Baylor vs. perfect teams of the past

March, 31, 2012
03/31/12
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By espnW

Sizing Up Perfection

Baylor beat Notre Dame 80-61 Tuesday to complete the first 40-0 season in men's and women's basketball history. It also marked just the seventh perfect season in Division I women's college basketball. Here's how the Lady Bears stack up statistically against the previous six undefeated teams.

Team Record PPG PPG diff. PPG diff. in tournament PPG diff. vs. ranked teams Wins by <10 points
2011-12 Baylor 40-0 78.4 +26.3 +20.8 +16.1 5
2009-10 Connecticut 39-0 81.1 +34.9 +35.7 +24.2 1
2008-09 Connecticut 39-0 83.9 +30.5 +25.2 +27.3 0
2001-02 Connecticut 39-0 86.9 +35.4 +26.8 +20.4 1
1997-98 Tennessee 39-0 88.8 +30.1 +24.7 +25.8 3
1994-95 Connecticut 35-0 89.5 +33.2 +24.0 +24.7 2
1985-86
Texas		 34-0 83.9 +26.6 +22.2 +15.1 4

Former ESPN researcher Greg Dohmann contributed to this report.

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