TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 VCU  18-13 (0.581)  |  Atlantic 10
All-Play Percentage: 0.804 (70th)
Schedule Strength: 0.575 (107th)
Record Quality: 0.139 (105th)
Avg. Season Rank: 46.62 (42nd)
Pace: 69.99 (152nd)
Momentum: -5.44 (346th)
Off. Momentum: -1.87 (311th)
Def. Momentum: -3.56 (325th)
Consistency: -8.40 (90th)
Res. Consistency: -12.27 (199th)
Away From Home: -3.53 (342nd)
Paper Tiger Factor: -3.60 (335th)
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 March 11, 2020. 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: 102.02 26.34 69.46 83.06 43.63 31.31 35.94 20.72 34.29 31.03 57.62 15.94 14.73 5.15 37.70 24.94 37.36 2.00
RANK: 115th 136th 227th 115th 157th 161st 49th 236th 289th 67th 213th 6th 76th 151st 174th 245th 90th 124th

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: 91.75 26.77 -- 75.71 42.24 26.06 33.22 19.89 36.90 29.76 53.71 11.06 12.07 4.42 34.42 26.27 39.31 1.95
RANK: 45th 241st -- 15th 112th 24th 158th 71st 167th 245th 37th 168th 110th 103rd 67th 136th 326th 320th

ANALYSIS:
VCU is a moderately good team, capable of testing many an opponent that they'll encounter. Haslametrics has them ranked 70th overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 18-13. They are also ranked by this site as the #4 team (out of 14) in the A-10 (average ranking 136.6).

VCU will mainly try to find success through their defense. They are ranked 45th in defensive efficiency and allow fewer than 92 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. VCU thrives on scoring fast and easy points off of steals. They're ranked sixth in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 15.94. VCU also has extremely pesky defenders that ceaselessly attempt to deny opponents ample opportunity to shoot. The club is ranked 15th in Division I in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 75.71 vs. AO.

VCU is also a fairly decent team on the offensive end of the court. The team ranks 115th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 102 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. VCU is one of the more accurate teams in the college game when it comes to shooting the three. They're ranked 49th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and make about 35.9% of their attempts from there vs. AO.

VCU has definitely not been as efficient as of late compared to earlier in the season and, consequently, the team is nationally ranked eighth from the bottom in positive momentum. On the road, VCU performs noticeably worse than they do at home. The team is currently ranked 342nd in the country in the away-from-home metric we track.
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 aren't terribly skilled defensively, VCU usually performs better than average. VCU is more efficient than normal 89% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 99.53. In all other contests, VCU performs better than average 36% of the time.
VCU is typically worse vs. teams that find ways to get to the free throw line. Against foes that have an offensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 26.51, VCU performs above their norm 18% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 70% of the time.
When facing teams that are typically efficient on offense, VCU often performs worse than normal. VCU is more efficient than usual 29% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 101.06. In their other contests, VCU performs better than the norm 79% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
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2022-2346th45th18th31stA-10178th26th112th99th76th80th
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2020-2149th49th31st31stA-10112th8th90th165th237th49th
2019-2070th70th131st105thA-10152nd90th107th335th342nd42nd
2018-1933rd33rd28th30thA-10149th209th96th190th258th47th
2017-18145th145th155th133rdA-1049th42nd120th258th166th117th
2016-1748th48th33rd34thA-10134th28th79th203rd335th53rd
2015-1628th28th58th43rdA-1098th165th83rd282nd302nd33rd
2014-1535th35th37th22ndA-10103rd62nd39th196th141st28th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2554th100th117th31st137th10th179th320th153rd142nd93rd21st13th61st21st327th191st319th
2023-24117th108th13th323rd137th77th79th315th228th258th109th63rd221st257th40th298th211th295th
2022-23100th12th270th336th35th330th31st324th270th5th138th40th236th104th310th313th2nd9th
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2020-21113th79th51st281st60th312th189th330th273rd5th120th7th76th40th291st324th5th6th
2019-20115th136th227th115th157th161st49th236th289th67th213th6th76th151st174th245th90th124th
2018-19128th53rd177th155th157th122nd320th271st215th99th64th15th93rd112th122nd272nd107th175th
2017-18147th293rd296th85th131st82nd166th257th62nd99th186th50th117th93rd96th278th129th202nd
2016-1774th79th165th63rd78th303rd234th167th109th9th129th28th18th45th317th194th15th12th
2015-1651st156th182nd57th49th156th116th155th66th87th65th7th111th145th182nd195th128th141st
2014-1558th39th290th19th206th25th141st195th52nd196th262nd5th81st170th50th248th269th304th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2528th239th--136th15th17th31st230th42nd309th4th208th345th250th20th238th323rd342nd
2023-2444th160th--184th28th237th26th143rd113th189th26th173rd58th21st232nd146th187th158th
2022-2316th159th--72nd43rd65th20th31st31st339th22nd246th231st204th81st43rd354th345th
2021-2214th328th--14th17th43rd4th64th4th226th48th274th305th197th108th129th308th295th
2020-2114th237th--53rd17th98th20th100th17th216th21st51st345th292nd121st133rd268th264th
2019-2045th241st--15th112th24th158th71st167th245th37th168th110th103rd67th136th326th320th
2018-198th187th--29th16th11th30th144th3rd253rd17th116th143rd146th27th208th313th333rd
2017-18159th120th--144th195th114th247th19th104th340th74th152nd159th188th118th19th341st320th
2016-1731st313th--15th48th14th99th104th67th256th15th4th149th143rd34th165th316th326th
2015-1616th109th--29th104th8th22nd225th118th228th101st105th26th137th13th276th283rd325th
2014-1533rd93rd--32nd107th80th118th59th106th236th59th55th74th192nd129th99th295th276th