TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Rutgers  20-11 (0.645)  |  Big Ten
All-Play Percentage: 0.935 (24th)
Schedule Strength: 0.711 (41st)
Record Quality: 0.291 (46th)
Avg. Season Rank: 38.63 (34th)
Pace: 68.75 (229th)
Momentum: 1.08 (128th)
Off. Momentum: 1.79 (100th)
Def. Momentum: -0.71 (176th)
Consistency: -9.53 (234th)
Res. Consistency: -11.66 (165th)
Away From Home: -2.53 (328th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.27 (90th)
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: 104.86 27.62 62.97 84.95 46.23 26.82 33.27 22.95 38.82 35.18 60.94 11.47 17.49 6.84 31.57 27.01 41.42 1.90
RANK: 65th 86th 341st 41st 38th 293rd 180th 164th 99th 8th 119th 139th 12th 34th 315th 200th 20th 14th

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: 86.94 22.20 -- 81.41 37.36 33.21 30.07 21.97 28.92 26.23 53.65 8.31 13.86 4.68 40.80 26.99 32.22 2.09
RANK: 6th 58th -- 151st 6th 280th 25th 153rd 3rd 84th 34th 16th 242nd 128th 290th 165th 73rd 61st

ANALYSIS:
A top-25 caliber adversary, Rutgers will likely be a stiff test for any team in Division I. Haslametrics has them ranked 24th overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 20-11. Of the 14 schools in the Big Ten (average ranking 36.9), they're currently ranked as our #8 team in the conference.

The Rutgers defense will be extremely problematic for most opposing offenses. Allowing about 87 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, the club is ranked sixth overall in defensive efficiency. Rutgers will put a good dent in the shooting percentages of several opponents, considering the team ranks in the top-50 in each of the four major defensive shooting categories. Though they're most successful defending the mid-range jumper (allowing 28.9% shooting in that category vs. AO, third in the country), the team also hassles AO into converting just 30.1% of their three-pointers (25th), 53.7% of their near-proximity chances (34th), and 37.4% of their total shots from the field (sixth). Rutgers also makes a point to avoid fouls and prevent opponents from getting to the free throw line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 22.20 vs. AO, they are currently rated 58th in the country in that category.

Rutgers is also a fairly decent team on the offensive end of the court. The team ranks 65th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 105 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Rutgers appears to be one of the top-notch offensive rebounding teams you will find this year. Against AO, the squad has a rating of 17.49 in potential points scored off of second chances (ranked 12th in the NCAA), and they convert 6.8% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked 34th) as well. Rutgers also allows very few breakaway opportunities for the opposition, which typically translates to fewer turnovers. The team's rating vs. AO for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals is 8.31, which ranks #16 in the country. Rutgers will lastly routinely look to penetrate, pound the ball inside, and score from as short a distance as possible. The ball-club is 20th in the NCAA in ratio of near-proximity attempts to total field goal attempts. As far as converting those near-proximity shots goes, the team shoots 60.9% vs. AO, which falls somewhere in the middle of the pack of the rankings in that category. If Rutgers does have a glaring weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's poor shooting at the line. The squad makes just 63.0% of their free throw attempts, which ranks 13th-worst in Division I.

When playing on the road, Rutgers performs somewhat worse than they normally do on their home court. The club is nationally ranked 328th in our site's away-from-home metric.
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 convert well from the charity stripe, Rutgers often performs worse than normal. Rutgers is more efficient than usual 33% of the time when facing teams that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 0.70%. In their other contests, Rutgers performs better than the norm 83% of the time.
Rutgers does better vs. clubs that allow a higher number of conversions off of the offensive glass. When playing squads that have a defensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 4.19%, Rutgers performs above average 72% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 25% of the time.
Rutgers performs better against squads that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities. When facing teams that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 11.31, Rutgers is more efficient than normal 82% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 37% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-2572nd72nd218th110thBig Ten116th8th35th27th161st80th
2023-24121st121st226th118thBig Ten139th82nd43rd265th335th94th
2022-2352nd52nd147th74thBig Ten255th146th55th332nd324th34th
2021-2263rd62nd148th72ndBig Ten264th343rd58th2nd303rd89th
2020-2150th50th130th47thBig Ten242nd143rd16th91st292nd41st
2019-2024th24th80th46thBig Ten229th234th41st90th328th34th
2018-1984th84th223rd118thBig Ten230th318th29th132nd292nd94th
2017-18121st121st229th173rdBig Ten297th113th79th160th231st115th
2016-17127th125th223rd147thBig Ten258th166th65th276th36th113th
2015-16288th288th335th277thBig Ten83rd160th63rd335th321st291st
2014-15199th199th304th194thBig Ten130th313th16th135th98th175th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2558th34th219th115th64th250th93rd97th79th167th62nd89th28th32nd266th100th178th123rd
2023-24282nd112th345th69th315th301st309th86th349th72nd267th42nd12th78th313th103rd101st51st
2022-23146th114th266th85th156th312th201st103rd278th55th153rd23rd11th5th323rd122nd71st31st
2021-2287th154th188th216th33rd291st95th77th107th178th19th88th95th105th283rd75th164th91st
2020-2189th199th345th69th35th230th249th147th11th53rd80th21st145th80th264th174th81st75th
2019-2065th86th341st41st38th293rd180th164th99th8th119th139th12th34th315th200th20th14th
2018-19123rd80th341st47th144th238th231st195th269th23rd147th79th46th123rd272nd213th42nd44th
2017-18237th165th270th11th279th337th334th11th263rd66th264th198th14th47th344th20th124th20th
2016-17217th189th345th8th240th335th298th209th339th1st290th137th1st2nd346th261st1st1st
2015-16269th203rd267th258th195th338th243rd210th291st16th247th218th159th186th331st200th8th7th
2014-15258th223rd303rd131st232nd267th300th27th174th260th143rd294th131st73rd277th29th281st146th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25107th70th--222nd142nd187th176th142nd70th255th169th36th308th329th167th129th248th222nd
2023-2413th141st--48th21st194th121st78th33rd152nd10th152nd322nd292nd247th113th201st157th
2022-236th41st--88th13th319th25th143rd54th31st34th43rd200th62nd336th156th40th25th
2021-2257th83rd--198th44th238th124th191st26th142nd50th131st227th114th223rd181st127th114th
2020-2127th152nd--241st14th103rd18th304th12th191st49th287th339th206th73rd294th178th242nd
2019-206th58th--151st6th280th25th153rd3rd84th34th16th242nd128th290th165th73rd61st
2018-1973rd203rd--180th50th182nd181st199th36th174th35th114th58th32nd170th198th165th188th
2017-1840th104th--121st46th158th27th183rd68th146th75th92nd74th78th175th207th152nd147th
2016-1766th109th--232nd50th252nd31st64th138th282nd34th273rd174th56th233rd47th267th211th
2015-16282nd74th--350th163rd259th298th185th9th333rd145th279th345th304th131st95th292nd286th
2014-15122nd84th--231st121st262nd76th53rd247th282nd70th205th257th66th248th35th270th196th