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Auburn is currently tied as the Top team in KenPom of the past 24 years
Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:52 am
Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:52 am
KenPom only goes back to 2002 on their webpage, but here are the Top teams in College Basketball since 2002:
36.91- 2025 Auburn
36.91- 2015 Kentucky
36.64- 2025 Duke
36.48- 2021 Gonzaga
36.43- 2024 UConn
35.21- 2008 Kansas
34.22- 2019 Virginia
34.19- 2002 Duke
33.87- 2021 Baylor
33.76- 2018 Villanova
33.72- 2015 Wisconsin
33.47- 2011 Ohio State
33.29- 2010 Duke
32.92- 2013 Louisville*
32.77- 2005 North Carolina
32.59- 2012 Kentucky
32.48- 2015 Duke
32.36- 2015 Arizona
32.33- 2004 Duke
32.05- 2017 Gonzaga
32.01- 2016 Villanova
Those are all 21 teams to rate +32 points or higher in KenPom. Of the 19 prior to this season:
*17 were 1 seeds; two were 2-seeds
*11 won the National Title
*14 went to the title game or further
*16 went to the Final 4 or further
*18 went to the Elite 8 or further
*All 19 went to the Sweet 16 or further
*These teams combined to be 96-4 in the NCAA Tournament to teams NOT on this elite list
*Out of the 4 losses to teams not on this list, 2 were to the eventual national champ; three were against teams that made it to the Title Game, and all 4 were against teams that made it to the Final 4.
This Auburn team is currently playing at an insane level.
36.91- 2025 Auburn
36.91- 2015 Kentucky
36.64- 2025 Duke
36.48- 2021 Gonzaga
36.43- 2024 UConn
35.21- 2008 Kansas
34.22- 2019 Virginia
34.19- 2002 Duke
33.87- 2021 Baylor
33.76- 2018 Villanova
33.72- 2015 Wisconsin
33.47- 2011 Ohio State
33.29- 2010 Duke
32.92- 2013 Louisville*
32.77- 2005 North Carolina
32.59- 2012 Kentucky
32.48- 2015 Duke
32.36- 2015 Arizona
32.33- 2004 Duke
32.05- 2017 Gonzaga
32.01- 2016 Villanova
Those are all 21 teams to rate +32 points or higher in KenPom. Of the 19 prior to this season:
*17 were 1 seeds; two were 2-seeds
*11 won the National Title
*14 went to the title game or further
*16 went to the Final 4 or further
*18 went to the Elite 8 or further
*All 19 went to the Sweet 16 or further
*These teams combined to be 96-4 in the NCAA Tournament to teams NOT on this elite list
*Out of the 4 losses to teams not on this list, 2 were to the eventual national champ; three were against teams that made it to the Title Game, and all 4 were against teams that made it to the Final 4.
This Auburn team is currently playing at an insane level.
This post was edited on 1/15/25 at 10:00 am
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Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:56 am to AUTiger789
Clearly the best team in the country at this point. Duke may be a close 2nd in terms of numbers and beaten Auburn at home, but I don't think I'd take them to win 4 straight vs good teams away from home like I would Auburn right now.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:57 am to AUTiger789
I have it on good authority from someone that played church league and posts here that AU is in real trouble. These numbers mean nothing.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 10:24 am to AUTiger789
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*14 went to the title game or further
I get your point, but the wording of this is funny
Posted on 1/15/25 at 10:55 am to auie93
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have it on good authority from someone that played church league and posts here that AU is in real trouble
Do we know which denomination the church basketball team is?
If it's a Baptist Church I might be concerned, if it's a Methodist Church I'm not
This post was edited on 1/15/25 at 11:03 am
Posted on 1/15/25 at 11:44 am to AUTiger789
We are so losing in the 1st round
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:05 pm to auie93
Is this a joke about bammer fan right after Broome injury?
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:08 pm to AUTiger789
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KenPom only goes back to 2002 on their webpage, but here are the Top teams in College Basketball since 2002:
36.91- 2025 Auburn
No troll - genuinely curious.
If Auburn is healthy for the tournament, what is the minimum without it being considered a disappointment?
Elite 8?
Final 4?
Trophy or bust?
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:17 pm to skrayper
Anything less than final 4 would be a huge bummer if we are healthy and playing to the same level at the end of the regular season
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:32 pm to skrayper
For me, making the elite 8 but not the final 4 would not be a disappointment. It takes a lot of luck to get the final 4.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:37 pm to borotiger
I think the deepest you can "expect" to go is the Elite 8. The best team in the country each year (especially if it's clearly the best) will be a healthy favorite in games vs #16, #8/9 and #4/5+. Once you get to the Elite 8 you are playing another very, very good team more than likely and if you play a B- game and they play an A+ you can lose.
Doesn't take away from the disappointment, but it is the reality.
Doesn't take away from the disappointment, but it is the reality.
This post was edited on 1/15/25 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:41 pm to skrayper
An SEC NC in basketball this year would be fitting. We sposed to be SEC?
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:45 pm to AUTiger789
I think we're getting hyped up a bit too much. I mean we have been hyped up most of the year. I don't like it. I hope this isn't our peak part of the season... We need that peak to happen in a couple of months.
And that 2015 Kentucky team didn't make it to the final Beat out by Wisconsin in the FinalFour. Duke went on to win it. Family and I were at a hotel in North Myrtle watching the Duke/Wisconsin game eating pizza that year. Fun.
That tournament can go all kinds of ways.. you never know...
And that 2015 Kentucky team didn't make it to the final Beat out by Wisconsin in the FinalFour. Duke went on to win it. Family and I were at a hotel in North Myrtle watching the Duke/Wisconsin game eating pizza that year. Fun.
That tournament can go all kinds of ways.. you never know...
This post was edited on 1/15/25 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:47 pm to i am dan
Not to mention Kentucky got Frank the Tanked
Posted on 1/15/25 at 8:56 pm to AUTiger789
Updated, and now all alone at the top…
37.00- 2025 Auburn
36.91- 2015 Kentucky
36.67- 2025 Duke
36.48- 2021 Gonzaga
36.43- 2024 UConn
35.21- 2008 Kansas
34.22- 2019 Virginia
34.19- 2002 Duke
33.87- 2021 Baylor
33.76- 2018 Villanova
33.72- 2015 Wisconsin
33.47- 2011 Ohio State
33.29- 2010 Duke
32.92- 2013 Louisville*
32.77- 2005 North Carolina
32.59- 2012 Kentucky
32.48- 2015 Duke
32.36- 2015 Arizona
32.33- 2004 Duke
32.05- 2017 Gonzaga
32.01- 2016 Villanova
37.00- 2025 Auburn
36.91- 2015 Kentucky
36.67- 2025 Duke
36.48- 2021 Gonzaga
36.43- 2024 UConn
35.21- 2008 Kansas
34.22- 2019 Virginia
34.19- 2002 Duke
33.87- 2021 Baylor
33.76- 2018 Villanova
33.72- 2015 Wisconsin
33.47- 2011 Ohio State
33.29- 2010 Duke
32.92- 2013 Louisville*
32.77- 2005 North Carolina
32.59- 2012 Kentucky
32.48- 2015 Duke
32.36- 2015 Arizona
32.33- 2004 Duke
32.05- 2017 Gonzaga
32.01- 2016 Villanova
Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:43 pm to AUTiger789
All of this makes me extremely nervous. We as AU fans know we can’t have nice things. There is such a thing as “Auburning”.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 10:05 pm to FlyDownTheField
quote:I have to agree with this.
Anything less than final 4 would be a huge bummer if we are healthy and playing to the same level at the end of the regular season
I will admit that I never in a million years thought I would consider anything short of a Final Four for Auburn to be extremely disappointing.
I am very much enjoying these expectations....
Posted on 2/8/25 at 5:39 pm to AUTiger789
Auburn really thought they were 2015 Kentucky good
Posted on 2/8/25 at 5:41 pm to Frac the world
Held on to this for a month?
Posted on 2/8/25 at 6:39 pm to Auburntiger
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If it's a Baptist Church I might be concerned, if it's a Methodist Church I'm not
WTF. I’m Methodist and I’ll drop bombs on any Baptist team.
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