Our defense is the #12 adjD on kenpom. That's higher than any final Defense ranking in kenpom history for the Kansas State Wildcats.
True.
And our 10 team only allowed .91 PPP for the season and KU scored 1.27 PPP and 82 points against us in Lawrence.
Since Wooly's band of overachievers walked out of Allen Field House in 2006 (holding KU to 55 points and .83 PPP) the Cats have...
Allowed an average of 86.4 ppg and 1.26 ppp.
Only once held KU under 70 points and 1.20 ppp. (but KU held K-State to .76 ppp and 49 points)
Scored an average of 64.9 ppg and .95 ppp.
The highest point total was 77 (KU scored 103) and hightest ppp was 1.05.
Played at an average pace of 68.6 with a high of 73 possessions and a low of 63 possessions.
I hope we can change the trend, but it doesn't look good to me. Perhaps I've just seen it too much.
Granted, this is Self's "worst" defense since 05, allowing a blistering.95 ppp (#25 nationally). The 05 defense "only" finished #25 nationally as well at .93 ppp. Only one other defense finished outside of kenpom's Top 10 (#11 in 2011).