KenPom SOS

[Zmanbhg]

All 14 Big 10 teams make up the top 20 in the KenPom strength of schedule as of this moment. I can't imagine that this has ever happened before in any metric where one conference has all of their teams in the top 20 let alone a conference of 14 teams? https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankSOS

 

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All 14 Big 10 teams make up the top 20 in the KenPom strength of schedule as of this moment. I can't imagine that this has ever happened before in any metric where one conference has all of their teams in the top 20 let alone a conference of 14 teams? https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankSOS

Does seem pretty crazy, for sure.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Big Ten > everyone else

 

[HawkRugged17]

 

[BBHawk]

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What I love about a B1G basketball scrum is that everyone ends up rolling around on the floor with their hands covering their noses. It's turning into soccer!

 

[SSG T]

This year's B1G in on pace to be the highest rated conference in KenPom history, going back to 2001. And, IIRC, it's not really all that close.

The conference this year is just ridiculous. Which is why I'm not sweating 2 or 3 losses that shouldn't have been. If everyone stays healthy, Iowa should be a 2 seed (or 1) and be "a" favorite to make the FF.

 

[IllQChawk]

Also the Big Ten is the most scouted league in the country. Any BIG team that makes the dance with have an advantage over most all other teams because of the lack of preparation between games. It wouldn't surprise me if 2 or more BIG teams make the final four....

 

[blockm2]

All 14 Big 10 teams make up the top 20 in the KenPom strength of schedule as of this moment. I can't imagine that this has ever happened before in any metric where one conference has all of their teams in the top 20 let alone a conference of 14 teams? https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankSOS

it is partially a function of the Big Ten being so historically strong this year, but also partially because of such a reduced non conference schedule. There are usually plenty of pushovers that some teams load up on OOC which softens their overall SOS. The hardest OOC SOS's by KenPom in the Big Ten belong to Penn State (#38), Illinois (#62), and Indiana (#74).

So it's a historically tough conference and all the teams have played almost all their games against each other.

 

[mthawkeyes]

The reduced non-conference means there should be more wiggle room on overall record for the NCAA. A 15-12 record doesn't "feel" tourney-worthy, but they would normally have a 3-1 or 4-0 record in the games that weren't played. Those teams would normally be 19-12 or 18-13 which isn't unreasonable.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Say what you want about any of the Hawk losses, they were all to very good teams.