TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Harvard  21-8 (0.724)  |  Ivy
All-Play Percentage: 0.665 (118th)
Schedule Strength: 0.488 (178th)
Record Quality: 0.227 (64th)
Avg. Season Rank: 146.26 (143rd)
Pace: 69.92 (155th)
Momentum: -0.44 (202nd)
Off. Momentum: -1.78 (310th)
Def. Momentum: 1.34 (65th)
Consistency: -10.03 (285th)
Res. Consistency: -11.12 (128th)
Away From Home: -0.19 (170th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 1.64 (12th)
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 March 11, 2020. 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: 99.93 26.28 71.22 80.40 44.07 32.37 31.97 15.92 33.19 32.11 61.66 9.66 15.66 7.10 40.26 19.80 39.94 2.00
RANK: 155th 139th 177th 230th 132nd 115th 257th 337th 318th 46th 92nd 250th 53rd 24th 95th 335th 39th 122nd

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: 95.70 26.61 -- 83.12 40.78 27.33 33.25 22.39 34.77 33.40 50.96 12.23 14.50 5.14 32.88 26.93 40.19 1.93
RANK: 94th 231st -- 225th 57th 51st 161st 178th 74th 337th 8th 270th 286th 202nd 37th 164th 333rd 332nd

ANALYSIS:
Per this website's calculations, Harvard is somewhere between an average to slightly above-average D1 ball-club. Carrying a record of 21-8, they are currently rated #118 overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage this season. Of the eight schools in the Ivy League (average ranking 189.5), they're currently ranked as our #2 team in the conference.

Harvard will mainly try to find success through their defense. They are ranked 94th in defensive efficiency and allow fewer than 96 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Harvard does tremendous work shutting down the opposition from the inside. They are ranked eighth in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 51.0% of their attempts from close-up. And to capitalize on that weakness, this team will make AO shoot from the inside more than they usually would. Of AO's total field goals, a big portion of them (40.2%) will be from short-distance. Harvard has also had some success this season preventing opponents from converting many of their overall field goal attempts. The team ranks #57 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 40.8% of their total attempts from the floor.

Harvard is also a fairly decent team on the offensive end of the court. The team ranks 155th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 100 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Harvard does an outstanding job finishing any scoring chances they obtain from offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team successfully converts 7.1% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 24th nationally). Harvard will also make a strong effort to get off as many field goals close to the basket as they can. The ball-club is 39th in the NCAA in ratio of near-proximity attempts to total field goal attempts. If you do allow them to get to the inside, they are undoubtedly capable of making you pay. Presently rated in the top-100 in near-proximity shooting percentage, they make roughly 61.7% of their attempts from short-distance vs. AO. If Harvard does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's inability to drain mid-range jumpers. The squad makes just 33.2% of their mid-range field goal attempts vs. AO, which ranks 36th-worst in the nation.
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:
When facing teams that prefer the outside shot, Harvard often performs better than normal. Harvard is more efficient than usual 82% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 2.05. In their other contests, Harvard performs better than the norm 24% of the time.
Harvard does worse vs. clubs that favor a faster tempo. When playing squads that have a pace vs. AO greater than 69.71, Harvard performs above average 11% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 63% of the time.
Harvard performs worse against squads that fail to defend efficiently inside the paint. When facing teams that have a defensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 59.05%, Harvard is more efficient than normal 11% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 63% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25223rd223rd240th244thIvy League274th79th200th88th261st241st
2023-24223rd223rd180th184thIvy League164th137th180th170th53rd182nd
2022-23140th140th193rd184thIvy League240th31st152nd195th6th157th
2021-22234th233rd188th237thIvy League143rd38th255th63rd15th203rd
2020-21127th127th--170thIvy League121st--------126th
2019-20118th118th39th64thIvy League155th285th178th12th170th143rd
2018-19111th111th96th89thIvy League222nd78th92nd8th178th102nd
2017-18128th127th142nd151stIvy League305th232nd146th51st235th165th
2016-17107th107th74th106thIvy League222nd18th202nd140th168th117th
2015-16164th164th210th207thIvy League277th213th154th49th162nd134th
2014-1589th89th34th64thIvy League335th332nd155th294th163rd106th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25247th342nd16th239th201st129th253rd178th77th293rd173rd150th340th315th122nd171st279th270th
2023-24260th86th262nd331st247th203rd235th324th351st100th206th290th243rd286th142nd306th59th120th
2022-23221st185th279th183rd210th143rd327th340th200th20th216th137th244th153rd141st340th18th87th
2021-22287th342nd343rd144th284th37th230th344th149th78th322nd213th196th253rd38th345th89th251st
2020-21160th128th249th241st146th93rd209th315th209th124th118th190th206th96th77th314th104th219th
2019-20155th139th177th230th132nd115th257th337th318th46th92nd250th53rd24th95th335th39th122nd
2018-19140th181st134th315th84th70th86th321st118th232nd66th313th276th216th34th312th186th292nd
2017-18219th312th22nd248th227th55th124th256th329th282nd139th265th320th325th43rd252nd267th308th
2016-17105th213th26th188th145th51st141st283rd264th231st88th185th217th168th47th287th225th288th
2015-16229th262nd351st287th115th186th25th232nd302nd190th127th349th210th132nd156th207th155th177th
2014-15134th65th99th106th214th291st184th14th167th253rd189th150th248th306th301st18th276th127th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25217th44th--285th279th34th89th273rd279th341st259th231st237th265th13th244th327th347th
2023-24174th81st--352nd98th276th192nd223rd23rd291st107th220th245th252nd187th162nd208th202nd
2022-2391st42nd--177th108th196th66th112th223rd260th86th91st25th36th193rd108th264th222nd
2021-22176th234th--22nd254th70th318th13th170th284th146th189th105th201st152nd30th339th302nd
2020-21114th232nd--146th98th113th175th161st110th236th56th242nd89th145th107th178th249th263rd
2019-2094th231st--225th57th51st161st178th74th337th8th270th286th202nd37th164th333rd332nd
2018-19100th255th--107th96th97th98th255th203rd115th76th295th54th38th122nd275th145th192nd
2017-1865th192nd--100th64th123rd97th130th42nd200th51st241st172nd47th146th140th228th214th
2016-17112th325th--149th103rd26th23rd181st112th303rd95th314th304th239th23rd195th310th331st
2015-16112th142nd--303rd83rd76th19th188th49th326th94th341st205th167th40th147th313th318th
2014-1567th58th--215th86th50th178th303rd119th224th42nd132nd36th82nd38th297th203rd280th