Des Moines' NCAA teams: top fans, top offenses, top defenses

March 17, 2016 at 2:51AM

NCAAs in Des Moines By the numbers

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Fan bases represented that are ranked in the top 15 in college basketball, according to a 2015 study done by Ticket City. Kansas is second (behind Duke) and is followed by Kentucky (seventh), Indiana (11th) and Connecticut (15th) in its metric made of ticket and merchandise sales and social media activity.

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Seats in Wells Fargo Arena for all those fans to pack into.

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Top offenses and top defenses in the field, per analyst Ken Pomeroy. Kentucky ranks first in kenpom.com offensive efficiency, with Indiana (seventh) and Kansas (eighth) also in the top 10. Kansas ranks fifth in defensive efficiency, followed by Connecticut (11th) and Colorado (27th).

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