Was looking at the various rankings this morning and saw that Iowa State is #17 in AdjO and #21 in AdjD on Kenpom. I thought that seemed like a pretty impressive combination.
Well, It didn't take much looking to realize that only 7 teams have both their AdjO and AdjD in the top 25 of Kenpom right now.
Duke, Virginia, Michigan St., North Carolina, Tennessee, Kansas, Iowa State
Pretty good company. And "Did You Know?", 9 of the last 10 NCAA Champs have had a Top 7 O and a Top 20 D (UConn in the year of Georges' foot is the outlier).
So, while it's still quite early, Iowa State is within eyesight of having championship level metrics.
https://kenpom.com/index.php
Well, It didn't take much looking to realize that only 7 teams have both their AdjO and AdjD in the top 25 of Kenpom right now.
Duke, Virginia, Michigan St., North Carolina, Tennessee, Kansas, Iowa State
Pretty good company. And "Did You Know?", 9 of the last 10 NCAA Champs have had a Top 7 O and a Top 20 D (UConn in the year of Georges' foot is the outlier).
So, while it's still quite early, Iowa State is within eyesight of having championship level metrics.
https://kenpom.com/index.php
