Data below includes all games played through Sunday February 24, 2013. RPI is from WarrenNolan.com.


LATEST NCAA TOURNAMENT PROJECTIONS
Jerry Palm at CBSSports.com
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology
(updated on February 24, 2013)
#8 Memphis vs. #9 Cincinnati in the West Region Second Round Game (plays the winner of #1 Gonzaga vs. #16 Long Beach in the Third Round)

Joe Lunardi at ESPN.com
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology
(updated on February 22, 2013)
#5 Memphis vs. the winner of #12 Baylor vs. #12 Temple in the South Region Second Round Game (plays the winner of #4 Wisconsin vs. #13 Valparaiso in the Third Round)

**For a look at tons more bracket projections, go here: http://bracketproject.50webs.com/matrix.htm...currently the Tigers are an average #7.66 seed. The Tigers range from a high of a #4 seed to a low of a #10 seed.


#21/#19 MEMPHIS (24-3, 13-0)
RPI: #18 (SOS: #72)
Non-Conference RPI: #41
Non-Conference RPI strength of schedule: #46
**The combined win-loss record of the Tigers' non-conference opponents (vs. Division 1 opponents only): 223-179 (.555)
Conference RPI: #18
Conference RPI strength of schedule: #148
Record vs. RPI 1-25: 0-2
Record vs. RPI 26-50: 2-1
Record vs. RPI 51-75: 3-0
Record vs. RPI 76-100: 4-0
Record vs. RPI 101-200: 5-0
Record vs. RPI 201-347: 10-0
Sagarin: #27 (SOS: #131)
Pomeroy: #38 (SOS: #159)
Record one year ago today: 20-8, 10-3
2011-12 Final RPI: #16 (SOS: #20)
**Current predicted RPI finish according to WarrenNolan.com: 28-3, 16-0…#19 (SOS: #74)
**Current most probable RPI finish according to RPIForecast.com: 27-4, 15-1…#16 (SOS: #77)


**Current RPI of the Tigers' non-conference opponents**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-W…North Florida (11-17, 7-9): #224 (SOS: #216)
-W…Samford (10-18, 9-7): #271 (SOS: #254)
-L…vs. #24/#24 Virginia Commonwealth (22-6, 10-3): #36 (SOS: #76)
-L…vs. Minnesota (18-9, 6-8): #17 (SOS: #1)
-W…vs. Northern Iowa (16-12, 10-6): #70 (SOS: #42)
-W…Tennessee-Martin (6-19, 4-10): #314 (SOS: #237)
-W…Ohio (20-7, 11-1): #72 (SOS: #164)
-W…Austin Peay (5-22, 3-11): #308 (SOS: #218)
-L…#10/#10 Louisville (22-5, 10-4): #8 (SOS: #8)
-W…Lipscomb (10-16, 6-10): #227 (SOS: #210)
-W…Oral Roberts (16-11, 12-3): #127 (SOS: #151)
-W…Loyola-Maryland (20-9, 11-5): #92 (SOS: #170)
-W…@ Tennessee (16-10, 8-6): #57 (SOS: #36)
-W…Harvard (16-7, 9-1): #83 (SOS: #167)
-?…@ Xavier (15-11, 8-5): #95 (SOS: #98)


**Current RPI of the Tigers' Conference USA opponents**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-W…East Carolina (12-10, 7-6): #94 (SOS: #90)
-W…@ UAB (12-14, 5-7): #165 (SOS: #116)
-W…@ Rice (4-20, 1-11): #309 (SOS: #139)
-W…Tulane (17-9, 6-6): #151 (SOS: #243)
-W…Marshall (11-16, 5-8): #202 (SOS: #115)
-W…@ East Carolina (12-10, 7-6): #94 (SOS: #90)
-W…Tulsa (13-13, 6-7): #134 (SOS: #114)
-W…@ SMU (12-14, 3-9): #212 (SOS: #219)
-W…@ Southern Mississippi (19-7, 10-3): #34 (SOS: #86)
-W…UCF (17-9, 8-5): #105 (SOS: #127)
-W…@ Marshall (11-16, 5-8): #202 (SOS: #115)
-W…Houston (14-10, 4-8): #203 (SOS: #292)
-W…Southern Mississippi (19-7, 10-3): #34 (SOS: #86)
-?…@ UCF (17-9, 8-5): #105 (SOS: #127)
-?…@ UTEP (14-12, 7-5): #98 (SOS: #62)
-?…UAB (12-14, 5-7): #165 (SOS: #116)


CONFERENCE USA
RPI: #11
Sagarin: #11
**Record overall: 183-138 (.570)
**Record vs. Conference USA opponents: 75-75 (.500)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents: 108-63 (.632)
**Record vs. Division 1 non-conference opponents: 94-62 (.603)
**Record vs. non-Division 1 non-conference opponents: 14-1 (.933)
Record vs. the ACC: 0-7
Record vs. the Big East: 1-5
Record vs. the Big Ten: 1-2
Record vs. the Big XII: 3-5
Record vs. the Pac 12: 2-3
Record vs. the SEC: 3-4
**Record vs. the "big 6" conferences: 10-26 (.278)
Record vs. the Atlantic 10: 0-6
Record vs. the Missouri Valley: 3-6
Record vs. the Mountain West: 1-3
Record vs. the West Coast: 3-1
**Record vs. the top 10 conferences (the “big 6”, Atlantic 10, Missouri Valley, Mountain West and West Coast): 17-42 (.288)
**Record vs. non-top 10 conferences (including independents) in Division 1 (excluding C-USA): 77-20 (.794)
**Record vs. ranked non-conference opponents (AP): 0-10 (East Carolina: 0-1; Marshall: 0-1; Memphis: 0-1; Southern Mississippi: 0-1; Tulsa: 0-1; UCF: 0-1; UAB: 0-2; UTEP: 0-2)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents at HOME: 82-14 (.854)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents AWAY: 18-33 (.353)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents on a NEUTRAL court: 8-16 (.333)


**Current RPI of each member of Conference USA**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Memphis (24-3, 13-0): #18 (SOS: #72)
-Southern Mississippi (19-7, 10-3): #34 (SOS: #86)
-East Carolina (12-10, 7-6): #94 (SOS: #90)
-UTEP (14-12, 7-5): #98 (SOS: #62)
-UCF (17-9, 8-5): #105 (SOS: #127)
-Tulsa (13-13, 6-7): #134 (SOS: #114)
-Tulane (17-9, 6-6): #151 (SOS: #243)
-UAB (12-14, 5-7): #165 (SOS: #116)
-Marshall (11-16, 5-8): #202 (SOS: #115)
-Houston (14-10, 4-8): #203 (SOS: #292)
-SMU (12-14, 3-9): #212 (SOS: #219)
-Rice (4-20, 1-11): #309 (SOS: #139)


**Current RPI of each future member of Conference USA**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Middle Tennessee (25-4, 17-1): #27 (SOS: #119)
-Louisiana Tech (23-3, 14-0): #52 (SOS: #225)
-Charlotte (18-8, 6-6): #60 (SOS: #100)
-FIU (15-12, 10-8): #132 (SOS: #143)
-FAU (12-17, 8-11): #216 (SOS: #200)
-North Texas (10-18, 6-13): #248 (SOS: #194)
-UTSA (7-19, 2-12): #285 (SOS: #229)
-Old Dominion (4-24, 2-14): #325 (SOS: #203)


**Current RPI of each member of the future Conference USA (probable 2014-15 version)**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Middle Tennessee (25-4, 17-1): #27 (SOS: #119)
-Southern Mississippi (19-7, 10-3): #34 (SOS: #86)
-Louisiana Tech (23-3, 14-0): #52 (SOS: #225)
-Charlotte (18-8, 6-6): #60 (SOS: #100)
-UTEP (14-12, 7-5): #98 (SOS: #62)
-FIU (15-12, 10-8): #132 (SOS: #143)
-Tulsa (13-13, 6-7): #134 (SOS: #114)
-UAB (12-14, 5-7): #165 (SOS: #116)
-Marshall (11-16, 5-8): #202 (SOS: #115)
-FAU (12-17, 8-11): #216 (SOS: #200)
-North Texas (10-18, 6-13): #248 (SOS: #194)
-UTSA (7-19, 2-12): #285 (SOS: #229)
-Rice (4-20, 1-11): #309 (SOS: #139)
-Old Dominion (4-24, 2-14): #325 (SOS: #203)


Remaining Non-Conference Games for Conference USA Teams
Memphis
-02/26: @ Xavier (15-11)...RPI: #95 (SOS: #98)
UCF
-02/26: Georgia Southwestern (Non-Division 1)


**Current RPI ranking of the top 10 conferences in Division 1**
(each conference’s record is vs. Division 1 non-conference opponents only)
1. Big Ten…121-31 (.796)…0.5857
2. Mountain West…87-26 (.770)…0.5856
3. Big East…151-34 (.816)…0.5821
4. ACC…114-37 (.755)…0.5704
5. Big XII…89-33 (.730)…0.5640
6. Pac 12…109-41 (.727)…0.5601
7. Atlantic 10…143-77 (.650)…0.5502
8. SEC…117-58 (.669)…0.5470
9. Missouri Valley…75-45 (.625)…0.5369
10. West Coast…71-45 (.612)…0.5294
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11. Conference USA…94-62 (.603)…0.5188


Conference USA’s RPI Finish Year-By-Year
2012-13 (so far): 0.5188 (#11)
2011-12: 0.5292 (#9)
2010-11: 0.5366 (#8)
2009-10: 0.5170 (#11)
2008-09: 0.5206 (#10)
2007-08: 0.5178 (#10)
2006-07: 0.5088 (#11)
2005-06: 0.5015 (#13)
2004-05: 0.5336 (#9)
2003-04: 0.5490 (#5)
2002-03: 0.5447 (#8)
2001-02: 0.5388 (#8)
2000-01: 0.5259 (#10)
1999-00: 0.5583 (#5)
1998-99: 0.5452 (#6)
1997-98: 0.5355 (#8)
1996-97: 0.5341 (#9)
1995-96: 0.5624 (#5)


Memphis Tigers’ RPI History
(Tigers' record consists of W-L's vs. only Division 1 opponents thru all games played in the regular season and conference tournament):
-2011-12: 26-8...#16 (SOS: #20)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#8 seed in the West Region)
-2010-11: 25-9...#28 (SOS: #46)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#12 seed in the West Region)
-2009-10: 23-9...#53 (SOS: #85)...postseason: NIT
-2008-09: 31-3...#7 (SOS: #49)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#2 seed in the West Region)
-2007-08: 33-1...#3 (SOS: #27)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#1 seed in the South Region)
-2006-07: 30-3...#8 (SOS: #75)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#2 seed in the South Region)
-2005-06: 30-3...#4 (SOS: #31)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#1 seed in the West Region)
-2004-05: 19-15...#109 (SOS: #80)...postseason: NIT
-2003-04: 21-7...#32 (SOS: #65)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#7 seed in the East Region)
-2002-03: 23-6...#26 (SOS: #77)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#7 seed in the West Region)
-2001-02: 21-9...#69 (SOS: #128)...postseason: NIT
-2000-01: 16-14...#95 (SOS: #68)...postseason: NIT
-1999-00: 14-16...#122 (SOS: #68)...postseason: None
-1998-99: 13-15...#124 (SOS: #79)...postseason: None
-1997-98: 16-11...#66 (SOS: #62)...postseason: NIT
-1996-97: 16-14...#72 (SOS: #33)...postseason: NIT
-1995-96: 22-7...#15 (SOS: #27)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#5 seed in the West Region)
-1994-95: 22-9...#31 (SOS: #54)...postseason: NCAA Tournament (#6 seed in the Midwest Region)
-1993-94: 13-16...#90 (SOS: #32)...postseason: None


Memphis Tigers’ NCAA Tournament Seeding History
(Tigers' record consists of W-L's vs. all opponents thru all games played in the regular season and conference tournament):
-2012: 26-8...#8 seed in West Region...SECOND ROUND finish
-2011: 25-9...#12 seed in the West Region...SECOND ROUND finish
-2009: 31-3...#2 seed in the West Region...SWEET SIXTEEN finish
-2008: 33-1...#1 seed in the South Region...RUNNER-UP finish
-2007: 30-3...#2 seed in the South Region...ELITE EIGHT finish
-2006: 30-3...#1 seed in the West Region...ELITE EIGHT finish
-2004: 21-7...#7 seed in the East Region...SECOND ROUND finish
-2003: 23-6...#7 seed in the West Region...FIRST ROUND finish
-1996: 22-7...#5 seed in the West Region...FIRST ROUND finish
-1995: 22-9...#6 seed in the Midwest Region...SWEET SIXTEEN finish
-1993: 20-11...#10 seed in the Southeast Region...FIRST ROUND finish
-1992: 20-10...#6 seed in the Midwest Region...ELITE EIGHT finish
-1989: 21-10...#5 seed in the West Region...FIRST ROUND finish
-1988: 19-11...#9 seed in the Midwest Region...SECOND ROUND finish
-1986: 27-5...#3 seed in the Southeast Region...SECOND ROUND finish
-1985: 27-3...#2 seed in the Midwest Region...FINAL FOUR finish
-1984: 24-6...#6 seed in the Midwest Region...SWEET SIXTEEN finish
-1983: 22-7...#4 seed in the Midwest Region...SWEET SIXTEEN finish
-1982: 23-4...#2 seed in the East Region...SWEET SIXTEEN finish
**All NCAA Tournaments prior to 1979 were not seeded, thus the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament appearances in 1955, 1956, 1962, 1973 and 1976 are not included in the above list


Conference USA’s RPI History
(Team’s records consist of W-L's vs. only Division 1 opponents thru all games played in the regular season and conference tournament):
2011-12
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (26-8)…RPI: #16 (SOS: #20)…received #8 seed (West Region)
*Southern Mississippi (23-8)…RPI: #21 (SOS: #47)…received #9 seed (East Region)

2010-11
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (25-9)…RPI: #28 (SOS: #46)…received #12 seed (West Region)
*UAB (22-8)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #78)…received #12 seed (East Region)

2009-10
C-USA RPI: #11
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*UTEP (26-6)…RPI: #38 (SOS: #111)…received #12 seed (West Region)
*Houston (18-15)…RPI: #110 (SOS: #106)...received #14 seed (Midwest Region)

2008-09
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (31-3)…RPI: #7 (SOS: #49)…received #2 seed (West Region)

2007-08
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (33-1)…RPI: #3 (SOS: #27)…received #1 seed (South Region)

2006-07
C-USA RPI: #11
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (30-3)…RPI: #8 (SOS: #75)…received #2 seed (South Region)

2005-06
C-USA RPI: #13
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (30-3)…RPI: #4 (SOS: #31)…received #1 seed (West Region)
*UAB (23-6)…RPI: #32 (SOS: #115)…received #9 seed (East Region)

2004-05
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Louisville (27-4)…RPI: #12 (SOS: #54)…received #4 seed (West Region)
*Cincinnati (24-7)…RPI: #24 (SOS: #53)…received #7 seed (South Region)
*Charlotte (21-7)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #99)…received #7 seed (East Region)
*UAB (21-10)…RPI: #49 (SOS: #92)…received #11 seed (Midwest Region)

2003-04
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 6
*Cincinnati (24-6)…RPI: #11 (SOS: #23)…received #4 seed (South Region)
*DePaul (21-9)…RPI: #37 (SOS: #51)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Memphis (21-7)…RPI: #32 (SOS: #65)…received #7 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (21-8)…RPI: #34 (SOS: #58)…received #9 seed (East Region)
*UAB (20-9)…RPI: #33 (SOS: #35)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (20-9)…RPI: #24 (SOS: #16)…received #10 seed (South Region)

2002-03
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Marquette (23-5)…RPI: #10 (SOS: #39)…received #3 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (24-6)…RPI: #11 (SOS: #26)…received #4 seed (East Region)
*Memphis (23-6)…RPI: #26 (SOS: #77)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Cincinnati (17-11)…RPI: #29 (SOS: #9)…received #8 seed (West Region)

2001-02
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 3
*Cincinnati (30-3)…RPI: #2 (SOS: #23)…received #1 seed (West Region)
*Marquette (26-6)…RPI: #23 (SOS: #87)…received #5 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (18-11)…RPI: #37 (SOS: #22)…received #9 seed (South Region)

2000-01
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Cincinnati (23-9)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #63)…received #5 seed (West Region)
*Charlotte (21-10)…RPI: #48 (SOS: #77)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)

1999-00
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (28-3)…RPI: #1 (SOS: #5)…received #2 seed (South Region)
*Louisville (18-11)…RPI: #29 (SOS: #15)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*DePaul (20-11)…RPI: #30 (SOS: #25)…received #9 seed (East Region)
*Saint Louis (19-13)…RPI: #33 (SOS: #10)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)

1998-99
C-USA RPI: #6
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-5)…RPI: #9 (SOS: #35)…received #3 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (22-10)…RPI: #19 (SOS: #18)…received #5 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (19-10)…RPI: #22 (SOS: #21)…received #7 seed (South Region)
*UAB (20-11)…RPI: #48 (SOS: #68)…received #12 seed (West Region)

1997-98
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 3
*Cincinnati (26-5)…RPI: #16 (SOS: #71)…received #2 seed (West Region)
*Charlotte (19-10)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #20)…received #8 seed (East Region)
*Saint Louis (21-10)…RPI: #47 (SOS: #75)…received #10 seed (South Region)

1996-97
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-7)…RPI: #13 (SOS: #47)…received #3 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (23-8)…RPI: #18 (SOS: #56)…received #6 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (21-8)…RPI: #27 (SOS: #62)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Marquette (22-8)…RPI: #51 (SOS: #106)…received #7 seed (Southeast Region)

1995-96
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-4)…RPI: #4 (SOS: #19)…received #2 seed (Southeast Region)
*Marquette (22-7)…RPI: #23 (SOS: #47)…received #4 seed (East Region)
*Memphis (22-7)…RPI: #15 (SOS: #27)…received #5 seed (West Region)
*Louisville (19-11)…RPI: #19 (SOS: #5)…received #6 seed (Midwest Region)

**Current RPI of each member of this season's version of the Big East**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Louisville (22-5, 10-4): #8 (SOS: #8)
-Syracuse (22-5, 10-4): #12 (SOS: #17)
-Georgetown (21-4, 11-3): #13 (SOS: #35)
-Marquette (19-7, 10-4): #16 (SOS: #16)
-Connecticut (19-7, 9-5): #28 (SOS: #19)
-Notre Dame (22-6, 10-5): #39 (SOS: #75)
-Pittsburgh (21-7, 9-6): #40 (SOS: #50)
-Cincinnati (19-9, 7-8): #51 (SOS: #30)
-Villanova (17-10, 9-6): #54 (SOS: #31)
-Saint John's (16-11, 8-7): #63 (SOS: #34)
-Providence (15-12, 7-8): #82 (SOS: #45)
-Rutgers (13-13, 4-11): #110 (SOS: #48)
-Seton Hall (13-15, 2-13): #121 (SOS: #53)
-USF (10-16, 1-13): #131 (SOS: #13)
-DePaul (11-16, 2-12): #182 (SOS: #101)


**Current RPI of each member of next season's version of the Big East**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Louisville (22-5, 10-4): #8 (SOS: #8)
-Georgetown (21-4, 11-3): #13 (SOS: #35)
-Marquette (19-7, 10-4): #16 (SOS: #16)
-Memphis (24-3, 13-0): #18 (SOS: #72)
-Connecticut (19-7, 9-5): #28 (SOS: #19)
-Notre Dame (22-6, 10-5): #39 (SOS: #75)
-Temple (19-8, 8-5): #41 (SOS: #41)
-Cincinnati (19-9, 7-8): #51 (SOS: #30)
-Villanova (17-10, 9-6): #54 (SOS: #31)
-Saint John's (16-11, 8-7): #63 (SOS: #34)
-Providence (15-12, 7-8): #82 (SOS: #45)
-UCF (17-9, 8-5): #105 (SOS: #127)
-Rutgers (13-13, 4-11): #110 (SOS: #48)
-Seton Hall (13-15, 2-13): #121 (SOS: #53)
-USF (10-16, 1-13): #131 (SOS: #13)
-DePaul (11-16, 2-12): #182 (SOS: #101)
-Houston (14-10, 4-8): #203 (SOS: #292)
-SMU (12-14, 3-9): #212 (SOS: #219)


**Current RPI of each member of the future Big East (probable 2014-15 version)**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Memphis (24-3, 13-0): #18 (SOS: #72)
-Connecticut (19-7, 9-5): #28 (SOS: #19)
-Temple (19-8, 8-5): #41 (SOS: #41)
-Cincinnati (19-9, 7-8): #51 (SOS: #30)
-East Carolina (12-10, 7-6): #94 (SOS: #90)
-UCF (17-9, 8-5): #105 (SOS: #127)
-USF (10-16, 1-13): #131 (SOS: #13)
-Tulane (17-9, 6-6): #151 (SOS: #243)
-Houston (14-10, 4-8): #203 (SOS: #292)
-SMU (12-14, 3-9): #212 (SOS: #219)

Man that’s some really good stuff, thanks! Also Jerry Palm would have us matched up against the Miami Heat if there was a way.

Tennessee-Martin and Austin Peay have to be dragging our RPI and SOS down hard.