KenPom 2017-2018 KenPom Rankings Thread

[49r]

2 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

 

Sure would be nice to get over that Maryland road block.

 

I think Illinois on the road is gonna be a tougher game actually.

[HuskerFever]

2 minutes ago, 49r said:

Who had 12-6 in the preseason prediction thread?

 

In the actual preseason (for overall record/noncon), the highest conference prediction had us with 9 wins.

[HuskerFever]

2 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

I think Illinois on the road is gonna be a tougher game actually.

 

What I meant was us finally moving above Maryland in something other than the Big Ten standings. The more we can separate from Maryland (on the bubble) to the selection committee, we're building a bigger and bigger case that we should be in the tournament.

[jayschool]

7 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

 

What I meant was us finally moving above Maryland in something other than the Big Ten standings. The more we can separate from Maryland (on the bubble) to the selection committee, we're building a bigger and bigger case that we should be in the tournament.

Agreed. But the head-to-head has to go our way. I can see that as a huge game for our chances. If come out of that 11-4 or 10-5 in the conference with head-to-head wins against both Maryland and Michigan, we're in good shape with a 2-1 finish.

[Vinny]

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

 

@Vinny is the only one in the 'after the non-conference just ended' prediction.

I'd love to be wrong and see us go 14-4!

[49r]

I love that I have to go back 3 pages in this thread to find my most recent update.  Here is today's KenPom update:

 

 

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KenPom rankings as of 1-30-18
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B1G (7-4):
3. Purdue (17) - L
5. Michigan State (10) - L
14. Ohio State (78) - L
24. Michigan (32) - W
42. Maryland (41)
54. Penn State (40) - L
57. Nebraska (98)
82. Northwestern (18) - W
84. Minnesota (36) - W
90. Wisconsin (31) - W, W
88. Indiana (65)

102. Iowa (54) - W
106. Illinois (104) - W
135. Rutgers (125) - W

 

Non-Conference (9-4):
260. Eastern Illinois - W
184. North Texas - W

 

---Gavitt Tip-Off---
89. @St. John's - L

237. North Dakota - W

 

---Advocare Invitational---
100. UCF - L
325. Marist - W
195. Long Beach State - W

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 
80. Boston College - W

 

23. @Creighton - L

 

---Shelter Insurance Showcase---
8. Kansas - L

 

179. UTSA - W
351. Delaware State - W
310. Stetson - W

 

 

**Parenthesis after the Big Ten team names indicates the season starting KenPom ranking.

**Blue indicates NIT team from last year, Red is NCAA Tourney

[hhcmatt]

 

[HuskerFever]

3 minutes ago, hhcdimes said:

 

 

At 2 in the morning...

 

[Norm Peterson]

I thought we'd gotten up to 56th but now we've dropped to 60th without playing.  Big drop.  Not sure what happened.  Big wins by teams behind us?

[HuskerFever]

7 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

I thought we'd gotten up to 56th but now we've dropped to 60th without playing.  Big drop.  Not sure what happened.  Big wins by teams behind us?

 

 

Had some ahead of us lose, but there were some sorta-still-alive bubble teams get some huge Tier 1 wins this weekend.

[Norm Peterson]

Can't wait to see the next Kenpom update by @49r.

 

Love seeing all the Ws in conference play.

[49r]

up to #57, Ken still projects a 12-6 record (and 4th place finish) for us.  I'll have a full update in the morning.  But for now here's our progress in the current "Next 5 Games" stretch:

 

Wed Jan 24	65	153	Rutgers	W, 60-54	65		Away	15-8	6-4
Sat Jan 27	63	97	Iowa	W, 98-84	70		Home	16-8	7-4
Mon Jan 29	61	95	Wisconsin	W, 74-63	70		Away	17-8	8-4
Tue Feb 6	61	93	Minnesota	W, 91-85	69		Away	18-8	9-4
Sat Feb 10		153	Rutgers	W, 69-58	66	84%	Home		×

 

 

BTW, what happened to the Next 5 Games thread?  I tried finding it tonight but it seems to have disappeared. 

[49r]

It's been a long time!  Seems like it's been a week.  Here is today's KenPom update:

 

 

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KenPom rankings as of 2-07-18
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B1G (9-4):
3. Purdue (17) - L
6. Michigan State (10) - L
16. Ohio State (78) - L
31. Michigan (32) - W
39. Maryland (41)
44. Penn State (40) - L
57. Nebraska (98)
72. Northwestern (18) - W
80. Indiana (65)

93. Minnesota (36) - W, W
94. Illinois (104) - W
95. Wisconsin (31) - W, W
97. Iowa (54) - W
153. Rutgers (125) - W

 

Non-Conference (9-4):
264. Eastern Illinois - W
187. North Texas - W

 

---Gavitt Tip-Off---
85. @St. John's - L

233. North Dakota - W

 

---Advocare Invitational---
110. UCF - L
324. Marist - W
201. Long Beach State - W

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 
84. Boston College - W

 

20. @Creighton - L

 

---Shelter Insurance Showcase---
11. Kansas - L

 

163. UTSA - W
351. Delaware State - W
317. Stetson - W

 

 

**Parenthesis after the Big Ten team names indicates the season starting KenPom ranking.

**Blue indicates NIT team from last year, Red is NCAA Tourney

[49r]

Last chance to get a W vs a higher ranked opponent on Tuesday.  Here is today's KenPom update:

 

 

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KenPom rankings as of 2-11-18
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B1G (10-4):
3. Purdue (17) - L
6. Michigan State (10) - L
11. Ohio State (78) - L
29. Michigan (32) - W
40. Maryland (41)
45. Penn State (40) - L
55. Nebraska (98)
75. Indiana (65)

78. Northwestern (18) - W

88. Wisconsin (31) - W, W
97. Illinois (104) - W
98. Minnesota (36) - W, W
99. Iowa (54) - W
154. Rutgers (125) - W, W

 

Non-Conference (9-4):
269. Eastern Illinois - W
170. North Texas - W

 

---Gavitt Tip-Off---
72. @St. John's - L

242. North Dakota - W

 

---Advocare Invitational---
105. UCF - L
325. Marist - W
190. Long Beach State - W

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 
81. Boston College - W

 

23. @Creighton - L

 

---Shelter Insurance Showcase---
14. Kansas - L

 

163. UTSA - W
351. Delaware State - W
313. Stetson - W

 

 

**Parenthesis after the Big Ten team names indicates the season starting KenPom ranking.

**Blue indicates NIT team from last year, Red is NCAA Tourney

[49r]

#52

[The Polish Rifle]

1 minute ago, 49r said:

#52

3 team bump? I was hoping this win to get us top 50, this being the best team left on our schedule - was that too ambitious?

[aphilso1]

19 minutes ago, The Polish Rifle said:

3 team bump? I was hoping this win to get us top 50, this being the best team left on our schedule - was that too ambitious?

 

And Maryland stays put at #40.  No change for them after a loss, and only a 3 team jump for us after a big win...WTH?!?

[northwillriseagain]

Just now, aphilso1 said:

 

And Maryland stays put at #40.  No change for them after a loss, and only a 3 team jump for us after a big win...WTH?!?

Cause Delaware ST, or some BS...

 

#39 Penn St is still our highest left though.

[hskr4life]

Nebraska wins the whole damn dance.....

 

Next day... 

 

KenPom #49

[nuhusker7]

Ken Pom does not take into account anything about how a team was playing when you played them correct?

 

I feel like we keep getting downgraded on ken Pom (and many other computer rankings) because they are just calculating how we did against a Minnesota team that no doesn't look nearly as good to the computers as it does now. Same for UCF, St. John's, and I believe a couple other teams who had injuries or suspensions.

[HolyBobpilgrimage]

59 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Nebraska wins the whole damn dance.....

 

Next day... 

 

KenPom #49

lunardi: bubble team

[Norm Peterson]

All they can expect of us is to win the games we're playing, and we're doing that.

 

All we can do at this point is to win the games we play in.  So far, we're doing that.

 

At least to some extent we control our own destiny.  There's still enough games to be played to get us where we need to be.

 

Win out in the regular season (doable) and then beat Michigan in the conference tournament (also doable).

 

That should be enough to rest comfortably until selection Sunday.

[aphilso1]

10 hours ago, aphilso1 said:

 

And Maryland stays put at #40.  No change for them after a loss, and only a 3 team jump for us after a big win...WTH?!?

 

I spoke too soon.  Checking again this morning, Maryland actually JUMPED a spot to #39.  This is stupid.

[jdostal]

We were expected to win by 1 and we won by 3; that's not gonna move the kenpom meter much.

[49r]

Happy 20 wins day.  Here is today's KenPom update:

 

 

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KenPom rankings as of 2-14-18
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B1G (11-4):
4. Purdue (17) - L
5. Michigan State (10) - L
11. Ohio State (78) - L
27. Michigan (32) - W
39. Maryland (41) - W
40. Penn State (40) - L
52. Nebraska (98)
75. Indiana (65)

81. Northwestern (18) - W

94. Wisconsin (31) - W, W
96. Iowa (54) - W
103. Minnesota (36) - W, W
112. Illinois (104) - W
141. Rutgers (125) - W, W

 

Non-Conference (9-4):
270. Eastern Illinois - W
170. North Texas - W

 

---Gavitt Tip-Off---
70. @St. John's - L

244. North Dakota - W

 

---Advocare Invitational---
99. UCF - L
323. Marist - W
191. Long Beach State - W

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 
76. Boston College - W

 

21. @Creighton - L

 

---Shelter Insurance Showcase---
14. Kansas - L

 

164. UTSA - W
351. Delaware State - W
313. Stetson - W

 

 

**Parenthesis after the Big Ten team names indicates the season starting KenPom ranking.

**Blue indicates NIT team from last year, Red is NCAA Tourney