The Most Efficient Mid Major Defenses of 2007-‘08

A good defense can carry your college basketball team all the way through the season and on into the Tournament. Defense wins championships, as they say, but as yet there have been very few mid-major teams to win the NCAA Basketball national championship- in fact, none in recent memory. The top mid-major basketball programs usually have players who stick around longer, and thus can develop a nice team chemistry on the defensive end, where roles are established and strengths are catered to. While their players might not be individually as good, they can still play some D as a team. So here they are. We compiled the list with the help of Basketballprospectus.com’s defensive efficiency stats.

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TOP TEN MID MAJOR DEFENSES

1. Winthrop
2. Davidson
3. Gonzaga
4. Virginia Commonwealth
5. Southern Illinois
6. Oral Roberts
7. St. Mary’s
8. Butler
9. Sam Houston State
10. San Diego

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Posted in General on July 10, 2008

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