To find top wins by team, location, margin, etc., use the “Sort” or “Filter” functions in this Excel file. Conference #KPI Rankings are also available (through Feb 28)
WELCOME TO MARCH!
#KPI NCAA Tournament Field of 68 (through Feb 28): 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 (26-2, 13-2 Pac-12), .380 / Best Win: at San Diego State .95
- BIG 12 / #2 Kansas (22-6, 13-2 Big 12), .359 / Best Win: at Iowa State .88
- #3 Wisconsin (23-5, 10-5 Big Ten), .346 / Best Win: at Virginia .97
- SEC / #4 Florida (26-2, 15-0 SEC), .335 / Best Win: at Kentucky .86
- MVC / #5 Wichita State (30-0, 17-0 MVC), .314 / Best Win: at Saint Louis .94
- BIG EAST / #6 Villanova (25-3, 13-2 Big East), .309 / Best Win: at Saint Joseph’s .88
- #7 Creighton (23-4, 13-2 Big East), .298 / Best Win: at Villanova 1.09
- #8 Syracuse (26-2, 13-2 ACC), .297 / Best Win: at Pittsburgh .76
- BIG TEN / #9 Michigan (20-7, 12-3 Big Ten), .274 / Best Win: at Wisconsin .93
- ACC / #10 Virginia (24-5, 15-1 ACC), .270 / Best Win: at Pittsburgh .77
- #11 Massachusetts (22-5, 9-4 A-10), .267 / Best Win: at George Washington .78
- #12 Duke (23-6, 12-4 ACC), .264 / Best Win: at Pittsburgh .82
- #13 Michigan State (22-6, 11-4 Big Ten), .263 / Best Win: at Texas .83
- #14 New Mexico (22-5, 13-2 Mountain West), .260 / Best Win: at New Mexico State .70
- ATLANTIC 10 / #15 Saint Louis (25-3, 12-1 A-10), .256 / Best Win: at Saint Joseph’s .85
- #16 Kentucky (21-7, 11-4 SEC), .255 / Best Win: at Missouri .67
- #17 Iowa State (22-5, 10-5 Big 12), .254 / Best Win: at BYU .68
- #18 North Carolina (21-7, 11-4 ACC), .253 / Best Win: at Michigan State .90
- #19 Ohio State (22-7, 9-7 Big Ten), .252 / Best Win: at Wisconsin .89
- AMERICAN / #20 Cincinnati (24-4, 13-2 American), .248 / Best Win: at Louisville .89
- #21 UCLA (21-7, 10-5 Pac-12), .242 / Best Win: at Colorado .79
- #22 Texas (21-7, 10-5 Big 12), .234 / Best Win: at North Carolina .79
- MOUNTAIN WEST / #23 San Diego State (24-3, 13-2 Mountain West), .227 / Best Win: at Kansas .91
- #24 Louisville (24-4, 13-2 American), .226 / Best Win: at Cincinnati .88
- #25 Oklahoma (20-8, 9-6 Big 12), .216 / Best Win: at Texas .78
- #26 VCU (21-7, 9-4 A-10), .216 / Best Win: at Virginia .89
- #27 Connecticut (22-6, 10-5 American), .205 / Best Win: at Memphis .79
- #28 George Washington (20-7, 8-5 A-10), .200 / Best Win: vs. Creighton .75
- WCC / #29 Gonzaga (24-6, 14-3 WCC), .198 / Best Win: at San Francisco .63
- #30 Oregon (19-8, 7-8 Pac-12), .197 / Best Win: at UCLA .79
- #31 Colorado (20-8, 9-6 Pac-12), .188 / Best Win: vs. Kansas .59
- #32 Saint Joseph’s (20-7, 10-3 A-10), .186 / Best Win: at Vermont .68
- #33 Iowa (19-9, 8-7 Big Ten), .186 / Best Win: at Ohio State .84
- #34 Stanford (18-9, 9-6 Pac-12), .185 / Best Win: at Connecticut .82
- #35 Arizona State (20-8, 9-6 Pac-12), .184 / Best Win: at California .67
- #36 BYU (20-10, 12-5 WCC), .178 / Best Win: at Stanford .70
- CONFERENCE USA / #37 Southern Miss (24-5, 11-3 C-USA), .178 / Best Win: at North Dakota State .79
- SUMMIT / #38 North Dakota State (22-6, 11-2 Summit), .177 / Best Win: at Western Michigan .66
- #39 Pittsburgh (21-7, 9-6 ACC), .174 / Best Win: at N.C. State .62
- #40 Toledo (23-5, 11-4 MAC), .174 / Best Win: at Akron .55
- SOUTHLAND / #41 Stephen F. Austin (26-2, 15-0 Southland), .173 / Best Win: at Sam Houston State .66
- #42 California (18-10, 9-6 Pac-12), .171 / Best Win: at Oregon .76
- #43 SMU (22-6, 11-4 American), .170 / Best Win: at Connecticut .86
- HORIZON / #44 Green Bay (23-5, 13-2 Horizon), .169 / Best Win: at Cleveland State .69
- #45 Kansas State (19-9, 9-6 Big 12), .168 / Best Win: vs. Gonzaga .67
- #46 Baylor (18-10, 6-9 Big 12), .167 / Best Win: at Oklahoma State .67
- IVY / #47 Harvard (23-4, 10-1 Ivy), .165 / Best Win: at Boston U. .70
- #48 Dayton (19-9, 7-6 A-10), .163 / Best Win: vs. Gonzaga .64
- #49 Oklahoma State (18-10, 6-9 Big 12), .161 / Best Win: vs. Louisiana Tech .66
- #50 Arkansas (19-9, 8-7 SEC), .159 / Best Win: at Kentucky .82
- #51 Missouri (19-9, 7-8 SEC), .159 / Best Win: at Arkansas .67
- #52 Memphis (21-7, 10-5 American), .157 / Best Win: at Louisville .91
- OHIO VALLEY / #54 Belmont (22-8, 13-2 OVC), .156 / Best Win: at North Carolina .79
- MAAC / #76 Iona (19-9, 16-3 MAAC), .106 / Best Win: at Canisius .58
- MAC / #77 Western Michigan (19-8, 12-3 MAC), .106 / Best Win: at Ohio .69
- COLONIAL / #80 Delaware (21-9, 13-2 Colonial), .102 / Best Win: at William & Mary .55
- SUN BELT / #84 Georgia State (21-7, 14-1 Sun Belt), .096 / Best Win: at Western Kentucky .67
- PATRIOT / #93 Boston U. (21-9, 14-3 Patriot), .087 / Best Win: at Quinnipiac .61
- BIG WEST / #95 UC-Irvine (19-10, 10-3 Big West), .084 / Best Win: at Hawaii .54
- ATLANTIC SUN / #97 Mercer (22-8, 13-4 Atlantic Sun), .083 / Best Win: at Mississippi .54
- AMERICA EAST / #105 Vermont (20-9, 14-1 America East), .070 / Best Win: at Yale .46
- MEAC / #121 North Carolina Central (22-5, 12-1 MEAC), .053 / Best Win: at N.C. State .61
- NORTHEAST / #138 Robert Morris (19-11, 14-1 Northeast), .035 / Best Win: at St. Francis-NY .47
- SOUTHERN / #139 Davidson (18-11, 14-1 Southern), .034 / Best Win: at Wofford .54
- BIG SKY / #150 Weber State (16-9, 13-4 Big Sky), .023 / Best Win: North Dakota .29
- WAC / #153 Utah Valley (17-10, 11-3 WAC), .020 / Best Win: New Mexico State .41
- BIG SOUTH / #167 High Point (16-13, 12-4 Big South), .009 / Best Win: at William & Mary .53
- SWAC / #248 Alabama State (15-10, 9-5 SWAC), -.071 / Best Win: Alcorn State .15
- (NIT 1) #53 Minnesota (18-11, 7-9 Big Ten), .156 / Best Win: at Richmond .69
- (NIT 1) #55 Florida State (16-11, 7-8 ACC), .153 / Best Win: at Pittsburgh .77
- (NIT 1) #56 Xavier (19-9, 9-6 Big East), .148 / Best Win: vs. Cincinnati .79
- (NIT 1) #57 Ohio (19-9, 9-6 MAC), .145 / Best Win: at Richmond .63
- (NIT 2) #58 Tennessee (17-11, 8-7 SEC), .144 / Best Win: vs. Virginia .70
- (NIT 2) #59 St. Mary’s-CA (21-9, 11-6 WCC), .142 / Best Win: at Boise State .62
- (NIT 2) #60 Nebraska (16-11, 8-7 Big Ten), .141 / Best Win: at Michigan State .89
- (NIT 2) #61 Providence (19-10, 9-7 Big East), .138 / Best Win: vs. Creighton .64
Additional data can be found in the mid-week Friday update.
#KPI Top Games for Saturday, March 1:
- #8 Syracuse at #10 Virginia (Saturday 4 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- #22 Texas at #25 Oklahoma (Saturday 4 p.m. ET, ESPN Full Court/Big 12 Network)
- #20 Cincinnati at #27 Connecticut (Saturday 12 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- #15 Saint Louis at #26 VCU (Saturday 6 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
- #42 California at #35 Arizona State (Saturday 6 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network)
- #17 Iowa State at #45 Kansas State (Saturday 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
- #11 Massachusetts at #48 Dayton (Saturday 11 a.m. ET, ESPNU)
- #24 Louisville at #52 Memphis (Saturday 2 p.m. ET, CBS)
- #2 Kansas at #49 Oklahoma State (Saturday 9 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- #53 Minnesota at #9 Michigan (Saturday 6 p.m. ET, BTN)
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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