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1990-91 School Ratings

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National Champion: Duke
Final Four: Duke, Kansas, Nevada-Las Vegas and North Carolina

Consensus Player of the Year: Larry Johnson

AP Preseason #1: Nevada-Las Vegas ▪ AP Final #1: Nevada-Las Vegas

The SRS columns are SRS broken up into offensive and defensive components.
The Adjusted columns are adjusted for strength of opposition.
Non-Division I games are excluded from the ratings.

295 Schools

SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
1 Nevada-Las Vegas Big West 24.08 7.04 31.11
2 Arkansas SWC 27.37 -0.11 27.27
3 North Carolina ACC 17.62 9.29 26.91
4 Duke ACC 15.41 9.49 24.90
5 Kansas Big 8 10.81 13.97 24.79
6 Arizona Pac-10 13.17 10.65 23.82
7 Indiana Big Ten 14.17 9.04 23.21
8 Oklahoma State Big 8 5.98 15.20 21.18
9 Ohio State Big Ten 10.54 10.61 21.15
10 UCLA Pac-10 20.70 -0.71 19.98
11 Georgia SEC 9.58 8.98 18.56
12 Seton Hall Big East 7.29 11.25 18.54
13 Nebraska Big 8 16.19 2.27 18.47
14 Kentucky SEC 14.66 3.20 17.86
15 Louisiana State SEC 17.11 0.73 17.84
16 Syracuse Big East 11.97 5.45 17.42
17 Oklahoma Big 8 21.93 -4.71 17.22
18 Connecticut Big East 2.32 14.24 16.56
19 Missouri Big 8 5.58 10.78 16.36
20 Georgia Tech ACC 10.22 6.05 16.28
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
21 Georgetown Big East -4.89 20.95 16.06
22 Pittsburgh Big East 12.98 2.98 15.96
23 North Carolina State ACC 16.47 -1.26 15.21
24 Virginia ACC 2.10 13.00 15.10
25 Stanford Pac-10 5.16 9.79 14.95
26 Texas SWC 14.67 0.15 14.82
27 Alabama SEC 4.81 9.49 14.30
28 Arizona State Pac-10 6.40 7.87 14.26
29 St. John's (NY) Big East 2.07 12.13 14.20
30 Wake Forest ACC 8.62 5.14 13.76
31 Southern California Pac-10 8.07 5.10 13.18
32 DePaul Ind 6.74 6.15 12.90
33 Colorado Big 8 9.52 3.37 12.89
34 Mississippi State SEC 7.48 5.39 12.87
35 Temple A-10 -2.55 15.16 12.61
36 Vanderbilt SEC 1.42 11.14 12.56
37 Villanova Big East 3.44 8.99 12.42
38 Providence Big East 12.79 -0.48 12.31
39 Kansas State Big 8 3.25 9.04 12.29
40 New Mexico State Big West 3.53 8.53 12.06
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
41 Purdue Big Ten -1.49 13.36 11.87
42 Michigan State Big Ten 1.19 10.58 11.77
43 Utah WAC -0.06 11.83 11.76
44 East Tennessee State Southern 14.38 -2.74 11.64
45 Houston SWC 7.34 4.06 11.40
46 Creighton MVC 3.84 6.92 10.76
47 Iowa Big Ten 3.82 6.94 10.76
48 Cincinnati Metro -0.93 11.54 10.61
49 West Virginia A-10 12.61 -2.04 10.58
50 Eastern Michigan MAC 2.94 6.95 9.89
51 Illinois Big Ten 6.06 3.76 9.82
52 Minnesota Big Ten 1.59 8.00 9.59
53 Wisconsin Big Ten -1.15 10.29 9.14
54 Maryland ACC 7.30 1.73 9.03
55 Penn State A-10 -1.13 10.06 8.93
56 Siena MAAC 6.39 2.54 8.93
57 Louisiana Tech ASC 5.13 3.74 8.87
58 Brigham Young WAC 1.46 7.37 8.83
59 Florida State Metro 5.61 3.22 8.83
60 Southern Illinois MVC 4.87 3.90 8.77
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
61 Tulsa MVC 2.52 6.09 8.61
62 Michigan Big Ten 1.65 6.81 8.46
63 Princeton Ivy -15.96 24.35 8.39
64 Oregon Pac-10 4.52 3.77 8.29
65 California Pac-10 4.11 4.05 8.16
66 New Mexico WAC 3.27 4.87 8.14
67 Boston College Big East 4.22 3.81 8.03
68 South Carolina Metro -5.04 13.06 8.02
69 Louisville Metro 2.58 5.24 7.82
70 George Washington A-10 3.70 4.11 7.81
71 Wyoming WAC 9.90 -2.09 7.81
72 Iowa State Big 8 8.04 -0.42 7.63
73 Tulane Metro 4.87 2.71 7.58
74 Northern Illinois Mid-Cont -8.17 15.71 7.54
75 New Orleans ASC -5.82 13.27 7.45
76 Southern Mississippi Metro 8.45 -1.05 7.39
77 Washington State Pac-10 5.51 1.88 7.39
78 Massachusetts A-10 2.76 4.42 7.18
79 Rutgers A-10 3.46 3.71 7.18
80 Washington Pac-10 -5.85 12.80 6.95
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
81 Texas-El Paso WAC -2.53 9.44 6.91
82 Oregon State Pac-10 3.01 3.88 6.89
83 Florida SEC 0.31 6.49 6.80
84 South Alabama Sun Belt 11.92 -5.13 6.79
85 Rice SWC 1.11 5.51 6.62
86 Saint Peter's MAAC -5.19 11.73 6.54
87 Memphis Metro 2.50 3.99 6.49
88 Bowling Green State MAC 2.46 3.68 6.15
89 La Salle MAAC 7.18 -1.41 5.77
90 Pepperdine WCC -1.47 7.07 5.60
91 Notre Dame Ind -2.30 7.88 5.59
92 Tennessee SEC 6.61 -1.03 5.58
93 Clemson ACC 0.19 5.32 5.51
94 Missouri State MVC -2.93 8.42 5.49
95 Baylor SWC 4.26 1.12 5.38
96 Murray State OVC -2.70 7.74 5.04
97 Southern Methodist SWC -3.35 8.30 4.95
98 Miami (OH) MAC 6.61 -1.69 4.92
99 Arkansas State ASC -6.21 11.08 4.87
100 Auburn SEC 2.95 1.92 4.86
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
101 Green Bay Mid-Cont -6.96 11.74 4.78
102 Xavier MW Coll 3.57 0.93 4.51
103 Alabama-Birmingham Sun Belt 4.12 0.10 4.21
104 Texas Christian SWC -3.11 7.19 4.08
105 Louisiana-Lafayette ASC 10.82 -6.81 4.01
106 California-Santa Barbara Big West -5.01 8.59 3.57
107 James Madison CAA -1.92 5.22 3.30
108 Ball State MAC -3.09 6.13 3.04
109 San Diego WCC 3.77 -0.97 2.80
110 Coppin State MEAC -1.27 4.03 2.75
111 Lamar ASC 9.48 -6.86 2.62
112 Fordham Patriot -1.95 4.51 2.57
113 Santa Clara WCC -5.86 8.36 2.50
114 Miami (FL) Ind -1.02 3.51 2.49
115 Hawaii WAC 0.46 1.98 2.44
116 Duquesne A-10 3.06 -0.75 2.31
117 Richmond CAA -4.56 6.70 2.14
118 Saint Joseph's A-10 5.13 -3.03 2.10
119 Marquette MW Coll -2.82 4.90 2.09
120 South Florida Sun Belt -4.48 6.53 2.05
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
121 Iona MAAC 0.81 1.19 2.00
122 Colorado State WAC -11.92 13.73 1.81
123 San Diego State WAC -4.23 5.86 1.63
124 Charlotte Sun Belt 12.28 -10.88 1.40
125 Mississippi SEC -0.32 1.68 1.35
126 Texas-San Antonio A-Sun 10.58 -9.26 1.31
127 Saint Francis (PA) NEC 4.48 -3.22 1.26
128 Dayton MW Coll 9.13 -8.03 1.10
129 Butler MW Coll 7.48 -6.40 1.08
130 Louisiana-Monroe Southland 0.92 -0.17 0.76
131 Pacific Big West -5.66 6.33 0.68
132 Old Dominion Sun Belt -1.74 2.05 0.32
133 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 7.54 -7.23 0.31
134 Saint Louis MW Coll 2.98 -2.76 0.23
135 Central Michigan MAC -5.24 5.34 0.10
136 Fresno State Big West 6.60 -6.49 0.10
137 Chattanooga Southern -1.62 1.66 0.04
138 Robert Morris NEC 0.86 -0.86 0.00
139 Texas Tech SWC -6.94 6.88 -0.06
140 Virginia Tech Metro 1.52 -1.61 -0.09
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
141 Eastern Kentucky OVC -2.88 2.69 -0.18
142 Utah State Big West 7.68 -8.01 -0.33
143 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC -2.09 1.72 -0.37
144 Montana Big Sky -0.92 0.51 -0.41
145 Coastal Carolina Big South -6.02 5.58 -0.44
146 Northeastern NAC -1.10 0.53 -0.57
147 Furman Southern 0.83 -1.50 -0.67
148 Indiana State MVC -6.16 5.39 -0.77
149 George Mason CAA 0.68 -1.65 -0.97
150 Cal State Fullerton Big West 3.14 -4.19 -1.05
151 Rhode Island A-10 -0.99 -0.24 -1.23
152 Wichita State MVC -6.14 4.71 -1.43
153 Bucknell Patriot 1.57 -3.14 -1.58
154 Ohio MAC -10.39 8.68 -1.71
155 Boise State Big Sky -10.83 9.11 -1.73
156 Long Beach State Big West -2.98 1.15 -1.83
157 Evansville MW Coll -4.72 2.64 -2.08
158 Austin Peay OVC 7.16 -9.24 -2.09
159 Gonzaga WCC -4.57 2.47 -2.10
160 Middle Tennessee OVC -0.77 -1.54 -2.31
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
161 Idaho Big Sky -7.68 5.14 -2.54
162 Holy Cross Patriot 1.19 -3.84 -2.65
163 Virginia Commonwealth Sun Belt -1.82 -0.83 -2.65
164 Eastern Illinois Mid-Cont -5.33 2.53 -2.80
165 Marshall Southern 4.04 -6.88 -2.84
166 Monmouth NEC -11.87 9.02 -2.85
167 American CAA -0.68 -2.20 -2.87
168 Nevada Big Sky -3.06 0.17 -2.89
169 Loyola Marymount WCC 25.29 -28.30 -3.01
170 Saint Mary's (CA) WCC -1.39 -1.80 -3.18
171 Toledo MAC -4.12 0.93 -3.19
172 Akron Mid-Cont -7.65 4.38 -3.28
173 Southern Utah Ind 5.79 -9.19 -3.41
174 Kent State MAC -12.08 8.64 -3.44
175 Southern SWAC 13.22 -16.65 -3.44
176 California-Irvine Big West 9.88 -13.33 -3.45
177 Towson ECC -2.26 -1.22 -3.48
178 Milwaukee Ind -0.48 -3.27 -3.74
179 Yale Ivy -14.77 10.92 -3.85
180 Hartford NAC -7.34 3.31 -4.02
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
181 Lehigh Patriot 2.39 -6.55 -4.16
182 Bradley MVC -3.52 -0.65 -4.18
183 Northern Iowa Mid-Cont -7.62 3.42 -4.21
184 Texas A&M SWC -4.07 -0.24 -4.31
185 Detroit Mercy MW Coll -5.82 1.39 -4.43
186 Manhattan MAAC -5.30 0.86 -4.44
187 Tennessee Tech OVC 3.15 -7.61 -4.46
188 Wright State Ind 10.14 -14.61 -4.47
189 Georgia Southern A-Sun -2.64 -1.94 -4.59
190 Stetson A-Sun -6.73 2.05 -4.68
191 Jackson State SWAC -0.16 -4.90 -5.06
192 Illinois-Chicago Mid-Cont -4.26 -0.93 -5.19
193 Cleveland State Mid-Cont -2.41 -2.85 -5.26
194 Appalachian State Southern 1.65 -7.31 -5.66
195 Weber State Big Sky -6.45 0.74 -5.71
196 Northwestern Big Ten -1.32 -4.53 -5.85
197 Canisius MAAC -10.11 4.17 -5.94
198 Loyola (MD) MAAC -5.02 -1.06 -6.07
199 Delaware ECC -3.51 -2.66 -6.17
200 William & Mary CAA -8.31 1.80 -6.51
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
201 Niagara MAAC -7.41 0.44 -6.97
202 Missouri-Kansas City Ind -1.75 -5.23 -6.98
203 Central Florida ASC -2.00 -4.99 -7.00
204 Drexel ECC -0.41 -6.58 -7.00
205 Texas-Arlington Southland 9.16 -16.30 -7.14
206 Hofstra ECC -13.03 5.87 -7.16
207 East Carolina CAA -8.00 0.60 -7.40
208 Drake MVC -2.70 -4.70 -7.41
209 Pennsylvania Ivy -7.37 -0.08 -7.45
210 Vermont NAC -4.70 -2.85 -7.55
211 Arkansas-Little Rock A-Sun -7.87 0.32 -7.56
212 North Carolina-Wilmington CAA -8.10 0.54 -7.56
213 Western Michigan MAC -6.70 -0.87 -7.56
214 Fairfield MAAC -3.28 -4.30 -7.58
215 Delaware State MEAC 8.99 -16.58 -7.59
216 Jacksonville Sun Belt -6.68 -1.03 -7.71
217 Air Force WAC -15.75 7.97 -7.77
218 San Jose State Big West -8.31 0.26 -8.06
219 Western Illinois Mid-Cont -2.28 -5.83 -8.11
220 Alabama State SWAC 4.17 -12.32 -8.16
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
221 Georgia State A-Sun -2.80 -5.55 -8.35
222 Maine NAC -6.48 -1.91 -8.39
223 Eastern Washington Big Sky 0.51 -8.93 -8.42
224 San Francisco WCC -3.13 -5.28 -8.42
225 North Texas Southland 6.90 -15.37 -8.47
226 Radford Big South -6.15 -2.32 -8.47
227 Navy CAA 8.00 -16.70 -8.70
228 North Carolina A&T MEAC -1.60 -7.11 -8.70
229 Texas-Pan American ASC -4.13 -4.60 -8.73
230 Rider ECC -9.62 0.33 -9.29
231 Lafayette Patriot -10.87 1.52 -9.34
232 Loyola (IL) MW Coll -3.75 -5.70 -9.44
233 Texas Southern SWAC -6.00 -3.60 -9.60
234 Montana State Big Sky -1.84 -7.91 -9.75
235 South Carolina State MEAC -6.53 -3.34 -9.86
236 St. Francis (NY) NEC -0.40 -9.47 -9.87
237 Illinois State MVC -12.80 2.46 -10.34
238 Dartmouth Ivy -8.31 -2.24 -10.56
239 Cornell Ivy -6.75 -4.39 -11.15
240 Virginia Military Institute Southern -7.81 -3.45 -11.26
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
241 Florida A&M MEAC -5.04 -6.31 -11.35
242 Youngstown State Ind 0.79 -12.21 -11.42
243 Mount St. Mary's NEC -0.62 -10.86 -11.48
244 Boston University NAC -7.61 -3.89 -11.50
245 Morehead State OVC -7.57 -4.03 -11.61
246 Howard MEAC -1.64 -10.09 -11.72
247 Brown Ivy -5.30 -6.56 -11.86
248 Portland WCC -1.38 -10.51 -11.89
249 Idaho State Big Sky 1.82 -13.90 -12.09
250 Western Carolina Southern -0.13 -12.17 -12.30
251 St. Bonaventure A-10 -3.45 -8.91 -12.35
252 Harvard Ivy 0.90 -13.48 -12.58
253 Davidson Big South -12.63 0.03 -12.60
254 McNeese State Southland -17.45 4.78 -12.67
255 Stephen F. Austin Southland -19.24 6.49 -12.74
256 Valparaiso Mid-Cont -13.50 -0.05 -13.55
257 Columbia Ivy -11.06 -2.62 -13.67
258 Texas State Southland -2.01 -11.74 -13.75
259 Centenary (LA) A-Sun 4.07 -17.86 -13.78
260 Tennessee State OVC -0.94 -13.02 -13.96
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
261 Augusta State Big South -10.15 -3.86 -14.00
262 Army Patriot -16.95 2.82 -14.13
263 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 1.64 -15.77 -14.13
264 Marist NEC -11.14 -3.18 -14.32
265 Citadel Southern -7.58 -7.29 -14.87
266 Colgate Patriot -6.07 -9.32 -15.40
267 Long Island University NEC -3.34 -12.38 -15.72
268 Cal State Northridge Ind -2.29 -13.44 -15.73
269 Sam Houston State Southland -4.79 -11.08 -15.88
270 Maryland-Baltimore County ECC -11.09 -5.02 -16.11
271 Brooklyn Ind -17.52 0.90 -16.62
272 Northwestern State Southland -12.75 -3.94 -16.68
273 Wagner NEC -6.38 -10.39 -16.77
274 Charleston Southern Big South -5.59 -11.29 -16.88
275 New Hampshire NAC -16.83 -0.33 -17.15
276 Southeastern Louisiana Ind -9.56 -7.72 -17.29
277 Liberty Ind -17.28 -0.45 -17.73
278 Alcorn State SWAC -4.67 -13.09 -17.75
279 Morgan State MEAC -8.53 -10.22 -18.75
280 Central Connecticut State ECC 2.82 -21.74 -18.92
SRS Adjusted
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS ORtg DRtg NRtg
281 Northern Arizona Big Sky -5.26 -14.09 -19.35
282 Florida International Ind -6.32 -13.18 -19.50
283 Winthrop Big South -16.50 -3.85 -20.35
284 Chicago State Ind 3.68 -24.36 -20.68
285 North Carolina-Asheville Big South -7.61 -13.09 -20.70
286 Samford A-Sun -12.47 -8.33 -20.80
287 Nicholls State Ind -0.97 -20.08 -21.05
288 Bethune-Cookman MEAC -5.51 -17.13 -22.63
289 Campbell Big South -19.45 -3.43 -22.87
290 Maryland-Eastern Shore MEAC -7.53 -15.51 -23.04
291 Grambling SWAC -0.51 -22.80 -23.30
292 Mercer A-Sun -17.21 -7.14 -24.36
293 Prairie View SWAC 1.01 -28.71 -27.70
294 Alliant International Ind 4.06 -32.11 -28.05
295 Northeastern Illinois Ind -9.88 -19.73 -29.61