kWins is a statistic I created that adjusts a team’s number of wins on the season. It was incredibly successful last season, and Florida, the eventual national champion, led the country in kWins prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament. It is created using a combination of a team’s Quad 1-4 wins and losses, as well as their recent form. Teams with harder schedules will likely have a more kWins than Wins, where as a team with a weaker schedule will likely less kWins than Wins. Additionally, this statistic measures how well a team performs with their schedule vs a team that would win exactly 50% of their games in each Quadrant. Example: Team B plays four games in each of the four quadrants. Team A (The Hypothetical “Average” Team we measure against) would win exactly 2 games in each of the quadrants. Team B (The Team we are measuring) might win more than 2 games in each of the quadrants. If this is the case, Team B will have a positive “SoR Diff” value. This means they performed better than a hypothetical average team would have against their schedule.
If you came from the 2026 March Madness page, this is the kWins (50/50) Top 50 rankings.
Additional Notes:
- The biggest risers this week are TCU (46 -> 30), Wisconsin (49 -> 33), and Villanova (40 -> 28).
- The biggest fallers are Texas Tech (22 -> 35), McNeese (28 -> 39), and Tennessee (39 -> 49).
- The only remaining unbeaten team is Miami OH (10).
- No matter what Bruce Pearl says, according to kWins, Miami (OH) is extremely deserving of a bid should they lose in the conference tournament. There is something to be said about beating every team in front of you. If Miami (OH) were to lose in the conference tournament and not receive a bid, it sets a dangerous precedent that the regular season means nothing for small conferences.
Updated March 9th at 10am:
Jarrett Karnibad 