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Automated Team Capsule for 2021-22 Villanova 30-8 (0.789) | Big East

All-Play Percentage: 0.983 (7^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.739 (5^th)	Record Quality: 0.524 (3^rd)	Avg. Season Rank: 5.90 (4^th)
Pace: 64.06 (355^th)	Momentum: -0.43 (203^rd)	Off. Momentum: -1.02 (257^th)	Def. Momentum: 0.58 (114^th)
Consistency: -11.13 (341^st)	Res. Consistency: -11.67 (153^rd)	Away From Home: -1.00 (293^rd)	Paper Tiger Factor: -2.33 (294^th)

NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
Includes games through April 4, 2022. Data shown on this page is based on time-independent ratings.

OFFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

116.17

27.04

83.10

86.97

45.47

40.02

36.48

17.70

37.97

29.26

62.33

9.42

12.71

3.68

46.02

20.35

33.64

2.12

RANK:

8^th

55^th

1^st

39^th

78^th

8^th

43^rd

326^th

159^th

163^rd

74^th

275^th

198^th

299^th

16^th

337^th

210^th

324^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

89.84

18.39

84.80

38.76

35.09

30.23

24.76

36.04

24.94

53.46

9.66

10.64

3.96

41.39

29.20

29.41

2.12

RANK:

16^th

13^th

235^th

16^th

320^th

21^st

262^nd

106^th

34^th

32^nd

66^th

35^th

74^th

303^rd

246^th

23^rd

26^th

ANALYSIS:
There aren't many teams in the country that have been as strong as Villanova this year. They have a record of 30-8 and are ranked seventh overall (out of 358) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the best team (out of 11) in the Big East (average ranking 66.1). Sporting a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.739 (the fifth-highest in the country), Villanova has prepared themselves by challenging some of the best teams in the college game.

With an extremely deliberate pace (the fourth-slowest in D1), Villanova is undoubtedly one of the best in the business on offense. The team is rated eighth in offensive efficiency, scoring more than 116 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Villanova is deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 83.1% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked first nationally in free throw percentage. Moreover, they get ample opportunity to beat you from the line, as the ball-club falls in the top-75 in free throw attempt rate with a rating of 27.04 vs. AO. Villanova also lives and dies by the three-ball and will launch from long-distance early and often. The team ranks 16th in ratio of three-point attempts to total field goal attempts. If you do allow them to shoot from long, they have the ability to punish you for it, too. Ranked in the top-50 in three-point shooting percentage, they make approximately 36.5% of their three-point attempts vs. AO.

Villanova plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 16th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 90 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Villanova is a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 18.39 vs. AO, they are currently rated 13th in the country in that category. Villanova will also take a bite out of many opponents' shooting percentages, based on the fact that the team ranks in the top-50 in three of our four primary defensive field goal categories. They allow AO to convert only 30.2% of their three-pointers (21st in the nation), 53.5% of their near-proximity attempts (32nd), and 38.8% of their total shots from the field (16th).

Villanova has been one of the most erratic teams in college basketball this year (currently ranked 341st overall in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their future games far more difficult to predict.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Tue 11/9/2021	vs Mt. St. Mary's₂₅₈	W 74.64 - 49.74	W 91-51	1-0	118.16	149.50	▲ 31.34	83.81	89.63	▼ 5.82	▲ 25.52
Fri 11/12/2021	@ UCLA₁₂	L 63.79 - 66.38	L 77-86 (OT)	1-1	104.15	109.02	▲ 4.87	102.67	102.02	▲ 0.65	▲ 5.52
Tue 11/16/2021	vs Howard₂₃₇	W 83.09 - 56.30	W 100-81	2-1	119.43	156.98	▲ 37.55	86.16	124.10	▼ 37.94	▼ 0.39
Sat 11/20/2021	vs Tennessee₁₃ *	W 65.43 - 63.91	W 71-53	3-1	100.40	103.39	▲ 2.99	97.94	61.02	▲ 36.92	▲ 39.91
Sun 11/21/2021	vs Purdue₉ *	W 69.73 - 69.36	L 74-80	3-2	109.45	118.03	▲ 8.58	108.59	133.33	▼ 24.74	▼ 16.16
Sun 11/28/2021	vs La Salle₂₃₆ *	W 76.46 - 54.70	W 72-46	4-2	116.62	116.67	▲ 0.05	83.88	65.45	▲ 18.43	▲ 18.48
Wed 12/1/2021	@ Penn₂₀₈	W 77.56 - 61.07	W 71-56	5-2	121.00	113.52	▼ 7.48	91.36	91.45	▼ 0.09	▼ 7.57
Sat 12/4/2021	vs Saint Joe's₁₅₆	W 76.10 - 55.43	W 81-52	6-2	112.89	106.76	▼ 6.13	86.94	61.16	▲ 25.78	▲ 19.65
Tue 12/7/2021	vs Syracuse₆₅ *	W 74.81 - 65.46	W 67-53	7-2	114.41	108.06	▼ 6.35	100.59	85.48	▲ 15.11	▲ 8.76
Sun 12/12/2021	@ Baylor₃	L 65.12 - 69.61	L 36-57	7-3	103.11	54.46	▼ 48.65	104.35	81.26	▲ 23.09	▼ 25.56
Fri 12/17/2021	@ Creighton₅₂	W 66.78 - 62.20	L 59-79	7-4	105.42	97.83	▼ 7.59	93.69	119.78	▼ 26.09	▼ 33.68
Tue 12/21/2021	vs Xavier₄₂	W 72.95 - 62.30	W 71-58	8-4	107.85	100.31	▼ 7.54	97.12	90.55	▲ 6.57	▼ 0.97
Sat 1/1/2022	@ Seton Hall₄₀	W 66.87 - 63.22	W 73-67	9-4	105.36	110.02	▲ 4.66	94.89	97.33	▼ 2.44	▲ 2.22
Wed 1/5/2022	vs Creighton₅₂	W 70.40 - 58.81	W 75-41	10-4	105.42	129.24	▲ 23.82	93.69	79.27	▲ 14.42	▲ 38.24
Sat 1/8/2022	@ DePaul₉₃	W 71.73 - 63.61	W 79-64	11-4	110.96	132.18	▲ 21.22	93.63	102.33	▼ 8.70	▲ 12.52
Wed 1/12/2022	@ Xavier₄₂	W 69.27 - 65.68	W 64-60	12-4	107.85	105.48	▼ 2.37	97.12	92.19	▲ 4.93	▲ 2.56
Sun 1/16/2022	vs Butler₁₃₈	W 70.66 - 52.29	W 82-42	13-4	111.99	138.79	▲ 26.80	87.95	67.67	▲ 20.28	▲ 47.08
Wed 1/19/2022	vs Marquette₆₃	W 76.64 - 62.96	L 54-57	13-5	108.66	84.42	▼ 24.24	94.68	96.11	▼ 1.43	▼ 25.67
Sat 1/22/2022	@ Georgetown₁₆₉	W 77.59 - 62.95	W 85-74	14-5	118.52	132.18	▲ 13.66	91.95	107.16	▼ 15.21	▼ 1.55
Tue 1/25/2022	vs DePaul₉₃	W 75.43 - 60.22	W 67-43	15-5	110.96	113.99	▲ 3.03	93.63	80.03	▲ 13.60	▲ 16.63
Sat 1/29/2022	vs St. John's₅₉	W 79.63 - 66.29	W 73-62	16-5	109.96	113.20	▲ 3.24	96.56	96.11	▲ 0.45	▲ 3.69
Wed 2/2/2022	@ Marquette₆₃	W 72.81 - 66.59	L 73-83	16-6	108.66	101.13	▼ 7.53	94.68	113.75	▼ 19.07	▼ 26.60
Sat 2/5/2022	vs UConn₂₁	W 69.27 - 60.77	W 85-74	17-6	107.65	126.51	▲ 18.86	99.93	106.95	▼ 7.02	▲ 11.84
Tue 2/8/2022	@ St. John's₅₉	W 75.69 - 69.87	W 75-69	18-6	109.96	98.83	▼ 11.13	96.56	84.67	▲ 11.89	▲ 0.76
Sat 2/12/2022	vs Seton Hall₄₀	W 70.50 - 59.76	W 73-67	19-6	105.36	115.07	▲ 9.71	94.89	110.74	▼ 15.85	▼ 6.14
Tue 2/15/2022	@ Providence₄₃	W 67.22 - 63.46	W 89-84	20-6	109.02	124.59	▲ 15.57	97.67	109.44	▼ 11.77	▲ 3.80
Sat 2/19/2022	vs Georgetown₁₆₉	W 81.34 - 59.44	W 74-66	21-6	118.52	104.57	▼ 13.95	91.95	94.10	▼ 2.15	▼ 16.10
Tue 2/22/2022	@ UConn₂₁	W 65.76 - 64.07	L 69-71	21-7	107.65	112.20	▲ 4.55	99.93	113.72	▼ 13.79	▼ 9.24
Tue 3/1/2022	vs Providence₄₃	W 70.75 - 60.13	W 76-74	22-7	109.02	114.25	▲ 5.23	97.67	116.52	▼ 18.85	▼ 13.62
Sat 3/5/2022	@ Butler₁₃₈	W 67.21 - 55.43	W 78-59	23-7	111.99	114.54	▲ 2.55	87.95	68.02	▲ 19.93	▲ 22.48
Thu 3/10/2022	vs St. John's₅₉ *	W 77.66 - 68.08	W 66-65	24-7	109.96	104.76	▼ 5.20	96.56	100.00	▼ 3.44	▼ 8.64
Fri 3/11/2022	vs UConn₂₁ *	W 67.51 - 62.42	W 63-60	25-7	107.65	110.53	▲ 2.88	99.93	103.45	▼ 3.52	▼ 0.64
Sat 3/12/2022	vs Creighton₅₂ *	W 68.59 - 60.51	W 54-48	26-7	105.42	85.71	▼ 19.71	93.69	78.69	▲ 15.00	▼ 4.71
Fri 3/18/2022	vs Delaware₁₂₉ *	W 74.78 - 59.21	W 80-60	27-7	116.64	134.55	▲ 17.91	92.83	100.00	▼ 7.17	▲ 10.74
Sun 3/20/2022	vs Ohio State₂₆ *	W 70.28 - 64.19	W 71-61	28-7	111.46	118.33	▲ 6.87	102.02	100.00	▲ 2.02	▲ 8.89
Thu 3/24/2022	vs Michigan₂₃ *	W 69.46 - 64.20	W 63-55	29-7	108.13	101.61	▼ 6.52	100.39	90.16	▲ 10.23	▲ 3.71
Sat 3/26/2022	vs Houston₄ *	L 63.28 - 63.71	W 50-44	30-7	101.75	84.75	▼ 17.00	102.57	75.86	▲ 26.71	▲ 9.71
Sat 4/2/2022	vs Kansas₂ *	L 69.05 - 70.24	L 65-81	30-8	103.68	116.07	▲ 12.39	106.26	141.07	▼ 34.81	▼ 22.42
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Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.

CURIOUS TRENDS:

	When facing teams that convert well from the charity stripe, Villanova often performs worse than normal. Villanova is more efficient than usual 36% of the time when facing teams that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 0.69%. In their other contests, Villanova performs better than the norm 77% of the time.
	Villanova does better vs. clubs that aren't terribly skilled defensively. When playing squads that have a defensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 95.58, Villanova performs above average 71% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 38% of the time.
	Villanova performs worse against squads that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities. When facing teams that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 12.40, Villanova is more efficient than normal 29% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 63% of the time.

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HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:

SUMMARY	Rk	AP%	Rec (WinPct)		RQ	Conference	Pace	Con	SOS	PTF	AFH	ASR

OFFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

DEFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

SUMMARY	Rk		AP%		Rec (WinPct)		RQ		Conference		Pace		Con		SOS		PTF		AFH		ASR

OFFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox

DEFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox