TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2020-21 W. Kentucky  21-8 (0.724)  |  Conference USA
All-Play Percentage: 0.747 (91st)
Schedule Strength: 0.534 (135th)
Record Quality: 0.282 (49th)
Avg. Season Rank: 90.10 (87th)
Pace: 68.82 (235th)
Momentum: 0.57 (147th)
Off. Momentum: 0.33 (183rd)
Def. Momentum: 0.24 (125th)
Consistency: -7.23 (24th)
Res. Consistency: -9.01 (30th)
Away From Home: 0.86 (100th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.88 (65th)
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 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: 103.56 27.64 78.87 81.93 44.07 28.29 33.74 24.28 34.71 29.37 61.76 12.25 14.25 4.81 34.52 29.63 35.84 1.99
RANK: 103rd 68th 15th 180th 151st 261st 185th 141st 287th 111th 96th 105th 99th 174th 266th 136th 114th 92nd

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: 95.53 19.48 -- 82.03 42.44 31.25 37.38 25.68 35.86 25.11 55.46 9.04 11.10 4.81 38.09 31.30 30.60 2.07
RANK: 87th 20th -- 168th 107th 202nd 328th 286th 89th 56th 67th 48th 82nd 164th 213th 292nd 54th 84th

ANALYSIS:
They may not cause sleepless nights for opponents, but W. Kentucky, as a slightly above-average team, cannot be totally ignored. Their record this season is 21-8, and the club is ranked 91st overall (out of 357) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. Of the 14 schools in Conference USA (average ranking 168.9), they're currently ranked as our #3 team in the conference.

W. Kentucky will mainly try to find success through their defense. They are ranked 87th in defensive efficiency and allow fewer than 96 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. W. Kentucky is a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 19.48 vs. AO, they are currently rated 20th in the country in that category. W. Kentucky has also been pretty good preventing teams from hitting shots in the paint. They are ranked 67th in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 55.5% of their attempts from close-up. If W. Kentucky does exhibit a weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's inability to stop opponents from sinking threes. AO will convert 37.4% of their three-point attempts, and the team ranks 30th-worst in that category because of it.

W. Kentucky plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 103rd nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 104 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. W. Kentucky is deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 78.9% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 15th 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 27.64 vs. AO. W. Kentucky also does a pretty good job of protecting the ball when they have possession and not allowing quick and easy baskets off of their own turnovers. The team's rating vs. AO for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals is 9.04, which ranks #48 in the country.

W. Kentucky is one of the most consistent teams in NCAA basketball (currently ranked 24th in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their upcoming games far easier to predict.
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:
W. Kentucky performs better against squads that tend to get off more shots. When facing teams that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 83.22, W. Kentucky is more efficient than normal 82% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 22% of the time.
When playing teams that favor a faster tempo, W. Kentucky usually performs better than average. W. Kentucky is more efficient than normal 78% of the time when facing clubs that have a pace vs. AO greater than 70.97. In all other contests, W. Kentucky performs better than average 30% of the time.
W. Kentucky is typically better vs. teams that are typically efficient on offense. Against foes that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 102.90, W. Kentucky performs above their norm 78% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 30% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25176th174th165th134thConference USA10th235th108th172nd280th130th
2023-24138th138th78th138thConference USA1st36th226th111th146th152nd
2022-23172nd172nd183rd156thConference USA118th193rd117th182nd183rd168th
2021-22116th116th131st136thConference USA96th54th147th115th90th115th
2020-2191st91st34th49thConference USA235th24th135th65th100th87th
2019-20105th104th68th84thConference USA169th73rd121st68th158th110th
2018-19123rd123rd114th110thConference USA164th37th107th22nd25th133rd
2017-1854th54th44th42ndConference USA201st142nd88th118th125th51st
2016-17224th222nd207th210thConference USA284th261st217th286th271st245th
2015-16175th175th170th169thConference USA218th253rd192nd93rd112th176th
2014-15137th137th96th115thConference USA69th71st162nd61st204th137th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25247th255th178th189th244th189th206th152nd299th219th190th44th285th200th184th143rd232nd199th
2023-24186th236th160th189th115th284th227th197th90th44th200th56th53rd80th284th204th47th37th
2022-23211th109th214th188th231st258th270th53rd93rd286th207th120th122nd254th260th46th290th196th
2021-22104th184th179th177th79th218th97th180th176th122nd88th33rd218th189th223rd183rd116th121st
2020-21103rd68th15th180th151st261st185th141st287th111th96th105th99th174th266th136th114th92nd
2019-2069th66th13th228th84th204th134th188th204th169th43rd76th300th201st196th186th142nd146th
2018-19163rd67th138th250th119th334th281st49th185th152nd49th124th118th48th334th42nd128th47th
2017-1849th11th114th180th23rd342nd177th83rd39th28th48th80th116th69th343rd78th24th3rd
2016-17187th161st280th174th183rd224th186th53rd215th301st82nd328th183rd199th220th49th302nd217th
2015-16123rd114th176th219th89th247th133rd106th139th187th68th325th79th34th245th97th184th129th
2014-15163rd140th287th187th173rd101st80th238th335th191st114th291st95th29th101st231st186th224th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25120th302nd--151st61st340th38th244th227th8th159th111th127th13th346th259th6th10th
2023-2498th180th--85th103rd299th187th86th51st94th175th267th114th111th330th100th115th59th
2022-23149th50th--295th95th346th257th178th15th92nd193rd75th238th80th331st137th52nd30th
2021-22151st1st--294th152nd349th319th161st142nd91st109th186th51st38th337th123rd53rd27th
2020-2187th20th--168th107th202nd328th286th89th56th67th48th82nd164th213th292nd54th84th
2019-20176th15th--314th215th237th17th133rd320th307th229th22nd331st334th180th94th272nd235th
2018-1975th24th--224th84th281st148th228th66th83rd140th72nd239th116th270th223rd70th64th
2017-1886th24th--304th71st157th194th287th60th197th45th54th243rd115th104th264th147th192nd
2016-17264th20th--318th241st307th305th224th128th161st272nd280th193rd248th260th181st110th83rd
2015-16225th100th--263rd246th189th300th293rd275th139th211th266th82nd75th151st285th106th140th
2014-15109th134th--101st175th147th147th290th234th37th260th216th110th130th175th324th50th84th