mens · season 2024

The season's top 25 going into the tournament, by AdjPace — each traced across every cutoff of the season's walk. One season is one fit, so these lines share one time axis; a team that only entered the ratings later starts where it entered, not at zero. Values are possessions per game.

end state cutoff 2024-04-09 teams rated 362 cutoffs in the walk 135

AdjPace (possessions per game) across train_cutoff_at — 135 cutoffs from 2024-01-25 to 2024-04-09. Axis spans 69.59 to 76.28. Hover or tap the chart to name the teams at that point and their order — every line carries its own hit area, so nothing is read off its color alone. Warm-up: show · hidden

VMI
Western Kentucky
Kennesaw State
Bryant
UMBC
20 more, drawn as grey context

Readout

Hover or tap a station to move this readout; it starts at the pre-tournament cutoff.

cutoff 2024-03-17 rated here 25 AdjPace pts / possession

1 VMI 74.726
2 Western Kentucky 74.211
3 Kennesaw State 74.012
4 Bryant 73.837
5 UMBC 73.634
6 Arizona 73.163
7 Kentucky 73.115
8 Tulane 73.041
9 New Mexico 72.671
10 UAlbany 72.627
11 UT Martin 72.578
12 Alabama 72.570
13 Queens University 72.562
14 Fairleigh Dickinson 72.404
15 Samford 72.055
16 Wright State 72.035
17 Florida 72.023
18 Cal State Northridge 71.744
19 Washington 71.680
20 UT Rio Grande Valley 71.460
21 Memphis 71.340
22 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 71.298
23 Long Beach State 71.201
24 Tulsa 71.116
25 Denver 71.105

The top 25 going into the tournament

#	Team	AdjPace	Cutoffs rated	Postseason
1	VMI Keydets	74.73	118	—
2	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	74.21	118	#15 Round of 64 (out)
3	Kennesaw State Owls	74.01	118	—
4	Bryant Bulldogs	73.84	118	—
5	UMBC Retrievers	73.63	118	—
6	Arizona Wildcats	73.16	118	#2 Sweet 16 (out)
7	Kentucky Wildcats	73.12	118	#3 Round of 64 (out)
8	Tulane Green Wave	73.04	118	—
9	New Mexico Lobos	72.67	118	#11 Round of 64 (out)
10	UAlbany Great Danes	72.63	118	—
11	UT Martin Skyhawks	72.58	118	—
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	72.57	118	#4 Final Four (out)
13	Queens University Royals	72.56	118	—
14	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	72.40	118	—
15	Samford Bulldogs	72.05	118	#13 Round of 64 (out)
16	Wright State Raiders	72.04	118	—
17	Florida Gators	72.02	118	#7 Round of 64 (out)
18	Cal State Northridge Matadors	71.74	118	—
19	Washington Huskies	71.68	118	—
20	UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	71.46	118	—
21	Memphis Tigers	71.34	118	—
22	Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions	71.30	118	—
23	Long Beach State Beach	71.20	118	#15 Round of 64 (out)
24	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	71.12	118	—
25	Denver Pioneers	71.10	118	—

Ranked and valued at the pre-tournament cutoff (2024-03-17) — the last one whose ratings had seen no NCAA tournament game. This is the rating each team carried into the bracket the Postseason column reports, so the two are read on the same information. Hover or click the chart for any other cutoff. A team's value is blank when it had not yet been rated at that cutoff; a line begins where a team entered the ratings, so early-season lines are shorter, not missing.