We remember a comment from a college basketball bettor last year when tiny Morehead State upset powerhouse Louisville in the first round of the 2011 March Madness tournament. OddsShark.com had predicted the Eagles would cover the spread and maybe even win outright based on some handicapping trends that included college basketball power rankings.
'How the hell do you handicap the second-place team in the OVC to beat Louisville!? How!? This should have been a blowout!'
Actually, it shouldn't. They were 9.5-point underdogs but matched up well against Louisville and were ranked No. 50 among 345 teams here at OddsShark.com. It underscores the value of NCAA basketball power rankings in determining the relative strength (and weakness) of teams. We compare all the important stats - FG %, 3-point defense, home and road ATS victories, away rebounding and more - and rate all 345 college basketball teams according to our handicapping math. See below the ratings chart for details on the math that underlies the rankings.
Team
Rank
Last Week
Change
Power
Str. Schedule
Adj. Power
4
6
2 
3240.95
.551
1786.74
5
4
-1
3107.69
.572
1778.53
6
5
-1
3016.10
.589
1776.49
8
11
3 3070.50
.545
1672.20
9
8
-1
2845.04
.581
1653.25
10
12
2 2873.43
.569
1634.41
11
9
-2
2672.57
.606
1620.11
12
10
-2
2883.00
.562
1619.96
14
20
6 2859.98
.555
1588.43
15
19
4 3024.78
.524
1586.19
16
15
-1
2853.59
.553
1578.32
17
14
-3
2499.14
.629
1571.21
18
21
3 2578.20
.606
1562.13
19
16
-3
2714.42
.574
1558.62
21
22
1 2845.72
.543
1544.94
22
18
-4
2662.78
.575
1531.37
24
17
-7
2719.99
.559
1520.48
25
24
-1
2875.23
.525
1508.06
26
30
4 3089.59
.487
1505.56
27
29
2 2734.96
.547
1497.12
28
31
3 2423.94
.615
1491.45
29
28
-1
2896.88
.513
1486.10
30
25
-5
2611.15
.566
1477.65
31
32
1 2564.52
.571
1463.57
32
26
-6
2720.42
.537
1459.50
33
27
-6
3098.21
.469
1452.13
34
36
2 2445.44
.588
1437.43
35
37
2 2494.25
.574
1432.45
36
33
-3
2410.50
.593
1428.22
37
44
7 2696.05
.528
1422.17
38
35
-3
2465.65
.576
1420.46
39
45
6 2826.06
.502
1418.12
40
38
-2
2565.58
.549
1408.25
41
40
-1
2484.22
.565
1402.84
42
41
-1
2640.64
.529
1396.11
43
60
17 2554.32
.539
1376.78
44
39
-5
2445.13
.563
1376.61
45
34
-11
2406.50
.572
1376.04
46
47
1 2475.27
.555
1372.78
47
43
-4
2454.16
.559
1372.12
48
49
1 3028.22
.449
1360.58
49
48
-1
2770.52
.490
1356.72
50
46
-4
2501.43
.538
1344.77
51
62
11 2618.35
.512
1340.86
52
51
-1
2484.26
.538
1336.28
53
50
-3
2594.43
.515
1335.61
54
53
-1
2393.77
.558
1335.49
55
42
-13
2349.20
.568
1335.05
56
59
3 2336.84
.568
1326.16
57
56
-1
2559.14
.516
1321.54
58
66
8 2427.35
.544
1320.72
59
55
-4
2392.32
.552
1319.60
60
52
-8
2308.59
.571
1319.13
61
54
-7
2265.15
.577
1306.09
62
61
-1
2603.14
.502
1305.73
63
57
-6
2509.74
.518
1298.79
64
63
-1
2555.84
.508
1298.11
66
67
1 2162.17
.588
1270.71
67
64
-3
2306.26
.549
1264.98
69
58
-11
2234.78
.564
1260.19
70
69
-1
2271.41
.554
1257.90
72
76
4 2448.77
.505
1236.63
74
72
-2
2572.44
.476
1224.48
75
74
-1
2243.91
.544
1220.91
76
70
-6
2417.99
.505
1220.60
78
84
6 2283.24
.531
1212.86
79
80
1 2169.05
.559
1211.42
80
81
1 2388.39
.503
1202.55
81
78
-3
2685.87
.447
1200.85
82
79
-3
2404.04
.498
1196.97
83
75
-8
2233.72
.533
1190.79
84
82
-2
2348.68
.506
1187.49
85
91
6 2181.59
.540
1176.97
86
87
1 2485.20
.473
1175.75
87
107
20 2406.52
.487
1171.49
88
83
-5
2189.45
.535
1170.92
89
90
1 1998.06
.583
1164.07
90
93
3 2467.66
.471
1163.26
91
92
1 2739.61
.424
1161.05
92
96
4 2144.00
.540
1156.69
93
86
-7
2760.47
.419
1156.36
94
97
3 2501.36
.461
1153.13
95
99
4 2198.99
.523
1149.41
96
85
-11
2225.16
.516
1148.63
97
95
-2
2060.92
.557
1147.52
98
102
4 2503.98
.457
1145.07
99
103
4 2224.73
.513
1140.84
100
105
5 2283.45
.498
1136.02
101
94
-7
2085.12
.543
1132.85
102
89
-13
2076.40
.545
1131.43
103
108
5 2223.07
.507
1127.99
104
88
-16
1902.41
.591
1124.89
105
98
-7
1971.10
.570
1124.12
106
116
10 2134.29
.526
1123.06
107
104
-3
2272.25
.494
1122.04
108
106
-2
2053.72
.546
1121.12
109
111
2 2200.30
.509
1121.06
110
100
-10
2019.11
.553
1117.17
111
115
4 2022.49
.549
1110.75
112
114
2 1997.46
.554
1106.79
113
109
-4
2118.20
.521
1103.79
114
119
5 2105.66
.524
1103.16
115
112
-3
2046.32
.537
1099.08
116
121
5 1880.47
.584
1098.19
117
131
14 2131.36
.515
1097.44
118
101
-17
2135.16
.513
1095.77
119
120
1 1837.54
.596
1094.99
120
113
-7
1845.09
.591
1090.63
121
118
-3
1965.74
.554
1089.61
122
110
-12
2136.73
.510
1089.09
123
128
5 1891.49
.570
1077.58
124
124
-
2131.82
.504
1075.08
125
127
2 2192.11
.489
1072.16
126
122
-4
2093.75
.511
1070.54
127
117
-10
2127.89
.500
1063.94
128
123
-5
1979.88
.537
1063.39
129
130
1 2060.19
.516
1062.65
130
139
9 2314.16
.459
1061.04
131
129
-2
1939.68
.547
1060.81
132
126
-6
2179.48
.485
1055.96
133
135
2 2163.89
.486
1052.08
134
125
-9
1820.32
.577
1050.14
135
136
1 2463.54
.426
1049.71
136
132
-4
2197.42
.476
1046.63
137
140
3 2272.75
.460
1045.92
138
134
-4
1941.70
.535
1039.59
139
137
-2
2289.57
.454
1039.46
140
133
-7
2064.57
.501
1033.94
141
138
-3
2089.27
.494
1032.73
142
147
5 1922.69
.535
1028.83
143
142
-1
2050.64
.501
1027.98
144
157
13 2418.32
.424
1024.16
145
144
-1
2272.08
.448
1017.66
146
141
-5
1879.63
.541
1016.50
147
145
-2
2356.79
.429
1010.35
148
156
8 2007.94
.503
1009.59
149
150
1 2089.62
.483
1008.45
150
143
-7
1902.10
.530
1007.92
151
155
4 1786.78
.564
1007.39
152
151
-1
1901.06
.528
1002.81
153
149
-4
1855.97
.537
996.47
154
168
14 2047.94
.485
993.25
155
146
-9
1883.62
.526
990.78
156
148
-8
2234.24
.443
990.44
157
154
-3
1999.70
.495
989.85
158
153
-5
1710.01
.579
989.24
159
162
3 1782.67
.553
985.99
160
164
4 1904.24
.517
985.06
161
158
-3
1783.84
.551
983.61
162
159
-3
1964.49
.500
982.25
163
176
13 1680.01
.582
977.26
164
160
-4
1708.73
.570
973.12
165
161
-4
1739.80
.558
971.50
166
165
-1
1872.93
.516
966.99
167
163
-4
1748.47
.552
964.81
168
174
6 1982.74
.486
962.82
169
166
-3
1874.44
.513
961.59
170
172
2 1892.01
.504
953.95
171
152
-19
1634.51
.582
951.28
172
173
1 1977.73
.480
949.51
173
175
2 1861.88
.509
947.51
174
177
3 1948.11
.484
943.47
175
171
-4
1637.91
.574
940.81
176
178
2 1803.37
.521
939.74
177
167
-10
1674.85
.560
937.41
178
186
8 1980.04
.473
936.16
179
169
-10
1820.86
.512
932.46
180
170
-10
1643.79
.558
917.73
181
179
-2
1749.68
.525
917.71
182
183
1 1922.52
.477
917.43
183
181
-2
1806.85
.506
913.54
184
185
1 1720.62
.531
912.96
185
180
-5
1965.31
.463
909.35
186
184
-2
2044.64
.444
906.80
187
182
-5
2004.91
.452
905.22
188
189
1 1588.29
.562
892.78
189
192
3 1684.05
.528
889.85
190
191
1 1740.76
.508
884.83
191
195
4 1603.64
.548
878.79
192
187
-5
1789.65
.490
877.29
194
209
15 1597.93
.548
874.87
195
199
4 1964.78
.444
872.95
196
206
10 1672.78
.522
872.69
198
196
-2
1644.88
.529
869.98
199
194
-5
1657.40
.523
867.48
200
208
8 1678.95
.516
866.00
201
190
-11
1702.49
.508
865.71
202
201
-1
1672.98
.517
864.43
203
188
-15
1593.62
.542
864.38
205
202
-3
1705.69
.504
859.67
206
205
-1
1777.00
.484
859.18
207
223
16 1777.70
.483
858.98
208
212
4 1669.35
.512
855.04
209
198
-11
1881.39
.454
854.90
210
211
1 1729.80
.493
852.79
211
210
-1
1574.97
.538
847.18
212
216
4 1720.81
.492
846.98
213
203
-10
1544.77
.548
846.53
214
218
4 1684.90
.502
845.65
215
207
-8
1844.02
.457
842.35
216
200
-16
1540.60
.540
831.77
217
219
2 1713.09
.483
827.25
218
214
-4
1816.65
.454
824.76
219
220
1 1487.11
.548
814.94
220
215
-5
1419.07
.573
812.42
222
213
-9
1813.33
.444
805.30
223
224
1 1535.70
.523
803.02
224
217
-7
1617.12
.496
802.74
225
222
-3
1760.52
.455
800.16
226
228
2 1555.12
.514
798.56
227
235
8 1643.04
.485
797.20
228
243
15 1605.66
.495
794.48
229
225
-4
1760.34
.450
792.86
230
248
18 1626.21
.487
791.31
231
230
-1
1657.93
.476
789.67
232
227
-5
1434.52
.550
789.56
233
234
1 1734.67
.455
788.93
234
231
-3
1567.09
.502
786.84
235
226
-9
1773.54
.443
785.15
236
237
1 1551.49
.504
781.80
237
233
-4
1402.29
.557
780.94
238
242
4 1532.85
.508
778.53
239
236
-3
1406.88
.553
777.72
240
232
-8
1301.17
.597
776.67
242
245
3 1684.28
.455
765.51
243
229
-14
1514.13
.505
764.33
244
246
2 1584.97
.477
756.19
245
250
5 1348.81
.559
753.31
246
240
-6
1550.89
.486
753.27
247
238
-9
1294.67
.579
749.10
248
263
15 1661.29
.449
745.59
250
247
-3
1481.75
.502
744.13
251
252
1 1431.37
.518
742.02
252
251
-1
1617.72
.457
738.82
253
244
-9
1557.93
.469
730.36
254
256
2 1459.23
.500
729.62
255
254
-1
1460.13
.499
729.05
256
253
-3
1439.17
.505
727.50
258
239
-19
1343.96
.536
720.63
259
261
2 1482.20
.485
718.87
260
259
-1
1491.20
.481
717.57
261
264
3 1458.29
.489
713.11
262
267
5 1671.11
.425
710.22
263
258
-5
1281.39
.554
709.25
264
262
-2
1357.15
.522
708.84
265
255
-10
1546.42
.456
705.63
266
260
-6
1345.21
.522
702.61
267
265
-2
1221.63
.573
699.63
268
266
-2
1507.09
.463
698.39
269
268
-1
1228.73
.565
694.72
270
269
-1
1482.05
.465
689.60
271
272
1 1466.47
.469
688.36
272
270
-2
1198.78
.574
688.10
273
274
1 1329.08
.511
678.89
274
273
-1
1442.40
.469
676.92
276
278
2 1272.25
.526
669.71
277
284
7 1301.15
.510
664.24
278
281
3 1246.24
.528
658.39
279
280
1 1362.01
.483
657.17
280
277
-3
1287.31
.505
650.09
281
276
-5
1261.80
.515
649.70
283
271
-12
1151.46
.561
645.51
284
279
-5
1155.06
.552
637.71
285
283
-2
1410.02
.451
636.20
286
291
5 1219.57
.515
628.32
287
297
10 1289.48
.487
627.33
288
296
8 1147.23
.544
624.55
289
288
-1
1310.87
.474
621.48
290
292
2 1084.30
.573
620.76
291
289
-2
1238.93
.499
617.61
292
294
2 1094.24
.562
614.75
293
287
-6
1349.49
.455
613.75
294
290
-4
1373.56
.446
612.06
295
298
3 1417.40
.431
610.90
296
295
-1
1386.01
.439
608.32
297
286
-11
1341.60
.453
608.01
298
285
-13
1322.87
.460
607.99
299
306
7 1228.66
.488
599.96
300
299
-1
1151.87
.519
598.17
301
293
-8
1169.49
.508
593.87
304
300
-4
1161.57
.506
587.29
305
301
-4
1201.32
.487
584.44
306
305
-1
1268.48
.460
583.88
307
304
-3
1121.07
.520
582.51
308
313
5 1086.44
.525
570.38
309
307
-2
1141.07
.497
566.88
310
308
-2
1081.38
.521
563.18
311
309
-2
1155.39
.483
557.48
312
310
-2
1080.60
.510
551.54
313
312
-1
1054.23
.516
543.46
314
311
-3
1114.05
.482
537.42
315
314
-1
1005.24
.522
524.54
316
317
1 931.93
.548
510.32
317
320
3 1086.63
.466
506.15
318
315
-3
1190.03
.425
505.76
319
318
-1
1026.95
.492
505.16
320
316
-4
950.36
.530
503.31
321
322
1 972.27
.514
500.14
322
321
-1
996.64
.493
491.14
323
324
1 974.67
.502
488.99
324
319
-5
919.61
.529
486.29
326
323
-3
988.99
.489
483.71
327
335
8 986.57
.485
478.29
328
326
-2
990.13
.468
463.78
329
327
-2
938.71
.491
460.53
330
329
-1
965.88
.470
454.16
331
330
-1
866.90
.515
446.46
333
328
-5
592.24
.733
434.29
335
331
-4
800.33
.539
430.98
336
333
-3
811.52
.508
412.09
337
336
-1
694.88
.528
366.55
338
337
-1
600.21
.565
339.18
339
338
-1
649.99
.509
330.97
340
339
-1
675.63
.476
321.80
341
342
1 583.51
.519
302.55
342
340
-2
658.97
.456
300.49
343
341
-2
625.54
.476
297.94
344
343
-1
544.49
.510
277.52
345
344
-1
512.89
.517
264.96
346
345
-1
454.85
.556
253.08
347
346
-1
455.04
.542
246.68
348
347
-1
255.09
.462
117.83
Last Updated: 2013-03-18 07:35:51
How College Basketball Power Rankings are created?
College basketball has more teams than any other sport and more range of talent than any other sport. You can have a tiny Division 2 school playing the defending national champion at a preseason tournament and you have to be able to handicap whether the 45.5 point spread is a good bet or not.
The best way to help find betting value is via college basketball power rankings. It's especially vital when teams are playing outside of their own conference where you have little or no game history to work from as a handicapper.
The NCAA Basketball Power Rankings at OddsShark.com take into account road and home offense, rebounding stats, margin of victory averages, 3-point skill, and more. Each team is ranked in a dozen categories and we apply our formula weightings to come up with a total offensive rank. We repeat the process with boxscore data on defense - steals, defensive rebounding, defensive 3-point efficiency and more.
With that overall power number, we extrapolate a final result by mutliplying a strength-of-schedule factor that gives our overall NCAAB power rank. That list is a great guide for helping bettors evaluate the best college basketball odds. It's valuable information all season long and you should bookmark the page, especially during preseason tournaments and post-season tournaments like the NIT and March Madness when teams from different conferences compete together.
Good luck with your NCAAB handicapping and bookmark this page for weekly power rank updates.
