Michigan #2 in Kenpom POSBANG

4 B1G teams in the top 7, yeah Baylor is not in as good a conference and I don't think it's as close as some try to portray it. 

Gonzaga playing cream puffs for 2 1/2 !months will hurt them eventually.  

Like I've said, I really like our chances. 

Iowa #4, Kenpom needs to update their wins-losses. 

#2 on Torvik now as well

KenPom has Baylor as 6 point favorites tonight.  If they win by more than 6, then their efficiency margin will go up and they could pass us.  If they win but the margin is within 6 points or they lose, then their efficiency margin will go down and they won't pass us.

There's more going on than that, but that is the simplest way of thinking about it.

Careful while you're banging Eric, I hear there is a Mediterranean Recluse on the loose

Agreed. Based on what? One loss? Certainly not the quality of opponent. 

I agree with this. They take out Ohio State on Sunday, get a couple days, take out Iowa, get what? 36 hours of rest? take out Indiana at Assembly Hall, get 2 days to rest, recover, and prepare, take on Illinois, get one day to rest, recover, and prepare then take on a resurgent MSU (who is NOT going to roll over), then get two days to do that again.

This is a huge test of stamina and will. I hope they can just knock Illinois out quickly and focus on one thing. If they get through this unscathed, it's not any less difficult than an NCAA Tournament run.

Yes missed this guy

I saw Smith’s hair and I thought Ricky Green had suited up again. (Yes I’m old - Phil Hubbard and I shared CCRB - not the same court mind you). 

Based on what you point out, I mean in a positive way, then Michigan could arguably be #1.  Several arguments could be made in favor of Michigan deserving of a #1 ranking.

Here's  a few: Defense, then Strength of Schedule, maybe Quad 1 wins-all in Michigan's favor, how about margin of victory of Top 25 teams.

I wonder how well Gonzaga would do playing Michigan's schedule this season?

@JR3410:

You're not understanding what you're seeing. You're looking at nominal stats. Adjusted efficiency calculates on a per possession basis and accounts for pace of play (i.e. # of possessions in the game).

Here's a simple example:

Consider a game where Iowa scores 75 points but needs 88 possession to get that point total. That's different than scoring 69 points in 64 possessions.

1. You chose top 5 in both offense and defense. (There's nothing wrong with that.) But by expanding the criteria to top 10 in both categories, you'll see that more teams have won the National Championship - like 2012 Kentucky and 2002 Maryland.

2. UNC didn't win the National Championship in 2007. Tar Heels choked in the Elite 8 to Georgetown.

Florida repeated and won the 2007 National Championship.

+1 for choice of music....+10 if I could.

This years team might actually be better than the Fab Five on paper; but that comes with a disclaimer. The style of play in 1993 was MUCH more physical than it is now. Had Jimmy King, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber, could also add Voskuil, shot as many threes as players do now the fancy stats would look much different. Webber physically got beat up in the paint and the sad part is you were mad when they called a foul instead of just letting him dunk it.

The biggest difference between this year's team and the Fab Five is there's no star of the show. Chris Webber was a generational talent; either Rose or Howard would have easily been the best player on this year's team. Jackson or King would be slight steps up from Brooks and there was no one on the Fab Five comparable to Smith. The bench was basically a wash with Eric Riley, Rob Pelinka and James Voskuil.

I watched every Fab Five game. I think this team is better.