TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2018-19 Villanova  26-10 (0.722)  |  Big East
All-Play Percentage: 0.875 (45th)
Schedule Strength: 0.721 (38th)
Record Quality: 0.419 (20th)
Avg. Season Rank: 35.66 (31st)
Pace: 64.45 (344th)
Momentum: -4.13 (327th)
Off. Momentum: -3.41 (336th)
Def. Momentum: -0.72 (182nd)
Consistency: -10.40 (272nd)
Res. Consistency: -13.61 (255th)
Away From Home: -0.55 (230th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -0.49 (129th)
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: 113.81 28.82 74.05 86.51 44.50 44.51 34.77 16.39 36.86 25.61 66.31 11.42 16.58 6.24 51.46 18.94 29.60 2.22
RANK: 25th 60th 84th 50th 148th 2nd 155th 302nd 123rd 321st 19th 178th 43rd 132nd 3rd 318th 337th 349th

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: 99.82 21.93 -- 84.49 42.70 33.55 34.92 18.94 33.24 32.01 56.46 10.55 13.65 5.37 39.71 22.41 37.88 2.02
RANK: 104th 28th -- 220th 102nd 242nd 194th 85th 59th 240th 69th 96th 173rd 99th 223rd 79th 230th 189th

ANALYSIS:
This website places Villanova in the top 25% of all NCAA college basketball teams this year. They have a record of 26-10 and are ranked 45th overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the best team (out of 10) in the Big East (average ranking 76.5).

With a style of play that will try to grind things to a crawl (the tenth-slowest pace in D1), Villanova is undoubtedly one of the best in the business on offense. The team is rated 25th in offensive efficiency, scoring more than 113 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Villanova lives and dies by the three-ball and will launch from long-distance early and often. The team ranks third in ratio of three-point attempts to total field goal attempts. When it comes to actually making their three-point attempts, the squad shoots a so-so 34.8% from beyond the arc vs. AO. Villanova is also one of the nation's most effective teams finishing close to the iron. The team is ranked 19th in the country in near-proximity field goal percentage, making approximately 66.3% of their attempts from up-close vs. AO.

Villanova is also a fairly decent team on the defensive end of the court. The team ranks 104th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 100 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Villanova does a pretty solid job avoiding careless fouls and minimizing opponents' opportunities from the free throw line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 21.93 vs. AO, they are currently rated 28th in the country in that category. Villanova has also been fairly decent in preventing teams from draining shots from between the three-point stripe and the low post. They're ranked 59th in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 33.2% of their attempts from that distance.

Villanova has recently performed below their norm from an efficiency standpoint. The team is currently ranked 327th in the country in positive momentum.
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 facing teams that are likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds, Villanova often performs worse than normal. Villanova is more efficient than usual 35% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 12.62. In their other contests, Villanova performs better than the norm 85% of the time.
Villanova does better vs. clubs that are more proficient at draining the mid-range shot. When playing squads that have an offensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 37.70%, Villanova performs above average 83% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 38% of the time.
Villanova performs better against squads that convert well from outside the arc. When facing teams that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 35.33%, Villanova is more efficient than normal 79% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 36% 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
2024-2543rd42nd123rd65thBig East358th315th65th64th283rd51st
2023-2426th26th178th86thBig East349th276th37th124th259th21st
2022-2329th29th193rd96thBig East336th70th18th28th129th49th
2021-2210th10th15th3rdBig East354th341st4th285th288th5th
2020-2110th10th35th11thBig East347th275th35th191st288th8th
2019-2017th17th19th11thBig East301st268th17th268th45th25th
2018-1945th45th44th20thBig East344th272nd38th129th230th31st
2017-181st1st2nd1stBig East210th280th3rd264th33rd1st
2016-171st1st2nd2ndBig East329th247th27th130th238th1st
2015-161st1st1st2ndBig East307th340th10th203rd242nd1st
2014-155th5th3rd4thBig East202nd328th27th92nd305th8th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2523rd220th3rd60th70th28th8th103rd75th353rd50th287th281st224th46th119th357th358th
2023-2466th239th2nd150th117th6th126th348th36th197th116th245th358th361st8th349th209th344th
2022-2335th80th1st204th93rd6th167th350th299th218th15th223rd353rd309th4th352nd214th347th
2021-229th67th1st42nd84th8th41st327th201st161st78th282nd172nd299th13th339th204th325th
2020-218th74th40th25th43rd11th71st248th208th216th3rd230th201st120th26th277th268th322nd
2019-2017th223rd56th21st66th5th27th246th118th297th25th261st236th138th12th275th316th344th
2018-1925th60th84th50th148th2nd155th302nd123rd321st19th178th43rd132nd3rd318th337th349th
2017-181st146th13th10th3rd5th3rd316th9th167th8th84th89th107th8th335th244th333rd
2016-174th71st6th76th6th34th43rd305th3rd133rd6th7th182nd118th50th309th168th263rd
2015-162nd154th2nd130th2nd47th14th245th1st256th1st95th314th295th52nd254th259th306th
2014-154th18th50th116th14th17th5th304th14th222nd31st33rd271st277th24th312th246th322nd
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2563rd41st--250th56th333rd68th264th204th32nd59th51st39th11th318th246th22nd22nd
2023-2410th5th--287th6th353rd33rd245th21st7th17th70th52nd6th351st229th4th3rd
2022-2360th55th--152nd47th298th73rd282nd113th9th147th51st46th40th302nd297th10th23rd
2021-2221st18th--271st14th331st25th263rd104th41st29th73rd76th96th309th223rd26th26th
2020-2148th12th--256th71st269th54th256th168th102nd108th2nd216th111th246th232nd82nd83rd
2019-2025th8th--241st65th37th45th321st28th240th127th24th3rd66th24th315th204th298th
2018-19104th28th--220th102nd242nd194th85th59th240th69th96th173rd99th223rd79th230th189th
2017-184th23rd--206th14th119th4th248th99th186th18th29th203rd77th105th244th173rd211th
2016-178th1st--268th31st295th3rd304th298th43rd51st47th134th83rd268th289th34th36th
2015-164th11th--148th15th268th112th239th13th41st25th92nd54th11th277th248th40th44th
2014-1511th20th--172nd33rd122nd5th297th165th101st44th12th101st38th124th309th98th163rd