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.