Western Carolina
Southern
2019-20 - 2025-26 - 2026-27
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Predictive Rating -6.4 #277
Expected Predictive Rating -6.4 #267
Pace 72.5 #85
Improvement +2.4 #82

Overall 1st FGA Second Chance TOs Free
throws
Shot Selection
Offense #190 C- C C C- C
Defense #329 D- C+ D+ D+ C

Offense Breakdown
Attempts Conversion Rate Total Effect
Close Shots 39% #160 1.10 #258 -0.8 #206
2 Pt. Jumpers 21% #175 0.74 #200 -0.1 #182
Three Pointers 40% #203 0.98 #237 -1.3 #231
1st FG Attempt 0.97 #244 -2.2 #244
Freethrows 0.29 #229 69% #291 0.20 #253
Second Chance 33.7% #91 0.93 #297 0.31 #169
Turnovers 17.2% #212
Total Offense -0.8 #190

Defense Breakdown
Attempts Conversion Rate Total Effect
Close Shots 35% #285 1.21 #253 +1.2 #135
2 Pt. Jumpers 20% #191 0.86 #322 -0.9 #255
Three Pointers 45% #69 1.19 #357 -5.9 #355
1st FG Attempt 1.13 #335 -5.6 #335
Freethrows 0.33 #287 74% #270 0.25 #296
Second Chance 28.8% #105 1.03 #192 0.30 #135
Turnovers 14.7% #303
Total Defense -5.6 #329

Miscellaneous
Offense Defense
Shot Type Mix Effect 0.1% #186 -0.4% #135
Shot Type Accuracy Effect -4.4% #251 11.2% #352
Possession Length 17.4 #193 16.4 #49
Fast Break Points Per Possession 0.13 #289 0.19 #257
Improvement +4.2 #17 -1.8 #281

See methodology page for descriptions of rating types.
NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
#1 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 2 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 4 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 6 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
NCAA Tourney Bid 2.5% 2.7% 2.3%
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Average Seed 15.9 15.8 16.0
.500 or above 1.5% 2.6% 0.5%
.500 or above in Conference 37.7% 54.8% 21.2%
Conference Champion 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Last Place in Conference 0.5% 0.1% 0.8%
First Four2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
First Round1.6% 1.7% 1.5%
Second Round0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sweet Sixteen0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Elite Eight0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Final Four0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Championship Game0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
National Champion0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Next Game: UNC Greensboro (Away) - 49.0% chance of victory

Projected Seeding Not in Tournament  

Projected Record by Quad
QuadProjectedProjected Cumulative
Quad 1a0 - 20 - 2
Quad 1b0 - 20 - 4
Quad 21 - 21 - 6
Quad 33 - 44 - 9
Quad 47 - 911 - 18


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Avg Lead Record Total Rating Offense Defense
Overall Conf Total First
FGA
2nd Chance TOs Total First
FGA
2nd Chance TOs
 Mon, Nov 3 52 @Cincinnati L 63 - 94 4% -20  0 - 1 -18 -6 C- C F -8 F C B+
 Sat, Nov 8 3 @Duke L 54 - 95 1% -23  0 - 2 -14 -10 F C- B- -1 A- C+ D
 Sun, Nov 16 329 Stetson W 76 - 65 75% +8  1 - 2 -2 -7 B F F +4 A- C- F
 Wed, Nov 19 209 UNC Asheville W 80 - 73 48% +1  2 - 2 +1 +12 D+ B- A- -10 F A+ D+
 Sat, Nov 22 178 @Lipscomb L 62 - 83 22% -12  2 - 3 -19 -14 F+ D F -4 D C- C-
 Sat, Nov 29 98 @High Point L 73 - 93 9% -7  2 - 4 -12 -3 A- F F -7 F A+ A-
 Sat, Dec 6 302 @South Carolina Upstate L 67 - 78 45% -4  2 - 5 -16 -7 F D+ C+ -9 D+ C- C
 Thu, Dec 11 60 @Virginia Tech L 74 - 96 5% -15  2 - 6 -10 +5 B- C C -14 F D C
 Thu, Dec 18 34 @Georgia L 82 - 112 2% -16  2 - 7 -13 +6 A+ C+ C -15 F B+ C
 Wed, Dec 31 200 Wofford L 74 - 79 46% -3  2 - 8 0 - 1 -11 -5 F D+ F+ -5 D- C+ B-
 Sat, Jan 3 164 @Furman W 80 - 77 OT 19% +3  3 - 8 1 - 1 +6 +7 C B+ D+ -1 C B+ F
 Wed, Jan 7 228 @Samford L 77 - 82 29% +6  3 - 9 1 - 2 -6 +5 F A+ D -11 D- D+ D
 Sat, Jan 10 344 @The Citadel L 77 - 79 OT 59% +2  3 - 10 1 - 3 -11 -0 F+ D- B -10 C F D-
 Wed, Jan 14 131 East Tennessee St. W 72 - 68 31% -0  4 - 10 2 - 3 +3 +6 B- B- D -3 C A+ F
 Sat, Jan 17 275 Chattanooga L 82 - 90 61% +3  4 - 11 2 - 4 -17 +11 B- D A+ -29 F F+ F+
 Wed, Jan 21 148 @Mercer L 76 - 88 17% -14  4 - 12 2 - 5 -8 +3 D- B+ F -11 B- F F
 Sat, Jan 24 356 VMI W 88 - 58 85% +12  5 - 12 3 - 5 +13 +23 B- A+ A+ -4 D+ C+ D-
 Thu, Jan 29 131 @East Tennessee St. W 90 - 88 15% +9  6 - 12 4 - 5 +7 +21 B+ A+ A- -14 D- B- F
 Sun, Feb 1 228 Samford L 74 - 88 51% -8  6 - 13 4 - 6 -21 -7 F F B+ -13 F D B+
 Wed, Feb 4 312 @UNC Greensboro L 80 - 81 49%
 Sat, Feb 7 200 @Wofford L 77 - 84 26%
 Wed, Feb 11 344 The Citadel W 79 - 71 78%
 Sat, Feb 14 275 @Chattanooga L 76 - 79 38%
 Wed, Feb 18 312 UNC Greensboro W 83 - 77 70%
 Sat, Feb 21 356 @VMI W 82 - 77 68%
 Wed, Feb 25 148 Mercer L 82 - 86 35%
 Sat, Feb 28 164 Furman L 75 - 78 39%
Totals 10 - 17 8 - 10 -6 -1 C- C C -6 D- C+ D+





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 0.0 0.0 1st
2nd 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 2nd
3rd 0.5 1.4 0.2 2.1 3rd
4th 0.1 1.2 4.3 1.7 7.2 4th
5th 0.3 6.9 14.5 6.8 0.6 29.1 5th
6th 0.1 5.2 14.5 5.7 0.3 25.8 6th
7th 1.6 11.6 4.2 0.2 17.6 7th
8th 0.5 6.0 4.2 0.1 10.8 8th
9th 0.4 3.1 3.1 0.2 6.9 9th
10th 0.0 0.0 0.0 10th
Total 0.5 3.6 10.8 21.6 25.8 21.5 11.9 3.9 0.4 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 1.4% 0.0    0.0
11-7 0.0%
10-8 0.0%
9-9 0.0%
Total 0.0% 0.0 0.0



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 0.4% 11.3% 11.3% 14.8 0.0 0.0 0.3
11-7 3.9% 5.7% 5.7% 15.3 0.2 0.1 3.7
10-8 11.9% 4.0% 4.0% 15.9 0.0 0.5 11.4
9-9 21.5% 2.9% 2.9% 16.0 0.6 20.9
8-10 25.8% 2.6% 2.6% 16.0 0.7 25.2
7-11 21.6% 1.6% 1.6% 16.0 0.4 21.2
6-12 10.8% 0.8% 0.8% 16.0 0.1 10.7
5-13 3.6% 0.8% 0.8% 16.0 0.0 3.6
4-14 0.5% 0.5
3-15
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 2.5% 2.5% 0.0% 15.9 97.5 0.0%


Optimistic / Pessimistic Scenarios

ChanceTourney
Bid
Avg
Seed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Win Out, Lose in Conf. Tourney Semi-Final 0.1%
Lose Out 0.3%