TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2023-24 VCU  24-14 (0.632)  |  Atlantic 10
All-Play Percentage: 0.803 (72nd)
Schedule Strength: 0.591 (91st)
Record Quality: 0.254 (67th)
Avg. Season Rank: 82.26 (79th)
Pace: 66.11 (292nd)
Momentum: 0.48 (150th)
Off. Momentum: -1.01 (257th)
Def. Momentum: 1.49 (74th)
Consistency: -8.79 (132nd)
Res. Consistency: -11.16 (106th)
Away From Home: 0.90 (80th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -0.26 (117th)
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, 2024. 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: 108.33 28.12 78.29 82.15 44.86 34.88 36.15 18.29 38.01 28.98 59.67 13.78 12.45 4.72 42.46 22.26 35.28 2.07
RANK: 117th 108th 13th 323rd 137th 77th 79th 315th 228th 258th 109th 63rd 221st 257th 40th 298th 211th 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: 97.68 25.69 -- 85.60 40.28 32.53 31.07 21.98 37.42 31.09 51.94 11.36 11.74 3.87 38.00 25.68 36.32 2.02
RANK: 44th 160th -- 184th 28th 237th 26th 143rd 113th 189th 26th 173rd 58th 21st 232nd 146th 187th 158th

ANALYSIS:
This website places VCU in the top 25% of all NCAA college basketball teams this year. They have a record of 24-14 and are ranked 72nd overall (out of 362) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. Of the 15 schools in the A-10 (average ranking 123.4), they're currently ranked as our #2 team in the conference.

VCU will mainly try to find success through their defense. They are ranked 44th in defensive efficiency and allow fewer than 98 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. VCU does a fantastic job to prevent opposing teams from capitalizing on chances from offensive rebounds. The squad allows AO to convert only 3.9% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 21st in the NCAA). VCU will also take a bite out of many opponents' shooting percentages, based on the fact that the team ranks in the top-50 in three of our four primary defensive field goal categories. They allow AO to convert only 31.1% of their three-pointers (26th in the nation), 51.9% of their near-proximity attempts (26th), and 40.3% of their total shots from the field (28th).

VCU is also a fairly decent team on the offensive end of the court. The team ranks 117th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 108 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. VCU is deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 78.3% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 13th nationally in free throw percentage. VCU will also make a concerted effort to fire off quite a few three-pointers each game. The team ranks 40th 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-100 in three-point shooting percentage, they make approximately 36.2% of their three-point attempts vs. AO. If VCU does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's difficulties in getting off a sufficient number of shots each possession. The squad has a field goal attempt rate of just 82.15 vs. AO, which ranks 40th-worst in college basketball.
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 tend to get off more shots, VCU often performs worse than normal. VCU is more efficient than usual 41% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 84.16. In their other contests, VCU performs better than the norm 91% of the time.
VCU does better vs. clubs that allow a greater number of field goal opportunities. When playing squads that have a defensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 85.19, VCU performs above average 75% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 33% of the time.
VCU performs worse against squads that effectively clean the offensive glass. When facing teams that have an offensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 13.00, VCU is more efficient than normal 38% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 77% 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
2024-2537th37th13th34thA-10242nd74th119th232nd286th43rd
2023-2472nd72nd91st67thA-10292nd132nd91st117th80th79th
2022-2346th45th18th31stA-10178th26th112th99th76th80th
2021-2260th60th62nd41stA-10108th41st78th72nd28th52nd
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
2024-2554th101st117th31st137th10th178th320th154th142nd91st21st14th61st21st327th191st319th
2023-24117th108th13th323rd137th77th79th315th228th258th109th63rd221st257th40th298th211th295th
2022-23100th12th270th336th35th330th31st324th270th5th138th40th236th104th310th313th2nd9th
2021-22157th138th180th347th23rd346th73rd238th273rd39th40th21st147th62nd330th188th5th8th
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--136th15th17th32nd230th45th309th4th208th345th250th21st238th323rd342nd
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