TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2020-21 Ohio State  21-10 (0.677)  |  Big Ten
All-Play Percentage: 0.972 (11th)
Schedule Strength: 0.805 (14th)
Record Quality: 0.436 (14th)
Avg. Season Rank: 16.28 (13th)
Pace: 67.81 (280th)
Momentum: -2.25 (277th)
Off. Momentum: -1.62 (296th)
Def. Momentum: -0.64 (188th)
Consistency: -8.86 (131st)
Res. Consistency: -12.09 (177th)
Away From Home: 0.17 (167th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.50 (84th)
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: 118.04 31.65 76.24 82.61 49.31 32.88 37.86 24.18 46.88 25.55 66.35 9.06 10.80 4.99 39.80 29.27 30.93 2.09
RANK: 4th 6th 39th 141st 13th 111th 24th 143rd 5th 277th 12th 284th 272nd 160th 111th 148th 284th 279th

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: 95.55 25.21 -- 85.26 39.31 32.26 32.69 27.68 29.64 25.32 58.33 7.97 12.93 3.78 37.83 32.46 29.70 2.08
RANK: 88th 202nd -- 311th 20th 254th 103rd 330th 1st 63rd 155th 21st 191st 48th 202nd 317th 31st 65th

ANALYSIS:
Ohio State is one of the teams in the upper echelon of college basketball this year. Ranked 11th overall (out of 357) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 21-10. They are also ranked by this site as the #4 team (out of 14) in the Big Ten (average ranking 44.1). Sporting a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.805 (the 14th-highest in the country), Ohio State has prepared themselves by challenging some of the best teams in the college game.

Ohio State will create problems for opponents with their extremely prolific offense. Scoring roughly 118 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, the squad is rated #4 in offensive efficiency. Ohio State is one of the most lethal teams in the country when it comes to shooting the basketball, ranking in the top-25 in each of our four major field goal categories. Though they're most successful shooting the mid-range jumper (46.9% vs. AO, fifth in the country), the team also makes 37.9% of their three-pointers (24th), 66.3% of their near-proximity chances (12th), and 49.3% of their total shots from the field (13th) vs. AO. Ohio State also does a super job in their efforts to get to the free throw line. With a free throw attempt rate of 31.65 vs. AO, they are ranked sixth in the nation at getting to the charity stripe. In addition, the team is in the top-50 in free throw shooting, converting a solid 76.2% of their attempts. Ohio State lastly 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 7.97, which ranks #21 in the country.

Ohio State is also a fairly decent team on the defensive end of the court. The team ranks 88th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 96 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Ohio State does a bang-up job preventing the opposition from draining jumpers in between the three-point line and the low post. They're ranked first in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 29.6% of their attempts from that distance. To capitalize on that weakness, this team will make AO shoot from mid-range locations more than they usually would. Of AO's total field goals, a large portion of them (32.5%) will be from mid-range. Ohio State is also one of the very best in the land in overall defensive field goal percentage. The team ranks #20 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 39.3% of their total attempts from the floor. If Ohio State does exhibit a weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's propensity to allow too many shot attempts per trip. The squad has a rating of 85.26 in defensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO, which ranks 47th-worst in college basketball.
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:
Ohio State is typically worse vs. teams that allow more chances at the line. Against foes that have a defensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 21.63, Ohio State performs above their norm 29% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 70% of the time.
When facing teams that have trouble defending the mid-range shot, Ohio State often performs worse than normal. Ohio State is more efficient than usual 30% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 34.09%. In their other contests, Ohio State performs better than the norm 64% of the time.
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Boilermakers rally to force OT, then fall to Buckeyes 87-78
(3/12/2021 5:19:42 PM) Trevion Williams finished with 26 points, 14 rebounds and five assists for Purdue (18-9), which had its five-game winning streak end.
No. 9 Ohio St beats No. 21 Purdue in OT, reach Big Ten semis
(3/12/2021 5:10:04 PM) Seth Towns scored six of his season-high 12 points in overtime, helping No. 9 Ohio State beat No. 21 Purdue 87-78 Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. With two wins in two days, the Buckeyes (20-8) will now face longtime rival and conference regula…
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-2540th40th165th66thBig Ten248th304th17th358th325th34th
2023-2449th49th109th56thBig Ten220th101st46th278th216th45th
2022-2356th56th228th120thBig Ten282nd225th17th322nd193rd29th
2021-2230th30th107th33rdBig Ten303rd245th9th245th230th18th
2020-2111th11th67th14thBig Ten280th131st14th84th167th13th
2019-207th7th54th27thBig Ten286th299th22nd352nd353rd4th
2018-1944th44th129th52ndBig Ten289th114th15th350th247th24th
2017-1815th15th34th19thBig Ten246th154th37th266th307th12th
2016-1772nd72nd160th89thBig Ten167th103rd64th95th287th64th
2015-16102nd102nd118th84thBig Ten201st229th85th336th341st80th
2014-1518th18th55th33rdBig Ten137th41st58th348th348th11th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2534th51st76th129th43rd212th36th72nd100th261st20th178th201st80th223rd75th275th203rd
2023-2451st73rd23rd110th74th254th101st31st94th299th40th206th166th157th275th36th314th205th
2022-2326th111th130th53rd31st280th11th10th54th293rd39th224th108th33rd305th11th318th179th
2021-2214th10th39th264th12th188th64th64th2nd340th4th347th65th9th165th45th335th300th
2020-214th6th39th141st13th111th24th143rd5th277th12th284th272nd160th111th148th284th279th
2019-2015th7th36th258th29th101st18th260th101st225th44th202nd212th164th81st246th198th259th
2018-1978th134th59th176th96th123rd112th147th148th259th26th180th232nd131st119th148th263rd261st
2017-1819th125th122nd61st16th174th97th108th13th142nd12th97th52nd21st205th122nd178th152nd
2016-1761st37th237th304th27th234th58th142nd119th254th5th244th140th73rd206th113th211th188th
2015-16145th122nd245th183rd101st248th229th105th156th161st63rd147th165th131st249th104th164th118th
2014-1518th87th226th54th20th171st74th156th42nd68th22nd21st74th24th205th196th107th125th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2567th265th--112th39th115th15th306th97th62nd91st2nd350th260th136th324th77th135th
2023-2445th65th--248th47th77th131st347th46th96th45th21st344th311th59th346th84th199th
2022-23116th96th--298th74th231st83rd292nd213th137th70th2nd126th120th183rd271st94th130th
2021-22109th183rd--319th34th190th127th314th33rd182nd27th81st195th58th131st299th115th183rd
2020-2188th202nd--311th20th254th103rd330th1st63rd155th21st191st48th202nd317th31st65th
2019-2010th37th--132nd14th232nd90th301st21st15th56th30th20th31st241st314th15th29th
2018-1940th68th--90th59th100th71st296th85th64th96th179th10th30th135th315th74th140th
2017-1815th71st--137th18th220th109th280th28th50th31st86th110th19th233rd286th49th80th
2016-1784th91st--229th54th326th223rd241st20th29th130th69th48th39th324th227th20th12th
2015-1665th80th--262nd40th237th60th209th42nd198th50th198th235th164th203rd176th169th149th
2014-1536th29th--228th39th252nd63rd67th11th272nd36th33rd157th87th243rd45th260th192nd