TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2020-21 Montana  15-13 (0.536)  |  Big Sky
All-Play Percentage: 0.351 (231st)
Schedule Strength: 0.528 (144th)
Record Quality: -0.063 (208th)
Avg. Season Rank: 180.69 (181st)
Pace: 67.62 (286th)
Momentum: -5.05 (328th)
Off. Momentum: -2.33 (316th)
Def. Momentum: -2.72 (307th)
Consistency: -9.99 (251st)
Res. Consistency: -13.12 (225th)
Away From Home: 1.19 (82nd)
Paper Tiger Factor: 1.03 (58th)
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: 95.32 26.67 80.87 76.77 42.45 25.15 34.06 28.45 36.76 23.17 58.54 5.68 10.90 3.75 32.76 37.06 30.18 2.03
RANK: 252nd 98th 6th 347th 229th 331st 167th 49th 227th 333rd 190th 356th 268th 291st 300th 14th 303rd 161st

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: 100.24 28.97 -- 81.49 44.24 26.39 34.07 26.62 38.75 28.49 58.79 12.31 13.02 4.34 32.38 32.66 34.96 1.97
RANK: 178th 319th -- 147th 194th 28th 185th 314th 200th 188th 169th 258th 198th 109th 28th 320th 207th 296th

ANALYSIS:
Montana has a squad that most likely falls somewhere in the bottom half of NCAA Division I teams this year. Haslametrics has them ranked 231st overall (out of 357) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 15-13. They are also ranked by this site as the #6 team (out of 11) in the Big Sky (average ranking 219.6).

If there is a strength for Montana this year, it's probably on the defensive end of the court. The team is rated 178th in defensive efficiency, allowing fewer than 101 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Although they have a capable defense, Montana doesn't stand out in any one particular area on that end of the court, and they fall outside the top-100 in every one of the defensive categories we take into consideration for this analysis. If Montana does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's unwillingness to take risks in order to score fast points off of the opposition's turnovers. The squad only has a rating of 5.68 in potential points scored off of steals vs. AO, which ranks second-worst in the college game.

Montana doesn't perform as well offensively as they do defensively. The team is ranked 252nd in offensive efficiency, scoring about 95 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Montana happens to be one of the very worst in the game when it comes to maximizing the number of shot attempts they get off from the floor. The team is nationally ranked 347th in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of only 76.77 vs. AO. If Montana does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's outstanding shooting at the charity stripe. The squad makes 80.9% of their free throw attempts, which ranks #6 in Division I.

Montana has recently performed below their norm from an efficiency standpoint. The team is currently ranked 328th in the country in positive momentum.
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:
Montana does better vs. clubs that are likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds. When playing squads that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 13.30, Montana performs above average 100% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 33% of the time.
Montana performs better against squads that find ways to get to the free throw line. When facing teams that have an offensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 23.89, Montana is more efficient than normal 79% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 22% of the time.
When playing teams that effectively clean the offensive glass, Montana usually performs better than average. Montana is more efficient than normal 79% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 11.36. In all other contests, Montana performs better than average 22% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25141st141st43rd92ndBig Sky205th288th193rd210th134th164th
2023-24156th156th65th142ndBig Sky282nd270th272nd292nd307th146th
2022-23159th159th153rd164thBig Sky341st165th185th192nd135th162nd
2021-22253rd252nd148th238thBig Sky280th205th336th296th352nd244th
2020-21231st231st159th208thBig Sky286th251st144th58th82nd181st
2019-20131st131st131st137thBig Sky166th122nd161st162nd245th144th
2018-19143rd143rd33rd112thBig Sky166th233rd286th242nd73rd130th
2017-1875th75th24th70thBig Sky200th79th206th243rd311th91st
2016-17174th174th179th209thBig Sky232nd262nd264th125th93rd169th
2015-16145th145th90th167thBig Sky294th299th278th306th296th175th
2014-15151st151st107th156thBig Sky308th234th228th245th183rd150th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2593rd190th67th315th30th270th104th245th87th102nd35th257th314th249th238th228th66th76th
2023-2498th303rd6th203rd69th94th134th129th18th329th55th349th315th288th85th133rd326th319th
2022-23101st290th4th176th116th63rd50th129th23rd349th151st350th348th358th63rd129th349th342nd
2021-22235th17th9th356th263rd230th236th185th306th323rd145th341st352nd356th160th117th279th248th
2020-21252nd98th6th347th229th331st167th49th227th333rd190th356th268th291st300th14th303rd161st
2019-20174th297th141st269th34th322nd29th25th87th301st24th163rd353rd351st317th21st280th118th
2018-19141st249th216th284th48th169th63rd249th64th175th88th125th292nd278th140th238th142nd186th
2017-18104th72nd161st118th112th310th147th166th180th13th210th12th106th64th323rd184th17th13th
2016-17125th176th39th95th171st201st207th148th139th93rd196th240th260th281st214th162nd122nd128th
2015-16134th226th213th277th67th168th28th196th56th245th139th332nd337th338th141st186th213th218th
2014-15119th278th65th191st114th45th94th192nd77th320th85th266th331st300th39th192nd320th329th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25236th184th--206th262nd36th212th339th307th167th232nd103rd65th172nd26th343rd155th276th
2023-24258th272nd--329th197th33rd148th312th160th330th160th273rd208th105th15th295th292nd337th
2022-23280th319th--161st240th35th161st328th229th159th277th195th211th180th41st336th154th264th
2021-22277th351st--54th303rd1st302nd234th270th344th138th92nd202nd234th2nd283rd355th358th
2020-21178th319th--147th194th28th185th314th200th188th169th258th198th109th28th320th207th296th
2019-20101st328th--13th170th7th149th219th121st143rd174th89th37th72nd21st299th250th319th
2018-19150th227th--70th210th33rd183rd215th170th195th209th106th93rd95th49th253rd248th284th
2017-1844th255th--24th113th7th101st276th211th135th50th18th143rd151st17th314th196th305th
2016-17220th317th--106th251st28th90th229th290th214th243rd84th106th203rd41st257th243rd293rd
2015-16200th295th--52nd200th203rd143rd107th273rd104th221st187th28th118th255th143rd149th120th
2014-15203rd269th--68th208th214th110th172nd267th45th294th286th60th76th265th218th74th66th