Power Ranking Averages
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RCS Rank | | | | | | | | | RCS Avg. | |
| 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 |  | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.38 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.13 |
| 4 |  | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 |  | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 6 |  | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5.88 |
| 7 |  | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7.38 |
| 8 |  | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8.13 |
| 9 |  | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 |  | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10.25 |
| 11 |  | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10.75 |
| 12 |  | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 13.5 |
| 13 |  | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13.88 |
| 14 |  | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14.38 |
| 15 |  | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15.5 |
| 16 |  | 18 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 15.63 |
| 17 |  | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17.13 |
| 18 |  | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17.38 |
| 19 |  | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 18.63 |
| 20 |  | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20.38 |
| 21 |  | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 21 |
| 22 |  | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 21.75 |
| 23 |  | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| 24 |  | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| 25 |  | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24.63 |
| 26 |  | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| 27 |  | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27.25 |
| 28 |  | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28.13 |
| 29 |  | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28.5 |
| 30 |  | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29.63 |
| 31 |  | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31.25 |
| 32 |  | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31.75 |