Pre-tourney Rankings
Western Michigan
Mid-American
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating-1.7#188
Expected Predictive Rating-1.2#186
Pace68.7#188
Improvement-2.1#266

Offense
Total Offense-0.8#188
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#126

Defense
Total Defense-0.8#188
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-3.1#304
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 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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 72   @ South Carolina L 60-78 13%     0 - 1 -7.4 +5.3 +5.3
  Nov 16, 2017 98   Tulsa L 74-81 26%     0 - 2 -2.0 +2.5 +2.5
  Nov 17, 2017 213   Appalachian St. W 86-67 55%     1 - 2 +16.0 -1.5 -1.5
  Nov 19, 2017 72   South Carolina L 66-79 19%     1 - 3 -5.4 +3.8 +3.8
  Nov 28, 2017 134   @ Saint Louis W 65-51 27%     2 - 3 +18.8 +2.4 +2.4
  Dec 02, 2017 175   Oakland L 73-78 58%     2 - 4 -8.8 -1.9 -1.9
  Dec 06, 2017 300   Cleveland St. W 78-67 82%     3 - 4 -0.2 -5.6 -5.6
  Dec 09, 2017 322   @ Detroit Mercy W 87-79 70%     4 - 4 +0.8 -3.6 -3.6
  Dec 18, 2017 141   Idaho L 52-82 50%     4 - 5 -31.6 -0.8 -0.8
  Dec 22, 2017 208   @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 66-63 43%     5 - 5 +3.2 +0.1 +0.1
  Dec 30, 2017 346   Chicago St. W 92-71 95%     6 - 5 +1.0 -10.0 -10.0
  Jan 02, 2018 251   Akron W 87-75 74%     7 - 5 1 - 0 +3.5 -4.3 -4.3
  Jan 06, 2018 192   @ Miami (OH) W 67-62 40%     8 - 5 2 - 0 +6.0 +0.5 +0.5
  Jan 09, 2018 122   @ Toledo L 61-84 24%     8 - 6 2 - 1 -17.1 +2.9 +2.9
  Jan 13, 2018 170   Ball St. W 73-58 56%     9 - 6 3 - 1 +11.7 -1.7 -1.7
  Jan 16, 2018 207   @ Kent St. L 71-73 43%     9 - 7 3 - 2 -1.8 +0.1 +0.1
  Jan 19, 2018 73   Buffalo L 74-84 28%     9 - 8 3 - 3 -5.7 +2.2 +2.2
  Jan 23, 2018 122   Toledo L 81-85 44%     9 - 9 3 - 4 -4.2 -0.1 -0.1
  Jan 27, 2018 250   Northern Illinois W 79-72 74%     10 - 9 4 - 4 -1.5 -4.2 -4.2
  Jan 30, 2018 143   @ Eastern Michigan W 71-57 29%     11 - 9 5 - 4 +18.2 +2.1 +2.1
  Feb 02, 2018 73   @ Buffalo L 86-92 13%     11 - 10 5 - 5 +4.4 +5.2 +5.2
  Feb 06, 2018 192   Miami (OH) W 68-64 63%     12 - 10 6 - 5 -1.0 -2.5 -2.5
  Feb 10, 2018 196   Ohio W 69-60 64%     13 - 10 7 - 5 +3.7 -2.6 -2.6
  Feb 13, 2018 238   @ Bowling Green L 81-83 49%     13 - 11 7 - 6 -3.5 -0.7 -0.7
  Feb 17, 2018 250   @ Northern Illinois L 67-75 53%     13 - 12 7 - 7 -10.4 -1.2 -1.2
  Feb 20, 2018 178   Central Michigan W 83-81 OT 59%     14 - 12 8 - 7 -1.9 -2.0 -2.0
  Feb 23, 2018 170   @ Ball St. W 87-80 33%     15 - 12 9 - 7 +9.7 +1.4 +1.4
  Feb 27, 2018 143   Eastern Michigan L 58-74 51%     15 - 13 9 - 8 -17.9 -0.9 -0.9
  Mar 03, 2018 178   Central Michigan L 71-84 47%     15 - 14 9 - 9 -13.9 -0.5 -0.5
  Mar 05, 2018 251   Akron L 78-79 74%     15 - 15 -9.5 -4.3 -4.3
Projected Record 15.0 - 15.0 9.0 - 9.0




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 100.0 100.0 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
8th 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 0.0%
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
9-9 100.0% 100.0
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% 0.0 100.0 0.0%