Conferences
1976-77 - 1977-78 - 1978-79


Rank Conference Predictive Rating Expected Predictive Rating Offense Defense Pace
1 Atlantic Coast +11.1 +11.1 +6.3 +4.8 83.1
2 Big Ten +7.1 +6.9 +3.3 +3.8 78.4
3 Southeastern +6.4 +6.8 +3.3 +3.1 76.3
4 Big Eight +6.0 +5.9 +2.2 +3.8 79.3
5 Pacific 8 +5.5 +5.6 +1.4 +4.2 78.7
6 Western Athletic +5.3 +5.6 +2.7 +2.6 80.5
7 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic +5.0 +4.6 +2.8 +2.1 77.6
8 Southwestern +4.6 +4.7 +2.1 +2.6 75.7
9 Missouri Valley +1.9 +1.1 +1.5 +0.4 75.7
10 Eastern Athletic Association +1.7 +2.0 +1.1 +0.6 82.5
11 Pacific Coast Athletic +1.6 +1.5 +0.7 +1.0 72.6
12 West Coast Athletic +1.0 +1.5 +1.4 -0.4 77.0
13 Sun Belt +0.9 +1.1 -0.3 +1.2 74.0
14 New Jersey-New York 7 Conference -1.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.7 80.7
15 Mid-American -1.7 -1.8 -1.1 -0.6 74.4
16 Big Sky -2.6 -3.4 -1.8 -0.8 77.4
17 Southland -2.7 -3.4 -1.9 -0.9 77.6
18 Ohio Valley -3.3 -4.3 -1.5 -1.8 75.2
19 Southwestern Athletic -4.0 -3.8 -2.2 -1.8 79.8
20 Southern -4.1 -4.7 -1.0 -3.1 79.0
21 Ivy League -4.8 -5.7 -3.2 -1.6 70.6
22 East Coast -5.3 -5.5 -2.0 -3.4 76.9
23 Mid-Eastern -8.4 -9.0 -7.9 -0.5 120.0