2023–24 College Basketball Rankings



Season Comparisons for Northwestern

Schedule Summary
   #30 Kentucky (23-10)       #123 Texas-Arl (18-14)       #43 Northwestern (22-12)       #253 Pennsylvania (8-18)       #40 Texas Tech (22-11)   
Total Opp. Record:
 600-502 = 54.446%
SOS: 0.65408
SOS rank: 59
Avg. rank: 113.06061
Top 25 wins: 4
Top 50 wins: 7
Top 100 wins: 10
Total Opp. Record:
 534-487 = 52.302%
SOS: 0.53107
SOS rank: 134
Avg. rank: 169.59375
Top 25 wins: 0
Top 50 wins: 0
Top 100 wins: 1
Total Opp. Record:
 636-513 = 55.352%
SOS: 0.66623
SOS rank: 46
Avg. rank: 112.11765
Top 25 wins: 3
Top 50 wins: 5
Top 100 wins: 9
Total Opp. Record:
 420-353 = 54.334%
SOS: 0.53234
SOS rank: 133
Avg. rank: 165.92308
Top 25 wins: 0
Top 50 wins: 0
Top 100 wins: 1
Total Opp. Record:
 611-485 = 55.748%
SOS: 0.64737
SOS rank: 71
Avg. rank: 110.66667
Top 25 wins: 2
Top 50 wins: 4
Top 100 wins: 9
Sort by:Date Game Quality

Game by Game Quality Comparisons
#30 Kentucky
#123 Texas-Arl
#43 Northwestern
#253 Pennsylvania
#40 Texas Tech
Top 25 Wins


Qual: 1: 1.58454
Purdue 92-88
 cur #1 (34-5) 1.084540


Qual: 2: 1.45957
UNC 87-83
 cur #4 (29-8) 0.959572




Qual: 3: 1.45726
Tennessee 85-81
 cur #5 (27-9) 0.957263

Qual: 4: 1.43605
Illinois 96-91
 cur #6 (29-9) 0.936052


Qual: 5: 1.42362
Auburn 70-59
 cur #7 (27-8) 0.923617





#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 6: 1.41518
Alabama 117-95
 cur #10 (25-12) 0.915176

Qual: 7: 1.38468
Dayton 71-66
 cur #14 (25-8) 0.884675

Qual: 8: 1.35094
Baylor 78-68
 cur #23 (23-11) 0.850941




Qual: 9: 1.34838
Kansas 79-50
 cur #24 (22-11) 0.848383
End Top 25 Wins -- Begin Top 50 Wins
Qual: 10: 1.32933
Florida 87-85
 cur #31 (24-12) 0.829328

Qual: 11: 1.32049
FL Atlantic 77-65
 cur #34 (25-9) 0.820490




Qual: 12: 1.30999
Nebraska 80-68
 cur #36 (23-11) 0.809993

Qual: 13: 1.29662
BYU 81-67
 cur #42 (23-11) 0.796615




Qual: 13: 1.29662
BYU 85-78
 cur #42 (23-11) 0.796615

#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 15: 1.28326
Miss St 91-89
 cur #47 (21-14) 0.783257




Qual: 15: 1.28326
Miss St 90-77
 cur #47 (21-14) 0.783257




End Top 50 Wins -- Begin Top 100 Wins


Qual: 17: 1.27017
Michigan St 88-74
 cur #52 (20-15) 0.770167

Qual: 18: 1.26865
Texas 78-67
 cur #53 (21-13) 0.768650


Qual: 19: 1.26317
Ohio St 83-58
 cur #54 (22-14) 0.763171


Qual: 20: 1.25862
Ole Miss 75-63
 cur #58 (20-12) 0.758615



Qual: 21: 1.25021
Oklahoma 85-84
 cur #61 (20-12) 0.750211

#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech


Qual: 22: 1.24217
Indiana 76-72
 cur #65 (19-14) 0.742167

Qual: 23: 1.23170
TCU 82-81
 cur #72 (21-13) 0.731702
Qual: 24: 1.20553
Georgia 105-96
 cur #79 (20-17) 0.705533



Qual: 25: 1.20151
Kansas St 60-59
 cur #81 (19-15) 0.701513



Qual: 26: 1.19230
Villanova 76-72
 cur #83 (18-16) 0.692302


Qual: 27: 1.16694
Tarleton St 87-84
 cur #92 (22-10) 0.666942
Qual: 28: 1.16178
Minnesota 90-66
 cur #94 (19-15) 0.661782



#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 29: 1.15466
St Joseph's 96-88
 cur #95 (21-14) 0.654659



Qual: 30: 1.15415
UCF 66-59
 cur #96 (17-16) 0.654147
End Top 100 Wins
Qual: 31: 1.14939
Arkansas 111-102
 cur #102 (16-17) 0.649391




Qual: 31: 1.14939
Arkansas 63-57
 cur #102 (16-17) 0.649391



Qual: 33: 1.14255
N Iowa 72-70
 cur #104 (18-14) 0.642553


Qual: 34: 1.11837
Maryland 68-61
 cur #111 (16-17) 0.618366




Qual: 34: 1.11837
Maryland 72-69
 cur #111 (16-17) 0.618366



#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech


Qual: 36: 1.11631
Penn St 68-63
 cur #113 (16-17) 0.616310




Qual: 36: 1.11631
Penn St 76-72
 cur #113 (16-17) 0.616310


Qual: 38: 1.11066
Miami FL 95-73
 cur #116 (15-17) 0.610657

Qual: 39: 1.10296
Arizona St 65-46
 cur #118 (14-18) 0.602961



Qual: 40: 1.09874
Seattle 82-62
 cur #120 (22-14) 0.598737




#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech

Qual: 40: 1.09874
Seattle 80-75
 cur #120 (22-14) 0.598737


Qual: 42: 1.08806
Texas-Arl 77-66
 cur #123 (18-14) 0.588064




Qual: 43: 1.08566
Sam Houston St 96-60
 cur #125 (19-12) 0.585657




Qual: 44: 1.01276
Oklahoma St 75-58
 cur #164 (12-20) 0.512760




Qual: 44: 1.01276
Oklahoma St 90-73
 cur #164 (12-20) 0.512760

#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech

Qual: 46: 1.00420
Stephen F Austin 109-78
 cur #170 (16-15) 0.504198




Qual: 46: 1.00420
Stephen F Austin 71-63
 cur #170 (16-15) 0.504198

Qual: 48: 1.00261
Monmouth 76-61
 cur #171 (18-15) 0.502611

Qual: 49: 0.99156
Illinois St 96-70
 cur #178 (14-17) 0.491560
Qual: 50: 0.99002
Utah Valley 78-65
 cur #180 (14-16) 0.490017




Qual: 50: 0.99002
Utah Valley 83-69
 cur #180 (14-16) 0.490017
Qual: 52: 0.98573
Michigan 76-62
 cur #187 (8-24) 0.485729

Qual: 52: 0.98573
Michigan 73-57
 cur #187 (8-24) 0.485729

#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech




Qual: 54: 0.97042
WVU 81-70
 cur #197 (9-23) 0.470423


Qual: 55: 0.95977
Rhode Island 72-61
 cur #203 (11-20) 0.459772


Qual: 56: 0.95895
Vanderbilt 93-77
 cur #205 (9-23) 0.458949




Qual: 56: 0.95895
Vanderbilt 109-77
 cur #205 (9-23) 0.458949



Qual: 56: 0.95895
Vanderbilt 76-54
 cur #205 (9-23) 0.458949

#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech

Qual: 59: 0.95464
Abilene Christian 86-71
 cur #210 (15-18) 0.454640


Qual: 60: 0.94423
Texas A&M-CC 73-64
 cur #216 (17-12) 0.444227

Qual: 61: 0.93164
Calif Baptist 71-57
 cur #223 (14-17) 0.431644



Qual: 62: 0.92480
Missouri 90-77
 cur #227 (8-24) 0.424798




Qual: 63: 0.90978
Louisville 95-76
 cur #232 (8-24) 0.409777


Qual: 64: 0.88972
Rider 77-73
 cur #242 (14-17) 0.389725


#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech


Qual: 65: 0.88835
Binghamton 72-61
 cur #246 (13-15) 0.388354


Qual: 66: 0.87784
Marshall 118-82
 cur #250 (12-20) 0.377840


Qual: 67: 0.87578
Columbia 84-72
 cur #252 (10-14) 0.375782

Qual: 68: 0.87493
Pennsylvania 81-66
 cur #253 (9-18) 0.374933



Qual: 69: 0.87411
San Jose St 56-42
 cur #254 (8-23) 0.374105


Qual: 70: 0.87299
Jackson St 74-63
 cur #256 (15-17) 0.372989



#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech

Qual: 71: 0.86665
Alcorn St 82-69
 cur #259 (13-18) 0.366650


Qual: 72: 0.86577
North Alabama 85-57
 cur #260 (13-17) 0.365766

Qual: 73: 0.86101
Air Force 76-73
 cur #262 (9-22) 0.361010



Qual: 74: 0.85682
New Mex St 86-46
 cur #268 (9-19) 0.356822
Qual: 75: 0.83586
Utah Tech 89-78
 cur #278 (10-20) 0.335857




Qual: 75: 0.83586
Utah Tech 87-66
 cur #278 (10-20) 0.335857
Qual: 77: 0.82398
N Illinois 89-67
 cur #285 (9-20) 0.323983



#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech


Qual: 78: 0.81515
West Michigan 63-59
 cur #287 (11-20) 0.315148




Qual: 79: 0.80092
DePaul 56-46
 cur #293 (3-29) 0.300920



Qual: 80: 0.79642
Southern Utah 90-85
 cur #294 (8-21) 0.296417




Qual: 80: 0.79642
Southern Utah 76-68
 cur #294 (8-21) 0.296417

Qual: 82: 0.78291
Bucknell 80-61
 cur #301 (14-19) 0.282907


#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech

Qual: 83: 0.77521
Oral Roberts 75-71
 cur #305 (9-19) 0.275215


Qual: 84: 0.77491
Nebraska-Omaha 87-58
 cur #306 (11-18) 0.274910




Qual: 85: 0.74672
Texas A&M-Commerce 73-46
 cur #316 (10-20) 0.246721
Qual: 85: 0.74672
Texas A&M-Commerce 81-61
 cur #316 (10-20) 0.246721


Qual: 87: 0.69843
Dartmouth 82-69
 cur #328 (4-21) 0.198433




Qual: 87: 0.69843
Dartmouth 80-51
 cur #328 (4-21) 0.198433


#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech



Qual: 89: 0.69612
Lafayette 74-72
 cur #330 (10-21) 0.196116


Qual: 90: 0.66006
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 89-70
 cur #340 (4-25) 0.160063




Qual: 90: 0.66006
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 91-73
 cur #340 (4-25) 0.160063
Qual: 92: 0.58454
Purdue 96-105
 cur #1 (34-5) 1.084540




Qual: 93: 0.56224
UConn 58-75
 cur #2 (37-3) 1.062240



#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech


Qual: 94: 0.54103
Detroit 91-59
 cur #361 (1-31) 0.041033


Qual: 95: 0.52728
Stonehill 101-67
 cur #362 (3-27) 0.027279



Qual: 96: 0.51643
Houston 59-82
 cur #3 (32-5) 1.016430




Qual: 96: 0.51643
Houston 54-77
 cur #3 (32-5) 1.016430



Qual: 96: 0.51643
Houston 42-81
 cur #3 (32-5) 1.016430


#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 99: 0.45726
Tennessee 92-103
 cur #5 (27-9) 0.957263

Qual: 100: 0.43605
Illinois 66-96
 cur #6 (29-9) 0.936052
Qual: 101: 0.42362
Auburn 68-88
 cur #7 (27-8) 0.923617


Qual: 102: 0.42190
Arizona 56-101
 cur #8 (27-9) 0.921904


Qual: 103: 0.41656
Iowa St 74-82
 cur #9 (29-8) 0.916564
Qual: 104: 0.37135
South Carolina 62-79
 cur #17 (26-8) 0.871351



Qual: 105: 0.35094
Baylor 73-79
 cur #23 (23-11) 0.850941
Qual: 106: 0.34838
Kansas 84-89
 cur #24 (22-11) 0.848383





#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 106: 0.34836
Gonzaga 85-89
 cur #25 (27-8) 0.848361
Qual: 108: 0.34270
New Mexico 80-82
 cur #26 (25-10) 0.842698




Qual: 109: 0.34234
Grand Canyon 74-89
 cur #27 (29-5) 0.842339




Qual: 109: 0.34234
Grand Canyon 61-67
 cur #27 (29-5) 0.842339




Qual: 109: 0.34234
Grand Canyon 69-76
 cur #27 (29-5) 0.842339

Qual: 112: 0.33099
Kentucky 66-81
 cur #30 (23-10) 0.830986


#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 113: 0.32933
Florida 91-94
 cur #31 (24-12) 0.829328

Qual: 114: 0.32166
Wisconsin 61-70
 cur #32 (22-14) 0.821661




Qual: 114: 0.32166
Wisconsin 63-71
 cur #32 (22-14) 0.821661




Qual: 116: 0.30999
Nebraska 69-75
 cur #36 (23-11) 0.809993

Qual: 117: 0.30912
NC State 67-80
 cur #38 (26-15) 0.809121

Qual: 118: 0.30585
Texas Tech 66-77
 cur #40 (23-11) 0.805846
Qual: 119: 0.28326
Miss St 57-66
 cur #47 (21-14) 0.783257
Qual: 120: 0.28216
Princeton 83-105
 cur #48 (22-5) 0.782156


#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech



Qual: 120: 0.28216
Princeton 70-77
 cur #48 (22-5) 0.782156



Qual: 122: 0.27017
Michigan St 49-53
 cur #52 (20-15) 0.770167



Qual: 123: 0.26865
Texas 62-79
 cur #53 (21-13) 0.768650


Qual: 123: 0.26865
Texas 69-81
 cur #53 (21-13) 0.768650
Qual: 125: 0.26125
Texas A&M 87-97
 cur #56 (21-15) 0.761250





#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 125: 0.26125
Texas A&M 92-97
 cur #56 (21-15) 0.761250



Qual: 127: 0.23675
Cincinnati 72-75
 cur #70 (22-15) 0.736753




Qual: 128: 0.23170
TCU 78-85
 cur #72 (21-13) 0.731702


Qual: 129: 0.21858
Iowa 80-87
 cur #76 (19-15) 0.718577
Qual: 130: 0.21120
Yale 62-76
 cur #78 (21-10) 0.711204




Qual: 130: 0.21120
Yale 58-74
 cur #78 (21-10) 0.711204
Qual: 132: 0.19230
Villanova 69-85
 cur #83 (18-16) 0.692302

#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech



Qual: 133: 0.18735
Cornell 81-87
 cur #84 (20-8) 0.687353




Qual: 133: 0.18735
Cornell 60-77
 cur #84 (20-8) 0.687353
Qual: 135: 0.18079
Butler 95-103
 cur #87 (17-15) 0.680787

Qual: 136: 0.16694
Tarleton St 78-80
 cur #92 (22-10) 0.666942




Qual: 136: 0.16694
Tarleton St 76-78
 cur #92 (22-10) 0.666942
Qual: 138: 0.16178
Minnesota 66-75
 cur #94 (19-15) 0.661782
Qual: 139: 0.15466
St Joseph's 61-69
 cur #95 (21-14) 0.654659
Qual: 140: 0.15415
UCF 61-75
 cur #96 (17-16) 0.654147

#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 141: 0.15159
Oakland 76-80
 cur #97 (24-12) 0.651594




Qual: 142: 0.15029
LSU 74-75
 cur #100 (17-16) 0.650288


Qual: 143: 0.13319
Belmont 79-84
 cur #107 (19-13) 0.633194



Qual: 144: 0.12552
Rutgers 60-63
 cur #108 (15-17) 0.625515



Qual: 145: 0.12047
N Texas 52-78
 cur #110 (17-15) 0.620469




#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech
Qual: 146: 0.09808
UNC-Wilmington 73-80
 cur #121 (18-10) 0.598084
Qual: 147: 0.00420
Stephen F Austin 73-92
 cur #170 (16-15) 0.504198

Qual: 148: -0.00925
La Salle 92-93
 cur #179 (15-17) 0.490752




Qual: 149: -0.01868
Harvard 70-74
 cur #188 (13-13) 0.481316




Qual: 149: -0.01868
Harvard 61-70
 cur #188 (13-13) 0.481316


Qual: 151: -0.04346
Texas St 66-73
 cur #207 (15-18) 0.456536




#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech

Qual: 152: -0.04536
Abilene Christian 67-78
 cur #210 (15-18) 0.454640




Qual: 153: -0.06836
Calif Baptist 63-64
 cur #223 (14-17) 0.431644

Qual: 154: -0.08612
Brown 64-71
 cur #231 (12-18) 0.413877




Qual: 154: -0.08612
Brown 61-70
 cur #231 (12-18) 0.413877




Qual: 156: -0.12422
Columbia 81-84
 cur #252 (10-14) 0.375782


#30 Kentucky

#123 Texas-Arl

#43 Northwestern

#253 Pennsylvania

#40 Texas Tech


Qual: 157: -0.17679
Chicago St 73-75
 cur #286 (10-19) 0.323205
Qual: 158: -0.38627
Md-Eastern Shore 80-83
 cur #348 (5-20) 0.113729

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