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Bracket Tools

Information and stats to help you fill out your bracket

CREATED Mar. 18, 2013

Everyone has their own way they like to fill out their bracket and different things they value. Some people trust offense others trust defense. Maybe you like a fast pace or maybe you want a slow it down grind it out team like Wisconsin. This page will hopefully make it much easier for you to choose your team.

Pushing The Tempo (stats via Kenpom):
Teams that play with the fastest pace in the tournament.
1. Northwestern State
2. Mississippi
3. North Carolina
4. Iona
5. Memphis
6. Long Island
7. Iowa State
8. UCLA
9. Oregon
10. UNLV

Grinding It Out (stats via Kenpom):
Teams that play with the slowest pace in the tourament.
1. Pittsburgh
2. Notre Dame
3. Georgetown
4. Wisconsin
5. Florida
6. Kansas State
7. Minnesota
8. Albany
9. Bucknell
10. Pacific

Highest Scorers:
Teams that average the most points per game in the tournament.
1. Northwestern (81.0 PPG)
2. Iona (80.7 PPG)
3. Indiana (80.0 PPG)
4. Iowa State (79.6 PPG)
5. Long Island (79.5 PPG)
6. Duke (78.3 PPG)
7. Mississippi (78.2 PPG)
8. VCU (78.0 PPG)
9. Gonzaga (77.6 PPG)
10. N.C. State (77.5 PPG)

Sharp Shooters:
Teams with the highest field goal percentage in the tournament.
1. Creighton (.508)
2. Gonzaga (.504)
3. Belmont (.494)
4. N.C. State (.494)
5. Valparaiso (.489)
6. Indiana (.486)
7. Florida (.484)
8. Michigan (.484)
9. Long Island (.484)
10. Harvard (.482)

Long Range Bombers:
Teams that shot the best from three-point range in the tournament.
1. Creighton (.421)
2. Indiana (.411)
3. Duke (.406)
4. Harvard (.401)
5. South Dakota State (.394)
6. N.C. State (.393)
7. Boise State (.391)
8. Belmont (.386)
9. Montana (.385)
10. Long Island (.385)

Cleaning The Glass:
Teams averaging the most rebounds in the tournament.
1. Missouri (41.4)
2. Colorado State (40.4)
3. UNLV (40.1)
4. Cincinnati (40.0)
5. Northwestern State (39.3)
6. North Carolina (39.2)
7. Kansas (39.1)
8. Minnesota (38.8)
9. Mississippi (38.8)
10. Syracuse (38.7)

Sharing Is Caring:
Teams averaging the most assists per game in the tournament.
1. North Carolina (17.3)
2. Memphis (17.2)
3. Creighton (17.2)
4. Notre Dame (17.0)
5. Pittsburgh (16.5)
6. UNLV (16.2)
7. UCLA (16.1)
8. Kansas State (16.0)
9. Iowa State (16.0)
10. Belmont (15.9)

Safety First:
Teams that average the least turnovers per game in the tournament.
1. Michigan (9.2)
2. Bucknell (9.5)
3. Wisconsin (9.8)
4. South Dakota State (10.4)
5. Ohio State (10.7)
6. Duke (10.7)
7. Colorado State (10.8)
8. Pittsburgh (10.9)
9. Southern (10.9)
10. Davidson (10.9)

Turning Up The Pressure:
Teams that average the most steals per game in the tournament.
1. VCU (11.94)
2. Louisville (10.74)
3. Belmont (9.84)
4. Northwestern State (9.84)
5. Florida Gulf Coast (9.00)
6. Memphis (8.97)
7. Syracuse (8.89)
8. Oregon (8.50)
9. Mississippi (8.39)
10. North Carolina (8.24)