A close look at the elusive numbers behind the men’s Sweet 16 teams

It is time to take a closer look at this sweet 16, according to the numbers they maintain. Teams come in all flavors.

Alabama is a team of the highest score of the nation at 90.8 points of the game.

Houston has the stupidest defense, at 58.4.

Tennessee allows the lowest percentage of shooting, at 38.2.

Duke has the widest average scoring margin at 21.5.

Houston shoots 3-clinic best at 39.8 percent.

The Michigan state is defending the best, 27.8 percent.

Auburn is No. 2 in the nation in blocking shots. Arkansas is No. 4.

The Michigan state is fifth in benches. Alabama is sixth.

No wonder everyone is still playing.

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The seven best teams in a net ranking are still going, starting with the Duke No. 1. The lowest team that is still alive is Arkansas for 40 years. The best rated team kicked on the curb has been 8 Gonzaga.

The best record in the field belongs to Duke, 33-3, just in front of Florida and Houston at 32-4. Arkansas is the lowest to 22-13. There were 92 teams in the nation that compiled better records than razorbacks, but 77 of them would be pleased to trade places now.

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Fourteen of 16 teams were included in the last Associated Press Top-25. Ole Miss was down in the section of the received votes. High point, McNeese and Akron have also won voices, but not Arkansas. Not one.

Some numbers are curious, which confirms that the team can get so far, even if it throws around some endless statistics and without a star shooter.

This weekend will play only one of the 54 best individuals in the country-PurDue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn, which is 13. Oh, but three out of the TOP 12 in assists to play guys still walk. Purdue’s Braden Smith in second place, Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler in the fifth and Texas Tech Elijah Hawkins in 12th place, suggesting that it is divine to pass than shoot.

Alabama is 325. In the nation in the fouls for the game and 316. In turnover forced.

Kentucky’s scoring defense, cough by 77.2 points per game, is 308.

The Michigan State is 319. In 3-point shooting.

Ole Miss is 330.

Purdue is 262. In percent of defensive goals.

BYU is 225. When shooting free throws.

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History?

The main part includes eight programs won by at least one National Championship – Arizona, Arkansas, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State and Michigan. Then again, none of the programs responsible for the last eight national championships is still around. Farewell, Uconn, Kansas, Baylor, Virginia, Villanova, North Carolina.

Three teams have never been to the only final four – Tennessee, Byu and Ole Miss.

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Sets?

All five Purdue starters began his career in Purdue.

None of the Arizona appetizers began his career in Arizona.

Michigan founded two players last week who started their career in Texas Tech.

Texas Tech started one.

Kentucky does not have a single starter who started like a wild cat. But Arkansas yes.

This weekend is on three different starting sets original VOLS.

Four out of 16 coaches are new in their contributions – Dusty May in Michigan, Mark Pope in Kentucky, Kevin Young in Byu and John Calipari in Arkansas – he pulled each of the porttal pool to become competitive in a hurry. Of their 20 appetizers last weekend, 14 were at another school in 2024.

Regular season?

It gave a wide hints about the march. The four best teams Big 12 in the ranking are the same four in Sweet 16. The same for six out of the first eight in sec and tied for ninth Arkansas. The best three in Big Ten Plus tied behind the fourth Purdue. And ACC Champion Duke.

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He plays all five AP All-American-Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Auburn’s Johnni Broome, Alabama Mark Sears, Florida Walter Clayton Jr. and Purdue’s Smith.

The news of the teams of the ranking and honorary teams was therefore clear, although there was no score.

Alabama defeated Kentucky three times. Kentucky defeated Tennessee twice. Tennessee defeated Alabama.

Duke lost with Kentucky who lost with Auburn, who lost with the Duke,

Texas Tech lost twice with Arizona, but also defeated Wildcats by 16.

Purdue whisked Alabama, but was Kaš Auburna, who lost at home in Alabama. Boilermakers lost twice to Michigan, but also hammered Wolverines by 27.

Michigan State went 4-0 against colleague Sweet 16 Big Tenners Maryland, Michigan and Purdue after 20 days in the season, but previously lost at home with Indiana, who did not even do the tournament.

Florida destroyed Tennessee 73-43, but 25 days later, Tennessee crushed Florida 64-44.

Does everything make sense? Don’t worry, it shouldn’t. Therefore, a game. All the numbers we have just learned do not mean much from Thursday evening.