TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2016-17 Mercer  15-17 (0.469)  |  Southern
All-Play Percentage: 0.617 (135th)
Schedule Strength: 0.529 (129th)
Record Quality: -0.012 (184th)
Avg. Season Rank: 148.37 (144th)
Pace: 65.43 (344th)
Momentum: 2.30 (65th)
Off. Momentum: 3.44 (28th)
Def. Momentum: -1.14 (219th)
Consistency: -8.35 (104th)
Res. Consistency: -8.81 (36th)
Away From Home: -0.11 (161st)
Paper Tiger Factor: -3.83 (333rd)
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: 104.63 26.15 78.38 84.72 42.83 33.79 34.21 27.31 38.18 23.62 60.54 5.98 14.79 6.28 39.88 32.24 27.88 2.12
RANK: 107th 220th 8th 42nd 224th 56th 209th 73rd 94th 327th 138th 351st 159th 204th 77th 88th 336th 326th

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: 104.91 29.53 -- 82.90 42.82 33.22 35.26 23.01 36.00 26.67 58.13 9.53 12.71 5.80 40.07 27.76 32.17 2.08
RANK: 223rd 252nd -- 230th 105th 316th 172nd 145th 135th 105th 121st 78th 51st 89th 310th 126th 87th 52nd

ANALYSIS:
As an average to slightly above-average foe, Mercer should probably not be discounted by opponents this year. Their record this season is 15-17, and the club is ranked 135th overall (out of 351) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #6 team (out of 10) in the Southern (average ranking 177.7).

Based on the data, Mercer will likely find more success on offense than on defense. Scoring about 105 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO and utilizing a style of play that will try to grind things to a crawl (the eighth-slowest pace in D1), they currently occupy the #107 slot in the rankings for offensive efficiency. Mercer is deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 78.4% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked eighth nationally in free throw percentage. Mercer also has one of the better squads in the college game when it comes to maximizing opportunities to score. The team is ranked 42nd in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 84.72 vs. AO. As far as making those field goal attempts goes, the team is somewhat middle-of-the-road, converting about 42.8% of them vs. AO.

The defense for Mercer, on the other hand, isn't nearly as efficient as the offense is. The team is ranked 223rd in defensive efficiency, allowing about 105 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Mercer is extremely underskilled to force steals that turn into quick and easy points. They're ranked #351 in potential points off of breakaway steals with a rating of only 5.98 vs. AO.
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 likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds, Mercer usually performs better than average. Mercer is more efficient than normal 84% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 14.48. In all other contests, Mercer performs better than average 9% of the time.
Mercer is typically better vs. teams that effectively clean the offensive glass. Against foes that have an offensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 13.05, Mercer performs above their norm 76% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 11% of the time.
When facing teams that shoot the ball well from the field, Mercer often performs worse than normal. Mercer is more efficient than usual 38% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 43.20%. In their other contests, Mercer performs better than the norm 100% of the time.
HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:
SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25275th275th256th241stSouthern21st140th231st154th174th256th
2023-24212th212th208th206thSouthern246th95th197th202nd127th238th
2022-23233rd231st253rd251stSouthern326th255th228th317th85th229th
2021-22197th197th197th204thSouthern302nd89th165th185th181st197th
2020-21151st151st102nd122ndSouthern236th230th160th47th77th140th
2019-20197th196th166th180thSouthern184th147th203rd100th106th253rd
2018-19225th225th282nd262ndSouthern150th160th154th45th65th177th
2017-18136th136th147th163rdSouthern320th233rd211th316th237th107th
2016-17135th135th207th184thSouthern344th104th129th333rd161st144th
2015-16200th200th146th182ndSouthern345th38th254th158th267th161st
2014-15187th187th155th195thSouthern319th213th276th277th57th186th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25311th289th351st100th304th135th306th167th213th197th281st143rd46th113th156th182nd223rd221st
2023-24222nd291st327th72nd174th318th127th32nd153rd174th232nd252nd85th162nd333rd40th210th81st
2022-23293rd285th282nd111th266th325th309th14th142nd219th267th335th45th85th331st17th239th89th
2021-22142nd186th50th313th83rd160th107th234th15th278th143rd283rd240th171st109th201st233rd254th
2020-21124th352nd175th98th76th94th58th233rd86th127th140th159th328th223rd113th253rd154th210th
2019-20227th331st115th127th229th152nd72nd173rd136th173rd314th179th261st187th160th187th175th194th
2018-19205th96th248th291st173rd227th186th330th69th28th297th241st273rd270th195th323rd17th54th
2017-1870th143rd11th176th95th119th61st289th178th77th171st283rd179th206th119th294th74th154th
2016-17107th220th8th42nd224th56th209th73rd94th327th138th351st159th204th77th88th336th326th
2015-16173rd340th78th5th232nd174th201st29th167th200th192nd318th49th107th242nd54th275th190th
2014-15179th203rd208th67th236th84th215th213th158th109th271st177th151st232nd121st244th150th200th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25206th260th--189th145th264th258th283rd242nd43rd121st278th236th109th269th283rd37th59th
2023-24213th325th--117th205th52nd100th98th166th335th166th194th269th237th61st102nd343rd334th
2022-23157th313th--139th145th25th81st231st133rd298th143rd147th198th114th35th246th310th340th
2021-22264th215th--246th256th172nd147th204th267th250th302nd319th110th81st145th183rd221st236th
2020-21199th157th--260th218th86th93rd127th157th336th198th241st76th193rd59th105th333rd331st
2019-20157th283rd--145th156th150th34th38th51st316th240th324th108th196th157th30th328th284th
2018-19209th309th--99th188th288th169th36th238th124th199th214th164th191st315th45th151st88th
2017-18254th161st--174th224th342nd168th111th309th45th323rd127th16th25th345th109th40th11th
2016-17223rd252nd--230th105th316th172nd145th135th105th121st78th51st89th310th126th87th52nd
2015-16228th188th--218th139th333rd302nd193rd16th46th268th323rd148th80th330th182nd30th17th
2014-15180th133rd--255th165th258th215th171st102nd185th191st104th234th231st238th145th154th140th