Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Pre-Tourney look at the contenders

Duke is playing solid basketball right now. Whether that continues through the tournament is any one's guess. North Carolina's suspect defense has reared it's ugly head At this point, Duke looks to be the team to beat, but other teams are lurking (see below).






TeamDef EffOff EffRPI
Duke
17
4
1
Connecticut
3
20
7
Missouri
8
18
11
Kansas
15
19
10
Memphis
1
39
4
Michigan State
10
33
8
Louisville
2
42
5
Washington
11
35
15
Villanova
25
25
13
Wake Forest
14
40
16


Here are some teams to keep an eye on, the most intriguing one being Gonzaga, but remember only one of the last 20 final four teams has had an RPI out of the top 16. More realistically, Pittsburgh and North Carolina could move back into the top table with a couple of impressive outings this week.

TeamDef EffOff EffRPI
Pittsburgh
34
2
2
North Carolina
35
1
3
Oklahoma
46
8
6
West Virginia
7
15
20
Purdue
5
48
21
Gonzaga
9
6
29

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