TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Buffalo  20-12 (0.625)  |  Mid-American
All-Play Percentage: 0.577 (150th)
Schedule Strength: 0.495 (169th)
Record Quality: 0.127 (110th)
Avg. Season Rank: 164.09 (164th)
Pace: 75.27 (4th)
Momentum: -2.22 (285th)
Off. Momentum: 0.97 (154th)
Def. Momentum: -3.19 (315th)
Consistency: -7.63 (26th)
Res. Consistency: -11.17 (132nd)
Away From Home: 2.44 (4th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.70 (63rd)
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: 99.27 24.01 68.74 85.55 42.51 32.69 30.71 16.31 35.00 36.55 56.41 13.83 20.46 8.59 38.21 19.07 42.72 1.95
RANK: 170th 226th 245th 30th 213th 107th 308th 335th 266th 2nd 254th 41st 2nd 3rd 156th 341st 9th 61st

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: 99.00 25.34 -- 82.23 43.65 27.08 31.85 22.10 35.03 33.05 59.08 10.93 15.75 7.06 32.94 26.87 40.19 1.93
RANK: 161st 175th -- 189th 178th 40th 91st 162nd 87th 332nd 172nd 160th 327th 337th 38th 159th 334th 331st

ANALYSIS:
As an average to slightly above-average foe, Buffalo should probably not be discounted by opponents this year. Haslametrics has them ranked 150th overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 20-12. Of the 12 schools in the MAC (average ranking 168.3), they're currently ranked as our #5 team in the conference.

With one of the game's most blistering paces (the fourth-fastest in D1), Buffalo will likely call on their defense to win a majority of their games. The team is ranked 161st in defensive efficiency and allows fewer than 99 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Buffalo does a pretty solid job providing themselves chances to score quickly off of steals. They're ranked 41st in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 13.83. If Buffalo does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's issues trying to stop opponents from obtaining and converting second-chance opportunities via offensive rebounds. The squad has a defensive second-chance conversion percentage of 7.1% vs. AO, which ranks 17th-worst in the nation.

Buffalo plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 170th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 99 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Buffalo appears to be one of the top-notch offensive rebounding teams you will find this year. Against AO, the squad has a rating of 20.46 in potential points scored off of second chances (ranked second in the NCAA), and they convert 8.6% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked third) as well. Buffalo will also routinely look to penetrate, pound the ball inside, and score from as short a distance as possible. The ball-club is ninth in the NCAA in ratio of near-proximity attempts to total field goal attempts. Curiously enough, though they shoot a fair amount of field goals from the inside, they don't really make a whole bunch of them, converting only 56.4% of their near-proximity attempts vs. AO. If Buffalo does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's ability (or lack thereof) to sink threes. The squad converts just 30.7% of their three-point attempts vs. AO, which ranks 46th-worst in the nation.

Buffalo is one of the more consistent teams in Division I (presently ranked 26th in consistency), so forecasting the outcomes of their future contests tends to be easier than the norm. When playing on the road, Buffalo has played their best basketball this season. The team is currently ranked fourth in the country in the away-from-home metric our site tracks.
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:
Buffalo is typically better vs. teams that convert well from outside the arc. Against foes that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 33.97%, Buffalo performs above their norm 80% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 38% of the time.
When facing teams that convert well from the charity stripe, Buffalo often performs better than normal. Buffalo is more efficient than usual 65% of the time when facing teams that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 0.69%. In their other contests, Buffalo performs better than the norm 27% of the time.
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Graves scores 25 to carry Buffalo past Bowling Green 88-84
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Buffalo has 5 in double figures, beats Miami (Ohio) 75-69
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25343rd343rd327th323rdMAC40th230th216th259th6th346th
2023-24351st351st354th354thMAC79th123rd209th34th15th344th
2022-23221st220th220th194thMAC16th315th127th325th333rd191st
2021-22150th150th103rd135thMAC19th116th222nd153rd24th113th
2020-2188th87th94th103rdMAC22nd45th189th162nd131st85th
2019-20150th150th91st110thMAC4th26th169th63rd4th164th
2018-1927th27th4th14thMAC15th2nd87th118th295th22nd
2017-1868th68th31st65thMAC28th61st139th136th45th75th
2016-17152nd152nd160th175thMAC39th148th154th244th130th152nd
2015-16142nd142nd138th132ndMAC23rd60th141st140th60th166th
2014-1564th64th48th58thMAC28th101st119th178th168th77th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25340th280th196th336th327th118th346th348th357th95th281st276th274th317th81st345th51st171st
2023-24335th346th252nd264th291st113th351st257th334th224th102nd281st216th135th93rd243rd195th251st
2022-23230th227th252nd121st226th243rd317th232nd106th44th259th78th63rd113th256th249th49th66th
2021-22162nd265th160th39th189th169th258th298th167th2nd265th152nd4th5th216th315th11th48th
2020-21106th102nd243rd44th125th325th130th267th348th1st211th37th1st2nd337th292nd2nd2nd
2019-20170th226th245th30th213th107th308th335th266th2nd254th41st2nd3rd156th341st9th61st
2018-1924th47th191st25th72nd23rd207th333rd176th39th45th37th14th12th53rd339th68th204th
2017-1845th148th245th40th61st74th62nd324th99th24th142nd65th109th77th100th333rd40th134th
2016-17165th59th230th224th202nd148th238th329th292nd27th238th182nd17th43rd132nd329th22nd87th
2015-16157th62nd142nd260th170th145th203rd280th312th128th124th104th189th148th122nd278th106th169th
2014-1550th24th89th45th153rd221st143rd134th330th51st100th12th33rd57th244th167th80th87th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25312th113th--213th341st125th344th42nd280th348th263rd357th285th355th111th34th348th328th
2023-24352nd124th--335th338th185th336th63rd275th357th254th355th142nd330th94th27th351st331st
2022-23233rd253rd--104th286th78th295th83rd225th317th171st127th157th209th88th95th333rd321st
2021-22191st118th--313th170th55th167th182nd198th350th59th111th354th351st28th135th346th344th
2020-2199th67th--308th93rd29th6th184th69th351st104th154th228th271st16th151st347th350th
2019-20161st175th--189th178th40th91st162nd87th332nd172nd160th327th337th38th159th334th331st
2018-1936th118th--89th100th47th4th159th162nd242nd143rd35th200th149th66th189th281st293rd
2017-18144th233rd--182nd129th68th49th164th176th291st83rd38th269th192nd63rd156th286th309th
2016-17128th331st--87th132nd42nd145th115th164th277th56th202nd265th202nd57th139th301st313th
2015-16157th187th--137th153rd164th166th66th38th278th162nd152nd109th175th178th59th280th252nd
2014-1588th150th--107th136th125th41st106th113th233rd180th157th143rd156th149th116th256th238th