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February 18, 2008
MRI 2007 - Week 12: Same names, different numbers
If you want changes, well, I am sorry to disappoint you. The top five teams are the same five teams as last week.
Only this week, they decided they didn't like where they were the week before and shake things up a bit.
North Carolina returns to the top spot thanks to a Kansas loss and a big win over Virginia Tech. The Tarheels cross the 200 point MRI threshold, which should have them gunning for a #1 seed in March.
Kansas falls to #2 thanks to its loss.
Staying in the #3 spot is Memphis. The Tigers briefly moved into the top spot earlier in the week amidst the shuffling, but a couple of close wins have them back in their old familiar location.
Moving back into the #4 hole is UCLA, thanks to a Duke loss, only its second of the season. The Dukies are #5 after quietly being the last team other than Memphis to lose its second game.
Check out all the rankings in Week 12 of the MRI.
MRI Top 25 Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 24-2 | 202.34 | 2 |
| 2 | Kansas | 23-2 | 198.74 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 25-0 | 192.17 | 3 |
| 4 | UCLA | 21-3 | 165.12 | 5 |
| 5 | Duke | 22-2 | 164.56 | 4 |
| 6 | Xavier | 21-4 | 151.52 | 6 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 22-2 | 149.12 | 7 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 21-4 | 139.80 | 8 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 17-6 | 139.00 | 11 |
| 10 | Louisville | 20-6 | 134.74 | 12 |
| 11 | Indiana | 21-4 | 132.23 | 15 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 19-5 | 130.50 | 10 |
| 13 | Marquette | 17-6 | 130.07 | 24 |
| 14 | Stanford | 21-4 | 128.64 | 9 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 17-7 | 128.06 | 22 |
| 16 | Texas | 20-4 | 126.54 | 14 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 19-5 | 124.21 | 13 |
| 18 | Clemson | 18-6 | 122.68 | 18 |
| 19 | Drake | 21-2 | 117.77 | 19 |
| 20 | BYU | 20-5 | 116.93 | NR(34) |
| 21 | Georgetown | 20-4 | 116.86 | 16 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 20-6 | 116.19 | 25 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 18-6 | 114.38 | 21 |
| 24 | St. Mary's | 21-3 | 113.09 | 23 |
| 25 | Butler | 24-2 | 113.05 | NR(29) |
Teams Dropped From The Top 25: Michigan State (LW #17, TW #27), Florida (LW #20, TW #29)
Other Teams People Might Care About
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Michigan State | 20-5 | 112.47 | 17 |
| 29 | Florida | 19-7 | 109.48 | 20 |
| 40 | Purdue | 21-5 | 99.33 | 45 |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | 22-4 | 98.67 | 51 |
| 47 | Dayton | 17-7 | 94.37 | 46 |
| 51 | Miami | 16-7 | 85.91 | 52 |
| 52 | Arizona | 15-9 | 85.21 | 53 |
| 58 | Maryland | 17-9 | 81.43 | 59 |
| 65 | Illinois | 11-15 | 76.33 | 81 |
| 72 | Washington | 14-12 | 72.58 | 75 |
| 82 | Ohio | 16-9 | 68.21 | 72 |
| 93 | Florida State | 14-12 | 65.49 | 80 |
| 100 | Texas Tech | 12-11 | 58.13 | 106 |
| 104 | Kentucky | 13-10 | 55.48 | 100 |
| 107 | Boston College | 13-11 | 55.11 | 118 |
| 130 | Georgia Tech | 11-13 | 47.45 | 115 |
| 137 | Illinois-Chicago | 13-12 | 41.77 | 154 |
| 139 | Northern Iowa | 14-11 | 41.19 | 139 |
| 148 | Auburn | 13-10 | 38.72 | 163 |
| 175 | Iowa | 11-15 | 27.07 | 166 |
| 198 | Michigan | 8-17 | 17.16 | 208 |
| 199 | LSU | 8-15 | 16.89 | 205 |
| 218 | Wofford | 10-12 | 7.08 | 200 |
| 255 | Drexel | 11-16 | -5.66 | 248 |
| 257 | Ball State | 5-19 | -6.71 | 270 |
| 299 | Pennsylvania | 9-15 | -32.00 | 315 |
Last Place this week: NJIT (0-27) at -154.79. 7th week in a row
Biggest Gain this week: Marquette gained 21.11 points. (Beat Seton Hall (89-64) and Pittsburgh (72-54))
Biggest Loss this week: Maine lost 16.06 points (Lost to Albany (60-74) and Binghamton (55-80))
Conference rankings this week: Big 12, ACC, PAC-10, Big East, SEC, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, Mountain West, MVC, C-USA. The WAC is 15th.
The MRI Rankings are copyright 2008 by MRISports.com. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted by bmiraski at February 18, 2008 3:29 PM
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