Illinois-Chicago
Missouri Valley
2024-25 - 2025-26 - 2026-27
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Predictive Rating +1.4 #137
Expected Predictive Rating -0.1 #160
Pace 66.9 #236
Improvement +8.1 #1

Overall 1st FGA Second Chance TOs Free
throws		 Shot Selection
Offense #172 D+ B C- C+ C
Defense #119 B- D+ B+ C- C

Offense Breakdown
Attempts Conversion Rate Total Effect
Close Shots 42% #98 1.07 #283 -0.1 #180
2 Pt. Jumpers 23% #130 0.76 #164 +0.9 #125
Three Pointers 36% #296 0.97 #240 -3.5 #302
1st FG Attempt 0.96 #256 -2.8 #254
Freethrows 0.31 #156 73% #143 0.23 #147
Second Chance 36.3% #36 1.08 #126 0.39 #48
Turnovers 17.1% #232
Total Offense -0.3 #172

Defense Breakdown
Attempts Conversion Rate Total Effect
Close Shots 36% #267 1.12 #121 +2.5 #94
2 Pt. Jumpers 18% #262 0.69 #71 +1.5 #72
Three Pointers 47% #42 0.96 #104 -1.6 #256
1st FG Attempt 0.97 #97 +2.5 #100
Freethrows 0.31 #212 76% #334 0.23 #251
Second Chance 37.5% #356 0.97 #72 0.36 #291
Turnovers 19.7% #34
Total Defense +1.7 #119

Miscellaneous
Offense Defense
Shot Type Mix Effect -0.1% #200 0.2% #186
Shot Type Accuracy Effect -5.3% #271 -5.1% #79
Possession Length 18.0 #238 17.5 #216
Fast Break Points Per Possession 0.19 #124 0.20 #264
Improvement +3.2 #33 +4.9 #6

See methodology page for descriptions of rating types.
NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
#1 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 2 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 4 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 6 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
NCAA Tourney Bid 5.9% 7.3% 5.0%
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Average Seed 13.4 13.1 13.7
.500 or above 50.2% 68.9% 38.6%
.500 or above in Conference 87.0% 95.9% 81.5%
Conference Champion 3.8% 7.1% 1.7%
Last Place in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Four0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Round5.9% 7.3% 5.0%
Second Round0.3% 0.4% 0.2%
Sweet Sixteen0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Elite Eight0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Final Four0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Championship Game0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
National Champion0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Next Game: Southern Illinois (Away) - 38.2% chance of victory

Projected Seeding Not in Tournament  

Projected Record by Quad
QuadProjectedProjected Cumulative
Quad 1a0 - 00 - 0
Quad 1b0 - 10 - 1
Quad 23 - 43 - 5
Quad 35 - 98 - 14
Quad 47 - 215 - 16


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Avg Lead Record Total Rating Offense Defense
Overall Conf Total First
FGA		 2nd Chance TOs Total First
FGA		 2nd Chance TOs
 Mon, Nov 3 278 Detroit Mercy W 91 - 71 85% +6  1 - 0 +10 +1 C- A F +7 A- B+ A-
 Fri, Nov 7 180 @Oregon St. L 73 - 76 51% -3  1 - 1 -2 +1 B- D F -3 D- F A+
 Sat, Nov 15 358 @Chicago St. W 67 - 63 89% -2  2 - 1 -8 -4 F A+ F+ -3 D C+ C+
 Thu, Nov 20 99 High Point L 80 - 90 36% -6  2 - 2 -5 +3 D+ A+ F -7 C- C+ A-
 Sat, Nov 22 324 Southern Indiana W 84 - 73 86% +11  3 - 2 +1 +6 B- C F -6 F+ C B-
 Wed, Nov 26 208 @Robert Morris L 74 - 88 55% -13  3 - 3 -14 +3 D- A- D+ -17 D+ F B-
 Wed, Dec 3 326 Arkansas Pine Bluff L 62 - 63 91% -5  3 - 4 -14 -19 F D F +5 C D B+
 Sun, Dec 7 73 @Yale L 66 - 80 18% -4  3 - 5 -3 -0 F C B- -4 A+ F C-
 Sat, Dec 13 78 @Belmont L 84 - 87 20% +3  3 - 6 0 - 1 +7 +23 A- B+ A+ -16 F D A-
 Wed, Dec 17 111 Northern Iowa L 54 - 60 54% -2  3 - 7 0 - 2 -6 -6 F B+ B -1 D+ C A+
 Sun, Dec 21 162 @Charlotte L 76 - 88 OT 45% +9  3 - 8 -9 +0 C+ F+ F+ -9 B+ B C+
 Thu, Jan 1 101 Murray St. L 77 - 81 48% +1  3 - 9 0 - 3 -2 -1 D B F+ -1 A+ F A-
 Sun, Jan 4 166 @Valparaiso L 59 - 66 46% +1  3 - 10 0 - 4 -4 -3 C- B F -2 B C B
 Wed, Jan 7 129 Southern Illinois W 70 - 57 60% +8  4 - 10 1 - 4 +12 +6 F+ A+ A- +7 C- A+ A+
 Sat, Jan 10 87 @Illinois St. W 63 - 59 OT 22% +1  5 - 10 2 - 4 +13 -4 F A+ F +17 A+ C+ C+
 Tue, Jan 13 111 @Northern Iowa W 69 - 61 31% +0  6 - 10 3 - 4 +14 +13 A- B- A+ +3 A+ F B
 Sat, Jan 17 150 Drake W 74 - 67 65% +7  7 - 10 4 - 4 +4 +4 F+ A B- +1 B B C+
 Tue, Jan 20 267 Evansville W 76 - 49 83% +13  8 - 10 5 - 4 +18 +5 C+ B B+ +15 A A- A+
 Sat, Jan 24 126 @Bradley W 85 - 70 36% +8  9 - 10 6 - 4 +20 +20 A+ C+ A +1 C C+ C
 Tue, Jan 27 197 Indiana St. W 76 - 74 74% +10  10 - 10 7 - 4 -3 +4 B+ D D+ -7 F F A+
 Sat, Jan 31 129 @Southern Illinois L 69 - 72 38%
 Tue, Feb 3 101 @Murray St. L 77 - 83 27%
 Fri, Feb 6 78 Belmont L 74 - 77 39%
 Thu, Feb 12 150 @Drake L 70 - 72 43%
 Sun, Feb 15 87 Illinois St. L 69 - 71 42%
 Wed, Feb 18 267 @Evansville W 72 - 68 66%
 Sat, Feb 21 166 Valparaiso W 71 - 66 67%
 Tue, Feb 24 126 Bradley W 73 - 71 59%
 Sun, Mar 1 197 @Indiana St. W 74 - 73 53%
Totals 14 - 15 11 - 9 +1 +0 D+ B C- +2 B- D+ B+




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Missouri Valley Finish

0-20 1-19 2-18 3-17 4-16 5-15 6-14 7-13 8-12 9-11 10-10 11-9 12-8 13-7 14-6 15-5 16-4 17-3 18-2 19-1 20-0 Total
1st 0.0 0.4 1.7 1.4 0.3 3.8 1st
2nd 0.1 1.6 6.2 4.4 0.6 0.0 12.9 2nd
3rd 0.0 1.7 8.6 6.9 0.8 18.0 3rd
4th 0.0 1.0 9.8 9.9 1.4 0.0 22.1 4th
5th 0.4 6.8 9.8 1.8 0.0 18.8 5th
6th 0.1 3.1 7.7 2.2 0.0 13.1 6th
7th 0.0 0.9 4.4 1.9 0.1 7.2 7th
8th 0.2 1.5 1.5 0.0 3.2 8th
9th 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 9th
10th 0.0 0.0 0.1 10th
11th 11th
Total 0.5 3.0 9.5 17.4 23.6 22.0 14.8 6.8 2.1 0.3 Total



Missouri Valley Regular Season Championship

Record Champion Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
20-0
19-1
18-2
17-3
16-4 98.1% 0.3    0.2 0.1
15-5 68.9% 1.4    0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0
14-6 24.5% 1.7    0.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.0
13-7 2.7% 0.4    0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
12-8 0.0% 0.0    0.0
11-9 0.0%
10-10 0.0%
Total 3.8% 3.8 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.0



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
20-0
19-1
18-2
17-3
16-4 0.3% 17.0% 17.0% 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.2
15-5 2.1% 13.1% 13.1% 12.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.8
14-6 6.8% 12.3% 12.3% 12.6 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 6.0
13-7 14.8% 8.9% 8.9% 12.8 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.2 13.5
12-8 22.0% 7.3% 7.3% 13.4 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.0 20.4
11-9 23.6% 4.5% 4.5% 14.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 22.5
10-10 17.4% 3.2% 3.2% 15.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 16.9
9-11 9.5% 1.6% 1.6% 15.4 0.1 0.1 9.3
8-12 3.0% 0.8% 0.8% 16.0 0.0 3.0
7-13 0.5% 0.5
6-14
5-15
4-16
3-17
2-18
1-19
0-20
Total 100% 5.9% 5.9% 0.0% 13.4 94.1 0.0%


Optimistic / Pessimistic Scenarios

ChanceTourney
Bid		Avg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Lose Out 0.3%