TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Abil. Christian  20-11 (0.645)  |  Southland
All-Play Percentage: 0.531 (166th)
Schedule Strength: 0.362 (288th)
Record Quality: 0.019 (169th)
Avg. Season Rank: 174.02 (176th)
Pace: 69.80 (168th)
Momentum: -1.53 (252nd)
Off. Momentum: 0.95 (156th)
Def. Momentum: -2.47 (289th)
Consistency: -6.90 (7th)
Res. Consistency: -9.47 (33rd)
Away From Home: -0.91 (236th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.04 (104th)
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: 97.60 27.85 75.22 80.20 42.19 28.80 31.19 20.26 38.31 31.14 54.88 12.02 11.69 4.24 35.91 25.27 38.82 1.97
RANK: 205th 82nd 54th 241st 233rd 242nd 287th 253rd 117th 64th 291st 110th 227th 245th 228th 237th 59th 76th

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: 97.65 32.71 -- 71.16 45.91 26.14 31.87 18.83 41.65 26.19 62.98 9.15 10.52 4.51 36.73 26.46 36.81 2.00
RANK: 131st 341st -- 1st 297th 25th 93rd 37th 321st 82nd 292nd 37th 33rd 115th 146th 146th 249th 238th

ANALYSIS:
As an average to slightly above-average foe, Abil. Christian should probably not be discounted by opponents this year. They have a record of 20-11 and are ranked 166th overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. Of the 13 schools in the Southland (average ranking 253.4), they're currently ranked as our #3 team in the conference.

If there is a strength for Abil. Christian this year, it's probably on the defensive end of the court. The team is rated 131st in defensive efficiency, allowing fewer than 98 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Abil. Christian has extremely pesky defenders that ceaselessly attempt to deny opponents ample opportunity to shoot. The club is ranked first in Division I in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 71.16 vs. AO. Abil. Christian is also a solid rebounding team that will deny the opposition chances to score off of offensive rebounds. They have a rating of 10.52 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (ranked 33rd in the country). If Abil. Christian does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's tendency to send opponents to the line too much by fouling. The squad has a rating of 32.71 in defensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO, which ranks 13th-worst in the country.

Abil. Christian doesn't perform as well offensively as they do defensively. The team is ranked 205th in offensive efficiency, scoring about 98 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Abil. Christian fares worse than most teams when it comes to converting from locations close to the hoop. The team is ranked 291st in near-proximity field goal percentage, making only 54.9% of their attempts from up-close vs. AO. 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 9.15 in potential points allowed off of steals vs. AO, which ranks 37th in the college game.

Abil. Christian is one of the most consistent teams in NCAA basketball (currently ranked seventh 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:
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 13% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 23.62. In all other contests, Abil. Christian performs better than average 58% of the time.
Abil. Christian is typically worse vs. teams that do not defend well on the perimeter. Against foes that have a defensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 34.58%, Abil. Christian performs above their norm 8% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 53% of the time.
When facing teams that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities, Abil. Christian often performs better than normal. Abil. Christian is more efficient than usual 60% of the time when facing teams that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 11.46. In their other contests, Abil. Christian performs better than the norm 18% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25244th244th196th221stWAC61st266th213th227th130th232nd
2023-24204th204th223rd204thWAC110th114th168th38th175th200th
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
2024-25317th233rd192nd277th217th360th321st51st200th69th279th24th134th132nd360th36th46th7th
2023-24242nd100th121st238th252nd341st177th149th340th39th265th145th155th221st340th143rd28th13th
2022-23158th138th134th159th173rd284th123rd246th297th22nd252nd46th278th288th291st257th22nd26th
2021-22128th43rd71st133rd217th239th125th162nd319th73rd247th4th152nd255th245th178th88th82nd
2020-21161st183rd195th46th221st250th152nd208th313th14th270th45th59th180th284th246th17th27th
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--1st322nd2nd215th21st327th264th223rd121st111th312th45th70th357th354th
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