The Northwestern Wildcats (22-11), who are currently +20000 to win the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, are considered darkhorses to take home the title. Next, they will match up with the UConn Huskies on Sunday, March 24 at 7:45 PM ET.
On Friday, in its most recent game, Northwestern defeated Florida Atlantic 77-65 in OT. With 27 points, Ryan Langborg was its top scorer.
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Northwestern NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +20000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +14000
- National championship odds (pre-NCAA Tournament): +14000
- National championship odds (current): +20000
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Northwestern Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- The Wildcats are playing the 50th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
- Looking at Northwestern’s remaining schedule in 2023-24, it has no games versus teams with records worse than its own, and one against squads currently above .500.
- There are one game versus Top 25 teams left on the Wildcats’ schedule in 2023-24.
- Against the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers on December 1, Northwestern notched its signature win of the season, a 92-88 overtime home victory.
- The Wildcats have tied for the 14th-most Quadrant 1 wins in the nation based on the RPI (five).
- When facing Quadrant 3 opponents (according to the RPI), the Wildcats are 7-3 (.700%) — tied for the 29th-most wins.
Northwestern Season Stats and Insights
- The Wildcats are outscoring opponents by 4.9 points per game with a +162 scoring differential overall. They put up 73.8 points per game (168th in college basketball) and allow 68.9 per outing (86th in college basketball).
- The Wildcats connect on 8.3 three-pointers per game (89th in college basketball), 1.4 more than their opponents (6.9).
- Northwestern’s 253.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 86th in college basketball, and the 236.8 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 242nd in college basketball.
- The Wildcats have come up on top in the turnover battle by 4.0 turnovers per game, committing 8.2 (seventh in college basketball play) while forcing 12.2 (52nd in college basketball).
Northwestern Leading Performers
- Boo Buie leads the Wildcats in points and assists. He scores 19.3 points per game while also adding 5.0 assists.
- Brooks Barnhizer paces Northwestern with 7.5 rebounds per game.
- Buie is the top three-point shooter for the Wildcats, connecting on 2.7 per contest.
- Barnhizer leads the team with 1.8 steals per game. Matthew Nicholson collects 1.4 blocks a game to pace Northwestern.
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