KenPom 2023-2024 KenPom Rankings Thread

[Norm Peterson]

Big bump to #42 and 6th in conference.

 

Also ahead of future Big Ten rivals #45 USC, #47 Washington, #48 UCLA and  #50 Oregon.

[HuskerFever]

1 minute ago, brfrad said:

Went from fire Hoiberg to how close are we to the bubble in 2 weeks.  Probably going to have a few more of these rides throughout the year.

 

It's a good thing they don't let a fanbase make employment decisions for a program...

[hhcmatt]

Nice 20 point bump to 42 ATM

[Dead Dog Alley]

All we need to do is go 14-6 in the conference to get on the NIT bubble.

[HuskerFever]

9 minutes ago, Dead Dog Alley said:

All we need to do is go 14-6 in the conference to get on the NIT bubble.

 

*To solidify a first round NIT road game

[hskr4life]

38 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

 

*To solidify a first round NIT road game

Don’t be greedy… Mississippi St on the road?  I’ll take it.

[jayschool]

The nagging question:

 

Can we dance without "Boogie"?

[Norm Peterson]

26 minutes ago, jayschool said:

The nagging question:

 

Can we dance without "Boogie"?

 

Reminds me of the old joke about how do you make a Kleenex dance?

 

You put a little boogie in it.

[Vinny]

15 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

Reminds me of the old joke about how do you make a Kleenex dance?

 

You put a little boogie in it.

Haha! Got my three year old on that one in the last week.

[TourneyBound]

Heck of a weekend for the Big 10!!!

[hskr4life]

Btw— today was Ken Pomigami!  We’ve got Purdue right where we want em!  
 

 

[AuroranHusker]

That's weird & wild stuff, the inquiry et al. I like those type of factoids that rarely mean much. 

 

Good to know NU's "moving on up" while K-St. is not. 

 

[hskr4life]

NET Update

 

A beautiful 21 position jump has us move from 72 all the way up to 51!  Huge weekend for us especially with our win, but with MSU’s dominance as well.

[49r]

I started the last update with this and I'll start this one that way too.  Juwan Gary is a human cheat code.

 

I also stated this:  "With our cupcake feast in non-con we still need to be solidly in the 40's I would think to get that NIT bid."  It seems like this win vs KSU was necessary to get us into that NIT conversation.  Can we pull off the 3 or 4 more upsets necessary to upgrade to NCAA Tourney bubble territory?

 

Ken has us back to 20-11 (10-10).  Torvik says 21-10 (11-9).  

 

2-2 in the last four, and we got the wins everyone expected, MSU and @KSU .  We go 3-1 in the next four and things set up nicely for 2024.  Has it really been 10 years since we last went to the NCAA Tournament?  Sheesh!

 

San José State drops again to #173.  Man they really miss Omari Moore.  Okay, here we go.

 

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KenPom rankings as of 12-18-23

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B1G (1-1):
2. Purdue
14. Illinois
17. Wisconsin
23. Michigan State - W
26. Ohio State
42. Nebraska
45. Michigan
50. Iowa
65. Northwestern
72. Maryland
77. Rutgers
79. Indiana
88. Minnesota - L

108. Penn State

 

 

Non-Conference (8-1):
335. Lindenwood - W

333. Florida A&M - W

---Cornhusker Classic---
287. Rider - W
258. Stony Brook - W

---Sanford Pentagon---
205. Oregon State - W

 

---Cornhusker Classic---

81. Duquesne - W

 

207. Cal State Fullerton - W

10. Creighton - L
67. @Kansas State - W
260. North Dakota

344. South Carolina State

[49r]

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

Conference		Rating	Conference		Rating
1	Big 12 Conference	+17.36	18	Coastal Athletic Association	-3.91
2	Big Ten Conference	+14.65	19	Mid American Conference	-4.09
3	Southeastern Conference	+14.38	20	Big South Conference	-4.33
4	Big East Conference	+14.04	21	Big Sky Conference	-4.51
5	Pac 12 Conference	+11.76	22	Summit League	-4.68
6	Atlantic Coast Conference	+11.30	23	Horizon League	-4.85
7	Mountain West Conference	+8.37	24	America East Conference	-6.09
8	Atlantic 10 Conference	+4.46	25	ASUN Conference	-6.34
9	American Athletic Conference	+3.56	26	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	-8.11
10	Missouri Valley Conference	+2.58	27	Ohio Valley Conference	-10.25
11	West Coast Conference	+2.32	28	Southland Conference	-10.65
12	Ivy League	-0.19	29	Patriot League	-11.56
13	Western Athletic Conference	-0.81	30	Independents	-12.89
14	Conference USA	-1.07	31	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-13.40
15	Sun Belt Conference	-2.51	32	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-13.53
16	Big West Conference	-2.55	33	Northeast Conference	-14.22
17	Southern Conference	-2.56

[hskr4life]

Back in Andy Katz’s Power 36 at #25!

 

1. Nebraska (NR): The Huskers beat Michigan State at home and then followed that up with a road win at Kansas State. Fred Hoiberg has a real shot to get this program to the NCAA Tournament. 
    

 

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2023-12-18/purdue-back-top-latest-power-36-rankings-mens-college-basketball

[49r]

10 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Btw— today was Ken Pomigami!  We’ve got Purdue right where we want em!  
 

 

 

Wow!  We're so lucky we played them yesterday and not today then!

[hskr4life]

19 minutes ago, 49r said:

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

Conference		Rating	Conference		Rating
1	Big 12 Conference	+17.36	18	Coastal Athletic Association	-3.91
2	Big Ten Conference	+14.65	19	Mid American Conference	-4.09
3	Southeastern Conference	+14.38	20	Big South Conference	-4.33
4	Big East Conference	+14.04	21	Big Sky Conference	-4.51
5	Pac 12 Conference	+11.76	22	Summit League	-4.68
6	Atlantic Coast Conference	+11.30	23	Horizon League	-4.85
7	Mountain West Conference	+8.37	24	America East Conference	-6.09
8	Atlantic 10 Conference	+4.46	25	ASUN Conference	-6.34
9	American Athletic Conference	+3.56	26	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	-8.11
10	Missouri Valley Conference	+2.58	27	Ohio Valley Conference	-10.25
11	West Coast Conference	+2.32	28	Southland Conference	-10.65
12	Ivy League	-0.19	29	Patriot League	-11.56
13	Western Athletic Conference	-0.81	30	Independents	-12.89
14	Conference USA	-1.07	31	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-13.40
15	Sun Belt Conference	-2.51	32	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-13.53
16	Big West Conference	-2.55	33	Northeast Conference	-14.22
17	Southern Conference	-2.56

B1G kind of separated itself this weekend which is nice to see!  Still in the 2nd tier below B12, but a nice weekend for the conference.

[MichHusker]

27 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Back in Andy Katz’s Power 36 at #25!

 

1. Nebraska (NR): The Huskers beat Michigan State at home and then followed that up with a road win at Kansas State. Fred Hoiberg has a real shot to get this program to the NCAA Tournament. 
    

 

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2023-12-18/purdue-back-top-latest-power-36-rankings-mens-college-basketball

In Jon Rothstein's top 45 as well

 

34. Nebraska

The Skinny: Juwan Gary is the truth.

[AuroranHusker]

 

[hskr4life]

 

It would be beneficial for us to put the pedal to the floor with our next two opponents.  The NET needs to continue liking us.

[49r]

That's what I don't understand.  Fred clearly got the memo that playing cupcakes and racking up wins in the non-con is the key to unlocking the NET formula, but also those wins over cupcakes need to be 30-40-50 point type blowouts or else this just doesn't work.

 

I'm afraid we're gonna end up being an 19-11 team that just barely squeaks into the NIT at this point.

[49r]

Also, we had the chance to put a 30-ball on KSU on the road (which would have had massive positive NET implications) and just....didn't.

[hhcmatt]

44 minutes ago, 49r said:

That's what I don't understand.  Fred clearly got the memo that playing cupcakes and racking up wins in the non-con is the key to unlocking the NET formula, but also those wins over cupcakes need to be 30-40-50 point type blowouts or else this just doesn't work.

 

I'm afraid we're gonna end up being an 19-11 team that just barely squeaks into the NIT at this point.

 

To me beating cupcakes by 30-40 is more something that a good team does that is reflective in these ratings as opposed to a way that a decent team can game the system. If we end up 19-12 it doesn't matter how much we beat ND or SC St by.

 

Iowa St up there hasn't really beaten anyone but they're going to play a bunch of someones and be favored to win in the majority of those games. They underperform in the league and that gaudy non-con and NET doesn't mean much.

[MichHusker]

In Lunardi's newest bracket as a play in 11 seed vs Nevada. Winner gets alabama. We will be in a handful of others as well when bracket matrix updates again