Tigers #10 In Defensive Efficiency Per Ken Pomeroy

In a follow up to the analysis in the preceeding article, I have complied the list of Top 25 defensive efficient teams so far through the season.

I point this out because several basketball analysts and members of the media believe defense wins championships (I tend to agree, wholeheartedly).

I point you to a wonderful article written by SI.com's Luke Winn this time last year (December 21, 2006, to be exact).

See Luke Winn's "Early Warnings, Teams Who Need to Shore Up on D to Succeed in March".

Ken Pomeroy's Defensive Top 25

1. Wisconsin
2. Kansas
3. Texas A&M
4. USC
5. Duke
6. West Virginia
7. UCLA
8. Hampton
9. Clemson
10. Memphis
11. Washington State
12. Sam Houston State
13. Illinois
14. Florida State
15. Georgetown
16. Ohio State
17. Arkansas
18. Nebraska
19. Stanford
20. Marquette
21. Pittsburgh
22. Texas Tech
23. Brigham Young
24. Missouri
25. Xavier

Teams that are notably missing

Michigan State (32)
Indiana (35)
Arizona (38)
Tennessee (62)
North Carolina (70)
Texas (76)