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2025 Auburn Basketball is Historically Strong
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:33 am
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:33 am
***UPDATED going into the Final Four…
Since 2002, highest KenPom ratings ever achieved:
39.62- 2025 Duke
36.91- 2015 Kentucky
36.49- 2025 Houston
36.48- 2021 Gonzaga
36.43- 2024 UConn
36.05- 2025 Florida
35.25- 2025 Auburn
35.21- 2008 Kansas
34.22- 2019 Virginia
34.19- 2002 Duke
33.87- 2021 Baylor
33.76- 2018 Villanova
33.72- 2015 Wisconsin
33.47- 2011 Ohio St
33.29- 2010 Duke
32.92- 2013 Louisville*
32.85- 2019 Gonzaga
32.77- 2005 North Carolina
32.68- 2005 Illinois
32.59- 2012 Kentucky
32.48- 2015 Duke
32.36- 2015 Arizona
32.33- 2004 Duke
32.05- 2017 Gonzaga
32.01- 2016 Villanova
There are 4 teams this season… Auburn, Duke, Houston, and Florida who are currently rating as 4 of the 10 best teams in the KenPom era.
Of the 25 teams to rate 32.00 or higher…
25/25 reached the Sweet 16
22/25 reached the Elite 8
20/25 reached the Final Four
18/25 reached/will reach the National Title Game
12/25 won/will win the National Title Game
Since 2002, highest KenPom ratings ever achieved:
39.62- 2025 Duke
36.91- 2015 Kentucky
36.49- 2025 Houston
36.48- 2021 Gonzaga
36.43- 2024 UConn
36.05- 2025 Florida
35.25- 2025 Auburn
35.21- 2008 Kansas
34.22- 2019 Virginia
34.19- 2002 Duke
33.87- 2021 Baylor
33.76- 2018 Villanova
33.72- 2015 Wisconsin
33.47- 2011 Ohio St
33.29- 2010 Duke
32.92- 2013 Louisville*
32.85- 2019 Gonzaga
32.77- 2005 North Carolina
32.68- 2005 Illinois
32.59- 2012 Kentucky
32.48- 2015 Duke
32.36- 2015 Arizona
32.33- 2004 Duke
32.05- 2017 Gonzaga
32.01- 2016 Villanova
There are 4 teams this season… Auburn, Duke, Houston, and Florida who are currently rating as 4 of the 10 best teams in the KenPom era.
Of the 25 teams to rate 32.00 or higher…
25/25 reached the Sweet 16
22/25 reached the Elite 8
20/25 reached the Final Four
18/25 reached/will reach the National Title Game
12/25 won/will win the National Title Game
This post was edited on 3/31/25 at 12:27 pm
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Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:37 am to AUTiger789
Auburn is very good compared to current teams, but historically not in the same universe of the great teams from the past. It's a different game with almost none of the top talent playing more than one season, and some not playing any at all.
This post was edited on 2/5/25 at 10:38 am
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:39 am to SEC Doctor
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Auburn is very good compared to current teams, but historically not in the same universe of the great teams from the past. It's a different game with almost none of the top talent playing more than one season, and some not playing any at all.
So Johni Broome has only been there a year? The whole AU team is senior led. This is his 3rd season and is one of the best in basketball. That one and done hasn't been a factor for a few years now. I can't believe you made me stick up for AU
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:40 am to SEC Doctor
They were a doormat before Pearl got there.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:40 am to TT9
True story.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:41 am to AUTiger789
How is Houston so highly rated? I don't get it. ESPN's Basketball Power Index has them ranked #1. Yet they've only played four teams that are currently ranked in the top 25, and they lost three of those games. What am I missing?
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:45 am to AUTiger789
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2025 Auburn Basketball is Historically Strong
Auburn could probably beat a few NBA teams. Yall are that good.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:46 am to TheTideMustRoll
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How is Houston so highly rated? I don't get it. ESPN's Basketball Power Index has them ranked #1. Yet they've only played four teams that are currently ranked in the top 25, and they lost three of those games. What am I missing?
BPI is an advanced metric like Torvik or KenPom, not necessarily a measure of résumé. Just like those they love Houston’s monstrous efficiency.
This post was edited on 2/5/25 at 10:47 am
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:47 am to cdur86
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So Johni Broome has only been there a year? The whole AU team is senior led. This is his 3rd season and is one of the best in basketball. That one and done hasn't been a factor for a few years now. I can't believe you made me stick up for AU
They are senior lead by guys who are not talented enough to make it in the NBA. In the past, you had juniors and seniors who played together for 3-4 years, and they were high NBA picks. It's not a knock on Auburn, it's a fact that the most talented players don't stay in college for more than a year.
Look at guys like Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon, who each played three years of college ball. Today, they would only play one.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:48 am to Ten Bears
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Auburn could probably beat a few NBA teams. Yall are that good.
Some of you guys have no clue about basketball.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:49 am to SEC Doctor
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Some of you guys have no clue about basketball.
Yeah I love this team but let’s not get silly lol.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:52 am to Ten Bears
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Auburn could probably beat a few NBA teams. Yall are that good.
Hold up, hoss. Let's not get carried away here.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:54 am to AUTiger789
I don’t care what anyone says: I truly think this might be the year Pearl takes Auburn past the first weekend.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 12:04 pm to Ten Bears
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Auburn could probably beat a few NBA teams. Yall are that good.
Hunter?
Did you enjoy the crack?
Posted on 2/5/25 at 12:06 pm to TT9
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They were a doormat before Pearl got there.
Key word being “were.”
Posted on 2/5/25 at 12:11 pm to AUTiger789
The advanced metrics and ranking systems obsession with Houston the past 4-5 years is so over the top.
I mean Sampson has had damn good teams but the way they get their knob slobbed by Kenpom/Torvik/etc is annoying. They’d get beat by every single team on that list
I mean Sampson has had damn good teams but the way they get their knob slobbed by Kenpom/Torvik/etc is annoying. They’d get beat by every single team on that list
Posted on 2/5/25 at 12:11 pm to thatthang
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I don’t care what anyone says: I truly think this might be the year Pearl takes Auburn past the first weekend.
Kinda like he did in 2019 when Auburn went to the Final Four and was one bad foul call away from playing for the national championship?
Posted on 2/5/25 at 12:19 pm to Darth_Vader
He'll never be accused of inventing the Rubik's cube.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 12:27 pm to AUTiger789
he fact that three teams from 2025 are in the top ten since 2002 is a warning that either college basketball is imbalanced towards a handful of teams in a historically unprecedented way or something is going on with the data to inflate rankings to this point in the season.
For example what has Houston done to merit being a top ten all time team?
Four losses YTD already in a bad B12, with two being to unranked or barely ranked teams doesn't scream all time great or better than teams like 2018 Villanova.
And Duke gets a ton of credit for knocking off Auburn, but lost to Kentucky and Kansas and are going to go the entire season in the ACC without playing a ranked team as of right now.
How can you claim a team is top 5 all time who hasn't played a schedule which would let you test them? To me they're an exceptionally talented, but very young team playing a glorified mid-major schedule this year.
For example what has Houston done to merit being a top ten all time team?
Four losses YTD already in a bad B12, with two being to unranked or barely ranked teams doesn't scream all time great or better than teams like 2018 Villanova.
And Duke gets a ton of credit for knocking off Auburn, but lost to Kentucky and Kansas and are going to go the entire season in the ACC without playing a ranked team as of right now.
How can you claim a team is top 5 all time who hasn't played a schedule which would let you test them? To me they're an exceptionally talented, but very young team playing a glorified mid-major schedule this year.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 12:43 pm to AUTiger789
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Houston
LOL
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