The Schwach Indicator: Jan. 21
This is the second week of the Schwach Indicator standings. For those of you who missed last week's explanation of this new evaluation tool, here's a quick recap.
As the NCAA Tournament approaches every March, you start hearing college basketball experts talk a lot about top 50 and top 100 wins when discussing a team's possible seed or whether or not a school deserves to be in the Big Dance at all.
I think these two criteria are important as well, but they're not perfect. Why? Because not all top 100 wins are created equal.
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So I set out to create a more precise evaluation system in which teams aren't grouped by 50 or 100, but individually according to their RPI.
I enlisted the help of two friends: Brad Wachtel, Director of Operations at Hoop Group, a New Jersey-based company that organizes basketball camps and runs an NCAA preseason tournament; and Mike Sverdlov, a computer programmer for New York Life.
We came up with the following formula.
For each victory, a team receives the number of points equal to their opponent's RPI rank subtracted from 344. So if you beat the RPI's 144th-ranked team, you receive 200 points. Beat them at a neutral site, and you multiply that number by 1.25. Beat them on the road and multiply the number by 1.5.
For each loss, a team receives a deduction of the exact number of points equal to their opponent's RPI rank. So you better not lose to the RPI's 300th ranked team, or you'll lose 300 points. Lose to the top team in the country? No sweat, you drop only one point. But lose at home, and that number is multiplied by 1.5.
This way teams are rewarded for beating better teams (especially on the road) and punished for losing to worse teams (especially at home).
Without further ado, let's get to the rankings through action on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
1 Duke 4706.75
2 Pittsburgh 4520.00
3 Connecticut 4442.25
4 Oklahoma 4289.00
5 Michigan State 4189.75
6 Xavier 4102.25
7 North Carolina 4042.50
8 Wake Forest 3957.75
9 Butler 3919.00
10 Syracuse 3879.75
11 Clemson 3639.00
12 Marquette 3583.75
13 Memphis 3516.00
14 California 3424.50
15 Illinois 3326.25
16 Minnesota 3267.00
17 Arizona State 3249.75
18 Saint Mary's 3228.25
19 Louisville 3196.50
20 West Virginia 3134.25
21 Florida State 3131.75
22 Siena 2955.00
23 Georgetown 2950.50
24 Villanova 2935.00
25 Dayton 2914.25
26 Florida 2887.75
27 Texas 2851.00
28 Ohio State 2831.50
29 Tennessee 2828.75
30 Wisconsin 2790.75
31 UCLA 2781.25
32 Brigham Young 2714.50
33 Illinois State 2676.50
34 Purdue 2670.75
35 Washington 2639.00
36 Gonzaga 2615.25
37 Utah 2610.50
38 Creighton 2590.75
39 UNLV 2522.50
40 Davidson 2489.00
41 Utah State 2479.00
42 Kansas 2435.50
43 Missouri 2370.25
44 Kentucky 2357.50
45 Texas A&M 2354.50
46 Penn State 2333.25
47 Boston College 2312.25
48 Miami (FL) 2245.50
49 Oklahoma State 2235.50
50 George Mason 2129.50
51 Stanford 2085.00
52 Wisconsin-Green Bay 2055.25
53 Michigan 2001.50
54 Miami (OH) 2000.00
55 Mississippi State 1997.75
56 Baylor 1982.50
57 Virginia Tech 1981.25
58 Maryland 1974.25
59 Niagara 1973.00
60 USC 1957.00
61 Tulsa 1930.00
62 Virginia Commonwealth 1827.75
63 Temple 1822.25
64 Notre Dame 1738.75
65 Drake 1720.50
66 Houston 1693.00
67 San Diego 1688.75
68 Arkansas 1674.00
69 Providence 1671.50
70 Rhode Island 1635.25
71 Washington State 1634.25
72 Cincinnati 1626.50
73 Northern Iowa 1625.00
74 Northeastern 1592.75
75 LSU 1577.00
76 UTEP 1564.25
77 Arizona 1544.00
78 New Mexico 1518.00
79 Vanderbilt 1504.25
80 TCU 1503.00
81 UAB 1482.25
82 Buffalo 1471.25
83 Fairfield 1462.00
84 Bradley 1439.75
85 South Carolina 1436.50
86 Western Kentucky 1435.00
87 Evansville 1425.50
88 Boise State 1423.00
89 Saint Joseph's 1395.00
90 Ohio 1393.75
91 Cleveland State 1382.00
92 Milwaukee 1339.25
93 Nebraska 1332.50
94 Northwestern 1269.50
95 Iowa 1255.50
96 Southern Miss 1239.00
97 San Diego State 1230.50
98 Duquesne 1210.00
99 Kansas State 1201.00
100 Charleston 1194.50
101 Texas Tech 1158.00
102 Iowa State 1092.50
103 Arkansas-Little Rock 1089.50
104 Mississippi 1079.25
105 Drexel 1043.50
106 Nevada 1040.50
107 Long Beach State 1002.00
108 Virginia Military 991.00
109 La Salle 958.25
110 James Madison 955.25
111 Hofstra 937.75
112 UCF 927.25
113 North Carolina State 924.50
114 Vermont 878.00
115 Stephen F. Austin 872.00
116 Wright State 863.75
117 Wyoming 846.25
118 American University 832.00
119 Cornell 826.00
120 Auburn 814.00
121 St. John's 811.00
122 St. Bonaventure 784.00
123 Portland State 736.50
124 East Tennessee State 728.50
125 Navy 711.00
126 Alabama 698.00
127 Middle Tennessee State 625.50
128 South Alabama 602.75
129 North Dakota State 595.25
130 Virginia 581.50
131 Oakland 581.00
132 Arkansas State 578.50
133 Portland 542.00
134 Saint Louis 518.75
135 Albany 518.00
136 Loyola (IL) 516.75
137 Liberty 515.00
138 Robert Morris 450.00
139 Seton Hall 365.75
140 Southern Illinois 363.00
141 Weber State 352.25
142 Pacific 350.50
143 Illinois-Chicago 338.00
144 South Florida 332.00
145 Akron 326.00
146 Georgia Tech 310.00
147 Old Dominion 304.50
148 Tennessee-Martin 288.75
149 Iona 278.75
150 Lamar 264.25
151 Rider 259.00
152 Missouri State 213.50
153 Massachusetts 198.00
154 Marshall 178.50
155 Oregon 174.00
156 Rutgers 163.50
157 North Texas 161.00
158 Montana State 143.00
159 Belmont 130.00
160 Morgan State 115.25
161 Oral Roberts 71.25
162 Texas-San Antonio 68.00
163 Richmond 64.50
164 Bowling Green 32.75
165 DePaul 1.25
166 Mount St. Mary's -8.50
167 East Carolina -47.00
168 Kent State -57.75
169 Georgia -64.75
170 Georgia Southern -93.75
171 Manhattan -97.00
172 Binghamton -104.00
173 Austin Peay -117.00
174 Morehead State -121.25
175 New Mexico State -128.00
176 Mercer -168.75
177 San Francisco -174.00
178 Wofford -176.25
179 Chattanooga -184.00
180 Harvard -214.50
181 Wichita State -232.00
182 Eastern Kentucky -235.50
183 Lehigh -237.00
184 Western Carolina -254.25
185 Jacksonville -256.50
186 Colorado State -258.25
187 Texas A&M-CC -260.75
188 Loyola (MD) -278.00
189 Alabama State -321.75
190 Ball State -386.00
191 Hampton -402.50
192 Charlotte -428.00
193 Texas-Arlington -437.00
194 Eastern Washington -455.50
195 Murray State -479.50
196 Colorado -507.00
197 Idaho -507.00
198 George Washington -551.00
199 Louisiana Tech -551.00
200 Florida International -573.50
201 San Jose State -575.50
202 Radford -577.50
203 UC Santa Barbara -580.00
204 Samford -583.50
205 Holy Cross -590.00
206 Indiana -598.00
207 Towson -598.00
208 Florida A&M -599.75
209 Boston University -615.00
210 Hawaii -660.00
211 Marist -673.50
212 Central Connecticut State -694.50
213 Central Arkansas -718.75
214 Idaho State -721.50
215 Pennsylvania -741.25
216 Gardner-Webb -750.00
217 Troy -751.00
218 Southern Methodist -757.00
219 UMBC -773.00
220 Stetson -780.00
221 UC Riverside -801.00
222 Air Force -807.50
223 Presbyterian -817.00
224 Jacksonville State -818.50
225 Long Island -823.00
226 UC Davis -837.75
227 Cal State Northridge -839.00
228 McNeese State -854.00
229 Oregon State -856.50
230 Delaware -881.75
231 Sam Houston State -892.00
232 North Carolina-Asheville -893.50
233 Rice -899.00
234 Montana -934.50
235 Chicago State -964.25
236 Santa Clara -983.50
237 Tulane -984.25
238 Appalachian State -990.00
239 Brown -991.00
240 Nicholls State -1002.00
241 IPFW -1006.50
242 IUPUI -1032.00
243 Western Michigan -1037.00
244 Cal State Fullerton -1040.50
245 New Orleans -1042.00
246 Canisius -1065.00
247 Longwood -1067.75
248 Stony Brook -1112.50
249 Yale -1115.00
250 Eastern Illinois -1125.00
251 Bethune-Cookman -1144.75
252 Savannah State -1157.50
253 Wagner -1176.50
254 Prairie View A&M -1187.00
255 New Hampshire -1208.00
256 Tennessee Tech -1220.00
257 Citadel -1243.25
258 Northwestern State -1255.75
259 Southeastern Louisiana -1259.50
260 Alabama A&M -1274.50
261 Texas State -1276.00
262 Valparaiso -1285.00
263 Coastal Carolina -1330.00
264 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -1331.50
265 Fresno State -1333.50
266 Indiana State -1346.50
267 UMKC -1352.00
268 Utah Valley -1353.00
269 William & Mary -1362.75
270 Centenary -1424.25
271 UC Irvine -1441.50
272 Lafayette -1445.50
273 South Dakota State -1476.50
274 Southern Utah -1504.00
275 Winthrop -1517.50
276 Hartford -1533.50
277 Quinnipiac -1547.00
278 Campbell -1552.50
279 Norfolk State -1554.00
280 Maine -1559.50
281 Elon -1560.50
282 Detroit -1573.50
283 Sacred Heart -1577.50
284 Princeton -1584.00
285 Northern Colorado -1598.25
286 Jackson State -1611.25
287 Northern Illinois -1635.50
288 Youngstown State -1663.00
289 Louisiana-Lafayette -1671.00
290 North Carolina A&T -1739.25
291 Florida Atlantic -1780.75
292 Texas-Pan American -1798.75
293 Columbia -1813.75
294 Denver -1843.00
295 Tennessee State -1853.00
296 Toledo -1861.50
297 Grambling State -1865.25
298 Bucknell -1885.50
299 Delaware State -1920.00
300 St. Peter's -1943.50
301 Coppin State -1985.00
302 Florida Gulf Coast -2005.00
303 Cal Poly -2031.25
304 North Carolina-Wilmington -2034.25
305 Georgia State -2092.00
306 UNC Greensboro -2103.50
307 Charleston Southern -2140.50
308 St. Francis (NY) -2153.50
309 Lipscomb -2173.50
310 Northern Arizona -2173.50
311 St. Francis (PA) -2182.50
312 South Carolina State -2188.00
313 Kennesaw State -2216.50
314 Cal State Bakersfield -2257.00
315 Louisiana-Monroe -2267.00
316 Howard -2339.50
317 Fordham -2352.00
318 Maryland-Eastern Shore -2378.00
319 Pepperdine -2382.00
320 Colgate -2408.00
321 Western Illinois -2409.75
322 Winston-Salem -2456.50
323 Central Michigan -2463.00
324 USC Upstate -2600.25
325 Houston Baptist -2612.50
326 Eastern Michigan -2691.00
327 Bryant University -2737.50
328 Fairleigh Dickinson -2780.00
329 Loyola Marymount -2869.00
330 Mississippi Valley State -2873.50
331 Monmouth -2875.00
332 Southern University -2888.50
333 High Point -2997.00
334 Texas Southern -3058.50
335 Alcorn State -3142.00
336 Furman -3198.00
337 Army -3218.50
338 Southeast Missouri State -3299.00
339 North Florida -3365.50
340 Dartmouth -3592.00
341 North Carolina Central -3739.00
342 N.J.I.T. -4526.00
343 Sacramento State -4691.50
Jordan Schwartz is Bleacher Report's New York Yankees Community Leader. His book "Memoirs of the Unaccomplished Man" is available at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and authorhouse.com.
Jordan can be reached at jordanschwartz2003@yahoo.com



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