NCAA Tournament 2024 Stats And Profiles: No. 3, 4 and 5 Seeds South And Midwest Regions

March Madness is set to tipoff and the 2024 NCAA Tournament is set for record wagering, in 38 states with $2.7 billion estimated to be bet on March Madness, according to the American Gaming Association. In looking at numbers on the basketball court, I’ve outlined the 2024 stats and profiles for the top teams in my coverage for OSGA. Here we’ll provide a snapshot of the South and Midwest regions No. 3-5 seeds – Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin, and Creighton, Kansas, Gonzaga.

Be sure to check out the links to my coverage in OSGA for more detailed profiles and stats. That includes on the The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the East and West regions – Connecticut, Iowa State, North Carolina and Arizona plus and No. 1 and 2 seeds in the South and Midwest regions – Houston, Marquette, Purdue and Tennessee.

A previous season keys to NCAA Tournament success may also assist you in your pursuit of profit when wagering on college basketball and March Madness.

Opening round odds are also provided in my bracket and breakdown NCAA Tournament coverage for Forbes, and lines and odds are always subject to change.

See the South and Midwest regions No. 3, 4, 5 seeds profiles and additional detailed stats and odds in my NCAA Tournament coverage at Off Shore Gaming Association.

Know too that the profile of a college basketball national champion show  20 of the last 21 National Champions have finished in the Top 20 in both offensive and defensive adjusted efficiency. This year’s teams include:

– Connecticu (1,11 off/def)
– Houston (17,2)
– Auburn (10,4)
– Arizona (8,12)

Close

– Purdue (3,21)
– Marquette (21,19)
– Tennessee (29,3)
– North Carolina (24,6)
– Duke (7,26)
– Creighton (12,24)

East Region – No. 3, 4, 5 seeds

No. 3 Kentucky (23-9)

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 66
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 5, Defense No. 108

Kentucky has a NET ranking of 18 and the Wildcats went 6-7 vs. Quad 1 teams and 2-1 vs. Quad 2.

No. 4 Duke (24-8)

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 75
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 7, Defense No. 26

Duke has a NET ranking of 10 and the Blue Devils went 5-4 vs. Quad 1 opponents and 6-4 vs. Quad 2.

No. 5 Wisconsin (22-13)

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 3
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 13, Defense No. 47

Wisconsin has a NET ranking of 21 and went just 5-9 vs. Quad 1 teams and 9-4 vs. Quad 2.

Midwest Region – No. 3, 4, 5 seeds

No. 3 Creighton (23-9)

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 23
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 12, Defense No. 24.

Creighton has a NET ranking of 11 and the Bluejays went 8-5 vs. Quad 1 teams and 7-4 vs. Quad 2.

No. 4 Kansas (22-10)

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 5
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 66, Defense No. 10

Kansas has a NET ranking of 19 and the Jayhawks went 7-9 vs. Quad 1 teams and 6-0 vs. Quad 2.

No. 5 Gonzaga (25-7)

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 105
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 9, Defense No. 46

Gonzaga has a NET ranking of 17 and the Bulldogs went just 3-6 vs. Quad 1 teams and 4-1 vs. Quad 2.