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:

ASSISTS PER GAME	RANK	SCHOOL	APG
	1	Ohio	18.7
	2	Notre Dame	17.9
	3	North Carolina	17.6
	4	Creighton	17.4
	5	East Carolina	17.3
	6	UNLV	17.2
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SCORING DEFENSE	RANK	SCHOOL	OPP PPG
	1	Stephen F. Austin	49.9
	2	Western Illinois	52.2
	3	Florida	52.6
	4	Virginia	54.0
	5	Savannah State	54.6
	6	North Dakota State	54.9
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3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME	RANK	SCHOOL	3PG
	1	Iowa State	9.5
	2	Texas Southern	9.5
	3	Creighton	9.3
	4	Iona	9.3
	5	Charleston Southern	9.3
	6	Canisius	9.2
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Related:
• Complete NCAA DI men’s basketball statistics