Correlations among team indices and postseason rankings for the 64 teams who participated in the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament were computed. Two variables, points-per-game and points allowed, emerged as statistically significant correlates with other traditional measures of team success in intercollegiate basketball.
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