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March Madness Daily Fantasy Basketball: DraftKings Defense vs. Position Rankings

Take a look at where each team ranks among the Round of 64 teams in terms of fantasy points allowed to each position.

This week, my fellow contributor Bryan Mears provided you with some insight on how you can use Vegas to win in March Madness daily fantasy basketball.

He also provided some team daily fantasy projections based on the aforementioned model.

Here, I'm giving you yet another perspective on daily fantasy basketball in March. This should be a great supplement to Bryan and his model -- especially for GPPs on DraftKings.

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What I did was took each team's final 10 games before the tournament and averaged out the DraftKings point totals allowed in those 10 games to each individual position. I accounted for players that come off the bench and produced much higher than the starter on a regular basis, and by using the last 10 games, we can see how each team is performing based on their current injury status.

I must preface this, however, by saying that you should always take into account what conference that team played in, what competition they played and how that might have had a favorable or unfavorable effect on that defense versus position ranking.

In other words, as always, do your homework and this should prove a great asset in winning some daily fantasy contests during tournament time.

Check out the rankings, keeping in mind that, of course, some of these teams have been eliminated already, but seeing how the whole field breaks down helps identify which teams are truly successful -- or unsuccessful -- against guarding certain positions.

TeamPGSGSFPFC
Kentucky143161724
Arizona39132526
Wisconsin7145313
Virginia18221384
Villanova642434105
Duke2937465412
Gonzaga12273657
Utah60172291
North Carolina5960101235
Kansas323618737
Oklahoma238596331
Baylor853471328
Iowa State5854541523
Ohio State3312614420
Notre Dame414296461
Louisville1955192542
Wichita State628129
Michigan State6247301432
West Virginia529602052
Butler2010273025
Texas383483233
Georgetown227234049
Xavier5433203918
Iowa155111415
Davidson3923375350
Arkansas2829555646
Northern Iowa4414273
Oklahoma State5345312863
SMU6148512110
Providence3534561838
Maryland2731535145
NC State4721413553
VCU3056522854
St. John's3459436062
Georgia556381621
San Diego State241924517
LSU1030585258
UCLA5764322311
Ole Miss2661636255
Purdue1716643416
Indiana4814354251
Dayton1342395560
Stephen F. Austin465061936
Cincinnati5025491114
Oregon6362214743
Buffalo4940403739
Valparaiso4215136156
Georgia State920332226
Harvard37283589
UC Irvine3111174364
New Mexico State25267819
Wyoming1618153644
Wofford113526462
Northeastern564914338
Eastern Washington4563444947
UAB363895940
Albany44552434
Belmont5144125741
Coastal Carolina1432425030
North Dakota State357574122
Lafayette2158623159
RMU4046282957
Texas Southern239504827
Hampton4352242648