Where Northwestern Stands Out Basketball Standouts 2025-26

15-19 · Big Ten

  1. Turnovers / game

    Extreme · Strength

    8.6

    2nd-fewest of 365 teams

    -2.1 SD from the average of 11.6

  2. Assists / game

    Outlier · Strength

    17.2

    19th-most of 365 teams

    +1.8 SD from the average of 13.6

  3. Turnover margin / game

    Outlier · Strength

    +2.9

    27th-highest of 365 teams

    +1.6 SD from the average of -0.1

  4. Rebounds / game

    Outlier · Weakness

    30.5

    27th-fewest of 365 teams

    -1.5 SD from the average of 34.7

How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.