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:

SCORING OFFENSE	RANK	SCHOOL	PPG
	1	Northwestern State	83.9
	2	Indiana	83.8
	3	Cal State Fullerton	81.9
	4	Iona	81.8
	5	Ole Miss	79.2
	6	Detroit	79.0
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FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE	RANK	SCHOOL	FG%
	1	Creighton	52.0
	2	Gonzaga	50.9
	T3	Michigan	50.5
	T3	Weber State	50.5
	5	North Carolina State	50.4
	6	Indiana	50.1
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FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE	RANK	SCHOOL	FT%
	1	Davidson	80.7
	2	Toledo	78.8
	3	Cal State Fullerton	77.8
	4	South Dakota	77.7
	5	Montana	77.0
	6	Mercer	76.7
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Related:
• Complete NCAA DI men’s basketball statistics