Pre-tourney Rankings
Louisiana
Sun Belt
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+7.8#70
Expected Predictive Rating+7.8#69
Pace73.5#67
Improvement+0.4#172

Offense
Total Offense+3.9#70
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+1.0#127

Defense
Total Defense+3.9#70
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#209
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 12.0 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 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 100   @ Mississippi L 76-94 49%     0 - 1 -10.0 +4.0 +4.0
  Nov 17, 2017 324   Savannah St. W 115-82 96%     1 - 1 +19.5 -6.7 -6.7
  Nov 20, 2017 86   Iowa W 80-71 56%     2 - 1 +15.3 +3.2 +3.2
  Nov 21, 2017 119   Wyoming L 61-70 67%     2 - 2 -5.7 +1.6 +1.6
  Nov 22, 2017 164   Richmond W 82-76 76%     3 - 2 +6.3 +0.2 +0.2
  Nov 28, 2017 304   McNeese St. W 89-78 95%     4 - 2 -0.6 -5.8 -5.8
  Dec 01, 2017 189   @ Nicholls St. W 105-80 73%     5 - 2 +26.3 +0.6 +0.6
  Dec 12, 2017 160   @ Louisiana Tech W 75-71 66%     6 - 2 +7.5 +1.8 +1.8
  Dec 16, 2017 265   New Orleans W 87-65 93%     7 - 2 +12.8 -4.6 -4.6
  Dec 19, 2017 187   SE Louisiana W 82-74 87%     8 - 2 +3.4 -2.3 -2.3
  Dec 22, 2017 21   @ Clemson L 60-89 19%     8 - 3 -12.1 +8.4 +8.4
  Dec 29, 2017 293   @ Arkansas Little Rock W 77-63 88%     9 - 3 1 - 0 +9.2 -2.4 -2.4
  Dec 31, 2017 280   @ Arkansas St. W 88-78 86%     10 - 3 2 - 0 +6.0 -2.0 -2.0
  Jan 04, 2018 213   Appalachian St. W 78-45 90%     11 - 3 3 - 0 +26.9 -3.0 -3.0
  Jan 06, 2018 210   Coastal Carolina W 81-64 89%     12 - 3 4 - 0 +11.1 -3.0 -3.0
  Jan 13, 2018 217   Louisiana Monroe W 82-48 90%     13 - 3 5 - 0 +27.8 -3.1 -3.1
  Jan 18, 2018 125   @ Texas Arlington W 77-65 59%     14 - 3 6 - 0 +17.4 +2.7 +2.7
  Jan 20, 2018 228   @ Texas St. W 80-55 79%     15 - 3 7 - 0 +24.1 -0.4 -0.4
  Jan 25, 2018 230   South Alabama W 76-57 91%     16 - 3 8 - 0 +12.0 -3.5 -3.5
  Jan 27, 2018 174   Troy W 81-69 85%     17 - 3 9 - 0 +8.4 -1.8 -1.8
  Feb 03, 2018 217   @ Louisiana Monroe W 80-59 78%     18 - 3 10 - 0 +20.8 -0.1 -0.1
  Feb 08, 2018 111   @ Georgia St. L 92-106 52%     18 - 4 10 - 1 -6.7 +3.6 +3.6
  Feb 10, 2018 152   @ Georgia Southern W 102-91 65%     19 - 4 11 - 1 +15.0 +2.0 +2.0
  Feb 15, 2018 228   Texas St. W 73-63 91%     20 - 4 12 - 1 +3.1 -3.4 -3.4
  Feb 17, 2018 125   Texas Arlington W 100-79 79%     21 - 4 13 - 1 +20.3 -0.3 -0.3
  Feb 22, 2018 174   @ Troy W 81-76 70%     22 - 4 14 - 1 +7.5 +1.2 +1.2
  Feb 24, 2018 230   @ South Alabama W 88-71 80%     23 - 4 15 - 1 +16.0 -0.5 -0.5
  Mar 01, 2018 280   Arkansas St. W 85-74 94%     24 - 4 16 - 1 +1.0 -5.0 -5.0
  Mar 03, 2018 293   Arkansas Little Rock L 61-72 OT 95%     24 - 5 16 - 2 -21.9 -5.4 -5.4
  Mar 09, 2018 228   Texas St. W 80-54 86%     25 - 5 +22.1 -1.9 -1.9
  Mar 10, 2018 125   Texas Arlington L 68-71 70%     25 - 6 -0.6 +1.2 +1.2
Projected Record 25.0 - 6.0 16.0 - 2.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Sun Belt 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
11th 11th
12th 12th
Total 100.0 Total



Sun Belt 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% 0.0% 0.0% 12.0 0.0 100.0 0.0%
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% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.0 0.0 100.0 0.0%