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	RK	SCHOOL	PPG
	1	Grinnell	114.5
	2	Concordia (Texas)	94.5
	3	Whitman	91.3
	4	Albertus Magnus	85.8
	5	Old Westbury	85.5
	6	Buffalo State	85.3
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TURNOVERS PER GAME	RK	SCHOOL	TOPG
	T1	Catholic	9.6
	T1	Wisconsin-La Crosse	9.6
	3	Hanover	9.7
	4	Bates	10.1
	5	Trine	10.2
	6	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	10.3
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REBOUNDS PER GAME	RK	PLAYER, SCHOOL	RPG
	1	AJ Matthews, Farmingdale St.	14.2
	2	Winston Douglas,  Medgar Evers	12.9
	3	Mike Marvin, Penn St.-Abington	12.8
	4	Peterson Bernard, Newbury	12.6
	5	David Louison, St. Jos. (Brkln.)	85.5
	6	Michael Megafu, St. Jos. (Brkln.)	85.3
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