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Kansas State is only shooting 34% from 3-point range and a lot of those shots are contested looks, as it’s 297th in Open 3-Point Rate. That’s great, but when the Wildcats run into a team that can defend at the rim, they’re going to have problems. They’re also the highest frequency back-cutting team in the country. The Big 12 has seven teams that earned a bid to the big dance. The Wildcats are the third-highest frequency team in the country in shot attempts coming at the rim (45%). How Many Big 12 Teams in the 2023 March Madness Tournament. They’re kind of a one trick pony because they need to be able to score at the rim for their offense to function properly. Their offense definitely is not up to par with a team deserving of being a three seed, as the Wildcats are 52nd in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency, per KenPom. They went 6-2 in those game, including a perfect 4-0 in overtime. MORE: The highest scoring March Madness games in. Then Loyola-Chicago picked up four in 2018. The Wildcats played in eight games this season that either went to overtime or were decided by six points or less. MVC: The Missouri Valley was averaging 1.1 wins per tournament since 1985. They’re also seventh-worst in college basketball in “Away from Home” rating, per Haslem Metrics. The Wildcats were 16-1 at home this season versus just 7-9 in neutral or games away from home.

The Wildcats largely benefited from being incredibly good in Manhattan and getting some late-game variance to go their way. The Bluejays are an incredibly dangerous team in this tournament, so don’t be surprised if Greg McDermott’s squad gets to the Elite Eight. They’re also 13th in defensive rebounding percentage and almost never allow teams to get to the free-throw line, ranking second in free-throw rate allowed, per KenPom. The Bluejays are 12th in 2-point field goal percentage allowed and 11th in PPP allowed on shot attempts on the rim. It remains the most teams from the same conference to ever make the tournament in one year. It was the first March Madness tournament to have a conference send double-digit teams to the tournament. Then on the defensive side of the ball, Creighton is 15th in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency and is incredibly good at protecting the rim. Back in 2011, the Big East had 11 teams make the tournament. Not only that, but Creighton is in the 93rd percentile in press offense, per Synergy, which will come in handy in its first-round matchup against NC State, which likes to press a lot. That makes the Bluejays incredibly dangerous in the NCAA tournament when facing many different types of defenses. Creighton is an incredibly efficient offense - ranking 28th in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency - and is effective scoring the ball in just about every type of offensive set.