Where Northern Iowa Stands Out Basketball Standouts 2025-26

22-13 · MVC

  1. Points allowed / game

    Extreme · Strength

    62.5

    2nd-fewest of 365 teams

    -2.5 SD from the average of 74.8

  2. Opponents' 3-point %

    Extreme · Strength

    29.1%

    3rd-lowest of 365 teams

    -2.3 SD from the average of 34.0%

  3. Offensive rebounds / game

    Extreme · Weakness

    6.9

    7th-fewest of 365 teams

    -2.3 SD from the average of 10.6

  4. Free throw rate

    Outlier · Weakness

    25.6%

    5th-lowest of 365 teams

    -2.0 SD from the average of 35.0%

  5. Turnovers / game

    Outlier · Strength

    9.2

    Tied for 14th-fewest of 365 teams

    -1.7 SD from the average of 11.6

  6. Opponents' effective FG%

    Notable · Strength

    47.5%

    30th-lowest of 365 teams

    -1.5 SD from the average of 51.5%

  7. Opponents' field goal %

    Notable · Strength

    41.4%

    33rd-lowest of 365 teams

    -1.4 SD from the average of 44.8%

  8. Fouls / game

    Notable · Strength

    15.6

    40th-fewest of 365 teams

    -1.2 SD from the average of 17.6

  9. Turnover margin / game

    Notable · Strength

    +2.3

    46th-highest of 365 teams

    +1.2 SD from the average of -0.1

  10. Rebounds / game

    Notable · Weakness

    31.6

    48th-fewest of 365 teams

    -1.1 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.