CBB Matchups
Every D1 game with tempo-free ratings, four factors and market lines, one place.
How the projection is built
each step, from an average D-I game to this oneSteps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 132.8 against a projected 132.9. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Kansas.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 65.0, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Kansas is the faster team (68.3, #181 of 365) and Northern Iowa the slower (63.4, #362). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).
How this game plays
what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meetShot diet
Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 61.1%#90 | 51.3%#10 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 43.9%#82 | 37.6%#127 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 42.5%#44 | 31.9%#16 | 38.0% |
| Three | 34.7%#136 | 30.6%#24 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 63.0%#51 | 56.5%#99 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 35.3%#283 | 43.4%#257 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 36.2%#259 | 38.1%#164 | 38.0% |
| Three | 34.6%#139 | 29.1%#3 | 33.7% |
Zones from play-by-play shot descriptions; garbage time removed. Bars show the share of field-goal attempts in each zone; where a slice is too thin for its number, the shares are listed under the bar. FG% ranks: #1 = best for that side (most accurate shooting, stingiest defense).
Shot volume
Extra scoring chances from rebounds, turnovers and the foul line · 2025-26 numbersBoth teams carry the same grade, 0.0 extra scoring chances per game.
Grade = extra shots and foul-line trips per game compared with a D-I average team, built from six season rates. Cell shading is the national rank for each rate (greener = better for that team).
Rotation
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Leon Bond III | F | Jr | 6'5" | 36-36 | 32.8 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 53.9% | 36.2% | 3.5 | 75.0% | 22.5% | |
| 7 | Ben Schwieger | F | Sr | 6'8" | 36-21 | 27.8 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 54.8% | 37.2% | 2.6 | 68.4% | 21.9% | |
| 13 | Will Hornseth | F | So | 6'8" | 35-35 | 26.3 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 60.9% | 44.4% | 0.3 | 52.7% | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Max Weisbrod | G | Sr | 6'4" | 32-29 | 27.8 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 55.4% | 38.3% | 4.7 | 84.0% | 14.6% | |
| 14 | Tristan Smith | F | Sr | 6'6" | 28-21 | 21.2 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 55.1% | 27.3% | 0.4 | 67.8% | 26.5% | |
| 22 | Kyle Pock | F | Jr | 6'6" | 34-1 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 52.3% | 34.5% | 2.5 | 75.0% | 17.4% | |
| 11 | Ismael Diouf | F | Sr | 6'9" | 35-1 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 50.0% | 25.5% | 1.3 | 63.6% | 22.2% | |
| 10 | RJ Taylor | G | Jr | 5'11" | 30-0 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 55.2% | 37.5% | 1.1 | 100.0% | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Geon Hutchins | G | Fr | 6'4" | 35-0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 44.0% | 30.8% | 0.7 | 57.1% | 16.0% | |
| 20 | Chase Courbat | F | Sr | 6'10" | 14-0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 62.5% | — | 0.0 | 100.0% | 13.8% | |
| 30 | Hunter Jacobson | G | Jr | 6'1" | 11-0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0% | 20.0% | 0.5 | — | 21.2% | |
| 15 | Cade Courbat | G | Fr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 24 | Jalen Wilson | F | Fr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 9 | Levi Valdo | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 31 | Marino Dubravcic | F | So | 6'10" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 0 | Redek Born | G | So | 6'3" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jamari McDowell | G | So | 6'5" | 35-7 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 51.0% | 34.9% | 2.5 | 62.5% | 12.5% | |
| 13 | Elmarko Jackson | G | So | 6'3" | 34-1 | 17.7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 44.4% | 37.2% | 1.3 | 82.5% | 18.4% | |
| 7 | Kohl Rosario | G | Fr | 6'6" | 29-6 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 52.9% | 28.6% | 2.2 | 75.0% | 17.9% | |
| 1 | Jayden Dawson | G | Sr | 6'5" | 24-1 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 42.6% | 27.9% | 1.8 | 100.0% | 14.8% | |
| 34 | Paul Mbiya | C | Fr | 7'0" | 21-0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 68.8% | — | 0.0 | 36.4% | 12.6% | |
| 6 | Samis Calderon | F | Fr | 6'8" | 15-0 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.2 | 33.3% | 11.7% | |
| 0 | Nginyu Ngala | G | Sr | 5'10" | 11-0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.7 | 100.0% | 23.7% | |
| 12 | Wilder Evers | G | Jr | 6'4" | 6-1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 80.0% | 50.0% | 0.7 | — | 23.2% | |
| 25 | Justin Cross | F | Sr | 6'8" | 5-1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 16.8% | |
| 21 | Will Thengvall | G | So | 6'4" | 5-0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 7.0% | |
| 2 | Corbin Allen | G | Fr | 6'5" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Leon Bond III | F | Jr | 6'5" | 36-36 | 32.8 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 53.9% | 36.2% | 3.5 | 75.0% | 22.5% | |
| 7 | Ben Schwieger | F | Sr | 6'8" | 36-21 | 27.8 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 54.8% | 37.2% | 2.6 | 68.4% | 21.9% | |
| 13 | Will Hornseth | F | So | 6'8" | 35-35 | 26.3 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 60.9% | 44.4% | 0.3 | 52.7% | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Max Weisbrod | G | Sr | 6'4" | 32-29 | 27.8 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 55.4% | 38.3% | 4.7 | 84.0% | 14.6% | |
| 14 | Tristan Smith | F | Sr | 6'6" | 28-21 | 21.2 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 55.1% | 27.3% | 0.4 | 67.8% | 26.5% | |
| 22 | Kyle Pock | F | Jr | 6'6" | 34-1 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 52.3% | 34.5% | 2.5 | 75.0% | 17.4% | |
| 11 | Ismael Diouf | F | Sr | 6'9" | 35-1 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 50.0% | 25.5% | 1.3 | 63.6% | 22.2% | |
| 10 | RJ Taylor | G | Jr | 5'11" | 30-0 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 55.2% | 37.5% | 1.1 | 100.0% | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Geon Hutchins | G | Fr | 6'4" | 35-0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 44.0% | 30.8% | 0.7 | 57.1% | 16.0% | |
| 20 | Chase Courbat | F | Sr | 6'10" | 14-0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 62.5% | — | 0.0 | 100.0% | 13.8% | |
| 30 | Hunter Jacobson | G | Jr | 6'1" | 11-0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0% | 20.0% | 0.5 | — | 21.2% | |
| 15 | Cade Courbat | G | Fr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 24 | Jalen Wilson | F | Fr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 9 | Levi Valdo | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 31 | Marino Dubravcic | F | So | 6'10" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 0 | Redek Born | G | So | 6'3" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
Trends
Last 10 games of 2025-26| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | #5St John's | N | L 53–79 | +10.5 | L−15.5 | 133.5 | U132 | 84.0 | 125.2 | 63.1 |
| Mar 8 | UIC | N | W 84–69 | −3.0 | W+12.0 | 124.5 | O153 | 141.8 | 116.5 | 59.2 |
| Mar 7 | Bradley | N | W 73–69 | −4.5 | L−0.5 | 126.5 | O142 | 115.3 | 108.9 | 63.3 |
| Mar 6 | Illinois St | N | W 74–52 | −2.0 | W+20.0 | 129.5 | U126 | 118.9 | 83.5 | 62.3 |
| Mar 5 | Evansville | N | W 68–59 | −15.0 | L−6.0 | 128.5 | U127 | 108.3 | 94.0 | 62.8 |
| Mar 1 | Drake | A | W 75–53 | −4.0 | W+18.0 | 137.5 | U128 | 119.1 | 84.2 | 63.0 |
| Feb 25 | Illinois St | H | L 69–71 | −5.0 | L−7.0 | 132.0 | O140 | 111.1 | 114.3 | 62.1 |
| Feb 21 | S Illinois | H | L 57–59 | −6.5 | L−8.5 | 134.5 | U116 | 92.9 | 96.2 | 61.3 |
| Feb 18 | Indiana St | A | W 81–60 | −5.0 | W+16.0 | 135.5 | O141 | 124.6 | 92.3 | 65.0 |
| Feb 15 | Drake | H | W 86–62 | −8.5 | W+15.5 | 138.5 | O148 | 131.0 | 94.5 | 65.6 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22 | #5St John's | N | L 65–67 | +3.5 | W+1.5 | 145.5 | U132 | 92.7 | 95.5 | 70.2 |
| Mar 20 | #13CA Baptist | N | W 68–60 | −14.0 | L−6.0 | 142.0 | U128 | 98.1 | 86.5 | 69.3 |
| Mar 13 | #5Houston | N | L 47–69 | +5.5 | L−16.5 | 138.0 | U116 | 79.3 | 116.4 | 59.3 |
| Mar 12 | TCU | N | W 78–73 | −5.0 | P0.0 | 146.5 | O151 | 104.6 | 97.9 | 74.6 |
| Mar 7 | Kansas St | H | W 104–85 | −17.5 | W+1.5 | 157.0 | O189 | 133.2 | 108.9 | 78.0 |
| Mar 3 | Arizona St | A | L 60–70 | −6.0 | L−16.0 | 150.0 | U130 | 82.8 | 96.7 | 72.4 |
| Feb 28 | #2Arizona | A | L 61–84 | +10.0 | L−13.0 | 151.5 | U145 | 88.2 | 121.4 | 69.2 |
| Feb 23 | #5Houston | H | W 69–56 | +2.5 | W+15.5 | 138.0 | U125 | 106.3 | 86.3 | 64.9 |
| Feb 21 | Cincinnati | H | L 68–84 | −9.0 | L−25.0 | 139.0 | O152 | 100.5 | 124.2 | 67.7 |
| Feb 18 | Oklahoma St | A | W 81–69 | −6.5 | W+5.5 | 159.5 | U150 | 115.2 | 98.2 | 70.3 |
Records vs the closing line describe the past; ten games is a small sample.
Tale of the tape
national rank toned left for away, right for homeOffseason
roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input- Trey Campbell 33.5 mpg, 13.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Levi Valdo no D1 minutes last season
- Marino Dubravcic no D1 minutes last season
- Redek Born no D1 minutes last season
- Jalen Wilson no D1 minutes last season
- Cade Courbat no D1 minutes last season
No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.
Returns 83% of last season's minutes; lost 1 of its top 5. Teams returning at least 65% of last season's minutes have historically gained about 2.2 points of AdjEM (n=156 team-seasons, 2022-2026).
- Melvin Council Jr. 34.8 mpg, 12.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Flory Bidunga 31.6 mpg, 13.3 ppg · transferred to Louisville
- Tre White 31.3 mpg, 13.5 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Bryson Tiller 25.9 mpg, 7.9 ppg · transferred to Missouri
- Darryn Peterson 19.9 mpg, 13.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Corbin Allen no D1 minutes last season
No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.
Returns 29% of last season's minutes; lost 5 of its top 5 (2 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).
Head-to-head
this season and lastThe CBB Matchups tab lays out the day's Division I slate: matchup, tip time, records and rank, and — once posted — Pinnacle's spread and total (the median across books when Pinnacle has no line). Three views switch the table between projected scores, pace and totals, and each team's offensive and defensive tendencies. Each game opens into opponent-adjusted possessions, efficiency and four-factor tendencies for both teams, plus recent form, rotation and head-to-head history. Every game also carries our projected score, spread and total, built bottom-up from those same numbers: expected possessions times each side's opponent-adjusted points per possession, plus home court.
What these numbers mean: line shopping.