Vanderbilt Commodores
Next: vs Morehead St · Mon 9 Nov, 7:30 PM ETProjected 98-45 · Game page
Makes the tournament98%From 20,000 simulated seasons · average seed 4.2
Wins the national title3%Final Four 15% · projected 28-5
Net rating+36.8Rank 6 of 363 · offence 5, defence 17
Season outlook
- Projected record
- 28-5 (24 to 31 wins)
- Projected conference record
- 12-4
- Wins or shares the conference title
- 15%
- Wins the conference tournament
- 12%
- Average seed if in the field
- 4.2
- A 1 seed
- 5%
- Makes the field98%
- Round of 3291%
- Sweet 1663%
- Elite Eight33%
- Final Four15%
- Title game7%
- Champion3%
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Where | Win chance | Projected | Result | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Nov | vs Lipscombrank 248 | Home | 100% | 105-62 | W 112-53 | Right |
| Wed 4 Nov | vs Queens Universityrank 318 | Home | 100% | 100-44 | W 100-42 | Right |
| Mon 9 Nov7:30 PM ET | vs Morehead Staterank 315 | Home | 100% | 98-45 | — | |
| Wed 11 Nov7:30 PM ET | vs Western Kentuckyrank 209 | Home | 100% | 92-49 | — |
Rooting guide
- No games this week
Early in the season other teams' results barely move a team's chances, so the list is mostly its own games; by February the bubble and conference races make other games matter.
Players
| Player | Games | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikayla BlakesG | 2 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | +14.9 | +8.0 |
| Vernell AtamahG · transfer from N'Western St | 2 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | +6.7 | +4.2 |
| Madison GreeneG | 2 | 23.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.8 | +1.8 |
| Aubrey GalvanG | 2 | 23.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | +10.3 | +5.5 |
| Olivia JonesG | 2 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | +2.0 | +1.6 |
| Jhai JohnsonF | 2 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | +2.0 | +1.4 |
| Mia WoolfolkF · transfer from Georgia | 2 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | +12.1 | +4.7 |
| Trinity WilsonF | 2 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | +6.5 | +1.9 |
| Saniyah Glenn-BelloG · transfer from Harvard | 2 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | +7.9 | +2.2 |
| Aiyana MitchellF | 2 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | +11.9 | +2.9 |
| Monique WilliamsF | 2 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | +6.3 | +1.1 |
| Sther UbakaF | 2 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | +2.6 | +0.5 |
Style and luck
Every teamThe Four Factors adjusted for opponents
| Offence | Defence | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ShootingEffective FG% · decides 44% of the margin | 49.9%rank 1 | 43.8%rank 76 | 44.7% |
| TurnoversTurnover rate · decides 27% of the margin | 23.2%rank 79 | 28.7%rank 1 | 23.8% |
| Offensive reboundsRebound rate · decides 20% of the margin | 35.9%rank 18 | 35.4%rank 330 | 33.5% |
| Free throwsFree throws per FG attempt · decides 9% of the margin | 18.8%rank 315 | 19.1%rank 64 | 20.4% |
Defence is what opponents managed. For turnovers a high defence figure is good; for the others, low is good.
Luck so far
- Wins against the pre-game chances
- 2.0 won, 2.0 expected (0.0)
- Opponents' three-point shooting
- +0.1 points a game (they shot 28.2%, league 28.4%)
- Opponents' free throws
- −1.9 points a game
- Close games: by 5 or fewer, or overtime
- None yet
Opponents' three-point shooting repeats little from one half of a season to the other (correlation 0.17), and their free throws even less (0.22), so a team living off either is likely to come back toward average. Positive numbers mean the luck has helped.
Rating this season
- Preseason net rating
- +35.2
- Last season's net rating
- +39.6
- Last season's minutes returning
- 46%
- Transfers in, weighted by minutes
- +4.6
- Change since preseason
- +1.6
- Offence, points per 100 possessions
- 115.4 (rank 5)
- Defence, points allowed per 100
- 78.6 (rank 17)
- Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes
- 75.3 (rank 28)
- Schedule so far, opponents' average
- −15.4 (rank 216)
Southeastern Conference by rating
| # | Team | Record | Conference | Net | Offence | Defence | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 1-0 | 0-0 | +45.0 | 120.0 | 75.0 | 2 |
| 2 | LSU | 1-0 | 0-0 | +40.1 | 117.1 | 77.0 | 4 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 2-0 | 0-0 | +36.8 | 115.4 | 78.6 | 6 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 0-0 | +35.5 | 111.4 | 75.8 | 9 |
| 5 | Texas | 1-0 | 0-0 | +35.0 | 112.2 | 77.2 | 10 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 1-0 | 0-0 | +29.7 | 107.5 | 77.8 | 17 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 0-0 | +26.1 | 108.5 | 82.4 | 25 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 1-0 | 0-0 | +25.5 | 105.7 | 80.1 | 26 |
| 9 | Alabama | 2-0 | 0-0 | +22.1 | 104.2 | 82.1 | 33 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 1-0 | 0-0 | +20.6 | 99.5 | 78.9 | 36 |
| 11 | Georgia | 1-0 | 0-0 | +17.4 | 101.9 | 84.5 | 45 |
| 12 | Auburn | 1-0 | 0-0 | +15.2 | 97.9 | 82.7 | 60 |
| 13 | Florida | 1-0 | 0-0 | +13.6 | 102.0 | 88.4 | 65 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 0-0 | +9.8 | 96.6 | 86.8 | 78 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 1-0 | 0-0 | +9.1 | 95.8 | 86.7 | 82 |
| 16 | Missouri | 1-0 | 0-0 | +7.6 | 99.1 | 91.4 | 90 |