Numbers to know for each of the 16 teams remaining in March Madness

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The smaller the number, the larger the impact at this year’s NCAA Tournament.

Arkansas, the No. 10 seed in the West Region, is the only double-digit seed still alive heading into the regional semifinals. All four No. 1 seeds and three of the four No. 2 seeds are still standing.

But the seeds aren’t the only numbers that bear watching as the tournament enters its second week. Here’s a look at a notable statistic for each of the remaining 16 teams, starting with the two regions playing Thursday.

East

Alabama: The Crimson Tide score a Division I-leading 90.8 points per game. The 90-81 first-round victory over Robert Morris marked the DI-leading 19th time this season they’ve scored at least 90 points.

BYU: The Cougars outrebounded each of their first two tournament opponents by nine boards, and they have a plus-6.2 rebound margin this season that ranks 19th in Division I. They now face Alabama, which ranks 20th nationally with a plus-6.1 rebound margin. The Tide beat Robert Morris despite getting outrebounded.

Arizona: Caleb Love scored 28 points when North Carolina beat Duke 81-77 in the 2022 Final Four. He hasn’t been as successful the four times he’s faced Duke since that game, twice with North Carolina and twice with Arizona. Love has averaged 10.5 points in those four games while shooting a combined 14 of 50 overall and 4 of 27 from 3-point range. Love’s teams went 1-3 against Duke in those games. Love faces Duke again in a regional semifinal.

Duke: The Blue Devils have a net rating of plus-39 according to kenpom.com. That represents the highest net rating for any team since Duke in 1998-99 had a rating of plus-43.01. Net rating is calculated by subtracting a team’s defensive efficiency from its offensive efficiency. The resulting number – 39 in Duke’s case – measures its expected margin of victory over an average team.

West

Florida: Walter Clayton Jr. has gone 22 of 43 from 3-point range over his last five games (13 of 26 in the Southeastern Conference…

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Author : STEVE MEGARGEE

Publish date : 2025-03-26 15:01:00

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