With the conference season fast approaching, thought it would be interesting to see where Jeff Sagarin ranks the conference teams through games of 31 December.

51 Hawaii 82.60
61 Tulsa 81.55
69 Rice 80.23
90 Fresno State 78.96
121 Nevada 76.51
149 SMU 75.29
194 Louisiana Tech 72.57
197 Boise State 72.38
295 San Jose State 64.55
317 UTEP 59.35

Sagarin adds 4.20 pts for home contests and only includes games against Division I teams. Ratings are updated daily. If interested, here's the link:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin.htm#hoop

The SMU game should be a good one. Regards, Buddy.