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Statistical guru Ken Pomeroy has released his first set of rankings for the 2013-14 season, and he has Louisville at No. 1 by a relatively wide margin.
Although no preseason ranking means anything, this is still a bit comforting since the KenPom rankings were more bullish on the Cardinals than any other throughout last season, faith which was ultimately rewarded.
Here's your first dose of KenPom:
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| Rank | Team | Conf | W-L | Pyth | AdjO | AdjD | AdjT | Luck | Pyth | OppO | OppD | Pyth | ||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | Amer | 0-0 | .9628 | 116.7 | 2 | 87.9 | 1 | 67.2 | 127 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan St. | B10 | 0-0 | .9399 | 113.3 | 7 | 89.2 | 2 | 65.3 | 257 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida | SEC | 0-0 | .9377 | 113.8 | 5 | 89.9 | 3 | 64.5 | 296 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma St. | B12 | 0-0 | .9283 | 113.2 | 8 | 90.6 | 7 | 67.6 | 101 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 5 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-0 | .9280 | 118.1 | 1 | 94.6 | 34 | 67.1 | 141 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 6 | Duke | ACC | 0-0 | .9247 | 114.9 | 3 | 92.4 | 12 | 67.8 | 92 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 7 | Ohio St. | B10 | 0-0 | .9243 | 112.1 | 12 | 90.2 | 4 | 66.3 | 196 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 8 | Kansas | B12 | 0-0 | .9200 | 112.6 | 9 | 91.1 | 8 | 67.8 | 89 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 9 | Syracuse | ACC | 0-0 | .9068 | 110.3 | 24 | 90.5 | 6 | 65.4 | 250 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 10 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-0 | .9032 | 113.8 | 6 | 93.7 | 22 | 70.3 | 12 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 11 | Connecticut | Amer | 0-0 | .9023 | 112.1 | 13 | 92.4 | 13 | 66.0 | 214 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 12 | Michigan | B10 | 0-0 | .8887 | 112.5 | 10 | 93.9 | 27 | 65.3 | 261 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 13 | Creighton | BE | 0-0 | .8883 | 114.9 | 4 | 95.9 | 54 | 66.0 | 211 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 14 | Georgetown | BE | 0-0 | .8879 | 108.2 | 43 | 90.4 | 5 | 64.0 | 311 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 15 | Iowa | B10 | 0-0 | .8879 | 111.6 | 16 | 93.3 | 18 | 67.8 | 91 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 16 | Memphis | Amer | 0-0 | .8850 | 110.5 | 21 | 92.5 | 15 | 69.0 | 33 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 17 | New Mexico | MWC | 0-0 | .8777 | 109.8 | 29 | 92.5 | 14 | 65.9 | 219 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | WCC | 0-0 | .8773 | 112.1 | 11 | 94.5 | 33 | 65.6 | 234 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 19 | Virginia | ACC | 0-0 | .8767 | 108.6 | 38 | 91.5 | 9 | 62.8 | 339 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 0-0 | .8766 | 110.5 | 20 | 93.2 | 17 | 62.9 | 336 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 21 | VCU | A10 | 0-0 | .8765 | 111.8 | 15 | 94.3 | 30 | 67.9 | 79 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | B10 | 0-0 | .8737 | 108.4 | 41 | 91.6 | 10 | 62.9 | 337 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 23 | Arizona | P12 | 0-0 | .8720 | 110.9 | 17 | 93.9 | 25 | 66.8 | 156 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 24 | Marquette | BE | 0-0 | .8666 | 110.3 | 23 | 93.8 | 24 | 66.4 | 188 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |
| 25 | Indiana | B10 | 0-0 | .8665 | 111.8 | 14 | 95.0 | 38 | 67.6 | 105 | +.000 | 1 | .0000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | .0000 | 1 |