Pre-tourney Rankings
Western Carolina
Southern
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating-7.8#292
Expected Predictive Rating-4.3#237
Pace72.7#83
Improvement+2.2#82

Offense
Total Offense-3.9#292
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-0.9#230

Defense
Total Defense-3.9#292
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#47
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 10, 2017 21   @ Clemson L 57-85 2%     0 - 1 -11.1 +8.4 +8.4
  Nov 13, 2017 5   @ Cincinnati L 51-102 1%     0 - 2 -30.0 +10.5 +10.5
  Nov 19, 2017 109   @ Minnesota L 64-92 8%     0 - 3 -20.6 +3.7 +3.7
  Nov 21, 2017 195   @ Massachusetts L 76-85 21%     0 - 4 -8.1 +0.4 +0.4
  Nov 24, 2017 125   Texas Arlington L 65-89 17%     0 - 5 -21.6 +1.2 +1.2
  Nov 25, 2017 351   Alabama A&M W 82-72 87%     1 - 5 -9.9 -9.9 -9.9
  Nov 30, 2017 114   @ College of Charleston L 60-69 9%     1 - 6 -2.3 +3.4 +3.4
  Dec 04, 2017 213   Appalachian St. W 72-71 43%     2 - 6 -5.1 -3.0 -3.0
  Dec 06, 2017 7   @ North Carolina L 61-104 1%     2 - 7 -22.3 +10.4 +10.4
  Dec 17, 2017 194   @ UNC Asheville W 76-72 20%     3 - 7 +4.9 +0.5 +0.5
  Dec 19, 2017 246   High Point L 61-72 51%     3 - 8 -19.1 -4.0 -4.0
  Dec 30, 2017 318   @ The Citadel W 81-79 45%     4 - 8 1 - 0 -4.6 -3.3 -3.3
  Jan 04, 2018 297   @ Chattanooga W 75-63 40%     5 - 8 2 - 0 +6.9 -2.5 -2.5
  Jan 06, 2018 287   @ Samford L 71-85 37%     5 - 9 2 - 1 -18.5 -2.2 -2.2
  Jan 10, 2018 150   Mercer W 58-56 29%     6 - 9 3 - 1 +0.0 -1.0 -1.0
  Jan 13, 2018 88   UNC Greensboro L 55-66 16%     6 - 10 3 - 2 -8.2 +1.4 +1.4
  Jan 15, 2018 333   VMI W 65-58 76%     7 - 10 4 - 2 -8.1 -7.6 -7.6
  Jan 20, 2018 99   @ East Tennessee St. L 50-66 8%     7 - 11 4 - 3 -8.0 +4.0 +4.0
  Jan 27, 2018 95   @ Furman L 66-100 8%     7 - 12 4 - 4 -25.8 +4.1 +4.1
  Jan 29, 2018 146   @ Wofford L 68-77 13%     7 - 13 4 - 5 -4.9 +2.1 +2.1
  Feb 01, 2018 297   Chattanooga W 70-68 63%     8 - 13 5 - 5 -9.1 -5.6 -5.6
  Feb 03, 2018 287   Samford W 88-71 61%     9 - 13 6 - 5 +6.5 -5.3 -5.3
  Feb 08, 2018 333   @ VMI W 72-60 55%     10 - 13 7 - 5 +2.9 -4.5 -4.5
  Feb 10, 2018 88   @ UNC Greensboro L 48-65 7%     10 - 14 7 - 6 -8.1 +4.4 +4.4
  Feb 15, 2018 146   Wofford L 69-84 28%     10 - 15 7 - 7 -16.9 -1.0 -1.0
  Feb 17, 2018 99   East Tennessee St. L 61-72 18%     10 - 16 7 - 8 -9.0 +1.0 +1.0
  Feb 20, 2018 150   @ Mercer L 64-81 14%     10 - 17 7 - 9 -13.0 +2.0 +2.0
  Feb 23, 2018 95   Furman L 55-78 17%     10 - 18 7 - 10 -20.8 +1.1 +1.1
  Feb 25, 2018 318   The Citadel W 92-75 68%     11 - 18 8 - 10 +4.3 -6.3 -6.3
  Mar 03, 2018 95   Furman L 73-97 12%     11 - 19 -18.8 +2.6 +2.6
Projected Record 11.0 - 19.0 8.0 - 10.0




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 100.0 100.0 6th
7th 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
8-10 100.0% 100.0
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%