Pre-tourney Rankings
Central Michigan
Mid-American
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating-0.9#178
Expected Predictive Rating-1.7#192
Pace66.7#235
Improvement-0.4#203

Offense
Total Offense-0.5#178
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+1.3#110

Defense
Total Defense-0.5#178
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-1.6#250
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 13, 2017 10   @ Michigan L 65-72 4%     0 - 1 +12.2 +9.6 +9.6
  Nov 22, 2017 219   Sam Houston St. W 71-60 59%     1 - 1 +7.7 -1.7 -1.7
  Nov 24, 2017 321   Cal Poly W 56-53 81%     2 - 1 -7.1 -5.1 -5.1
  Nov 25, 2017 234   Cal St. Bakersfield W 75-72 62%     3 - 1 -1.2 -2.1 -2.1
  Dec 01, 2017 336   Jackson St. W 70-63 92%     4 - 1 -9.8 -8.4 -8.4
  Dec 05, 2017 274   Montana St. W 75-48 80%     5 - 1 +17.3 -4.8 -4.8
  Dec 09, 2017 224   Tennessee Tech W 74-69 71%     6 - 1 -1.7 -3.3 -3.3
  Dec 16, 2017 267   @ Southern Utah L 80-86 59%     6 - 2 -9.2 -1.6 -1.6
  Dec 19, 2017 289   @ UMKC W 92-86 OT 64%     7 - 2 +1.4 -2.3 -2.3
  Dec 22, 2017 316   SIU Edwardsville W 70-52 86%     8 - 2 +5.4 -6.3 -6.3
  Jan 02, 2018 196   Ohio W 75-50 66%     9 - 2 1 - 0 +19.7 -2.6 -2.6
  Jan 06, 2018 207   @ Kent St. L 69-85 46%     9 - 3 1 - 1 -15.8 +0.1 +0.1
  Jan 09, 2018 143   @ Eastern Michigan L 74-79 31%     9 - 4 1 - 2 -0.8 +2.1 +2.1
  Jan 13, 2018 122   Toledo L 82-93 47%     9 - 5 1 - 3 -11.2 -0.1 -0.1
  Jan 16, 2018 170   @ Ball St. L 76-82 36%     9 - 6 1 - 4 -3.3 +1.4 +1.4
  Jan 20, 2018 238   @ Bowling Green W 84-75 52%     10 - 6 2 - 4 +7.5 -0.7 -0.7
  Jan 23, 2018 192   Miami (OH) L 61-70 65%     10 - 7 2 - 5 -14.0 -2.5 -2.5
  Jan 27, 2018 207   Kent St. L 76-84 68%     10 - 8 2 - 6 -13.8 -2.9 -2.9
  Jan 30, 2018 250   Northern Illinois W 81-67 76%     11 - 8 3 - 6 +5.5 -4.2 -4.2
  Feb 03, 2018 196   @ Ohio W 101-98 2OT 43%     12 - 8 4 - 6 +3.8 +0.4 +0.4
  Feb 06, 2018 73   Buffalo L 82-88 31%     12 - 9 4 - 7 -1.7 +2.2 +2.2
  Feb 10, 2018 251   @ Akron L 63-69 56%     12 - 10 4 - 8 -8.5 -1.2 -1.2
  Feb 13, 2018 250   @ Northern Illinois W 80-72 56%     13 - 10 5 - 8 +5.6 -1.2 -1.2
  Feb 17, 2018 143   Eastern Michigan L 67-72 54%     13 - 11 5 - 9 -6.9 -0.9 -0.9
  Feb 20, 2018 188   @ Western Michigan L 81-83 OT 41%     13 - 12 5 - 10 -0.7 +0.7 +0.7
  Feb 23, 2018 122   @ Toledo L 76-89 26%     13 - 13 5 - 11 -7.1 +2.9 +2.9
  Feb 27, 2018 170   Ball St. W 75-51 59%     14 - 13 6 - 11 +20.7 -1.7 -1.7
  Mar 03, 2018 188   Western Michigan W 84-71 53%     15 - 13 7 - 11 +11.3 -0.8 -0.8
  Mar 05, 2018 238   Bowling Green W 81-77 OT 74%     16 - 13 -3.5 -3.7 -3.7
  Mar 08, 2018 73   Buffalo L 74-89 22%     16 - 14 -7.6 +3.7 +3.7
Projected Record 16.0 - 14.0 7.0 - 11.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Mid-American 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 100.0 100.0 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
11th 11th
12th 12th
Total 100.0 Total



Mid-American 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
7-11 100.0% 100.0
6-12
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%