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womens · season 2020

The season's top 100 going into the tournament, by AdjPace — each traced across every cutoff of the season's walk. One season is one fit, so these lines share one time axis; a team that only entered the ratings later starts where it entered, not at zero. Values are possessions per game.

The NCAA championship game for womens 2020 has no result in the store, so the Postseason column below shows the furthest completed round and no team is marked a champion. A walk-forward's final cutoff is the morning of the title game, so the season's last rating snapshot precedes the final by design.

end state cutoff 2020-03-12 teams rated 354 cutoffs in the walk 81
AdjPace (possessions per game)
womens 2020: AdjPace for the top 100 teams across the season's walk-forward cutoffsD-I average 70.17 (Mar 12)Dec 15, 2019 1. Troy 83.28 2. DePaul 80.64 3. Sam Houston 80.38 4. California Baptist 80.13 5. Sacramento State 79.19Dec 18, 2019 1. Troy 83.34 2. DePaul 81.02 3. Sam Houston 80.18 4. Sacramento State 80.11 5. California Baptist 79.14Dec 20, 2019 1. Troy 81.97 2. Sacramento State 80.23 3. DePaul 79.06 4. Sam Houston 78.76 5. California Baptist 78.44Dec 21, 2019 1. Troy 81.35 2. Sacramento State 80.82 3. California Baptist 79.59 4. Sam Houston 78.76 5. Chicago State 78.41Dec 22, 2019 1. Troy 81.39 2. Sacramento State 79.99 3. California Baptist 79.85 4. Sam Houston 79.46 5. DePaul 79.45Dec 29, 2019 1. Troy 80.75 2. DePaul 80.02 3. Sacramento State 79.50 4. California Baptist 78.91 5. Chicago State 78.74Dec 30, 2019 1. Troy 81.10 2. DePaul 78.65 3. Chicago State 78.42 4. Sacramento State 78.30 5. California Baptist 78.07Dec 31, 2019 1. Troy 80.85 2. DePaul 79.12 3. California Baptist 78.75 4. Chicago State 78.22 5. Sacramento State 78.09Jan 02, 2020 1. Queens University 156.88 2. Troy 82.34 3. Sacramento State 80.78 4. California Baptist 80.10 5. Chicago State 80.09Jan 03, 2020 1. Queens University 132.79 2. Troy 81.94 3. DePaul 80.44 4. Sacramento State 80.07 5. California Baptist 79.61Jan 05, 2020 1. Queens University 116.77 2. Troy 80.22 3. DePaul 78.94 4. California Baptist 78.71 5. Sacramento State 78.60Jan 05, 2020 1. Queens University 88.59 2. Troy 80.37 3. DePaul 78.91 4. Sacramento State 78.30 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 78.11Jan 07, 2020 1. Queens University 87.22 2. Troy 80.41 3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 79.02 4. Sacramento State 78.62 5. DePaul 78.44Jan 09, 2020 1. Queens University 83.93 2. Troy 79.75 3. Sacramento State 78.56 4. DePaul 78.22 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77.82Jan 10, 2020 1. Queens University 82.33 2. Troy 79.35 3. Sacramento State 78.67 4. DePaul 77.99 5. California Baptist 77.97Jan 12, 2020 1. Queens University 80.00 2. Troy 79.61 3. Sacramento State 79.55 4. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 78.04 5. Western Illinois 77.54Jan 14, 2020 1. Sacramento State 80.42 2. Troy 79.14 3. Sam Houston 77.65 4. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77.52 5. Alcorn State 77.46Jan 15, 2020 1. Sacramento State 80.74 2. Troy 79.62 3. Sam Houston 77.71 4. California Baptist 77.67 5. Chicago State 77.44Jan 16, 2020 1. Sacramento State 80.28 2. Troy 79.50 3. California Baptist 78.45 4. Chicago State 77.64 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77.58Jan 18, 2020 1. Troy 79.87 2. Sacramento State 79.84 3. California Baptist 77.34 4. Western Illinois 77.02 5. Sam Houston 76.93Jan 19, 2020 1. Troy 79.64 2. Sacramento State 78.70 3. California Baptist 77.25 4. Sam Houston 76.67 5. Chicago State 76.64Jan 19, 2020 1. Troy 79.11 2. Sacramento State 78.93 3. Western Illinois 77.32 4. California Baptist 77.12 5. Sam Houston 77.03Jan 22, 2020 1. Troy 79.28 2. Sacramento State 78.25 3. Western Illinois 77.62 4. California Baptist 77.32 5. Sam Houston 77.00Jan 23, 2020 1. Troy 78.71 2. Sacramento State 78.70 3. California Baptist 77.80 4. Sam Houston 77.73 5. Western Illinois 77.18Jan 25, 2020 1. Troy 78.85 2. Sacramento State 78.55 3. Sam Houston 78.00 4. Texas Southern 77.06 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77.01Jan 26, 2020 1. Troy 78.93 2. Sacramento State 78.49 3. Sam Houston 78.21 4. Chicago State 77.15 5. Western Illinois 76.98Jan 27, 2020 1. Troy 80.04 2. Sacramento State 79.76 3. Sam Houston 78.81 4. Western Illinois 77.96 5. Denver 77.39Jan 29, 2020 1. Troy 79.65 2. Sacramento State 78.76 3. Alcorn State 78.18 4. Sam Houston 78.17 5. DePaul 78.06Jan 30, 2020 1. Troy 79.52 2. Sam Houston 78.24 3. Denver 77.89 4. Alcorn State 77.76 5. Sacramento State 77.61Jan 31, 2020 1. Troy 79.95 2. Sam Houston 78.10 3. Sacramento State 77.94 4. Denver 77.89 5. Chicago State 77.64Feb 02, 2020 1. Troy 79.17 2. Sam Houston 78.11 3. Western Illinois 77.17 4. Sacramento State 77.05 5. Denver 77.03Feb 02, 2020 1. Troy 79.01 2. Sam Houston 78.47 3. Denver 77.32 4. Alcorn State 77.28 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77.20Feb 04, 2020 1. Troy 79.22 2. Sam Houston 78.74 3. Chicago State 77.52 4. DePaul 77.46 5. Denver 77.37Feb 06, 2020 1. Sam Houston 78.57 2. Troy 78.56 3. Alcorn State 77.55 4. DePaul 77.47 5. Sacramento State 77.36Feb 07, 2020 1. Troy 79.60 2. Alcorn State 78.69 3. Denver 78.69 4. Sam Houston 78.24 5. Chicago State 78.16Feb 08, 2020 1. Troy 79.03 2. Sam Houston 78.24 3. Denver 77.97 4. Alcorn State 77.72 5. DePaul 77.63Feb 09, 2020 1. Sam Houston 79.08 2. Troy 78.81 3. DePaul 77.93 4. Alcorn State 77.78 5. Denver 77.42Feb 11, 2020 1. Troy 79.38 2. Sam Houston 79.22 3. DePaul 78.44 4. Western Illinois 78.26 5. Denver 78.14Feb 13, 2020 1. Sam Houston 79.64 2. Troy 79.40 3. Denver 78.90 4. Western Illinois 78.20 5. DePaul 78.17Feb 14, 2020 1. Troy 79.87 2. Sam Houston 78.87 3. Alcorn State 78.29 4. DePaul 78.26 5. Denver 78.17Feb 15, 2020 1. Troy 79.69 2. Sam Houston 79.02 3. Western Illinois 78.14 4. Alcorn State 78.10 5. DePaul 78.09Feb 16, 2020 1. Troy 80.36 2. Sam Houston 79.44 3. Denver 78.73 4. Western Illinois 78.49 5. DePaul 78.10Feb 18, 2020 1. Troy 80.26 2. Sam Houston 79.01 3. Denver 78.31 4. DePaul 78.10 5. Western Illinois 77.70Feb 19, 2020 1. Troy 79.90 2. Sam Houston 79.02 3. DePaul 78.47 4. Denver 78.46 5. Western Illinois 78.36Feb 22, 2020 1. Troy 80.96 2. Sam Houston 79.01 3. DePaul 78.41 4. New Mexico 78.21 5. Denver 78.17Feb 23, 2020 1. Troy 80.63 2. Sam Houston 78.54 3. Denver 78.30 4. DePaul 77.99 5. New Mexico 77.71Feb 23, 2020 1. Troy 79.84 2. Sam Houston 78.55 3. Denver 78.22 4. DePaul 77.76 5. Western Illinois 77.50Feb 26, 2020 1. Troy 79.05 2. Sam Houston 77.69 3. Denver 77.61 4. DePaul 77.41 5. Western Illinois 76.84Feb 27, 2020 1. Troy 78.89 2. Sam Houston 78.10 3. Denver 77.16 4. New Mexico 77.08 5. Western Illinois 77.07Feb 28, 2020 1. Troy 79.47 2. Sam Houston 78.64 3. DePaul 77.65 4. Denver 77.63 5. Howard 77.47Mar 01, 2020 1. Troy 79.67 2. Sam Houston 78.74 3. DePaul 78.08 4. Denver 78.07 5. Western Illinois 77.80Mar 02, 2020 1. Troy 79.49 2. Sam Houston 78.75 3. DePaul 78.28 4. Denver 77.83 5. New Mexico 77.72Mar 04, 2020 1. Troy 80.21 2. Sam Houston 79.38 3. DePaul 78.51 4. Denver 78.07 5. Western Illinois 77.95Mar 05, 2020 1. Troy 79.78 2. Sam Houston 79.34 3. DePaul 78.29 4. Denver 78.19 5. New Mexico 77.78Mar 06, 2020 1. Troy 79.15 2. Sam Houston 78.79 3. DePaul 78.59 4. Western Illinois 77.82 5. Denver 77.77Mar 08, 2020 1. Troy 79.24 2. Sam Houston 78.55 3. DePaul 78.55 4. Western Illinois 77.97 5. Oklahoma 77.93Mar 09, 2020 1. Troy 79.22 2. Sam Houston 79.14 3. DePaul 78.01 4. Oklahoma 77.66 5. Howard 77.63Mar 10, 2020 1. Troy 79.07 2. Sam Houston 78.09 3. Denver 77.62 4. New Mexico 77.42 5. Oklahoma 77.37Mar 12, 2020 1. Troy 78.94 2. Sam Houston 78.48 3. Denver 77.51 4. Western Illinois 77.47 5. DePaul 77.44Mar 12, 2020 1. Troy 79.40 2. Sam Houston 78.19 3. Oklahoma 77.57 4. Denver 77.55 5. DePaul 77.27
Walk-forward cutoff, season 2020
  • other ranked teams
  • warm-up (shaded)
  • D-I average
AdjPace (possessions per game) across train_cutoff_at — 81 cutoffs from 2019-12-15 to 2020-03-12. Hover or tap the chart to name the teams at that point and their order — every line carries its own hit area, so nothing is read off its color alone. Series: raw fit. The shortest drawn line covers 70 of the 81 cutoffs — a team enters the ratings only after it has played enough games, so early cutoffs have no line for it. The faded lead-in on the left is the warm-up: from the season's first cutoff through 2020-01-26, fewer than half the field had played 18 games, where a rating (a mean) has not yet settled. It is faded, not cut — the burn-in is the finding. Warm-up: shown · hide
  • Troy
  • Sam Houston
  • Oklahoma
  • Denver
  • DePaul
  • 95 more, drawn as grey context

The top 100 going into the tournament

#TeamAdjPace Cutoffs ratedPostseason
1 Troy Trojans 79.40 81 —
2 Sam Houston Bearkats 78.19 81 —
3 Oklahoma Sooners 77.57 81 —
4 Denver Pioneers 77.55 81 —
5 DePaul Blue Demons 77.27 81 —
6 Howard Bison 77.23 81 —
7 Western Illinois Leathernecks 77.22 81 —
8 New Mexico Lobos 77.14 81 —
9 Texas Southern Tigers 76.88 81 —
10 Alcorn State Lady Braves 76.79 81 —
11 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 76.35 81 —
12 Queens University Royals 76.35 70 —
13 California Baptist Lancers 76.19 81 —
14 Chicago State Cougars 75.87 81 —
15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders 75.78 81 —
16 Sacramento State Hornets 75.67 81 —
17 San José State Spartans 75.55 81 —
18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 75.40 81 —
19 McNeese Cowgirls 75.34 81 —
20 Northern Illinois Huskies 75.34 81 —
21 Saint Peter's Peacocks 75.26 81 —
22 Drake Bulldogs 75.21 81 —
23 Penn State Lady Lions 75.00 81 —
24 Vanderbilt Commodores 74.88 81 —
25 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes 74.66 81 —
26 Arkansas Razorbacks 74.62 81 —
27 Maryland Terrapins 74.61 81 —
28 Charleston Cougars 74.37 81 —
29 North Carolina A&T Aggies 74.27 81 —
30 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 74.21 81 —
31 Miami (OH) RedHawks 74.11 81 —
32 Florida Atlantic Owls 74.11 81 —
33 Army Black Knights 74.10 81 —
34 North Carolina Central Eagles 74.04 81 —
35 Georgia Southern Eagles 74.03 81 —
36 Niagara Purple Eagles 74.03 81 —
37 Kansas Jayhawks 74.00 81 —
38 Seattle U Redhawks 73.95 81 —
39 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 73.91 81 —
40 LSU New Orleans Privateers 73.83 81 —
41 Florida A&M Rattlers 73.81 81 —
42 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 73.81 81 —
43 Boston College Eagles 73.80 81 —
44 UTEP Miners 73.66 81 —
45 UIC Flames 73.65 81 —
46 Jacksonville Dolphins 73.64 81 —
47 North Alabama Lions 73.63 81 —
48 Jackson State Lady Tigers 73.63 81 —
49 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 73.56 81 —
50 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 73.52 81 —
51 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 73.40 81 —
52 Tennessee State Lady Tigers 73.37 81 —
53 Duquesne Dukes 73.37 81 —
54 Towson Tigers 73.12 81 —
55 Central Michigan Chippewas 73.11 81 —
56 Longwood Lancers 72.90 81 —
57 Oakland Golden Grizzlies 72.88 81 —
58 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 72.83 81 —
59 Colgate Raiders 72.83 81 —
60 Pacific Tigers 72.72 81 —
61 Mississippi State Bulldogs 72.66 81 —
62 Murray State Racers 72.60 81 —
63 La Salle Explorers 72.53 81 —
64 Ball State Cardinals 72.49 81 —
65 South Alabama Jaguars 72.43 81 —
66 Texas Longhorns 72.42 81 —
67 Cleveland State Vikings 72.38 81 —
68 Columbia Lions 72.34 81 —
69 Syracuse Orange 72.33 81 —
70 Delaware State Hornets 72.32 81 —
71 Ohio Bobcats 72.32 81 —
72 Bowling Green Falcons 72.28 81 —
73 High Point Panthers 72.28 81 —
74 Long Island University Sharks 72.26 81 —
75 Morehead State Eagles 72.26 81 —
76 Eastern Michigan Eagles 72.24 81 —
77 Southern Utah Thunderbirds 72.18 81 —
78 Weber State Wildcats 72.15 81 —
79 UTSA Roadrunners 72.14 81 —
80 Montana State Bobcats 72.14 81 —
81 Brown Bears 72.13 81 —
82 North Carolina Tar Heels 72.11 81 —
83 Boise State Broncos 72.09 81 —
84 Iowa Hawkeyes 72.07 81 —
85 Houston Cougars 72.06 81 —
86 TCU Horned Frogs 71.93 81 —
87 Washington Huskies 71.93 81 —
88 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 71.90 81 —
89 Saint Mary's Gaels 71.87 81 —
90 Grambling Lady Tigers 71.87 81 —
91 Detroit Mercy Titans 71.84 81 —
92 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 71.83 81 —
93 Lindenwood Lions 71.78 81 —
94 Evansville Purple Aces 71.76 81 —
95 Akron Zips 71.74 81 —
96 Michigan State Spartans 71.71 81 —
97 Arkansas State Red Wolves 71.66 81 —
98 UT Martin Skyhawks 71.65 81 —
99 Kansas State Wildcats 71.65 81 —
100 South Carolina Upstate Spartans 71.64 81 —

Ranked at the season's last cutoff — this season has no cutoff whose ratings saw no NCAA tournament game. A team's value is blank when it had not yet been rated at that cutoff; a line begins where a team entered the ratings, so early-season lines are shorter, not missing.