Conferences
1978-79 - 1979-80 - 1980-81


Rank Conference Predictive Rating Expected Predictive Rating Offense Defense Pace
1 Big Ten +12.5 +12.3 +5.7 +6.8 70.9
2 Atlantic Coast +10.5 +10.9 +5.4 +5.1 70.7
3 Southeastern +6.5 +6.8 +3.2 +3.3 73.8
4 Big East +6.4 +6.8 +3.3 +3.1 73.8
5 Pac-10 +5.6 +5.6 +2.5 +3.0 74.9
6 Big Eight +4.5 +4.4 +2.1 +2.4 72.6
7 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic +4.1 +5.7 +2.1 +2.0 74.6
8 Missouri Valley +2.9 +2.8 +1.8 +1.1 78.3
9 Pacific Coast Athletic +2.0 +1.2 +0.8 +1.2 72.1
10 Eastern Athletic Association +2.0 +1.0 +1.0 +1.0 75.8
11 Southwestern +1.5 +1.3 +0.6 +1.0 71.8
12 Southland +1.0 +1.7 +0.8 +0.2 76.1
13 Midwestern City +0.1 +0.2 +2.5 -2.4 83.9
14 Western Athletic -0.6 -0.7 -1.1 +0.6 76.1
15 West Coast Athletic -0.6 -0.6 +0.9 -1.5 80.0
16 Mid-American -1.0 -0.8 -0.8 -0.2 72.3
17 Ohio Valley -1.0 -1.7 -0.4 -0.7 77.0
18 Sun Belt -1.6 -2.4 -0.6 -1.0 74.5
19 Big Sky -2.2 -1.5 -1.6 -0.6 74.9
20 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference North -4.0 -4.1 -2.0 -2.0 78.2
21 Southwestern Athletic -4.6 -4.4 +0.5 -5.1 81.0
22 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro -4.7 -5.1 -3.2 -1.5 69.7
23 Trans America Athletic -4.9 -5.7 -2.3 -2.5 74.3
24 East Coast -5.2 -5.4 -2.4 -2.8 73.3
25 Southern -5.5 -5.5 -2.9 -2.6 73.3
26 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South -6.0 -6.4 -4.1 -2.0 72.9
27 Mid-Eastern -7.7 -7.1 -2.3 -5.5 76.9
28 Ivy League -8.1 -8.4 -5.3 -2.7 68.8