I don't understand what my teacher is asking for... Help?

Question

I am tracking the NCAA teams for my math class. (My teacher thought it would help us learn percents.) Part of the instruction reads:

"Before the third round, students will use the figures to calculate the average offensive score and defensive points allowed for each remaining team."

I am not too fimilar with basketball... What is the "offensive scores" and "defensive points"? Where can I find the stats?

Answer 1

Back when I taught high school math, I used to use things like this to keep the students interested and show them some interesting applications for mathematics.

Here's what you need to do: for each team in the "Sweet 16" (the remaining teams in the NCAA tournament) you need to look at the game scores for both of their games. You'll need to add their scores and divide by the number of games (2) to get the average offensive score. Then you'll need to add the points scored by their opponents and divide by the number of games (2) to get the average defensive points allowed.

Using the University of Florida as an example, they beat Jackson State 112-69 and they beat Purdue 74-67. Their average offensive score is (112 + 74) / 2 = 93. Their average defensive points allowed is (69 + 67) / 2 = 68.

And for the person who answered that the teacher wants help with their brackets, that's just silly. Why get help with your brackets AFTER the first two rounds? And why use such a simply method for help with your brackets? Contrary to popular thought, all teachers are NOT stupid; but many students can be ignorant.

Answer 2

The offensive score that you are looking for is how many points that team scores a game on average. Defensive points allowed are how many points the team allows the other team to score on them a game.

For the stats, I don't really know where you could get all the information. ESPN, CBS Sportsline, and other sports sites will have the offensive score, but they don't have the defensive points allowed.

Answer 3

The offensive score are the points made by each team. The deffensive points allowed are the number of points that they have allowed Example..Ucla 111 Cal 132
Cal offensive score is 132 and their points allowed were 111, and Ucla offensive score is 111 and thier ponts allowed are 132. If you know how to use excel keeping track will be very easy.

Answer 4

Offensive score is the amount of points the winning team has by the end of each of their games, defensive points is how many points they had given up in that game....You would then take the total of offensive points and then divide it by two...and that is your answer....you would do the same for the defensive points as well.

Answer 5

im pretty sure by offensive scores means the total the team score
and by defensive points means the points the defense alowed (the other teams score)
-im not sure this is right but..

Answer 6

im not sure also but maybe the total score for the winner is offensive score and defensive points allowed is the total score for the loser.. try asking your teacher for specifics...

Answer 7

what u do is take all the scores for 1 team at a time for both games they play ..and add them together and then divide them by 2....remember one tema at a time..then do the same for how many points they allowed and divide by 2

Answer 8

crazy teacher is prob in a sweet 16 bracket, and is to lazy to do math himself, it doesnt even really make sense why u would even want to kno that...what grade level is this? or math class?

Answer 9

This is math but Im pretty sure your teacher just wants help with his or her brackets