January 24, 2012

How good is the Cardinal?

... "The best!" say its fans.

But, objectively, just how good is the team? How does it stack up against the other 341 Division I teams? How do the Cardinal players stack up against the other 3500 or so players?

As of January 22nd, the Cardinal as a team ranks in the top ten in nine of the 18 statistical categories reported by the NCAA:

  • No. 2 in Assist Turnover Ratio with 1.42 (Connecticut leads with 1.45)
  • No. 3 in Turnovers per Game with 12.6 (St Bonaventure leads with 11.9)
  • No. 5 in Rebound Margin with 13.1 (Liberty leads with 16.8)
  • No. 5 in Won-Lost Percentage with 94.4 (Baylor and Greenbay lead with 100.0)
  • No. 6 in Scoring Offense with 78.9 (Notre Dame leads with 85.2)
  • No. 6 in Scoring Margin with 22.6 (Connecticut lead with 37.1)
  • No. 8 in Assists per Game with 17.9 (Connecticut leads with 20.7)
  • No. 8 in Three Pt FG Defense with 24.4 (South Carolina leads with 20.7)
  • No. 10 in Field Goal Percentage with 46.0 (Connecticut leads with 49.4)
Individually, Cardinal players are ranked:
  • Nneka is No. 5 in Points per Game with 22.9 (Elena Della Donne, Delaware leads with 27.9)
  • Chiney is No. 5 in Field Goal Percentage with 59.0, and Nneka is No. 11 with 56.5 (Carolyn Davis, Kansas leads with 62.2)
  • Nneka is No. 5 in Double Doubles with 11, and Chiney is No. 25 with 8 ( Kylie Kuhn, Sacramento State leads with 16)
  • Amber is No. 7 in Assist Turnover Ratio with 2.57, and Toni is No. 14 with 2.42 (Monique Smalls, Texas Tech leads with 3.77)
  • Nneka is No. 8 in Rebounds per Game with 11.2, and Chiney is No. 22 with 10.2 (Ashar Harris, Morehead leads with 12.4)
  • Nneka is No. 65 in Free Throw Percentage with 83.0 ( Abby Oliver, Richmond leads with 94.4)
You can find all the national statistics in NCAA 2011-12 Women's Basketball Statistics. If you're curious about how the Cardinal ranks in the Pac-12, see Pac-12 Conference Overall Statistics.

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