Surprise! There have been more fouls called in the Southeastern Conference than any other major college basketball conference this season.
The SEC has almost 1,000 more total fouls than the ACC, which is second.
Here’s a look:
Total fouls called this season:
— SEC: 7,746 (553 per 14 teams)
— ACC: 6,979 (465 per 15 teams)
— Big Ten: 6,466 (461 per 14 teams)
— Pac-12: 5,968 (497 per 12 teams)
— Big East: 4,970 (497 per 10 teams)
— Big 12: 4,864 (486 per 10 teams)https://t.co/Qeyq9HkycA— Josh Vitale (@JoshVitale) March 2, 2020
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Here are some numbers from the article:
And that’s just one weekend. Here’s how teams from the six major college basketball conferences stack up over the course of the full season:
Total fouls called
SEC — 7,746 (553 per 14 teams)
ACC — 6,979 (465 per 15 teams)
Big Ten — 6,466 (461 per 14 teams)
Pac-12 — 5,968 (497 per 12 teams)
Big East — 4,970 (497 per 10 teams)
Big 12 — 4,864 (486 per 10 teams)
Number of teams averaging 17 fouls per game
SEC — 11
Pac-12 — 7
ACC — 6
Big Ten — 5
Big 12 — 5
Big East — 5
Number of teams averaging 19 free throw attempts per game
SEC — 14
Pac-12 — 8
ACC — 7
Big Ten — 6
Big East — 6
Big 12 — 5
Number of teams ranked top-150 in FT rate (FTs per 100 FG attempts)
SEC — 14
Pac-12 — 8
ACC — 5
Big 12 — 5
Big East — 4
Big Ten — 4
