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• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 75 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 63% of the time... while being ranked last means just a 17% chance you will make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	63%	14	11	8
  2	9th	55%	6	5	3
  3	10th	40%	1	4	4
  4	10th	43%	5	6	4
  5	10th	43%	4	5	2
  6	10th	47%	4	5	2
  7	10th	45%	8	3	4
  8	9th	56%	4	11	2
  9	10th	37%	4	1	2
  10	11th	43%	3	6	7
  11	11th	37%	2	3	5
  12	11th	33%	5	2	3
  13	11th	36%	1	3	3
  14	9th	49%	3	2	4
  15	11th	35%	3	0	7
  16	13th	25%	0	2	2
  17	11th	36%	5	2	5
  18	12th	29%	1	2	4
  19	12th	31%	2	1	3
  20	14th	17%	0	1	1

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 70 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 64% of the time... while being ranked last means just a 19% chance you will make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	64%	13	10	8
  2	9th	56%	6	5	3
  3	10th	41%	1	3	4
  4	10th	43%	4	6	4
  5	11th	39%	3	5	0
  6	9th	47%	4	4	2
  7	10th	44%	8	3	3
  8	9th	56%	4	10	2
  9	11th	37%	4	1	1
  10	10th	46%	3	6	7
  11	11th	37%	2	3	4
  12	11th	33%	4	2	3
  13	11th	37%	1	3	3
  14	9th	47%	3	2	4
  15	11th	37%	3	0	7
  16	13th	23%	0	2	2
  17	11th	36%	4	2	5
  18	13th	29%	1	1	4
  19	12th	30%	2	1	3
  20	14th	19%	0	1	1

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 65 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 65% of the time... while being ranked last means just a 17% chance you will make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	65%	12	9	8
  2	8th	57%	6	5	3
  3	10th	43%	1	2	4
  4	10th	42%	3	5	4
  5	10th	40%	3	5	0
  6	10th	46%	3	4	2
  7	10th	45%	8	3	3
  8	9th	57%	4	9	2
  9	11th	37%	4	1	1
  10	10th	48%	3	6	6
  11	11th	37%	2	3	4
  12	12th	32%	3	2	3
  13	11th	35%	1	3	3
  14	9th	49%	3	1	4
  15	11th	38%	3	0	6
  16	13th	20%	0	2	1
  17	11th	34%	3	2	4
  18	13th	28%	1	1	3
  19	12th	31%	2	1	3
  20	14th	17%	0	1	1

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 60 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 65% of the time... while being ranked last means just a 17% chance you will make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	65%	12	8	8
  2	8th	55%	6	4	3
  3	10th	42%	1	2	3
  4	10th	42%	2	5	3
  5	11th	38%	3	3	0
  6	10th	47%	2	4	2
  7	10th	43%	7	3	3
  8	9th	57%	4	8	2
  9	11th	38%	4	1	1
  10	10th	52%	3	6	6
  11	11th	38%	2	3	4
  12	11th	33%	3	2	2
  13	11th	35%	1	3	3
  14	10th	47%	2	1	3
  15	11th	42%	3	0	6
  16	13th	20%	0	2	1
  17	11th	33%	3	2	4
  18	13th	28%	1	1	2
  19	12th	28%	1	1	3
  20	14th	17%	0	1	1

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 55 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 64% of the time... while being ranked last means just a 16% chance you will make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	64%	11	8	7
  2	8th	55%	6	4	3
  3	10th	42%	1	2	3
  4	10th	44%	2	4	3
  5	11th	38%	3	3	0
  6	10th	47%	2	3	2
  7	10th	44%	7	3	1
  8	9th	55%	2	7	2
  9	10th	38%	4	1	1
  10	10th	53%	3	6	5
  11	10th	40%	2	3	3
  12	11th	35%	2	2	2
  13	11th	35%	1	3	3
  14	9th	49%	2	1	3
  15	11th	42%	3	0	6
  16	13th	20%	0	1	1
  17	11th	35%	3	1	4
  18	13th	24%	0	1	2
  19	12th	27%	1	1	3
  20	14th	16%	0	1	1

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 50 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 62% of the time... while being ranked last means just a 14% chance you will make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	62%	10	8	6
  2	8th	56%	4	4	3
  3	10th	42%	0	2	3
  4	10th	48%	2	4	3
  5	11th	36%	3	3	0
  6	10th	48%	2	2	1
  7	9th	46%	7	3	1
  8	9th	52%	2	7	2
  9	10th	40%	4	1	1
  10	10th	50%	2	4	4
  11	10th	40%	2	3	3
  12	11th	36%	2	2	2
  13	11th	34%	1	2	3
  14	9th	52%	2	1	3
  15	11th	40%	3	0	6
  16	13th	22%	0	1	1
  17	10th	34%	3	1	4
  18	13th	22%	0	1	2
  19	13th	26%	1	0	2
  20	14th	14%	0	1	0

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 45 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 67% of the time... while being ranked last means just a 11% chance you will make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	67%	9	8	6
  2	8th	58%	4	4	2
  3	11th	40%	0	1	2
  4	10th	49%	2	3	3
  5	11th	36%	3	2	0
  6	10th	49%	2	2	1
  7	9th	47%	6	3	1
  8	9th	51%	2	6	2
  9	11th	36%	2	1	1
  10	10th	47%	1	4	3
  11	10th	40%	2	3	3
  12	11th	40%	2	2	2
  13	11th	31%	1	1	2
  14	9th	56%	2	1	3
  15	11th	40%	3	0	5
  16	13th	24%	0	1	1
  17	11th	31%	3	1	4
  18	13th	22%	0	1	2
  19	12th	27%	1	0	2
  20	14th	11%	0	1	0

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 40 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 68% of the time... while being ranked last means just a 13% chance you will make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	68%	8	8	4
  2	8th	58%	4	2	2
  3	10th	43%	0	1	2
  4	10th	45%	2	3	2
  5	11th	35%	3	2	0
  6	9th	53%	2	2	1
  7	9th	48%	5	2	1
  8	8th	55%	2	6	2
  9	10th	38%	2	1	1
  10	11th	43%	1	4	3
  11	10th	45%	2	3	3
  12	11th	38%	1	1	2
  13	12th	28%	0	0	2
  14	9th	55%	2	1	2
  15	11th	40%	2	0	5
  16	13th	23%	0	1	1
  17	11th	30%	3	1	3
  18	13th	20%	0	1	2
  19	12th	28%	1	0	2
  20	14th	13%	0	1	0

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

  Below is a table of the data from all leagues based on the last 35 seasons consisting of 20 teams from all leagues. While it's of course no guarantee the #1 team will win the championship, they do make the playoffs 69% of the time, while being ranked last, means a 9% chance you will NOT make the playoffs!

  Preseason Rank	Avg Finish	Playoff Chance	Champ	2nd	3rd
  1	6th	69%	6	7	4
  2	8th	63%	3	3	2
  3	10th	46%	0	1	1
  4	11th	40%	2	2	2
  5	10th	37%	3	2	0
  6	8th	57%	2	2	1
  7	9th	51%	4	2	1
  8	8th	54%	3	5	2
  9	11th	34%	1	1	0
  10	11th	40%	1	4	2
  11	10th	43%	1	2	3
  12	11th	37%	1	1	2
  13	12th	26%	0	0	2
  14	9th	51%	2	0	2
  15	11th	43%	2	0	4
  16	13th	23%	0	1	1
  17	10th	31%	3	1	3
  18	13th	20%	0	0	2
  19	13th	26%	1	0	1
  20	15th	9%	0	1	0

• What do the Preseason Rankings Amount to Anyway?

Leaders

Points

Complete List

Player	PG	Team
Nice Smith	26.1	Drg
Boyd Brunson	24.6	Pal
Alfredo Knowlton	23.7	Pit
Steve Ohara	23.5	Spk
Justin Olive	23.2	Ice

Rebounds

Complete List

Player	PG	Team
Kyle Dulaney	12.3	Vnm
Loyd Alexandria	12.2	Pal
Mack Solorio	11.7	Gry
Tommy Carden	11.4	Ice
Alfredo Knowlton	11.0	Pit

Assists

Complete List

Player	PG	Team
Jamal Lusk	8.3	Spr
Santos Ballard	7.9	Gry
Bryce Seeman	6.9	Ice
Boyd Brunson	6.5	Pal
Cary Ewing	6.0	Pit

Steals

Complete List

Player	PG	Team
Steve Ohara	2.4	Spk
Bobbie Twellman	2.2	Vnm
Justin Olive	2.2	Ice
Nicholas Magdaleno	2.1	Spr
Tory Morrill	1.9	Gry

Blocks

Complete List

Player	PG	Team
Benton Bland	2.0	Spk
Nicolas Weed	2.0	Spr
Guadalupe Hanley	1.2	Pit
Stewart Freehling	1.2	Drg
Tory Morrill	1.2	Gry

Free Throw Pct

Complete List

Player	PG	Team
Benton Bland	.970	Spk
Harland Crandle	.969	Rhn
Lamar Westbrooks	.951	Spk
Blaine Skates	.935	Vnm
Guadalupe Hanley	.904	Pit

Three Point Pct

Complete List

Player	PG	Team
Boyd Brunson	.489	Pal
Justin Olive	.459	Ice
Albert Gaskin	.457	Rhn
Blaine Skates	.449	Vnm
Charles Winkel	.443	Drg

Field Goal Pct

Complete List

Player	PG	Team
Kyle Dulaney	.586	Vnm
Sang Luebbe	.578	Rhn
Granville Claytor	.572	Pal
Nicolas Weed	.547	Spr
Floyd Emerton	.545	Gry