Look at you, Ponyboys

As I was perusing KenPom, it caught me off guard SMU had risen to 12. At 22-4, the Mustangs all of a sudden look like a team to take serious. 

They're 21st in offensive efficiency and 13th in defensive efficiency. They play at one of the slowest paces in the nation. In yesterday's win against Cincinnati, it was a 54 possession game. Good lord.

They're one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the nation, at 39.7%. They're also fifth in offensive rebounding. At 76th overall in effective fg%, the 3-point shooting and rebounding is a huge advantage for them. 

Defensively, they're 24th in effective fg%. They're 17th in rebounding percentage and 8th in defending without fouling. You're going to have to earn your buckets against them.

Duke transfer, Semi Ojeleye has been fantastic for the Mustangs. Credit to Tim Jankovich this year as he took over for Larry Brown unexpectedly.

SMU will be favored heavily in 4 of their last five games. Brian has them as a 6-seed based largely on a weak non-conference slate. But they've improved as the season has gone along and wouldn't be a team I'd like to see on a short turnaround. Strong enough to be a Sweet 16 team.