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Posted at 7:57 a.m., Tuesday, February 20, 2007

UH men ranked 87th in RPI hoops rating

Advertiser Staff

The University of Hawaii men's basketball team is ranked 87th out of 336 Division teams in the latest Rating Percentage Index (RPI) released today.

UH, coming off an upset win at Long Beach State Saturday, plays at San Jose State Saturday.

UCLA and North Carolina are rated 1-2 in the RPI. Defending NCAA champion Florida is No. 7.

Big Ten teams, Wisconsin and Ohio State, are the top teams in The Associated Press rankings.

The RPI has been used by the NCAA since 1981 to supplement the selection of at-large teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA basketball tournament.

The NCAA will select 65 teams to compete in its "March Madness" tournament.

The RPI is the official list of rankings, as released by the NCAA. The RPI is derived from three component factors: Division I winning percentage (25) percent, schedule strength (50); and opponent's schedule strength (25).

Games against non-Division I opponents are not used in calculating the RPI. Beginning with the 2004-05 season, road wins are weighed at 1.4; road losses at .6; home wins at .6; and home losses at 1.4. Neutral-site games are valued at 1.0. The NCAA provides only rankings without calculations

Through Games of Sunday, Feb. 18

1. UCLA, Pac-10

2. North Carolina, ACC

3. Ohio St., Big Ten

4. Pittsburgh, Big East

5. Wisconsin, Big Ten

6. S. Illinois, MVC

7. Florida, SEC

8. Kentucky, SEC

9. Memphis, C-USA

10. Duke, ACC

11. Arizona, Pac-10

12. UNLV, MWC

13. Air Force, MWC

14. Texas A&M, Big 12

15. Tennessee, SEC

16. Georgetown, Big East

17. Kansas, Big 12

18. Villanova, Big East

19. Maryland, ACC

20. Indiana, Big Ten

21. BYU, MWC

22. Nevada, WAC

23. Alabama, SEC

24. Washington St., Pac-10

25. Virginia Tech, ACC

26. Boston College, ACC

27. Creighton, MVC

28. Butler, Horizon

29. Bradley, MVC

30. Clemson, ACC

31. Michigan St., Big Ten

32. Marquette, Big East

33. Vanderbilt, SEC

34. Oregon, Pac-10

35. Virginia, ACC

36. Oklahoma St., Big 12

37. Purdue, Big Ten

38. Stanford, Pac-10

39. Florida St., ACC

40. Illinois, Big Ten

41. Texas Tech, Big 12

42. Notre Dame, Big East

43. Arkansas, SEC

44. Missouri St., MVC

45. Old Dominion, CAA

46. Georgia Tech, ACC

47. Texas, Big 12

48. Xavier, A10

49. West Virginia, Big East

50. Kansas St., Big 12

51. Drexel, CAA

52. Louisville, Big East

53. Georgia, SEC

54. Utah St., WAC

55. Appalachian St., SoCon

56. DePaul, Big East

57. Va. Commonwealth, CAA

58. Michigan, Big Ten

59. Davidson, SoCon

60. Southern Cal, Pac-10

61. Massachusetts, A10

62. San Diego St., MWC

63. Mississippi, SEC

64. Syracuse, Big East

65. Hofstra, CAA

66. California, Pac-10

67. Providence, Big East

68. Mississippi St., SEC

69. Holy Cross, Patriot

70. New Mexico St., WAC

71. Winthrop, Big South

72. Gonzaga, WCC

73. Missouri, Big 12

74. Santa Clara, WCC

75. Dayton, A10

76. Saint Louis, A10

77. Nebraska, Big 12

78. Akron, MAC

79. Wright St., Horizon

80. Washington, Pac-10

81. St. Joseph's, A10

82. Wichita St., MVC

83. Oklahoma, Big 12

84. Iowa, Big Ten

85. Long Beach St., Big West

86. N. Iowa, MVC

87. Hawaii, WAC

88. Vermont, America East

89. George Washington, A10

90. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Southland

91. Houston, C-USA

92. South Carolina, SEC

93. W. Kentucky, Sun Belt

94. Connecticut, Big East

95. Kent St., MAC

96. Bucknell, Patriot

97. Ohio, MAC

98. Pennsylvania, Ivy

99. LSU, SEC

100. Sam Houston St., Southland

101. Toledo, MAC

102. Rhode Island, A10

103. Oral Roberts, MCC

104. Albany (N.Y.), America East

105. Boise St., WAC

106. Loyola of Chicagoo, Horizon

107. South Alabama, Sun Belt

108. Fresno St., WAC

109. Austin Peay, OVC

110. Wyoming, MWC

111. UCF, C-USA

112. Fordham, A10

113. Coll. of Charleston, SoCon

114. Marist, MAAC

115. Auburn, SEC

116. N.C. State, ACC

117. Wake Forest, ACC

118. Tulsa, C-USA

119. Drake, MVC

120. Evansville, MVC

121. UAB, C-USA

122. Colorado St., MWC

123. Miami (Ohio), MAC

124. New Mexico, MWC

125. Oakland, Mich., MCC

126. Delaware St., MEAC

127. St. John's, Big East

128. ETSU, Atlantic Sun

129. Illinois St., MVC

130. Iowa St., Big 12

131. Utah, MWC

132. George Mason, CAA

133. Southern Miss., C-USA

134. Seton Hall, Big East

135. Utah Valley St., Independent

136. Charlotte, A10

137. Belmont, Atlantic Sun

138. N. Dakota St., Independent

139. Cal State Fullerton, Big West

140. Indiana St., MVC

141. Tennessee Tech, OVC

142. San Francisco, WCC

143. W. Michigan, MAC

144. North Texas, Sun Belt

145. Yale, Ivy

146. Weber St., Big Sky

147. Siena, MAAC

148. Lipscomb, Atlantic Sun

149. Northwestern, Big Ten

150. Temple, A10

151. Cornell, Ivy

152. Wis.-Green Bay, Horizon

153. E. Kentucky, OVC

154. Youngstown St., Horizon

155. Florida Atlantic, Sun Belt

156. Idaho St., Big Sky

156. Towson, CAA

158. UC Santa Barbara, Big West

159. Valparaiso, MCC

160. Samford, OVC

161. Baylor, Big 12

162. Miami, ACC

163. Northwestern St., Southland

164. Cincinnati, Big East

165. Louisiana-Monroe, Sun Belt

166. Cent. Connecticut St., NEC

167. South Florida, Big East

168. High Point, Big South

169. Minnesota, Big Ten

170. Loyola Marymount, WCC

171. Marshall, C-USA

172. Jackson St., SWAC

173. Jacksonville, Atlantic Sun

174. Pacific, Big West

175. SMU, C-USA

176. Middle Tennessee, Sun Belt

177. Niagara, MAAC

177. S. Utah, MCC

179. Saint Mary's, Calif., WCC

180. Rice, C-USA

181. San Diego, WCC

182. Ill.-Chicago, Horizon

183. Robert Morris, NEC

184. Oregon St., Pac-10

185. N. Arizona, Big Sky

186. William & Mary, CAA

187. UTEP, C-USA

188. Murray St., OVC

189. Loyola (Md.), MAAC

190. UC Irvine, Big West

191. Rutgers, Big East

192. Sacred Heart, NEC

193. Tulane, C-USA

194. Cal Poly, Big West

195. Detroit, Horizon

196. Duquesne, A10

197. Fairfield, MAAC

198. Fairleigh Dickinson, NEC

199. Penn St., Big Ten

200. Northeastern, CAA

201. Furman, SoCon

202. Rider, MAAC

203. American, Patriot

204. Navy, Patriot

205. E. Washington, Big Sky

206. Chicago St., Independent

207. Hampton, MEAC

208. Louisiana Tech, WAC

209. Portland St., Big Sky

210. TCU, MWC

211. SE Louisiana, Southland

212. Harvard, Ivy

213. Boston U., America East

214. Columbia, Ivy

214. UNC-Greensboro, SoCon

216. Arkansas St., Sun Belt

217. UMBC, America East

218. New Orleans, Sun Belt

219. Chattanooga, SoCon

220. Texas Southern, SWAC

221. Montana, Big Sky

222. Colorado, Big 12

223. San Jose St., WAC

224. Stephen F. Austin, Southland

225. Manhattan, MAAC

226. IUPUI, MCC

227. Ark.-Little Rock, Sun Belt

228. Lehigh, Patriot

229. Princeton, Ivy

230. Arizona St., Pac-10

231. Hartford, America East

232. Florida A&M, MEAC

233. Monmouth, Ill., NEC

234. Canisius, MAAC

235. Army, Patriot

236. Troy, Sun Belt

237. W. Carolina, SoCon

238. Cent. Michigan, MAC

239. Maine, America East

240. Brown, Ivy

241. Quinnipiac, NEC

242. Georgia St., CAA

243. Wis.-Milwaukee, Horizon

244. E. Michigan, MAC

245. Coastal Carolina, Big South

246. Buffalo, MAC

247. Ball St., MAC

248. Lamar, Southland

249. Coppin St., MEAC

250. Fla. International, Sun Belt

251. McNeese St., Southland

252. Bowling Green, MAC

253. New Hampshire, America East

254. Georgia Southern, SoCon

255. CS Northridge, Big West

256. MVSU, SWAC

257. Gardner-Webb, Atlantic Sun

258. Cleveland St., Horizon

259. IPFW, Independent

260. Tennessee St., OVC

261. Dartmouth, Ivy

262. Louisiana-Lafayette, Sun Belt

263. UNC-Wilmington, CAA

264. Pepperdine, WCC

265. Texas-Arlington, Southland

266. Stony Brook, America East

267. Colgate, Patriot

268. Binghamton, America East

269. Savannah St., Independent

270. Mercer, Atlantic Sun

271. Portland, WCC

272. UMKC, MCC

273. Norfolk St., MEAC

274. Grambling St., SWAC

275. La Salle, A10

276. Montana St., Big Sky

277. Lafayette, Patriot

278. Mount St. Mary's, Md., NEC

279. Longwood, Independent

280. Kennesaw St., Independent

281. Stetson, Atlantic Sun

282. Centenary, MCC

283. Texas-Pan American, Independent

284. Elon, SoCon

285. Delaware, CAA

286. N. Illinois, MAC

287. Wofford, SoCon

288. Richmond, A10

289. UNC-Asheville, Big South

290. Campbell, Atlantic Sun

291. St. Bonaventure, A10

292. Nicholls St., Southland

293. Liberty, Big South

294. Wagner, NEC

295. St. Francis (N.Y.), NEC

296. SE Missouri, OVC

297. S. Carolina St., MEAC

298. James Madison, CAA

299. Ark.-Pine Bluff, SWAC

300. Citadel, SoCon

301. Idaho, WAC

302. Sacramento St., Big Sky

303. Morgan St., MEAC

304. Winston-Salem, Independent

305. Alabama St., SWAC

306. Southern U., SWAC

307. Morehead St., OVC

308. Jacksonville St., OVC

309. N. Carolina A&T, MEAC

310. Long Island U., NEC

311. VMI, Big South

312. UC Davis, Independent

313. E. Illinois, OVC

314. East Carolina, C-USA

315. UC Riverside, Big West

316. Tenn.-Martin, OVC

317. Radford, Big South

318. Iona, MAAC

319. Howard, MEAC

320. Texas St., Southland

321. Prairie View, SWAC

322. Alcorn St., SWAC

323. Cent. Arkansas, Independent

324. St. Peter's, MAAC

325. S. Dakota St., Independent

326. Bethune-Cookman, MEAC

327. Texas-San Antonio, Southland

328. Charleston Southern, Big South

329. W. Illinois, MCC

330. St. Francis (Pa.), NEC

331. N.J. Tech, Independent

332. Denver, Sun Belt

333. Md.-Eastern Shore, MEAC

334. N. Colorado, Independent

335. Alabama A&M, SWAC

336. North Florida, Independent