NCAA Basketball

5 Most Exciting Teams In College Basketball

5 Most Exciting Teams In College Basketball

Tyler Haws
Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Ratings in college basketball have a direct relationship with scoring. As scoring has been down across the board in college hoops over the last few years, less people find the need to watch during non-conference and conference play. Luckily, there are still some exciting teams to watch that put up numbers.

5. Iona

AJ English David Laury
Beth Hall-USA TODAY Sports

5. Iona

AJ English David Laury
Beth Hall-USA TODAY Sports

The Gaels are up to their old tricks again -- Iona averages 83 points per game. AJ English and David Laury are arguably the most exciting tandem in all of college basketball, as they average more than half of Iona’s scoring. Iona should win the MAAC and be in the big dance coming off a one-year NCAA tournament hiatus.

4. Arkansas

Razorbacks
Dak Dillon-USA TODAY Sports

4. Arkansas

Razorbacks
Dak Dillon-USA TODAY Sports

Arkansas plays an up-tempo style, averaging more than 1.15 points per offensive possession. Nobody in the SEC scores more points than the Razorbacks. Maybe 40 Minutes of Hell was meant to be on the offensive end.

3. BYU

Tyler Haws
Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports

3. BYU

Tyler Haws
Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports

No team in college basketball has scored more points than BYU this season. Tyler Haws has the greenest light in all of America; the Cougars are fun to watch, with Dave Rose’s run-and-gun, up and down style.

2. Notre Dame

Jerian Grant
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

2. Notre Dame

Jerian Grant
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Jerian Grant leads the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in scoring, but he isn’t the only player for Mike Brey who can put the ball in the bucket. Notre Dame spreads the floor with shooters and puts up 81.9 points per game. The Irish are just one of three teams that score more than 80 points per game and shoot more than 50 percent from the floor.

1. Gonzaga

Pangos
Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

1. Gonzaga

Pangos
Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Gonzaga is one of the best scoring teams in the country. Not only do they score a lot of points, but they lead the nation in field goal percentage at 53.3 percent. The Bulldogs unselfishly take good shots, a direct result of sharing the basketball. It also helps when you have six guys who are capable of getting 20 points any given night.

James Szuba is a college basketball writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @JamesSzuba.

Share Tweet