College Hoops Index

Monday, April 6, 2009

The Hoops Index for College Basketball is now in it's ninth year. We will be updating our ratings and Top 30 on a daily basis. How it works: The difference in the ratings of two teams is the outcome we would expect on a neutral court. For example, a team with a rating of 100 should be able to beat a team with a rating of 90 by 10 on a neutral court. Add 5 points for home court advantage. That's it! If the 100 rated team is at home, we would expect them to win by 15. If you are still confused, just relax. We do all the math for you. These are not gambling pointspreads. These are simply our forecasts of game outcomes based on our Hoops Index formula.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS
2008-09 COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS
NORTH CAROLINA 89, MICHIGAN STATE 72
Today's Game
The National Championship Game from Detroit, MI
MDT Our Favored Team Rating Sprd Our Underdog Team Rating
7:15p North Carolina** CBS 107.4 3½ Michigan State  <155.0> 103.8
* Home Team = +5 pts. ** Neutral Court

< Estimated totals in NCAA Tournament Games! >

Our Final Top 30 Ranked Teams
Rk Team Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15		 North Carolina (34-4)
Connecticut (31-5)
Louisville (31-6)
Memphis (33-4)
Michigan State (31-7)
Missouri (31-7)
Villanova (30-8)
Pittsburgh (31-5)
Oklahoma (30-6)
Syracuse (28-10)
Gonzaga (28-6)
West Virginia (23-12)
Duke (30-7)
Kansas (27-8)
Purdue (27-10)		 108.4
104.6
104.1
102.9
102.8
102.4
101.5
101.2
100.7
100.6
99.7
98.7
98.4
98.1
97.8
Rk Team Rating
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30		 Washington (26-9)
Arizona State (25-10)
Marquette (25-10)
Southern Cal (22-13)
Xavier (27-8)
Baylor (24-15)
Oklahoma State (23-12)
Florida State (25-10)
Tennessee (21-13)
U.C.L.A. (26-9)
Penn State (27-11)
Auburn (24-12)
Ohio State (22-11)
Texas (23-12)
Michigan (21-14)		 97.2
97.1
97.1
96.9
96.8
96.6
96.5
96.1
96.0
95.9
95.3
95.1
95.1
95.0
94.9

Just for comparison purposes, here is our Preseason 2008-09 ranking.
A pretty formful year, you might say, as the preseason #1 won it all.

Our Preseason 2008-09 Top 30 Ranked Teams
Rk Team Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15		 North Carolina
Connecticut
Louisville
U.C.L.A.
Pittsburgh
Texas
Duke
Michigan State
Memphis
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Gonzaga
Purdue
Arizona State
Tennessee		 108.0
105.4
104.7
104.0
102.8
102.1
101.4
101.3
101.0
100.9
100.6
100.5
100.5
99.7
99.7
Rk Team Rating
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30		 Miami Fla.
Marquette
Davidson
Southern Cal
Wake Forest
Florida
Georgetown
Wisconsin
Kansas
Baylor
Villanova
Clemson
Xavier
UN-Las Vegas
Syracuse		 99.6
99.4
99.3
99.2
99.1
98.8
98.4
98.1
98.0
97.4
97.3
96.9
96.9
96.6
96.5
Recent Scores from College Basketball
North Carolina 89, Michigan State 72

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Updated Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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