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kenpom @kenpom.com · 15h

Sure!

kenpom @kenpom.com · 16h

Adding a pretty useful coaching component to the preseason ratings algorithm this season. Here are the top 25 active coaches based on what they add to what is already captured by the model predictors.

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kenpom @kenpom.com · 2d

Thrilled to work with @hoopvision68.bsky.social and @ericshap.bsky.social on Basketball Analytics for Coaches.

Over 10 hours of content about how to use analytics more effectively, with coaches in mind. Use code KP for 10% off at purchase. More info at the link! bballanalytics.com

Basketball Analytics for Coaches

Learn analytics to optimize how you think about basketball strategy. We believe basketball analytics should be accessible to every coach and analyst.

bballanalytics.com

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kenpom @kenpom.com · 3d

Slowly ramping up for a new season, and step 1 is releasing the H.U.M.A.N. poll, where Houston was voted #1. Thanks to everyone for your continued interest in this wacky project. Think your team is disrespected in the poll? Well, you have all of humanity to blame.
kenpom.substack.com/p/the-2026-h...

The 2026 H.U.M.A.N. poll, revealed

The humans have spoken

kenpom.substack.com

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kenpom @kenpom.com · 10d

So it appears the season opens with Queens vs Winthrop at 8AM ET on November 3, the earliest start ever, both in terms of date and time of day. The Field of 68 actually did something good for us. fieldof68.beehiiv.com/p/introducin...

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kenpom @kenpom.com · 12d

Europe winning the Ryder Cup on the envelope rule would be peak golf

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kenpom @kenpom.com · 16d

Sorry, I don't have an archive for this.

kenpom @kenpom.com · 20d

UNC punting in plus territory down 18 in the 4th quarter is chef's kiss.

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Dan McQuade @dhm.bsky.social · 22d

Wow, my badge looks different

A photoshopped webpage that reads:

Select the team you think will finish the season with the better kenpom ranking.
Your picks will lock on October 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM MDT.
Read more about the H.U.M.A.N. poll here
YOU ARE SO BAD AT THIS
YOU'RE BANNED FROM PLAYING

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kenpom @kenpom.com · 22d

No, we try to keep it positive, except when talking about the AP poll.

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kenpom @kenpom.com · 22d

Got around to adding the super-voter badge for people who had a top-50 finish in the H.U.M.A.N. poll in the past two years. You have earned double the voting power for this year's version. Does the AP poll do this? No, which is why it's lame.

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kenpom @kenpom.com · 29d

Voting for the 2026 H.U.M.A.N. poll is now open. It's the only way you can be recognized as Champion Ball-Knower of the Year, and the only preseason ranking of all 365 teams by humans. How do you participate? Are you human? Answers to one of those questions here: kenpom.substack.com/p/the-human-...

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kenpom @kenpom.com · Sep 3

Wow, thanks for sharing. Your attitude is an inspiration.

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506 Sports @506sports.bsky.social · Sep 2

"We're on to Charlotte"

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Taylor Snarr @taylorsnarr.bsky.social · Aug 29

I LOVE building DunksAndThrees. Thank you kindly to subscribers who allow for continued work to the site! I'm happy to announce a new formal & live data feed moving forward. Check out this new live game page that is running now with a live replay! dunksandthrees.com/games/22400835
More info below.

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Kevin Pelton @kpelton.bsky.social · Aug 16

Three-shot fouls remain one of the worst rules in basketball. The excessive scale of the punishment does not remotely fit the violation.

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Anchorage Man @sethpartnow.bsky.social · Aug 9

Good stuff. Of course it doesn’t. These are NBA players, who know exceedingly accurately how much time and space they need to got their shot off. For them most part I’d be willing to wager they never even noticed the Kornet Kontest happening.

Owen Phillips @owenphillips.bsky.social · Aug 9

This week on The F5:

Does the Kornet Kontest work?

thef5.substack.com/p/kornet-kon...

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CJ Moore @cjmoorehoops.bsky.social · Aug 5

NCAA Tournament expansion was tabled, but we should still scrutinize how the field is picked. My column with input from Ken Pomeroy (@kenpom.com).

www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

NCAA Tournament expansion was tabled, but we should still scrutinize how the field is picked

As the conversation about whether to add teams continues, there's another discussion worth having: Is there a better way to pick the field?

www.nytimes.com

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kenpom @kenpom.com · Jul 26

Pretty exciting to have my name associated with this!

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kenpom @kenpom.com · Jul 14

Just in the last 3 years we've had ucsd, gcu, and fau (2x). But the best justification for expansion is the bloat of P5 membership prevents mid major at large bids. Not fair to them.

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kenpom @kenpom.com · Jul 14

It can't be A because there would be no viewers. It'll probably be B which is a good compromise. The bottom seeds get a better chance for wins (and revenue) and it also strengthens the 15/16 lines in the round of 64. Maybe not a coincidence that 15/16's have had more success in the 68-team era.

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kenpom @kenpom.com · Jul 14

Chatted with Eamonn about some stuff (mostly expansion but also the country folk music scene). Give it a listen! I'm excited about what this group is doing.

Will Warren @statsbywill.bsky.social · Jul 14

Happy @basketunderreview.bsky.social opening day. Would you like to hear @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social and @kenpom.com talk NCAA Tournament expansion? I assume you would. (Presented by Homefield!!!) open.spotify.com/episode/4gSV...

The Basket Under Review Podcast: S1E1 - A Conversation with Ken Pomeroy

Basket Under Review Podcast · Episode

open.spotify.com

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kenpom @kenpom.com · Jul 14

With 2 people, it wasn't a roundtable just a table, but nonetheless a fun convo about the merits of expansion, which itself may get tabled for another year.

John Gasaway @johngasaway.bsky.social · Jul 14

I hosted a roundtable discussion with everyone who agrees with me that we should expand the tournament.

Perhaps you'll be persuaded by what @kenpom.com‬ and I say. If so you'll boost our club's membership by 50 percent. johngasaway.substack.com/p/ken-pomero...

Ken Pomeroy and I still believe

No, really, expand the field

johngasaway.substack.com

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kenpom @kenpom.com · Jul 13

This is neat. Really looking forward to seeing a lot of thoughtful hoops content in one place.

Will Warren @statsbywill.bsky.social · Jul 13

I finally got around to writing up a short 'it's really happening' piece on this, the final post at my personal newsletter for a bit. statsbywill.substack.com/p/announcing... Follow @basketunderreview.bsky.social before we officially launch tomorrow, my friends

Announcing Basket Under Review

Our special project has a name, and it launches tomorrow

statsbywill.substack.com

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Stats Matt @mattrhein.bsky.social · Jul 12

On their latest pod, the Three Man Weave podcast wondered how many teams have jumped from 300+ to top 100 in @kenpom.com ratings. Turns out, only four teams have ever pulled it off.

Table showing McNeese, Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss and Stephen F. Austin are the only four college basketball teams to go from 300+ to 100 or better in the KenPom rankings.

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