An undefeated week of action pushed Michigan State (13) up five spots from 18th in last week’s RPI to this Monday’s edition, as they represented a change in a poll that didn’t oversee a ton of differences over this past week.
Besides the Spartans, a fellow pair of Big Ten school sit atop the ratings, as Penn State continues to hold down number one with Minnesota on their tail at the second spot.
Florida (3) and Kentucky (4) both stayed in the top five from last week to this week, although the Wildcats moved up a spot. Nebraska (5) rounds out the top five as they switched spots with Texas (6) over the course of the week. Then comes Stanford (7) to start the flurry of Pac-12 schools, with another Big Ten (Wisconsin at 8) and Big 12 (Kansas at 11) school in the west coast bunch.
That Big Ten and SEC bunch continues throughout the top of the RPI, with 11 Big Ten schools in the top 50 and 13 in the top 100 while the Pac-12 posted nine in the top 50 and another in the top 100. The SEC was right behind with eight schools in the top 50 and 11 in the top 100. Behind that, the ACC had seven in the top 50 and the Big 12 had four.
In terms of mid-majors, Creighton (15) was once again the highest rated with BYU (17) and Wichita State (18) on their heels. San Diego (22) and Cal Poly (26) also sit inside the top 30.
The entirety of the NCAA RPI can be seen here, while the top 50 can be viewed below:
| RANK | SCHOOL | CONFERENCE | RECORD | ROAD | NEUTRAL | HOME | NON DIV I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn St. | Big Ten | 19-1 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 19-2 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Florida | Southeastern | 16-1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Kentucky | Southeastern | 17-2 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 10-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 16-4 | 5-2 | 1-2 | 10-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Texas | Big 12 | 16-2 | 8-1 | 3-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 17-2 | 9-0 | 2-2 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 14-5 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Utah | Pac-12 | 17-4 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 13-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
| 11 | Kansas | Big 12 | 18-3 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 12 | Washington | Pac-12 | 16-5 | 6-2 | 3-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 13 | Michigan St. | Big Ten | 15-4 | 4-4 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 14 | Southern California | Pac-12 | 15-6 | 6-3 | 3-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 15 | Creighton | Big East | 16-5 | 5-2 | 3-2 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 16 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 13-6 | 6-3 | 3-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 17 | BYU | West Coast | 21-1 | 11-0 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 18 | Wichita St. | AAC | 18-3 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 19 | Iowa St. | Big 12 | 14-4 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 20 | Purdue | Big Ten | 16-5 | 4-2 | 4-0 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 21 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 15-6 | 5-3 | 3-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 22 | San Diego | West Coast | 16-4 | 7-1 | 3-1 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 23 | Illinois | Big Ten | 16-5 | 7-2 | 6-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 24 | Baylor | Big 12 | 16-5 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 25 | Louisville | Atlantic Coast | 14-6 | 4-4 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 26 | Cal Poly | Big West | 19-2 | 8-2 | 7-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| 27 | Oregon St. | Pac-12 | 15-7 | 4-5 | 5-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 28 | LSU | Southeastern | 16-4 | 5-4 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
| 29 | Michigan | Big Ten | 14-8 | 3-7 | 3-0 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast | 16-5 | 6-3 | 1-0 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 31 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 11-10 | 2-5 | 2-0 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast | 16-5 | 5-2 | 3-2 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 32 | Colorado St. | Mountain West | 20-2 | 7-0 | 2-0 | 11-2 | 0-0 |
| 34 | Marquette | Big East | 15-7 | 6-2 | 2-3 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 35 | Western Ky. | Conference USA | 23-2 | 8-1 | 5-1 | 10-0 | 0-0 |
| 36 | Auburn | Southeastern | 11-8 | 4-3 | 3-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 37 | Miami (FL) | Atlantic Coast | 12-4 | 5-2 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 38 | NC State | Atlantic Coast | 14-7 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 39 | Florida St. | Atlantic Coast | 11-7 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 40 | Arkansas | Southeastern | 15-6 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 41 | Texas A&M | Southeastern | 6-10 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 42 | Iowa | Big Ten | 15-8 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
| 43 | Alabama | Southeastern | 15-8 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 44 | Washington St. | Pac-12 | 13-9 | 6-4 | 3-0 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 45 | Maryland | Big Ten | 14-8 | 4-4 | 4-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 46 | UNI | Missouri Valley | 20-5 | 7-2 | 6-2 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 47 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 10-8 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 48 | Missouri St. | Missouri Valley | 18-5 | 9-0 | 2-3 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 49 | Hawaii | Big West | 15-6 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 11-6 | 0-0 |
| 50 | Missouri | Southeastern | 12-9 | 4-4 | 6-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
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