And we've beaten 4 of them!
This just means teams that win championships are generally not bad at offense or defense. However, with the way NIL has changed things the past few years...I'm not sure any historical data has much predictive value.
I just mean that college basketball is a different animal than it was 5 years ago so there is no guarantee that things will turn out the same way they used to turn out.
| POINTS SCORED | W | L | POINTS ALLOWED | W | L | |||||
1 | ALABAMA | 90.1 | 25 | 12 | HOUSTON | 57.6 | 32 | 5 | 1 | |
2 | KENTUCKY | 89.0 | 23 | 10 | SAINT MARY'S (CA) | 59.2 | 26 | 8 | 2 | |
3 | ARIZONA | 87.1 | 27 | 9 | VIRGINIA | 59.7 | 23 | 11 | 3 | |
4 | WRIGHT STATE | 86.5 | 18 | 14 | IOWA STATE | 61.5 | 29 | 8 | 4 | |
5 | SAMFORD | 86.1 | 29 | 6 | MARIST | 62.2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
6 | FLORIDA | 85.6 | 24 | 12 | McNEESE STATE | 62.2 | 30 | 4 | 6 | |
7 | INDIANA STATE | 84.8 | 32 | 7 | VERMONT | 63.0 | 28 | 7 | 7 | |
8 | GONZAGA | 84.5 | 27 | 8 | WAGNER | 63.1 | 17 | 16 | 8 | |
9 | HIGH POINT | 83.9 | 27 | 9 | UCONN | 63.4 | 37 | 3 | 9 | |
10 | ILLINOIS | 83.4 | 29 | 9 | MOREHEAD STATE | 63.4 | 29 | 9 | 10 | |
11 | JAMES MADISON | 83.2 | 32 | 4 | TOWSON | 63.6 | 20 | 14 | 11 | |
12 | IOWA | 83.1 | 19 | 15 | NORTH TEXAS | 63.8 | 19 | 15 | 12 | |
13 | AUBURN | 83.1 | 27 | 8 | SAINT PETER'S | 64.0 | 19 | 14 | 13 | |
14 | KENNESAW STATE | 82.8 | 15 | 16 | COLGATE | 64.1 | 25 | 10 | 14 | |
15 | PURDUE | 82.3 | 34 | 5 | ARMY | 64.3 | 10 | 22 | 15 | |
16 | CORNELL | 82.1 | 22 | 8 | LOUISIANA TECH | 64.5 | 22 | 10 | 16 | |
17 | LIPSCOMB | 82.1 | 20 | 12 | MERRIMACK | 65.4 | 21 | 12 | 17 | |
18 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 82.0 | 25 | 9 | UCLA | 65.5 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
19 | NORTH CAROLINA | 81.9 | 29 | 8 | LIBERTY | 65.5 | 18 | 14 | 19 | |
20 | TULANE | 81.9 | 17 | 17 | CHARLOTTE | 65.6 | 19 | 12 | 20 | |
21 | UT - MARTIN | 81.5 | 21 | 11 | VILLANOVA | 65.6 | 18 | 16 | 21 | |
22 | BYU | 81.4 | 23 | 11 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | 65.7 | 21 | 12 | 22 | |
23 | UCONN | 81.4 | 37 | 3 | MARYLAND | 65.9 | 16 | 17 | 23 | |
24 | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 81.2 | 22 | 10 | GEORGE MASON | 65.9 | 20 | 12 | 24 | |
25 | DENVER | 81.0 | 17 | 17 | MICHIGAN STATE | 66.1 | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
| AVERAGES | 83.7 | 24.8 | 10.0 | AVERAGES | 63.6 | 22.1 | 11.8 |
This is true. It’s the post tournament top 30. So technically you don’t need to be on the list pre-tournament to fit the criteria though it doesn’t hurt.
The way teams are constructed is completely different. The recipe for success on the court hasn’t changed.
Yeah I think Duke was 57 defense going in in 2015.
Are you saying TN can't beat Houston or are you saying we can't beat Houston? I don't think Houston is a FF team.
So Duke , UL, and Clemson meet the criteria. Could it be because the acc was so weak ?
I read a story on it earlier today they said Alabama Michigan St and Maryland were close but weren’t top 30 in both.
His list was so bad it got you on my ignore list.