TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2021-22 Harvard  13-13 (0.500)  |  Ivy
All-Play Percentage: 0.350 (234th)
Schedule Strength: 0.357 (255th)
Record Quality: -0.115 (237th)
Avg. Season Rank: 198.28 (203rd)
Pace: 68.34 (143rd)
Momentum: -2.64 (281st)
Off. Momentum: -1.67 (293rd)
Def. Momentum: -0.97 (213th)
Consistency: -8.00 (38th)
Res. Consistency: -9.07 (23rd)
Away From Home: 2.51 (15th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.57 (63rd)
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 4, 2022. 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: 94.76 20.05 65.46 84.83 41.24 36.26 32.18 17.27 38.29 31.30 53.35 10.06 12.83 4.24 42.74 20.36 36.90 2.06
RANK: 287th 342nd 343rd 144th 284th 37th 230th 344th 149th 78th 322nd 213th 196th 253rd 38th 345th 89th 251st

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: 101.17 26.06 -- 79.38 45.19 28.25 36.09 19.76 37.42 31.37 58.29 10.92 12.30 5.10 35.59 24.89 39.52 1.96
RANK: 176th 234th -- 22nd 254th 70th 318th 13th 170th 284th 146th 189th 105th 201st 152nd 30th 339th 302nd

ANALYSIS:
While not an atrocious team by any means, Harvard is not exactly one that should appear in many top-100 rankings either. They are ranked #234 (out of 358) in the most recent Haslametrics ratings and have a record of 13-13. Of the eight schools in the Ivy League (average ranking 211.5), they're currently ranked as our #7 team in the conference.

Based on their performances this year, Harvard will likely find more success on defense than they will on offense. Allowing about 101 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, they currently occupy the #176 slot in the ratings for defensive efficiency. Harvard has extremely pesky defenders that ceaselessly attempt to deny opponents ample opportunity to shoot. The club is ranked 22nd in Division I in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 79.38 vs. AO. If Harvard 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 36.1% of their three-point attempts, and the team ranks 41st-worst in that category because of it.

The offense for Harvard, on the other hand, isn't nearly as efficient as the defense is. The team is ranked 287th in offensive efficiency, scoring about 95 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Harvard has had serious struggles making their free throws this year. Converting just 65.5% of their attempts, the squad is ranked #343 overall in free throw percentage. Harvard also does an extremely poor job drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line. With a free throw attempt rate of just 20.05 vs. AO, they are 342nd in the overall rankings for that category.

Harvard is one of the more consistent teams in Division I (presently ranked 38th in consistency), so forecasting the outcomes of their future contests tends to be easier than the norm. When playing on the road, Harvard has played their best basketball this season. The team is currently ranked 15th in the country in the away-from-home metric our site tracks.
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 playing teams that allow a higher number of conversions off of the offensive glass, Harvard usually performs worse than average. Harvard is more efficient than normal 30% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 5.37%. In all other contests, Harvard performs better than average 69% of the time.
Harvard is typically worse vs. teams that are more proficient at draining the mid-range shot. Against foes that have an offensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 37.00%, Harvard performs above their norm 30% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 69% of the time.
When facing teams that are likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds, Harvard often performs worse than normal. Harvard is more efficient than usual 40% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 12.80. In their other contests, Harvard performs better than the norm 75% 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
2024-25223rd223rd240th244thIvy League274th81st200th88th261st241st
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
2024-25248th343rd16th240th200th128th254th177th75th292nd171st150th340th315th122nd170th279th270th
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
2024-25218th44th--285th279th34th92nd273rd279th340th258th232nd237th264th13th244th327th347th
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