Pre-tourney Rankings
Samford
Southern
2014-15
Overall
Predictive Rating-6.8#287
Expected Predictive Rating-7.5#295
Pace71.2#59
Improvement+4.6#23

Offense
Total Offense-3.4#287
Improvement+5.1#3

Defense
Total Defense-3.4#287
Improvement-0.5#210
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 14, 2014 38   @ Purdue L 40-80 4%     0 - 1 -26.9 +6.6 +6.6
  Nov 16, 2014 73   @ Pittsburgh L 56-63 7%     0 - 2 +2.4 +4.7 +4.7
  Nov 19, 2014 317   Austin Peay W 68-67 72%     1 - 2 -11.8 -6.4 -6.4
  Nov 22, 2014 260   Cal St. Northridge L 72-79 45%     1 - 3 -12.5 -2.8 -2.8
  Nov 23, 2014 283   UMKC W 64-55 49%     2 - 3 +2.5 -3.3 -3.3
  Nov 26, 2014 336   @ Kennesaw St. L 71-84 63%     2 - 4 -23.2 -5.1 -5.1
  Nov 28, 2014 84   @ Louisiana Tech L 64-77 8%     2 - 5 -4.5 +4.3 +4.3
  Dec 01, 2014 329   Jacksonville W 76-70 OT 78%     3 - 5 -9.0 -7.5 -7.5
  Dec 04, 2014 302   VMI L 66-88 66%     3 - 6 0 - 1 -32.9 -5.5 -5.5
  Dec 06, 2014 304   @ Furman L 64-74 45%     3 - 7 0 - 2 -15.4 -2.7 -2.7
  Dec 14, 2014 117   @ Wake Forest L 68-86 12%     3 - 8 -11.9 +3.1 +3.1
  Dec 16, 2014 327   @ Presbyterian W 81-71 58%     4 - 8 +1.2 -4.4 -4.4
  Dec 21, 2014 176   Louisiana Monroe W 64-50 38%     5 - 8 +10.3 -1.9 -1.9
  Dec 28, 2014 307   Campbell W 65-56 67%     6 - 8 -2.4 -5.7 -5.7
  Jan 03, 2015 118   Wofford L 65-68 25%     6 - 9 0 - 3 -2.7 +0.2 +0.2
  Jan 05, 2015 228   East Tennessee St. L 74-76 48%     6 - 10 0 - 4 -8.3 -3.2 -3.2
  Jan 08, 2015 323   @ The Citadel L 67-77 56%     6 - 11 0 - 5 -18.4 -4.2 -4.2
  Jan 10, 2015 118   @ Wofford L 62-72 12%     6 - 12 0 - 6 -3.9 +3.0 +3.0
  Jan 15, 2015 162   Chattanooga L 76-82 36%     6 - 13 0 - 7 -8.9 -1.5 -1.5
  Jan 17, 2015 179   @ Mercer L 56-80 21%     6 - 14 0 - 8 -22.2 +0.9 +0.9
  Jan 22, 2015 275   UNC Greensboro W 89-78 58%     7 - 14 1 - 8 +2.1 -4.4 -4.4
  Jan 24, 2015 236   Western Carolina W 78-72 50%     8 - 14 2 - 8 -0.9 -3.4 -3.4
  Jan 31, 2015 304   Furman W 68-58 67%     9 - 14 3 - 8 -1.2 -5.6 -5.6
  Feb 05, 2015 236   @ Western Carolina W 76-72 29%     10 - 14 4 - 8 +2.9 -0.5 -0.5
  Feb 07, 2015 228   @ East Tennessee St. W 71-68 27%     11 - 14 5 - 8 +2.5 -0.3 -0.3
  Feb 12, 2015 323   The Citadel L 65-66 76%     11 - 15 5 - 9 -15.2 -7.1 -7.1
  Feb 14, 2015 162   @ Chattanooga L 72-79 18%     11 - 16 5 - 10 -4.2 +1.4 +1.4
  Feb 21, 2015 179   Mercer L 61-62 39%     11 - 17 5 - 11 -4.9 -2.0 -2.0
  Feb 26, 2015 275   @ UNC Greensboro L 67-81 36%     11 - 18 5 - 12 -17.1 -1.6 -1.6
  Feb 28, 2015 302   @ VMI W 80-69 44%     12 - 18 6 - 12 +5.8 -2.6 -2.6
  Mar 06, 2015 275   UNC Greensboro L 76-81 47%     12 - 19 -11.0 -3.0 -3.0
Projected Record 12.0 - 19.0 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%