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

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.
Through games of Feb 4, 2012.


Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
2.1SyracuseBE1.71111134714
3.4Ohio St.B102.31112356924
4.2DukeACC2.511124671026
4.3KentuckySEC2.211234571024
4.6North CarolinaACC2.811234681131
6.8BaylorB123.5123469111531
8.2Michigan St.B104.41235710142040
8.8KansasB123.71456810131833
9.6Nevada Las VegasMWC4.22457911152141
11.7MissouriB125.225681014192545
13.9GeorgetownBE5.9268101317222858
14.9FloridaSEC6.3268101418233054
15.5MarquetteBE6.6378111419253154
15.8Southern MississippiCUSA6.6479111419253261
16.3St. Mary'sWCC5.06911131519232949
17.4Wichita St.MVC6.25911131621263353
20.6IndianaB108.07911151925314063
21.0CreightonMVC7.061113162025313754
21.8WisconsinB106.291215172125303662
21.9Florida St.ACC8.95912152127344373
24.4TempleA108.671215182329364574
25.3LouisvilleBE9.541114182431384778
25.3MichiganB1010.44913182432394979
25.8MemphisCUSA9.091316192430384890
26.6San Diego St.MWC10.371114192532405074
27.1ConnecticutBE10.361115202633415076
27.9GonzagaWCC9.291417212733404974
30.1Murray St.OVC9.0111619232935425175
30.4AlabamaSEC10.491418232936455586
30.8New MexicoMWC9.0111720243036435279
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
31.4West VirginiaBE11.381418233038465785
31.5VanderbiltSEC9.781520253137445382
32.0St. LouisA108.9141922263037445386
33.3Colorado St.MWC12.351318243241506079
36.7HarvardIvy9.0182427303542495996
39.1Long Beach St.BW9.0192529333744516091
39.4IllinoisB1013.281823303848576994
39.5VirginiaACC11.7112126313847556594
39.6Iowa St.B1211.91120253138485566103
41.7Mississippi St.SEC13.5112026324050607299
42.4CaliforniaP1211.31925293441495769103
43.6Oral RobertsSum9.9222932364350576691
44.9Brigham YoungWCC7.3253336404449556187
45.9Kansas St.B1212.6122530374554637496
46.0IonaMAAC9.0273336394551586892
49.0AkronMAC13.11928333948576679116
49.2Saint Joseph'sA1014.21725323948586881115
49.6Middle TennesseeSB8.0323841444854616997
52.0Cleveland St.Horz12.72432374350606981113
53.1Seton HallBE14.81928354252637385114
55.2South Dakota St.Sum13.62935394554637486124
55.5WyomingMWC13.92132394654647586116
55.8XavierA1013.12334404655647385113
58.4TexasB1215.62032394757698091126
60.5Northern IowaMVC13.22638445159697989114
61.3MarshallCUSA15.42335425060718295124
62.9North Carolina St.ACC14.72237445262738393114
63.3NevadaWAC14.42639465262738395128
63.5OhioMAC15.62738455262748597124
64.0DavidsonSC13.22942475563728292123
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
64.4Miami FLACC16.81734435364758799126
65.0PurdueB1014.42439475464758594122
65.9ArkansasSEC20.017314051658093107144
66.2NorthwesternB1017.418354454657789102127
66.5Notre DameBE16.323384655667788101133
68.5MinnesotaB1015.91338485768808999117
69.1WashingtonP1215.630425057688091102131
69.1La SalleA1016.128404957698091102130
70.0MississippiSEC16.921394857708392102119
70.5BelmontASun11.14854586269778696129
70.7BuffaloMAC18.327404857698495108145
71.1BucknellPat12.44452566270798898124
72.7Central FloridaCUSA18.124405059718597109136
73.3New Mexico St.WAC14.636485562728393104142
74.5PittsburghBE16.029455463748696107126
75.2ColoradoP1217.428435363758798111139
75.8ArizonaP1213.243535966758593104125
76.4MassachusettsA1017.427455464768899112137
77.1DaytonA1016.336485665778898110145
77.2Virginia CommonwealthCAA13.246546067778695104129
79.2DrexelCAA11.450606571788695104127
79.5DuquesneA1016.4344958688091100112134
82.4Missouri St.MVC12.047616774829198108135
83.5WagnerNEC7.465727578838893101133
83.9Loyola MDMAAC15.4435564738494103115150
84.1Weber St.BSky17.2405462718496106119159
84.8Kent St.MAC18.5355161718597109122160
85.2Louisiana St.SEC17.9335262738598109121153
86.8OregonP1215.9365665768898107117139
89.8CincinnatiBE16.94057687890101111123154
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
89.8OklahomaB1217.23356677991101112124144
89.9StanfordP1216.54559687890100111124152
91.3DenverSB12.6617176829099108119161
93.2Virginia TechACC15.94562728294104113123152
93.8St. BonaventureA1019.23958698193106118133175
94.6George MasonCAA15.55266748494105115126158
96.1South FloridaBE18.63258728597108120131150
98.0MercerASun13.26574808997107116125152
98.5VillanovaBE18.93862748598111124137161
100.3Texas ArlingtonSlnd13.96176839199109119131171
101.6MontanaBSky15.066778390100111121134188
102.8ValparaisoHorz14.562768593102112122133166
102.9LamarSlnd14.466798693101112122135175
105.7TulsaCUSA15.555768795105116126137171
107.0Loyola MarymountWCC12.666849298107115124133159
107.1Long IslandNEC15.470818896106117127141177
109.2UCLAP1217.853768697109121133146187
109.5Illinois St.MVC16.863798898108120132144178
109.7LehighPat10.4839297102109116123133160
111.2Robert MorrisNEC10.9849398103110118126136167
112.8MarylandACC16.6527991101114124134144168
113.9PennsylvaniaIvy15.3668595103113123134147186
114.4Oregon St.P1217.3678492102114125137152190
115.3ManhattanMAAC12.68294100106114123132143173
115.4NC AshevilleBSth12.87992100106115123133143177
116.0Coastal CarolinaBSth20.6658091101114129143160212
117.5YaleIvy20.2588192104117130143161191
117.6PrincetonIvy18.3648496104116129142157194
117.6NebraskaB1017.6558295106118129140152170
120.3Oklahoma St.B1215.8608899110121131140150165
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
123.7Texas ChristianMWC19.3528699111124136148164180
125.0North Dakota St.Sum17.68296104112123135148166207
125.1Georgia St.CAA15.688102107113123135146161195
126.1Old DominionCAA14.67999108116126136145156181
127.3Wisconsin MilwaukeeHorz17.48297106115126138151165201
128.5College of CharlestonSC14.290103111118128138147160196
131.7Norfolk St.MEAC15.496107114121130141153168202
132.0GeorgiaSEC18.35997108120132144155169185
132.3Utah St.WAC20.58296108117130146160176208
133.0Indiana St.MVC18.77898110120132145159171196
135.2DrakeMVC18.177103112123134146160173206
135.3RichmondA1018.278102113122134148158172199
135.3OaklandSum14.792110118125134144155169199
136.1Tennessee TechOVC16.689106115125135147158171200
136.4TennesseeSEC22.06095108122136151166182213
138.4FairfieldMAAC18.881105115125137150164177210
139.5IowaB1018.576105116127140152164179196
140.0UABCUSA18.379105116127140152164177196
140.3CharlotteA1018.281107117128140152164178201
141.7RutgersBE18.774105118129141154167178199
143.2ButlerHorz17.195112122131142155166179210
146.8ProvidenceBE20.672108121133146160174188205
147.3UC Santa BarbaraBW20.791112122133145160177192239
147.6AuburnSEC20.068107121135148162175183198
148.3ClemsonACC21.286110122133147162177193216
150.3ColumbiaIvy19.989115125136150163176192224
150.9AmericanPat20.892113124136150164179193230
151.0Charleston SouthernBSth21.6103118124135148165182198241
151.1St. John'sBE18.881114127138151165176186203
152.1San FranciscoWCC17.592117130139152165174187204
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
154.7Stony BrookAE18.5112124132141153166181195231
154.9Texas A&MB1222.173112126140156170184199215
155.1Bowling GreenMAC23.289114126138154172186201235
155.4Tennessee St.OVC19.495118130142155170180194210
156.6EvansvilleMVC18.697120132144157170181192209
158.4East CarolinaCUSA23.182114128142159175189202218
158.6Mississippi Valley St.SWAC19.2119129135144156170185202255
159.3South Carolina UpstateASun21.3103123132143158173188204240
159.3Louisiana LafayetteSB18.1110127136146158173183197225
163.1Youngstown St.Horz24.596119132144162181196212252
163.2Penn St.B1017.2101129141151164176185195211
164.1Georgia TechACC20.1105127138150163178191204232
164.6NortheasternCAA18.3108129141151165178188200225
164.6Washington St.P1222.891122135147164182195207228
167.7Cal St. FullertonBW21.3114129141152167182196212250
169.2Texas San AntonioSlnd19.4116135145155168182195210249
169.6IdahoWAC21.4106131142154169185197213255
171.6Wake ForestACC17.695136149159173185194203217
172.1South CarolinaSEC22.185129142156173189201212236
173.1VermontAE16.2132144152161173184195207235
173.4WoffordSC20.7115136147158172188201215249
174.1Western MichiganMAC24.597128142155173192207220256
174.5CampbellBSth19.2122139150161173188200212243
174.7Air ForceMWC21.096132148159176191200212226
174.9TulaneCUSA26.198125140157176193208225257
175.1QuinnipiacNEC19.5123138150162174188202214238
175.2Boston UniversityAE16.5125145155163175186197209240
176.5Boise St.MWC23.0100132145161177193207218239
177.4RiceCUSA21.0108137150162178193205217241
177.9Western IllinoisSum21.9106134149162179194206219242
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
178.1Texas El PasoCUSA22.996133148161178195208220242
178.3CornellIvy26.594126141159180199211228264
178.3Northwestern St.Slnd23.4105135147161179195208224260
179.8Florida AtlanticSB20.1120141153165181195205218245
181.7DetroitHorz21.0120142154167183196209222255
183.0North FloridaASun20.3118142157168184198208221247
183.1DelawareCAA20.1125145156170182197210223252
183.3Fresno St.WAC22.9120139153168184198212229267
184.5HawaiiWAC23.0109139154169185201214226249
187.0Wisconsin Green BayHorz28.8100132150167186206225245277
187.2DePaulBE18.3113149163175189200210218236
187.7Arkansas Little RockSB19.8124148162174188202213224248
187.8Morehead St.OVC20.6122148161173189202214227255
188.7St. Francis NYNEC19.2133152164175190202213227258
190.6East Tennessee St.ASun22.0123149162174190206219233268
192.6Cal PolyBW17.5144161170180192204216230269
196.0South AlabamaSB19.7137158170183195210221234260
196.4George WashingtonA1019.0120154171185198210220227244
200.2Austin PeayOVC17.9133165177189200212223235262
203.3North TexasSB21.9130160176187204220230246274
204.7Louisiana TechWAC21.5122160176191205219232246274
206.9Florida Gulf CoastASun21.0132163179194207221235245269
207.4Eastern KentuckyOVC20.3145167181192208222233248274
207.8NC WilmingtonCAA18.4138168183196210221231239253
207.8Portland St.BSky23.7131161177192208224239255288
208.1LipscombASun19.3144169183196208221234245264
208.3AlbanyAE20.6153168182194208222236249279
208.7NiagaraMAAC18.7146172185196209221233245272
210.2LafayettePat16.6148177188200211221232242263
210.4Miami OHMAC21.9128163182196211225238252280
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
210.5Eastern WashingtonBSky19.7144173185197211223236252276
210.6San DiegoWCC20.0138170185197212225236248267
210.9Cal St. Bakersfieldind18.8150176187198210224235250272
212.8Florida InternationalSB19.0152174188200214226237248271
213.8RiderMAAC19.6136174188200214227239250271
214.3Savannah St.MEAC23.1153171186197213230246264293
214.4Southern MethodistCUSA21.1130171186200215229241253270
214.5Coppin St.MEAC20.7165178187200213228243258297
215.5PortlandWCC16.7150180194204216229237243255
216.3Wright St.Horz19.2148177191204217230241252267
218.1McNeese St.Slnd25.7128165184201219236252266294
222.0Utah ValleyGWC19.7166188197208220235249264292
222.5Ball St.MAC22.0152181195207222238251267292
223.5ElonSC22.1136179196208223239253265285
226.0SienaMAAC21.6149183197211227241254268288
226.1Holy CrossPat23.4146179198209225242258270288
227.1Southern IllinoisMVC18.3128189203215229241250257270
228.1Georgia SouthernSC22.9146180199214227244259270290
228.9Arkansas St.SB21.1149187201215229244257268281
230.9FurmanSC20.7163192204216231246258272291
231.1Southern UtahSum19.4151192206218231245256267285
232.8Southern CaliforniaP1216.2163199212222233245254261271
233.1HoustonCUSA22.0139186204219234249262272286
233.7Texas TechB1211.9172208217227235243248252261
236.3Central ConnecticutNEC21.3156192210222235252265275293
239.2HofstraCAA16.7181206218227239251261271287
240.2Western KentuckySB17.0176205218228241253262270282
240.4Missouri Kansas CitySum18.8160201216228242254265273290
240.5North Carolina CentralMEAC23.3171196210225241257271285306
241.2Arizona St.P1215.0170209221232243252260267280
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
242.3Sacred HeartNEC16.5189210221231243253264273290
242.4Southeast Missouri St.OVC21.3163199215228242258270281298
243.2FordhamA1016.2164207221233245257263267279
244.5Texas SouthernSWAC21.5186204216230242260274286310
244.7Stephen F. AustinSlnd23.2153199214228246263274287308
245.2IUPUISum19.7159205220231247259271281297
246.9Eastern MichiganMAC20.0159204220234248262272280293
248.0BradleyMVC13.7184218229239249258265271285
248.2Boston CollegeACC14.6181215228239250260265270278
249.5Appalachian St.SC22.7175204220233250266279290308
250.6Rhode IslandA1013.4191220232242253260266271286
250.7PepperdineWCC17.5185215228238252264273281295
251.5Northern ColoradoBSky19.1174211225239253266275283295
251.6James MadisonCAA13.9195222233242253261269276289
252.5Jacksonville St.OVC18.3197215228240253266276285299
253.5PresbyterianBSth18.5190217229240255267277287303
254.7SamfordSC17.7190218230243256268277284296
255.0IUPU Fort WayneSum22.3165210225239258272282294305
255.4StetsonASun19.4177212229244257270279286296
256.3NC GreensboroSC19.3175214230244258271281287295
257.6UC RiversideBW17.7187220234246260271279287301
259.8Idaho St.BSky19.5184217233247262274284291304
259.9Western CarolinaSC17.5193221237248261273281289303
260.2UC IrvineBW18.3192219235249262274283290304
260.5Bethune CookmanMEAC21.3186214231247263276286296319
261.2MaineAE19.3188219234249264275285293313
261.8Montana St.BSky16.4192224239252264274281288301
264.1Virginia Military InstBSth22.1175214232251268280291299312
264.2Morgan St.MEAC18.8205226238251266278288297323
265.6PacificBW17.1194229243254268278286294313
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
266.3North Carolina A&TMEAC19.3187223239254269280289298311
266.8North DakotaGWC24.7186216231251270285296309330
269.0WinthropBSth15.4203233247260271281287293302
270.8Gardner WebbBSth16.4206234248261273282290298314
271.4Central MichiganMAC17.2193232248261274284291298317
271.9Santa ClaraWCC13.2201239254264275282287290298
272.4UtahP129.4214248259268275279282284291
274.9TroySB16.3209236253265277287294299311
275.8MonmouthNEC12.7222246259268277285291296304
276.6MaristMAAC15.9209238255268279288295300309
277.2ToledoMAC14.9212243257268279288295301316
279.9Delaware St.MEAC18.7202236254270283293301310329
280.2South DakotaSum14.7207245261272283291297303316
280.4St. Peter'sMAAC11.1223255266274282288293298311
281.3San Jose St.WAC14.2207247262273284292297302314
281.7Prairie View A&MSWAC15.9217245260273284293300309327
283.4High PointBSth12.8218252266277285293298303315
285.8JacksonvilleASun11.7222258270280288294299304314
285.8ChattanoogaSC14.8229251266276287296303311332
286.0Sam Houston St.Slnd15.8210249265277288297304312325
288.1Seattleind15.2218254268279290298306316332
290.5Illinois ChicagoHorz16.3210252269282293301310318329
291.1Mount St. Mary'sNEC9.6242270279285292298303308318
293.1ArmyPat12.6229264277286294301309315327
293.4Eastern IllinoisOVC12.6236265277286295302309316326
294.1SouthernSWAC15.7223260273284295305314322337
294.9NJ Inst of TechnologyGWC16.3221258274286296306315323336
296.0ColgatePat10.3240272282290297303309313320
299.5Central ArkansasSlnd15.0225266281291300310318326337
301.5Alabama St.SWAC13.5244273284293302311319327339
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
303.9St. Francis PANEC9.0255285292298305310315319327
304.4SIU EdwardsvilleOVC13.1239277287296305313322328339
304.7William & MaryCAA7.6255288295300305310314317324
304.8TowsonCAA7.0256289295300306310313316322
305.2Sacramento St.BSky11.2259282291298305313320326335
305.2BrownIvy8.8259286294300306312316319325
307.2HamptonMEAC12.9249281291299307316324331338
308.4Jackson St.SWAC13.8245280291300309318326333342
309.3Texas Pan AmericanGWC12.4252283293301310318325331340
309.6Cal St. NorthridgeBW11.4251285295302310318324329336
309.6LibertyBSth9.5257290297303310317321326333
310.1Loyola ChicagoHorz10.3255288296303311318323327335
311.5Longwoodind11.5253288297304312320327331338
313.9HowardMEAC10.8258292299307315322327331337
314.2Houston BaptistGWC12.3250288298306315323329334341
314.5Nicholls St.Slnd9.2266295302309316321326329339
314.7Texas A&M Corpus ChrisSlnd10.5266293301308316323328332338
315.8New HampshireAE10.8267294301309317324330334342
316.7Texas St.Slnd12.8249289299308318327333337342
317.6Kennesaw St.ASun7.8276300307313319323327330336
318.8NavyPat8.6279300306313320325329332337
319.1Maryland Eastern ShoreMEAC11.0263295304312321328332335341
320.3DartmouthIvy9.4265299307315322328331334339
321.8Tennessee MartinOVC9.9280300308315323329334337341
322.0CanisiusMAAC7.9289304311317323328331334340
323.3Louisiana MonroeSB5.9292308315320325328330332337
323.4Fairleigh DickinsonNEC8.0292305312318325330333335339
326.2Southeastern LouisianaSlnd10.9271301311319328335338341344
327.1Arkansas Pine BluffSWAC10.0286303313321329335339341344
328.5HartfordAE7.4295311318324330334337339342
Expected Standard 2.5th10th25th 75th90th97.5th
RankTeamConfDeviation Min%ile%ile%ilemedian%ile%ile%ilemax
328.5Northern ArizonaBSky6.6291312319325330333336338341
329.2Florida A&MMEAC8.2284310317325331335338340343
331.4The CitadelSC6.1295315323329333336337339343
332.6Alabama A&MSWAC8.9286310321328335339341343344
332.6MD Baltimore CountyAE6.2296317324329334337339341343
333.4Alcorn St.SWAC8.4289312321330336340342343344
334.0BryantNEC5.3301320327332335338339341343
335.2RadfordBSth5.0299322329333336339340341344
335.8Chicago St.GWC6.4293318327333338340342343344
337.4Northern IllinoisMAC4.5300325332336339341341342344
337.8South Carolina St.MEAC4.7302325332336339341342343344
341.3GramblingSWAC2.6321334338341342343343344344
342.2UC DavisBW1.9327337340342343343344344344
343.4BinghamtonAE1.1330340342343344344344344344