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2014-15 Kenpom Preseason Rankings Released

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Ken Pomeroy, or Kenpom as he and his website are more commonly known, came out with his preseason rankings for the 2014-15 season on Sunday night. While these rankings aren’t meant to be 100% accurate they do give a decent guideline and perspective on how teams compare within each conference and how the conferences compare to each other. Before I get into the rankings, here is an excerpt from Pomeroy’s blog post last October after he released the 2013-14 preseason rankings:

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Big East News

First Season In the Books: How Did The Big East Do?

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Rewind to Big East media day, October 16, 2013. Val Ackerman, the Big East’s new commissioner said the following to the media: “There’s no doubt the eyes of the basketball world and the eyes of others in college sports are definitely on the Big East.”

How true those words would be. And not surprisingly, the “eyes of the basketball world” were quick to be negative. Without the backing of ESPN, the Big East was constantly knocked and, even when good things happened, not given its full due. It was not an ideal first season for this new basketball-centric league. Marquette and Georgetown were picked 1 and 2 in the Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Many thought that it was crucial for Marquette, a team that has had a good run of success since joining the conference in 2005, and especially Georgetown, a school that was a big part of the original Big East’s foundation, to be successful both in the conference and nationally. Injuries and lack of on court chemistry seemed to do in both the Golden Eagles and Hoyas as the teams would finish 6th and 7th after 18 regular season games. Only two teams were ranked heading into the Big East Tournament and there was a concern that those two teams might even be the only schools to make the NCAA Tournament.

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NCAA Tournament

Kenpom.com 2014 NCAA Tournament log5

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NCAA Tournament log5

Seed Team Rd32 Swt16 Elite8 Final4 Final Champ 1 in…
1W Arizona 95.8 70.8 55.5 40.2 24.9 15.9 6
1S Florida 95.7 71.6 51.2 35.7 22.6 12.9 8
4MW Louisville 87.3 71.5 44.3 31.5 19.7 12.3 8
1E Virginia 96.7 77.4 52.9 35.4 21.2 11.5 9
1MW Wichita St. 95.4 68.1 36.8 24.4 13.9 8 13
2E Villanova 92.3 62.3 41.3 21 10.8 5 20
3W Creighton 87 59.1 36.1 16.6 7.6 3.6 27
2S Kansas 88.2 58.1 34.5 16.1 8 3.5 29
3MW Duke 84.6 53.5 33.2 14.1 6.8 3.2 31
4E Michigan St. 84.3 51.4 22.9 12.5 5.9 2.4 41
2W Wisconsin 82.2 53.3 29 12.4 5.3 2.3 43
2MW Michigan 91.3 60.9 31.2 11.7 5 2.1 47
3S Syracuse 83.6 48.4 25.2 10.5 4.7 1.8 55
5S VCU 73 42.5 16.8 8.9 4.1 1.6 62
4S UCLA 73.4 39.7 15 7.6 3.3 1.3 79
6S Ohio St. 66.7 35.5 17.6 7 3 1.1 93
3E Iowa St. 73.2 41.2 18.6 7.4 3 1 96
4W San Diego St. 72.6 43.7 14.5 7 2.6 1 97
9S Pittsburgh 71.5 23 11.9 5.9 2.5 0.9 108
11MW Tennessee 40.9 20.8 11.9 4.5 2 0.9 117
8MW Kentucky 64.9 23.1 8.9 4.4 1.8 0.7 139
7E Connecticut 63.2 25.7 13.7 5.3 2 0.7 145
6E North Carolina 59.4 32 13.6 5.1 1.9 0.6 157
5E Cincinnati 56.3 26.8 9.9 4.6 1.8 0.6 162
8W Gonzaga 50.6 14.7 8.4 4.1 1.6 0.6 163
9W Oklahoma St. 49.4 14.1 8 3.9 1.4 0.6 178
7S New Mexico 56.9 24 11.1 3.8 1.4 0.5 222
5W Oklahoma 63.3 32.3 9.3 4 1.3 0.4 223
7W Oregon 60 27.2 11.8 3.9 1.3 0.4 233
6W Baylor 58.9 24 11.2 3.7 1.2 0.4 253
12E Harvard 43.7 18.3 5.8 2.4 0.8 0.2 438
11MW Iowa 26.2 11.3 5.6 1.7 0.6 0.2 451
5MW Saint Louis 57.1 14.4 4.3 1.7 0.5 0.2 638
7MW Texas 52.3 20.2 7.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 688
10S Stanford 43.1 15.5 6.2 1.8 0.6 0.1 690
11E Providence 40.6 18.1 6.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 729
10MW Arizona St. 47.7 17.5 5.9 1.4 0.4 0.1 1015
9E G. Washington 50 11.1 4 1.4 0.4 0 9   1062
8E Memphis 50 11.1 4 1.4 0.4 0 9   1070
11W Nebraska 41.1 13.7 5.2 1.4 0.3 0 9   1111
10W BYU 40 14.5 5 1.3 0.3 0 8   1255
10E Saint Joseph’s 36.8 10.8 4.4 1.2 0.3 0 8   1325
11S Dayton 33.3 12.5 4.2 1.1 0.3 0 7   1494
9MW Kansas St. 35.1 8.3 2.2 0.8 0.2 0 6   1704
6MW Massachusetts 33 10.6 3.9 0.8 0.2 0 5   1834
12MW Xavier 27.2 6.2 1.7 0.6 0.2 0 5   2169
12W N. Dakota St. 36.7 14 2.7 0.8 0.2 0 4   2259
12S S.F. Austin 27 9.5 2 0.6 0.1 0 3   3397
8S Colorado 28.5 4.8 1.5 0.4 0.1 0 2   5169
13S Tulsa 26.6 8.3 1.6 0.43 0.1 0 2   5361
13W New Mexico St. 27.4 10.1 1.7 0.4 0 9   0.0 2   5845
14E N.C. Central 26.8 8.6 2.1 0.4 0 9   0.0 1   6848
13MW Manhattan 12.7 5.1 1.1 0.3 0 6   0.0 1   7639
12MW N.C. State 15.7 2.8 0.6 0.2 0 4   0.0 08  12948
15W American 17.8 5.1 1.1 0.2 0 2   0.0 04  26625
14MW Mercer 15.4 3.8 0.9 0.1 0 2   0.0 03  35657
13E Delaware 15.7 3.5 0.5 0.1 0 15  0.0 02  53891
14S Western Mich. 16.4 3.6 0.7 0.09 0 1   0.0 01  67027
14W La.-Lafayette 13 3.2 0.6 0.08 0 1   0.0 01  78951
15S E. Kentucky 11.8 2.4 0.4 0.05 0 06  0.0 006 162840
15E Milwaukee 7.7 1.2 0.2 0.02 0 01  <.0 001 992385
16W Weber St. 4.2 0.5 0.07 0 8  0.0 006 <.0 001 2104239
15MW Wofford 8.7 1.4 0.14 0 8  0.0 006 <.0 001 2248165
16MW Cal Poly 3.3 0.4 0.04 0 4  0.0 003 <.0 001 4225592
16S Albany 2.3 0.3 0.04 0 4  0.0 003 <.0 001 5124856
16S Mt. St. Mary’s 2 0.2 0.03 0 2  0.0 002 <.0 001 8766968
16E Coastal Car. 3.3 0.4 0.03 0 2  0.0 001 <.0 001 20811710
16MW Texas Southern 1.3 0.1 0 6  0.00 04 <.0 001 <.0 001 106501028

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Opening Lines

#pcbb Opening Line: PC +5 vs. North Carolina 3/21/14

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Line opened with Providence as a 5 point underdog. Kenpom sees the final score as 75-71 in favor of the Tarheels.

Opening Lines

#pcbb Opening Line: PC +7 vs. Creighton 3/15/14

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Line opened with Providence as a 7 point underdog. Kenpom sees the final score as 79-72 in favor of the Blue Jays. I’ll have game notes and a preview going up around 2pm today.

Opening Lines

#pcbb Opening Line: PC -1.5 vs Seton Hall 3/14/14

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Line opened with Providence as a 1.5 point favorite. The line has since moved to -2 and even -2.5 in some places. I’d expect it to settle around -2 by tip time. Kenpom sees the final score as 70-67 in favor of the Friars. I’ll have game notes and a preview going up at 12pm today.