TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 San Diego State  30-2 (0.938)  |  Mountain West
All-Play Percentage: 0.986 (6th)
Schedule Strength: 0.579 (102nd)
Record Quality: 0.542 (5th)
Avg. Season Rank: 6.43 (5th)
Pace: 66.04 (335th)
Momentum: -4.36 (334th)
Off. Momentum: -0.71 (270th)
Def. Momentum: -3.65 (328th)
Consistency: -11.22 (348th)
Res. Consistency: -12.74 (241st)
Away From Home: 2.96 (2nd)
Paper Tiger Factor: 2.60 (4th)
NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
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: 111.86 24.41 79.63 84.42 46.78 34.84 38.59 21.39 39.39 28.19 62.52 11.08 11.28 5.34 41.27 25.34 33.39 2.08
RANK: 10th 208th 6th 59th 26th 58th 6th 214th 75th 185th 59th 162nd 258th 116th 72nd 234th 223rd 270th

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: 89.00 20.95 -- 81.45 39.17 32.78 30.54 27.60 33.48 21.07 60.07 10.54 11.06 4.40 40.25 33.89 25.87 2.14
RANK: 15th 30th -- 152nd 21st 267th 39th 332nd 42nd 5th 203rd 131st 48th 99th 273rd 337th 6th 11th

ANALYSIS:
There aren't many teams in the country that have been as strong as San Diego State this year. Their record this season is 30-2, and the club is ranked sixth overall (out of 353) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. Of the 11 schools in the MWC (average ranking 131.7), they're currently ranked as the best team in the conference.

San Diego State showcases one of the country's most efficient offenses. Racking up about 112 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO and promoting a more deliberate, half-court style of play (the 19th-slowest pace in D1), the team is nationally rated tenth in efficiency on that end of the floor. San Diego State is deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 79.6% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked sixth nationally in free throw percentage. San Diego State is also one of the most accurate teams when shooting from long-distance. They're ranked sixth nationally in three-point field goal percentage and make about 38.6% of their attempts from there vs. AO. The team will try to shoot a fair amount of threes, too. Roughly 41.3% of their field goal attempts vs. AO are from long, giving the team a top-75 ranking in that category. The team likewise falls in the top-50 in overall offensive field goal percentage, converting about 46.8% of their attempts vs. AO.

San Diego State plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 15th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 89 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. San Diego State will 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'll inflict the most harm on the outside, allowing AO to convert just 30.5% of their three-pointers (39th in the nation), 33.5% of their mid-range chances (42nd), and 39.2% of their total shots from the field (21st). San Diego State also does a pretty solid job avoiding careless fouls and minimizing opponents' opportunities from the free throw line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 20.95 vs. AO, they are currently rated 30th in the country in that category.

San Diego State has definitely not been as efficient as of late compared to earlier in the season and, consequently, the team is nationally ranked 334th in positive momentum. San Diego State has also been one of the most erratic teams in college basketball this year (currently ranked sixth from the bottom overall in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their future games far more difficult to predict. When playing on the road, San Diego State has played their best basketball this season. The team is currently ranked second in the country in the away-from-home metric our site tracks.
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:
San Diego State performs better against squads that do a nice job converting inside the paint. When facing teams that have an offensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 61.27%, San Diego State is more efficient than normal 100% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 32% of the time.
When playing teams that aren't terribly skilled defensively, San Diego State usually performs worse than average. San Diego State is more efficient than normal 20% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 100.07. In all other contests, San Diego State performs better than average 67% of the time.
San Diego State is typically better vs. teams that favor a faster tempo. Against foes that have a pace vs. AO greater than 70.18, San Diego State performs above their norm 71% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 29% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
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2017-1824th24th66th57thMWC147th297th82nd288th324th40th
2016-1786th85th123rd97thMWC304th112th113th170th187th96th
2015-1650th50th46th33rdMWC328th273rd80th161st103rd60th
2014-1538th37th21st28thMWC334th240th88th95th244th41st
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
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2015-16138th53rd237th74th215th223rd195th43rd326th223rd73rd233rd54th119th253rd56th250th155th
2014-15149th100th329th57th160th257th237th43rd207th151st94th80th19th21st282nd53rd201st106th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2521st223rd--53rd7th346th69th67th9th16th12th23rd288th107th357th92nd22nd8th
2023-2414th166th--156th7th284th55th254th5th30th18th81st143rd17th298th264th33rd37th
2022-234th86th--125th5th138th1st264th122nd104th12th196th156th45th157th282nd110th155th
2021-222nd182nd--76th5th91st9th262nd6th105th14th79th160th185th126th296th128th190th
2020-2126th94th--26th36th305th194th222nd31st1st128th9th112th115th344th282nd3rd2nd
2019-2015th30th--152nd21st267th39th332nd42nd5th203rd131st48th99th273rd337th6th11th
2018-1991st125th--261st49th258th96th313th12th51st192nd216th248th100th233rd304th40th53rd
2017-1816th25th--133rd38th211th22nd317th75th12th210th145th26th82nd226th327th17th39th
2016-1743rd80th--252nd26th204th49th317th35th82nd53rd51st241st71st163rd308th53rd94th
2015-169th39th--279th4th201st4th324th40th60th34th166th68th6th155th316th36th90th
2014-156th3rd--286th14th126th39th330th13th147th30th69th108th103rd89th320th112th185th