  24   7 
   6  Utah                      93.50  2373  1984  28   4 
   7  Duke                      92.85  2629  2185  24   9 
   8  Arizona                   92.21  2852  2491  25   9 Champion
   9  Clemson                   91.04  2249  2028  23  10 
  10  UCLA                      90.53  2558  2360  24   8 
  11  California                89.16  2402  2171  23   9 
  12  Maryland                  88.83  2406  2136  21  11 
  13  Stanford                  88.68  2231  1932  20   8 
  14  Cincinnati                87.90  2743  2226  26   8 
  15  Michigan                  87.59  2595  2380  24  11 
  16  Villanova                 87.38  2484  2247  23  10 
  17  Iowa                      87.31  2247  2001  21  10 
  18  Illinois                  86.77  2448  2197  22  10 
  19  Florida St                86.75  2348  2136  20  12 
  20  Iowa St                   86.63  2093  1872  22   9 
  21  South Carolina            85.92  2307  2078  23   8 
  22  New Mexico                85.85  2395  2043  24   8 
  23  St Joseph's PA            85.82  2351  2178  26   7 
  24  Tulsa                     85.58  2463  2141  24  10 
  25  Virginia                  85.43  2099  2015  18  13 
  26  Xavier                    85.33  2413  2098  23   6 
  27  Louisville                85.32  2631  2482  26   9 
  28  Indiana                   85.29  2397  2247  22  11 
  29  Wisconsin                 84.71  1654  1551  18  10 
  30  West Virginia             84.49  2502  2282  21  10 
  31  Providence                84.38  2657  2452  23  12 
  32  Purdue                    84.37  2162  2122  18  12 
  33  Georgia                   84.31  2376  2176  24   9 
  34  NC State                  84.27  1831  1726  16  15 
  35  Boston College            84.25  2305  2143  22   9 
  36  Temple                    83.82  2055  1880  20  11 
  37  Texas Tech                83.61  2243  2081  19   9 
  38  Rhode Island              83.30  2420  2117  20  10 
  39  Colorado                  83.13  2340  2228  22  10 
  40  USC                       82.95  2229  2137  17  11 
  41  Texas                     82.77  2290  2204  18  12 
  42  Oklahoma                  82.43  2228  1960  19  11 
  43  Oregon                    82.16  2136  2005  17  11 
  44  Illinois St               81.81  2226  1970  24   6 
  45  Georgetown                81.58  1993  1847  19  10 
  46  Charlotte                 81.50  2217  2044  22   9 
  47  Marquette                 81.01  2109  1791  22   9 
  48  Michigan St               80.93  2025  1905  17  12 
  49  Syracuse                  80.82  2397  2208  19  13 
  50  Massachusetts             80.33  2223  2157  19  14 
  51  Connecticut               80.15  2170  2008  18  15 
  52  Mississippi               80.11  2001  1841  20   9 
  53  TCU                       80.07  2931  2709  22  13 
  54  Hawaii                    79.99  2174  2001  21   8 
  55  Vanderbilt                79.82  2096  1983  18  12 
  56  Col Charleston            79.63  2312  1949  26   3 
  57  Washington                79.59  2106  2024  17  11 
  58  Nebraska                  79.39  2407  2356  18  15 
  59  Princeton                 79.18  1723  1448  23   4 
  60  Notre Dame                79.14  2129  2091  16  14 
  61  UNLV                      79.03  2340  2203  22  10 
  62  Arkansas                  78.59  2527  2281  18  14 
  63  Pittsburgh                78.33  2201  2189  17  15 
  64  Missouri St               78.24  2505  2371  24   9 
  65  Miami FL                  77.66  1887  1821  16  13 
  66  Missouri                  77.58  2359  2323  15  17 
  67  Oklahoma St               77.47  2222  2223  17  15 
  68  St John's                 77.14  1815  1812  13  14 
  69  Tulane                    76.96  2204  2032  19  11 
  70  Pacific                   76.91  2005  1694  22   6 
  71  Georgia Tech              76.90  1660  1737   9  18 
  72  G Washington              76.70  1946  1848  15  14 
  73  Fresno St                 75.96  2521  2410  19  12 
  74  Memphis                   75.78  1952  1918  16  15 
  75  Oral Roberts              75.66  1939  1697  19   7 
  76  Colorado St               75.60  1937  1848  17   9 
  77  Miami OH                  75.58  2201  1950  21   9 
  78  Bowling Green             75.45  2524  2309  21  10 
  79  Bradley                   75.12  1928  1789  17  13 
  80  Boston Univ               74.96  2020  1859  25   5 
  81  Alabama                   74.71  2071  1962  16  14 
  82  Baylor                    74.58  2059  2018  17  12 
  83  N Iowa                    74.45  1996  1947  16  12 
  84  New Mexico St             74.27  2148  1950  18   9 
  85  Ohio St                   73.30  1887  1894  10  17 
  86  Nevada                    73.30  2232  2135  20  10 
  87  Butler                    73.16  2129  1888  21  10 
  88  Washington St             73.06  2157  2147  12  17 
  89  Virginia Tech             72.41  1833  1794  14  16 
  90  E Michigan                72.41  2307  2235  19  10 
  91  Auburn                    72.30  1869  1869  14  15 
  92  Valparaiso                72.20  2154  1902  22   7 
  93  Evansville                72.14  1965  2001  17  14 
  94  St Bonaventure            72.09  1957  1950  14  14 
  95  Old Dominion              71.87  2343  2205  22  11 
  96  Drexel                    71.86  2235  2008  22   9 
  97  St Mary's                 71.81  2031  1912  21   8 
  98  Wichita St                71.75  1815  1701  14  13 
  99  New Orleans               71.70  2075  1823  22   7 
 100  Texas-El Paso             71.69  1500  1566  10  13 
 101  Rutgers                   71.67  1739  1859  11  16 
 102  SMU                       71.64  1821  1803  15  12 
 103  Utah St                   71.47  1778  1642  17   9 
 104  Ohio                      71.43  1922  1856  16  10 
 105  Penn St                   71.33  1634  1780  10  17 
 106  S Alabama                 71.32  1816  1577  21   7 
 107  Seton Hall                70.87  1835  1980   9  18 
 108  UAB                       70.72  2142  2110  18  14 
 109  Creighton                 70.64  2024  1979  15  15 
 110  Kansas St                 70.37  1665  1817   9  17 
 111  Long Island               70.30  2746  2507  21   9 
 112  Rice                      69.36  1628  1673  10  15 
 113  Mississippi St            69.25  1876  2021  11  18 
 114  Florida                   69.20  2127  2118  12  17 
 115  Tennessee                 69.18  1545  1663  11  16 
 116  Santa Clara               69.14  1915  1851  16  11 
 117  LSU                       68.95  2000  2114  10  20 
 118  Iona                      68.94  2320  2099  22   8 
 119  East Carolina             68.82  1762  1649  16  10 
 120  Ball St                   68.69  2085  2076  15  13 
 121  San Jose St               68.64  1757  1874  12  14 
 122  Dayton                    68.46  1903  1870  13  14 
 123  S Illinois                68.42  2183  2201  13  17 
 124  Chattanooga               68.37  2282  2040  20  11 
 125  Texas A&M                 68.21  1754  1841   9  18 
 126  N Arizona                 68.21  2065  1881  20   7 
 127  Wyoming                   67.76  2012  2045  11  17 
 128  VA Commonwealth           67.46  1910  1852  14  13 
 129  UNC Wilmington            67.31  1713  1775  16  13 
 130  San Diego                 67.30  1923  1808  16  11 
 131  Oregon St                 67.28  1785  1990   6  20 
 132  Boise St                  67.07  1782  1678  14  13 
 133  Davidson                  66.71  1827  1728  15  10 
 134  Duquesne                  66.70  1980  2091   9  18 
 135  La Salle                  66.44  1777  1849  10  17 
 136  James Madison             66.30  1943  1929  15  13 
 137  Houston                   66.13  1821  1889  10  15 
 138  Montana                   66.12  2187  2071  19  11 
 139  Marshall                  66.05  2214  2110  19   9 
 140  Liberty                   66.03  1942  1823  20   9 
 141  Canisius                  66.01  1822  1649  17  12 
 142  Detroit                   65.91  1823  1753  15  13 
 143  W Michigan                65.81  1874  1908  14  14 
 144  Arizona St                65.59  1970  2109   8  20 
 145  Southern Miss             65.18  1650  1664  12  15 
 146  San Diego St              65.11  1956  2053  11  15 
 147  W Illinois                65.10  2019  1900  17  10 
 148  Indiana St                65.08  1945  2068  12  16 
 149  San Francisco             64.86  1763  1753  14  12 
 150  WI Green Bay              64.72  1522  1494  13  14 
 151  Toledo                    64.56  1853  1850  12  14 
 152  Northwestern              64.31  1717  1936   7  22 
 153  IL Chicago                64.27  1885  1896  15  14 
 154  Dartmouth                 64.22  1705  1524  17   8 
 155  Hartford                  64.21  2055  1975  17  11 
 156  St Louis                  63.98  1677  1787  11  18 
 157  Coppin St                 63.96  2453  2249  22   9 
 158  Monmouth NJ               63.95  2064  1907  18  11 
 159  Long Beach St             63.82  1957  1967  13  14 
 160  Gonzaga                   63.73  1766  1715  13  12 
 161  Richmond                  63.69  1926  1895  13  15 
 162  Ark Little Rock           63.49  1824  1761  14  11 
 163  UNC Asheville             63.41  1846  1892  17  10 
 164  Louisiana Tech            63.07  1781  1701  14  13 
 165  Buffalo                   63.07  2002  1940  17  11 
 166  NE Illinois               62.80  1847  1845  14  11 
 167  Harvard                   62.54  1701  1568  16   9 
 168  F Dickinson               62.48  2026  2070  18  10 
 169  Delaware                  62.40  2161  2080  13  16 
 170  Navy                      62.05  1935  1841  18   9 
 171  Penn                      61.82  1740  1776  12  14 
 172  Weber St                  61.81  2190  2223  15  13 
 173  William & Mary            61.29  1753  1817  11  16 
 174  Cal Poly SLO              61.24  2137  2106  11  16 
 175  CS Northridge             60.98  2122  2075  13  15 
 176  Lamar                     60.95  1824  1827  13  12 
 177  CS Fullerton              60.93  1968  1995  13  14 
 178  Arkansas St               60.40  1817  1842  13  12 
 179  W Kentucky                60.25  1831  1923  11  15 
 180  Charleston So             60.23  1985  1995  15  13 
 181  American Univ             60.20  1730  1854  10  16 
 182  Troy                      60.19  2039  2092  15  11 
 183  Montana St                60.17  2035  2045  13  14 
 184  Middle Tenn St            60.13  2109  2068  16  12 
 185  Loyola MD                 60.03  1858  1857  13  14 
 186  Appalachian St            59.80  1816  1842  12  14 
 187  Murray St                 59.79  2080  1974  17  10 
 188  South Florida             59.63  1613  1780   8  19 
 189  Radford                   59.62  1944  2017  14  13 
 190  Akron                     59.55  1761  1815   7  18 
 191  Kent                      59.42  1680  1848   7  18 
 192  Idaho                     59.29  1528  1719   8  17 
 193  Mt St Mary's              59.27  1943  1954  14  13 
 194  Santa Barbara             59.17  1700  1802  10  15 
 195  Bucknell                  59.16  1953  1821  17  11 
 196  N Illinois                59.11  1821  1897  11  16 
 197  LA Lafayette              59.00  2054  2145  12  16 
 198  George Mason              58.97  2149  2252  10  17 
 199  Hofstra                   58.69  1709  1768  11  15 
 200  McNeese St                58.68  2277  2160  16  12 
 201  Loyola-Chicago            58.30  1772  1786  12  15 
 202  Idaho St                  58.28  1909  1870  13  13 
 203  Cornell                   57.98  1586  1609  14  11 
 204  North Texas               57.81  1501  1637   7  16 
 205  Texas St                  57.71  1974  1969  15  13 
 206  Rider                     57.64  1921  1902  14  13 
 207  Austin Peay               57.62  2244  2177  15  14 
 208  LA Monroe                 57.54  1872  1918  13  14 
 209  Cleveland St              57.12  1811  2018   9  19 
 210  Vermont                   57.05  1780  1841  13  13 
 211  Florida Intl              56.89  2238  2112  16  13 
 212  Maine                     56.52  1755  1874  10  18 
 213  Portland                  56.25  1725  1873   8  18 
 214  W Carolina                56.20  1680  1839  11  13 
 215  St Peter's                56.11  1662  1740  13  15 
 216  Air Force                 56.08  1473  1607   4  18 
 217  Fairfield                 55.95  1991  2075  11  19 
 218  MS Valley St              55.71  2205  2139  17  10 
 219  Niagara                   55.68  1950  2092  11  17 
 220  Towson                    55.65  2087  2210   9  19 
 221  Fordham                   55.53  1664  1924   6  21 
 222  Tennessee Tech            55.39  1920  1931  13  13 
 223  Citadel                   55.31  1580  1641   9  14 
 224  S Utah                    55.25  1335  1550   5  17 
 225  Missouri KC               55.17  1734  1912   8  17 
 226  St Francis PA             55.16  1959  1983  13  15 
 227  DePaul                    55.15  1437  1762   3  23 
 228  FL Atlantic               54.80  1736  1689  14  11 
 229  Drake                     54.55  1751  2054   2  26 
 230  Manhattan                 54.32  1633  1728   9  18 
 231  Loy Marymount             54.28  1832  2037   6  21 
 232  UNC Greensboro            54.28  1896  2064  10  20 
 233  Pepperdine                54.06  1555  1711   5  21 
 234  Wright St                 53.69  1666  1851   6  20 
 235  VMI                       53.67  1840  2006   9  16 
 236  Colgate                   53.59  1919  1950  11  16 
 237  Jackson St                53.34  2061  2178  13  16 
 238  C Michigan                53.30  1793  2048   6  19 
 239  Samford                   52.84  1767  1726  17   9 
 240  Coastal Car               52.80  1515  1650   9  15 
 241  Northwestern LA           52.73  1924  1964  12  15 
 242  Siena                     52.65  1768  1894   9  18 
 243  SE Missouri St            52.51  1937  2068  10  17 
 244  Portland St               52.34  1470  1634   6  17 
 245  Wagner                    52.01  1952  2071  10  17 
 246  St Francis NY             51.44  1747  1869  12  15 
 247  E Illinois                51.41  1831  1953  10  15 
 248  WI Milwaukee              51.40  1524  1803   7  20 
 249  NC A&T                    51.39  1787  1757  13  12 
 250  Northeastern              51.22  1720  1959   7  20 
 251  TN Martin                 51.18  1685  1774   9  16 
 252  Winthrop                  51.01  1539  1723   8  15 
 253  Youngstown St             50.92  1634  1722   8  18 
 254  Yale                      50.77  1561  1678   9  16 
 255  New Hampshire             50.76  1590  1866   7  20 
 256  S Carolina St             50.57  1625  1683  12  12 
 257  Tennessee St              50.46  1986  2136   9  18 
 258  Central Conn              50.43  1673  1811   8  19 
 259  Nicholls St               50.40  1821  1975   8  16 
 260  Furman                    50.35  1617  1778   8  17 
 261  SF Austin                 50.03  1816  1963  10  15 
 262  TX Arlington              50.01  1598  1776  10  15 
 263  TX Southern               49.16  1851  1988  10  16 
 264  Brigham Young             49.16  1547  2061   1  25 
 265  Alcorn St                 49.03  1700  1829   9  15 
 266  E Washington              48.95  1701  1894   6  19 
 267  Sam Houston St            48.77  1679  1939   8  18 
 268  Jacksonville              48.56  2076  2434   5  23 
 269  Bethune-Cookman           47.93  1865  1937  11  16 
 270  TX San Antonio            47.81  1786  1935   7  17 
 271  Lafayette                 47.26  1729  1950   9  17 
 272  Ga Southern               47.24  1555  1906   8  18 
 273  E Kentucky                46.49  1687  1918   7  18 
 274  E Tennessee St            46.20  1450  1831   5  20 
 275  Chicago St                46.11  1863  2318   4  23 
 276  Campbell                  45.76  1527  1726   8  16 
 277  Grambling                 45.64  1658  1821   9  16 
 278  Columbia                  45.62  1553  1788   5  20 
 279  Morehead St               45.57  1994  2218   6  19 
 280  Army                      45.48  1575  1753   8  15 
 281  Holy Cross                45.22  1815  1986   8  19 
 282  MD E Shore                45.06  1786  1883   8  17 
 283  Morgan St                 45.06  1829  2047   9  18 
 284  Marist                    44.69  1797  2063   6  22 
 285  Prairie View              44.69  1643  1978   7  17 
 286  Robert Morris             44.48  1871  2176   4  24 
 287  Alabama St                44.46  1785  2162   8  20 
 288  Brown                     44.45  1385  1706   4  22 
 289  Southern Univ             44.13  1871  2056   6  18 
 290  Stetson                   44.06  1412  1535   7  16 
 291  CS Sacramento             43.97  1503  1955   3  22 
 292  Hampton                   43.71  1816  1952   8  19 
 293  Jacksonville St           43.56  1786  1869   9  16 
 294  Georgia St                43.55  1689  1801   8  17 
 295  MD Baltimore Co           43.52  1494  1781   4  22 
 296  Florida A&M               42.80  1861  2103   8  19 
 297  Wofford                   42.61  1501  1773   4  20 
 298  Delaware St               41.67  1731  2035   7  19 
 299  Howard                    41.54  1856  2123   7  19 
 300  SE Louisiana              41.23  1778  1955   8  17 
 301  Centenary                 40.51  1706  1958   6  18 
 302  TX Pan American           40.40  1415  1798   1  25 
 303  UC Irvine                 40.22  1514  2066   1  25 
 304  UCF                       39.50  1622  1850   5  19 
 305  Lehigh                    32.34  1747  2218   1  26 
 306  Mercer                    27.59  1520  1934   2  22