When arguing a point — the best this, the greatest that — no doubt you’ve used the persuasive power of numbers to bolster your argument. Opinions fall into three categories: lies, damned lies and statistics. Here are the nation’s best, presented without editorial comment, from a statistics standpoint:

REBOUNDS PER GAME	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	RPG
	T1	Elijah Obade	Millersville	11.9
	T1	Dominykas Milka	Saint Rose	11.9
	T3	Garret Kerr	U. of Sciences	11.3
	T3	Devin Taylor	Slippery Rock	11.3
	5	Eric Anderson	New Haven	11.2
	6	Kevin Kotzur	St. Mary’s (Texas)	10.8
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BLOCKS PER GAME	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	BPG
	1	Jordan Richard	Cal St. L.A.	4.56
	2	Josh Sparks	Valdosta St.	3.82
	3	Brandon Morton	Oakland City	3.32
	4	Darius Morales	Armstrong	3.07
	5	Alex Herrera	Fort Lewis	2.94
	6	Trevon Hamlet	Southern Conn. St.	2.82
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FIELD GOAL PCT.	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	FG%
	1	Donald Sims	West Texas A&M	67.1
	2	Dazmond Starke	Ky. Wesleyan	66.7
	3	Zach Roddenberry	Harding	66.3
	4	Deandre Medlock	BYU-Hawaii	66.1
	5	Emilio Parks	Johnson C. Smith	64.9
	6	Zimmy Nwogbo	Cedarville	64.6
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Related:
• Complete NCAA DII men’s basketball statistics