TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 USC  22-9 (0.710)  |  Pac-12
All-Play Percentage: 0.847 (54th)
Schedule Strength: 0.665 (66th)
Record Quality: 0.369 (25th)
Avg. Season Rank: 78.00 (77th)
Pace: 68.90 (222nd)
Momentum: 1.12 (125th)
Off. Momentum: -1.10 (283rd)
Def. Momentum: 2.22 (33rd)
Consistency: -10.43 (318th)
Res. Consistency: -13.22 (270th)
Away From Home: 1.05 (66th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 1.32 (24th)
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: 102.60 28.18 67.50 80.68 46.01 26.76 34.86 23.66 38.26 30.27 61.93 12.50 13.84 6.63 33.16 29.32 37.51 1.96
RANK: 104th 69th 285th 218th 44th 296th 92nd 137th 121st 95th 83rd 86th 123rd 38th 286th 123rd 87th 62nd

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: 89.92 21.75 -- 85.03 37.52 34.96 30.41 24.53 33.23 25.54 51.37 13.43 10.88 3.69 41.12 28.85 30.03 2.11
RANK: 23rd 47th -- 302nd 7th 329th 36th 259th 38th 62nd 13th 325th 40th 29th 304th 232nd 35th 28th

ANALYSIS:
This website places USC in the top 25% of all NCAA college basketball teams this year. Carrying a record of 22-9, they are currently rated #54 overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage this season. They are also ranked by this site as the #6 team (out of 12) in the Pac-12 (average ranking 64.8).

USC will suffocate most opponents with its stifling defense. Allowing roughly 90 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, this squad is rated #23 in defensive efficiency. USC will put a good dent in the shooting percentages of several opponents, considering the team ranks in the top-50 in each of the four major defensive shooting categories. They allow AO to make just 30.4% of their three-pointers (36th in the nation), 33.2% of their mid-range shots (38th), 51.4% of their near-proximity attempts (13th), and 37.5% of their total shots from the field (seventh). USC is also one of the better teams when it comes to not allowing opponents to convert scoring chances off of offensive rebounds. The squad allows AO to convert only 3.7% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 29th in the NCAA), and with a rating of 10.88, they're 40th in potential points allowed off of the offensive glass as well.

USC is also a fairly decent team on the offensive end of the court. The team ranks 104th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 103 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. USC is one of the better teams in the country when it comes to converting scoring chances off of offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team successfully converts 6.6% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 38th nationally). USC also boasts one of the better offensive field goal percentages in the college game. The squad is ranked 44th in the country in field goal percentage, making approximately 46.0% of their attempts vs. AO. If USC does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's penchant for allowing too many easy buckets off of giveaways. The squad has a rating of 13.43 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of steals, which ranks 29th-worst in the college game.

USC has been one of the more erratic teams in NCAA basketball this year (presently ranked 318th in the country in consistency), which makes forecasting the outcomes of their upcoming games tougher than most.
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 convert more frequently off of offensive rebounds, USC usually performs better than average. USC is more efficient than normal 76% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 4.87%. In all other contests, USC performs better than average 20% of the time.
USC is typically worse vs. teams that typically allow more than a fair share of breakaway opportunities. Against foes that have a potential point rate allowed off steals vs. AO greater than 11.11, USC performs above their norm 31% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 78% of the time.
When facing teams that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities, USC often performs better than normal. USC is more efficient than usual 80% of the time when facing teams that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 11.36. In their other contests, USC performs better than the norm 38% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-2555th55th207th98thBig Ten146th268th34th187th251st59th
2023-2468th68th241st111thPac-12171st184th21st131st274th69th
2022-2344th44th63rd33rdPac-12160th130th46th91st52nd52nd
2021-2261st60th28th25thPac-12214th6th86th182nd43rd31st
2020-217th7th24th6thPac-12272nd139th7th26th154th29th
2019-2054th54th43rd25thPac-12222nd318th66th24th66th77th
2018-1979th79th195th141stPac-12128th121st89th301st186th93rd
2017-1850th50th66th43rdPac-12242nd114th68th275th35th49th
2016-1754th54th43rd41stPac-12200th46th75th188th307th55th
2015-1661st61st106th54thPac-1270th98th51st260th329th40th
2014-15147th147th269th187thPac-1231st110th72nd62nd134th152nd
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2549th76th124th264th14th307th25th172nd28th113th45th204th174th41st286th158th91st65th
2023-2490th115th298th287th33rd240th21st188th173rd175th36th48th120th52nd215th172nd138th140th
2022-2355th56th112th258th24th306th29th40th56th315th18th154th198th53rd299th23rd295th158th
2021-2279th63rd334th142nd58th281st17th88th44th133rd178th299th22nd24th282nd90th135th78th
2020-2113th35th330th58th9th266th14th28th16th219th17th265th37th46th295th37th258th134th
2019-20104th69th285th218th44th296th92nd137th121st95th83rd86th123rd38th286th123rd87th62nd
2018-1961st278th321st37th41st173rd14th75th140th161st48th182nd98th62nd218th97th213th169th
2017-1831st184th209th47th27th164th67th184th61st57th35th42nd98th26th192nd215th90th115th
2016-1736th25th56th199th44th191st74th281st122nd45th74th70th85th47th185th283rd42nd82nd
2015-1642nd109th292nd91st27th235th29th157th124th44th64th177th53rd53rd254th188th58th60th
2014-15185th243rd315th152nd102nd303rd179th79th253rd115th45th64th124th140th305th72nd117th62nd
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2589th126th--128th103rd205th57th239th202nd64th175th184th177th284th240th262nd79th92nd
2023-2451st117th--173rd24th287th180th271st98th28th8th234th290th13th291st272nd27th36th
2022-2344th165th--325th9th253rd91st308th5th127th10th228th363rd253rd200th279th69th107th
2021-2243rd153rd--281st15th154th128th287th18th220th8th258th108th16th113th274th175th223rd
2020-2112th10th--350th1st224th67th350th16th68th1st74th197th80th111th343rd18th91st
2019-2023rd47th--302nd7th329th36th259th38th62nd13th325th40th29th304th232nd35th28th
2018-19124th32nd--343rd71st295th88th282nd197th147th64th108th217th93rd228th239th92nd110th
2017-1873rd5th--303rd86th264th85th300th257th87th63rd80th272nd230th220th282nd59th90th
2016-17101st8th--337th65th292nd189th207th71st242nd49th76th192nd57th225th150th163rd153rd
2015-16117th5th--342nd75th296th88th244th189th252nd43rd110th185th124th216th171st168th147th
2014-15103rd46th--319th69th303rd66th112th81st252nd72nd152nd251st253rd272nd67th198th144th