So we got that goin' for us...which is nice...

So PatForde did his weekly Minutes, and this week ran an interesting article. He commended the Indiana Hoosiers for their fans sticking with the team despite their dismal season. I found their attendance rather impressive myself. But being a biased UK fan I had to keep reading. 

I was extremely pleased to see that Forde recognized UK as having the best fans based on a formula he had designed. He compared the teams winning percentage to their fan attendance to find the difference. By doing so he ranked the top 6 fanbases this season. 

The list ran as follows, in order from best to worst fan base.

Kentucky  Team performance: 16-7 record, .696 winning percentage. Fan performance: 22,655 average attendance, 98.5 percent of capacity at Rupp Arena. Difference: plus .289.

Louisville  Team performance: 18-4 record, .818 winning percentage. Fan performance: 19,337 average attendance, 102.5 percent of capacity at Freedom Hall. Difference: plus .207.

Kansas  Team performance: 19-4, .826 winning percentage. Fan performance: 16,363 average attendance, 100.39 percent of capacity at Allen Fieldhouse. Difference: plus .174.

Michigan State  Team performance: 19-4, .826 winning percentage. Fan performance: 14,759 average attendance, 100 percent of capacity at the Breslin Center. Difference: plus .174.

Duke  Team performance: 20-3, .870 winning percentage. Fan performance: 9,314 average attendance, 100 percent of capacity at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Difference: plus .130.

Memphis  Team performance: 20-3, .870 winning percentage. Fan performance: 17,562 average attendance, 96.7 percent of capacity at the FedEx Forum. Difference: plus .097.

North Carolina  Team performance: 21-2, .913 winning percentage. Fan performance: 20,922 average attendance, 96.2 percent of capacity at the Dean E. Smith Center. Difference: plus .049.

Connecticut  at Gampel Pavilion. Team performance, 22-1, .957 winning percentage. Fan performance: 10,011 average attendance in five games, 99.8 percent of capacity. Difference: plus .041.

Clemson  Team performance: 19-3, .864 winning percentage. Fan performance: 8,311 average attendance, 85.3 percent of capacity at Littlejohn Coliseum. Difference: minus .011.

Oklahoma  Team performance: 23-1, .958 winning percentage. Fan performance: 11,212 average attendance, 93.4 percent of capacity at Lloyd Noble Arena. Difference: minus .024.

UCLA  Team performance: 19-4, .826 winning percentage. Fan performance: 9,593 average attendance, 74.8 percent of capacity at Pauley Pavilion. Difference: minus .078.

LSU Team performance: 19-4, .826 winning percentage. Fan performance: 9,979 average attendance, 73.3 percent of capacity at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Difference: minus .093.

Attmidedly I would rather have the winning percentage back... Fortunately theres a lot of basketball left to be played. Everyone has their slumps...