I found this interesting article..
"I've made this observation in a previous article, but it bears repeating. On a team's KenPom profile, there are sections called "four factors" and "miscellaneous components." Between those two sections, there are 18 total areas in which a team's national rank are given—things like block percentage, rebounding percentage and free-throw rate that I reference frequently.
Well, Purdue ranks in the top 150 nationally in all 18 categories, ranks in the top 50 in 10 of them and in the top 10 in five of them. As a result, Purdue is No. 6 in adjusted offensive efficiency and No. 5 in adjusted defensive efficiency. No other team ranks top-12 in both.
There's a lot of season left to be played, but only seven teams in the past decade have entered the NCAA tournament ranked in the top six nationally in both categories. Three of them (2012 Kentucky, 2010 Duke and 2008 Kansas) won the national championship. Two others (2015 Kentucky and 2008 UCLA) reached the Final Four. Expect Purdue to do the same."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-teams-best-built-for-march-madness-dominance
"I've made this observation in a previous article, but it bears repeating. On a team's KenPom profile, there are sections called "four factors" and "miscellaneous components." Between those two sections, there are 18 total areas in which a team's national rank are given—things like block percentage, rebounding percentage and free-throw rate that I reference frequently.
Well, Purdue ranks in the top 150 nationally in all 18 categories, ranks in the top 50 in 10 of them and in the top 10 in five of them. As a result, Purdue is No. 6 in adjusted offensive efficiency and No. 5 in adjusted defensive efficiency. No other team ranks top-12 in both.
There's a lot of season left to be played, but only seven teams in the past decade have entered the NCAA tournament ranked in the top six nationally in both categories. Three of them (2012 Kentucky, 2010 Duke and 2008 Kansas) won the national championship. Two others (2015 Kentucky and 2008 UCLA) reached the Final Four. Expect Purdue to do the same."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-teams-best-built-for-march-madness-dominance