TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2014-15 Wisconsin  36-4 (0.900)  |  Big Ten
All-Play Percentage: 0.997 (2nd)
Schedule Strength: 0.781 (3rd)
Record Quality: 0.674 (2nd)
Avg. Season Rank: 2.57 (2nd)
Pace: 59.89 (348th)
Momentum: -0.98 (223rd)
Off. Momentum: 3.74 (25th)
Def. Momentum: -4.72 (340th)
Consistency: -11.61 (342nd)
Res. Consistency: -12.68 (243rd)
Away From Home: -0.93 (269th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -2.40 (279th)
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 6, 2015. 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: 126.82 31.60 77.41 88.27 50.50 34.01 38.85 23.74 42.95 30.52 69.34 7.36 13.87 7.57 38.53 26.90 34.58 2.04
RANK: 1st 70th 6th 6th 4th 22nd 18th 233rd 4th 82nd 4th 346th 245th 83rd 59th 293rd 179th 255th

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: 91.40 19.29 -- 85.27 40.69 22.09 35.67 35.15 34.83 28.03 52.00 7.94 10.22 4.22 25.90 41.22 32.88 1.93
RANK: 22nd 2nd -- 307th 65th 12th 233rd 351st 145th 150th 15th 6th 1st 4th 4th 351st 110th 291st

ANALYSIS:
Wisconsin is among the very best of the best in NCAA hoops this year. They have a record of 36-4 and are ranked second overall (out of 351) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the best team (out of 14) in the Big Ten (average ranking 57.3). With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.781 (which ranks third nationally), Wisconsin is one of the more battle-tested teams in the college game.

Utilizing an extremely deliberate pace (the fourth-slowest in D1), Wisconsin is one of the very most competent offensive teams in the country. Ranked first in offensive efficiency, they'll rack up more than 126 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Wisconsin is one of the most lethal teams in the country when it comes to shooting the basketball, ranking in the top-25 in each of our four major field goal categories. They make 38.9% of their three-pointers (18th in the nation), 42.9% of their mid-range jumpers (fourth), 69.3% of their near-proximity chances (fourth), and 50.5% of their total shots from the field (fourth) vs. AO. Wisconsin is also deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 77.4% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked sixth nationally in free throw percentage. Moreover, they get ample opportunity to beat you from the line, as the ball-club falls in the top-75 in free throw attempt rate with a rating of 31.60 vs. AO. Wisconsin is lastly one of the very best when it comes to maximizing field goal opportunities. The team is ranked sixth in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 88.27 vs. AO.

Wisconsin plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 22nd nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 91 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Wisconsin does a super job to deny opponents offensive rebounds and second chances. They have a rating of 10.22 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (ranked first in the country), and they allow AO to convert just 4.2% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked fourth) as well. Wisconsin is also a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 19.29 vs. AO, they are currently rated second in the country in that category. Wisconsin lastly does tremendous work shutting down the opposition from the inside. They are ranked 15th in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 52.0% of their attempts from close-up. If Wisconsin does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's unwillingness to take risks in order to score fast points off of the opposition's turnovers. The squad only has a rating of 7.36 in potential points scored off of steals vs. AO, which ranks sixth-worst in the college game.

Wisconsin has been one of the most erratic teams in college basketball this year (currently ranked tenth from the bottom overall in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their future games far more difficult to predict.
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:
Wisconsin 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 16.77, Wisconsin performs above their norm 83% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 43% of the time.
When facing teams that tend to get off more shots, Wisconsin often performs better than normal. Wisconsin is more efficient than usual 77% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 83.70. In their other contests, Wisconsin performs better than the norm 39% of the time.
Wisconsin does better vs. clubs that do not defend well on the perimeter. When playing squads that have a defensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 31.31%, Wisconsin performs above average 67% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 31% 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
2024-2511th11th37th16thBig Ten140th220th21st10th175th14th
2023-2420th20th109th39thBig Ten285th210th4th30th281st20th
2022-2365th65th138th51stBig Ten343rd133rd12th17th97th67th
2021-2233rd33rd32nd9thBig Ten229th23rd10th172nd107th24th
2020-2118th18th127th48thBig Ten333rd302nd26th338th268th12th
2019-2026th26th54th21stBig Ten340th351st9th61st317th36th
2018-1918th18th59th21stBig Ten336th196th8th337th185th13th
2017-1865th65th214th115thBig Ten349th279th26th337th190th76th
2016-1722nd22nd40th18thBig Ten340th296th30th231st303rd17th
2015-1640th40th95th41stBig Ten341st170th26th42nd127th52nd
2014-152nd2nd4th2ndBig Ten348th342nd3rd279th269th2nd
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2512th42nd1st163rd38th19th67th338th17th175th40th321st220th139th17th344th173rd319th
2023-2416th38th35th114th23rd170th53rd262nd12th50th89th263rd192nd111th191st268th63rd99th
2022-23116th190th292nd39th172nd62nd129th190th302nd170th103rd342nd315th342nd104th219th228th261st
2021-2263rd13th113th108th100th220th276th71st160th224th18th294th265th128th230th82nd245th181st
2020-2131st164th26th43rd87th55th47th119th73rd268th106th179th336th257th88th158th304th299th
2019-2035th193rd34th94th68th26th24th112th16th338th78th348th252nd239th36th133rd341st342nd
2018-1963rd251st329th27th37th223rd54th252nd70th8th173rd347th234th113th265th275th20th28th
2017-1882nd94th289th115th67th172nd218th254th54th41st90th341st247th207th178th267th48th83rd
2016-1740th86th341st14th56th94th81st249th154th29th84th312th119th141st151st291st55th126th
2015-1695th46th196th136th138th126th122nd134th100th244th137th328th182nd143rd137th139th248th249th
2014-151st70th6th6th4th22nd18th233rd4th82nd4th346th245th83rd59th293rd179th255th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2519th23rd--286th12th269th75th355th2nd18th57th15th43rd1st238th353rd9th37th
2023-2442nd71st--38th108th64th210th343rd123rd8th199th18th7th23rd91st354th17th91st
2022-2319th34th--117th91st130th17th320th289th43rd149th3rd14th17th144th330th43rd109th
2021-2222nd74th--173rd38th80th31st330th146th66th53rd21st21st4th85th336th66th175th
2020-2116th40th--202nd27th62nd44th343rd27th71st74th31st1st5th55th344th66th179th
2019-2021st22nd--297th25th74th103rd336th14th189th40th47th61st54th42nd327th132nd250th
2018-197th4th--284th11th105th32nd327th38th155th9th17th179th77th67th324th124th210th
2017-1861st58th--167th124th21st36th324th303rd154th56th155th19th24th18th333rd146th274th
2016-1712th17th--160th22nd70th186th343rd55th32nd9th85th1st5th69th347th36th118th
2015-1611th85th--95th38th10th119th327th52nd147th27th157th141st43rd10th342nd164th301st
2014-1522nd2nd--307th65th12th233rd351st145th150th15th6th1st4th4th351st110th291st