TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2020-21 Iowa State  2-22 (0.083)  |  Big 12
All-Play Percentage: 0.565 (156th)
Schedule Strength: 0.791 (24th)
Record Quality: -0.269 (305th)
Avg. Season Rank: 133.23 (128th)
Pace: 70.68 (124th)
Momentum: 0.89 (130th)
Off. Momentum: 0.74 (149th)
Def. Momentum: 0.14 (133rd)
Consistency: -8.66 (118th)
Res. Consistency: -11.74 (159th)
Away From Home: 0.76 (112th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.52 (82nd)
NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
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Includes games through April 5, 2021. Data shown on this page is based on time-dependent ratings.
OFFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 99.45 19.05 77.55 84.73 43.69 31.72 33.52 29.62 40.50 23.40 61.51 13.68 13.39 4.28 37.43 34.95 27.61 2.10
RANK: 169th 351st 23rd 62nd 171st 142nd 201st 30th 91st 324th 100th 51st 138th 243rd 183rd 38th 344th 290th

DEFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 99.38 26.43 -- 79.79 44.34 29.39 30.90 23.47 37.19 26.94 65.24 14.09 12.82 6.36 36.83 29.42 33.76 2.03
RANK: 158th 241st -- 70th 200th 122nd 37th 194th 133rd 129th 335th 327th 186th 312th 153rd 222nd 153rd 175th

ANALYSIS:
Per this website's calculations, Iowa State is somewhere between an average to slightly above-average D1 ball-club. Ranked 156th overall (out of 357) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 2-22. They are also ranked by this site as the worst team (out of 10) in the Big 12 (average ranking 59.9). Sporting a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.791 (the 24th-highest in the country), Iowa State has prepared themselves by challenging some of the best teams in the college game.

If there is a strength for Iowa State this year, it's probably on the defensive end of the court. The team is rated 158th in defensive efficiency, allowing fewer than 100 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Iowa State has done a very good job to prevent opponents from draining threes this year. They rank 37th in the NCAA in defensive three-point percentage, allowing AO to make just 30.9% of their attempts from afar. Iowa State will also look to secure a relatively healthy number of easy scoring opportunities off of steals. They're ranked 51st in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 13.68. If Iowa State does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's difficulties stopping opponents from converting from the inside. AO will convert 65.2% of their near-proximity field goal attempts, and the team ranks 23rd-worst in that category as a result.

Iowa State plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 169th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 99 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Iowa State is deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 77.6% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 23rd nationally in free throw percentage. Though they typically convert their shots from the line, the downside is that they hardly ever manage to get there. The squad has a free throw attempt rate of 19.05 vs. AO (seventh-worst in the nation). Iowa State also favors the mid-range jumper over any of the others. The club is ranked 38th in ratio of mid-range attempts to total field goal attempts. If you do allow them to take that in-between shot, they can certainly make it, too. Currently rated in the top-100 in mid-range shooting percentage, they make roughly 40.5% of their attempts from that distance vs. AO. If Iowa State does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's penchant for allowing too many easy buckets off of giveaways. The squad has a rating of 14.09 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of steals, which ranks 31st-worst in the college game.
SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:
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:
Iowa State is typically better vs. teams that shoot the ball well from the field. Against foes that have an offensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 45.48%, Iowa State performs above their norm 79% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 20% of the time.
When facing teams that convert more frequently off of offensive rebounds, Iowa State often performs better than normal. Iowa State is more efficient than usual 73% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 5.19%. In their other contests, Iowa State performs better than the norm 22% of the time.
Iowa State does better vs. clubs that convert well from outside the arc. When playing squads that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 37.42%, Iowa State performs above average 88% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 38% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
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2020-21156th156th343rd305thBig 12124th118th24th82nd112th128th
2019-2091st91st278th172ndBig 12111th134th20th257th285th66th
2018-1914th14th69th27thBig 12179th61st22nd121st192nd12th
2017-1895th95th248th135thBig 12143rd200th25th13th175th102nd
2016-1713th13th57th21stBig 12203rd183rd10th49th178th24th
2015-1622nd22nd75th29thBig 1259th211th9th4th69th23rd
2014-1516th16th32nd11thBig 1216th30th15th183rd236th17th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
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2018-199th154th91st43rd9th133rd28th63rd76th227th1st59th156th46th177th82nd272nd236th
2017-1873rd176th258th34th73rd218th71st14th138th307th11th220th83rd68th257th19th329th229th
2016-1711th234th183rd13th13th64th3rd70th41st288th3rd15th305th223rd107th97th322nd300th
2015-168th329th174th23rd1st170th6th119th3rd61st6th127th245th95th218th169th120th115th
2014-1513th138th207th118th7th116th37th228th8th104th11th50th120th37th135th249th128th170th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-259th56th--7th19th188th105th220th10th5th77th173rd77th61st297th288th18th27th
2023-242nd112th--3rd5th270th1st202nd42nd1st68th58th21st7th349th297th1st1st
2022-2310th285th--1st26th279th113th130th20th1st223rd73rd2nd34th355th263rd1st1st
2021-226th201st--4th36th162nd17th219th125th2nd193rd119th74th141st282nd316th7th17th
2020-21158th241st--70th200th122nd37th194th133rd129th335th327th186th312th153rd222nd153rd175th
2019-20151st90th--137th219th132nd278th273rd41st90th320th209th241st309th143rd277th85th150th
2018-1933rd10th--326th30th245th55th343rd11th45th164th58th312th196th179th337th25th56th
2017-18134th38th--327th96th321st72nd330th36th24th337th140th319th222nd284th316th10th19th
2016-1736th5th--272nd52nd225th60th286th2nd122nd221st3rd204th213th182nd264th91st106th
2015-1688th9th--329th105th269th17th311th110th110th285th15th48th174th200th290th55th83rd
2014-1553rd1st--298th63rd293rd175th340th55th15th174th74th31st89th262nd335th6th23rd