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College Basketball Rankings: B1G leads all conferences with most top 50 teams in NET rankings
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The B1G conference currently has 9 teams in the top 50 of the NET Rankings, the most of any conference.
Purdue, Ohio State, Indiana, Maryland, Rutgers, Northwestern, Illinois, Penn State, and Wisconsin are the 9 B1G teams currently inside the top 50. The NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rankings replaced the RPI (Rating Percentage Index) system in 2018.
The NET rankings are calculated by factoring in the team value index (TVI) and an adjusted net efficiency rating. This system rewards teams for beating quality opponents, especially on the road.
Top 50 NET Rankings by League:
AAC: 2
ACC: 5
Big 12: 8
Big East: 4
Big Ten: 9
Conference-USA: 2
Ivy League: 1
MAC: 1
Mountain West: 3
Pac-12: 4
SEC: 7
Sun Belt: 1
WAC: 1
WCC: 2— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) December 26, 2022
The Big 12 has the 2nd-most teams in the top 50 with 8. After the B1G and Big 12 is the ACC, coming in with 5 teams.
13 of the 14 teams in the B1G are in the top 100 of the rankings, with Minnesota being the lone team not included. Purdue is the highest-rated B1G team at No. 4. The Boilermakers are 3-0 in Quadrant 1 games, a key factor in NET Rankings and currently rated as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll.
Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Tradition. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.