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Ken Pomeroy

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The 2026 Champion Ball-Knower of the Year

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By Ken Pomeroy
| Kenpom's Thoughts
The season is over but it’s not really over until we reveal the Champion Ball Knower of the Year. In October, 577 subscribers participated in the H.U.M.A.N. Poll, the world’s only known preseason ranking of all 365 D-I teams done by humans, for humans. Participants were given 50 pairs of teams and asked to pick the team that would finish higher in the final kenpom ratings. All of the picks were used to produce a ranking from the collective wisdom of participants.
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Sweet 16 possibilities

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By Ken Pomeroy
| Kenpom's Thoughts
Elite8 Final4 Final Champ 1W Arizona 78.5 54.8 32.1 19.5 1E Duke 75.1 52.9 34.0 19.0 1MW Michigan 76.3 51.0 30.1 18.3 2S Houston 52.7 36.3 19.1 9.2 3S Illinois 47.3 31.7 15.8 7.2 2MW Iowa St. 64.1 28.3 13.3 6.6 2W Purdue 75.2 31.5 13.9 6.5 3E Michigan St. 51.5 18.7 8.4 3.0 2E Connecticut 48.5 17.1 7.4 2.6 4S Nebraska 58.5 20.4 7.4 2.3 5E St. John’s 24.9 11.3 4.5 1.3 6MW Tennessee 35.9 11.0 3.7 1.3 4MW Alabama 23.7 9.7 3.3 1.2 4W Arkansas 21.5 9.2 2.7 0.9 9S Iowa 41.5 11.6 3.4 0.8 11W Texas...
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March Madness’s Phony Rules Were Made To Be Broken

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By Ken Pomeroy
| Defector Verified
I’m a sucker for contrarian tournament picks. Sure, I could spend some time telling you why a one-seed is going to win the title, but who really finds joy in touting the favorite? You’d have to be a heartless sociopath to do that, whereas I am a normal man who spends a lot of his time assessing the relative quality of every college basketball team in Division I. So please indulge me while I tell you why Purdue is going to win the title this year. Let’s start our journey with a fun fact.
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