#KPI Daily:
- #KPI resumes for each team from best win to worst loss, in Excel (through Feb 24)
- Kansas clinched the Big 12 with the best win of the night (H-Oklahoma, .48). Syracuse moved up one spot to No. 7 with a road win at Maryland (.48).
#KPI Basketball Field of 68 (through Feb 24): Automatic bids from the 32 conferences are determined (for now) by best conference record, then best overall record, then best #KPI. Full rankings can be found here:
- PAC-12 / #1 Arizona (25-2, 12-2 Pac-12), .379 / Best Win: at San Diego State .95
- BIG 12 / #2 Kansas (22-6, 13-2 Big 12), .364 / Best Win: at Iowa State .88
- #3 Wisconsin (22-5, 9-5 Big Ten), .353 / Best Win: at Virginia .96
- SEC / #4 Florida (25-2, 14-0 SEC), .329 / Best Win: at Kentucky .89
- #5 Villanova (24-3, 12-2 Big East), .320 / Best Win: at Saint Joseph’s .86
- MVC / #6 Wichita State (29-0, 16-0 MVC), .314 / Best Win: at Saint Louis .98
- #7 Syracuse (26-2, 13-2 ACC), .299 / Best Win: at Pittsburgh .75
- BIG EAST / #8 Creighton (23-4, 13-2 Big East), .298 / Best Win: at Villanova 1.09
- ATLANTIC 10 / #9 Saint Louis (25-2, 12-0 A-10), .282 / Best Win: at Saint Joseph’s .83
- BIG TEN / #10 Michigan (19-7, 11-3 Big Ten), .275 / Best Win: at Wisconsin .93
- #11 Duke (22-6, 11-4 ACC), .274 / Best Win: at Pittsburgh .81
- #12 Massachusetts (21-5, 8-4 A-10), .273 / Best Win: at George Washington .78
- ACC / #13 Virginia (23-5, 14-1 ACC), .271 / Best Win: at Pittsburgh .76
- #14 Kentucky (21-6, 11-3 SEC), .269 / Best Win: at Missouri .70
- #15 Ohio State (22-6, 9-6 Big Ten), .269 / Best Win: at Wisconsin .89
- #16 New Mexico (21-5, 12-2 Mountain West), .269 / Best Win: at New Mexico State .73
- #17 Michigan State (22-6, 11-4 Big Ten), .265 / Best Win: at Texas .83
- #18 Iowa State (21-5, 9-5 Big 12), .257 / Best Win: at BYU .67
- #19 UCLA (21-6, 10-4 Pac-12), .257 / Best Win: at Colorado .80
- AMERICAN / #20 Cincinnati (24-4, 13-2 American), .247 / Best Win: at Louisville .89
- #21 North Carolina (20-7, 10-4 ACC), .244 / Best Win: at Michigan State .90
- MOUNTAIN WEST / #22 San Diego State (23-3, 12-2 Mountain West), .237 / Best Win: at Kansas .92
- #23 Texas (20-7, 9-5 Big 12), .231 / Best Win: at North Carolina .79
- #24 Louisville (23-4, 12-2 American), .228 / Best Win: at Cincinnati .88
- #24 Oklahoma (20-8, 9-6 Big 12), .221 / Best Win: at Texas .78
- #26 VCU (20-7, 8-4 A-10), .214 / Best Win: at Virginia .88
- #27 Iowa (19-7, 8-5 Big Ten), .208 / Best Win: at Ohio State .87
- #28 Connecticut (21-6, 9-5 American), .203 / Best Win: at Memphis .82
- #29 George Washington (20-7, 8-5 A-10), .198 / Best Win: vs. Creighton .75
- WCC / #30 Gonzaga (23-6, 13-3 WCC), .193 / Best Win: at San Francisco .60
- #31 Stanford (18-8, 9-5 Pac-12), .193 / Best Win: at Connecticut .80
- MAC / #32 Toledo (23-4, 11-3 MAC), .192 / Best Win: at Akron .61
- #33 Colorado (20-8, 9-6 Pac-12), .190 / Best Win: vs. Kansas .59
- #34 Pittsburgh (20-7, 8-6 ACC), .181 / Best Win: at N.C. State .65
- #35 BYU (20-10, 12-5 WCC), .178 / Best Win: at Stanford .72
- #36 Baylor (18-9, 6-8 Big 12), .178 / Best Win: at Oklahoma State .67
- #37 Southern Miss (23-5, 10-3 C-USA), .177 / Best Win: at North Dakota State .79
- #38 California (18-9, 9-5 Pac-12), .177 / Best Win: at Oregon .73
- SUMMIT / #39 North Dakota State (21-6, 10-2 Summit), .175 / Best Win: at Western Michigan .64
- #40 Arizona State (19-8, 8-6 Pac-12), .173 / Best Win: at California .69
- #41 Oregon (18-8, 6-8 Pac-12), .173 / Best Win: at Utah .56
- #42 SMU (22-6, 11-4 American), .172 / Best Win: at Connecticut .85
- #43 Saint Joseph’s (19-7, 9-3 A-10), .171 / Best Win: at Dayton .71
- IVY / #44 Harvard (22-4, 9-1 Ivy), .170 / Best Win: at Boston U. .67
- #45 Missouri (19-8, 7-7 SEC), .169 / Best Win: at Arkansas .63
- #46 Dayton (19-8, 7-5 A-10), .168 / Best Win: vs. Gonzaga .63
- HORIZON / #46 Green Bay (22-5, 12-2 Horizon), .168 / Best Win: at Cleveland State .67
- #48 Oklahoma State (18-10, 6-9 Big 12), .166 / Best Win: vs. Louisiana Tech .65
- SOUTHLAND / #49 Stephen F. Austin (25-2, 14-0 Southland), .165 / Best Win: at Sam Houston State .69
- #50 Kansas State (18-9, 8-6 Big 12), .165 / Best Win: vs. Gonzaga .66
- #51 Memphis (21-6, 10-4 American), .165 / Best Win: at Louisville .91
- #52 Ohio (19-8, 9-5 MAC), .158 / Best Win: at Richmond .65
- OHIO VALLEY / #53 Belmont (21-8, 12-2 OVC), .158 / Best Win: at Middle Tennessee .79
- WAC / #68 New Mexico State (21-8, 10-3 WAC), .120 / Best Win: at New Mexico .89
- CONFERENCE USA / #70 Middle Tennessee (21-7, 11-2 C-USA), .117 / Best Win: at Murray State .58
- MAAC / #76 Iona (19-8, 16-2 MAAC), .108 / Best Win: at Florida Gulf Coast .57
- COLONIAL / #80 Delaware (20-9, 12-2 Colonial), .105 / Best Win: at William & Mary .55
- ATLANTIC SUN / #83 Mercer (22-7, 13-3 Atlantic Sun), .101 / Best Win: at Mississippi .52
- BIG WEST / #92 UC-Santa Barbara (18-7, 9-3 Big West), .087 / Best Win: at UNLV .62
- SUN BELT / #94 Georgia State (20-7, 13-1 Sun Belt), .086 / Best Win: at Western Kentucky .65
- PATRIOT / #97 Boston U. (20-9, 13-3 Patriot), .083 / Best Win: at Quinnipiac .65
- AMERICA EAST / #118 Vermont (19-9, 13-1 America East), .058 / Best Win: at Yale .47
- MEAC / #124 North Carolina Central (21-5, 12-1 MEAC), .049 / Best Win: at N.C. State .64
- NORTHEAST / #140 Robert Morris (18-11, 13-1 Northeast), .034 / Best Win: at St. Francis-NY .44
- SOUTHERN / #142 Davidson (17-11, 13-1 Southern), .033 / Best Win: at Wofford .49
- BIG SKY / #155 Weber State (15-9, 12-4 Big Sky), .019 / Best Win: Northern Colorado .29
- BIG SOUTH / #186 VMI (17-10, 10-4 Big South), -.012 / Best Win: at Radford .45
- SWAC / #247 Alabama State (15-10, 9-5 SWAC), -.069 / Best Win: Alcorn State .15
- (OUT) #54 Florida State (16-11, 7-8 ACC), .155 / Best Win: at Pittsburgh .76
- (OUT) #55 Nebraska (16-10, 8-6 Big Ten), .151 / Best Win: at Michigan State .89
- (OUT) #56 Minnesota (17-11, 6-9 Big Ten), .147 / Best Win: at Richmond .72
- (OUT) #57 Richmond (18-9, 8-4 A-10), .146 / Best Win: vs. Massachusetts .56
- (OUT) #58 St. Mary’s-CA (20-9, 10-6 WCC), .142 / Best Win: at Boise State .66
- (OUT) #59 Tennessee (16-11, 7-7 SEC), .141 / Best Win: vs. Virginia .70
- (OUT) #60 Arkansas (18-9, 7-7 SEC), .137 / Best Win: vs. Kentucky .53
- (OUT) #61 St. John’s (18-10, 8-7 Big East), .137 / Best Win: at Providence .62
Conference #KPI Rankings (through Feb 24): http://www.kpisports.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-14-master-schedule-basketball-by-conference-thru-feb-24.pdf
To find top wins by team, location, margin, etc., use the “Sort” or “Filter” functions in this Excel file (through Feb 24): http://www.kpisports.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kpi-rank-by-game-thru-2-24-14.xlsx
#KPI Top Games for Tuesday, February 25:
- #27 Iowa at #56 Minnesota (Tuesday 7 p.m. ET, BTN)
- #46 Dayton at #43 Saint Joseph’s (Tuesday 7 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network)
- #4 Florida at #90 Vanderbilt (Tuesday 7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- #99 Indiana at #3 Wisconsin (Tuesday 9 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- #105 Utah State at #16 New Mexico (Tuesday 9 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network)
Notes on Rule Changes: For full data through Sunday, February 23, reference the full Week 16 #KPI update. The PDF file with weekly tracking can be found here: http://www.kpisports.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/college-basketball-statistical-trends-through-2-23-14.pdf.
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