Pre-tourney Rankings
Ball St.
Mid-American
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating-0.3#170
Expected Predictive Rating+1.1#153
Pace72.6#85
Improvement-2.4#280

Offense
Total Offense-0.1#170
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebound+0.0#1
Layup/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement-4.7#338

Defense
Total Defense-0.1#170
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebounds+0.0#1
Layups/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement+2.2#84
NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
#1 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 2 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 4 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 6 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
NCAA Tourney Bid 0.0% n/a n/a
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0.0% n/a n/a
Average Seed n/a n/a n/a
.500 or above 0.0% n/a n/a
.500 or above in Conference 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Conference Champion 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Last Place in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Four0.0% n/a n/a
First Round0.0% n/a n/a
Second Round0.0% n/a n/a
Sweet Sixteen0.0% n/a n/a
Elite Eight0.0% n/a n/a
Final Four0.0% n/a n/a
Championship Game0.0% n/a n/a
National Champion0.0% n/a n/a

Projected Seeding Not in Tournament  


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Record Conf Rating Offense Defense
  Nov 10, 2017 158   @ Dayton L 77-78 35%     0 - 1 +2.6 +1.8 +1.8
  Nov 15, 2017 42   @ Oklahoma L 69-108 10%     0 - 2 -25.3 +6.8 +6.8
  Nov 17, 2017 222   Stony Brook W 87-76 73%     1 - 2 +4.4 -3.3 -3.3
  Nov 19, 2017 65   @ Oregon L 71-95 14%     1 - 3 -12.8 +5.6 +5.6
  Nov 22, 2017 93   @ Bucknell L 83-87 20%     1 - 4 +4.5 +4.2 +4.2
  Nov 25, 2017 157   @ Indiana St. W 93-85 35%     2 - 4 +11.7 +1.9 +1.9
  Dec 02, 2017 284   IUPUI W 83-64 83%     3 - 4 +8.6 -5.2 -5.2
  Dec 05, 2017 32   @ Notre Dame W 80-77 9%     4 - 4 +17.9 +7.4 +7.4
  Dec 09, 2017 155   Valparaiso W 71-70 57%     5 - 4 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1
  Dec 19, 2017 294   North Florida W 79-65 84%     6 - 4 +3.1 -5.4 -5.4
  Dec 22, 2017 336   Jackson St. W 70-54 93%     7 - 4 -0.8 -8.4 -8.4
  Dec 29, 2017 342   Florida A&M W 75-54 94%     8 - 4 +3.1 -9.0 -9.0
  Jan 02, 2018 143   Eastern Michigan W 72-62 56%     9 - 4 1 - 0 +8.1 -0.9 -0.9
  Jan 06, 2018 73   Buffalo L 63-83 33%     9 - 5 1 - 1 -15.7 +2.2 +2.2
  Jan 09, 2018 196   @ Ohio W 75-68 46%     10 - 5 2 - 1 +7.8 +0.4 +0.4
  Jan 13, 2018 188   @ Western Michigan L 58-73 44%     10 - 6 2 - 2 -13.7 +0.7 +0.7
  Jan 16, 2018 178   Central Michigan W 82-76 64%     11 - 6 3 - 2 +2.1 -2.0 -2.0
  Jan 20, 2018 192   @ Miami (OH) L 53-71 45%     11 - 7 3 - 3 -17.0 +0.5 +0.5
  Jan 23, 2018 207   @ Kent St. L 80-88 OT 48%     11 - 8 3 - 4 -7.8 +0.1 +0.1
  Jan 27, 2018 251   Akron W 111-106 2OT 78%     12 - 8 4 - 4 -3.5 -4.3 -4.3
  Jan 30, 2018 122   @ Toledo W 75-63 28%     13 - 8 5 - 4 +17.9 +2.9 +2.9
  Feb 03, 2018 143   @ Eastern Michigan L 41-58 33%     13 - 9 5 - 5 -12.8 +2.1 +2.1
  Feb 06, 2018 238   Bowling Green W 59-56 75%     14 - 9 6 - 5 -4.5 -3.7 -3.7
  Feb 09, 2018 207   Kent St. W 87-68 70%     15 - 9 7 - 5 +13.2 -2.9 -2.9
  Feb 13, 2018 251   @ Akron W 90-77 58%     16 - 9 8 - 5 +10.5 -1.2 -1.2
  Feb 17, 2018 122   Toledo W 99-71 50%     17 - 9 9 - 5 +27.8 -0.1 -0.1
  Feb 20, 2018 250   Northern Illinois W 77-68 78%     18 - 9 10 - 5 +0.5 -4.2 -4.2
  Feb 23, 2018 188   Western Michigan L 80-87 67%     18 - 10 10 - 6 -11.7 -2.3 -2.3
  Feb 27, 2018 178   @ Central Michigan L 51-75 41%     18 - 11 10 - 7 -21.9 +1.0 +1.0
  Mar 02, 2018 250   @ Northern Illinois L 65-66 58%     18 - 12 10 - 8 -3.4 -1.2 -1.2
  Mar 08, 2018 207   Kent St. L 73-76 60%     18 - 13 -5.8 -1.4 -1.4
Projected Record 18.0 - 13.0 10.0 - 8.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Mid-American Finish

0-18 1-17 2-16 3-15 4-14 5-13 6-12 7-11 8-10 9-9 10-8 11-7 12-6 13-5 14-4 15-3 16-2 17-1 18-0 Total
1st 1st
2nd 2nd
3rd 3rd
4th 100.0 100.0 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
8th 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
11th 11th
12th 12th
Total 100.0 Total



Mid-American Regular Season Championship

Record Champion Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8 0.0%
9-9
Total



NCAA Tournament Selection

Conf RecordRecord ChanceTourney
Bid		AutoAt-LargeAvg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid At-Large if not Auto
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8 100.0% 100.0
9-9
8-10
7-11
6-12
5-13
4-14
3-15
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 100.0 0.0%