Boyd's World-> ISR's -- 1993 Season About the author, Boyd Nation

ISR's -- 1993 Season

There are too many cases of unknown dates in the historical records that I used to re-create this data set for me to be able to do weekly updates as I have in later years, so these are end-of-year ratings only.

The score set behind this is incomplete, but it's close enough to justify publication. Teams with incomplete game records are listed at the bottom; in most cases, it's possible to find their D1 records by using "reflected light"; most missing D1 games can be identified through the missing team's opponents. Since most of these are unlikely to have played each other, it's likely that the great bulk of the missing games are against non-D1 competition and wouldn't have an impact on the ratings.

1993 was a testimony to a much smaller level of competitive parity, although you have to understand what's going on behind the scenes to see that. In general, the old six-team regionals were a rollicking good time, but they were also a real mess in terms of sending the best teams along, and that became much more obvious in the late '90's. However, 1993 represents what could be the strongest Omaha field in history (any other candidates won't be many years before, since it would have to be after the move away from true regionalism in field creation in the late '80's) - the final 8 included the #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #9, and #12 teams in the final ISR below. #7 Fullerton got sent to Texas, and #8 Baylor got sent to LSU, so the only real "upset" in the regionals came from underseeded 3 seed Kansas beating Tennessee and Clemson.

             Div I     All
Rank  ISR    W   L    W   L   SoS  Team

  1  128.1   46  11   53  11   31  Texas A&M
  2  128.1   38  14   51  16    6  Texas
  3  125.1   44  17   46  19   18  Long Beach State
  4  125.0   52  17   53  17   34  Louisiana State
  5  124.8   46  20   46  20   16  Arizona State
  6  123.1   41  17   45  17   24  Oklahoma State
  7  123.0   35  19   35  19    9  Cal State Fullerton
  8  122.1   29  15   41  19   13  Baylor
  9  122.0   49  15   58  17   57  Wichita State
 10  120.9   20  15   43  15    1  Texas Tech
 11  120.6   47  14   47  14   75  Georgia Tech
 12  119.7   35  18   45  18   28  Kansas
 13  119.6   35  20   36  20   23  Cal State Northridge
 14  119.5   40  21   41  22   29  Fresno State
 15  119.4   33  26   35  26    4  Arizona
 16  119.1   37  17   41  17   48  Pepperdine
 17  118.7   34  23   37  23   15  UCLA
 18  118.6   34  29   35  29    3  Southern California
 19  118.3   45  20   45  20   51  Clemson
 20  117.7   27  17   36  18   25  Rice
 21  117.4   46  19   46  19   66  Florida State
 22  117.3   46  16   49  16   97  North Carolina State
 23  116.3   28  16   39  18   47  Brigham Young
 24  116.1   27  12   40  14   65  Northwestern State
 25  115.8   44  18   44  18  100  Lamar
 26  115.6   31  25   34  25   21  Hawaii
 27  115.1   34  22   36  22   35  Cal State Sacramento
 28  115.1   43  19   45  20   95  Tennessee
 29  114.8   40  18   44  19   93  Ohio State
 30  114.5   18  18   34  22   10  Texas Christian
 31  114.4   41  15   41  15  114  Kent State
 32  114.2   43  20   43  20   87  North Carolina
 33  114.1   27  23   31  24   22  Oklahoma
 34  113.9   39  20   39  20   89  South Carolina
 35  113.9   25  28   27  28    5  Stanford
 36  113.9   30  21   41  21   40  Mississippi State
 37  113.7   26  30   26  30    2  California
 38  113.5   34  18   43  18   79  Minnesota
 39  113.5   46  16   46  16  137  Notre Dame
 40  113.1   24  22   35  23   19  Nebraska
 41  112.9   25  18   28  19   45  Nevada
 42  112.8   25  21   35  21   33  New Mexico
 43  112.5   31  21   40  23   55  Auburn
 44  112.5   29  21   36  22   50  Miami, Florida
 45  112.4   30  17   36  17   74  San Diego
 46  112.3   27  25   33  26   26  Arkansas
 47  111.9   27  20   34  20   52  Texas-Arlington
 48  111.7   37  21   37  21   85  South Alabama
 49  111.5   29  17   39  19   86  Washington
 50  111.5   39  13   42  15  156  Memphis
 51  111.4   26  15   31  17   81  Utah
 52  111.3   39  15   39  15  145  Wright State
 53  110.9   28  23   33  25   44  Florida
 54  110.9   27  19   34  19   61  San Jose State
 55  110.8   35  23   38  23   82  McNeese State
 56  110.6   26  19   30  19   63  Missouri
 57  110.5   34  23   38  23   76  Kentucky
 58  110.4   27  18   32  18   84  Oregon State
 59  109.7   28  22   32  23   59  Illinois
 60  109.5   25  20   28  25   64  Pacific
 61  109.4   34  15   34  15  142  Virginia Tech
 62  109.3   26  22   32  25   54  Creighton
 63  109.2   25  24   31  24   41  Houston
 64  109.2   12  17   31  23    7  New Mexico State
 65  109.0   32  22   35  23   91  Indiana State
 66  108.9   28  18   39  19  102  Central Michigan
 67  108.9   22  30   24  32   14  Grand Canyon
 68  108.7   32  22   36  22   98  Purdue
 69  108.7   31  19   35  20  109  Western Michigan
 70  108.7   42  17   43  18  167  Evansville
 71  108.6   26  19   32  20   90  Iowa
 72  108.2   26  27   27  29   37  Santa Clara
 73  107.9   33  19   41  19  125  East Carolina
 74  107.7   40  20   40  20  163  South Florida
 75  107.6   20  24   24  25   32  Nevada-Las Vegas
 76  107.6   32  14   33  15  168  George Mason
 77  107.5   34  15   40  16  175  Bradley
 78  107.4   28  11   31  11  193  Old Dominion
 79  107.3   26  25   30  26   58  Sam Houston State
 80  107.3   23  24   31  25   43  Mississippi
 81  107.1   37  19   38  21  140  Georgia Southern
 82  107.1   30  29   30  29   53  Georgia
 83  106.8   38  15   38  17  194  Rutgers
 84  106.7   26  13   27  15  160  Villanova
 85  106.7   28  19   31  19  112  Nicholls State
 86  106.5   36  17   38  17  177  Southeastern Louisiana
 87  106.4   23  28   25  29   36  Louisiana-Lafayette
 88  106.3   31  26   33  26   92  Southern Mississippi
 89  105.9   22  20   31  23   80  Michigan State
 90  105.7   18  33   22  36   12  San Diego State
 91  105.7   26  25   27  25   70  Alabama
 92  105.6   36  16   38  17  190  Stetson
 93  105.4   25  23   32  23   88  Southwest Missouri State
 94  105.2   29  22   31  22  115  Wake Forest
 95  105.0   32  21   38  21  139  Indiana
 96  104.9   31  21   35  23  126  Alabama-Birmingham
 97  104.8   33  25   33  26  119  Jacksonville
 98  104.4   20  30   24  30   30  UC Santa Barbara
 99  104.3   25  28   25  28   69  New Orleans
100  104.3   24  25   27  27   71  Northwestern
101  104.1   25  25   33  26   83  Arkansas State
102  104.1   29  16   30  18  176  Seton Hall
103  104.0   29  18   29  18  151  Richmond
104  103.8   28  20   28  20  132  St. John's
105  103.7   21  25   25  25   60  Louisiana Tech
106  103.6   31   5   34   6  267  LeMoyne
107  103.6   33  19   39  19  181  Duke
108  103.3   24  24   32  24  101  Ball State
109  103.2   30  22   30  22  138  Western Kentucky
110  103.1   29  23   32  23  121  Vanderbilt
111  102.9   21  32   23  33   38  Loyola Marymount
112  102.7   30  10   33  11  236  Yale
113  102.7   18  11   22  14  159  Boston College
114  102.6   32  26   33  27  130  Maine
115  102.3   31  27   34  28  124  Western Carolina
116  102.3   26  29   28  31   94  Illinois State
117  102.2   25  18   27  19  148  Connecticut
118  102.1   24  24   31  27  106  Portland State
119  102.0   23  19   33  24  127  Washington State
120  102.0   20  30   25  30   49  Michigan
121  101.7   17  12   30  13  170  Pittsburgh
122  101.1   12  34   15  34    8  Kansas State
123  100.8   21  29   22  31   68  Tulane
124  100.6   11  26   17  28   17  Iowa State
125  100.5   19  32   19  34   46  St. Mary's
126  100.5   30  27   30  27  135  Virginia Commonwealth
127  100.3   26  21   29  21  157  Detroit Mercy
128  100.0   21  30   21  30   73  Virginia
129   99.7   15  24   26  29   56  Texas State
130   99.6   28  29   31  31  120  Central Florida
131   99.5   21  23   30  24  116  Eastern Michigan
132   99.4   16  30   22  32   42  Chapman
133   99.1   26  30   26  32  108  North Carolina-Charlotte
134   99.0   15  20   28  22   99  Air Force
135   98.8   23  27   26  29  110  North Carolina-Wilmington
136   98.8   26  27   26  27  134  Miami, Ohio
137   98.5   25  17   25  18  212  Maryland-Baltimore County
138   98.3   31  26   31  26  178  Illinois-Chicago
139   98.1   26  28   28  28  131  Coastal Carolina
140   98.0   18  24   19  27  105  Bowling Green State
141   97.8   18  26   21  26  104  Ohio
142   97.8   20  22   23  23  133  Eastern Illinois
143   97.8    9  27   19  31   20  Wyoming
144   97.6   22  22   23  22  153  North Carolina-Greensboro
145   97.4   17  19   24  19  136  William and Mary
146   97.0   26  22   30  22  191  Austin Peay State
147   96.8   17  30   23  33   72  Texas-Pan American
148   96.7   23  29   24  29  122  Maryland
149   96.7   25  25   27  25  161  Centenary
150   96.6   28  18   31  19  223  Morehead State
151   96.5   26  28   26  29  164  Florida International
152   96.4   28  18   28  21  230  Delaware
153   96.4   17  22   22  23  123  St. Louis
154   96.4   23  22   25  25  169  Northeastern Illinois
155   96.2   29  25   29  25  199  West Virginia
156   96.0   23  19   28  19  204  Radford
157   96.0   14  26   21  32   67  Stephen F. Austin
158   95.6   24  18   25  18  217  Vermont
159   95.6   15  28   15  28   96  Penn State
160   95.2   23  14   24  14  243  Southern
161   95.0   27  31   27  31  158  Winthrop
162   94.9   22  24   23  25  172  Liberty
163   94.7   31  22   32  27  229  Fordham
164   94.7   24  24   24  24  195  James Madison
165   94.6   16  28   24  31  107  Toledo
166   94.4   23  20   23  20  205  New Hampshire
167   94.2   16  18   17  19  183  Northeastern
168   94.0   10  29   21  34   39  Texas-San Antonio
169   93.9   25  15   25  15  250  St. Francis
170   93.9   20  29   22  29  129  Southern Illinois
171   93.9   17  19   21  24  182  Providence
172   93.6   26  22   32  25  219  The Citadel
173   93.3   10  26   13  26   62  Louisiana-Monroe
174   93.1   18  24   18  24  152  College of Charleston
175   92.6   20  25   20  25  179  Towson
176   92.3   19  28   20  28  155  Davidson
177   92.2   21  25   25  26  192  Middle Tennessee State
178   91.9   23  22   24  24  216  Drexel
179   91.8   22  33   22  33  149  Akron
180   91.6   21  19   21  19  226  Rider
181   90.8   24  27   27  27  208  Butler
182   90.8   16  18   18  21  207  Temple
183   90.8   20  27   20  27  187  Hartford
184   90.8   13  32   17  36  103  Gonzaga
185   90.5   23  33   23  36  174  Cleveland State
186   90.4   13  16   21  17  202  East Tennessee State
187   90.0   26  16   28  16  265  Fairleigh Dickinson
188   90.0   18  25   20  26  188  Youngstown State
189   90.0   18  18   20  19  224  St. Joseph's
190   89.9   21  22   22  26  218  Eastern Kentucky
191   89.6   19  26   19  26  198  George Washington
192   89.6    6  37    8  44   27  San Francisco
193   89.6   20  38   22  39  146  Dayton
194   89.3   19  25   19  29  200  Tennessee Tech
195   89.2   17  27   20  29  180  Virginia Military
196   89.0   18  18   21  18  234  Navy
197   88.7   18  27   19  27  185  North Carolina-Asheville
198   88.6   20  18   21  19  254  Fairfield
199   88.6   10  35   17  36   78  Portland
200   88.5   15  20   18  21  211  Massachusetts
201   88.0   13  24   24  29  165  Arkansas-Little Rock
202   87.9   18  37   19  40  144  Xavier
203   87.7   15  32   15  34  143  Mercer
204   87.6   18  15   19  19  260  Iona
205   87.6   17  22   19  23  213  Charleston Southern
206   87.6   11  28   12  28  117  Western Illinois
207   87.4   14  30   17  33  147  Campbell
208   87.2   16  41   18  41  128  Louisville
209   87.1   19  17   20  21  257  Hofstra
210   86.8   17  21   17  22  231  Army
211   86.7   17  19   18  20  235  Harvard
212   86.3   12  29   16  29  141  Cincinnati
213   86.1   23  16   27  18  269  Jackson State
214   86.1   16  33   16  34  173  Northern Illinois
215   86.1   18  19   20  20  247  C. W. Post
216   85.9   20  17   24  18  261  Grambling State
217   85.9   17  17   17  18  251  Long Island
218   85.7   12  39   12  39  113  Valparaiso
219   85.6   18  18   19  21  252  Columbia
220   85.4    1  40    6  45   11  Southern Utah
221   85.1   17  16   17  20  262  Monmouth
222   85.1   11  27   15  27  162  Appalachian State
223   84.9   10  34   12  35  111  Georgia State
224   84.8    6  12   10  19  203  Wisconsin-Milwaukee
225   84.7    7  22    7  22  118  Georgetown
226   84.6   14  17   17  19  248  Pennsylvania
227   84.3   16  30   16  32  206  Samford
228   84.1   10  21   17  22  189  Furman
229   84.0   13  25   13  27  210  Southeast Missouri State
230   83.9   16  18   21  20  253  West Chester
231   83.7   16  25   16  25  227  Princeton
232   83.6   11  26   13  31  186  LaSalle
233   83.4   19  19   21  24  263  Florida A&M
234   83.1   15  25   17  28  225  Pace
235   83.0   11  21   18  22  215  St. Bonaventure
236   82.7   12  21   12  21  222  Lafayette
237   82.5    5  34   12  39   77  Northern Iowa
238   82.5   12  27   13  27  201  Marshall
239   82.4   11  21   12  26  214  Rhode Island
240   82.4   12  28   13  28  196  Tennessee-Martin
241   82.0   11  13   15  19  259  Lehigh
242   81.4   12  19   12  20  238  Holy Cross
243   81.0    9  29   12  32  166  Texas Southern
244   80.5   14  24   15  25  239  Bucknell
245   79.8   13  15   17  18  264  St. Peter's
246   79.3   11  21   13  27  241  Brown
247   79.0    9  31    9  31  184  Murray State
248   78.7    8  16   14  19  240  Dartmouth
249   78.6    9  18   12  22  232  North Carolina A&T
250   77.7    9  32    9  32  197  Duquesne
251   77.3    9  24    9  24  220  Marist
252   76.8   14  13   16  19  274  Delaware State
253   76.5   15  31   15  32  245  New York Tech
254   76.1    7  15    8  20  246  Colgate
255   75.9   11  27   11  27  242  Central Connecticut State
256   75.2    4  26    9  36  150  Chicago State
257   74.2   11  24   11  24  256  Siena
258   74.1    5  36    8  41  154  Prairie View A&M
259   73.5    3  22    5  27  171  Boston University
260   72.8    8  23    9  23  249  Wagner
261   72.1    9  23   13  25  258  Canisius
262   71.7    7  32    9  32  228  Tennessee State
263   70.3    4  22    6  24  221  Mount St. Mary's
264   70.0    8  18   12  19  270  Niagara
265   69.3    5  25    6  29  233  Cornell
266   69.1    5  37    5  40  209  Howard
267   68.8   10  21   10  22  271  Alcorn State
268   66.8    6  24    9  30  255  Bethune-Cookman
269   66.3    4  25    6  28  237  Coppin State
270   64.4    8  20   18  27  272  Alabama State
271   64.0    6  23   12  27  266  Maryland-Eastern Shore
272   62.4    5  13   12  17  273  Mississippi Valley State
273   62.4    4  18    7  23  268  South Carolina State
274   61.8    3  34    3  35  244  Manhattan

Team Missing Games
Howard 1
C. W. Post 3
Florida A&M 1

(*) There's a game between Utah and Southern Utah where both teams list the other as the winner and both teams submitted their overall record in ways that support that. Newspaper references from the time have SUU winning the game, so I've accepted that result and modified the SUU record.

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