TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2018-19 Abil. Christian  27-7 (0.794)  |  Southland
All-Play Percentage: 0.551 (159th)
Schedule Strength: 0.305 (338th)
Record Quality: 0.130 (113th)
Avg. Season Rank: 158.82 (157th)
Pace: 67.93 (219th)
Momentum: 0.81 (134th)
Off. Momentum: -0.31 (231st)
Def. Momentum: 1.11 (88th)
Consistency: -7.97 (24th)
Res. Consistency: -11.00 (99th)
Away From Home: 0.04 (164th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -2.84 (314th)
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 8, 2019. 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: 100.53 22.48 73.93 85.23 43.07 29.43 35.66 27.24 34.84 28.56 58.56 12.65 13.42 5.42 34.53 31.96 33.51 2.01
RANK: 209th 296th 89th 91st 210th 271st 113th 27th 212th 226th 199th 103rd 176th 241st 287th 31st 259th 149th

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: 101.20 27.89 -- 78.41 45.89 27.32 33.13 22.88 38.18 28.22 64.49 8.67 13.24 7.19 34.84 29.17 35.99 1.99
RANK: 129th 251st -- 14th 252nd 17th 90th 276th 272nd 84th 307th 12th 148th 287th 41st 313th 150th 246th

ANALYSIS:
Abil. Christian 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. They are ranked #159 (out of 353) in the most recent Haslametrics ratings and have a record of 27-7. They are also ranked by this site as the best team (out of 13) in the Southland (average ranking 272.0). With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.305 (which ranks 338th nationally), Abil. Christian has had one of the cushiest slates in all of college basketball.

Based on their performances this year, Abil. Christian 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 #129 slot in the ratings for defensive efficiency. Abil. Christian has extremely pesky defenders that ceaselessly attempt to deny opponents ample opportunity to shoot. The club is ranked 14th in Division I in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 78.41 vs. AO. If Abil. Christian does exhibit a weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's difficulties stopping opponents from converting from the inside. AO will convert 64.5% of their near-proximity field goal attempts, and the team ranks 47th-worst in that category as a result.

Abil. Christian doesn't perform as well offensively as they do defensively. The team is ranked 209th in offensive efficiency, scoring about 101 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Abil. Christian is not one of the better teams at drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line. With a free throw attempt rate of just 22.48 vs. AO, they are 296th in the overall rankings for that category. If Abil. Christian does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's care for the ball. The squad has a rating of 8.67 in potential points allowed off of steals vs. AO, which ranks 12th in the college game.

Abil. Christian is one of the most consistent teams in NCAA basketball (currently ranked 24th in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their upcoming games far easier to predict.
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:
Abil. Christian performs worse against squads that convert more frequently off of offensive rebounds. When facing teams that have an offensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 4.71%, Abil. Christian is more efficient than normal 26% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 91% of the time.
When playing teams that find ways to get to the free throw line, Abil. Christian usually performs worse than average. Abil. Christian is more efficient than normal 23% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 24.94. In all other contests, Abil. Christian performs better than average 71% of the time.
Abil. Christian is typically better vs. teams that aren't terribly skilled defensively. Against foes that have a defensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 106.30, Abil. Christian performs above their norm 71% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 23% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
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2022-23192nd192nd251st231stWAC63rd57th125th252nd255th194th
2021-22119th119th60th92ndWAC36th311th199th269th228th123rd
2020-2184th84th11th63rdSouthland146th313th281st214th339th94th
2019-20166th165th80th169thSouthland168th7th288th104th236th176th
2018-19159th159th23rd113thSouthland219th24th338th314th164th157th
2017-18268th268th182nd267thSouthland146th8th305th73rd110th271st
2016-17304th304th234th316thSouthland260th205th321st59th87th293rd
2015-16321st321st239th299thSouthland199th88th330th207th287th324th
2014-15345th345th298th335thSouthland223rd317th327th311th198th339th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
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2022-23158th138th134th159th173rd284th123rd246th297th22nd252nd46th278th288th291st257th22nd26th
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2019-20205th82nd54th241st233rd242nd287th253rd117th64th291st110th227th245th228th237th59th76th
2018-19209th296th89th91st210th271st113th27th212th226th199th103rd176th241st287th31st259th149th
2017-18307th299th229th166th254th262nd339th114th48th125th300th89th175th160th261st109th130th100th
2016-17307th270th305th336th194th255th153rd88th181st317th159th90th287th263rd219th62nd284th206th
2015-16307th229th147th331st251st239th225th117th192nd322nd200th217th340th344th183rd74th285th232nd
2014-15342nd351st54th199th334th113th140th35th294th350th330th279th334th346th105th24th347th337th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25131st348th--1st322nd2nd214th21st328th267th223rd120th111th313th45th70th357th354th
2023-24148th214th--45th290th34th159th74th128th314th301st215th32nd198th58th110th338th333rd
2022-23215th335th--2nd357th21st347th86th129th105th363rd12th15th237th107th202nd256th256th
2021-22122nd358th--1st288th68th272nd14th221st8th346th25th72nd142nd283rd132nd105th64th
2020-2124th236th--2nd113th108th57th128th177th21st226th80th210th272nd244th239th79th78th
2019-20131st341st--1st297th25th93rd37th321st82nd292nd37th33rd115th146th146th249th238th
2018-19129th251st--14th252nd17th90th276th272nd84th307th12th148th287th41st313th150th246th
2017-18214th309th--30th267th179th125th198th340th42nd315th197th109th203rd258th247th70th79th
2016-17262nd298th--31st312th232nd327th129th227th37th333rd102nd168th221st299th187th59th50th
2015-16317th330th--22nd346th11th295th302nd343rd90th350th85th128th237th16th333rd148th280th
2014-15334th300th--66th348th83rd338th224th329th109th351st184th223rd342nd118th265th139th191st