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Power Rating The NCAA Field

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Here are the consensus power ratings, using several rating systems and then equalized toward a spread. Rating systems utilized in these ratings include: KenPom, VSIN-Makinen, Sonny Moore, TeamRankings, VSIN-Bettors and EvanMiya. To compute an expected spread, subtract the favorite from the underdog’s ratings. Top 1 Michigan 99.7 2 Duke 99.0 3 Arizona 97.7 4 Florida 96.4 5 Houston 95.0 6 Iowa State 94.1 7 Illinois 94.0 8 Purdue 93.5 9 Gonzaga 92.1 10 Michigan St 91.3 11 UConn 91.2 12 Vanderbilt 91.1 13 Louisville 90.6 14 Alabama 90.5 15 Virginia 90.5 16 St. John’s 90.3 17 Tennessee 90.2 18 Arkansas … Continue reading Power Rating The NCAA Field

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80+ Preview: Iowa St. at Texas Tech

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KenPom Thrill Score: 86.9 1 p.m. CT, ESPN. Line: Texas Tech -2.5. Total 147.5Handle: Iowa St. 46 percent of bets, 54 percent of money on Action. Total 51 percent of money on Over. Projections KenPom: Iowa St. 77-76.Haslam: Iowa St. 76.1, Texas Tech 73.7.Evan Miya: Iowa St 76, Texas Tech 74. BPI Predicted Difference: Iowa St -.3.Greg Peterson: Iowa St. -3.5, Total 1475. Pro tracker: 2 Bets on Texas Tech ML (-110 to -125). Top Players Iowa St GmScore LeadersCurtis Jones, Guard 13.49.Kershon Gilbert, Guard 13.29.Joshua Jefferson, Forward, 12.59. Tamin Lipsey, Guard, 10.49. Texas Tech GmScore LeadersJT Toppin, Forward, 15.23.Darrion … Continue reading 80+ Preview: Iowa St. at Texas Tech

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KenPom’s Minimum Qualifying Standards

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With football nearly in the rearview, my focus has turned to basketball, and for me that is mostly college basketball. Yes, the NBA is a better product, but for some reason I always gravitate to watching college more. I can’t explain it. The eye is always toward the March Madness tournament. And who can win it. I’m a fan of KenPom, TeamRankings, Torvik, all of it. One of the things I look at heading in is teams who meet the minimum required rankings of past national champions. Basically, “no team ranked lower than <this> has ever won the title. Criteria … Continue reading KenPom’s Minimum Qualifying Standards