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Jul

University Of Central Florida Banned From Playing In The Post Season

The University of Central Florida received a 1-year football bowl game and men’s basketball tournament ban, Tuesday due to recruiting violations and a lack of institutional control. Central Florida will leave Conference USA for the Big East in 2013-2014.

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Oct

Report: Big East To Invite Four Schools, Double Exit Fee

ESPN.com news services

NEW YORK — The Big East plans to invite Boise State, Air Force and Navy as football-only members, and Central Florida to compete in all sports, after it doubles the exit fee for current members to $10 million, a conference official told The Associated Press.

Big East officials were meeting with UCF representatives Friday, as the conference closed in on extending formal invitations for expansion, a source told ESPN’s Joe Schad. A conference call of Big East presidents and chancellors was scheduled for later Friday, the source said.

Expansion is likely within seven to 10 days, and a vote on increasing the league’s exit fees also is expected in the next 48 to 72 hours, the source said.  READ MORE….

 

 

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Jan

Men’s College Basketball Rating Percentage Index (RPI) – January 17, 2011 (1-34)

 

Rk. School W L RPI SOS Rank SOS
1 Kansas 17 0 0.6865 20 0.5820
2 San Diego State 17 0 0.6804 23 0.5739
3 Syracuse 18 0 0.6775 31 0.5700
4 Brigham Young 16 1 0.6758 13 0.5888
5 Pittsburgh 17 1 0.6599 29 0.5703
6 Ohio State 18 0 0.6579 60 0.5438
7 Georgetown 13 5 0.6553 2 0.6338
8 West Virginia 12 4 0.6549 5 0.6256
9 Connecticut 14 2 0.6534 30 0.5701
10 Villanova 16 1 0.6521 50 0.5510
11 Duke 16 1 0.6517 50 0.5510
12 Kentucky 14 3 0.6428 21 0.5785
13 St. John’s 11 5 0.6414 3 0.6313
14 Notre Dame 14 4 0.6409 11 0.5965
15 Purdue 15 3 0.6372 39 0.5645
16 Florida 13 4 0.6334 6 0.6183
17 Texas A&M 15 1 0.6309 78 0.5348
18 Michigan State 11 5 0.6235 8 0.6178
19 UCF 13 2 0.6223 85 0.5315
20 UNLV 14 4 0.6200 25 0.5727
21 Washington 13 4 0.6192 32 0.5696
22 Minnesota 14 4 0.6155 38 0.5657
22 Vanderbilt 12 4 0.6155 36 0.5678
24 Arizona 15 3 0.6154 69 0.5396
25 Butler 12 6 0.6134 15 0.5870
26 Cleveland State 14 3 0.6104 112 0.5206
27 Temple 12 4 0.6091 44 0.5573
28 Old Dominion 13 4 0.6089 49 0.5515
29 North Carolina 12 5 0.6086 17 0.5862
29 Illinois 13 5 0.6086 24 0.5728
31 Miami (Fla.) 12 5 0.6085 35 0.5679
32 St. Mary’s 14 2 0.6082 125 0.5168
33 Wisconsin 13 4 0.6072 47 0.5527
34 Tennessee 11 6 0.6068 1 0.6400

 

 

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Jan

Men’s College Basketball Rating Percentage Index (RPI) – January 10, 2011

 

Rk. School W L RPI SOS Rank SOS
1 Brigham Young 15 1 0.6757 16 0.5908
2 Kansas 14 0 0.6747 37 0.5662
3 Georgetown 12 4 0.6708 1 0.6395
4 Syracuse 16 0 0.6686 43 0.5581
5 Connecticut 12 2 0.6613 21 0.5869
6 San Diego State 15 0 0.6567 63 0.5422
7 Pittsburgh 15 1 0.6554 36 0.5684
8 Kentucky 12 3 0.6536 13 0.5982
9 Duke 14 0 0.6535 73 0.5380
10 Notre Dame 14 2 0.6528 24 0.5847
11 St. John’s 10 4 0.6499 3 0.6221
12 Purdue 14 1 0.6494 45 0.5573
13 Florida 12 3 0.6428 6 0.6183
13 West Virginia 10 4 0.6428 7 0.6175
15 Ohio State 15 0 0.6358 123 0.5145
16 UCF 13 1 0.6320 82 0.5279
17 Illinois 13 3 0.6250 30 0.5735
17 Temple 10 3 0.6250 30 0.5735
19 Villanova 13 1 0.6248 111 0.5169
20 Vanderbilt 11 3 0.6241 34 0.5694
21 Butler 10 5 0.6191 11 0.5998
22 Washington 12 3 0.6170 40 0.5628
23 Cleveland State 13 2 0.6146 111 0.5169
24 UNLV 13 3 0.6137 41 0.5615
25 North Carolina 11 4 0.6135 20 0.5873
26 Wisconsin 12 3 0.6123 52 0.5497
27 Texas A&M 13 1 0.6120 133 0.5125
28 Old Dominion 12 3 0.6105 53 0.5495
29 Kansas State 11 4 0.6084 25 0.5836
30 Texas 12 3 0.6082 42 0.5595
31 Wichita State 12 2 0.6075 96 0.5226
32 Miami (Fla.) 11 5 0.6069 33 0.5704

 

 

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Men’s College Basketball Rating Percentage Index (RPI) – January 3, 2011

Rk. School W L RPI SOS Rank SOS
1 Georgetown 12 2 0.6894 3 0.6203
2 Syracuse 15 0 0.6807 32 0.5743
3 Kansas 13 0 0.6780 37 0.5706
4 Brigham Young 13 1 0.6637 28 0.5785
5 Kentucky 11 2 0.6612 14 0.5967
6 Connecticut 11 1 0.6587 39 0.5687
7 Duke 13 0 0.6522 76 0.5362
8 San Diego State 13 0 0.6476 90 0.5301
9 Pittsburgh 13 1 0.6475 47 0.5633
10 St. John’s 9 3 0.6431 8 0.6044
11 Purdue 13 1 0.6418 55 0.5502
12 Villanova 12 1 0.6356 80 0.5338
13 Notre Dame 12 2 0.6339 44 0.5652
14 West Virginia 8 4 0.6326 1 0.6302
15 Vanderbilt 11 2 0.6290 49 0.5598
16 Temple 9 3 0.6284 19 0.5879
17 Butler 9 4 0.6273 7 0.6048
18 Ohio State 14 0 0.6260 161 0.5014
19 Florida 10 3 0.6259 6 0.6050
20 UCF 12 0 0.6250 168 0.5001
21 Old Dominion 9 3 0.6233 24 0.5844
22 UNLV 12 2 0.6221 58 0.5482
23 Washington 10 3 0.6210 29 0.5764
24 Kansas State 10 3 0.6207 16 0.5937
25 Boston College 11 3 0.6203 31 0.5744
26 Miami (Fla.) 11 4 0.6152 38 0.5688
27 Illinois 12 3 0.6149 46 0.5634
28 Cleveland State 13 1 0.6146 158 0.5023
29 Missouri 13 1 0.6087 141 0.5092
30 Drexel 9 2 0.6079 124 0.5149
31 Texas A&M 11 1 0.6073 132 0.5127
32 Princeton 10 4 0.6062 62 0.5436
33 North Carolina 10 4 0.6031 22 0.5858
34 Wisconsin 11 3 0.6022 72 0.5401

 

 

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Dec

Men’s College Basketball Rating Percentage Index (RPI) – December 13, 2010

Rk. School W L RPI SOS Rank SOS
1 Tennessee 7 0 0.7537 2 0.6715
2 Georgetown 8 1 0.7292 4 0.6645
3 Kentucky 7 2 0.7039 1 0.6735
4 Kansas 9 0 0.6958 29 0.5945
5 Brigham Young 10 0 0.6914 34 0.5885
6 Ohio State 7 0 0.6874 40 0.5832
7 Connecticut 8 0 0.6852 45 0.5803
8 Duke 10 0 0.6847 48 0.5795
9 UNLV 9 1 0.6828 25 0.5997
10 Florida 7 2 0.6757 3 0.6702
11 Miami (Fla.) 6 2 0.6730 10 0.6355
12 Pittsburgh 10 1 0.6689 26 0.5992
13 Old Dominion 8 2 0.6619 15 0.6250
14 Syracuse 10 0 0.6582 91 0.5443
15 West Virginia 6 2 0.6575 13 0.6322
16 Louisville 8 0 0.6524 104 0.5365
17 Cleveland State 10 0 0.6514 105 0.5352
18 North Carolina 7 3 0.6494 8 0.6409
19 Boston College 7 2 0.6491 11 0.6347
19 Illinois 9 1 0.6491 57 0.5718
21 UCF 7 0 0.6487 111 0.5316
22 Vanderbilt 7 2 0.6478 18 0.6112
23 San Diego State 9 0 0.6438 120 0.5251
24 Kansas State 8 1 0.6432 65 0.5669
25 Temple 6 2 0.6423 17 0.6157
26 Mississippi 5 2 0.6368 14 0.6307
27 California 5 3 0.6330 5 0.6598
28 Missouri 8 1 0.6264 84 0.5469
29 Baylor 6 0 0.6230 162 0.4974
30 Utah State 7 2 0.6214 76 0.5523
31 Vermont 6 2 0.6212 54 0.5734
32 Xavier 6 2 0.6192 44 0.5811
33 Minnesota 9 1 0.6183 94 0.5441
34 Notre Dame 9 1 0.6142 114 0.5295

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Dec

Study: Grad Rates Between Blacks, Whites Widening

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new study shows the disparity between graduation rates for white and black players at schools headed to bowl games grew again this year even as overall academic progress increased for both. CONTINUE….

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Nov

Harris Interactive College Football Poll – November 21, 2010

  1. Oregon (65)
  2. Auburn (35)
  3. Boise State (11)
  4. TCU (3)
  5. Wisconsin
  6. LSU
  7. Ohio State
  8. Stanford
  9. Nebraska
  10. Michigan State
  11. Alabama
  12. Oklahoma State
  13. Arkansas
  14. Oklahoma
  15. Virginia Tech
  16. Missouri
  17. South Carolina
  18. Nevada
  19. Iowa
  20. Texas A&M
  21. Utah
  22. Mississippi State
  23. Arizona
  24. Miami (FL)
  25. Florida State

Others receiving votes:

Northwestern 165, North Carolina State 98, Michigan 80, Northern Illinois 48, Temple 34, San Diego State 29, Maryland 27, Navy 25, Syracuse 23, West Virginia 22, Florida 14, UCF 12, Hawaii 11, Kansas State 9, Air Force 9, Southern Miss 8, Fresno State 4, Tulsa 4, Penn State 2, Baylor 2, Connecticut 1, South Florida 1.

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Nov

USA Today College Football Coach’s Poll – November 21, 2010

  1. Oregon (46)
  2. Auburn (6)
  3. Boise State (5)
  4. TCU (2)
  5. Wisconsin
  6. LSU
  7. Ohio State
  8. Stanford
  9. Nebraska
  10. Oklahoma State
  11. Michigan State
  12. Alabama
  13. Arkansas
  14. Oklahoma
  15. Virginia Tech
  16. Missouri
  17. South Carolina
  18. Nevada
  19. Texas A&M
  20. Iowa
  21. Miami (Fla.)
  22. Mississippi State
  23. Arizona
  24. Utah
  25. Northwestern

Others Receiving Votes: Florida State(8-3) 87; Michigan(7-4) 72; North Carolina State(8-3) 55; Northern Illinois(9-2) 30; Temple(8-3) 23; San Diego State(7-4) 20; Maryland(7-4) 18; Syracuse(7-4) 13; Hawaii(8-3) 10; Navy(8-3) 6; Kansas State(6-5) 5; UCF(8-3) 5; Southern Mississippi(8-3) 4; Baylor(7-5) 3; Air Force(8-4) 2; Penn State(7-4) 1

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Nov

Harris Interactive College Football Poll – November 14, 2010

  1. Oregon (93)
  2. Auburn (7)
  3. TCU (5)
  4. Boise State (9)
  5. Wisconsin
  6. LSU
  7. Ohio State
  8. Stanford
  9. Nebraska
  10. Michigan State
  11. Alabama
  12. Iowa
  13. Oklahoma State
  14. Arkansas
  15. Utah
  16. Oklahoma
  17. Virginia Tech
  18. Mississippi State
  19. Arizona
  20. Missouri
  21. Nevada State
  22. South Carolina
  23. Florida
  24. Texas A&M
  25. UCF

Others receiving votes:

Miami (FL) 96, San Diego State 64, North Carolina 63, Baylor 60, Penn State 46, Kansas State 43, Temple 34, Florida State 29, Michigan 29, Pittsburgh 25, North Carolina State 19, Navy 13, Syracuse 10, Northern Illinois 9, Air Force 7, Fresno State 7, Hawaii 6, Tulsa 5, West Virginia 4, Clemson 2, Northwestern 2.

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Nov

Associated Press College Football Poll – November 14, 2010

  1. Oregon (49)
  2. Auburn (2)
  3. TCU (2)
  4. Boise State (7)
  5. LSU
  6. Wisconsin
  7. Stanford
  8. Ohio State
  9. Nebraska
  10. Michigan State
  11. Alabama
  12. Oklahoma State
  13. Iowa
  14. Arkansas
  15. Utah
  16. Virginia Tech
  17. Mississippi State
  18. Arizona
  19. Oklahoma
  20. Missouri
  21. Nevada
  22. South Carolina
  23. Texas A&M
  24. Florida
  25. UCF

Others Receiving Votes: Southern California(7-3) 51; San Diego State(7-3) 42; Miami (Fla.)(7-3) 39; Penn State(6-4) 29; Baylor(7-4) 23; North Carolina(6-4) 20; Kansas State(6-4) 18; Pittsburgh(5-4) 14; Northern Illinois(8-2) 9; Florida State(7-3) 6; Temple(8-2) 4; Navy(7-3) 3; Syracuse(7-3) 2; Del(9-1) 1

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Nov

Harris Interactive College Football Poll – November 7, 2010

  1. Oregon (93)
  2. Auburn (7)
  3. TCU (5)
  4. Boise State (9)
  5. Wisconsin
  6. LSU
  7. Ohio State
  8. Stanford
  9. Nebraska
  10. Michigan State
  11. Alabama
  12. Iowa
  13. Oklahoma State
  14. Arkansas
  15. Utah
  16. Oklahoma
  17. Virginia Tech
  18. Mississippi State
  19. Arizona
  20. Missouri
  21. Nevada
  22. South Carolina
  23. Florida
  24. Texas A&M
  25. UCF

Others Receiving Votes: Miami (Fla.)(6-3) 96; San Diego State(7-2) 64; North Carolina(6-3) 63; Baylor(7-3) 60; Penn State(6-3) 46; Kansas State(6-3) 43; Temple(8-2) 34; Florida State(6-3) 29; Michigan(6-3) 29; Pittsburgh(5-3) 25; North Carolina State(6-3) 19; Navy(6-3) 13; Syracuse(6-3) 10; Northern Illinois(7-2) 9; Air Force(6-4) 7; Fresno State(6-2) 7; Hawaii(7-3) 6; Tulsa(6-3) 5; West Virginia(5-3) 4; Clemson(5-4) 2; Northwestern(6-3) 2

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