A look at the College Basketball Landscape as we're into conference play...

[u/cbbanalytics]

[u/r_not_me]

This chart just tells me that Auburn is probably a good team. Maybe really good.

[u/TheTrueVanWilder → u/r_not_me]

Auburn is scary.

Until last night I thought Tennessee was scary too. They still are, but now Florida is too.

SEC basketball this year is what SEC football wishes it was

[u/The_Mursenary → u/TheTrueVanWilder]

Bad loss but there’s gonna be some wtf road losses in sec play this year

[u/TheTrueVanWilder → u/The_Mursenary]

Shit, the B1G already has some WTF home losses

[u/War-eaglern → u/TheTrueVanWilder]

Watch Miss State too. I thought they were a sleeper pick, but now they’re waking up the conference with a groin kick

[u/Ambitious_Tax891 → u/TheTrueVanWilder]

I knew Tennessee wasn’t scary when watching them play Illinois. It was just a matter of time. But Auburn hell yeah…Bruce pearl 🤮

[u/lactosandtolerance → u/Ambitious_Tax891]

Get over it, its been what, 20 years?

[u/Dimeskis → u/lactosandtolerance]

Closer to 35…and…no.

[u/wolfenstein734 → u/Dimeskis]

Wait what did Bruce do?

[u/notthatkindofdrdrew → u/wolfenstein734]

I’ve never heard anyone give a coherent response to this question. The amount of hate is always very disproportionate to anything they allege that he did. Coaches at other schools have been caught providing money, drugs, “escorts”, etc. But Bruce ratted on some people doing skeevy things 35 years ago and gave some prospects a hotdog. Apparently he is satan incarnate.

[u/Drekand → u/notthatkindofdrdrew]

He’s not a bad person for that stuff but he is a massive right-wing douche bag. I say that as an Auburn fan.

[u/odomandr → u/Drekand]

I hate that Auburn elevates his platform for his religious and political ideology. Wde

[u/TheInsatiableRoach → u/odomandr]

I hate it when people have their own religious and political beliefs it makes me sick /s

[u/notthatkindofdrdrew → u/Drekand]

That’s a valid criticism. However, that is also a relatively recent criticism of BP and not what the Illinois fanbase has been frothing over for decades. Furthermore, there are tons of people in collegiate athletics with similar political philosophies that don’t get the level of vitriol that BP receives, so this argument still doesn’t compute.

[u/Dimeskis → u/wolfenstein734]

Long story.

Back in the 80s Pearl was an assistant at Iowa under Tom Davis. He was battling Illinois for a recruit (Deon Thomas?) and recorded a phone call where he admitted Illinois gave him a Chevy Blazer. Pearl turned the tape into the NCAA, who investigated and then put Illinois on probation. It was right at the time Lou Henson and more importantly his assistant Jimmy Collins had the program rolling. One of the best runs in Illinois history was effectively ended. Jimmy Collins career took most of the hit, and Henson never achieved that level of success again.

A lot of older Illinois fans have different levels of conspiracy about the whole thing, but most of them agree fuck Bruce Pearl and Iowa (obviously).

[u/Big-Apartment5697 → u/Dimeskis]

We get it, yall are jealous

[u/edgyusernameguy → u/Big-Apartment5697]

lol

[u/notthatkindofdrdrew → u/edgyusernameguy]

😘

[u/RunnerTenor → u/Dimeskis]

I'm here for this. 100%. Dude craps on Illinois, years later craps on Tennessee, why is he even allowed back in the game?

[u/edgyusernameguy → u/Dimeskis]

Agreed, fuck that rat snitch

[u/Just-Salad302 → u/TheTrueVanWilder]

Nah we dominated them!

[u/rogozh1n → u/Just-Salad302]

We won by about the home court advantage. We did not dominate them.

[u/BigH0ney → u/Just-Salad302]

We did not dominate auburn. Come on now

[u/r_not_me → u/Just-Salad302]

Is 6 points dominating now?

[u/TheTrueVanWilder → u/Just-Salad302]

Well that's because you live in your own stratosphere and are also scary. Your conference not so much though

[u/Just-Salad302 → u/TheTrueVanWilder]

True lol they aren’t doing too hot, think you guys have a decent shot this year too!

[u/UnderstandingOdd679 → u/r_not_me]

I thought this chart is showing that Auburn was the most offensive. By far.

[u/r_not_me → u/UnderstandingOdd679]

Very offensive

[u/BoysAndGirlsClubCU → u/r_not_me]

Houston was even more of an outlier than auburn last year on this same chart. They didn’t make the elite 8. Just a reminder March Madness will happen!

[u/Gobbledygooker316 → u/BoysAndGirlsClubCU]

This chart doesn’t predict injuries lol

[u/DHiL → u/BoysAndGirlsClubCU]

I think you’ll find one of the best players in the NCAA was hurt while Houston was leading their S16 game.

[u/r_not_me → u/BoysAndGirlsClubCU]

No doubt early season rankings and statistics are not indicative of tournament performance. Just fun to see

[u/porgy_tirebiter → u/r_not_me]

Where are the Heels? Below the bottom limit I guess?

[u/KaitRaven]

I think this would be better without the white circles around the team logos. Teams behind other teams are more obscured.

Also, you should include a source or reference for the data.

[u/InitiativeSavings797 → u/KaitRaven]

We are under Florida I think

[u/MrAshleyMadison → u/InitiativeSavings797]

Us blue and orange bros gotta stick together.

[u/elkman_23 → u/MrAshleyMadison]

Good job doing what we couldn't against Tennessee

[u/ConsiderationOld9897 → u/MrAshleyMadison]

I concur except on 2/8.

[u/BEEGPEENS → u/InitiativeSavings797]

Thank you lol I was looking for you guys for the past 5 min being like “where the fuck is Illinois they should be RIGHT HERE”

[u/TrillMurray47 → u/KaitRaven]

See Oregon just to the right? Now add 30 and you basically got it.

[u/Mercuryssheets]

Where are these ratings from?

[u/fcocyclone → u/Mercuryssheets]

looks like barttorvik from seeing ours. we're higher on kenpom.

[u/Johnny_Minoxidil → u/fcocyclone]

Nope, we’re rated higher than Duke defensively on torvik. Users name is cbbanalytics so I’m gonna go waaaay out on a limb and say that one

[u/Fly_Rodder → u/Mercuryssheets]

This looks like the graphics you can generate on https://cbbanalytics.com/

[u/disposable-assassin → u/Fly_Rodder]

*checks OP's username*

seems likely

[u/emiller7 → u/Mercuryssheets]

Yo mama. Get Wrecked Mr. Not as high offensive efficiency metric

[u/cinciNattyLight]

Sure would be nice if we could put together a fucking defense.

[u/Massive-Ask-6869 → u/cinciNattyLight]

Same

[u/noodlesalad_ → u/cinciNattyLight]

Currently halftime between us. We are a combined 7 kenpom offense and combined 311 kenpom defense. And yet the halftime score is 32-25.

[u/Camrons_Mink → u/cinciNattyLight]

No defense for you. Tonight we’ll simply stand in the ring throwing haymakers until one of us collapses.

[u/King_Dead]

Technically upper-right quadrant! I'll take it!

[u/danathecount]

the line for Nova vs UConn tonight is 145.5. Seems low for two top offenses with bad defenses

[u/okoios → u/danathecount]

Nova has the #345 tempo in the country and UConn has the #302 tempo, so these are both super efficient but slow offensive teams

[u/danathecount → u/okoios]

Ahhh good catch, that checks out

[u/Lqtor → u/danathecount]

However, whenever I decide to smash the over on these lines both teams ends up somehow put up their greatest defense of the year and drop absolute stinkers on offense

Edit: I FUCKING KNEW IT YOU AINT TAKING MY MONEY THIS TIME VEGAS

[u/heel2014]

UNC is either tucked away neatly behind another team or didn't get invited 😅

[u/ed42000 → u/heel2014]

Not invited? Like the 2023 NCAA tournament?

[u/therylo_ken → u/ed42000]

We prefer to think about the previous tourney heheh

[u/ed42000 → u/therylo_ken]

Well played haha. Enjoy your day Rylo Ken

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/therylo_ken]

We do that also but we go back two years

[u/iEatPalpatineAss → u/therylo_ken]

u/therylo_ken, it seems you enjoy Star Wars.

We will watch your career with great interest.

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/heel2014]

Florida covering up on top of Michigan then Illinois then Iowa State and below that is a team with a red border but I can’t see who it is

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/GoLionsJD107]

Maybe Indiana?

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/GoLionsJD107]

No not them they’re on there. Oh this is gonna annoy the F out of me.

[u/MichBolts → u/GoLionsJD107]

Arizona

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/MichBolts]

Yea

[u/jklaz]

Clemson.. almost achieving mid perfection

[u/Karltowns17]

I didn’t even see Auburn for a Second they’re so far off to the side.

[u/Yodelehhehe]

Auburn might be good

[u/ralthea]

I'm choosing to believe we're the team behind Florida

[u/Elephantparrot → u/ralthea]

I think that's a good bet. I think it's Illinois under Michigan's and we're under Florida. It would be pretty consistent with where we've been rated on these all season, confusingly just outside the top teams.

[u/rowdyginger05 → u/Elephantparrot]

Can we make that cluster of our teams an invitational or something? I would watch the hell out of that with the solid defense and strong offense. lol

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/ralthea]

That has to be it.

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/ralthea]

There’s another mystery team also with a red circle hiding under Texas A&M and Michigan State

[u/ForLoopsElseIf]

Man watch us lose again in the first weekend

[u/S_Dot_99]

Uconn is #2 in offensive rating

These grids are always off

[u/ncaafan2 → u/S_Dot_99]

Clearly depends on the metric they are using, but the difference between 3-5 looks rather close

[u/Only_the_Tip]

Stop covering up our logo.

[u/iam_alittlestitious]

Offense is optional in South Orange

[u/falconlover79]

Both my teams in the top right 🥹

[u/TRJF → u/falconlover79]

Yep, Penn State in the top right quarter. Single tear falling from my eye - never thought I'd see the day.

[u/yoloape]

Seeing the terps consistently have fairly good rankings in these types of graphs yet unable to hold on late in games is unbelievably frustrating

[u/TraditionalBottle884 → u/yoloape]

Yeah, the talent is there, coaching is the issue. It's incredibly frustrating.

[u/ridemooses]

[u/GoLionsJD107]

I am happy we didn’t schedule Auburn.

[u/ConsiderationOld9897 → u/GoLionsJD107]

We're verry happy that we scheduled OSU and Purdue.

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/ConsiderationOld9897]

I’m happy you scheduled OSU

[u/black-op345]

Yay! We’re In the good quadrant in this graph!

^{just barely}

[u/theymademegettheapp9]

Didn't need this to really know but, yep, Tang's Cats are no bueno.

[u/CameronCoppen_]

Good golly the defensive drop-off without Clingan, Castle and Newton this year is insane. Idk about other UConn fans but I feel like our defensive rating would be at its best with Diarra, Solo, McNeeley, AK, and Reed as the starting lineup. In our game against Providence you could visibly notice the difference defensively when Reed was in the game.

Also, doesn’t help everyone we play goes berserk from three lmao.

[u/DayManMasterofNight]

We’re so back. Dusty is looking like a pretty solid hire thus far!

[u/taddymason_01]

I would love to see where Louisville would be if they didn’t have all those injuries.

[u/somethingworthwhile]

Commented in another thread showing a similar plot, but man, the Illinois-Michigan game is going to be a battle!

[u/Kiz69 → u/somethingworthwhile]

I already miss Howard

[u/CheleRey12]

Iron bowl football?? Nah.

Iron bowl basketball?? Hell yes

[u/WannabeHippieGuy]

FML

[u/thefuseislit]

My poor Seton Hall Pirates what a fall from grace

[u/Leading-String361]

Go Duke!

[u/LitterBoxServant]

Top 5 defense with an offense on par with the bottom half of the ACC. Buckle in boys. Might be a long ride.

[u/bloomingtonrail]

[u/Sadlobster1]

With an offense like that a defense like that - Miami getting knocked out in round 1 or getting hot and going to the FF

[u/SquintsRS → u/Sadlobster1]

Miami isn't gonna get invited to a single postseason tournament. They're horrific

[u/Sadlobster1 → u/SquintsRS]

100% - I was trying to make a joke at their expense but it didn't land without tone.

[u/DuckBurner0000]

Oh no! We stink! (Fire Grant I’m begging)

[u/ranger684]

This chart tells me that our defense is almost as good as auburn and therefore we should win every game from now on

[u/verdenvidia]

where cincy

edit nvm i no has eyeballs

[u/outsiderkerv]

Where Memphis

[u/emptywinebottlez]

Where’s the MACtion at??

[u/UCBearcats]

UCLA - WV - Cincinnati just holding hands in a ring

[u/RJD-ghost]

Don’t you love it when the metrics say you should be a good team relative to your conference but you just choke every time

[u/BacoNATEor]

Are we the yellow circle under MSST and Ohio St because I don’t see us anywhere

[u/rd6021]

Wierd that higher the better on defense rating when it’s a smaller number.

[u/Hackasizlak]

Damn the ACC really is having a rough year, bottom left is packed with their teams.

[u/soonerwx]

Another Moser swan dive to the bubble?

[u/brentownsu]

Holy shit, I see our logo and it’s in the upper right quadrant!

[u/LurkerKing13]

Bro Miami…

[u/SodaEngineer]

As a recent victim of Auburn, this checks out.

And being in the middle is way more fun than being at the very back.

[u/HungDaddyNYC]

I’ll just hide half the teams on this shitty graph.