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The rankim The Ratings Percentage Index has been cised by the NCAA since 1981 to supple ment the selection of at-large teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA tournament. This list is an inde pendent duplication of the RPI without input from the NCAA, which does not re lease the RPI to the public. It is derived from three component factors: Division l-A winning percentage (25 percent), schedule strength (50 percent); and op ponent’s schedule strength (25 percent). RPI (Men) 1. Cincinnati 22-1 2. Kentucky 16-5 3. Arizona 19-4 4. Duke 18-2 5. Stanford 18-1 6. Tennessee 17-3 7. Indiana 17-3 8. Syracuse 19-0. 9. Texas 15-6 10. Auburn 18-3 11. Oklahoma 18-3 12. Kansas 16-5 13. Maryland 15-6 14. Connecticut 16-5 15. Vanderbilt 14-4 16. Iowa St. 16-3 17. Temple 16-4 18. Tulsa 22-2 19. Oregon 15-4 20. Florida 17-4 34. UCLA 12-8 49. California 13-8 51. Southern Cal 13-8 65. Arizona St. 12-9 116. Oregon St. 10-10 142. Washington 8-13 197. Washington St. 5-13 1. Tennessee 19-3 2. Connecticut 20-1 3. Georgia 23-2 4. Penn St. 19-3 5. Louisiana St. 18-3 6. Texas Tech 18-2 7. Notre Dame 19-2 8. Boston College 18-5 9. Oklahoma 19-3 10. Old Dominion 16-4 11. N.C. State 18-4 12. Rutgers 15-4 13. Mississippi St. 17-4 14. Duke 18-4 15. Arizona 18-3 16. Louisiana Tech 17-2 17. Santa Barbara 19-3 18. Virginia 17-5 19. Marquette 18-4 20. Purdue 16-5 26. Stanford 14-5 32. UCLA 13-6 48. Oregon 15-6 111. Arizona St. 10-8 117. Southern Cal 8-11 121. Oregon St. 9-12 139. Washington 7-14 158. California 7-12 218. Washington St. 4-15 SOURCE: Collegiate Basketball News Ca 2000 Best Bet NBA Seattle vs. San Antonio 5 fxm., TNT Tuesday February 8,2000 Volume 101, Issue 92 Emerald Halfway in. Ducks sitting pretty ; Pac-10 standings Stanford 8-1 Arizona 8-1 Oregon 7-2 use 6-3 California 4-5 ArizonaSt. 4-5 UCIA 3-6 Washington 3-6 Oregon St. 2-7 Wash. State 0-9 ■ Oregon finds itself in position to make a run at the Pac-10 title, sitting in third place Men’s Notes By Brett Williams Oregon Daily Emerald It’s turning out to be a ban ner season for the No. 24 Oregon men’s basketball team. With half of the conference schedule behind them, the Ducks (16-4 overall, 7-2 Pacif ic-10 Conference) are in prime position to return to the NCAA Tournament. Ore gon hasn’t been to the "Big Dance” since Kenya Wilkins and Orlando Williams led the Ducks to the tournament in 1995 where they lost to Texas. Head coach Ernie Kent said a main reason the Ducks are having so much success is the team’s aspira tions not only for a Pac-10 ti tle, but for a national title. “Every year we start off coaching for the national ti tle,” Kent said. “The first year, it gave us thirteen wins; last year it gave us fourteen wins and a trip to the final four of the [Nation al Invitation Tournament]. We’re coaching this year for a Pac-10 championship. When you set your goals that high, the NCAA Tourna ment will take care of itself.” Critics are quick to point out Oregon’s losses to Ari zona and Stanford as evi dence that there are only two elite teams in the Pac 10. Kent refutes that notion. “I’ve heard comments that Arizona and Stanford are head-and-shoulders above everyone else in the Pac-10,” Kent said. “That’s not true. “The last two weekends have really shown our team’s growth. This is a team that is really coming togeth er.” Turn to Basketball, page 6 Anthony Norwood put together his best two games as a Duck last week in Arizcna. Craighead is contributing considerably Sophomore Jamie Craighead isn’t grabbing the headlines, but she’s making a notable impact on the court for the second place Ducks Women's Notes By Mirjam Swanson Oregon Daily Emerald So it was newcomer Kourtney Shreve who stole the show last weekend. And, yes, sophomore transfer Alyssa Fredrick seized the limelight the weekend before. No surprise there. “Historically we’ve had players wfho have come off the bench and do that for us,” said junior forward/guard Lindsey Dion, who played the role of microwave more than once early in her own career. But of all the Ducks’ rela tive newcomers, sopho more Jamie Craighead has stepped into the lineup and played most consistently, and as a starter, no less. The 5-10 guard/forward with the sweet stroke might not be exploding offensive ly every game, but after ad mittedly arriving as a less than-tenacious defender, she’s steadily become a real presence on “D.” Her size and speed cer tainly help, as does her strength — Craighead is among the Ducks’ all-time leaders in the power clean and squats, lifting 170 and 245 pounds, respectively. Her naturally aggressive on-court demeanor doesn’t hurt, either. Several times this season, Craighead has chased a fast breaking opponent from be hind, caught her and stripped the ball away at the last second. She’s also shown in creased court awareness, regularly popping into pass ing lanes for steals. Even when her shot isn’t falling, Craighead is con tributing. “Jamie Craighead is doing a tremendous job,” head coach Jody Runge said. “She has gone from not doing a good job when she doesn’t shoot the ball well, to if she’s not shooting the ball well, still doing a great job in other areas of the game. ” Of the 115 shots that Craighead’s taken this sea son, 69 of them—or 60 per cent — have come from be hind the arc, where she’s hitting at a 34 percent clip.
