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	GPG
	1	Longwood	19.33
	2	Maryland	17.60
	T3	Johns Hopkins	17.00
	T3	Robert Morris	17.00
	T3	Fresno State	17.00
	6	Campbell	16.50
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TOTAL POINTS	RK	SCHOOL	POINTS
	1	Massachusetts	143
	2	Duke	134
	3	Maryland	129
	4	Florida	128
	5	USC	126
	6	Navy	113
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DRAW CONTROLS PER GAME	RK	SCHOOL	DCPG
	1	Northwestern	17.25
	T2	Robert Morris	17.00
	T2	Johns Hopkins	17.00
	4	Stanford	16.33
	T5	Cornell	16.00
	T5	Longwood	16.00
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