Pre-tourney Rankings
Samford
Southern
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating-7.5#287
Expected Predictive Rating-9.4#303
Pace74.7#52
Improvement+1.4#121

Offense
Total Offense-3.8#287
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+0.8#135

Defense
Total Defense-3.8#287
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+0.6#150
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 34   @ Arkansas L 56-95 3%     0 - 1 -24.4 +7.3 +7.3
  Nov 13, 2017 351   Alabama A&M W 87-68 92%     1 - 1 -3.9 -11.4 -11.4
  Nov 16, 2017 59   @ LSU L 86-105 5%     1 - 2 -7.1 +6.0 +6.0
  Nov 19, 2017 55   @ Loyola Chicago L 67-88 4%     1 - 3 -8.5 +6.3 +6.3
  Nov 21, 2017 155   @ Valparaiso L 67-88 14%     1 - 4 -17.1 +2.0 +2.0
  Nov 24, 2017 187   SE Louisiana L 71-77 39%     1 - 5 -10.6 -2.3 -2.3
  Nov 26, 2017 348   Mississippi Valley W 83-70 89%     2 - 5 -7.7 -10.3 -10.3
  Dec 03, 2017 156   @ Jacksonville St. L 58-89 15%     2 - 6 -27.2 +1.9 +1.9
  Dec 05, 2017 135   @ Memphis L 64-65 13%     2 - 7 +3.8 +2.4 +2.4
  Dec 09, 2017 21   @ Clemson L 59-81 2%     2 - 8 -5.1 +8.4 +8.4
  Dec 21, 2017 307   @ Kennesaw St. L 66-71 44%     2 - 9 -10.9 -2.9 -2.9
  Dec 30, 2017 297   Chattanooga W 73-56 64%     3 - 9 1 - 0 +5.9 -5.6 -5.6
  Jan 04, 2018 99   East Tennessee St. L 72-90 18%     3 - 10 1 - 1 -16.0 +1.0 +1.0
  Jan 06, 2018 292   Western Carolina W 85-71 63%     4 - 10 2 - 1 +3.2 -5.4 -5.4
  Jan 11, 2018 318   @ The Citadel W 107-91 46%     5 - 10 3 - 1 +9.4 -3.3 -3.3
  Jan 13, 2018 150   @ Mercer L 50-81 14%     5 - 11 3 - 2 -27.0 +2.0 +2.0
  Jan 18, 2018 146   Wofford L 89-93 29%     5 - 12 3 - 3 -5.9 -1.0 -1.0
  Jan 20, 2018 95   @ Furman L 67-78 8%     5 - 13 3 - 4 -2.8 +4.1 +4.1
  Jan 24, 2018 297   @ Chattanooga L 71-78 41%     5 - 14 3 - 5 -12.1 -2.5 -2.5
  Jan 27, 2018 88   UNC Greensboro L 82-98 17%     5 - 15 3 - 6 -13.2 +1.4 +1.4
  Jan 29, 2018 333   VMI W 93-79 77%     6 - 15 4 - 6 -1.1 -7.6 -7.6
  Feb 01, 2018 99   @ East Tennessee St. L 76-96 8%     6 - 16 4 - 7 -12.0 +4.0 +4.0
  Feb 03, 2018 292   @ Western Carolina L 71-88 39%     6 - 17 4 - 8 -21.8 -2.4 -2.4
  Feb 07, 2018 146   @ Wofford L 79-92 14%     6 - 18 4 - 9 -8.9 +2.1 +2.1
  Feb 10, 2018 318   The Citadel W 116-103 69%     7 - 18 5 - 9 +0.3 -6.3 -6.3
  Feb 12, 2018 150   Mercer L 69-74 30%     7 - 19 5 - 10 -7.0 -1.0 -1.0
  Feb 17, 2018 95   Furman L 79-94 18%     7 - 20 5 - 11 -12.8 +1.1 +1.1
  Feb 23, 2018 333   @ VMI W 89-82 56%     8 - 20 6 - 11 -2.1 -4.5 -4.5
  Feb 25, 2018 88   @ UNC Greensboro L 75-88 7%     8 - 21 6 - 12 -4.1 +4.4 +4.4
  Mar 02, 2018 297   Chattanooga L 79-89 52%     8 - 22 -18.1 -4.1 -4.1
Projected Record 8.0 - 22.0 6.0 - 12.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Southern 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 100.0 100.0 7th
8th 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
Total 100.0 Total



Southern 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%