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Below are summary statistics for end-of-season RPI Ranks using 10,000 simulations of all future games.

Click the link at the top for the simulation results that exclude conference tournament forecasts.

Using the probability of winning for each team and each future game, 10,000 simulated seasons are run, the resulting RPIs are sorted and ranks are assigned. Expected Rank is the mean from these simulations. All 10,000 Ranks are presented for each team in histograms found by clicking on the team name. You can think of the min and max as the best and worst case scenarios for the team.
How does the RPI Forecast work?

Some numbers (e.g., 1-50 W-L, 51-100 W-L, etc.) are rounded and may not sum up to totals.

EXPECTED RPI RANK is the best estimate for an individual team of its end-of-season RPI Rank. Because they are expectations, they do not have to be 1, 2, 3, etc.
OVERALL is the one most likely overall outcome for all Division 1 teams if I am forced to rank teams 1, 2, 3, etc. It corresponds to the RPI Forecast number column and may not be the same as ranking the Expected RPI Rank column.

NEW! Click on a team's name to see the RPI Forecast broken down by different end of season records plus Schedules, Results and Probabilities of Winning

Through games of Feb 4, 2012.


Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
182.5Air ForceMWC23.066133152167184200210222236
45.6AkronMAC18.1917233144587085117
33.5AlabamaSEC14.2410162332435364103
329.8Alabama A&MSWAC12.2243298313325334338341342344
297.2Alabama St.SWAC18.3210251274288299310319326339
197.6AlbanyAE29.197134158179200218233249284
332.3Alcorn St.SWAC9.7260306319329335339341343344
152.6AmericanPat24.471103121137153169183201227
245.3Appalachian St.SC27.5136184209227247266279290309
74.3ArizonaP1219.626374760758999110143
245.5Arizona St.P1216.3153210224235247257265272287
71.0ArkansasSEC22.982942557086102119157
188.4Arkansas Little RockSB25.599134153172191207219233264
325.4Arkansas Pine BluffSWAC11.8251297308319328334338341344
230.2Arkansas St.SB24.7114175199215232248260272293
289.8ArmyPat16.7169249268281293301308314326
157.3AuburnSEC22.862110127142159174186196211
194.0Austin PeayOVC27.197135156176197214226239266
221.1Ball St.MAC27.5104158185205223240254269296
10.1BaylorB125.81236914182446
54.3BelmontASun18.12330344050658197133
253.6Bethune CookmanMEAC27.8135190217236257274286298320
343.4BinghamtonAE1.2327340342343344344344344344
184.5Boise St.MWC25.963127151169186203216228251
253.7Boston CollegeACC14.6175221234244256265271275284
167.4Boston UniversityAE23.790121135150168185197211241
156.2Bowling GreenMAC28.95995117137158177191207243
253.9BradleyMVC15.6162219233244256266272278289
41.2Brigham YoungWCC13.4121923304251586795
307.0BrownIvy8.7262288296302308314317320326
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
334.9BryantNEC4.9300322328333336338340341343
81.4BucknellPat14.1485964718091101112137
65.4BuffaloMAC24.712233347648299117169
147.9ButlerHorz23.46298117133150165177189221
180.9Cal PolyBW26.5105124144165182199214230269
215.6Cal St. Bakersfieldind18.3156181192203215228239253274
159.8Cal St. FullertonBW29.868102120139160182198216253
307.9Cal St. NorthridgeBW11.3220284294301308316322327336
40.1CaliforniaP1217.6714182539536475119
166.2CampbellBSth27.680109129148167186201217254
322.3CanisiusMAAC9.1267301310317324329333335340
300.7Central ArkansasSlnd15.6185266281292302312320327336
228.0Central ConnecticutNEC31.5101150183212234250263275294
74.9Central FloridaCUSA23.3133045597491105120153
271.3Central MichiganMAC19.8143226243259275286293301319
138.9Charleston SouthernBSth31.4467897117139161180201250
144.3CharlotteA1021.355100117131145159171184210
277.7ChattanoogaSC23.4157219246266283294302311327
337.0Chicago St.GWC5.7295321329335339341342343344
90.9CincinnatiBE21.72347627792106118133168
149.7ClemsonACC26.155100117132149169185200225
57.5Cleveland St.Horz12.82736424856657487118
107.0Coastal CarolinaBSth27.930547188106125143164226
294.4ColgatePat10.9207269281289296302307311317
121.4College of CharlestonSC24.2557488104123139152166203
78.7ColoradoP1222.093450657993106122160
42.2Colorado St.MWC15.411422314253627395
157.1ColumbiaIvy19.595121132143157170182197226
31.9ConnecticutBE14.01815223141516290
202.0Coppin St.MEAC32.2110133155181206224241259292
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
183.3CornellIvy25.5100133148165185203215232273
20.8CreightonMVC10.5269131927364567
321.3DartmouthIvy9.1265300309316323328332334339
50.9DavidsonSC19.21623293647647994136
83.1DaytonA1020.2184056718497109120153
179.7DelawareCAA27.674121144162180199214231265
271.9Delaware St.MEAC26.9142207234257277291301312329
81.4DenverSB22.6334451638198111125168
193.8DePaulBE20.3106148166182196209218227243
179.6DetroitHorz28.083119142161183200213227257
142.8DrakeMVC21.95798116129143157170187218
69.6DrexelCAA20.622354253708497110141
6.1DukeACC4.1112358121635
86.2DuquesneA1019.3174461748899110122146
158.1East CarolinaCUSA28.84698120139159180196209229
186.1East Tennessee St.ASun29.081125148166187208223236269
295.2Eastern IllinoisOVC12.4208268279288296304310317327
207.0Eastern KentuckyOVC27.999145169190210227240254275
254.0Eastern MichiganMAC20.2159208228241256270278285303
207.6Eastern WashingtonBSky25.8106150175192208225240255279
223.0ElonSC26.8103163188208225241257271292
160.7EvansvilleMVC22.665114132146161176190205228
133.9FairfieldMAAC25.55183100117134150167185217
324.0Fairleigh DickinsonNEC7.7289306313319325330333335340
15.6FloridaSEC9.313691321293873
328.2Florida A&MMEAC9.4276305315323330335338340344
179.0Florida AtlanticSB26.584124143161181198213225249
205.9Florida Gulf CoastASun26.490149170189209226238250270
212.8Florida InternationalSB24.1115159181198215230242253283
24.3Florida St.ACC12.41610152332425285
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
248.4FordhamA1015.9150213227238250261267272281
181.5Fresno St.WAC28.975119142163184202216232269
224.7FurmanSC28.2114159186210227244259273294
267.4Gardner WebbBSth23.5138210236256272284292300317
90.5George MasonCAA23.02745597492107120132172
201.7George WashingtonA1020.495154174189204217226233247
15.9GeorgetownBE9.313581521293877
139.5GeorgiaSEC20.85495112126140154166178196
224.5Georgia SouthernSC30.7105156183204228246262275297
111.2Georgia St.CAA26.746597392114130144161202
174.6Georgia TechACC20.497136148160175189201213243
29.1GonzagaWCC12.651013182838465499
341.1GramblingSWAC2.7310334338340342343343344344
302.3HamptonMEAC17.8198259281293304315323330338
327.3HartfordAE8.1275308316323329333336339343
45.6HarvardIvy9.42332353944515867107
184.8HawaiiWAC28.371124146166187206220232256
279.0High PointBSth18.8165232255271282292298305321
237.2HofstraCAA21.7132189209224239253264274291
225.7Holy CrossPat26.5111170191209228244258272292
234.8HoustonCUSA25.8109178200218237254266276293
313.0Houston BaptistGWC14.9218278294305315324330335341
312.9HowardMEAC12.4237285297306315322327332338
166.0IdahoWAC28.577108127146168187202218255
262.4Idaho St.BSky20.7168216234249265278287295306
47.7IllinoisB1015.7619283747586882109
289.4Illinois ChicagoHorz19.1142241265280293302310319330
109.3Illinois St.MVC23.425607994110126138152202
23.1IndianaB1011.11510152130384872
138.6Indiana St.MVC23.24493111124138153169186216
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
38.8IonaMAAC13.91420232836485970100
147.8IowaB1021.756106120133148163176189208
47.8Iowa St.B1215.5518273748586878107
256.6IUPU Fort WayneSum23.2145209226240259275285296307
245.4IUPUISum22.1141195217232248260273283303
306.8Jackson St.SWAC15.8214270287298308318325332341
287.3JacksonvilleASun12.0205258272281289295300305315
249.6Jacksonville St.OVC26.2135187214234254269279288303
250.0James MadisonCAA18.6163210226238252264272280293
9.4KansasB126.31235813182547
50.3Kansas St.B1216.6718283951627181114
319.0Kennesaw St.ASun7.5276302309314320324328331336
82.5Kent St.MAC25.01736506582100116132177
4.3KentuckySEC3.411123691436
70.5La SalleA1022.3142840557187100112138
210.4LafayettePat20.6117165184198212224236247267
92.5LamarSlnd24.33953617392110125142177
108.1LehighPat17.658738497108120131142179
305.7LibertyBSth12.3209279291298306315321326333
208.5LipscombASun23.0107157176195212224235246266
34.1Long Beach St.BW13.9111619233143546698
116.6Long IslandNEC17.9548194105117128139153187
312.8Longwoodind11.1252290298305314321327331340
159.0Louisiana LafayetteSB25.871105124142161177192204243
324.5Louisiana MonroeSB5.8282310317322326329331333337
91.1Louisiana St.SEC21.51749637791105119134174
208.0Louisiana TechWAC23.991152176194210224236249278
28.9LouisvilleBE13.11712192837465792
309.5Loyola ChicagoHorz11.4241284295303311318323328335
107.8Loyola MarymountWCC17.547738696108120130143171
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
80.3Loyola MDMAAC21.2234052658096108121155
254.4MaineAE25.8125193219239258274284293312
106.7ManhattanMAAC21.549667891107121134149185
277.4MaristMAAC18.7189233250267281291299305318
19.0MarquetteBE10.0147111825324285
62.5MarshallCUSA20.212243748627689103141
122.6MarylandACC20.5428095109123137149159182
319.0Maryland Eastern ShoreMEAC11.4242293303312321328332335341
81.7MassachusettsA1022.4163451678398109122147
220.0McNeese St.Slnd28.395158183203222239255270296
332.6MD Baltimore CountyAE6.8295316323329334338340342344
33.9MemphisCUSA11.0111721263240496094
105.1MercerASun15.262778694105115125136166
68.7Miami FLACC19.99304456688195109142
209.7Miami OHMAC26.295153176193211228242256280
32.6MichiganB1013.511016233241506397
10.3Michigan St.B106.51235914192653
40.2Middle TennesseeSB15.31621242737526373107
75.9MinnesotaB1018.3133953637589100111131
79.2MississippiSEC19.8124054667993106117140
48.3Mississippi St.SEC16.7718283648597083113
144.1Mississippi Valley St.SWAC27.489101110122141164183202257
13.3MissouriB128.413471218253458
243.1Missouri Kansas CitySum19.8132201218231245257268276293
82.5Missouri St.MVC18.0304658708395106116148
275.7MonmouthNEC14.8182242256267277287293298306
98.6MontanaBSky17.65268778697110121136185
263.1Montana St.BSky19.0163220237252266278285291301
186.1Morehead St.OVC28.489127148166189207221234261
252.1Morgan St.MEAC28.9150184212235256274286296321
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
291.7Mount St. Mary'sNEC12.0195264277285293300305311321
26.2Murray St.OVC11.661114182332435487
316.2NavyPat8.8249296305311318323326330336
119.6NC AshevilleBSth17.3568798108119131142155184
257.0NC GreensboroSC22.1143208227243260274284290299
210.2NC WilmingtonCAA22.5115161180196212226238249263
128.3NebraskaB1019.95187102115129142154165180
62.2NevadaWAC20.017283647617689103133
14.5Nevada Las VegasMWC6.8157101318243155
312.8New HampshireAE12.8227284297305314322328334342
26.0New MexicoMWC13.6269152535445791
69.2New Mexico St.WAC21.124354352688498113154
208.6NiagaraMAAC21.2119163182196209222235250277
315.8Nicholls St.Slnd9.3260295303310317322327330337
291.1NJ Inst of TechnologyGWC21.9185237262281295306316324338
125.3Norfolk St.MEAC24.0688292107126142156171205
5.7North CarolinaACC4.4111258121736
262.0North Carolina A&TMEAC25.2144204228247266281291300315
222.3North Carolina CentralMEAC36.0123147170200225248268284307
66.6North Carolina St.ACC17.413324455667889103135
252.1North DakotaGWC34.8142181204227255280295307334
118.4North Dakota St.Sum26.9416582101119136153172216
184.9North FloridaASun24.383133151169188203214225248
197.7North TexasSB30.994130156178200219236252282
166.3NortheasternCAA24.067116136151167183197210251
328.9Northern ArizonaBSky6.4290313320325330334336338341
254.4Northern ColoradoBSky20.3125205227243257269277285298
337.4Northern IllinoisMAC4.7301325331335339341342343344
65.5Northern IowaMVC17.81230425366788899129
75.3NorthwesternB1019.2134051617589101113135
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
179.9Northwestern St.Slnd28.969119141161182201216231269
71.6Notre DameBE19.515334758718597110146
137.7OaklandSum20.96294111124138152165178205
60.3OhioMAC21.112233345607488105142
4.0Ohio St.B103.411113591334
96.2OklahomaB1221.02156708295111124137167
127.8Oklahoma St.B1220.15388103114127142155167186
125.4Old DominionCAA21.7457996111127141151163202
39.7Oral RobertsSum15.41117212838506173103
90.8OregonP1220.32348647892105117129159
109.7Oregon St.P1227.029527393111128143159186
264.4PacificBW20.3147218236252268279287295312
173.5Penn St.B1018.3102134149162175187196205220
120.6PennsylvaniaIvy15.67292101110120131141154186
252.8PepperdineWCC21.8151206224238254270280288300
79.7PittsburghBE20.3134153658094106119141
223.7PortlandWCC20.1131181196211225238249257271
207.5Portland St.BSky27.6104148171190209226242259287
277.9Prairie View A&MSWAC21.0178227249267282293301310328
251.0PresbyterianBSth22.6143199222237253268278287306
124.3PrincetonIvy18.66790102111123137149164202
154.8ProvidenceBE23.864105124139156172185198219
70.2PurdueB1017.315364859708293105131
166.4QuinnipiacNEC29.064103125149170187201214248
335.2RadfordBSth5.0293322329333336339340341344
256.0Rhode IslandA1013.6171225238248259266271276289
181.0RiceCUSA25.774126147165182200214226256
138.9RichmondA1022.45491110125140154167181204
213.9RiderMAAC22.2117166185201216229241253277
106.7Robert MorrisNEC20.151687992108121132144175
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
148.0RutgersBE23.84298117133149165178190213
305.9Sacramento St.BSky12.2202280292299307314320326335
238.3Sacred HeartNEC22.1135182211227241252264275293
55.3Saint Joseph'sA1018.5819304256687891120
285.4Sam Houston St.Slnd17.7174241262276288297305313325
252.5SamfordSC21.7153204224238255269279286297
216.5San DiegoWCC23.1116167187202218232246258277
30.7San Diego St.MWC14.11713212939506289
152.5San FranciscoWCC24.352104120136154170183197218
278.9San Jose St.WAC15.5198241258271282290296301313
275.6Santa ClaraWCC17.3159230252268279288293298309
198.2Savannah St.MEAC34.8107129148174202224241260297
289.4Seattleind15.0222255270281291299307316335
59.3Seton HallBE18.8624364659728598122
224.5SienaMAAC24.3120172194210225240254272298
305.7SIU EdwardsvilleOVC13.7207276289298306315322329339
197.2South AlabamaSB26.593137163180200216229240280
177.4South CarolinaSEC23.772128145162179195207219245
337.2South Carolina St.MEAC5.3294323331335339341342343344
158.8South Carolina UpstateASun26.571106125141159177194210243
281.5South DakotaSum16.2158242260273285293299305318
47.6South Dakota St.Sum18.71119243346607388122
104.4South FloridaBE22.024617590105120133146169
237.7Southeast Missouri St.OVC29.1121173198219240259273285305
326.7Southeastern LouisianaSlnd11.1254301311320329335339341344
288.9SouthernSWAC21.5188235260278292303313322339
236.9Southern CaliforniaP1217.5139197214226238250259267275
231.8Southern IllinoisMVC21.2113187203218234247259267278
218.7Southern MethodistCUSA23.885166186205221235247259277
18.6Southern MississippiCUSA9.9157111724324267
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
232.9Southern UtahSum22.6126182203219235249260271284
98.5St. BonaventureA1024.719466582101116128144179
188.3St. Francis NYNEC25.099136154172190206220233261
305.3St. Francis PANEC10.0212283292300306312316321328
160.1St. John'sBE21.469115132146161176187198219
28.7St. LouisA1015.55911152640506396
16.3St. Mary'sWCC8.1268101521283655
279.4St. Peter'sMAAC14.6197246260271281290296302318
86.0StanfordP1224.12138526988103116131170
234.3Stephen F. AustinSlnd31.3109165192215237258273285309
254.8StetsonASun20.9132206228242257271280287297
136.9Stony BrookAE25.77596106117134154172193246
3.4SyracuseBE2.911112571126
28.2TempleA1013.04812182737465783
138.5TennesseeSEC26.24186107121138156173190217
322.6Tennessee MartinOVC9.4283302309316324330334337341
152.3Tennessee St.OVC27.16398116134152172188202224
131.5Tennessee TechOVC24.45987101114131148165180211
61.2TexasB1219.01024364862748597137
162.5Texas A&MB1226.145113128143163181197211232
314.6Texas A&M Corpus ChrisSlnd11.1256291300307316323328332339
84.9Texas ArlingtonSlnd22.73850576683101116133185
132.7Texas ChristianMWC21.34488106119133147160174195
179.7Texas El PasoCUSA27.975120144161181200215228250
307.0Texas Pan AmericanGWC15.9224270286298308319326332342
157.8Texas San AntonioSlnd28.082104120138158178194211251
229.7Texas SouthernSWAC31.6138168186207231254271285312
317.1Texas St.Slnd13.5205288300309319327333337343
243.2Texas TechB1214.1172210224235245254259264277
330.9The CitadelSC7.0283313321328333336338339342
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
275.2ToledoMAC18.3172233250265278288295302318
305.7TowsonCAA7.0257290296302307311314317324
271.9TroySB22.1152221241259275289297303317
171.5TulaneCUSA33.051102129150172196214231262
106.0TulsaCUSA22.035617791107121133148181
145.3UABCUSA22.45898117131145161174186209
342.3UC DavisBW2.0323337340342343343344344344
259.9UC IrvineBW20.8133213231247263276284291308
258.7UC RiversideBW18.9160215233247261273281288301
137.8UC Santa BarbaraBW29.8578399116137159178197237
106.2UCLAP1225.135557190108123137154201
276.1UtahP129.2214252263272279282285288295
128.6Utah St.WAC28.3487191109129148165184211
207.4Utah ValleyGWC28.7135157170185207228246264302
104.1ValparaisoHorz20.839647790104118131146184
36.2VanderbiltSEC13.231320273545546595
160.3VermontAE23.496119130143160177192206238
103.0VillanovaBE23.821567187104119133148179
40.5VirginiaACC16.0513192940516173109
69.1Virginia CommonwealthCAA20.625354253688498110143
262.6Virginia Military InstBSth27.4125199225246267283294303317
95.2Virginia TechACC20.92553688195110122135162
87.4WagnerNEC12.8466271788797104111141
180.8Wake ForestACC18.9107138155169183194204212232
70.3WashingtonP1220.616304256718597109155
167.4Washington St.P1227.550110131150169187201216242
78.6Weber St.BSky20.4264053647892105120177
35.9West VirginiaBE15.2310162535465669105
257.8Western CarolinaSC22.5152206227244262275283291307
176.3Western IllinoisSum28.771115138157179198211224246
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
242.0Western KentuckySB19.6143200215230244256265275292
181.2Western MichiganMAC26.472124146165183199214228264
16.5Wichita St.MVC9.225791422303971
305.7William & MaryCAA8.4246287295301307312316319326
267.4WinthropBSth21.1149217238255271283291298313
22.7WisconsinB1010.03810152229364567
189.0Wisconsin Green BayHorz33.162118145168191213230249285
127.1Wisconsin MilwaukeeHorz26.0497592109128145160176214
163.4WoffordSC29.581108124142163185203220253
219.7Wright St.Horz22.4116168191207222235247257273
56.9WyomingMWC19.1420324457708296131
61.0XavierA1018.41124364961748595116
125.1YaleIvy20.6658899111124138152169196
167.2Youngstown St.Horz30.064104126147169189204219252