TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2018-19 N. Illinois  17-17 (0.500)  |  Mid-American
All-Play Percentage: 0.602 (141st)
Schedule Strength: 0.558 (106th)
Record Quality: 0.027 (163rd)
Avg. Season Rank: 136.87 (136th)
Pace: 66.93 (281st)
Momentum: 2.95 (55th)
Off. Momentum: 2.30 (72nd)
Def. Momentum: 0.65 (116th)
Consistency: -9.70 (204th)
Res. Consistency: -13.04 (222nd)
Away From Home: 0.74 (78th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -1.12 (198th)
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: 107.43 23.05 73.29 86.22 46.22 29.46 36.76 24.83 39.57 31.94 60.12 10.36 12.52 6.60 34.16 28.80 37.04 1.97
RANK: 91st 285th 108th 61st 68th 270th 62nd 60th 43rd 101st 156th 240th 237th 97th 301st 72nd 146th 83rd

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: 103.88 31.41 -- 80.67 43.28 35.12 35.68 16.80 35.46 28.75 57.14 9.36 12.28 6.03 43.53 20.83 35.64 2.08
RANK: 170th 337th -- 65th 128th 294th 241st 22nd 143rd 98th 89th 33rd 72nd 169th 330th 30th 144th 61st

ANALYSIS:
Per this website's calculations, N. Illinois is somewhere between an average to slightly above-average D1 ball-club. Ranked 141st overall (out of 353) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 17-17. They are also ranked by this site as the #6 team (out of 12) in the MAC (average ranking 136.3).

The primary strength for N. Illinois this year is offense. The team is ranked 91st in efficiency on that end of the floor, and they'll rack up more than 107 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. N. Illinois does a pretty good job of protecting the ball when they have possession and not allowing quick and easy baskets off of their own turnovers. The team's rating vs. AO for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals is 9.36, which ranks #33 in the country. N. Illinois also has a keen ability to drain field goals between the three-point line and the low post. The squad is ranked 43rd nationally in mid-range field goal percentage, making about 39.6% of their attempts from those locations vs. AO. The team will take a fair amount of shots from those in-between locations, too. Approximately 28.8% of their attempts vs. AO are of the mid-range variety, which puts the team in the top-75 in that category nationally.

N. Illinois is also a fairly decent team on the defensive end of the court. The team ranks 170th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 104 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. N. Illinois has been doing fairly decent work to prevent opponents from getting off shots from the field. The club is ranked 65th in Division I in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 80.67 vs. AO. N. Illinois also does a fairly satisfactory job to deny opponents chances to score off of the offensive glass. They have a rating of 12.28 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (ranked 72nd in the country). If N. Illinois does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's tendency to send opponents to the line too much by fouling. The squad has a rating of 31.41 in defensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO, which ranks 17th-worst in the country.
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 effectively clean the offensive glass, N. Illinois usually performs worse than average. N. Illinois is more efficient than normal 30% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 12.91. In all other contests, N. Illinois performs better than average 83% of the time.
N. Illinois is typically worse vs. teams that are more proficient at draining the mid-range shot. Against foes that have an offensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 37.10%, N. Illinois performs above their norm 18% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 67% of the time.
When facing teams that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities, N. Illinois often performs worse than normal. N. Illinois is more efficient than usual 23% of the time when facing teams that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 12.06. In their other contests, N. Illinois performs better than the norm 68% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25344th344th346th356thMAC68th214th209th301st271st351st
2023-24310th310th299th289thMAC129th35th159th140th9th266th
2022-23250th250th264th249thMAC78th292nd206th334th96th276th
2021-22298th298th310th294thMAC180th217th218th234th66th318th
2020-21346th346th338th338thMAC253rd184th192nd13th203rd337th
2019-20174th174th131st149thMAC328th88th207th112th163rd180th
2018-19141st141st183rd163rdMAC281st204th106th198th78th136th
2017-18262nd262nd253rd238thMAC227th283rd173rd174th294th257th
2016-17208th208th207th233rdMAC242nd174th204th178th76th200th
2015-16181st181st106th135thMAC158th37th188th108th336th174th
2014-15205th205th210th183rdMAC274th231st141st148th221st224th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25353rd252nd247th328th361st33rd259th257th358th354th349th289th357th360th12th242nd349th360th
2023-24258th101st313th312th246th147th253rd281st195th185th238th333rd160th144th110th266th141st203rd
2022-23269th226th347th327th125th252nd185th244th61st169th187th180th332nd303rd217th210th115th126th
2021-22342nd142nd311th352nd278th327th324th144th331st206th186th202nd330th322nd291st92nd123rd66th
2020-21333rd318th350th50th333rd334th179th36th328th71st354th180th60th124th340th44th108th29th
2019-20222nd271st305th15th287th135th233rd209th196th36th331st200th251st302nd194th244th77th108th
2018-1991st285th108th61st68th270th62nd60th43rd101st156th240th237th97th301st72nd146th83rd
2017-18218th110th140th179th204th326th312th149th239th18th256th117th171st168th328th150th18th9th
2016-17247th93rd273rd187th232nd342nd301st126th205th24th284th118th57th65th340th121st25th9th
2015-16217th69th300th201st258th198th170th228th282nd89th290th79th70th92nd194th222nd84th111th
2014-15220th33rd261st269th217th289th251st274th316th23rd216th121st75th59th272nd264th17th22nd
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25288th360th--37th291st100th341st19th89th299th211th245th243rd148th163rd23rd338th306th
2023-24337th284th--278th304th220th351st99th320th316th142nd300th292nd211th178th65th295th252nd
2022-23204th267th--143rd225th152nd114th58th268th311th184th233rd287th130th164th55th321st274th
2021-22228th339th--40th234th76th137th49th49th272nd321st223rd237th285th127th81st325th297th
2020-21352nd309th--245th309th267th353rd44th209th299th212th271st182nd198th249th34th286th207th
2019-20121st228th--176th75th275th86th106th94th147th115th98th212th192nd278th101st146th103rd
2018-19170th337th--65th128th294th241st22nd143rd98th89th33rd72nd169th330th30th144th61st
2017-18283rd219th--191st290th269th166th23rd275th294th279th45th112th213th274th16th287th201st
2016-17142nd268th--29th211th238th212th8th25th200th261st227th63rd73rd306th9th269th159th
2015-16120th259th--53rd116th283rd210th28th176th131st58th91st151st76th326th37th170th73rd
2014-15206th285th--28th228th294th134th12th314th114th245th210th57th52nd333rd17th176th64th