KenPom Program Ratings (1997-2025)
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He’s released program ratings based on an analysis of data since 1997. Here’s his description of how it should be used/judged:
“There is only one way you should judge these ratings and that is based on which coaching job would the average human take if presented with two options. If you were the head coach at West Virginia (31st) and were offered the job Indiana (17th), would you take it? Most humans would. If you were the head coach at Maryland (19th) would you take the job at Villanova (11th)? Maybe not by secretly negotiating your exit while your old team is fighting for tournament glory. But nevertheless!”
Interesting, in any case and sure to provoke discussion. Here’s the summary for the top 25.
1 Duke ACC +43.51 2 Kentucky SEC +40.83 3 Kansas B12 +39.84 4 North Carolina ACC +35.49 5 Arizona B12 +33.56 6 Florida SEC +32.01 7 Michigan St. B10 +31.79 8 UCLA B10 +30.21 9 Texas SEC +29.82 10 Connecticut BE +29.64 11 Villanova BE +28.52 12 Gonzaga WCC +26.52 13 Tennessee SEC +26.52 14 Baylor B12 +26.39 15 Ohio St. B10 +26.24 16 Louisville ACC +25.77 17 Indiana B10 +25.21 18 Alabama SEC +25.20 19 Maryland B10 +25.04 20 Michigan B10 +24.92 21 Illinois B10 +24.35 22 Wisconsin B10 +24.03 23 Purdue B10 +23.68 24 Syracuse ACC +23.68 25 Oregon B10 +23.39
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Sorry for the formatting. It looked great on my screen.
KP lists a bunch of other stats, including highest and lowest end-of-season KP ratings. We are tied for the highest (of course), but we also have the highest of the lowests, ours being 27 (2024), vs. 36 for Duke (2021) and 78 for KY (2008). We may bemoan the last two years (in particular), but that’s an amazing stat.
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@HoraceZontal Yeah you have to space it out more than you would think. Checking the preview is a good way to see what it will look like when the post gets submitted.
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@BShark thanks for the tip.
