So you want to be a national champ?

Since the Kenpom rankings began in 2002, almost every champion had a top-15 offensive efficiency and a top-20 defensive efficiency. Many were top-10 or top-5 in one or both.

Here are the national champions since 2002:

                AdjO  AdjD 
               top-15 top-20
2002 Maryland     X   X   
2003 Syracuse     X   X         
2004 UConn        X   X   
2005 UNC          X   X   
2006 Florida      X   X   
2007 Florida      X   X   
2008 Kansas       X   X   
2009 UNC          X   X   
2010 Duke         X   X   
2011 UConn        O   X  (#19)
2012 Kentucky     X   X   
2013 Louisvillle  X   X   
2014 UConn        O   X  (#39) 
2015 Duke         X   X  
2016 Villanova    X   X  
2017 No Carolina  X   X  
2018 Villanova    X   X   
2019 Virginia     X   X   
2021 Baylor       X   O  (#22)
2022 Kansas       X   X  
2023 UConn        X   X  

This year will be no different:

UConn #1/#4

Purdue #3/#12

So if you want to be a national champ, you'd better be really good (not just good) at both ends of the floor.

Alabama #2/#111
NC St #48/#38

Follow Ups:

• And it also helps if the team has the key ingredients required traprh 07:54:24 04/09/24 (0)
• Last year we were #21 on offense and #2 on defense. mh 14:25:52 04/08/24 (3)
  • Before the Clark and Bona injuries... BruinNCs 14:53:28 04/08/24 (2)
    • Re: Before the Clark and Bona injuries... barrya 15:51:45 04/08/24 (1)
      • If he misses that shot we likley win the game. mh 16:32:31 04/08/24 (0)

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