We're currently averaging 89.7 points per game. I looked at the past 20 seasons to see how that performance stacks up.
We are third in the nation this year in scoring behind Alabama (90.8) and Arizona (90.3). Over the past 20 years (prior to this season), a Power 5 school has NEVER averaged more than 89.8 points per game. Non-Power 5 schools Gonzaga (2021) and VMI (09, 08 and 07) did have slightly higher averages.
Setting this season aside for a moment: The only Power 5 schools that have EVER averaged more than we are right now (again not counting Bama and Zona this season) are UCLA (2017) and UNC (2009). And both of those teams averaged 89.8, just one-tenth higher than we are right now.
So, the scoring ability of this team is as good as it gets in the past two decades.
We are third in the nation this year in scoring behind Alabama (90.8) and Arizona (90.3). Over the past 20 years (prior to this season), a Power 5 school has NEVER averaged more than 89.8 points per game. Non-Power 5 schools Gonzaga (2021) and VMI (09, 08 and 07) did have slightly higher averages.
Setting this season aside for a moment: The only Power 5 schools that have EVER averaged more than we are right now (again not counting Bama and Zona this season) are UCLA (2017) and UNC (2009). And both of those teams averaged 89.8, just one-tenth higher than we are right now.
So, the scoring ability of this team is as good as it gets in the past two decades.