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:

REBOUND MARGIN	RANK	SCHOOL	REB.  MAR.
	1	Slippery Rock	12.8
	2	LIU Post	11.0
	3	St. Mary’s (Texas)	10.9
	4	Southern Indiana	10.7
	5	Midwestern State	10.4
	6	Seattle Pacific	10.4
	• Complete list

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE	RANK	PLAYER, SCHOOL	FT%
	1	Amry Shelby, Wayne St. (Neb.)	95.5
	2	Jonathan Hawkins, N.W. Nazarene	93.2
	3	Michael Weber, Missouri-St. Louis	92.3
	4	Riley Thomas, Lake Erie	91.8
	5	Mark DiRugeris Jr., Chestnut Hill	91.4
	6	Roy Mabrey, St. Anselm	91.3
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SCORING OFFENSE	RANK	SCHOOL	PPG
	1	West Liberty	106.3
	2	Oakland City	91.9
	3	Newberry	90.8
	4	Francis Marion	89.0
	5	Shephard	87.6
	6	Florida Southern	87.4
	• Complete list

Related:
• Complete NCAA DII men’s basketball statistics