Pre-tourney Rankings
SMU
American Athletic
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+6.4#85
Expected Predictive Rating+3.4#117
Pace61.3#337
Improvement-9.2#348

Offense
Total Offense+3.2#85
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-5.4#343

Defense
Total Defense+3.2#85
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-3.8#318
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 10, 2017 182   Maryland Baltimore Co. W 78-67 84%     1 - 0 +6.9 -2.1 -2.1
  Nov 12, 2017 217   Louisiana Monroe W 83-65 88%     2 - 0 +11.8 -3.1 -3.1
  Nov 15, 2017 344   Northwestern St. W 81-35 98%     3 - 0 +27.5 -9.2 -9.2
  Nov 18, 2017 328   Arkansas Pine Bluff W 72-37 96%     4 - 0 +20.4 -7.3 -7.3
  Nov 22, 2017 123   Northern Iowa L 58-61 64%     4 - 1 -0.4 +1.3 +1.3
  Nov 23, 2017 20   Arizona W 66-60 23%     5 - 1 +20.0 +7.0 +7.0
  Nov 24, 2017 71   Western Kentucky L 61-63 45%     5 - 2 +5.7 +3.8 +3.8
  Nov 28, 2017 276   UT Rio Grande Valley W 95-64 92%     6 - 2 +21.3 -4.8 -4.8
  Dec 02, 2017 36   USC W 72-55 42%     7 - 2 +25.3 +4.2 +4.2
  Dec 05, 2017 23   @ TCU L 83-94 16%     7 - 3 +5.8 +8.4 +8.4
  Dec 13, 2017 265   New Orleans W 79-66 92%     8 - 3 +3.8 -4.6 -4.6
  Dec 18, 2017 61   Boise St. W 86-63 53%     9 - 3 +28.5 +2.8 +2.8
  Dec 19, 2017 321   Cal Poly W 84-64 95%     10 - 3 +6.9 -6.6 -6.6
  Dec 27, 2017 104   Central Florida W 56-51 67%     11 - 3 1 - 0 +6.7 +0.8 +0.8
  Dec 31, 2017 259   South Florida W 79-39 92%     12 - 3 2 - 0 +31.0 -4.5 -4.5
  Jan 04, 2018 166   @ Tulane L 70-73 62%     12 - 4 2 - 1 +0.3 +1.6 +1.6
  Jan 07, 2018 5   @ Cincinnati L 56-76 9%     12 - 5 2 - 2 +1.0 +10.5 +10.5
  Jan 10, 2018 87   Temple L 64-66 63%     12 - 6 2 - 3 +1.0 +1.5 +1.5
  Jan 17, 2018 19   @ Wichita St. W 83-78 16%     13 - 6 3 - 3 +22.2 +8.6 +8.6
  Jan 20, 2018 166   Tulane W 73-62 81%     14 - 6 4 - 3 +8.3 -1.4 -1.4
  Jan 25, 2018 153   @ Connecticut L 52-63 59%     14 - 7 4 - 4 -7.1 +2.0 +2.0
  Jan 28, 2018 286   East Carolina W 86-61 93%     15 - 7 5 - 4 +14.6 -5.2 -5.2
  Feb 01, 2018 98   @ Tulsa L 67-76 43%     15 - 8 5 - 5 -0.9 +4.0 +4.0
  Feb 08, 2018 18   @ Houston L 58-67 16%     15 - 9 5 - 6 +8.2 +8.6 +8.6
  Feb 11, 2018 5   Cincinnati L 51-76 21%     15 - 10 5 - 7 -10.0 +7.5 +7.5
  Feb 14, 2018 135   Memphis L 67-70 77%     15 - 11 5 - 8 -4.3 -0.6 -0.6
  Feb 17, 2018 104   @ Central Florida L 37-52 45%     15 - 12 5 - 9 -7.3 +3.9 +3.9
  Feb 21, 2018 286   @ East Carolina W 77-58 84%     16 - 12 6 - 9 +14.6 -2.2 -2.2
  Feb 24, 2018 19   Wichita St. L 78-84 32%     16 - 13 6 - 10 +5.1 +5.6 +5.6
  Feb 28, 2018 18   Houston L 56-69 32%     16 - 14 6 - 11 -1.8 +5.6 +5.6
  Mar 04, 2018 259   @ South Florida L 54-65 81%     16 - 15 6 - 12 -13.9 -1.5 -1.5
  Mar 08, 2018 153   Connecticut W 80-73 70%     17 - 15 +7.9 +0.5 +0.5
  Mar 09, 2018 5   Cincinnati L 51-61 14%     17 - 16 +8.0 +9.0 +9.0
Projected Record 17.0 - 16.0 6.0 - 12.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected American Athletic 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
Total 100.0 Total



American Athletic 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
6-12 100.0% 100.0
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%