KenPom 2020-2021 KenPom Rankings Thread

[49r]

Not a whole lot of change today.  Purdue slipped a few spots and moved from 7th to 10th in the Big Ten after their loss yesterday and Illinois and Michigan swap spots but everything else stays the same.  Good opportunity to get better tomorrow.

 

Here is today's KenPom update:

 

 

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KenPom rankings as of 11-27-20

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B1G (0-0):

8. Wisconsin

10. Ohio State

13. Michigan State

14. Iowa

16. Illinois

18. Michigan

24. Indiana

27. Rutgers

28. Minnesota

31. Purdue

47. Maryland

64. Penn State

70. Northwestern

114. Nebraska

 

 

Non-Conference (1-1):

328. McNeese State - W

 

---Golden Window Classic---

112. Nevada - L

184. North Dakota State

 

215. South Dakota

322. Florida A&M

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 

75. Georgia Tech

 

15. Creighton

[49r]

 

Illinois is dropping quite a lot of spots despite winning big, and Maryland is shooting up.  Nebraska is in danger of getting into the double digits with another win.

 

Ken still has us winning 8 games:

Projected record:

8-17

4-14

 

 

Here is today's KenPom update:

 

 

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KenPom rankings as of 11-29-20

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B1G (0-0):

9. Wisconsin

10. Ohio State

12. Iowa

13. Michigan State

16. Michigan

21. Illinois

24. Indiana

29. Rutgers

31. Minnesota

32. Purdue

37. Maryland

62. Penn State

68. Northwestern

105. Nebraska

 

 

Non-Conference (2-1):

329. McNeese State - W

 

---Golden Window Classic---

110. Nevada - L

201. North Dakota State - W

 

229. South Dakota

322. Florida A&M

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge--- 

91. Georgia Tech

 

14. Creighton

[Red Don]

Projected Record (8-17) = 25 & (4-14) = 18.   I thought there were 20 conf games & 7 ooc games.   What did I miss.  

[Handy Johnson]

I don’t think it’s “magical thinking” to believe we’ll win 7-8 games in the B1G.   Our confidence will only GROW with wins vs GTech & Omaha A&M, plus our outside shooting will make us a threat against anyone. Sure it’s a tough league but we’re about to get salty too...

[HuskerFever]

22 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said:

I don’t think it’s “magical thinking” to believe we’ll win 7-8 games in the B1G.   Our confidence will only GROW with wins vs GTech & Omaha A&M, plus our outside shooting will make us a threat against anyone. Sure it’s a tough league but we’re about to get salty too...

 

I don't think Georgia Tech is a gimmie game. But with the way our perimeter shooting is right now, no game is a gimmie game at the moment.

[49r]

Not KenPom, but:

 

 

[Handy Johnson]

On 11/29/2020 at 9:33 PM, HuskerFever said:

 

I don't think Georgia Tech is a gimmie game. But with the way our perimeter shooting is right now, no game is a gimmie game at the moment.

Agreed, there are certainly no "gimmies" but if we can't beat a BAD Georgia Tech team we're in a LOT of trouble....

[atskooc]

3 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said:

Agreed, there are certainly no "gimmies" but if we can't beat a BAD Georgia Tech team we're in a LOT of trouble....

There’s an Yvan joke in here with all the gimmies, but I’ll leave it unsaid. 

[49r]

I don't think we have any room to call another P5 program "bad" right now.  Tech is still ranked ahead of us in KenPom, so...

[hhcmatt]

Hoiball broke KenPom

 

[Norm Peterson]

23 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

Hoiball broke KenPom

 

 

So, the most frequent lineup is A, B, C, D and E.

 

But only slightly less frequent is B, C, A, E, D.

 

Followed by B, C, A, D, E.

 

Thanks, Ken.

 

Did I mention that E isn't a center, but rather a point guard?

[49r]

One Thanksgiving cupcake left, then things are gonna get real.  Michigan suffered a precipitous drop this week and Michigan State is shooting up to second in the league.  Purdue has made a big jump too after a 43 point win over the team that took Michigan to OT last weekend.

 

Here is today's KenPom update:

KenPom rankings as of 12-02-20
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B1G (0-0):
7. Wisconsin
10. Michigan State
12. Iowa
14. Ohio State
22. Illinois
25. Michigan
26. Purdue
27. Indiana
32. Rutgers
36. Minnesota
37. Maryland
62. Penn State
69. Northwestern
107. Nebraska

Non-Conference (3-1):
328. McNeese State - W

 

---Golden Window Classic---
103. Nevada - L
195. North Dakota State - W

 

223. South Dakota - W
318. Florida A&M

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge---
86. Georgia Tech

 

16. Creighton

[jimmykc]

So we win a game and drop 45 places. I can hardly wait until we start losing games later in the year and begin to rise again. Don't you just love KenPom?

[atskooc]

2 minutes ago, jimmykc said:

So we win a game and drop 45 places. I can hardly wait until we start losing games later in the year and begin to rise again. Don't you just love KenPom?

We dropped 2 places so far as I can see.

[hskr4life]

Getting really jacked up for the Creighton game in a week and 2 days. I know that we still have two games between now and then but man... that game is literally zero risk, high reward and with their KU game coming a few days before, it’ll be a good test for us.

 

But first, take care of GA Tech and FAMU

[jimmykc]

My bad, atskooc. I was looking at the AMSTS ranking. So I don't feel as bad about dropping with a win. I would still prefer to do that rather than rising with a loss which I find too confusing in my dotage. Actually in this pandemic environment, a team should rise in the rankings by simply playing a game and drop as additional punishment for causing a postponement because of viral exposure. 

[OmahaHusker]

2 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Getting really jacked up for the Creighton game in a week and 2 days. I know that we still have two games between now and then but man... that game is literally zero risk, high reward and with their KU game coming a few days before, it’ll be a good test for us.

 

But first, take care of GA Tech and FAMU

 

Same here. Should be a good game. Great for the state.

[hskr4life]

Wonder how far we could jump with a win?

[HuskerFever]

43 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Wonder how far we could jump with a win?

 

It's hard to tell. As a baseline, Teddy is 6'6" and his head is around a foot from the 10' rim. So he jumps about 42".

 

We'll revisit this and see how high he jumps after a win.

 

 

[49r]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

Wonder how far we could jump with a win?

 

 

Probably sneak into the upper 90's, depending on MOV.

[49r]

 

Lots of flippin' and floppin'.  The Big Ten is all over the place!  Here's a little levity on an otherwise bleak morning:

 

 

 

Okay, now that we've got that out of the way, here is today's KenPom update:

KenPom rankings as of 12-10-20
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B1G (0-0):
6. Wisconsin
8. Iowa
12. Ohio State
13. Michigan
15. Illinois
16. Michigan State
20. Indiana
26. Rutgers
30. Purdue
39. Maryland
48. Minnesota
52. Penn State
67. Northwestern
112. Nebraska

Non-Conference (3-2):
329. McNeese State - W

 

---Golden Window Classic---
120. Nevada - L
180. North Dakota State - W

 

221. South Dakota - W
318. Florida A&M

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge---
70. Georgia Tech - L

 

14. Creighton

 

[49r]

 

Not much change, except Iowa and Wisconsin swap spots.  Here is today's KenPom update:

KenPom rankings as of 12-12-20
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B1G (0-0):
5. Iowa
7. Wisconsin
13. Ohio State
14. Michigan
15. Illinois
16. Michigan State
20. Indiana
28. Rutgers
30. Purdue
36. Maryland
47. Minnesota
52. Penn State
68. Northwestern
114. Nebraska

Non-Conference (3-3):
330. McNeese State - W

 

---Golden Window Classic---
126. Nevada - L
166. North Dakota State - W

 

238. South Dakota - W
311. Florida A&M

 

---B1G/ACC Challenge---
72. Georgia Tech - L

 

12. Creighton - L

Edited December 12, 2020 by 49r

[49r]

Also, after Iowa's dismantling of Iowa State last night, the Big Ten is now the best conference in KenPom:

 

Ranking of conferences by AdjEM of team that's expected to go .500 in conference play

Conference		Rating	Conference		Rating
1	Big Ten Conference	+18.55	17	Colonial Athletic Association	-4.53
2	Big 12 Conference	+18.49	18	Big West Conference	-5.13
3	Atlantic Coast Conference	+15.81	19	Horizon League	-5.50
4	Big East Conference	+14.70	20	Patriot League	-6.18
5	Southeastern Conference	+14.46	21	Summit League	-6.48
6	Pac 12 Conference	+13.44	22	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	-6.51
7	American Athletic Conference	+8.38	23	Big Sky Conference	-6.63
8	Atlantic 10 Conference	+7.59	24	Ohio Valley Conference	-6.99
9	West Coast Conference	+6.44	25	America East Conference	-7.52
10	Mountain West Conference	+1.98	26	ASUN Conference	-8.32
11	Missouri Valley Conference	+1.35	27	Western Athletic Conference	-9.22
12	Conference USA	+0.64	28	Big South Conference	-9.57
13	Mid American Conference	-0.36	29	Northeast Conference	-10.23
14	Southern Conference	-1.57	30	Southland Conference	-10.59
15	Ivy League	-2.81	31	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-15.80
16	Sun Belt Conference	-2.92	32	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-16.03

[Norm Peterson]

The good news is at this time last year, kenpom had us at #128 and we finished at #132.

 

THIS year, we're at 114, fellas. That's 14 spots BETTER than a year ago. AND, get this, because the league is stronger this year in the non-con, we're likely to benefit because of our strength of schedule.

 

So, don't look now, but we could very easily crack the top 110 before all is said and done.

 

I'm so excited I can barely contain myself.

 

Now where's the Mylanta?

[49r]

whoa, whoa, whoa!!!

 

110?  Are you nuts @Norm Peterson??  Get a hold of yourself man!  This team isn't built to withstand such lofty heights!