TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2016-17 Butler  25-9 (0.735)  |  Big East
All-Play Percentage: 0.926 (27th)
Schedule Strength: 0.763 (15th)
Record Quality: 0.473 (13th)
Avg. Season Rank: 20.76 (19th)
Pace: 67.75 (299th)
Momentum: -1.67 (254th)
Off. Momentum: -1.22 (269th)
Def. Momentum: -0.45 (172nd)
Consistency: -8.76 (155th)
Res. Consistency: -11.45 (180th)
Away From Home: -1.54 (301st)
Paper Tiger Factor: -1.32 (210th)
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 3, 2017. 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: 115.71 30.77 75.23 82.32 49.03 30.80 38.41 25.52 41.81 26.00 68.70 11.55 9.38 4.62 37.42 31.00 31.58 2.06
RANK: 18th 60th 42nd 143rd 20th 138th 38th 111th 10th 273rd 7th 122nd 343rd 327th 143rd 115th 279th 251st

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: 95.05 26.83 -- 79.69 42.04 30.36 31.09 24.68 37.88 24.64 59.69 8.43 11.38 5.09 38.10 30.98 30.92 2.07
RANK: 53rd 142nd -- 95th 73rd 218th 17th 219th 223rd 46th 157th 22nd 9th 36th 256th 248th 52nd 61st

ANALYSIS:
A borderline top-25 caliber team, Butler will almost certainly present a challenging task for any Division I opponent. They have a record of 25-9 and are ranked 27th overall (out of 351) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #2 team (out of 10) in the Big East (average ranking 58.1). With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.763 (which ranks 15th nationally), Butler is one of the more battle-tested teams in the college game.

Butler is one of the very most competent offensive teams in the country. Ranked 18th in offensive efficiency, they'll rack up more than 115 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Butler is an outstanding shooting team, capable of converting from a variety of locations on the floor and ranking in the top-50 in each of our four most noteworthy field goal categories. While hitting from inside is their primary strength (68.7% from near-proximity vs. AO, seventh in the country), the team also converts 38.4% of their three-pointers (38th), 41.8% of their mid-range jumpers (tenth), and 49.0% of their total shots from the field (20th) vs. AO. Butler 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 8.43, which ranks #22 in the country. If Butler does have a glaring weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's difficulties obtaining second-chance opportunities from offensive rebounds. The squad only has a rating of 9.38 vs. AO in potential points off of second chances, which ranks ninth-worst in college hoops.

Butler plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 53rd nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 95 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Butler does a super job to deny opponents offensive rebounds and second chances. They have a rating of 11.38 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (ranked ninth in the country), and they allow AO to convert just 5.1% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked 36th) as well. Butler also does an outstanding job shutting down the opposition from behind the arc. They rank 17th in the NCAA in defensive three-point percentage, allowing AO to make just 31.1% of their attempts from afar.
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 are more proficient at draining the mid-range shot, Butler usually performs better than average. Butler is more efficient than normal 80% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 39.67%. In all other contests, Butler performs better than average 46% of the time.
Butler is typically worse vs. teams that favor a faster tempo. Against foes that have a pace vs. AO greater than 68.71, Butler performs above their norm 46% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 80% of the time.
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HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:
SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-2571st71st252nd140thBig East122nd38th38th84th58th65th
2023-2460th60th164th89thBig East134th118th47th163rd27th61st
2022-23132nd131st242nd140thBig East275th334th22nd363rd289th93rd
2021-22133rd133rd242nd150thBig East336th333rd14th244th150th132nd
2020-21117th117th247th130thBig East327th55th34th64th297th98th
2019-2031st31st43rd17thBig East346th320th29th261st305th18th
2018-1982nd82nd195th96thBig East259th314th41st328th331st52nd
2017-1813th13th115th48thBig East224th292nd17th218th342nd22nd
2016-1727th27th36th13thBig East299th155th15th210th301st19th
2015-1625th25th68th42ndBig East223rd175th52nd337th217th21st
2014-1520th20th60th24thBig East256th162nd13th332nd282nd23rd
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2540th87th100th205th36th85th30th250th13th227th72nd329th277th118th82nd257th229th273rd
2023-2457th242nd12th141st56th93rd51st174th5th253rd125th163rd185th160th97th182nd259th283rd
2022-23203rd274th83rd284th123rd234th213th116th80th308th74th99th355th236th197th94th289th240th
2021-22186th166th269th148th187th86th333rd303rd186th107th96th317th233rd194th86th309th113th213th
2020-21148th101st329th118th164th110th222nd239th266th121st98th219th112th224th122nd255th143rd204th
2019-2028th216th151st43rd21st165th57th146th19th94th46th322nd151st97th199th185th135th137th
2018-1957th297th73rd22nd95th44th100th204th46th154th113th58th190th232nd84th242nd210th258th
2017-1812th259th10th27th13th127th48th194th35th59th27th82nd212th32nd166th233rd99th135th
2016-1718th60th42nd143rd20th138th38th111th10th273rd7th122nd343rd327th143rd115th279th251st
2015-1612th19th49th42nd30th251st7th56th200th108th39th42nd126th106th280th71st163rd90th
2014-1561st21st142nd76th137th292nd81st66th218th81st173rd81st93rd103rd307th75th108th59th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25147th9th--358th130th147th42nd356th144th213th254th204th197th228th63rd342nd114th220th
2023-2474th8th--313th96th155th44th299th149th223rd131st223rd68th166th87th280th168th227th
2022-2373rd15th--267th111th108th33rd226th96th309th162nd78th307th200th75th211th285th294th
2021-22106th126th--184th125th168th50th196th153rd205th157th19th77th166th166th186th196th211th
2020-21106th68th--93rd195th137th222nd190th149th143rd236th22nd28th49th160th210th160th173rd
2019-2042nd124th--150th24th186th136th272nd2nd68th105th40th44th74th194th271st62nd102nd
2018-19145th185th--51st211th118th278th189th165th91st222nd61st5th68th177th233rd130th166th
2017-1830th177th--25th51st86th108th260th208th40th30th7th15th11th150th300th73rd113th
2016-1753rd142nd--95th73rd218th17th219th223rd46th157th22nd9th36th256th248th52nd61st
2015-1686th65th--105th127th153rd124th205th152nd135th134th19th60th133rd179th225th146th152nd
2014-159th41st--104th38th96th7th252nd101st112th55th45th34th20th116th276th131st183rd