TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2024-25 Samford  22-11 (0.667)  |  Southern
All-Play Percentage: 0.620 (139th)
Schedule Strength: 0.408 (199th)
Record Quality: 0.147 (98th)
Avg. Season Rank: 111.88 (107th)
Pace: 69.99 (17th)
Momentum: -6.60 (359th)
Off. Momentum: -0.29 (221st)
Def. Momentum: -6.31 (364th)
Consistency: -9.81 (224th)
Res. Consistency: -12.88 (206th)
Away From Home: -0.71 (224th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -2.73 (313th)
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 7, 2025. 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: 111.94 24.88 72.26 88.67 44.67 40.74 36.19 14.74 37.39 33.19 58.31 19.33 14.84 5.91 45.95 16.62 37.44 2.09
RANK: 99th 273rd 185th 102nd 135th 21st 71st 336th 177th 133rd 187th 2nd 167th 184th 26th 342nd 145th 295th

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: 108.71 33.26 -- 80.20 46.23 31.96 35.21 18.77 41.93 29.48 60.90 14.20 14.08 6.79 39.85 23.40 36.75 2.03
RANK: 186th 347th -- 4th 287th 104th 246th 61st 327th 77th 259th 313th 143rd 277th 247th 135th 181st 147th

ANALYSIS:
As an average to slightly above-average foe, Samford should probably not be discounted by opponents this year. Their record this season is 22-11, and the club is ranked 139th overall (out of 364) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. Of the 10 schools in the Southern (average ranking 214.0), they're currently ranked as our #2 team in the conference.

Utilizing a very up-tempo style of play (the 17th-fastest pace in D1), Samford succeeds primarily through their offense. They are ranked 99th in offensive efficiency and score in excess of 111 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Samford will make a concerted effort to fire off quite a few three-pointers each game. The team ranks 26th in ratio of three-point attempts to total field goal attempts. If you do allow them to shoot from long, they have the ability to punish you for it, too. Ranked in the top-75 in three-point shooting percentage, they make approximately 36.2% of their three-point attempts vs. AO.

Samford doesn't perform as well defensively as they do offensively. The team is ranked 186th in defensive efficiency, allowing about 109 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Samford fouls far too much and sends the opposition to the line way too often. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 33.26 vs. AO, the squad is ranked #347 in the country in that category. Samford has also done a lackluster job this year when defending the mid-range shot. The squad is ranked 327th nationally in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on 41.9% of their attempts from those in-between spots on the floor. If Samford does have a bright spot on defense, it would have to be their willingness to take risks in order to score fast points off of steals. The team has a solid rating of 19.33 in potential points scored off of steals vs. AO, which ranks second-best in college basketball.

Samford has definitely not been as efficient as of late compared to earlier in the season and, consequently, the team is nationally ranked sixth from the bottom 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 playing teams that have trouble defending the mid-range shot, Samford usually performs worse than average. Samford is more efficient than normal 33% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 38.60%. In all other contests, Samford performs better than average 77% of the time.
Samford is typically worse vs. teams that convert well from outside the arc. Against foes that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 35.43%, Samford performs above their norm 22% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 64% of the time.
When facing teams that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities, Samford often performs worse than normal. Samford is more efficient than usual 22% of the time when facing teams that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 12.88. In their other contests, Samford performs better than the norm 64% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25139th139th65th98thSouthern17th224th199th313th224th107th
2023-24103rd103rd7th47thSouthern5th47th227th286th258th110th
2022-23126th125th74th129thSouthern101st21st252nd163rd156th128th
2021-22198th198th80th114thSouthern78th321st181st83rd284th220th
2020-21271st271st292nd295thSouthern14th114th138th30th190th239th
2019-20328th328th306th296thSouthern24th199th136th324th299th282nd
2018-19166th165th170th194thSouthern76th71st244th83rd103rd139th
2017-18288th286th304th289thSouthern42nd255th180th299th288th275th
2016-17160th159th149th158thSouthern154th63rd206th132nd90th140th
2015-16226th226th233rd251stSouthern189th131st251st160th122nd191st
2014-15296th296th249th293rdSouthern99th178th324th134th274th312th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2599th273rd185th102nd135th21st71st336th177th133rd187th2nd167th184th26th342nd145th295th
2023-2472nd104th212th291st47th86th17th341st165th116th92nd11th276th310th54th339th81st215th
2022-2393rd13th51st335th147th57th68th323rd88th282nd194th38th135th223rd25th308th235th326th
2021-22152nd168th115th238th153rd108th150th256th71st218th174th165th213th240th97th250th194th244th
2020-21275th277th266th178th273rd75th326th283rd284th149th153rd155th159th228th78th290th147th241st
2019-20255th210th105th206th282nd259th107th126th325th135th299th142nd182nd232nd263rd117th124th100th
2018-19186th215th115th243rd133rd261st151st94th214th222nd73rd84th214th126th244th80th198th144th
2017-18134th241st5th267th137th105th86th275th302nd181st105th116th277th249th87th273rd161st235th
2016-17117th119th53rd239th129th217th75th220th178th97th222nd117th202nd133rd204th210th81st114th
2015-16197th127th100th246th169th313th308th262nd88th12th263rd142nd129th69th305th256th6th12th
2014-15246th239th248th234th202nd181st177th260th108th113th270th46th223rd204th156th256th82nd139th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25186th347th--4th287th104th246th61st327th77th259th313th143rd277th247th135th181st147th
2023-24142nd300th--22nd223rd122nd179th79th257th133rd231st95th71st152nd217th131st212th189th
2022-23164th262nd--39th194th265th316th121st303rd30th104th158th96th35th318th164th47th33rd
2021-22227th300th--170th173rd301st142nd45th46th194th295th298th192nd124th299th38th189th97th
2020-21230th329th--46th209th290th248th61st170th40th288th307th41st94th333rd94th81st32nd
2019-20336th53rd--324th331st332nd346th177th219th165th341st335th274th207th299th125th98th69th
2018-19165th151st--255th116th293rd229th320th57th29th276th314th274th225th279th318th15th20th
2017-18348th119th--306th342nd333rd291st115th338th180th349th187th321st334th312th78th131st85th
2016-17219th137th--303rd152nd265th70th278th160th142nd256th312th321st247th207th236th99th100th
2015-16255th321st--46th276th72nd312th168th211th152nd246th181st265th318th125th218th195th217th
2014-15318th322nd--65th337th20th349th117th162nd309th319th288th314th345th20th152nd330th332nd