##            TeamName Season.x RankAdjEM      Exp Continuity
## 1 Abilene Christian     2025       221 1.341230   34.93592
## 2         Air Force     2025       310 1.789850   48.76842
## 3             Akron     2025       100 1.399620   23.89448
## 4           Alabama     2025         6 2.986970   43.26447
## 5       Alabama A&M     2025       360 0.864071   33.79408
## 6       Alabama St.     2025       269 1.625180   57.70839

• The data above is combined from two tables taken from Kenpom.com on men’s college basketball. It has every Division 1 team (364 teams) and displays different characteristics for each team that are explained on the next slide

##            TeamName Season.x RankAdjEM     Exp Continuity
## 1 Abilene Christian     2025       221 1.34123   34.93592
## 2         Air Force     2025       310 1.78985   48.76842

• The “RankAdjEM” variable is a measure of a team’s offensive and defensive efficiency adjusted for their strength of opponent. In other words, it measures how good a team is

• The “Exp” variable is weighted based on playing time and gives the average number of years a player has of Division 1 experience

• The “Cont” variable is also weighted on playing time and is the percentage of playing time for players who were on the same team last year.

This plot displays a team’s rank on the y-axis, and continuity % on the x-axis. The size of the circle is their experience

The plot on the previous slide provides some predictable findings. Namely, as we go down the y-axis (a.k.a as teams get better), we see bigger circles, meaning better teams have more experience. There is also a correlation between continuity and a team’s overall rank. You can especially see the relation between experience and rank looking at the y-axis where continuity is near zero. This is likely because teams that are still good but have little continuity are getting transfers with a lot of experience. You can hover over a point to show the team name. Find your favorite school!