Fall brings a lot of wonderful things. College football, cool weather, orange leaves and of course the return of college basketball. With the return of college basketball comes the return of rankings, bracketology and upsets -- all things that college basketball fans have learned to love and enjoy.
One of the names you will hear early and often this season is Ken Pomeroy. Writers on this site and others will refer to his rankings and statistics as a way of defending hypotheses or just for use as a point of reference. Within many communities, the “KenPom” rankings have become a bit polarizing, as fans often don’t like analytics when they indicate their team isn’t any good.