Pre-tourney Rankings
Bucknell
Patriot League
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+5.5#93
Expected Predictive Rating+4.8#102
Pace77.0#28
Improvement+5.1#22

Offense
Total Offense+2.7#93
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-2.1#274

Defense
Total Defense+2.7#93
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+7.1#2
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 100.0% n/a n/a
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier n/a n/a n/a
Average Seed 14.1 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 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Last Place in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Four0.0% n/a n/a
First Round100.0% n/a n/a
Second Round14.9% n/a n/a
Sweet Sixteen3.9% n/a n/a
Elite Eight0.6% n/a n/a
Final Four0.1% n/a n/a
Championship Game0.0% n/a n/a
National Champion0.0% n/a n/a

Projected Seeding 14 seed  


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Record Conf Rating Offense Defense
  Nov 10, 2017 180   @ Monmouth L 78-79 63%     0 - 1 +1.1 +1.0 +1.0
  Nov 12, 2017 34   @ Arkansas L 73-101 19%     0 - 2 -13.4 +7.3 +7.3
  Nov 15, 2017 7   @ North Carolina L 81-93 8%     0 - 3 +8.7 +10.4 +10.4
  Nov 18, 2017 45   @ Maryland L 78-80 22%     0 - 4 +11.5 +6.7 +6.7
  Nov 20, 2017 296   Siena W 115-92 93%     1 - 4 +12.0 -5.5 -5.5
  Nov 22, 2017 170   Ball St. W 87-83 80%     2 - 4 +0.7 -1.7 -1.7
  Nov 26, 2017 222   @ Stony Brook W 85-76 72%     3 - 4 +8.4 -0.3 -0.3
  Nov 29, 2017 110   @ Saint Joseph's L 70-83 43%     3 - 5 -5.7 +3.7 +3.7
  Dec 02, 2017 81   Vermont W 81-77 57%     4 - 5 +7.8 +1.9 +1.9
  Dec 05, 2017 102   @ Northeastern L 64-82 41%     4 - 6 -10.1 +4.0 +4.0
  Dec 16, 2017 129   @ Virginia Commonwealth L 79-85 51%     4 - 7 -0.9 +2.5 +2.5
  Dec 19, 2017 164   @ Richmond W 86-78 58%     5 - 7 +11.3 +1.7 +1.7
  Dec 22, 2017 151   La Salle W 88-81 76%     6 - 7 +5.0 -1.0 -1.0
  Dec 29, 2017 323   American W 84-55 95%     7 - 7 1 - 0 +15.7 -6.7 -6.7
  Jan 02, 2018 244   Boston University L 79-84 89%     7 - 8 1 - 1 -12.9 -4.0 -4.0
  Jan 05, 2018 256   @ Army W 83-66 79%     8 - 8 2 - 1 +14.2 -1.4 -1.4
  Jan 08, 2018 272   @ Lafayette W 80-75 OT 80%     9 - 8 3 - 1 +1.5 -1.7 -1.7
  Jan 11, 2018 220   Lehigh W 78-65 87%     10 - 8 4 - 1 +6.5 -3.3 -3.3
  Jan 15, 2018 198   @ Colgate W 63-51 68%     11 - 8 5 - 1 +12.7 +0.4 +0.4
  Jan 17, 2018 312   @ Loyola Maryland W 78-70 86%     12 - 8 6 - 1 +1.8 -3.1 -3.1
  Jan 20, 2018 270   Holy Cross W 77-56 91%     13 - 8 7 - 1 +11.6 -4.7 -4.7
  Jan 24, 2018 221   @ Navy W 87-67 72%     14 - 8 8 - 1 +19.4 -0.3 -0.3
  Jan 28, 2018 244   @ Boston University W 91-79 76%     15 - 8 9 - 1 +10.1 -0.9 -0.9
  Jan 31, 2018 256   Army W 83-71 OT 90%     16 - 8 10 - 1 +3.1 -4.4 -4.4
  Feb 03, 2018 272   Lafayette W 74-59 91%     17 - 8 11 - 1 +5.5 -4.8 -4.8
  Feb 05, 2018 220   @ Lehigh L 89-92 OT 72%     17 - 9 11 - 2 -3.5 -0.2 -0.2
  Feb 12, 2018 198   Colgate W 65-64 84%     18 - 9 12 - 2 -4.3 -2.7 -2.7
  Feb 14, 2018 312   Loyola Maryland W 94-53 94%     19 - 9 13 - 2 +28.8 -6.1 -6.1
  Feb 17, 2018 270   @ Holy Cross W 68-67 OT 80%     20 - 9 14 - 2 -2.4 -1.7 -1.7
  Feb 21, 2018 221   Navy W 85-61 87%     21 - 9 15 - 2 +17.4 -3.3 -3.3
  Feb 24, 2018 323   @ American W 80-61 88%     22 - 9 16 - 2 +11.7 -3.7 -3.7
  Mar 01, 2018 312   Loyola Maryland W 83-78 94%     23 - 9 -7.2 -6.1 -6.1
  Mar 04, 2018 244   Boston University W 90-59 89%     24 - 9 +23.1 -4.0 -4.0
  Mar 07, 2018 198   Colgate W 83-54 84%     25 - 9 +23.7 -2.7 -2.7
Projected Record 25.0 - 9.0 16.0 - 2.0





Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.




Projected Patriot League 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 100.0 100.0 1st
2nd 2nd
3rd 3rd
4th 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
8th 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
Total 100.0 Total



Patriot League 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
16-2 100.0% 100.0    100.0
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9
Total 100.0% 100.0 100.0



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
16-2 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 14.1 0.1 10.8 73.0 16.1 0.1
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
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% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 14.1 0.1 10.8 73.0 16.1 0.1