A look at each of the remaining unbeatens, ordered by rank in the Pomeroy ratings (yeah, so that’s not too self-serving)…<\/p>\n
Illinois 9-0 (Pomeroy rank: 1)<\/u><\/strong> Oklahoma State 7-0 (Pomeroy rank: 2)<\/u><\/strong> Kansas 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 3)<\/u><\/strong> Duke 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 4)<\/u><\/strong> Pittsburgh 7-0 (Pomeroy rank: 5)<\/u><\/strong> Georgia Tech 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 6)<\/u> Cincinnati 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 8)<\/u> North Carolina State 7-0 (Pomeroy rank: 15)<\/u> Wichita State 5-0 (Pomeroy rank: 34)<\/u> Boston College 7-0 (Pomeroy rank: 35)<\/u> Marquette 9-0 (Pomeroy rank: 36)<\/u> West Virginia 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 49)<\/u> Fresno State 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 55)<\/u> Hawaii 5-0 (Pomeroy rank: 81)<\/u> Kansas State 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 85)<\/u> Hofstra 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 105)<\/u> Oral Roberts 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 106)<\/u> Texas A&M-College Station 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 166)<\/strong><\/u> A look at each of the remaining unbeatens, ordered by rank in the Pomeroy ratings (yeah, so that’s not too self-serving)… Illinois 9-0 (Pomeroy rank: 1)Best performance to date: 12\/1 beat Wake Forest 91-73, but it wasn’t nearly that close.Worst Performance: 12\/9 beat Georgetown 74-59 in a game that was tied with four minutes remaining…in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Best performance to date:<\/strong> 12\/1 beat Wake Forest 91-73, but it wasn’t nearly that close.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 12\/9 beat Georgetown 74-59 in a game that was tied with four minutes remaining…in the first half.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Second in the nation in offensive efficiency (1.208 points per possesion)<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 12\/7 beat Syracuse 74-60.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/27 beat Sam Houston State 73-57, but trailed by six at halftime.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Fourth in the nation in field goal percentage.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 11\/29 beat Nevada 85-52.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/19 beat Vermont 68-61 in a game that had suspense in the final minute.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> According to my ratings, has played the toughest schedule of any of the unbeatens.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 11\/30 beat Michigan State 81-74.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/22 beat Davidson 74-61.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Ranks fourth in the nation in blocked shots per game.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 12\/7 beat Memphis 70-51.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 12\/11 beat Penn State 74-61.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Have scored 80 or more points in five games this season. They had four such games all of last season.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 11\/30 beat Michigan 99-68.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/22 beat Illinois-Chicago 60-59.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Had gone 16 years making at least one three in every game until going 0 for 2 from long range against Air Force on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 12\/9 beat Vanderbilt 88-72.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/24 beat Northern Iowa 76-70 in double overtime. UC trailed by 18 with 10 minutes to go.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> They do this every year, then lose in 2nd round of NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 11\/19 beat East Carolina 100-66.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/29 beat Purdue 60-53.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> N.C. State leads the nation in offensive efficiency (against a weak schedule, though)<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 12\/11 beat Providence 90-86.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/27 beat Austin Peay 72-62.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Shoot 48.2 free throws\/100 field goal attempts, 21st best in the nation (yeah that’s lame, it’s the best I could do).<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 11\/26 beat Clemson 79-70.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 12\/9 beat Holy Cross 63-60 in overtime.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> According to the RPI, have played the toughest schedule of the unbeatens, for what it’s worth, which is nothing.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 12\/11 beat Wisconsin 63-54.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/14 beat Western Carolina 75-64.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Marquette has rebounded 45% of its own missed shots, the fifth best rate in the nation.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 11\/27 beat LSU 84-69.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/24 beat Duquesne 72-69.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Has committed .192 fouls per possesion, the lowest rate in the nation.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 12\/8 beat USC 71-68.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 12\/3 beat Grand Canyon 63-53.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> They’re 2nd in the nation in field goal percentage defense (32.4%).<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 11\/29 beat Southern Illinois 66-64.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 12\/26 beat Coastal Carolina 72-65. Coastal lost to Chaminade two days later.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Has two players with nearly identical names, Matt Gibson and Matt Gipson.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 11\/27 beat Washington State 62-53.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/19 beat North Dakota State 70-61.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Has committed .202 fouls per possesion, the 3rd lowest rate in the nation.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 12\/11 beat St. John’s 78-68.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 11\/19 beat North Dakota State 70-61.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> 6-0 for the first time since moving to Division 1 in 1973.<\/p>\n
Best performance:<\/strong> 12\/5 beat cross-town rival Tulsa 70-47.
Worst Performance:<\/strong> 12\/11 beat Utah Valley State 92-89 on last-second shot.
Fun Fact:<\/strong> Has never started a season 7-0.<\/p>\n
TAMU-CS has beaten North Carolina A&T, Trinity University, Texas-Permian Basin, Oakland, Prairie View, and Alabama A&M – all at home. Come on Aggies, you’re an embarrassment to the Big XII.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"