The Gory Details - 1996-1997

The NCAA Selection Committee receives what's called a "Nitty-Gritty" report on the top 105 teams in the RPI to help them decide on the teams invited to and seeding for the NCAA Tournament. Much of the information on that report is duplicated here, in it's unadjusted form. I have included current conference leaders ranked below 105. I have also omitted teams currently under .500 unless they lead their conference. No such team has ever been invited to the tournament as an at-large team. Ineligible teams are also not listed.

* - Conference Champion/Current Leader. Conference leader defined as highest rated team in the RPI among those with the fewest losses, or if regular season play is over in a conference, the highest remaining seed in the conference tournament.

Shaded teams made the tournament.

		Division I			Non-Conference				Conference						Record vs Teams Ranked
Rank	School	W-L	Pct	RPI	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	Road	Last-10	1-25	26-50	51-100	101-150	151+
1	*Kansas	31-1	0.969	0.6742	13-0	1.000	0.6632	3	18-1	0.947	0.6679	1	10-1	10-0	4-0	10-0	8-1	7-0	2-0
2	*Kentucky	29-4	0.879	0.6572	13-1	0.929	0.6632	4	16-3	0.842	0.6423	6	8-2	9-1	7-3	3-1	8-0	7-0	4-0
3	*North Carolina	24-6	0.800	0.6569	10-1	0.909	0.6487	5	14-5	0.737	0.6488	5	6-4	10-0	9-5	2-0	8-1	1-0	4-0
4	*Minnesota	26-3	0.897	0.6522	10-1	0.909	0.6148	14	16-2	0.889	0.6648	2	9-3	9-1	7-1	6-1	5-1	4-0	4-0
5	*Utah	25-3	0.893	0.6380	7-2	0.778	0.5604	64	18-1	0.947	0.6629	3	11-1	10-0	4-3	4-0	5-0	6-0	6-0
6	Wake Forest	23-6	0.793	0.6344	11-0	1.000	0.6191	12	12-6	0.667	0.6315	8	10-2	5-5	8-4	1-0	6-2	3-0	5-0
7	Duke	23-8	0.742	0.6271	11-3	0.786	0.6008	24	12-5	0.706	0.6370	7	7-4	7-3	9-6	1-1	6-1	1-0	6-0
8	Villanova	22-9	0.710	0.6230	8-2	0.800	0.6648	2	14-7	0.667	0.5962	21	6-5	6-4	1-2	4-3	10-4	4-0	3-0
9	South Carolina	23-7	0.767	0.6202	7-5	0.583	0.5501	80	16-2	0.889	0.6593	4	10-1	8-2	4-5	4-0	4-0	5-2	6-0
10	*UCLA	21-7	0.750	0.6164	6-4	0.600	0.5868	37	15-3	0.833	0.6261	9	8-3	9-1	4-5	1-1	6-1	2-0	8-0
11	Clemson	21-9	0.700	0.6159	12-1	0.923	0.6282	9	9-8	0.529	0.5951	23	6-4	4-6	7-7	0-0	5-2	3-0	6-0
12	*St. Joseph's	24-6	0.800	0.6124	8-3	0.727	0.5875	36	16-3	0.842	0.6203	10	8-5	9-1	3-3	3-2	3-1	4-0	11-0
13	Cincinnati	25-7	0.781	0.6111	12-4	0.750	0.6223	10	13-3	0.813	0.5919	26	8-2	7-3	0-3	2-2	10-2	3-0	10-0
14	New Mexico	23-7	0.767	0.6089	10-1	0.909	0.6075	19	13-6	0.684	0.6005	18	4-6	6-4	3-3	4-3	3-1	5-0	8-0
15	Tulsa	23-9	0.719	0.6017	10-4	0.714	0.6031	22	13-5	0.722	0.5922	25	8-5	6-4	2-5	5-1	5-1	6-2	5-0
16	Indiana	22-10	0.688	0.6014	13-1	0.929	0.6652	1	9-9	0.500	0.5450	79	5-6	5-5	1-6	4-2	7-1	5-1	5-0
17	Arizona	19-9	0.679	0.5993	8-2	0.800	0.6479	6	11-7	0.611	0.5667	49	3-8	6-4	3-4	2-2	4-3	3-0	7-0
18	Louisville	23-8	0.742	0.5978	13-2	0.867	0.6378	7	10-6	0.625	0.5526	68	6-4	5-5	4-1	5-2	3-4	4-0	7-1
19	Georgia	24-8	0.750	0.5965	11-1	0.917	0.5771	47	13-7	0.650	0.6009	17	5-5	7-3	3-4	2-2	5-2	7-0	7-0
20	Maryland	21-10	0.677	0.5963	11-2	0.846	0.5725	55	10-8	0.556	0.6027	14	5-5	4-6	6-7	1-1	7-2	0-0	7-0

		Division I			Non-Conference				Conference						Record vs Teams Ranked
Rank	School	W-L	Pct	RPI	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	Road	Last-10	1-25	26-50	51-100	101-150	151+
21	California	21-8	0.724	0.5963	9-2	0.818	0.6111	17	12-6	0.667	0.5811	35	4-5	7-3	3-4	3-1	5-1	3-1	7-1
22	Purdue	17-11	0.607	0.5946	5-5	0.500	0.5456	88	12-6	0.667	0.6164	11	6-6	7-3	4-4	2-6	2-1	3-0	6-0
23	Rhode Island	20-9	0.690	0.5939	6-4	0.600	0.5665	58	14-5	0.737	0.6033	13	7-5	8-2	1-3	5-4	1-0	5-2	8-0
24	Illinois	21-9	0.700	0.5934	10-2	0.833	0.5896	34	11-7	0.611	0.5892	29	5-6	7-3	3-5	3-4	3-0	6-0	6-0
25	Virginia	18-12	0.600	0.5932	11-2	0.846	0.6067	21	7-10	0.412	0.5737	42	4-7	4-6	3-10	1-0	5-2	2-0	7-0
26	Wisconsin	18-9	0.667	0.5919	7-2	0.778	0.5845	41	11-7	0.611	0.5899	28	5-7	7-3	5-3	3-2	1-3	5-1	4-0
27	UNC Charlotte	21-8	0.724	0.5917	9-3	0.750	0.5822	43	12-5	0.706	0.5930	24	9-3	8-2	1-4	0-0	6-4	8-0	6-0
28	Xavier	22-5	0.815	0.5907	9-1	0.900	0.6006	25	13-4	0.765	0.5789	39	8-2	8-2	2-1	2-1	4-1	4-0	10-2
29	Texas Tech	19-9	0.679	0.5894	8-2	0.800	0.5962	28	11-7	0.611	0.5791	37	9-4	6-4	1-1	4-6	5-2	6-0	3-0
30	Stanford	18-7	0.720	0.5886	6-1	0.857	0.5931	30	12-6	0.667	0.5810	36	5-6	7-3	3-3	0-0	4-3	4-0	7-1
31	*Boston U	25-4	0.862	0.5871	5-3	0.625	0.5447	90	20-1	0.952	0.5958	22	11-4	9-1	0-1	0-1	3-2	3-0	19-0
32	*Princeton	23-3	0.885	0.5855	9-3	0.750	0.5560	68	14-0	1.000	0.5988	19	12-1	10-0	0-2	0-0	2-0	8-0	13-1
33	*Boston College	21-8	0.724	0.5853	6-2	0.750	0.5256	111	15-6	0.714	0.6023	16	7-5	8-2	1-2	1-3	11-3	3-0	5-0
34	Vanderbilt	18-11	0.621	0.5847	8-3	0.727	0.6011	23	10-8	0.556	0.5688	47	6-6	7-3	1-6	1-2	7-1	3-2	6-0
35	*Illinois St	24-5	0.828	0.5842	7-1	0.875	0.5457	87	17-4	0.810	0.5914	27	9-4	8-2	0-0	2-1	5-2	7-1	10-1
36	Iowa State	20-8	0.714	0.5829	9-1	0.900	0.5310	103	11-7	0.611	0.6067	12	5-4	5-5	0-3	5-3	5-2	3-0	7-0
37	Iowa	20-9	0.690	0.5826	8-3	0.727	0.5464	85	12-6	0.667	0.5967	20	5-5	6-4	4-4	2-3	2-1	5-1	7-0
38	Temple	19-10	0.655	0.5818	7-3	0.700	0.5987	27	12-7	0.632	0.5690	46	4-5	7-3	4-4	1-4	3-1	3-1	8-0
39	Texas	16-11	0.593	0.5807	6-4	0.600	0.5738	54	10-7	0.588	0.5791	38	4-9	5-5	1-4	5-4	4-3	3-0	3-0
40	Michigan	19-11	0.633	0.5805	10-2	0.833	0.6128	16	9-9	0.500	0.5540	67	7-6	4-6	4-6	1-2	3-2	7-1	4-0

		Division I			Non-Conference				Conference						Record vs Teams Ranked
Rank	School	W-L	Pct	RPI	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	Road	Last-10	1-25	26-50	51-100	101-150	151+
41	TCU	21-12	0.636	0.5798	11-2	0.846	0.6156	13	10-10	0.500	0.5513	70	2-6	6-4	3-7	2-0	3-3	5-2	8-0
42	SW Missouri St	24-8	0.750	0.5797	10-1	0.909	0.6098	18	14-7	0.667	0.5570	59	7-5	7-3	0-1	1-2	4-2	9-2	10-1
43	Colorado	21-9	0.700	0.5785	10-3	0.769	0.5388	97	11-6	0.647	0.6026	15	6-6	5-5	0-4	4-3	6-1	4-0	7-1
44	Mississippi	19-8	0.704	0.5785	7-2	0.778	0.5503	79	12-6	0.667	0.5876	31	4-6	8-2	2-3	1-1	4-2	6-2	6-0
45	UMass	18-13	0.581	0.5785	6-7	0.462	0.5766	49	12-6	0.667	0.5757	40	8-4	7-3	3-6	3-1	2-4	4-1	6-1
46	Providence	20-11	0.645	0.5771	8-2	0.800	0.5770	48	12-9	0.571	0.5730	44	5-6	4-6	1-3	5-1	6-5	5-1	3-1
47	Oklahoma	19-10	0.655	0.5752	8-2	0.800	0.5750	53	11-8	0.579	0.5710	45	3-6	6-4	1-2	5-4	3-3	5-1	5-0
48	Oklahoma St	16-14	0.533	0.5748	8-4	0.667	0.5993	26	8-10	0.444	0.5557	62	1-11	5-5	0-3	2-6	7-3	4-0	3-2
49	West Virginia	19-9	0.679	0.5724	7-1	0.875	0.5809	44	12-8	0.600	0.5636	50	6-5	6-4	1-2	2-2	6-4	6-1	4-0
50	Hawaii	20-7	0.741	0.5721	8-2	0.800	0.5418	94	12-5	0.706	0.5831	34	5-3	6-4	1-3	0-0	5-3	3-0	11-1
51	*Marquette	22-8	0.733	0.5712	9-3	0.750	0.5609	63	13-5	0.722	0.5731	43	6-4	8-2	2-2	3-2	2-2	2-1	13-1
52	Southern Cal	17-10	0.630	0.5692	5-4	0.556	0.5216	116	12-6	0.667	0.5886	30	6-7	7-3	2-6	2-1	3-2	3-1	7-0
53	*Coll of Charleston	26-2	0.929	0.5686	7-2	0.778	0.5851	40	19-0	1.000	0.5494	74	9-1	10-0	0-1	1-1	1-0	1-0	23-0
54	Florida St	16-11	0.593	0.5675	10-0	1.000	0.5690	57	6-11	0.353	0.5581	58	3-7	4-6	4-9	0-0	3-2	2-0	7-0
55	Nebraska	16-14	0.533	0.5670	9-4	0.692	0.5931	29	7-10	0.412	0.5409	82	3-8	5-5	0-4	4-5	4-4	5-1	3-0
56	Oral Roberts	19-6	0.760	0.5665	19-6	0.760	0.5622	62	0-0	0.000	0.0000	304	6-6	9-1	0-2	1-0	3-1	3-1	12-2
57	Georgetown	19-9	0.679	0.5655	7-1	0.875	0.5508	77	12-8	0.600	0.5669	48	7-4	8-2	1-0	4-2	7-6	2-1	5-0
58	UNLV	20-9	0.690	0.5639	8-3	0.727	0.5538	73	12-6	0.667	0.5627	52	6-6	7-3	0-1	2-3	4-5	4-0	10-0
59	Tulane	18-10	0.643	0.5637	7-6	0.538	0.5499	81	11-4	0.733	0.5744	41	6-3	5-5	2-3	2-1	2-6	3-0	9-0
60	Syracuse	19-12	0.613	0.5624	9-2	0.818	0.5759	51	10-10	0.500	0.5514	69	7-4	6-4	1-3	2-3	6-6	4-0	6-0

		Division I			Non-Conference				Conference						Record vs Teams Ranked
Rank	School	W-L	Pct	RPI	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	Road	Last-10	1-25	26-50	51-100	101-150	151+
61	Fresno St	19-11	0.633	0.5609	7-6	0.538	0.5528	75	12-5	0.706	0.5633	51	6-7	7-3	0-0	3-4	4-3	6-2	6-2
62	North Carolina St	15-14	0.517	0.5605	8-1	0.889	0.5550	71	7-13	0.350	0.5565	60	2-8	7-3	4-12	0-0	4-2	1-0	6-0
63	Oregon	16-10	0.615	0.5605	8-0	1.000	0.6303	8	8-10	0.444	0.5250	99	5-7	5-5	2-4	1-2	3-3	2-1	8-0
64	Drexel	22-8	0.733	0.5603	4-5	0.444	0.4954	147	18-3	0.857	0.5837	33	8-8	8-2	0-1	1-3	0-2	4-0	17-2
65	*Valparaiso	22-6	0.786	0.5593	6-3	0.667	0.5542	72	16-3	0.842	0.5545	66	9-3	8-2	0-1	0-1	0-1	5-1	17-2
66	Arkansas	15-12	0.556	0.5577	7-3	0.700	0.5910	32	8-9	0.471	0.5355	88	3-8	5-5	1-5	0-3	6-1	3-2	5-1
67	*Miami-Ohio	21-8	0.724	0.5566	5-3	0.625	0.5292	107	16-5	0.762	0.5615	54	6-7	9-1	0-1	0-1	4-3	5-1	12-2
68	Pittsburgh	16-14	0.533	0.5562	5-5	0.500	0.5368	100	11-9	0.550	0.5618	53	4-8	6-4	1-2	2-5	7-4	2-2	4-1
69	Colorado St	17-9	0.654	0.5561	7-2	0.778	0.5444	91	10-7	0.588	0.5554	64	6-5	5-5	0-2	0-3	5-1	2-2	10-1
70	New Orleans	22-6	0.786	0.5554	7-1	0.875	0.6128	15	15-5	0.750	0.5255	98	7-4	7-3	0-0	0-0	2-1	6-3	14-2
71	Bowling Green	21-9	0.700	0.5549	7-3	0.700	0.5583	66	14-6	0.700	0.5475	76	7-6	6-4	1-0	0-1	4-5	5-1	11-2
72	Memphis	16-14	0.533	0.5546	6-9	0.400	0.5198	118	10-5	0.667	0.5859	32	4-7	5-5	3-1	2-6	2-5	2-2	7-0
73	Michigan St	16-11	0.593	0.5539	7-2	0.778	0.5449	89	9-9	0.500	0.5551	65	4-7	5-5	1-7	3-2	1-0	6-0	5-2
74	Eastern Mich	19-10	0.655	0.5509	6-2	0.750	0.5764	50	13-8	0.619	0.5366	86	7-7	4-6	0-1	0-0	5-5	3-4	11-0
75	George Wash	15-13	0.536	0.5505	6-4	0.600	0.5803	45	9-9	0.500	0.5323	91	4-7	5-5	0-5	2-6	1-0	2-2	10-0
76	Nevada	19-9	0.679	0.5500	5-4	0.556	0.5144	121	14-5	0.737	0.5610	55	5-6	7-3	0-0	0-1	4-7	3-0	12-1
77	*Pacific	22-5	0.815	0.5487	7-1	0.875	0.5317	101	15-4	0.789	0.5474	77	9-5	7-3	0-0	0-0	5-2	4-0	13-3
78	Notre Dame	14-13	0.519	0.5477	6-2	0.750	0.5653	60	8-11	0.421	0.5374	85	2-9	5-5	0-4	2-4	5-3	2-2	5-0
79	*South Alabama	21-6	0.778	0.5473	4-2	0.667	0.4970	144	17-4	0.810	0.5564	61	7-5	9-1	0-0	0-0	2-2	5-2	14-2
81	*Long Island	21-8	0.724	0.5471	3-5	0.375	0.5031	135	18-3	0.857	0.5555	63	8-8	8-2	0-1	0-2	1-1	4-2	16-2

		Division I			Non-Conference				Conference						Record vs Teams Ranked
Rank	School	W-L	Pct	RPI	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	Road	Last-10	1-25	26-50	51-100	101-150	151+
82	Northern Iowa	16-12	0.571	0.5465	4-4	0.500	0.5304	105	12-8	0.600	0.5507	73	5-8	5-5	0-0	3-3	3-4	5-4	5-1
83	Washington	16-10	0.615	0.5462	6-2	0.750	0.5110	124	10-8	0.556	0.5589	57	5-7	5-5	1-6	1-1	2-3	3-0	9-0
84	New Mexico St	18-9	0.667	0.5460	5-4	0.556	0.5307	104	13-5	0.722	0.5476	75	4-7	8-2	0-2	1-0	4-4	2-2	11-1
85	UConn	14-14	0.500	0.5441	7-2	0.778	0.6067	20	7-12	0.368	0.5113	124	4-6	3-7	1-3	4-1	2-9	3-1	4-0
86	Alabama	16-14	0.533	0.5435	9-3	0.750	0.5896	35	7-11	0.389	0.5107	127	3-7	5-5	1-4	2-1	1-4	6-4	6-1
88	Evansville	17-14	0.548	0.5418	6-6	0.500	0.5468	84	11-8	0.579	0.5355	87	5-6	6-4	0-3	2-3	2-4	6-4	7-0
89	*Butler	21-9	0.700	0.5392	6-5	0.545	0.5577	67	15-4	0.789	0.5276	95	7-7	9-1	0-2	0-0	2-1	1-2	18-4
90	Miami-Florida	16-12	0.571	0.5381	6-2	0.750	0.5092	128	10-10	0.500	0.5452	78	4-8	4-6	1-0	1-3	6-7	4-2	4-0
91	*Old Dominion	22-10	0.688	0.5372	9-4	0.692	0.5267	110	13-6	0.684	0.5388	83	6-7	7-3	0-0	1-0	2-4	6-3	13-3
92	UAB	18-13	0.581	0.5358	9-5	0.643	0.5375	99	9-8	0.529	0.5316	92	4-6	6-4	0-2	0-3	5-3	4-4	9-1
93	*St. Mary's	21-7	0.750	0.5342	8-3	0.727	0.5481	82	13-4	0.765	0.5184	107	7-5	9-1	0-0	1-1	0-1	4-3	16-2
94	Ohio	16-10	0.615	0.5332	4-3	0.571	0.5396	96	12-7	0.632	0.5258	97	5-8	7-3	0-1	0-2	4-2	1-4	11-1
95	Baylor	17-12	0.586	0.5329	11-1	0.917	0.5530	74	6-11	0.353	0.5176	108	2-7	5-5	0-1	3-8	2-1	4-2	8-0
96	Utah St	17-9	0.654	0.5318	4-4	0.500	0.4768	173	13-5	0.722	0.5509	71	5-6	6-4	0-1	0-0	2-5	3-1	12-2
97	East Carolina	16-10	0.615	0.5313	7-2	0.778	0.5858	39	9-8	0.529	0.4977	145	7-7	5-5	1-1	0-1	1-1	2-5	12-2
101	Iona	22-7	0.759	0.5280	11-3	0.786	0.5383	98	11-4	0.733	0.5115	123	10-5	6-4	1-0	0-0	0-1	3-1	18-5
102	Marshall	19-9	0.679	0.5279	7-4	0.636	0.5553	69	12-5	0.706	0.5084	132	6-7	6-4	0-1	0-1	0-1	4-3	15-3
103	St. Bonaventure	14-14	0.500	0.5270	8-2	0.800	0.5783	46	6-12	0.333	0.4979	143	3-8	3-7	0-5	1-5	2-0	2-2	9-2
104	Northern Ariz	19-5	0.792	0.5266	6-3	0.667	0.4818	169	13-2	0.867	0.5448	80	8-3	8-2	0-1	0-0	0-1	3-1	16-2
105	Bradley	16-12	0.571	0.5250	3-5	0.375	0.4537	204	13-7	0.650	0.5508	72	4-7	8-2	0-0	2-5	4-1	4-5	6-1

		Division I			Non-Conference				Conference						Record vs Teams Ranked
Rank	School	W-L	Pct	RPI	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	W-L	Pct	RPI	Rank	Road	Last-10	1-25	26-50	51-100	101-150	151+
123	*Montana	17-10	0.630	0.5117	5-5	0.500	0.5108	125	12-5	0.706	0.5087	131	6-4	7-3	0-0	0-0	0-3	2-4	15-3
131	*Chattanooga	18-10	0.643	0.5056	4-7	0.364	0.4505	212	14-3	0.824	0.5418	81	4-6	7-3	0-0	0-0	1-2	4-3	13-5
136	*Coppin St	21-8	0.724	0.5020	3-5	0.375	0.4623	190	18-3	0.857	0.5154	115	7-6	9-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-2	21-3
147	*Charleston So	15-12	0.556	0.4969	5-5	0.500	0.4986	142	10-7	0.588	0.4945	152	7-7	7-3	1-1	0-0	0-1	3-3	11-7
156	*Navy	18-8	0.692	0.4924	6-6	0.500	0.4645	187	12-2	0.857	0.5149	118	6-7	9-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-3	16-4
166	*Murray St	17-9	0.654	0.4888	2-3	0.400	0.4371	235	15-6	0.714	0.5014	137	4-9	7-3	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-0	17-8
181	*SW Texas St	15-12	0.556	0.4770	3-6	0.333	0.4460	223	12-6	0.667	0.4946	151	2-9	6-4	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	15-9
213	*Jackson St	13-15	0.464	0.4526	1-10	0.091	0.4144	260	12-5	0.706	0.4825	175	2-12	9-1	0-3	0-0	0-3	0-1	13-8
232	*Fairfield	11-18	0.379	0.4404	6-6	0.500	0.4550	201	5-12	0.294	0.4328	255	5-10	5-5	0-0	0-1	0-2	2-5	9-10