Tier Three Teams going into conference play
Northwestern
Best Wins:Â At Georgetown (75-63) and Liberty (66-52)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams:Â Zero
Number of victories over high tier mid major teams not in a Power Five conference:Â One
Notable Defeats: Auburn (42-43) and Pittsburgh (58-87)
Non-Conference Record: 5-2
RPI Ranking: 92
NET Ranking: 91
KenPom Ranking: 74
College Basketball Power Index Ranking:Â 86
Sagarin Ranking: 73
Quadrant 1 Wins:Â Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories:Â Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 416
Rutgers
Best Wins:Â UMass Lowell (73-65) and Rider (76-46)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams:Â Zero
Number of victories over high tier mid major teams not in a Power Five conference:Â Zero
Notable Defeats:Â Temple (66-72) and Miami (FL) (61-68)
Non-Conference Record: 5-2
RPI Ranking:Â 154
NET Ranking: 80
KenPom Ranking: 40
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 32
Sagarin Ranking:Â 34
Quadrant 1 Wins:Â Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories:Â Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 340
Michigan
Best Wins:Â Pittsburg (91-60) and Ohio (70-66)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams:Â One
Number of victories over high tier mid major teams not in a Power Five conference:Â Zero
Notable Defeats:Â Arizona State (62-87) and Virginia (68-70)
Non-Conference Record: 5-2
RPI Ranking:Â 121
NET Ranking: 27
KenPom Ranking: 50
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 94
Sagarin Ranking:Â 43
Quadrant 1 Wins:Â Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Total Points from Rankings: 335
Penn State
Best Wins:Â Colorado State (68-56), Furman (73-68), and Butler (68-62)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams:Â Zero
Number of victories over high tier mid major teams not in a Power Five conference:Â Two
Notable Defeats:Â Virginia Tech (59-61) and at Clemson (94-101)
Non-Conference Record: 6-1
RPI Ranking:Â 37
NET Ranking: 88
KenPom Ranking:Â 35
College Basketball Power Index Ranking:Â 54
Sagarin Ranking: 40
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Two
Total Points from Rankings: 254