No. 1 seed Houston and No. 2 seed Texas have the look of a national champion. At least that's what the analytics say.
UCLA guard Tyger Campbell brings the ball up court against Colorado during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Las Vegas.DES MOINES, Iowa – On the eve of the NCAA men’s tournament’s first round, millions of folks are scrambling to fill out their brackets.
Starting with Kentucky in 2012, nine of the past 10 winners of the NCAA tournament have ranked among the top 25 in both Pomery’s offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency ratings. The only outlier was UConn’s 2014 title team, to date the only No. 7 seed to win the Big Dance.UConn’s fluky run aside, recent history indicates this year’s national champion will probably come from a select group of teams that own both a top-25 offense and defense.
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