TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2020-21 UMass  8-7 (0.533)  |  Atlantic 10
All-Play Percentage: 0.711 (104th)
Schedule Strength: 0.548 (126th)
Record Quality: 0.091 (133rd)
Avg. Season Rank: 104.49 (103rd)
Pace: 72.66 (46th)
Momentum: -1.41 (242nd)
Off. Momentum: 0.07 (200th)
Def. Momentum: -1.47 (238th)
Consistency: -9.96 (248th)
Res. Consistency: -16.92 (329th)
Away From Home: 3.44 (5th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -4.52 (331st)
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: 103.95 25.60 72.92 82.08 44.52 35.15 34.72 19.61 40.95 27.32 59.68 14.30 11.59 5.58 42.82 23.89 33.29 2.10
RANK: 97th 138th 120th 172nd 129th 47th 134th 276th 74th 207th 156th 38th 236th 101st 49th 284th 203rd 287th

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: 96.56 24.18 -- 80.11 44.78 23.69 32.89 21.79 34.62 34.63 59.31 9.86 10.91 3.37 29.58 27.20 43.22 1.86
RANK: 105th 159th -- 84th 221st 5th 117th 115th 57th 349th 187th 96th 61st 21st 6th 141st 354th 356th

ANALYSIS:
UMass is a fairly decent basketball team that, while likely better than average, isn't quite good enough to crack any top-25 rankings this year. Ranked 104th overall (out of 357) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 8-7. Of the 14 schools in the A-10 (average ranking 131.6), they're currently ranked as our #7 team in the conference.

The primary strength for UMass this year is offense. The team is ranked 97th in efficiency on that end of the floor, and they'll rack up more than 103 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. UMass will make a concerted effort to fire off quite a few three-pointers each game. The team ranks 49th in ratio of three-point attempts to total field goal attempts. When it comes to actually making their three-point attempts, the squad shoots a so-so 34.7% from beyond the arc vs. AO. UMass also does fairly solid work converting shots between the three-point stripe and the low post. The squad is ranked 74th nationally in mid-range field goal percentage, making about 41.0% of their attempts from those locations vs. AO.

UMass plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 105th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 97 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. UMass does a fantastic job to prevent opposing teams from capitalizing on chances from offensive rebounds. The squad allows AO to convert only 3.4% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 21st in the NCAA). UMass also does a pretty solid job providing themselves chances to score quickly off of steals. They're ranked 38th in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 14.30.

When playing on the road, UMass has played their best basketball this season. The team is currently ranked fifth 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.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
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2023-2485th83rd81st88thA-10149th236th137th53rd224th95th
2022-23204th204th216th155thA-1042nd284th129th234th167th152nd
2021-22199th198th209th186thA-1073rd94th128th57th234th181st
2020-21104th104th162nd133rdA-1046th248th126th331st5th103rd
2019-20179th179th237th174thA-10187th41st96th310th348th184th
2018-19215th213th289th253rdA-10175th326th182nd78th84th155th
2017-18187th186th264th206thA-10251st309th136th78th313th157th
2016-17168th167th223rd162ndA-1022nd165th107th26th175th131st
2015-16148th148th224th163rdA-1074th58th94th172nd81st142nd
2014-15138th138th159th87thA-1052nd35th66th79th193rd132nd
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25245th70th326th21st334th269th358th81st270th51st325th87th33rd159th317th111th110th52nd
2023-2478th31st271st54th116th167th280th161st276th96th31st108th18th92nd211th179th130th139th
2022-23249th169th174th131st280th314th196th84th313th93rd284th157th35th58th318th92nd102nd49th
2021-2268th62nd45th113th178th55th80th224th133rd259th202nd175th259th343rd66th236th272nd306th
2020-2197th138th120th172nd129th47th134th276th74th207th156th38th236th101st49th284th203rd287th
2019-20182nd263rd208th111th197th72nd223rd264th277th130th135th66th217th137th85th276th146th236th
2018-19230th223rd267th214th209th143rd196th295th109th71st285th256th40th41st132nd293rd65th140th
2017-18126th333rd39th56th157th112th16th245th296th55th280th264th198th104th138th274th80th142nd
2016-17224th208th308th262nd146th118th332nd345th168th15th123rd26th95th68th99th344th8th83rd
2015-16180th180th221st199th198th102nd246th296th264th99th155th43rd238th259th99th292nd99th187th
2014-15142nd37th181st236th119th304th315th235th267th20th92nd75th119th53rd291st224th18th16th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25181st241st--226th137th176th196th58th58th333rd99th159th320th196th161st45th324th285th
2023-24109th297th--120th78th117th54th71st180th299th37th247th325th265th131st77th319th297th
2022-23163rd226th--153rd137th243rd119th87th46th209th229th356th64th93rd259th75th225th154th
2021-22332nd210th--216th338th127th330th172nd265th281st333rd205th145th318th112th161st280th274th
2020-21105th159th--84th221st5th117th115th57th349th187th96th61st21st6th141st354th356th
2019-20156th160th--115th270th30th218th48th113th347th158th231st204th295th35th47th352nd349th
2018-19241st336th--53rd256th23rd263rd190th133rd224th225th323rd158th173rd39th232nd271st302nd
2017-18284th207th--234th270th46th243rd189th142nd318th222nd240th297th319th36th168th306th321st
2016-1798th311th--46th95th38th240th45th154th306th13th118th260th233rd65th63rd335th325th
2015-16134th283rd--151st86th127th31st79th79th291st79th125th289th261st139th83rd296th285th
2014-15138th142nd--230th135th82nd260th210th52nd289th95th219th99th109th56th191st282nd292nd