NCAA College Basketball Conference RPI

CBSSports.com bracketologist Jerry Palm assesses the résumés of teams that may be sweating it out until Selection Sunday. For more from Jerry Palm, check him out on Twitter: @jppalmCBS

Number of bids is based on Jerry Palm's current predicted tournament bracket.

At a Glance

Conference	Bids
ACC	8
America East	1
American Conference	4
Atlantic 10	2
Atlantic Sun	1
Big 12	7
Big East	4
Big Sky	1

Conference	Bids
Big South	1
Big Ten	8
Big West	1
Colonial	1
Conference USA	1
Horizon League	1
Ivy League	1
MAAC	1

Conference	Bids
MAC	2
MEAC	1
Missouri Valley	1
Mountain West	1
Northeast	1
Ohio Valley	1
Pac-12	2
Patriot League	1

Conference	Bids
SEC	8
SWAC	1
Southern	1
Southland	1
Summit League	1
Sun Belt	1
WAC	1
West Coast	1

Detailed Breakdown

ACC (8)
	Projected Champion: Virginia
	At-large bids: Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
	Tournament: March 7-11, Brooklyn
Complete ACC Conference Standings

America East (1)
	Projected Champion: Vermont
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 1, 6, 11, Campus sites
Complete America East Conference Standings

American Conference (4)
	Projected Champion: Houston
	At-large bids: Cincinnati, Temple, UCF
	Tournament: March 9-12, Hartford
Complete American Conference Conference Standings

Atlantic 10 (2)
	Projected Champion: Davidson
	At-large bids: VCU
	Tournament: March 8-12, Pittsburgh
Complete Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

Atlantic Sun (1)
	Projected Champion: Lipscomb
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: Feb. 27, March 2, 5, Campus sites
Complete Atlantic Sun Conference Standings

Big 12 (7)
	Projected Champion: Kansas State
	At-large bids: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech
	Tournament: March 8-11, Kansas City, Mo.
Complete Big 12 Conference Standings

Big East (4)
	Projected Champion: Villanova
	At-large bids: Marquette, Seton Hall, St. John's
	Tournament: March 8-11, New York
Complete Big East Conference Standings

Big Sky (1)
	Projected Champion: Montana
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 7, 9-11, Reno, Nev.
Complete Big Sky Conference Standings

Big South (1)
	Projected Champion: Radford
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: Feb. 28, March 2-3, 5, Top seed
Complete Big South Conference Standings

Big Ten (8)
	Projected Champion: Michigan
	At-large bids: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
	Tournament: March 8-12, Washington, D.C.
Complete Big Ten Conference Standings

Big West (1)
	Projected Champion: UC Irvine
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 9-11, Anaheim, Calif.
Complete Big West Conference Standings

Colonial (1)
	Projected Champion: Hofstra
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 3-6, North Charleston, S.C.
Complete Colonial Conference Standings

Conference USA (1)
	Projected Champion: Old Dominion
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 8-11, Birmingham
Complete Conference USA Conference Standings

Horizon League (1)
	Projected Champion: Northern Kentucky
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 3-6, Detroit
Complete Horizon League Conference Standings

Ivy League (1)
	Projected Champion: Princeton
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 11-12, Philadelphia
Complete Ivy League Conference Standings

MAAC (1)
	Projected Champion: Rider
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 2, 4-6, Albany, N.Y.
Complete MAAC Conference Standings

MAC (2)
	Projected Champion: Bowling Green
	At-large bids: Buffalo
	Tournament: March 6, 9-11, Cleveland
Complete MAC Conference Standings

MEAC (1)
	Projected Champion: Norfolk State
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 6-11, Norfolk, Va.
Complete MEAC Conference Standings

Missouri Valley (1)
	Projected Champion: Loyola (Chicago)
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 2-5, St. Louis
Complete Missouri Valley Conference Standings

Mountain West (1)
	Projected Champion: Nevada
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 7-12, Las Vegas
Complete Mountain West Conference Standings

Northeast (1)
	Projected Champion: Robert Morris
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 1, 4, 7, Campus sites (higher seeds)
Complete Northeast Conference Standings

Ohio Valley (1)
	Projected Champion: Belmont
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 1-4, Nashville, Tenn.
Complete Ohio Valley Conference Standings

Pac-12 (2)
	Projected Champion: Washington
	At-large bids: Arizona State
	Tournament: March 9-12, Las Vegas
Complete Pac-12 Conference Standings

Patriot League (1)
	Projected Champion: Bucknell
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: Feb. 28, March 2, 5, 8, Campus sites (higher seeds)
Complete Patriot League Conference Standings

SEC (8)
	Projected Champion: Tennessee
	At-large bids: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State
	Tournament: March 8-12, Nashville, Tenn.
Complete SEC Conference Standings

SWAC (1)
	Projected Champion: Prairie View A&M
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 7-11, Houston
Complete SWAC Conference Standings

Southern (1)
	Projected Champion: Wofford
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 3-6, Asheville, N.C.
Complete Southern Conference Standings

Southland (1)
	Projected Champion: Sam Houston
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 8-11, Katy, Texas
Complete Southland Conference Standings

Summit League (1)
	Projected Champion: South Dakota State
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 4-7, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Complete Summit League Conference Standings

Sun Belt (1)
	Projected Champion: Texas State
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 8-12, New Orleans
Complete Sun Belt Conference Standings

WAC (1)
	Projected Champion: New Mexico State
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 9-11, Las Vegas
Complete WAC Conference Standings

West Coast (1)
	Projected Champion: Gonzaga
	At-large bids: None
	Tournament: March 3-4, 6-7, Las Vegas
Complete West Coast Conference Standings

Conference RPI
		Non-Conference					Overall
Rank	Conference	W	L	Pct	RPI	Rank	RPI
32	Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	16	140	0.1026	0.4112	32	0.4048
31	Southwestern Athletic Conference	12	98	0.1091	0.4156	31	0.4109
30	Northeast Conference	28	87	0.2435	0.4355	30	0.4338
28	Big Sky Conference	32	88	0.2667	0.4449	29	0.4474
29	Big West Conference	31	77	0.2870	0.4503	28	0.4471
26	Atlantic Sun	43	65	0.3981	0.4595	27	0.4602
23	Conference USA	66	89	0.4258	0.4607	26	0.4709
27	Southland Conference	33	79	0.2946	0.4654	25	0.4595
25	Big South Conference	32	62	0.3404	0.4702	24	0.4645
21	America East Conference	54	64	0.4576	0.4705	23	0.4764
24	Ohio Valley Conference	55	89	0.3819	0.4719	22	0.4694
22	Patriot League	44	68	0.3929	0.4730	21	0.4738
20	Ivy League	44	57	0.4356	0.4801	20	0.4807
19	Western Athletic Conference	48	58	0.4528	0.4846	19	0.4847
14	Mid American Conference	71	62	0.5338	0.4849	18	0.4960
17	Horizon League	51	60	0.4595	0.4852	17	0.4882
18	Summit League	47	59	0.4434	0.4899	16	0.4854
16	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf	55	62	0.4701	0.4912	15	0.4911
13	Sun Belt Conference	67	63	0.5154	0.4914	14	0.4972
15	Southern Conference	47	57	0.4519	0.4984	13	0.4918
12	Missouri Valley Conference	59	53	0.5268	0.5027	12	0.5032
11	Colonial Athletic Assn	59	55	0.5175	0.5130	11	0.5077
10	Mountain West Conference	73	48	0.6033	0.5168	10	0.5220
9	West Coast Conference	71	44	0.6174	0.5181	9	0.5253
8	Atlantic 10 Conference	104	66	0.6118	0.5187	8	0.5262
7	American Athletic Conference	85	50	0.6296	0.5192	7	0.5270
6	Pacific 12 Conference	102	42	0.7083	0.5508	6	0.5528
5	Southeastern Conference	119	55	0.6839	0.5655	5	0.5576
4	Big Ten Conference	134	43	0.7571	0.5667	4	0.5667
3	Big East Conference	97	29	0.7698	0.5699	3	0.5712
2	Big 12 Conference	99	26	0.7920	0.5750	2	0.5748
1	Atlantic Coast Conference	153	36	0.8095	0.5791	1	0.5815

Mid American Conference vs
Conference Name	W-L
Atlantic Coast Conference	1-3
America East Conference	1-1
American Athletic Conference	1-3
Atlantic 10 Conference	1-4
Atlantic Sun	2-0
Big 12 Conference	1-0
Big East Conference	0-4
Big Sky Conference	4-0
Big South Conference	3-0
Big Ten Conference	0-2
Big West Conference	2-2
Colonial Athletic Assn	2-5
Conference USA	2-6
Horizon League	11-10
Ivy League	0-0
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf	2-2
Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	6-0
Missouri Valley Conference	4-3
Mountain West Conference	1-3
Northeast Conference	1-1
Ohio Valley Conference	6-0
Pacific 12 Conference	0-3
Patriot League	1-0
Southeastern Conference	0-2
Southwestern Athletic Conference	8-0
Southern Conference	2-0
Southland Conference	3-0
Summit League	3-5
Sun Belt Conference	1-1
Western Athletic Conference	1-1
West Coast Conference	1-1
Non-Division 1	20-0

Does not include conference games

Mid-American vs. Teams Ranked 1-25 (0-6)
Wins
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
No results
Losses
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
N. Illinois	20	Minnesota	Dec. 11	Away	57-77
W. Michigan	16	UCLA	Dec. 21	Away	68-82
E. Michigan	13	SMU	Nov. 13	Away	64-91
Bowling Green	12	Cincinnati	Dec. 4	Away	56-85
Akron	8	Gonzaga	Dec. 10	Away	43-61
W. Michigan	1	Villanova	Nov. 17	Neutral	65-76

Mid-American vs. Teams Ranked 26-50 (0-9)
Wins
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
No results
Losses
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
E. Michigan	46	Vermont	Dec. 17	Away	74-82
Buffalo	37	Xavier	Nov. 14	Away	53-86
Toledo	35	Middle Tenn.	Nov. 22	Away	70-80
Toledo	35	Middle Tenn.	Nov. 26	Neutral	70-73
Buffalo	29	Nevada	Nov. 25	Neutral	62-67
Toledo	27	UNC-Wilm.	Nov. 27	Neutral	77-102
W. Michigan	27	UNC-Wilm.	Nov. 30	Home	92-97
Buffalo	26	Creighton	Nov. 29	Away	72-93
Akron	26	Creighton	Dec. 3	Away	70-82

Mid-American vs. Teams Ranked 51-100 (0-12)
Wins
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
No results
Losses
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
C. Michigan	91	St. Bona.	Nov. 22	Neutral	71-102
Buffalo	91	St. Bona.	Dec. 3	Away	84-90
Ohio	89	Iona	Dec. 10	Away	75-79
Miami (Ohio)	88	N. Kentucky	Nov. 20	Home	70-79
E. Michigan	85	Syracuse	Dec. 19	Away	57-105
Ball St.	78	Alabama	Nov. 18	Away	59-77
E. Michigan	74	Pittsburgh	Nov. 11	Away	90-93
Buffalo	74	Pittsburgh	Dec. 7	Away	79-84
W. Michigan	72	Boise St.	Nov. 20	Neutral	70-91
Ball St.	71	Valparaiso	Nov. 27	Away	73-79
Miami (Ohio)	68	UCF	Dec. 18	Away	73-80
C. Michigan	65	Illinois	Dec. 10	Away	73-92

Mid-American vs. Teams Ranked 101-200 (17-19)
Wins
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
Ohio	107	Georgia Tech	Nov. 18	Away	67-61
C. Michigan	108	Will. & Mary	Nov. 29	Home	91-81
Akron	110	Marshall	Dec. 17	Home	99-88
Toledo	115	Wright St.	Nov. 19	Away	82-78
Akron	123	Ga. Southern	Nov. 22	Home	75-67
Akron	137	UC Irvine	Dec. 21	Neutral	88-80
E. Michigan	139	Neb.-Omaha	Nov. 26	Home	94-77
C. Michigan	157	Green Bay	Nov. 26	Away	89-77
C. Michigan	157	Green Bay	Dec. 6	Home	107-97
Kent St.	157	Texas	Dec. 27	Away	63-58
Toledo	181	Loyola-Chi.	Dec. 20	Home	74-70
Buffalo	185	Weber St.	Nov. 26	Neutral	74-72
E. Michigan	186	Gardner-Webb	Nov. 18	Neutral	76-68
Toledo	188	Evansville	Nov. 25	Neutral	83-79
Kent St.	190	Wofford	Nov. 23	Neutral	66-59
Akron	192	Mercer	Nov. 26	Neutral	65-63
Ohio	195	Sam Houston	Nov. 14	Home	96-75
Losses
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
Toledo	196	Saint Joseph's	Nov. 12	Away	76-77
Bowling Green	191	San Jose St.	Dec. 18	Away	76-77
Bowling Green	188	Evansville	Dec. 6	Away	66-69
Bowling Green	184	UMKC	Nov. 19	Home	69-71
Miami (Ohio)	178	IPFW	Dec. 3	Away	71-87
Buffalo	170	Canisius	Dec. 17	Neutral	87-94
N. Illinois	160	Elon	Nov. 25	Home	80-85
Bowling Green	157	Green Bay	Nov. 20	Home	61-77
Toledo	157	Green Bay	Dec. 3	Home	77-78
Kent St.	135	Northeastern	Nov. 27	Away	70-73
Bowling Green	122	South Dakota	Nov. 13	Away	72-78
Kent St.	122	South Dakota	Nov. 21	Neutral	77-80
Miami (Ohio)	115	Wright St.	Nov. 15	Away	87-89
Kent St.	115	Wright St.	Dec. 18	Home	63-68
Ohio	110	Marshall	Nov. 30	Away	88-98
Toledo	110	Marshall	Dec. 10	Away	105-111
Bowling Green	108	Oakland	Nov. 11	Away	70-78
W. Michigan	108	Oakland	Nov. 14	Away	60-77
Kent St.	102	George Mason	Nov. 22	Neutral	75-79

Mid-American vs. Teams Ranked 201-plus (54-16)
Wins
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
N. Illinois	207	Idaho	Nov. 16	Home	63-49
E. Michigan	213	LBSU	Dec. 29	Home	98-72
Miami (Ohio)	217	IUPUI	Dec. 10	Home	71-68
Ball St.	217	No. Florida	Dec. 29	Away	73-68
Ball St.	220	Bradley	Dec. 6	Home	80-63
Akron	226	Radford	Nov. 20	Home	88-41
Bowling Green	230	Murray St.	Nov. 21	Home	78-77
N. Illinois	234	Indiana St.	Nov. 11	Home	80-78
Ball St.	239	Saint Louis	Nov. 11	Away	85-64
Bowling Green	241	Norfolk St.	Dec. 30	Home	86-77
C. Michigan	246	Pepperdine	Nov. 21	Neutral	88-77
Ball St.	248	Eastern Ky.	Dec. 10	Home	91-86
Toledo	249	SE Louisiana	Dec. 17	Home	78-56
N. Illinois	250	Ill.-Chicago	Nov. 26	Home	92-81
Akron	251	Air Force	Nov. 25	Neutral	84-75
Toledo	252	Youngstown St.	Nov. 15	Home	103-98
C. Michigan	253	Montana St.	Dec. 21	Away	106-103
W. Michigan	256	J. Madison	Dec. 10	Home	74-67
Ohio	258	Milwaukee	Dec. 14	Home	71-69
Kent St.	260	Clev. St.	Nov. 12	Neutral	79-74
Ohio	260	Clev. St.	Dec. 17	Home	71-53
Miami (Ohio)	261	Austin Peay	Nov. 19	Home	76-70
Buffalo	273	Niagara	Nov. 11	Away	76-66
Kent St.	273	Niagara	Dec. 7	Home	100-72
C. Michigan	277	Tenn. Tech	Nov. 14	Away	86-74
Ohio	277	Tenn. Tech	Nov. 25	Home	68-57
Miami (Ohio)	277	Tenn. Tech	Dec. 22	Home	66-58
Akron	285	Md.-E. Shore	Dec. 22	Away	76-60
Ohio	286	Bryant	Dec. 3	Home	79-53
E. Michigan	287	Detroit	Nov. 30	Away	87-61
Toledo	287	Detroit	Dec. 7	Home	73-65
Bowling Green	287	Detroit	Dec. 10	Home	74-61
Kent St.	290	N.J. Tech	Dec. 10	Home	87-71
Akron	310	American	Nov. 17	Home	72-62
W. Michigan	311	C. Arkansas	Nov. 26	Home	80-63
N. Illinois	316	So. Florida	Dec. 20	Away	59-48
C. Michigan	317	Chicago St.	Dec. 30	Home	90-82
Miami (Ohio)	318	Grambling	Nov. 30	Home	78-76
Kent St.	318	Grambling	Dec. 2	Home	86-57
Ohio	320	Southern U.	Nov. 12	Home	77-67
Buffalo	322	Maine	Dec. 30	Home	79-60
Miami (Ohio)	325	Western Ill.	Nov. 26	Home	81-72
Bowling Green	326	Morgan St.	Nov. 26	Home	90-58
Kent St.	333	Miss. Val.	Nov. 16	Home	93-63
Ball St.	336	Coppin St.	Nov. 21	Neutral	79-77
Akron	336	Coppin St.	Dec. 7	Home	87-63
Buffalo	336	Coppin St.	Dec. 10	Home	87-52
N. Illinois	337	FIU	Dec. 17	Away	60-53
Ball St.	341	So. Utah	Nov. 23	Neutral	94-83
Ball St.	342	Alabama St.	Dec. 22	Home	73-48
Ball St.	343	Longwood	Dec. 19	Home	61-45
C. Michigan	345	Ark.-PB	Dec. 3	Home	82-59
Bowling Green	351	Alabama A&M	Dec. 22	Home	74-61
W. Michigan	351	Alabama A&M	Dec. 29	Home	80-50
Losses
School	Rank	Opponent	Date	Site	Score
N. Illinois	313	CSNorthridge	Nov. 19	Away	82-84
N. Illinois	296	Cal Poly	Nov. 23	Home	64-68
Kent St.	280	Oregon St.	Dec. 21	Away	50-69
W. Michigan	260	Clev. St.	Dec. 7	Away	62-85
Miami (Ohio)	255	Missouri	Dec. 6	Away	55-81
Akron	252	Youngstown St.	Nov. 12	Away	82-90
Buffalo	245	Robert Morris	Dec. 21	Away	71-74
C. Michigan	243	Little Rock	Nov. 23	Neutral	79-91
Miami (Ohio)	235	Delaware	Nov. 18	Home	66-68
Ball St.	234	Indiana St.	Nov. 15	Home	74-80
N. Illinois	234	Indiana St.	Nov. 30	Away	52-63
Ohio	227	Western Ky.	Dec. 21	Away	66-67
W. Michigan	221	UTEP	Nov. 18	Neutral	75-85
E. Michigan	217	IUPUI	Nov. 19	Away	71-83
Ball St.	217	IUPUI	Dec. 3	Home	62-73
W. Michigan	210	Washington	Dec. 18	Away	86-92