Pre-tourney Rankings
Louisiana Tech
Conference USA
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+0.5#160
Expected Predictive Rating-1.1#184
Pace67.3#224
Improvement-3.2#310

Offense
Total Offense+0.3#160
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-3.1#309

Defense
Total Defense+0.3#160
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-0.1#177
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 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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 13, 2017 260   Southeast Missouri St. W 96-95 OT 82%     1 - 0 -8.0 -4.5 -4.5
  Nov 18, 2017 274   Montana St. W 71-58 83%     2 - 0 +3.3 -4.8 -4.8
  Nov 21, 2017 205   George Mason W 77-64 62%     3 - 0 +10.3 -1.3 -1.3
  Nov 22, 2017 147   Evansville W 63-61 48%     4 - 0 +3.1 +0.5 +0.5
  Nov 29, 2017 46   @ Alabama L 74-77 12%     4 - 1 +10.4 +6.7 +6.7
  Dec 06, 2017 113   Stephen F. Austin L 83-85 48%     4 - 2 -1.0 +0.5 +0.5
  Dec 09, 2017 336   Jackson St. W 91-62 94%     5 - 2 +12.2 -8.4 -8.4
  Dec 12, 2017 70   Louisiana L 71-75 34%     5 - 3 +0.8 +2.4 +2.4
  Dec 16, 2017 37   @ Texas L 60-75 10%     5 - 4 -0.7 +7.1 +7.1
  Dec 21, 2017 340   Alabama St. W 74-62 91%     6 - 4 -2.4 -7.2 -7.2
  Dec 22, 2017 161   Purdue Fort Wayne W 85-76 50%     7 - 4 +9.5 +0.3 +0.3
  Dec 28, 2017 71   @ Western Kentucky L 68-69 17%     7 - 5 0 - 1 +9.7 +5.4 +5.4
  Dec 30, 2017 115   @ Marshall L 65-78 28%     7 - 6 0 - 2 -6.4 +3.3 +3.3
  Jan 04, 2018 177   Texas San Antonio L 76-78 67%     7 - 7 0 - 3 -5.9 -1.9 -1.9
  Jan 06, 2018 249   UTEP W 97-88 80%     8 - 7 1 - 3 +0.8 -4.1 -4.1
  Jan 11, 2018 63   @ Middle Tennessee L 57-72 15%     8 - 8 1 - 4 -3.6 +5.7 +5.7
  Jan 13, 2018 118   @ UAB L 62-74 29%     8 - 9 1 - 5 -5.6 +3.2 +3.2
  Jan 18, 2018 193   North Texas W 66-65 70%     9 - 9 2 - 5 -4.1 -2.5 -2.5
  Jan 20, 2018 295   Rice W 69-54 86%     10 - 9 3 - 5 +4.1 -5.5 -5.5
  Jan 27, 2018 229   Southern Miss W 89-66 76%     11 - 9 4 - 5 +16.0 -3.5 -3.5
  Feb 01, 2018 245   @ Florida Atlantic W 67-62 59%     12 - 9 5 - 5 +3.1 -1.0 -1.0
  Feb 03, 2018 239   @ Florida International L 68-71 58%     12 - 10 5 - 6 -4.5 -0.8 -0.8
  Feb 08, 2018 313   Charlotte W 83-65 88%     13 - 10 6 - 6 +5.7 -6.2 -6.2
  Feb 10, 2018 77   Old Dominion L 69-82 36%     13 - 11 6 - 7 -8.9 +2.1 +2.1
  Feb 15, 2018 118   UAB W 73-60 51%     14 - 11 7 - 7 +13.3 +0.2 +0.2
  Feb 17, 2018 63   Middle Tennessee L 70-87 32%     14 - 12 7 - 8 -11.6 +2.7 +2.7
  Feb 22, 2018 249   @ UTEP L 72-74 60%     14 - 13 7 - 9 -4.2 -1.1 -1.1
  Feb 24, 2018 177   @ Texas San Antonio L 64-74 44%     14 - 14 7 - 10 -7.8 +1.1 +1.1
  Mar 03, 2018 229   @ Southern Miss L 64-72 56%     14 - 15 7 - 11 -8.9 -0.5 -0.5
  Mar 07, 2018 193   North Texas W 68-62 60%     15 - 15 +4.0 -1.0 -1.0
  Mar 08, 2018 77   Old Dominion L 58-62 26%     15 - 16 +3.2 +3.6 +3.6
Projected Record 15.0 - 16.0 7.0 - 11.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Conference USA 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 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
8th 8th
9th 100.0 100.0 9th
10th 10th
11th 11th
12th 12th
13th 13th
14th 14th
Total 100.0 Total



Conference USA 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
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
9-9
8-10
7-11 100.0% 100.0
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%