How the Rating System Works

Converting team strength into expected winning margins

Welcome

CBB Ratings provides an objective, statistical analysis of NCAA men's college basketball team strength, designed to translate directly into expected point margins.
The goal is to offer a clear, intuitive measure of team quality based solely on game results.

Overview

Each team's rating is determined entirely by the scores of games played to date. Wins against stronger opponents improve a team's rating more than wins against weaker ones.
Unlike traditional rankings, the system incorporates margin of victory to better capture relative performance.

Home Advantage

The model explicitly accounts for home-court advantage, which is estimated from historical game results and incorporated directly into rating calculations.

Updates

Ratings are updated daily during the season to reflect the most recent game outcomes.