TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2024-25 Mississippi St.  21-13 (0.618)  |  SEC
All-Play Percentage: 0.895 (39th)
Schedule Strength: 0.750 (20th)
Record Quality: 0.319 (41st)
Avg. Season Rank: 29.08 (26th)
Pace: 67.88 (100th)
Momentum: -0.15 (186th)
Off. Momentum: 0.47 (172nd)
Def. Momentum: -0.62 (208th)
Consistency: -10.02 (247th)
Res. Consistency: -13.75 (262nd)
Away From Home: 0.26 (114th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.08 (85th)
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: 119.63 29.72 71.28 90.62 47.23 38.30 33.56 17.06 40.10 35.26 65.53 17.45 19.31 8.70 42.27 18.82 38.91 2.03
RANK: 33rd 88th 221st 35th 50th 62nd 204th 296th 76th 63rd 19th 9th 23rd 10th 87th 312th 109th 204th

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: 99.02 23.50 -- 84.55 41.22 37.15 34.68 19.84 35.28 27.56 54.31 9.76 12.74 4.85 43.94 23.47 32.60 2.11
RANK: 44th 49th -- 62nd 66th 318th 215th 110th 93rd 35th 41st 35th 51st 54th 334th 141st 47th 25th

ANALYSIS:
Mississippi St. has been extremely effective at times this year and should be regarded as a serious opponent. Ranked 39th overall (out of 364) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 21-13. They are also ranked by this site as the #10 team (out of 16) in the SEC (average ranking 32.0). Sporting a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.750 (the 20th-highest in the country), Mississippi St. has prepared themselves by challenging some of the best teams in the college game.

The primary strength for Mississippi St. this year is offense. The team is ranked 33rd in efficiency on that end of the floor, and they'll rack up more than 119 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Mississippi St. does an outstanding job finishing any scoring chances they obtain from offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team successfully converts 8.7% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked tenth nationally), and with a rating of 19.31, they're 23rd in potential points scored off of the offensive glass as well. Mississippi St. is also one of the nation's most effective teams finishing close to the iron. The team is ranked 19th in the country in near-proximity field goal percentage, making approximately 65.5% of their attempts from up-close vs. AO. The squad likewise lands in the top-50 in overall offensive field goal percentage and makes good on about 47.2% of their total attempts vs. AO.

Mississippi St. plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 44th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 99 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Mississippi St. thrives on scoring fast and easy points off of steals. They're ranked ninth in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 17.45. Mississippi St. has also done a really good job this year to prevent opponents from making shots from the inside. They are ranked 41st in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 54.3% of their attempts from close-up. Because of this, AO takes nowhere near as many inside shots as they typically would -- just 32.6% of AO's field goal attempts will come from short-distance.
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 do a nice job converting inside the paint, Mississippi St. often performs worse than normal. Mississippi St. is more efficient than usual 17% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 61.94%. In their other contests, Mississippi St. performs better than the norm 69% of the time.
Mississippi St. does worse vs. clubs that convert well from outside the arc. When playing squads that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 36.81%, Mississippi St. performs above average 9% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 56% of the time.
Mississippi St. performs worse against squads that are typically efficient on offense. When facing teams that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 119.50, Mississippi St. is more efficient than normal 9% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 56% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-2539th39th104th41stSEC100th247th20th85th114th26th
2023-2431st29th121st64thSEC274th251st23rd133rd58th27th
2022-2368th68th103rd71stSEC338th127th72nd308th234th39th
2021-2251st51st176th94thSEC270th29th51st258th357th43rd
2020-2165th65th150th74thSEC291st296th60th239th202nd65th
2019-2035th35th80th42ndSEC261st193rd58th210th308th33rd
2018-1921st21st59th23rdSEC146th60th17th173rd301st18th
2017-1862nd62nd64th38thSEC248th249th65th85th146th83rd
2016-1789th88th179th108thSEC122nd326th71st271st246th97th
2015-1680th80th213th151stSEC116th47th78th225th269th94th
2014-15158th158th249th191stSEC195th276th80th69th122nd148th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2533rd88th221st35th50th62nd204th296th76th63rd19th9th23rd10th87th312th109th204th
2023-2458th49th336th112th44th156th202nd316th108th21st52nd41st13th14th171st326th29th80th
2022-23163rd25th342nd73rd196th248th362nd214th345th25th62nd39th1st12th275th239th36th44th
2021-2259th5th163rd156th38th354th337th40th150th51st12th55th17th21st352nd39th59th7th
2020-2183rd65th278th137th42nd347th81st27th134th87th56th231st6th8th350th25th103rd20th
2019-2025th35th41st129th10th341st88th47th109th51st20th188th15th8th347th50th69th13th
2018-1919th62nd156th151st13th168th12th181st10th165th52nd23rd25th18th173rd176th169th180th
2017-1865th174th290th88th28th178th221st196th64th68th15th49th80th30th196th216th86th113th
2016-17135th238th210th194th83rd161st194th234th284th106th31st24th197th41st157th237th106th164th
2015-1693rd306th103rd112th36th187th184th88th16th225th24th72nd207th115th203rd92nd242nd193rd
2014-15193rd20th155th348th80th346th258th82nd60th258th63rd153rd213th201st335th26th153rd47th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2544th49th--62nd66th318th215th110th93rd35th41st35th51st54th334th141st47th25th
2023-2417th36th--70th42nd290th3rd225th150th13th215th154th31st74th329th251st19th21st
2022-2313th65th--75th17th321st47th153rd42nd15th54th79th80th95th339th175th29th18th
2021-2253rd65th--47th111th257th85th192nd187th19th213th110th23rd94th292nd240th29th34th
2020-2172nd29th--326th26th346th63rd271st7th52nd163rd210th138th7th319th215th22nd26th
2019-2087th75th--247th79th130th76th303rd107th139th118th243rd185th48th95th304th110th191st
2018-1952nd87th--145th58th144th133rd333rd102nd38th95th117th294th197th151st336th38th95th
2017-1852nd65th--226th60th219th105th271st69th105th84th56th196th135th186th265th94th114th
2016-1764th180th--100th75th133rd47th257th212th58th101st10th61st32nd166th284th80th121st
2015-1678th92nd--192nd80th207th110th280th205th75th66th49th107th58th194th282nd68th99th
2014-1598th174th--182nd95th301st132nd175th152nd67th113th298th201st104th303rd180th57th46th