First '13 College Basketball Rankings

Nope, no Super Bowl talk. Go Niners, win one for Aldon and Justin.

It's time for my first "bracketology" rankings. You know the drill, I rank 72 teams (to get a "first 4 out"), I include all conference leaders, all teams receiving votes in both human polls, and the top 50 in the RPI (using RPI to break ties in conference standings). I average the team's RPI, poll ranks, strength of schedule rank, offensive efficiency rank, and defensive efficiency rank. Here is how the tourney would shape up including last nights games.

1: Florida v. 16: Southern or Norfolk State
2: Syracuse v. 15: Northeastern
3: Indiana v. 14: Davidson
4: UNLV v. 13: Memphis or Arizona State
5: Marquette v. 12: Bucknell
6: NC State v. 11: BYU
7: Colorado v. 10: Oklahoma State
8: UCLA v. 9: Connecticut

1: Kansas v. 16: Robert Morris or Charleston Southern
2: Michigan v. 15: Florida-Gulf Coast
3: Gonzaga v. 14: Long Beach State
4: Cincinnati v. 13: Akron
5: Wisconsin v. 12: Indiana State or Notre Dame
6: Baylor v. 11: Iowa State
7: Belmont v. 10: Mississippi
8: Creighton v. 9: Kansas State

1: Duke v. 16: Montana
2: Miami (FL) v. 15: Stephen F. Austin
3: Michigan State v. 14: Stony Brook
4: Butler v. 13: Louisiana Tech
5: New Mexico v. 12: Southern Mississippi
6: Missouri v. 11: Villanova
7: VCU v. 10: La Salle
8: Colorado State v. 9: Oklahoma

1: Arizona v. 16: Western Illinois
2: Louisville v. 15: Niagara
3: Minnesota v. 14: Valparaiso
4: Ohio State v. 13: Harvard
5: Oregon v. 12: Middle Tennessee State
6: San Diego State v. 11: Georgetown
7: Wichita State v. 10: Illinois
8: Pittsburgh v. 9: North Carolina

Last Four In:
Indiana State
Notre Dame
Memphis
Arizona State

First Four Out:
St. John's
Wyoming
St. Mary's
Massachusetts