It is exactly one month until Selection Sunday and things are really starting to heat up. The RPI standings play a significant role in who makes the Big Dance so let’s take a look at the current RPI rankings. There are some teams high in these rankings that will surprise you.Â
| Rank | Prev Rank | Name | Conf | W-L | Road | Neut | Home | Non-Div I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UCLA | Pacific-10 | 20-2 | 3-2 | 3- 0 | 13-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | 2 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 20-3 | 4-2 | 3- 1 | 13-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | 5 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 20-3 | 6-1 | 1- 1 | 13-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | 4 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 22-2 | 5-1 | 1- 1 | 16-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | 3 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 20-3 | 4-3 | 1- 0 | 15-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 | 6 | Kentucky | Southeastern | 17-5 | 4-2 | 2- 2 | 11-1 | 0-0 |
| 7 | 8 | Arizona | Pacific-10 | 15-7 | 2-4 | 2- 0 | 11-3 | 0-0 |
| 8 | 10 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | 18-5 | 2-2 | 2- 1 | 14-2 | 0-0 |
| 9 | 7 | Southern Ill. | Missouri Valley | 19-5 | 7-4 | 2- 1 | 9-0 | 1-0 |
| 10 | 11 | Memphis | Conference USA | 19-3 | 4-2 | 2- 1 | 13-0 | 0-0 |
| 11 | 9 | UNLV | Mountain West | 19-5 | 6-4 | 1- 0 | 11-1 | 1-0 |
| 12 | 12 | Florida | Southeastern | 21-2 | 3-1 | 3- 1 | 15-0 | 0-0 |
| 13 | 14 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 19-3 | 4-2 | 0- 1 | 15-0 | 0-0 |
| 14 | 15 | Air Force | Mountain West | 20-3 | 5-2 | 3- 1 | 11-0 | 1-0 |
| 15 | 16 | Marquette | Big East | 20-4 | 5-1 | 2- 0 | 12-3 | 1-0 |
| 16 | 13 | Tennessee | Southeastern | 15-8 | 1-6 | 3- 2 | 11-0 | 0-0 |
| 17 | 18 | Oregon | Pacific-10 | 19-4 | 6-3 | 1- 0 | 12-1 | 0-0 |
| 18 | 19 | Florida St. | Atlantic Coast | 17-6 | 3-5 | 1- 0 | 13-1 | 0-0 |
| 19 | 22 | Indiana | Big Ten | 16-6 | 2-5 | 2- 1 | 12-0 | 0-0 |
| 20 | 21 | Villanova | Big East | 15-7 | 6-3 | 2- 1 | 6-3 | 1-0 |
| 21 | 24 | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 | 18-4 | 0-3 | 5- 1 | 12-0 | 1-0 |
| 22 | 25 | Kansas | Big 12 | 19-4 | 4-2 | 3- 0 | 12-2 | 0-0 |
| 23 | 17 | Butler | Horizon | 22-2 | 6-2 | 5- 0 | 10-0 | 1-0 |
| 24 | 27 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast | 18-5 | 5-3 | 2- 0 | 11-2 | 0-0 |
| 25 | 20 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 16-7 | 5-6 | 2- 0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 26 | 29 | Alabama | Southeastern | 17-5 | 2-4 | 4- 0 | 11-1 | 0-0 |
| 27 | 30 | Boston College | Atlantic Coast | 16-6 | 3-4 | 0- 0 | 13-2 | 0-0 |
| 28 | 23 | Nevada | Western Athletic | 21-2 | 7-1 | 2- 0 | 11-1 | 1-0 |
| 29 | 28 | Brigham Young | Mountain West | 17-6 | 3-5 | 0- 1 | 13-0 | 1-0 |
| 30 | 31 | Maryland | Atlantic Coast | 17-6 | 3-4 | 1- 1 | 13-1 | 0-0 |
| 31 | 26 | Missouri St. | Missouri Valley | 17-7 | 6-4 | 1- 1 | 9-2 | 1-0 |
| 32 | 36 | Washington St. | Pacific-10 | 19-4 | 6-3 | 4- 0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 33 | 37 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 15-8 | 4-3 | 1- 3 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 34 | 32 | Arkansas | Southeastern | 14-8 | 1-5 | 3- 1 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 35 | 35 | Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast | 16-7 | 4-3 | 2- 3 | 9-1 | 1-0 |
| 36 | 43 | Stanford | Pacific-10 | 15-6 | 5-2 | 1- 0 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 37 | 41 | Georgetown | Big East | 16-5 | 6-2 | 0- 0 | 10-3 | 0-0 |
| 38 | 34 | Michigan St. | Big Ten | 17-7 | 1-5 | 2- 1 | 14-1 | 0-0 |
| 39 | 49 | Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 15-6 | 2-3 | 0- 2 | 12-1 | 1-0 |
| 40 | 52 | West Virginia | Big East | 18-4 | 3-3 | 4- 1 | 10-0 | 1-0 |
| 41 | 40 | Kansas St. | Big 12 | 17-6 | 5-4 | 2- 1 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
| 42 | 44 | Notre Dame | Big East | 18-5 | 1-4 | 2- 1 | 15-0 | 0-0 |
| 43 | 39 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 17-7 | 4-3 | 4- 4 | 9-0 | 0-0 |
| 44 | 42 | Illinois | Big Ten | 17-8 | 1-3 | 4- 2 | 12-3 | 0-0 |
| 45 | 33 | Appalachian St. | Southern | 17-5 | 5-4 | 3- 0 | 6-1 | 3-0 |
| 46 | 48 | Southern California | Pacific-10 | 18-6 | 3-2 | 2- 1 | 13-3 | 0-0 |
| 47 | 50 | Georgia | Southeastern | 13-8 | 2-6 | 1- 0 | 9-2 | 1-0 |
| 48 | 47 | Vanderbilt | Southeastern | 16-7 | 3-4 | 1- 1 | 11-2 | 1-0 |
| 49 | 45 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 16-9 | 3-6 | 2- 1 | 10-2 | 1-0 |
| 50 | 54 | Purdue | Big Ten | 15-8 | 1-5 | 2- 2 | 12-1 | 0-0 |