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HOOP SCOOP’S PRE-SEASON RANKING
OF THE TOP 40 COLLEGE TEAMS FOR THE 2003-2004 SEASON
Published November 12, 2003
by Clark Francis, Editor & Publisher of the HOOP SCOOP
| Rank | Team | Returning Starters | 2002-2003 Record League/Overall |
Conference | 2002-2003 Talent Rating |
2003-2004 Talent Rating |
One Year Talent Rating Increase/Decrease |
National Ranking Based on Talent in Top 10 Conferences |
| 1. | Connecticut | 5 | 10-6/23-10 | Big East | 70.7 | 80.3 | +9.6 | 3 |
| 2. | Duke | 4 | 11-5/26-7 | Atlantic Coast | 85.6 | 84.9 | -0.7 | 1 |
| 3. | Michigan State | 3 | 10-6/22-13 | Big-10 | 75.9 | 80.8 | +4.9 | 2 |
| 4. | Wake Forest | 4 | 13-3/25-6 | Atlantic Coast | 40.9 | 59.3 | +18.4 | 27 |
| 5. | Wisconsin | 4 | 12-4/24-8 | Big-10 | 41.1 | 45.8 | +4.7 | 64 |
| 6. | Kansas | 3 | 14-2/30-8 | Big-12 | 69.6 | 73.3 | +3.7 | 6 |
| 7. | Missouri | 4 | 9-7/22-11 | Big-12 | 67.5 | 73.1 | +5.6 | 8 |
| 8. | Cincinnati | 3 | 9-7/17-12 | Conference USA | 63.4 | 75.4 | +12.0 | 5 |
| 9. | Florida | 3 | 12-4/25-8 | Southeastern | 76.7 | 69.7 | -7.0 | 11 |
| 10. | Gonzaga | 4 | 12-2/24-9 | West Coast | 42.9 | ------ | ------- | ---- |
| 11. | North Carolina | 5 | 6-10/19-16 | Atlantic Coast | 62.5 | 63.5 | +1.0 | 20 |
| 12. | Oklahoma | 2 | 12-4/27-7 | Big-12 | 74.4 | 70.3 | -4.1 | 10 |
| 13. | Syracuse | 3 | 13-3/30-5 | Big East | 59.4 | 67.8 | +8.4 | 13 |
| 14. | Illinois | 4 | 11-5/25-7 | Big-10 | 55.7 | 57.5 | +2.0 | 32 |
| 15. | Providence | 5 | 8-8/18-14 | Big East | 44.5 | 53.4 | +8.9 | 42 |
| 16. | Kansas State | 3 | 4-12/13-17 | Big-12 | 67.6 | 72.6 | +5.0 | 9 |
| 17. | Ohio State | 2 | 7-9/17-15 | Big-10 | 61.0 | 65.9 | +4.9 | 15 |
| 18. | Virginia | 4 | 6-10/16-16 | Atlantic Coast | 75.6 | 75.8 | +0.2 | 4 |
| 19. | Notre Dame | 3 | 10-6/24-10 | Big East | 66.2 | 63.3 | -2.9 | 21 |
| 20. | Stanford | 4 | 14-4/24-9 | Pacific-10 | 46.0 | 52.9 | +6.9 | 45 |
| 21. | Louisville | 2 | 11-5/25-7 | Conference USA | 70.9 | 73.2 | +2.3 | 7 |
| 22. | St. Joseph's | 4 | 12-4/23-7 | Atlantic-10 | 37.0 | 44.8 | +7.8 | 65 |
| 23. | Arizona | 2 | 17-1/28-4 | Pacific-10 | 78.3 | 56.4 | -21.9 | 34 |
| 24. | Marquette | 3 | 14-2/27-6 | Conference USA | 62.5 | 60.0 | -2.5 | 24 |
| 25. | Kentucky | 3 | 16-0/32-4 | Southeastern | 70.4 | 51.0 | -19.4 | 50 |
| 26. | BYU | 4 | 11-3/23-9 | Mountain West | 33.8 | 51.2 | +17.4 | 49 |
| 27. | Texas | 4 | 13-3/26-7 | Big-12 | 63.1 | 54.6 | -8.5 | 37 |
| 28. | Pittsburgh | 2 | 13-3/28-5 | Big East | 42.6 | 43.8 | +1.2 | 69 |
| 29. | Iowa | 4 | 7-9/17-14 | Big-10 | 59.4 | 67.6 | +8.2 | 14 |
| 30. | Auburn | 3 | 8-8/22-12 | Southeastern | 64.9 | 59.7 | -5.2 | 25 |
| 31. | Utah | 3 | 11-3/25-8 | Mountain West | 41.6 | 41.0 | -0.6 | 77 |
| 32. | Villanova | 3 | 8-8/15-16 | Big East | 55.8 | 68.1 | +12.3 | 12 |
| 33. | Manhattan | 4 | 14-4/23-7 | Metro Atlantic | 48.0 | ---- | ------ | ---- |
| 34. | Oklahoma St. | 2 | 10-6/22-10 | Big-12 | 68.3 | 60.3 | -8.0 | 23 |
| 35. | LSU | 2 | 8-8/21-11 | Southeastern | 57.7 | 59.4 | +1.7 | 26 |
| 36. | Florida State | 4 | 4-12/14-15 | Atlantic Coast | 46.5 | 65.6 | +19.1 | 16 |
| 37. | Xavier | 4 | 15-1/26-6 | Atlantic-10 | 57.0 | 47.3 | -9.7 | 61 |
| 38. | Purdue | 4 | 10-6/19-11 | Big-10 | 57.2 | 52.6 | -4.6 | 46 |
| 39. | Memphis | 3 | 13-3/23-7 | Conference USA | 55.5 | 65.1 | +9.6 | 17 |
| 40. | La.-Lafayette | 3 | 12-3/20-9 | Sun Belt | 32.4 | ----- | ----- | ---- |