A look at each Final Four team, through advanced stats
Associated PressThis year’s Final Four includes quite a collection of big-name programs — but this hasn’t been a particularly dominant group this season. KANSAS Pomeroy Rank: 4 Strengths: The Jayhawks rank seventh in the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency, and perhaps more importantly, they aren’t really deficient in any major category. DUKE Pomeroy Rank: 7 Strengths: The Blue Devils are the top team in the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency, and they’ve shown it in the tournament. NORTH CAROLINA Pomeroy Rank: 16 Strengths: North Carolina is a tricky team to evaluate because its season stats are pedestrian for a Final Four team — but the Tar Heels seem to have turned a corner over the past month. If you look at the NCAA Tournament games only, the Tar Heels are fourth in adjusted offensive efficiency and eighth in adjusted defensive efficiency — the only team in the top 10 in both.
History of this topic
Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn
The Independent
College basketball power rankings: Arizona is No. 1, and Oklahoma cracks top 10
New York Times
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