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Message: [QUOTE="navery12, post: 3241543, member: 6271"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/the-13-most-debatable-and-surprising-teams-in-ken-pomeroys-ranking-of-all-353-college-basketball-programs/[/URL] Connecticut KenPom program ranking: No. 19 Probably the most controversial listing in Pomeroy's rankings, which is saying something considering we are talking about a top-20 program here. "The conference drags them down a little bit," Pomeroy said of UConn. "If I plug in the Big East for them, they might move up two or three spots. But given how spotty their track record has been recently, and they're in the seventh-best league in the country, it kind of makes sense." But UConn's so fascinating because four national championships -- the most of any program in the past 25 years -- isn't enough to get the Huskies onto the top shelf. What's the hold-up? Well, Pomeroy told me that NCAA Tournament performance did not factor into these rankings. Disagree with that if you will, but Pomeroy's rankings have never put extra emphasis into March Madness success: beating good teams in the tournament inherently boosts your standing in his rankings as is. This IS about season-long performance. "Obviously tournament performance is going to help you," Pomeroy said. "You don't get bonus points for winning a national title. UConn has been pretty good at busting my system." In fact, UConn's title runs inarguably helped its positioning, but also the 2011 title-winning team (which finished 10th in the final KenPom rankings that season) and the 2014 team (15th) are the lowest-rated champs in his database. [/QUOTE]

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