excerpts from The Fieldhouse's KenPom: Picking the favorite in all 32 conference races
With conference play getting started in most leagues this week, I asked my computer to break down the races for each conference’s regular-season title. The percentages below are each team’s chance of winning at least a share of its conference title based on my current ratings. I’ve listed the conference favorite along with any other teams that have at least a 10 percent chance....
...Conference USA: Old Dominion, 50% (Others: Middle Tennessee, 41%; Western Kentucky, 20%; Louisiana Tech, 11%) Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky have gotten all the publicity, while Old Dominion has been quietly defending the way Jeff Jones-coached teams always do....
With conference play getting started in most leagues this week, I asked my computer to break down the races for each conference’s regular-season title. The percentages below are each team’s chance of winning at least a share of its conference title based on my current ratings. I’ve listed the conference favorite along with any other teams that have at least a 10 percent chance....
...Conference USA: Old Dominion, 50% (Others: Middle Tennessee, 41%; Western Kentucky, 20%; Louisiana Tech, 11%) Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky have gotten all the publicity, while Old Dominion has been quietly defending the way Jeff Jones-coached teams always do....
