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The latest Pomeroy ratings for the City Six teams.

22. Villanova
57. Drexel
86. Saint Joseph's
90. Penn
101. Temple
235. La Salle

Of note: Villanova is 11th in the nation in offensive efficency with a rating of 119.1, 3rd in the nation in free throw shooting (78.9 percent), and 26th in the offensive rebounding percentage it allows its opponents (28.8 percent).

Drexel is 21st in the country in defensive efficiency with a rating of 86.4.

Saint Joseph's is 30th in the country in defensive 3-point field goal ratio, i.e., the percentage of its opponents' shots that are three-pointers, at 28.2 percent.

Penn 14th in the country in its ratio of assists to field goals made at 67.4 percent.

La Salle is 17th in the country in offensive rebound percentage, the percentage of possible rebounds gathered by the offense, at 40.5 percent.

Temple is 31st in the country in the effective field goal percentage (three-pointers count double) it allows it opponents at 44.8 percent, and 32nd in the country in turnover percentage (turnovers per possession) at 18.7 percent.

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Jonathan Tannenwald is a producer with Philly.com.

I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

In addition to the blog, I host and produce the Inquirer's College HoopsCast. It's a weekly podcast that features all the latest news and analysis from around local and national college basketball. Regular guests include Inquirer writers Mike Jensen, Joe Juliano and Mel Greenberg.

I also occasionally contribute to the Inquirer's women's basketball weblog, Women's Hoops Guru. If you've come here from there, this blog deals mostly with the men's side of things, though I do write about women's basketball and other sports when they fit in.

When not focusing on college hoops, I host and produce the Inquirer's PhilliesCast with Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki, and can occasionally be found behind the camera shooting videos of the Eagles, other professional sports teams and the tiger cubs at the zoo.

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