1998 NCAA Division 1 Basketball Ratings
Based on 4333 games between 309 teams
played between 11/8/1997 and 3/30/1998

Data courtesy of Kenneth Massey

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Rank  Team                     Rating    PF    PA   W   L
   1  Duke                     101.71  2976  2238  31   4 
   2  North Carolina           101.53  3113  2494  34   4 
   3  Kentucky                  98.75  3123  2612  35   4 Champion
   4  Arizona                   96.55  3177  2610  30   5 
   5  Connecticut               94.31  2836  2363  32   5 
   6  Kansas                    93.92  3198  2578  34   4 
   7  Stanford                  92.92  2709  2341  29   5 
   8  Utah                      92.67  2303  1901  29   4 
   9  Purdue                    91.61  3014  2602  28   8 
  10  Michigan St               89.51  2202  1920  22   8 
  11  Cincinnati                89.27  2510  2085  27   6 
  12  Maryland                  89.21  2520  2306  21  11 
  13  Michigan                  88.73  2537  2235  24   9 
  14  UCLA                      87.72  2651  2586  23   9 
  15  TCU                       87.63  3104  2477  26   6 
  16  Mississippi               87.08  2334  1974  22   7 
  17  Princeton                 86.99  1869  1445  26   2 
  18  Arkansas                  86.94  2657  2325  24   8 
  19  South Carolina            86.83  2211  2088  23   8 
  20  Illinois                  86.65  2301  2095  23  10 
  21  West Virginia             85.98  2422  2134  22   9 
  22  Syracuse                  85.92  2481  2345  26   9 
  23  Xavier                    85.72  2506  2065  22   8 
  24  Clemson                   85.72  2309  2090  18  14 
  25  New Mexico                85.70  2423  2109  24   8 
  26  Rhode Island              85.13  2642  2433  25   9 
  27  Indiana                   84.56  2457  2346  20  12 
  28  Oklahoma St               84.12  2288  2008  22   7 
  29  Temple                    83.57  1970  1820  21   9 
  30  Florida St                83.56  2287  2218  18  14 
  31  Tennessee                 83.56  2200  2048  20   9 
  32  Georgia Tech              83.22  2518  2382  19  14 
  33  St John's                 83.15  2240  2100  21  10 
  34  Detroit                   83.05  2109  1837  23   6 
  35  Georgia                   82.75  2654  2511  20  15 
  36  Massachusetts             82.40  2231  2080  21  11 
  37  Iowa                      82.30  2390  2054  19  11 
  38  Charlotte                 82.22  2283  2113  20  11 
  39  Miami FL                  82.04  1962  1836  18  10 
  40  Washington                81.99  2359  2299  20  10 
  41  G Washington              81.78  2414  2244  24   9 
  42  IL Chicago                81.55  2090  1852  22   6 
  43  Vanderbilt                81.52  2470  2316  20  13 
  44  St Louis                  81.39  2221  2090  22  11 
  45  Hawaii                    80.98  2329  2124  21   9 
  46  NC State                  80.79  2062  1988  17  15 
  47  Illinois St               80.79  2262  2075  24   6 
  48  Minnesota                 80.77  2530  2403  20  15 
  49  Wake Forest               80.74  1974  1996  16  14 
  50  Marquette                 79.64  2024  1860  20  11 
  51  W Michigan                79.19  2286  2043  21   8 
  52  UNLV                      79.05  2215  2148  19  13 
  53  Nebraska                  78.45  2290  2198  20  12 
  54  Oklahoma                  78.32  2376  2183  21  11 
  55  Arizona St                78.16  2703  2688  18  14 
  56  Penn St                   78.16  2334  2204  19  13 
  57  UAB                       78.00  2483  2381  21  12 
  58  Memphis                   77.82  2151  2079  17  12 
  59  Dayton                    77.38  2511  2354  21  12 
  60  Southern Miss             77.32  2216  2008  21  11 
  61  Rutgers                   77.26  2007  1928  14  15 
  62  Colorado St               77.23  1818  1694  18   9 
  63  Fresno St                 77.19  2616  2498  19  13 
  64  Gonzaga                   77.15  2542  2261  22  10 
  65  Florida                   76.92  2208  2134  14  15 
  66  Utah St                   76.68  2116  1961  22   8 
  67  Iona                      76.66  2567  2227  26   6 
  68  Murray St                 76.56  2537  2135  26   4 
  69  Missouri                  76.40  2280  2299  17  15 
  70  Alabama                   76.21  2089  2051  15  15 
  71  Wyoming                   76.19  1713  1606  18   9 
  72  Georgetown                76.10  2037  1957  14  15 
  73  Auburn                    76.06  2068  2023  16  14 
  74  Kansas St                 76.04  2163  1990  17  12 
  75  Pacific                   75.97  2331  2041  22  10 
  76  Providence                75.83  1896  1916  13  16 
  77  Seton Hall                75.76  1961  2004  14  15 
  78  Butler                    75.41  2058  1964  20  11 
  79  E Michigan                75.23  2313  2196  19  10 
  80  Ball St                   75.09  2092  1909  19   8 
  81  Louisville                74.95  2267  2303  12  20 
  82  S Alabama                 74.92  1820  1526  21   7 
  83  California                74.90  1899  1876  12  15 
  84  Villanova                 74.77  2025  2092  12  17 
  85  Richmond                  74.52  2169  1920  23   8 
  86  Notre Dame                74.35  1896  1916  13  14 
  87  Boston College            74.33  2086  2126  14  16 
  88  Mississippi St            74.30  2065  1989  14  15 
  89  Tulsa                     74.18  2049  1952  18  12 
  90  Oregon                    74.10  1859  1893  13  14 
  91  Santa Clara               74.06  2050  1903  18  10 
  92  San Francisco             73.86  2197  1989  19  11 
  93  Wisconsin                 73.52  1877  1940  12  19 
  94  Virginia                  73.17  1972  2101  11  19 
  95  Creighton                 73.07  2100  1958  18  10 
  96  Valparaiso                72.93  2280  2102  22   9 
  97  SMU                       72.66  2063  1923  17  10 
  98  Texas                     72.47  2463  2523  14  17 
  99  Texas Tech                72.30  2088  2123  13  14 
 100  WI Green Bay              71.94  1807  1681  16  12 
 101  South Florida             71.88  1974  1988  17  13 
 102  St Bonaventure            71.82  2104  2082  17  15 
 103  Missouri St               71.37  2369  2247  16  16 
 104  Pepperdine                71.35  1885  1779  17  10 
 105  Baylor                    71.34  1970  2018  14  14 
 106  Akron                     71.05  1940  1778  16  10 
 107  Miami OH                  71.03  1904  1857  16  12 
 108  Colorado                  70.83  1862  1916  12  14 
 109  N Arizona                 70.48  2146  1824  19   8 
 110  Pittsburgh                70.41  1987  2076  11  16 
 111  William & Mary            70.26  1810  1620  19   7 
 112  Indiana St                70.23  1875  1799  16  11 
 113  UNC Wilmington            70.09  1920  1905  20  11 
 114  F Dickinson               70.03  2432  2192  22   7 
 115  Arkansas St               69.94  2170  2045  20   9 
 116  Col Charleston            69.68  1948  1571  22   6 
 117  Oregon St                 69.61  1853  1887  10  17 
 118  New Mexico St             69.45  1978  1874  15  12 
 119  Nevada                    69.38  2054  2052  15  12 
 120  Toledo                    69.23  1808  1695  14  12 
 121  Florida Intl              69.13  2533  2295  21   8 
 122  Northwestern              69.09  1636  1724  10  17 
 123  Bradley                   69.08  1796  1737  14  14 
 124  Washington St             68.83  1907  1975   8  19 
 125  St Joseph's PA            68.61  1872  1981  11  17 
 126  Wichita St                68.57  1970  1999  16  15 
 127  Boise St                  68.27  2023  1939  15  13 
 128  USC                       67.96  2101  2251   9  19 
 129  Idaho                     67.93  1775  1741  13  12 
 130  Cleveland St              67.90  1745  1904  12  15 
 131  Texas-El Paso             67.65  1589  1633  11  14 
 132  Long Island               67.58  2712  2577  18  11 
 133  Iowa St                   67.52  1853  1976  11  18 
 134  Virginia Tech             67.51  1787  1826  10  17 
 135  Boston Univ               67.09  2101  2026  19  11 
 136  LA Lafayette              67.06  2235  2201  17  13 
 137  Rider                     67.06  1972  1844  18  10 
 138  S Illinois                66.91  2174  2189  13  16 
 139  San Diego St              66.88  1865  1986  12  15 
 140  LSU                       66.78  1581  1714   8  18 
 141  Montana St                66.59  2109  1919  16  11 
 142  Brigham Young             66.57  1906  2093   9  21 
 143  Ohio St                   66.24  1978  2185   8  22 
 144  Duquesne                  66.05  2173  2330  11  19 
 145  Penn                      66.05  2075  2011  17  12 
 146  Oral Roberts              66.00  2359  2185  18  12 
 147  Delaware                  65.89  2022  1980  18  10 
 148  Siena                     65.79  2417  2323  17  12 
 149  Youngstown St             65.76  1910  1755  18   9 
 150  Coppin St                 65.56  2251  2022  21   8 
 151  Davidson                  65.45  1958  1873  18  10 
 152  Evansville                65.39  2019  1959  14  15 
 153  Niagara                   65.24  1953  1901  14  13 
 154  S Carolina St             65.06  2156  2023  22   7 
 155  New Orleans               64.90  1870  1813  15  12 
 156  Weber St                  64.43  1880  1860  13  13 
 157  Appalachian St            64.10  1818  1747  18   8 
 158  San Diego                 63.92  1809  1857  12  14 
 159  Loyola-Chicago            63.68  1687  1782  12  14 
 160  La Salle                  63.64  1928  2111   9  18 
 161  DePaul                    63.59  1720  2008   6  23 
 162  Middle Tenn St            63.53  1778  1642  16   9 
 163  Canisius                  63.24  1845  1915  13  14 
 164  Hofstra                   63.18  2059  1997  16  12 
 165  Nicholls St               63.17  2142  2125  18  10 
 166  St Mary's                 63.15  1867  1974  10  15 
 167  Portland St               63.06  1700  1733  12  12 
 168  E Washington              62.84  1969  2048  15  11 
 169  Lamar                     62.81  1936  1916  15  14 
 170  Old Dominion              62.77  1738  1795  12  16 
 171  Louisiana Tech            62.71  1849  1811  12  15 
 172  Ark Little Rock           62.67  1887  1931  15  13 
 173  Wright St                 62.54  1797  1955   9  18 
 174  UNC Asheville             62.52  1744  1702  16   9 
 175  Kent                      62.35  1835  1955  11  16 
 176  Portland                  62.03  1556  1689  10  14 
 177  Lafayette                 61.89  1911  1813  17   9 
 178  Bowling Green             61.84  1688  1792   9  16 
 179  CS Fullerton              61.83  1970  2039  11  16 
 180  N Iowa                    61.72  1869  1900  10  17 
 181  Fairfield                 61.25  1896  1924  12  15 
 182  Texas A&M                 61.23  2026  2089   7  20 
 183  Drexel                    61.22  1870  1894  13  15 
 184  Navy                      61.18  1976  1840  17  11 
 185  Montana                   61.05  1811  1817  13  14 
 186  E Illinois                61.01  1837  1812  14  11 
 187  Vermont                   61.01  1915  1808  15  11 
 188  Marshall                  60.85  1661  1751   9  16 
 189  Loyola MD                 60.85  2068  2144  11  16 
 190  Hartford                  60.46  2046  2044  14  12 
 191  Manhattan                 60.36  1903  2015  12  17 
 192  W Illinois                60.35  1739  1775  14  11 
 193  Texas St                  60.34  1965  1896  16  11 
 194  St Francis PA             60.32  1798  1729  16  10 
 195  Tulane                    60.28  1931  2099   7  22 
 196  James Madison             60.18  1729  1829  11  16 
 197  Buffalo                   60.12  1891  1886  13  13 
 198  Austin Peay               60.06  1826  1761  15  11 
 199  CS Northridge             59.90  2165  2109  10  16 
 200  Fordham                   59.86  1762  1954   6  21 
 201  Houston                   59.55  1843  2114   9  20 
 202  Rice                      59.33  1693  1905   5  22 
 203  Air Force                 59.31  1318  1488   5  16 
 204  East Carolina             59.25  1736  1789   9  17 
 205  UCF                       59.16  1950  1876  15  11 
 206  Radford                   59.02  1936  1850  17   9 
 207  N Illinois                58.87  1671  1722   9  16 
 208  St Francis NY             58.70  1853  1818  14  12 
 209  Cal Poly SLO              58.68  2079  2191  11  14 
 210  Northeastern              58.61  1890  1925  14  14 
 211  TX San Antonio            58.49  1901  1805  15  10 
 212  George Mason              58.43  1697  1850   9  18 
 213  W Kentucky                58.30  1905  2020  10  19 
 214  SE Missouri St            57.96  1740  1767  11  13 
 215  American Univ             57.93  1650  1769   8  19 
 216  Mt St Mary's              57.80  1927  1908  13  14 
 217  Loy Marymount             57.50  1994  2209   7  20 
 218  VA Commonwealth           57.34  1787  1879   9  19 
 219  LA Monroe                 57.30  2173  2278  12  16 
 220  UC Irvine                 57.22  1556  1770   7  18 
 221  Georgia St                57.16  1920  1829  14  12 
 222  North Texas               56.53  1992  2354   5  21 
 223  Marist                    56.52  1939  2042  11  17 
 224  Long Beach St             56.23  1850  2018  10  19 
 225  Bucknell                  55.55  1860  1860  12  15 
 226  St Peter's                55.33  1862  1952   8  19 
 227  Tennessee St              55.17  1847  1945  11  16 
 228  Jacksonville              55.03  1776  1913   8  19 
 229  Santa Barbara             54.76  1681  1853   5  19 
 230  Harvard                   54.59  1735  1730  12  13 
 231  Towson                    54.54  1784  1848   8  20 
 232  Northwestern LA           54.29  1806  1863  11  14 
 233  TX Southern               54.04  2328  2357  15  16 
 234  Jackson St                53.61  1702  1722  12  13 
 235  New Hampshire             53.60  1692  1841   9  17 
 236  Chattanooga               53.59  1641  1712  11  15 
 237  Ohio                      53.30  1663  2014   5  21 
 238  Yale                      53.26  1618  1691  11  14 
 239  Citadel                   53.16  1518  1506  12  12 
 240  VMI                       53.10  1647  1776  10  13 
 241  TX Arlington              53.09  1893  1997  11  16 
 242  E Kentucky                52.98  1736  1890   9  16 
 243  Sam Houston St            52.71  1805  1924   9  17 
 244  Colgate                   52.71  2010  2077  10  17 
 245  WI Milwaukee              52.54  1651  1971   3  24 
 246  Wagner                    52.44  2049  2167  12  16 
 247  C Michigan                52.03  1714  2065   4  21 
 248  Samford                   51.77  1702  1687  12  13 
 249  Missouri KC               51.65  1702  1848   7  18 
 250  Grambling                 51.58  1759  1827  14  11 
 251  SF Austin                 51.51  1776  1978   9  16 
 252  Morgan St                 51.50  2034  2175  12  16 
 253  Hampton                   51.20  1770  1852  14  12 
 254  Southern Univ             51.10  2143  2029  12  13 
 255  W Carolina                50.85  1675  1779   9  15 
 256  San Jose St               50.79  1551  1995   3  23 
 257  Stetson                   50.37  1650  1747  10  14 
 258  Columbia                  50.05  1420  1553  10  15 
 259  MD Baltimore Co           49.98  1728  1769  11  14 
 260  Cornell                   49.33  1559  1645   8  17 
 261  Centenary                 49.13  2072  2214  10  20 
 262  Belmont                   49.05  1523  1813   8  17 
 263  Alcorn St                 48.55  1820  1892  10  15 
 264  Maine                     48.49  1726  1965   5  20 
 265  E Tennessee St            48.44  1606  1686   9  16 
 266  UNC Greensboro            48.23  1710  1924   8  19 
 267  Lehigh                    48.10  1740  1946   8  17 
 268  Prairie View              47.92  1865  2133  10  17 
 269  Robert Morris             47.81  1636  1796   7  19 
 270  S Utah                    47.09  1697  1909   5  20 
 271  TX Pan American           47.06  1951  2475   3  24 
 272  Florida A&M               46.75  1996  2117  11  17 
 273  Liberty                   46.36  1669  1834   9  17 
 274  Dartmouth                 46.33  1474  1695   7  19 
 275  TN Martin                 46.23  1625  1946   6  20 
 276  MD E Shore                46.17  1838  1967   9  18 
 277  Idaho St                  46.05  1701  2048   5  20 
 278  McNeese St                45.90  1746  1964   6  19 
 279  Holy Cross                45.82  1848  2073   7  20 
 280  Norfolk St                45.76  1647  1910   5  20 
 281  Drake                     45.74  1646  2033   3  24 
 282  Wofford                   45.68  1461  1730   6  18 
 283  Jacksonville St           45.65  1810  1944  10  14 
 284  Brown                     45.54  1478  1772   6  20 
 285  Tennessee Tech            45.28  1732  2059   7  20 
 286  Ga Southern               45.23  1559  1742   7  18 
 287  Campbell                  45.05  1589  1827   8  17 
 288  Furman                    44.98  1660  1827   8  19 
 289  Alabama St                44.26  1767  1936   9  17 
 290  FL Atlantic               43.46  1606  2023   5  21 
 291  Monmouth NJ               43.35  1624  1952   4  23 
 292  Army                      43.11  1673  1990   7  19 
 293  Central Conn              42.89  1626  1908   4  21 
 294  Morehead St               42.88  1653  1947   3  23 
 295  MS Valley St              42.74  1921  2137   6  20 
 296  NC A&T                    42.67  1727  1903   7  18 
 297  NE Illinois               42.45  1555  1904   4  19 
 298  Howard                    41.69  1937  2161   8  20 
 299  SE Louisiana              41.63  1844  2080   4  20 
 300  Delaware St               40.32  1638  1958   6  18 
 301  Troy                      40.02  1723  2051   6  19 
 302  Coastal Car               39.58  1400  1634   6  17 
 303  CS Sacramento             39.40  1458  1951   1  24 
 304  Winthrop                  38.29  1396  1663   5  18 
 305  Chicago St                37.56  1837  2421   2  25 
 306  Mercer                    36.42  1594  1846   3  21 
 307  Ark Pine Bluff            36.39  1577  1933   3  22 
 308  Charleston So             36.12  1691  1994   3  22 
 309  Bethune-Cookman           30.42  1575  2062   1  25