Editors’ note: The Total Impact Quotient is an elaborate ratings formula for players’ performance. It takes strong consideration into a player’s performance relative to the rest of the team. For more information, check out a complete introduction to the TIQ.
Although Washington dropped its first Pac-10 game, against Stanford, during the past three weeks, the Huskies have solidified their status as top dogs in the conference.
Junior point guard Isaiah Thomas has been completely unleashed during the past few weeks, en route to the No. 1 spot among Pac-10 guards, according to the Total Impact Quotient ratings. Thomas is up to a TIQ of 13.0 points per 40 minutes, and his recent play has been exceptional. During the past three weeks, Thomas is shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and getting to the free throw line nearly nine times per game, which have helped him post 20.5 points per game. In addition, Thomas continues to contribute in other ways, grabbing 4.5 rebounds per game and averaging an astounding 9.5 assists per game.
When considering Thomas’ contributions through scoring and assists, he’s accounting for about 45 points per game, or more than half of the Huskies 87 points per game. That’s an astounding total and percentage. But he doesn’t need to do everything alone.
While Thomas is the No. 1 guard in TIQ in the Pac-10, he has four other teammates who are in the top 10 for their position: Aziz N’Diaye (No. 2 of 6 centers), Matthew Bryan-Amaning (No. 5 of 31 forwards), Venoy Overton (No. 6 of 49 guards) and Justin Holiday (No. 9 forward). Abdul Gaddy, who is out for the season with a knee injury, would be the No. 9 guard. The Huskies have a host of weapons, and a supremely talented point guard to lead them. That makes Washington an under-the-radar Final Four contender.
Here are the latest ratings for the Pac-10, through games of Saturday Jan. 29.
TIQ position averages and total number of Pac-10 players at the position:
Centers: 11.4, 6 players
Forwards: 10.1, 31 players
Guards: 5.8, 49 players
TIQ = Total Impact Quotient
PD% = Position differential in % difference from average
| Top 2 centers | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Joshua Smith | UCLA | 16.3 | 43.0 | 392 |
| Aziz N’Diaye | Washington | 14.1 | 23.7 | 332 |
| Top 5 forwards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Derrick Wiliams | Arizona | 20.2 | 100.0 | 626 |
| Joevan Catron | Oregon | 17.2 | 70.3 | 504 |
| Richard Solomon | California | 15.5 | 53.5 | 316 |
| Nikola Vucevic | USC | 14.3 | 41.6 | 752 |
| Matthew Bryan-Amaning | Washington | 14.0 | 38.6 | 505 |
| Top 5 guards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Isaiah Thomas | Washington | 13.0 | 124.1 | 574 |
| Jared Cunningham | Oregon State | 12.8 | 120.7 | 583 |
| Klay Thompson | Washington State | 12.0 | 106.9 | 683 |
| Trent Lockett | Arizona State | 11.2 | 93.1 | 588 |
| Marcus Capers | Washington State | 11.2 | 93.1 | 604 |
Player Rankings
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| ARIZONA 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Derrick Wiliams | 20.2 | -0.2 | 626 | 100.0 | 1 |
| G | Lamont Jones | 0.8 | 2.3 | 542 | -86.2 | 46 |
| G | Kyle Fogg | 2.5 | 2.1 | 537 | -56.9 | 41 |
| F | Solomon Hill | 9.4 | -1.6 | 527 | -6.9 | 18 |
| F | Jamelle Horne | 8.1 | -0.6 | 412 | -19.8 | 24 |
| F | Kevin Parrom | 9.9 | -1.2 | 401 | -2.0 | 14 |
| F | Jesse Perry | 8.1 | 6.8 | 372 | -19.8 | 25 |
| G | Jordin Mayes | 2.0 | -6.8 | 324 | -65.5 | 43 |
| G | Brendon Lavender | 2.5 | 0.1 | 283 | -56.9 | 42 |
| C | Kyryl Natyazhko | 7.8 | -1.9 | 247 | -31.6 | 5 |
| ARIZONA STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Ty Abbott | 7.4 | 2.1 | 678 | 27.6 | 17 |
| G | Trent Lockett | 11.2 | -0.9 | 588 | 93.1 | 4 |
| G | Rihards Kuksiks | 7.9 | 1.7 | 586 | 36.2 | 12 |
| G | Jamelle McMillan | 7.9 | -1.2 | 526 | 36.2 | 13 |
| F | Kyle Cain | 10.6 | -1.1 | 451 | 5.0 | 11 |
| F | Carrick Felix | 4.4 | -1.3 | 308 | -56.4 | 29 |
| C | Ruslan Pateev | 6.6 | -0.4 | 271 | -42.1 | 6 |
| G | Keala King | 4.9 | 0.7 | 243 | -15.5 | 29 |
| G | Brandon Dunson | 4.8 | -0.2 | 138 | -17.2 | 32 |
| CALIFORNIA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Allen Crabbe | 8.5 | 0.3 | 681 | 46.6 | 8 |
| G | Jorge Gutierrez | 8.1 | -1.3 | 677 | 39.7 | 11 |
| F | Harper Kamp | 9.7 | -0.1 | 663 | -4.0 | 16 |
| G | Brandon Smith | 5.1 | 0.4 | 517 | -12.1 | 27 |
| C | Markhuri Sanders-Frison | 13.2 | -0.1 | 512 | 15.8 | 3 |
| G | Gary Franklin | -3.8 | -0.5 | 334 | -165.5 | 49 |
| F | Richard Solomon | 15.5 | 1.3 | 316 | 53.5 | 3 |
| OREGON 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | E.J. Singler | 12.9 | -1.5 | 628 | 27.7 | 7 |
| G | Garrett Sim | 5.4 | 0.0 | 528 | -6.9 | 25 |
| G | Malcolm Armstead | 5.9 | 1.0 | 517 | 1.7 | 22 |
| G | Jay-R Strowbridge | 4.6 | 0.9 | 508 | -20.7 | 33 |
| F | Joevan Catron | 17.2 | -0.5 | 504 | 70.3 | 2 |
| G | Jonathan Loyd | 3.5 | 0.1 | 458 | -39.7 | 39 |
| F | Tyrone Nared | 9.3 | 0.7 | 339 | -7.9 | 20 |
| G | Teondre Williams | 5.5 | -1.6 | 338 | -5.2 | 24 |
| F | Jeremy Jacob | 3.1 | -3.7 | 233 | -69.3 | 31 |
| OREGON STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Jared Cunningham | 12.8 | 0.9 | 583 | 120.7 | 2 |
| F | Omari Johnson | 9.9 | 0.3 | 545 | -2.0 | 15 |
| G | Calvin Haynes | 7.8 | -1.2 | 511 | 34.5 | 14 |
| C | Joe Burton | 10.2 | -0.6 | 495 | -10.5 | 4 |
| G | Ahmad Starks | -0.4 | 0.0 | 392 | -106.9 | 48 |
| G | Lathen Wallace | 7.5 | 1.2 | 391 | 29.3 | 16 |
| F | Devon Collier | 11.8 | -0.1 | 327 | 16.8 | 10 |
| F | Angus Brandt | 4.7 | -1.0 | 267 | -53.5 | 28 |
| G | Roberto Nelson | 3.1 | -3.8 | 228 | -46.6 | 40 |
| STANFORD 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Jeremy Green | 1.4 | 0.9 | 635 | -75.9 | 45 |
| F | Josh Owens | 10.5 | 0.4 | 566 | 4.0 | 12 |
| G | Jarrett Mann | 4.4 | -0.4 | 555 | -24.1 | 35 |
| F | Dwight Powell | 12.4 | 0.9 | 486 | 22.8 | 8 |
| G | Aaron Bright | 4.0 | -2.1 | 395 | -31.0 | 38 |
| G | Anthony Brown | 6.9 | 1.7 | 377 | 19.0 | 19 |
| F | Jack Trotter | 8.7 | -1.7 | 333 | -13.9 | 22 |
| F | Andrew Zimmerman | 7.7 | -0.2 | 248 | -23.8 | 26 |
| UCLA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Tyler Honeycutt | 8.7 | -0.7 | 678 | -13.9 | 23 |
| G | Malcolm Lee | 4.9 | -0.4 | 635 | -15.5 | 30 |
| F | Reeves Nelson | 13.4 | -0.5 | 633 | 32.7 | 6 |
| G | Lazeric Jones | 5.6 | 0.9 | 600 | -3.4 | 23 |
| G | Brendan Lane | 8.9 | -1.7 | 423 | 53.4 | 7 |
| G | Jerime Anderson | 8.3 | -0.7 | 403 | 43.1 | 10 |
| C | Joshua Smith | 16.3 | -1.5 | 392 | 43.0 | 1 |
| G | Tyler Lamb | 0.6 | -0.2 | 309 | -89.7 | 47 |
| USC 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Maurice Jones | 5.0 | 1.3 | 805 | -13.8 | 28 |
| F | Nikola Vucevic | 14.3 | -0.1 | 752 | 41.6 | 4 |
| F | Alex Stephenson | 10.4 | 1.1 | 722 | 3.0 | 13 |
| G | Marcus Simmons | 4.5 | -0.7 | 571 | -22.4 | 34 |
| G | Donte Smith | 4.4 | -0.3 | 567 | -24.1 | 36 |
| G | Bryce Jones | 4.9 | 0.1 | 370 | -15.5 | 31 |
| G | Jio Fontan | 4.1 | 0.3 | 365 | -29.3 | 37 |
| F | Garrett Jackson | 9.5 | 0.9 | 240 | -5.9 | 17 |
| WASHINGTON 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Isaiah Thomas | 13.0 | 1.8 | 574 | 124.1 | 1 |
| F | Justin Holiday | 12.0 | -0.8 | 519 | 18.8 | 9 |
| F | Matthew Bryan-Amaning | 14.0 | -0.1 | 505 | 38.6 | 5 |
| G | Venoy Overton | 9.6 | -0.4 | 389 | 65.5 | 6 |
| F | Darnell Gant | 4.3 | 0.0 | 350 | -57.4 | 30 |
| C | Aziz N’Diaye | 14.1 | -1.3 | 332 | 23.7 | 2 |
| G | Abdul Gaddy | 8.4 | 0.1 | 301 | 44.8 | 9 |
| G | Scott Suggs | 6.4 | -1.6 | 299 | 10.3 | 21 |
| G | Terrence Ross | 7.0 | -0.4 | 287 | 20.7 | 18 |
| G | C.J. Wilcox | 5.3 | -3.1 | 225 | -8.6 | 26 |
| WASHINGTON STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Klay Thompson | 12.0 | -0.1 | 683 | 106.9 | 3 |
| G | Marcus Capers | 11.2 | -0.5 | 604 | 93.1 | 5 |
| G | Faisal Aden | 1.6 | -0.1 | 491 | -72.4 | 44 |
| F | DeAngelo Casto | 9.3 | 2.2 | 480 | -7.9 | 21 |
| G | Reggie Moore | 6.7 | -0.7 | 472 | 15.5 | 20 |
| G | Abe Lodwick | 7.8 | -1.3 | 453 | 34.5 | 15 |
| F | Brock Motum | 9.4 | -0.3 | 349 | -6.9 | 19 |
| F | Patrick Simon | 4.9 | 0.4 | 234 | -51.5 | 27 |
