catmandoo
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posted 06-06-2019 08:17 PM
Last week, we ranked Division I schools by their 3-point performance this century. But does being at the top of that list spell good things for a program? Indeed it does.
We looked at the 3,600,541 total 3-pointers taken since the 2000-01 season (1,249,423 of which were made), and the research shows there is a strong correlation between 3-point success and win-loss percentage.
In fact, the two teams with the highest win percentages since the 2000-01 season also had the highest 3-point percentage since then.
The top overall is Gonzaga, which is 509-109 (.824) this century while shooting 38.2 percent from the 3-point line — both the best marks in Division I.
Right behind is Kansas, with a 536-115 (.823) record and a 38.1 percent performance from deep — both good for second place.
Of course there are outliers. Out of 317 teams, Memphis has the 192nd best 3-point percentage (.344), but the seventh-best win percentage (459-168, .732). Southern Utah is the 13th best 3-point shooting team (at .371), yet has only won 36.9 percent of its games (196-339).
But of the 50 most accurate 3-point shooting teams, only 12 have a win percentage below .500 since 2000-01.
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