🏀 The 2015-16 men’s college basketball season

What the record holds for this season: the champion, the tournament bracket, the AP poll week by week, the conference tables, and the Elo ratings with the biggest upsets.

Source: Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database · 32 conferences · 68-team tournament

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2015-16 national champion

The NCAA tournament winner.

National champion

Villanova

35-52 seedFinal AP #6

Title gameNorth Carolina 74, Villanova 77 (Apr 4)

Final FourVillanovaNorth CarolinaOklahomaSyracuse

The 2016 NCAA tournament

68 teams. Winners in bold, seeds before each team.

68-team field · 4 regions

First Four

16Fairleigh Dickinson65

16Florida Gulf Coast96

East · Mar 15

11Vanderbilt50

11Wichita State70

South · Mar 15

16Holy Cross59

16Southern55

West · Mar 16

11Michigan67

11Tulsa62

East · Mar 16

First Round

1North Carolina83

16Florida Gulf Coast67

8USC69

9Providence70

4Kentucky85

13Stony Brook57

5Indiana99

12UT-Chattanooga74

6Notre Dame70

11Michigan63

3West Virginia56

14Stephen F. Austin70

2Xavier71

15Weber State53

7Wisconsin47

10Pittsburgh43

Second Round

1North Carolina85

9Providence66

4Kentucky67

5Indiana73

6Notre Dame76

14Stephen F. Austin75

2Xavier63

7Wisconsin66

Regional Semifinals

1North Carolina101

5Indiana86

6Notre Dame61

7Wisconsin56

Regional Finals

1North Carolina88

6Notre Dame74

East region

First Round

1North Carolina83

16Florida Gulf Coast67

8USC69

9Providence70

4Kentucky85

13Stony Brook57

5Indiana99

12UT-Chattanooga74

6Notre Dame70

11Michigan63

3West Virginia56

14Stephen F. Austin70

2Xavier71

15Weber State53

7Wisconsin47

10Pittsburgh43

Second Round

1North Carolina85

9Providence66

4Kentucky67

5Indiana73

6Notre Dame76

14Stephen F. Austin75

2Xavier63

7Wisconsin66

Regional Semifinals

1North Carolina101

5Indiana86

6Notre Dame61

7Wisconsin56

Regional Finals

1North Carolina88

6Notre Dame74

Midwest region

First Round

1Virginia81

16Hampton45

8Texas Tech61

9Butler71

4Iowa State94

13Iona81

5Purdue83

12Arkansas-Little Rock85

7Dayton51

10Syracuse70

2Michigan State81

15Middle Tennessee State90

3Utah80

14Fresno State69

6Seton Hall52

11Gonzaga68

Second Round

1Virginia77

9Butler69

4Iowa State78

12Arkansas-Little Rock61

10Syracuse75

15Middle Tennessee State50

3Utah59

11Gonzaga82

Regional Semifinals

1Virginia84

4Iowa State71

10Syracuse63

11Gonzaga60

Regional Finals

1Virginia62

10Syracuse68

West region

First Round

1Oregon91

16Holy Cross52

8St. Joseph's78

9Cincinnati76

4Duke93

13NC-Wilmington85

5Baylor75

12Yale79

2Oklahoma82

15CSU-Bakersfield68

7Oregon State67

10Virginia Commonwealth75

3Texas A&M92

14Wisconsin-Green Bay65

6Texas72

11Northern Iowa75

Second Round

1Oregon69

8St. Joseph's64

4Duke71

12Yale64

2Oklahoma85

10Virginia Commonwealth81

3Texas A&M92

11Northern Iowa88

Regional Semifinals

1Oregon82

4Duke68

2Oklahoma77

3Texas A&M63

Regional Finals

1Oregon68

2Oklahoma80

South region

First Round

1Kansas105

16Austin Peay79

8Colorado67

9Connecticut74

5Maryland79

12South Dakota State74

4California66

13Hawaii77

2Villanova86

15NC-Asheville56

7Iowa72

10Temple70

3Miami (FL)79

14Buffalo72

6Arizona55

11Wichita State65

Second Round

1Kansas73

9Connecticut61

5Maryland73

13Hawaii60

2Villanova87

7Iowa68

3Miami (FL)65

11Wichita State57

Regional Semifinals

1Kansas79

5Maryland63

2Villanova92

3Miami (FL)69

Regional Finals

1Kansas59

2Villanova64

Final Four and the title game

Final Four

1North Carolina83

10Syracuse66

East vs Midwest · Apr 2

2Oklahoma51

2Villanova95

West vs South · Apr 2

Championship game: Villanova

1North Carolina74

2Villanova77

East vs South · Apr 4

Conference tournaments

The champion and the other finalist of each of the 31 conference tournaments held in 2015-16.

Conference	Champion	Runner-up	Final
America East	Stony Brook 80-74, Mar 12	Vermont	80-74, Mar 12
American Athletic	Connecticut 72-58, Mar 13	Memphis	72-58, Mar 13
Atlantic 10	St. Joseph's 87-74, Mar 13	Virginia Commonwealth	87-74, Mar 13
Atlantic Coast	North Carolina 61-57, Mar 12	Virginia	61-57, Mar 12
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast 80-78, Mar 6	Stetson	80-78, Mar 6
Big 12	Kansas 81-71, Mar 12	West Virginia	81-71, Mar 12
Big East	Seton Hall 69-67, Mar 12	Villanova	69-67, Mar 12
Big Sky	Weber State 62-59, Mar 12	Montana	62-59, Mar 12
Big South	NC-Asheville 77-68, Mar 6	Winthrop	77-68, Mar 6
Big Ten	Michigan State 66-62, Mar 13	Purdue	66-62, Mar 13
Big West	Hawaii 64-60, Mar 12	Long Beach State	64-60, Mar 12
Colonial	NC-Wilmington 80-73, Mar 7	Hofstra	80-73, Mar 7
Conference USA	Middle Tennessee State 55-53, Mar 12	Old Dominion	55-53, Mar 12
Horizon	Wisconsin-Green Bay 78-69, Mar 8	Wright State	78-69, Mar 8
Metro Atlantic	Iona 79-76, Mar 7	Monmouth	79-76, Mar 7
Mid-American	Buffalo 64-61, Mar 12	Akron	64-61, Mar 12
Mid-Eastern	Hampton 81-69, Mar 12	South Carolina State	81-69, Mar 12
Missouri Valley	Northern Iowa 56-54, Mar 6	Evansville	56-54, Mar 6
Mountain West	Fresno State 68-63, Mar 12	San Diego State	68-63, Mar 12
Northeast	Fairleigh Dickinson 87-79, Mar 8	Wagner	87-79, Mar 8
Ohio Valley	Austin Peay 83-73, Mar 5	UT-Martin	83-73, Mar 5
Pacific-12	Oregon 88-57, Mar 12	Utah	88-57, Mar 12
Patriot	Holy Cross 59-56, Mar 9	Lehigh	59-56, Mar 9
Southeastern	Kentucky 82-77, Mar 13	Texas A&M	82-77, Mar 13
Southern	UT-Chattanooga 73-67, Mar 7	East Tennessee State	73-67, Mar 7
Southland	Stephen F. Austin 82-60, Mar 12	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	82-60, Mar 12
Southwestern Athletic	Southern 54-53, Mar 12	Jackson State	54-53, Mar 12
Summit	South Dakota State 67-59, Mar 8	North Dakota State	67-59, Mar 8
Sun Belt	Arkansas-Little Rock 70-50, Mar 13	LA-Monroe	70-50, Mar 13
West Coast	Gonzaga 85-75, Mar 8	St. Mary's	85-75, Mar 8
Western Athletic	CSU-Bakersfield 57-54, Mar 12	New Mexico State	57-54, Mar 12

The 2015-16 AP poll, week by week

Each team's rank in every poll. Tap a rank to read it.

Team	Nov9	16	23	30	Dec7	14	21	28	Jan4	11	18	25	Feb1	8	15	22	29	Mar7	14
Kansas	4	4	5	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	7	6	2	2	1	1	1
Michigan State	13	13	3	3	1	1	1	1	5	4	11	12	10	8	8	6	2	2	2
North Carolina	1	1	9	9	3	11	7	7	6	5	2	2	2	9	5	7	8	7	3
Virginia	6	6	12	10	10	8	5	5	4	13	13	11	9	7	7	3	4	4	4
Oregon		25	21	15	24							23	16	11	16	13	9	8	5
Villanova	11	11	8	8	9	12	17	16	11	6	4	6	3	1	1	1	3	3	6
Oklahoma	8	8	7	6	7	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	6	6	7
West Virginia				20	14	20	19	19	17	11	6	9	14	10	10	14	10	9	8
Xavier			23	12	12	10	6	6	10	7	5	7	6	5	8	5	5	5	9
Kentucky	2	2	1	1	5	4	12	10	9	14	23	20	20	22	14	16	22	16	10
Miami (FL)			15	21	17	15	13	13	12	8	15	15	17	12	11	12	7	11	10
Purdue	23	21	16	11	11	9	14	14	20	24	22	21	18	18	17	20	15	13	12
Utah	16	16			25		24	21								22	13	12	13
Indiana	15	14	13								25	19	22		22	18	12	10	14
Texas A&M			25	18		24	21	20	21	15	10	5	8	15		21	20	17	15
Louisville				24	22	19	16	18	16	21	17	16	19	13	18	11	11	14	16
Arizona	12	12	11	19	13	13	8	8	7	18	12	18	23	17	12	9	18	15	17
Maryland	3	3	2	2	6	6	4	4	3	3	7	8	4	2	6	10	14	18	18
Duke	5	5	6	7	8	7	15	15	14	9	20	24			20	15	17	19	19
Seton Hall																			20
Baylor	22	20		25	16	16	23	23		22	13	17	15	21	25	19	19	22	21
Iowa State	7	7	4	5	4	5	11	11	13	17	19	14	13	14	13	17	21	21	22
California	14	15	14														25	24	23
SMU			25	22	19	18	18	17	15	10	8	13	12	16	21	24	24	25	24
Iowa									19	16	9	3	5	4	4	8	16	20	25
Texas														24	24	25	23	23
Notre Dame	19	18	17									25			19	23
Dayton									25				24	19	15
Providence				23	15	14	10	12	8	12	16	10	11	20	23
USC											21			23
Wichita State	10	9	20									22	21	25
South Carolina							25	24	22	19	24		25
Butler	24	22			18	17	9	9	18	23	18
Pittsburgh									24	20
Gonzaga	9	10	10	13	20					25
Connecticut	20	19	18			25			23
Cincinnati			24	17	23	23	22	22
UCLA						22		25
George Washington						21	20
Vanderbilt	18	17	19	16	21
Syracuse				14
LSU	21	23	22
Michigan	25	24
Wisconsin	17

Tap a rank to read it.

2016 final AP Top 25

The last Associated Press ranking of the season, with each team's record.

2016 final AP Top 25AP

1Kansas33-5
2Michigan State29-6
3North Carolina33-7
4Virginia29-8
5Oregon31-7
6Villanova35-5
7Oklahoma29-8
8West Virginia26-9
9Xavier28-6
10Kentucky27-9
10Miami (FL)27-8
12Purdue26-9
13Utah27-9

14Indiana27-8
15Texas A&M28-9
17Arizona25-9
17Louisville23-8
18Maryland27-9
19Duke25-11
20Seton Hall25-9
21Baylor22-12
22Iowa State23-12
23California23-11
24SMU25-5
25Iowa22-11

2016 standings by conference

Overall and conference record. A star marks the regular-season champion, a trophy the conference-tournament champion.

2016 standings by conference32 conferences

America East9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Stony Brook	26-7	14-2	★ 🏆 13 seed
Albany	24-9	13-3
Vermont	23-14	11-5
New Hampshire	20-13	11-5
MA-Lowell	11-18	7-9
Binghamton	8-22	5-11
Hartford	10-23	4-12
Maine	8-22	4-12
MD-Baltimore County	7-25	3-13

American Athletic11 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Temple	21-12	14-4	★ 10 seed
SMU	25-5	13-5	AP 24
Houston	22-10	12-6
Cincinnati	22-11	12-6	9 seed
Tulsa	20-12	12-6	11 seed
Connecticut	25-11	11-7	🏆 9 seed
Memphis	19-15	8-10
Central Florida	12-18	6-12
East Carolina	12-20	4-14
South Florida	8-25	4-14
Tulane	12-22	3-15

Atlantic 1014 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Dayton	25-8	14-4	★ 7 seed
St. Bonaventure	22-9	14-4	★
Virginia Commonwealth	25-11	14-4	★ 10 seed
St. Joseph's	28-8	13-5	🏆 8 seed
George Washington	28-10	11-7
Davidson	20-13	10-8
Rhode Island	17-15	9-9
Fordham	17-14	8-10
Richmond	16-16	7-11
Duquesne	17-17	6-12
Massachusetts	14-18	6-12
George Mason	11-21	5-13
Saint Louis	11-21	5-13
La Salle	9-22	4-14

Atlantic Coast15 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
North Carolina	33-7	14-4	★ 🏆 1 seed AP 3
Virginia	29-8	13-5	1 seed AP 4
Miami (FL)	27-8	13-5	3 seed AP 10
Louisville	23-8	12-6	AP 17
Duke	25-11	11-7	4 seed AP 19
Notre Dame	24-12	11-7	6 seed
Virginia Tech	20-15	10-8
Clemson	17-14	10-8
Pittsburgh	21-12	9-9	10 seed
Syracuse	23-14	9-9	10 seed
Florida State	20-14	8-10
Georgia Tech	21-15	8-10
North Carolina State	16-17	5-13
Wake Forest	11-20	2-16
Boston College	7-25	0-18

Atlantic Sun8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
North Florida	22-12	10-4	★
Florida Gulf Coast	21-14	8-6	🏆 16 seed
NJIT	20-15	8-6
Jacksonville	16-16	8-6
Lipscomb	12-21	7-7
Kennesaw State	11-20	7-7
Stetson	12-22	4-10
SC-Upstate	10-22	4-10

Big 1210 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Kansas	33-5	15-3	★ 🏆 1 seed AP 1
West Virginia	26-9	13-5	3 seed AP 8
Oklahoma	29-8	12-6	2 seed AP 7
Texas	20-13	11-7	6 seed
Iowa State	23-12	10-8	4 seed AP 22
Baylor	22-12	10-8	5 seed AP 21
Texas Tech	19-13	9-9	8 seed
Kansas State	17-16	5-13
Oklahoma State	12-20	3-15
TCU	12-21	2-16

Big East10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Villanova	35-5	16-2	★ 2 seed AP 6
Xavier	28-6	14-4	2 seed AP 9
Seton Hall	25-9	12-6	🏆 6 seed AP 20
Providence	24-11	10-8	9 seed
Butler	22-11	10-8	9 seed
Creighton	20-15	9-9
Marquette	20-13	8-10
Georgetown	15-18	7-11
DePaul	9-22	3-15
St. John's	8-24	1-17

Big Sky12 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Weber State	26-9	15-3	★ 🏆 15 seed
Montana	21-12	14-4
Idaho	21-13	12-6
Idaho State	16-15	11-7
Eastern Washington	18-16	10-8
North Dakota	17-16	10-8
Montana State	14-17	9-9
Portland State	13-18	8-10
Northern Colorado	10-21	7-11
Sacramento State	14-17	6-12
Southern Utah	5-24	3-15
Northern Arizona	5-25	3-15

Big South11 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Winthrop	23-9	13-5	★
High Point	21-11	13-5	★
NC-Asheville	22-12	12-6	🏆 15 seed
Coastal Carolina	21-12	12-6
Gardner-Webb	17-16	10-8
Liberty	13-19	10-8
Radford	16-15	9-9
Campbell	12-18	5-13
Presbyterian	11-20	5-13
Longwood	10-23	5-13
Charleston Southern	9-21	5-13

Big Ten14 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Indiana	27-8	15-3	★ 5 seed AP 14
Michigan State	29-6	13-5	🏆 2 seed AP 2
Maryland	27-9	12-6	5 seed AP 18
Purdue	26-9	12-6	5 seed AP 12
Iowa	22-11	12-6	7 seed AP 25
Wisconsin	22-13	12-6	7 seed
Ohio State	21-14	11-7
Michigan	23-13	10-8	11 seed
Northwestern	20-12	8-10
Penn State	16-16	7-11
Nebraska	16-18	6-12
Illinois	15-19	5-13
Minnesota	8-23	2-16
Rutgers	7-25	1-17

Big West9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Hawaii	28-6	13-3	★ 🏆 13 seed
UC Irvine	28-10	13-3	★
Long Beach State	20-15	12-4
UC Santa Barbara	19-14	11-5
UC Davis	11-19	6-10
UC Riverside	14-19	5-11
CSU-Northridge	10-20	5-11
Cal Poly-SLO	10-20	4-12
CSU-Fullerton	10-20	3-13

Colonial10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
NC-Wilmington	25-8	14-4	★ 🏆 13 seed
Hofstra	24-10	14-4	★
James Madison	21-11	11-7
William & Mary	20-11	11-7
Towson	20-13	11-7
Northeastern	18-15	9-9
College of Charleston	17-14	8-10
Elon	16-16	7-11
Drexel	6-25	3-15
Delaware	7-23	2-16

Conference USA14 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
UAB	26-7	16-2	★
Middle Tennessee State	25-10	13-5	🏆 15 seed
Louisiana Tech	23-10	12-6
Old Dominion	25-13	12-6
Marshall	17-16	12-6
UTEP	19-14	10-8
Charlotte	14-19	9-9
Western Kentucky	18-16	8-10
Florida International	13-19	7-11
North Texas	12-20	7-11
Rice	12-20	7-11
Southern Mississippi	8-21	5-13
Florida Atlantic	8-25	5-13
TX-San Antonio	5-27	3-15

Horizon10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Valparaiso	30-7	16-2	★
Oakland	23-12	13-5
Wright State	22-13	13-5
Wisconsin-Green Bay	23-13	11-7	🏆 14 seed
Wisconsin-Milwaukee	20-13	10-8
Detroit	16-15	9-9
Youngstown State	11-21	6-12
Northern Kentucky	9-21	5-13
Cleveland State	9-23	4-14
Illinois-Chicago	5-25	3-15

Ivy8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Yale	23-7	13-1	★ 12 seed
Princeton	22-7	12-2
Columbia	25-10	10-4
Harvard	14-16	6-8
Pennsylvania	11-17	5-9
Dartmouth	10-18	4-10
Cornell	10-18	3-11
Brown	8-20	3-11

Metro Atlantic11 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Monmouth	28-8	17-3	★
Iona	22-11	16-4	🏆 13 seed
Siena	21-13	13-7
Fairfield	19-14	12-8
St. Peter's	14-16	12-8
Manhattan	13-18	9-11
Canisius	14-19	8-12
Rider	13-20	8-12
Quinnipiac	9-21	6-14
Niagara	7-25	5-15
Marist	7-23	4-16

Mid-American12 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Akron	26-9	13-5	★
Ohio	23-12	11-7
Ball State	21-14	10-8	★
Kent State	19-13	10-8
Buffalo	20-15	10-8	🏆 14 seed
Central Michigan	17-16	10-8	★
Northern Illinois	21-13	9-9
Eastern Michigan	18-15	9-9
Toledo	17-15	8-10
Western Michigan	13-19	7-11
Miami (OH)	13-20	6-12
Bowling Green	16-18	5-13

Mid-Eastern13 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Hampton	21-11	13-3	★ 🏆 16 seed
South Carolina State	19-15	12-4
Norfolk State	17-17	12-4
Bethune-Cookman	14-18	10-6
Savannah State	16-16	9-7
North Carolina Central	13-19	7-9
MD-Eastern Shore	10-22	7-9
North Carolina A&T	10-22	7-9
Howard	12-20	6-10
Coppin State	9-22	6-10
Morgan State	9-22	6-10
Delaware State	7-25	5-11
Florida A&M	8-21	4-12

Missouri Valley10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Wichita State	26-9	16-2	★ 11 seed
Evansville	25-9	12-6
Illinois State	18-14	12-6
Southern Illinois	22-10	11-7
Northern Iowa	23-13	11-7	🏆 11 seed
Indiana State	15-17	8-10
Missouri State	13-19	8-10
Loyola-Chicago	15-17	7-11
Bradley	5-27	3-15
Drake	7-24	2-16

Mountain West11 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
San Diego State	28-10	16-2	★
Fresno State	25-10	13-5	🏆 14 seed
Boise State	20-12	11-7
Nevada	24-14	10-8
New Mexico	17-15	10-8
UNLV	18-15	8-10
Colorado State	18-16	8-10
Utah State	16-15	7-11
Wyoming	14-18	7-11
Air Force	14-18	5-13
San Jose State	9-22	4-14

Northeast10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Wagner	23-11	13-5	★
Fairleigh Dickinson	18-15	11-7	🏆 16 seed
St. Francis (NY)	15-17	11-7
Sacred Heart	12-18	11-7
Mount St. Mary's	14-19	10-8
LIU-Brooklyn	16-15	9-9
St. Francis (PA)	13-17	9-9
Robert Morris	10-22	8-10
Bryant	8-23	5-13
Central Connecticut State	4-25	3-15

Ohio Valley12 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Belmont	20-12	12-4	★
Tennessee State	20-11	11-5
Morehead State	23-14	11-5
Tennessee Tech	19-12	11-5
UT-Martin	20-15	10-6	★
Murray State	17-14	10-6	★
Eastern Illinois	13-17	9-7
Austin Peay	18-18	7-9	🏆 16 seed
Eastern Kentucky	15-16	6-10
Jacksonville State	8-23	4-12
SIU-Edwardsville	6-22	3-13
SE Missouri State	5-24	2-14

Pacific-1212 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Oregon	31-7	14-4	★ 🏆 1 seed AP 5
Utah	27-9	13-5	3 seed AP 13
Arizona	25-9	12-6	6 seed AP 17
California	23-11	12-6	4 seed AP 23
Colorado	22-12	10-8	8 seed
USC	21-13	9-9	8 seed
Oregon State	19-13	9-9	7 seed
Washington	19-15	9-9
Stanford	15-15	8-10
UCLA	15-17	6-12
Arizona State	15-17	5-13
Washington State	9-22	1-17

Patriot10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Bucknell	17-14	14-4	★
Lehigh	17-15	13-5
Boston University	19-15	11-7
Army	19-14	9-9
Navy	19-14	9-9
Colgate	13-17	9-9
American	12-19	9-9
Loyola (MD)	9-21	8-10
Holy Cross	15-20	5-13	🏆 16 seed
Lafayette	6-24	3-15

Southeastern14 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Texas A&M	28-9	13-5	★ 3 seed AP 15
Kentucky	27-9	13-5	★ 🏆 4 seed AP 10
South Carolina	25-9	11-7
LSU	19-14	11-7
Vanderbilt	19-14	11-7	11 seed
Mississippi	20-12	10-8
Georgia	20-14	10-8
Florida	21-15	9-9
Arkansas	16-16	9-9
Alabama	18-15	8-10
Mississippi State	14-17	7-11
Tennessee	15-19	6-12
Auburn	11-20	5-13
Missouri	10-21	3-15

Southern10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
UT-Chattanooga	29-6	15-3	★ 🏆 12 seed
East Tennessee State	24-12	14-4
Furman	19-16	11-7
Wofford	15-17	11-7
Western Carolina	16-18	10-8
NC-Greensboro	15-19	10-8
Mercer	19-15	8-10
Samford	14-19	4-14
VMI	9-21	4-14
Citadel	10-22	3-15

Southland13 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Stephen F. Austin	28-6	18-0	★ 🏆 14 seed
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	25-8	15-3
Incarnate Word	17-12	12-6
Sam Houston State	18-16	12-6
Houston Baptist	17-17	10-8
SE Louisiana	12-21	9-9
Abilene Christian	13-18	8-10
McNeese State	9-20	7-11
New Orleans	10-20	6-12
Nicholls State	11-23	6-12
Central Arkansas	7-21	6-12
Northwestern State	8-20	5-13
Lamar	11-19	3-15

Southwestern Athletic10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Texas Southern	18-15	16-2	★
Alcorn State	15-15	13-5
Jackson State	20-16	12-6
Southern	22-13	11-7	🏆 16 seed
Alabama State	14-17	9-9
Prairie View	7-24	7-11
Alabama A&M	11-18	6-12
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	8-25	6-12
Mississippi Valley State	8-27	6-12
Grambling	7-24	4-14

Summit9 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
South Dakota State	26-8	12-4	★ 🏆 12 seed
IPFW	24-10	12-4	★
NE-Omaha	18-14	10-6
IUPUI	13-19	9-7
North Dakota State	20-13	8-8
Denver	16-15	7-9
Oral Roberts	14-17	6-10
South Dakota	14-18	5-11
Western Illinois	10-17	3-13

Sun Belt11 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
Arkansas-Little Rock	30-5	17-3	★ 🏆 12 seed
LA-Monroe	20-14	15-5
Texas-Arlington	24-11	13-7
LA-Lafayette	19-15	12-8
Georgia Southern	14-17	10-10
Georgia State	16-14	9-11
Texas State	15-16	8-12
South Alabama	14-19	8-12
Arkansas State	11-20	7-13
Appalachian State	9-22	7-13
Troy	9-22	4-16

West Coast10 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
St. Mary's	29-6	15-3	★
Gonzaga	28-8	15-3	★ 🏆 11 seed
BYU	26-11	13-5
Pepperdine	18-14	10-8
San Francisco	15-15	8-10
Santa Clara	11-20	7-11
Loyola Marymount	14-17	6-12
Portland	12-20	6-12
Pacific	8-20	6-12
San Diego	9-21	4-14

Western Athletic8 teams

School	W-L	Conf	Note
New Mexico State	23-11	13-1	★
Grand Canyon	27-7	11-3
CSU-Bakersfield	24-9	11-3	🏆 15 seed
Seattle	15-17	7-7
Utah Valley	12-18	6-8
UMKC	12-19	4-10
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	8-22	4-10
Chicago State	4-28	0-14

2016 Elo and upsets

The ten highest-rated teams when the season ended, and the results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of.

2016 Elo and upsetsElo

Elo, top 10

1Villanova2160
2North Carolina2106
3Kansas2100
4Virginia2017
5Oregon2006
6Michigan State2000
7Oklahoma1992
8Kentucky1953
9Gonzaga1945
10Indiana1932

Biggest upsets

Western Illinois 69, Wisconsin 67
Nov 13 · regular season · 0.7% win chance
Hartford 68, Albany 59
Mar 2 · conference tournament · 2.4% win chance
Stetson 86, North Florida 82
Feb 1 · regular season · 4.2% win chance
Drexel 74, William & Mary 69
Feb 20 · regular season · 4.2% win chance
South Florida 71, Houston 62
Jan 23 · regular season · 4.3% win chance
UC Riverside 77, Hawaii 71
Feb 25 · regular season · 4.7% win chance
Pacific 77, BYU 72
Feb 6 · regular season · 5.1% win chance
Duquesne 78, St. Joseph's 70
Mar 5 · regular season · 5.1% win chance
Liberty 62, Coastal Carolina 61
Jan 6 · regular season · 5.2% win chance
Northern Colorado 78, Montana 72
Mar 5 · regular season · 5.4% win chance

Where these numbers come from

Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.

Champions, brackets, polls and standings are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database, one season at a time. A section appears only where the database holds its data: the NCAA tournament began in 1939 (earlier champions are retroactive selections), the AP poll in 1949, and game-by-game results, and so the Elo ratings and upsets, in 1950.

Elo ratings and upsets come from the site’s own men’s college basketball Elo, built from every game since 1950. An upset’s win chance is the winner’s pre-game probability from those ratings.