Pre-tourney Rankings
Marshall
Conference USA
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+3.6#115
Expected Predictive Rating+5.3#94
Pace84.4#5
Improvement+5.7#11

Offense
Total Offense+1.8#115
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+1.2#113

Defense
Total Defense+1.8#115
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+4.5#17
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 98.7% n/a n/a
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0.0% n/a n/a
Average Seed 13.0 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 Round98.7% n/a n/a
Second Round11.6% n/a n/a
Sweet Sixteen2.0% n/a n/a
Elite Eight0.2% 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 13 seed  


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Record Conf Rating Offense Defense
  Nov 10, 2017 299   Tennessee Martin W 102-91 OT 91%     1 - 0 -0.2 -5.6 -5.6
  Nov 13, 2017 329   Southern W 83-74 95%     2 - 0 -5.7 -7.4 -7.4
  Nov 16, 2017 281   @ Morehead St. L 83-86 77%     2 - 1 -7.2 -2.1 -2.1
  Nov 19, 2017 94   @ Illinois L 74-91 33%     2 - 2 -8.8 +4.1 +4.1
  Nov 22, 2017 314   NC Central W 92-84 93%     3 - 2 -4.5 -6.3 -6.3
  Nov 29, 2017 159   @ William & Mary L 104-114 50%     3 - 3 -6.4 +1.8 +1.8
  Dec 02, 2017 251   Akron W 86-64 87%     4 - 3 +13.5 -4.3 -4.3
  Dec 05, 2017 297   Chattanooga W 70-66 91%     5 - 3 -7.1 -5.6 -5.6
  Dec 09, 2017 122   @ Toledo W 93-87 41%     6 - 3 +11.9 +2.9 +2.9
  Dec 16, 2017 196   Ohio W 99-96 OT 80%     7 - 3 -2.3 -2.6 -2.6
  Dec 19, 2017 13   @ Xavier L 77-81 9%     7 - 4 +14.3 +9.1 +9.1
  Dec 22, 2017 288   Eastern Kentucky W 91-71 90%     8 - 4 +9.5 -5.3 -5.3
  Dec 28, 2017 229   Southern Miss W 85-66 84%     9 - 4 1 - 0 +12.0 -3.5 -3.5
  Dec 30, 2017 160   Louisiana Tech W 78-65 72%     10 - 4 2 - 0 +10.5 -1.2 -1.2
  Jan 06, 2018 71   Western Kentucky L 87-112 46%     10 - 5 2 - 1 -20.3 +2.3 +2.3
  Jan 11, 2018 313   @ Charlotte W 91-83 82%     11 - 5 3 - 1 +1.7 -3.1 -3.1
  Jan 13, 2018 77   @ Old Dominion L 76-82 26%     11 - 6 3 - 2 +4.2 +5.1 +5.1
  Jan 18, 2018 63   Middle Tennessee W 73-63 43%     12 - 6 4 - 2 +15.4 +2.7 +2.7
  Jan 20, 2018 118   UAB W 86-78 OT 62%     13 - 6 5 - 2 +8.3 +0.2 +0.2
  Jan 27, 2018 71   @ Western Kentucky L 74-85 25%     13 - 7 5 - 3 -0.3 +5.4 +5.4
  Feb 01, 2018 177   @ Texas San Antonio L 77-81 56%     13 - 8 5 - 4 -1.8 +1.1 +1.1
  Feb 03, 2018 249   @ UTEP W 74-65 71%     14 - 8 6 - 4 +6.8 -1.1 -1.1
  Feb 08, 2018 239   Florida International W 76-66 85%     15 - 8 7 - 4 +2.4 -3.8 -3.8
  Feb 10, 2018 245   Florida Atlantic W 79-68 86%     16 - 8 8 - 4 +3.0 -4.0 -4.0
  Feb 15, 2018 295   @ Rice W 93-80 79%     17 - 8 9 - 4 +8.1 -2.4 -2.4
  Feb 17, 2018 193   @ North Texas W 74-72 60%     18 - 8 10 - 4 +3.0 +0.5 +0.5
  Feb 22, 2018 77   Old Dominion L 79-84 48%     18 - 9 10 - 5 -0.9 +2.1 +2.1
  Feb 24, 2018 313   Charlotte W 103-75 92%     19 - 9 11 - 5 +15.7 -6.2 -6.2
  Mar 01, 2018 118   @ UAB L 77-91 39%     19 - 10 11 - 6 -7.6 +3.2 +3.2
  Mar 03, 2018 63   @ Middle Tennessee W 76-67 23%     20 - 10 12 - 6 +20.4 +5.7 +5.7
  Mar 08, 2018 177   Texas San Antonio W 95-81 67%     21 - 10 +13.1 -0.4 -0.4
  Mar 09, 2018 229   Southern Miss W 85-75 76%     22 - 10 +6.0 -2.0 -2.0
  Mar 10, 2018 71   Western Kentucky W 67-66 34%     23 - 10 +8.7 +3.8 +3.8
Projected Record 23.0 - 10.0 12.0 - 6.0




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 100.0 100.0 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
8th 8th
9th 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 0.0%
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
12-6 100.0% 98.7% 98.7% 13.0 0.0 8.3 79.0 11.3 0.0 1.3
11-7
10-8
9-9
8-10
7-11
6-12
5-13
4-14
3-15
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 98.7% 98.7% 0.0% 13.0 0.0 8.3 79.0 11.3 0.0 1.3 0.0%