65 Teams, 65 Stats to Drive You Mad This March Madness
Revealing Each Team's Achilles' Heel Stat to Know
(1) Kansas - The last three teams to defeat KU remain in the Midwest Region.
(16) Lehigh - Ranks No. 331 in the NCAA and last amongst tournament teams in strength of schedule.
(8) UNLV - Ranks fourth to last of all tournament teams in offensive rebounding percentage.
(9) Northern Iowa - Played the easiest non-conference schedule of any single-digit seed.
(5) Michigan State - 3-5 versus teams in the top 50.
(12) New Mexico State - Ranks last in effective field goal percentage defense of any team in the tournament.
(4) Maryland - Ranks last in offensive rebounds allowed of any single-digit seed (36.8%).
(13) Houston - Ranks last in offensive rebounds allowed (38.3%).
(6) Tennessee - Ranks last in three-point field goal percentage (31.3%) amongst single-digit seeds.
(11) San Diego State - Ranks last in free-throw percentage (61.4%) of all tournament teams.
(3) Georgetown - The Hoyas' bench contributes the third fewest minutes per game, of any tournament team.
(4) Ohio - 2-5 versus team in the top 85, 5-9 on the road.
(7) Oklahoma State - Played the second easiest non-conference schedule of any single-digit seed.
(10) Georgia Tech - 3-7 versus teams in the top 50.
(2) Ohio State - The Buckeyes' bench contributes the second fewest minutes per game, of any tournament team.
(15) UC Santa Barbara - Ranks third to last of all tournament teams in turnover percentage.
West Region
(1) Syracuse - Zero teams have lost their first conference tournament game and won the National Championship.
(16) Vermont - Ranks second to last of all tournament teams in non-conference strength of schedule.
(8) Gonzaga - Enters as the second youngest team (FSU: fourth youngest).
(9) Florida State - Ranks last in adjusted offensive efficiency amongst single-digit seeds and last in turnover percentage of all tournament teams.
(5) Butler - Ranks second to last in effective height rating amongst single-digit seeds in the tournament.
(12) UTEP - Ranks third-to-last of all tournament teams in offensive rebounding percentage, zero wins versus top 50.
(4) Vanderbilt - 6 losses versus non-tournament teams.
(13) Murray State - 2-4 versus teams in top 125, 0 wins versus top 95.
(6) Xavier - 0 wins in 4 games versus top 25 opponents.
(11) Minnesota - Lost 6 of 8 Big Ten games, during one stretch of conference play.
(3) Pittsburgh - Forces the third fewest turnovers of any tournament team (16.8%)
(14) Oakland - Ranks last in adjusted defensive efficiency amongst all NCAA tournament teams.
(7) BYU - 0 wins in two games versus top 25 opponents.
(10) Florida - 3-7 versus top 25 opponents.
(2) Kansas State - Losses in 3 of last 5 games, 66.5% free throw shooting team.
(15) North Texas - 6 losses to 150+ teams, 0 wins versus tournament field.
East Region
(1) Kentucky - Enters as the youngest team in the tournament.
(16) East Tennessee State - 2 wins versus top 150, 4 losses to top 200+ teams.
(8) Texas - Ranks last amongst single-digit seeds in free-throw shooting (63.4%)
(9) Wake Forest - Attempts the fewest three-pointers (17.9% of all shots) of any tournament team.
(5) Temple - Trails only Cornell in free-throw attempt percentage (16.3% of all shots) of all tournament teams.
(12) Cornell - Ranks last in free-throw attempt percentage (15.8% of all shots), shoots more three pointers than any other team in the tournament, zero wins versus top 50.
(4) Wisconsin - Posts the highest three-point attempt percentage (34% of all shots) of any single-digit seed.
(6) Marquette - Ranks last amongst single-digit seeds in effective height.
(11) Washington - 4-6 on the road, lost 5 of first 8 Pac 10 games.
(7) Clemson - Enters the tournament losers of 7 of the last 13 games.
(10) Missouri - 2-6 versus top 25 opponents, losers in 3 of last 4 games.
(2) West Virginia - 33.6 % beyond the arc, bench only plays 25.4% of total minutes.
(15) Morgan State - 4 losses versus 175+ opponents, 0 wins against top 100 opponents.
South Region
(1) Duke - Ranks last of all single-digit seeds in two-point field goal percentage (46.9%).
(16) Winthrop - Ranks last amongst tournament teams in adjusted offensive efficiency.
(16) Arkansas-Pine Bluff - Trails only Winthrop as the worst three-point percentage shooting team in the field, with 30.4% from beyond the arc, started season 0-11.
(8) California - 0 wins in 4 games versus top 25 opponents.
(9) Louisville - 3-8 in games versus top 50 opponents.
(5) Texas A&M - 5-5 on the road in 2009.
(12) Utah State - 6 losses versus non-tournament teams, 1 win versus field.
(4) Purdue - Scored 11 points in the first half versus Minnesota.
(13) Siena - 0 wins versus tournament field.
(6) Notre Dame - Ranks last amongst single-digit NCAA tournament seeds in adjusted defensive efficiency.
(11) Old Dominion - 1 win versus tournament teams (Georgetown), 64.5% free throw percentage, and 31.5% three-point percentage.
(3) Baylor - Forces the fourth fewest turnovers of any tournament team, 3-7 all-time in NCAA tournament.
(14) Sam Houston State - Ranks last in effective height of all tournament teams (Baylor: No. 1).
(7) Richmond - Ranks last amongst NCAA tournament teams in offensive rebounding percentage.
(10) St. Marys - Forces the second fewest turnovers of any tournament team (16.2%).
(2) Villanova - Enters tournament as losers in 5 of last 7 games.
(15) Robert Morris - 9 losses to non-tournament teams, 0 wins versus top 99.
References: All statistics, results, and rankings as reflected on Kenpom.com.
Published by Wade Souza
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