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Automated Team Capsule for 2014-15 VCU 26-10 (0.722) | Atlantic 10

All-Play Percentage: 0.911 (32^nd)	Schedule Strength: 0.684 (43^rd)	Record Quality: 0.380 (22^nd)	Avg. Season Rank: 27.72 (26^th)
Pace: 67.18 (88^th)	Momentum: 0.58 (132^nd)	Off. Momentum: 1.32 (129^th)	Def. Momentum: -0.74 (174^th)
Consistency: -8.14 (56^th)	Res. Consistency: -12.65 (244^th)	Away From Home: 0.21 (143^rd)	Paper Tiger Factor: -1.12 (203^rd)

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 6, 2015. 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:

107.85

32.15

65.48

87.10

42.98

33.73

35.33

25.30

38.62

28.08

56.09

16.68

17.32

6.79

38.72

29.04

32.24

2.06

RANK:

49^th

53^rd

290^th

12^th

172^nd

25^th

128^th

178^th

40^th

185^th

238^th

4^th

70^th

157^th

51^st

237^th

275^th

300^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

92.34

26.94

77.38

41.81

26.11

33.88

22.21

34.60

29.05

54.44

9.53

13.97

6.87

33.75

28.70

37.55

1.96

RANK:

36^th

96^th

24^th

105^th

97^th

123^rd

47^th

134^th

201^st

56^th

43^rd

79^th

181^st

164^th

93^rd

276^th

246^th

ANALYSIS:
While this site doesn't quite consider them to be in the national title hunt, VCU has the potential to be a formidable opponent for many in Division I. Ranked 32nd overall (out of 351) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 26-10. Of the 14 schools in the A-10 (average ranking 120.8), they're currently ranked as the best team in the conference.

The primary strength for VCU is defense. The team is ranked 36th in efficiency, allowing fewer than 93 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. VCU thrives on scoring fast and easy points off of steals. They're ranked fourth in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 16.68. VCU also has extremely pesky defenders that ceaselessly attempt to deny opponents ample opportunity to shoot. The club is ranked 24th in Division I in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 77.38 vs. AO.

VCU plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 49th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 108 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. VCU is one of the very best when it comes to maximizing field goal opportunities. The team is ranked 12th in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 87.10 vs. AO. As far as making those field goal attempts goes, the team is somewhat middle-of-the-road, converting about 43.0% of them vs. AO. VCU also has a keen ability to drain field goals between the three-point line and the low post. The squad is ranked 40th nationally in mid-range field goal percentage, making about 38.6% of their attempts from those locations vs. AO.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Fri 11/14/2014	vs Tennessee₈₄ *	W 67.59 - 62.07	W 85-69	1-0	105.69	112.08	▲ 6.39	97.49	90.98	▲ 6.51	▲ 12.90
Tue 11/18/2014	vs Toledo₇₇	W 75.75 - 66.63	W 87-78	2-0	106.65	112.80	▲ 6.15	99.66	105.78	▼ 6.12	▲ 0.03
Thu 11/20/2014	vs UMES₂₃₃	W 77.36 - 58.12	W 106-66	3-0	111.33	155.17	▲ 43.84	88.95	74.40	▲ 14.55	▲ 58.39
Mon 11/24/2014	vs Villanova₅ *	L 64.29 - 73.94	L 53-77	3-1	96.33	91.07	▼ 5.26	110.75	130.36	▼ 19.61	▼ 24.87
Tue 11/25/2014	vs Oregon₄₉ *	W 72.90 - 71.05	W 77-63	4-1	105.28	100.00	▼ 5.28	103.58	83.56	▲ 20.02	▲ 14.74
Sat 11/29/2014	@ Old Dominion₇₁	W 62.54 - 61.94	L 67-73	4-2	101.34	96.52	▼ 4.82	94.93	104.97	▼ 10.04	▼ 14.86
Tue 12/2/2014	@ Illinois State₆₉	W 67.28 - 66.71	W 66-62	5-2	102.11	106.10	▲ 3.99	96.14	95.44	▲ 0.70	▲ 4.69
Sat 12/6/2014	vs Virginia₆	L 57.50 - 62.53	L 57-74	5-3	91.18	90.25	▼ 0.93	105.13	130.56	▼ 25.43	▼ 26.36
Sat 12/13/2014	vs Northern Iowa₁₉	W 64.07 - 62.93	W 93-87 (2OT)	6-3	100.30	109.34	▲ 9.04	104.69	117.03	▼ 12.34	▼ 3.30
Tue 12/16/2014	vs Belmont₁₄₆	W 79.58 - 65.04	W 78-51	7-3	111.26	122.95	▲ 11.69	97.10	80.75	▲ 16.35	▲ 28.04
Sat 12/20/2014	@ Cincinnati₅₆	L 61.19 - 62.24	W 68-47	8-3	99.54	115.70	▲ 16.16	95.92	72.50	▲ 23.42	▲ 39.58
Mon 12/22/2014	vs ETSU₂₀₂	W 80.06 - 61.77	W 84-60	9-3	111.85	131.57	▲ 19.72	91.77	90.24	▲ 1.53	▲ 21.25
Mon 12/29/2014	vs Cleveland State₁₀₈	W 70.53 - 59.85	W 72-63	10-3	106.55	113.16	▲ 6.61	96.31	107.97	▼ 11.66	▼ 5.05
Sun 1/4/2015	@ Fordham₁₈₇	W 72.54 - 63.09	W 75-58	11-3	108.85	95.28	▼ 13.57	89.98	70.71	▲ 19.27	▲ 5.70
Wed 1/7/2015	vs Davidson₄₀	W 76.88 - 71.69	W 71-65	12-3	108.55	106.26	▼ 2.29	106.90	99.85	▲ 7.05	▲ 4.76
Sat 1/10/2015	vs Saint Joe's₁₆₅	W 71.75 - 56.52	W 89-74	13-3	105.49	113.47	▲ 7.98	88.70	98.86	▼ 10.16	▼ 2.18
Tue 1/13/2015	@ URI₆₆	W 65.13 - 64.89	W 65-60	14-3	98.46	99.99	▲ 1.53	92.78	85.26	▲ 7.52	▲ 9.05
Sat 1/17/2015	@ Duquesne₂₂₈	W 79.38 - 67.80	W 70-64	15-3	116.97	105.91	▼ 11.06	95.14	92.55	▲ 2.59	▼ 8.47
Fri 1/23/2015	@ Saint Louis₂₆₅	W 70.64 - 57.10	W 63-61	16-3	109.47	97.00	▼ 12.47	84.05	86.73	▼ 2.68	▼ 15.15
Tue 1/27/2015	vs G. Washington₇₀	W 68.59 - 60.58	W 72-48	17-3	102.69	102.39	▼ 0.30	96.29	64.37	▲ 31.92	▲ 31.62
Sat 1/31/2015	vs Richmond₆₁	W 67.20 - 60.36	L 55-64	17-4	101.19	77.03	▼ 24.16	96.71	99.85	▼ 3.14	▼ 27.30
Wed 2/4/2015	@ George Mason₁₇₄	W 70.97 - 62.54	W 72-60	18-4	108.23	115.47	▲ 7.24	90.37	89.22	▲ 1.15	▲ 8.39
Sat 2/7/2015	@ St. Bonaventure₁₂₃	W 68.92 - 64.21	L 71-73	18-5	105.13	108.94	▲ 3.81	92.85	107.64	▼ 14.79	▼ 10.98
Wed 2/11/2015	vs La Salle₉₆	W 69.28 - 58.68	L 69-74 (2OT)	18-6	99.70	81.40	▼ 18.30	90.13	90.07	▲ 0.06	▼ 18.24
Sat 2/14/2015	@ G. Washington₇₀	W 64.92 - 64.26	W 79-66	19-6	102.69	125.55	▲ 22.86	96.29	97.03	▼ 0.74	▲ 22.12
Tue 2/17/2015	vs Saint Louis₂₆₅	W 74.40 - 53.41	W 74-54	20-6	109.47	110.36	▲ 0.89	84.05	81.30	▲ 2.75	▲ 3.64
Sat 2/21/2015	vs UMass₁₃₂	W 76.35 - 62.64	W 78-72	21-6	106.58	102.43	▼ 4.15	93.14	101.60	▼ 8.46	▼ 12.61
Wed 2/25/2015	@ Richmond₆₁	L 63.55 - 64.04	L 63-67 (2OT)	21-7	101.19	91.11	▼ 10.08	96.71	85.16	▲ 11.55	▲ 1.47
Sat 2/28/2015	vs Dayton₅₂	W 68.34 - 62.39	L 55-59	21-8	99.40	87.19	▼ 12.21	96.55	101.30	▼ 4.75	▼ 16.96
Thu 3/5/2015	@ Davidson₄₀	L 72.98 - 75.69	L 55-82	21-9	108.55	82.63	▼ 25.92	106.90	113.42	▼ 6.52	▼ 32.44
Sat 3/7/2015	vs George Mason₁₇₄	W 74.78 - 58.71	W 71-60	22-9	108.23	103.38	▼ 4.85	90.37	87.35	▲ 3.02	▼ 1.83
Thu 3/12/2015	vs Fordham₁₈₇ *	W 74.48 - 61.10	W 63-57	23-9	108.85	98.44	▼ 10.41	89.98	90.48	▼ 0.50	▼ 10.91
Fri 3/13/2015	vs Richmond₆₁ *	W 65.37 - 62.20	W 70-67	24-9	101.19	107.69	▲ 6.50	96.71	103.08	▼ 6.37	▲ 0.13
Sat 3/14/2015	vs Davidson₄₀ *	W 74.93 - 73.69	W 93-73	25-9	108.55	129.85	▲ 21.30	106.90	107.35	▼ 0.45	▲ 20.85
Sun 3/15/2015	vs Dayton₅₂ *	W 66.45 - 64.30	W 71-65	26-9	99.40	101.43	▲ 2.03	96.55	94.20	▲ 2.35	▲ 4.38
Thu 3/19/2015	vs Ohio State₁₅ *	L 67.80 - 71.54	L 72-75 (OT)	26-10	99.47	110.00	▲ 10.53	105.58	104.76	▲ 0.82	▲ 11.35
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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:

VCU performs better against squads that favor a faster tempo. When facing teams that have a pace vs. AO greater than 65.86, VCU is more efficient than normal 67% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 33% of the time.

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