KenPom 2016-2017 KenPom Rankings Thread

[AuroranHusker]

19 minutes ago, LK1 said:

So, we started the year in the high 90s and are now mid-70s.  Good.  Really need to get at least one win in the next three.  

 

Remainder of the non-conference schedule:

B1G/ACC Challenge game at Clemson (Weds, Nov. 30: 8 pm on ESPNU)

South Dakota at home (Sat., Dec. 3 – BTN Plus)

Creighton at home (Weds, Dec. 7: 8 pm on BTN)

At Kansas (Sat., Dec. 10: 2:15 pm on ESPN)

Gardner-Webb at home (Sun., Dec. 18 on ESPNU)

Southern Univ. at home (Tues., Dec. 20 – BTN Plus)

[Norm Peterson]

I feel like we shoulda beat Va Tech.  But, on the bright side, I, for one, am a whole lot happier having a team like Va Tech be my "shoulda won" come post-season time than Samford or Incarnate Word.  That's a huge step forward in my book.

[49r]

1 minute ago, Norm Peterson said:

I feel like we shoulda beat Va Tech.  But, on the bright side, I, for one, am a whole lot happier having a team like Va Tech be my "shoulda won" come post-season time than Samford or Incarnate Word.  That's a huge step forward in my book.

 

Still got a couple Samford/Incarnate Word - ish games yet on the schedule to navigate past though.  

[huskerbaseball13]

57 minutes ago, LK1 said:

So, we started the year in the high 90s and are now mid-70s.  Good.  Really need to get at least one win in the next three.  

 

 

I sure hope we beat South Dakota.  South Dakota/Gardner Webb/Southern need to be wins. 

[Fullbacksympathy]

13 minutes ago, huskerbaseball13 said:

 

 

I sure hope we beat South Dakota.  South Dakota/Gardner Webb/Southern need to be wins. 

Whoops... I meant of Clemson/CU/KU... forgot about USD, but I probably shouldn't have.  They'll be tough.  I hate scheduling Dakota teams in any sport.

[hhcmatt]

25 minutes ago, huskerbaseball13 said:

I sure hope we beat South Dakota.

 

Looks like Trey Dickerson is still shooting like a guy who has made 60,000+ tweets

[hhcmatt]

An FYI for you - current rankings are still somewhat influenced by last year's results.  In other words, these rankings will be slow to change for a team that has become significantly better or worse than last year.

 

 

 

[49r]

The upside, if you want to call it that, of playing such a difficult non-con schedule for this young team is that even in a loss we can move up in the KenPom rankings.  This morning finds us leapfrogging ahead of Iowa.  So we got that going for us...which is nice.

 

KenPom rankings as of 12-01-16.

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B1G (0-0):

8. Wisconsin

13. Indiana

18. Ohio State

19. Purdue

27. Michigan

30. Michigan State

46. Northwestern

58. Minnesota

64. Maryland

72. Nebraska

75. Iowa 

83. Illinois

101. Penn State

155. Rutgers

 

Non-Conference (4-3):

314. Sacramento State - W

nr. University of Mary - W

134. Louisiana Tech - W

 

---DirecTV Wooden Legacy---

41. Dayton - W

16. UCLA - L

32.  Virginia Tech - L

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 

36. @Clemson - L

 

247. South Dakota

22. Creighton

6. @Kansas

236. Gardner Webb

259. Southern

[Red Don]

Looking at some of the B1G/ACC Challenge action, I'm not so sure we aren't better than some of the teams ranked ahead of us.

[nustudent]

3 hours ago, Red Don said:

Looking at some of the B1G/ACC Challenge action, I'm not so sure we aren't better than some of the teams ranked ahead of us.

That's the one thing I have hope for....teams 6-12 in the Big 10 are all real real close this year

[49r]

I would say 8-12.  MSU and Northwestern are a cut above that.  Minnesota is looking fairly legit so far this year too, so maybe 9-12.

[uneblinstu]

I don't know...There's as much parity as I've seen in the league since we've been in it.

Edited December 2, 2016 by uneblinstu

[HuskerActuary]

Wow, I missed the fact that Northwestern might finally make the NCAA tournament this year. Collins must be doing pretty good there.

[huskerbaseball13]

1 hour ago, HuskerActuary said:

Wow, I missed the fact that Northwestern might finally make the NCAA tournament this year. Collins must be doing pretty good there.

 

Not sure they make the big dance this year......but he has really turned that roster around.  They return quite a bit next year as well.  They look more skilled and athletic than years past.  Vic Law is a stud.  NU vs NU will be a good matchup this year. 

[49r]

Plus Northwestern has suffered a little bit of an injury setback now too:

 

 

[Fullbacksympathy]

I was hoping we wouldn't be in this position, but I think we have to either beat CU or KU in order for the noncon to be considered a success.  That Clemson loss was really tough.  

 

I'm still encouraged though--we're obviously a tough out for pretty much anyone we'll play, so I think we'll give CU a game this year.  

[49r]

1 hour ago, LK1 said:

 

I think we have to either beat CU or KU in order for the noncon to be considered a success.

 

 

I'd prepare to consider our noncon a failure then if I were you.

 

Wed Dec 7		22	Creighton	L, 75-71	70	36%	Home
Sat Dec 10		6	Kansas	L, 77-61	69	6%	Away

Edited December 2, 2016 by 49r

[HuskerFever]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

 

I'd prepare to consider our noncon a failure then if I were you.

 

Wed Dec 7		22	Creighton	L, 75-71	70	36%	Home
Sat Dec 10		6	Kansas	L, 77-61	69	6%	Away

 

[Chuck Taylor]

Interesting that our offense/defense has flipflopped the last few years on KenPom

2016-17:       127 offense 46 defense

2015-16:       87 offense 116 defense

2014-15:       264 offense 28 defense

Overall, looks like our profile is a good defensive team. Guess last year was a blip.

Edited December 3, 2016 by Chuck Taylor

[49r]

Big jump for Illinois after a couple big wins, and Iowa...oh, Iowa...

Also, take not of Louisiana Tech.  They're creeping towards double-digits.  That win is on the verge of looking like a very good one.

 

KenPom rankings as of 12-04-16.

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B1G (0-0):

8. Wisconsin

15. Purdue

16. Indiana

24. Ohio State

25. Michigan

38. Michigan State

45. Northwestern

51. Minnesota

64. Maryland

69. Illinois

75. Nebraska

93. Iowa 

100. Penn State

154. Rutgers

 

Non-Conference (5-3):

314. Sacramento State - W

nr. University of Mary - W

117. Louisiana Tech - W

 

---DirecTV Wooden Legacy---

39. Dayton - W

13. UCLA - L

32.  Virginia Tech - L

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 

37. @Clemson - L

 

238. South Dakota - W

21. Creighton

5. @Kansas

222. Gardner Webb

252. Southern

[jayschool]

On 12/2/2016 at 7:35 AM, 49r said:

Plus Northwestern has suffered a little bit of an injury setback now too:

 

 

 

It's "Dererk" not "Derek." Chicago Hoops should know that.

 

[49r]

Well we didn't get that second win in the current gauntlet we're running (barring what would have to be considered one of the all-time biggest upsets in NU history on Saturday) so our shot at a .500 record and the NIT this year is starting to fade away, unfortunately.  Good news is the Big Ten is looking more like it's having a down year all the time so there may be opportunities to pick up an extra win or two (KenPom has us finishing 14-16 as of now, so a couple unexpected wins can go a long ways towards this turning into a productive, if not totally satisfying, season).  Here are the current rankings:

 

KenPom rankings as of 12-08-16.

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B1G (0-0):

8. Wisconsin

12. Purdue

16. Indiana

27. Michigan

33. Ohio State

38. Michigan State

44. Northwestern

54. Minnesota

61. Maryland

71. Illinois

81. Nebraska

86. Iowa 

116. Penn State

142. Rutgers

 

Non-Conference (5-4):

312. Sacramento State - W

nr. University of Mary - W

110. Louisiana Tech - W

 

---DirecTV Wooden Legacy---

41. Dayton - W

14. UCLA - L

36.  Virginia Tech - L

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 

37. @Clemson - L

 

226. South Dakota - W

18. Creighton - L

5. @Kansas

225. Gardner Webb

261. Southern

[49r]

By the way our SOS has jumped into the top 20 and will likely bump up a few more spots Saturday:

 

Strength of Schedule
Components:	108.6 13	99.6 42	102.6
Overall:	+8.98 20		0.00
Non-conference:	+8.98 20		0.00

 

 

We are, in fact, #1 in the B1G in that category:

 

B1G Non-Con SOS

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20. Nebraska (5-4)

22. Michigan State (6-4)

116. Wisconsin (8-2)

122. Purdue (7-2)

132. Michigan (7-2)

139. Minnesota (8-1)

148. Illinois (7-3)

161. Maryland (9-1)

170. Northwestern (6-2)

205. Penn State (6-4)

282. Iowa (4-5)

318. Indiana (7-1)

322. Ohio State (7-2)

351. Rutgers (8-1)

 

So, having that said, it wouldn't be a terrible stretch of the imagination to think that if we had played a less challenging non-con more like Purdue, say, that we could also be sitting here at 7-2 as well right now don't you think?

Edited December 8, 2016 by 49r

[49r]

Our ranking remains unchanged at #81.

 

KenPom rankings as of 12-08-16.

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B1G (0-0):

8. Wisconsin

11. Purdue

15. Indiana

28. Michigan

35. Ohio State

40. Michigan State

43. Northwestern

48. Minnesota

67. Maryland

69. Illinois

79. Iowa 

81. Nebraska

122. Penn State

135. Rutgers

 

Non-Conference (5-5):

318. Sacramento State - W

nr. University of Mary - W

112. Louisiana Tech - W

 

---DirecTV Wooden Legacy---

39. Dayton - W

12. UCLA - L

36.  Virginia Tech - L

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 

31. @Clemson - L

 

217. South Dakota - W

16. Creighton - L

4. @Kansas - L

226. Gardner Webb

255. Southern

 

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Our SOS took a HUGE jump today though to 7th:

Strength of Schedule
Components:	110.1 5	98.2 15	102.9
Overall:	+11.90 7		0.00
Non-conference:	+11.90 7		0.00

 

[49r]

Here is the rest of the B1G SOS:

 

B1G Non-Con SOS

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7. Nebraska (5-5)

44. Michigan State (7-4)

64. Wisconsin (9-2)

134. Michigan (7-2)

163. Penn State (6-5)

171. Minnesota (9-1)

173. Illinois (8-3)

175. Purdue (8-2)

181. Northwestern (6-2)

199. Maryland (10-1)

216. Iowa (5-5)

296. Ohio State (8-2)

333. Indiana (8-1)

351. Rutgers (8-1)

Edited December 11, 2016 by 49r