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Yale Bulldogs

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Power Rankings

#137▲6

Who is best right now.

+2.4points per 100 possessions vs an average D-I team

Last week: +1.2 (#143)

Preseason: #143

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Rating breakdown

Adjusted for every opponent and home court. Power = offense minus defense.

Projected record

18-11

Conference record
9-5
Conference title
38%
Outright title
23%
Luck
0.0

Actual results so far plus the rest of the seasonplayed out 10,000 times with the win chance for each game (non-Division I opponents count as 97% wins). The title is the regular-season crown; conference tournaments aren't included. Later rounds of holiday tournaments are added once the opponent is known.

Why #143 in the preseason

What the computer saw going in

  • →Last season: #86 in the country (+11.0), 24-7.
  • →37% of last season's minutes are back.
  • →Lost Nick Townsend (16.3 ppg, now at Stanford), Isaac Celiscar (13.2 ppg, now at Baylor), Casey Simmons (10.5 ppg).

The preseason rating counts for about five games, then real results take over.

Teams like Yale

The closest matches across all 365 Division I teams, based on the current ratings.

This season

Everyone who has played, most minutes first: per-game numbers from the box scores, updated after every game.

PlayerG · GSMinPtsRebAstFG%3P%FT%
Riley FoxF · Junior · #845 ranked2 · 234.521.55.00.548.4 (15-31)42.9 (6-14)100.0 (7-7)
Trevor MullinG · Senior · #504 ranked2 · 234.514.54.03.035.0 (7-20)37.5 (3-8)92.3 (12-13)
Jordan BrathwaiteG · Junior · #1238 ranked2 · 232.014.03.52.542.9 (9-21)25.0 (2-8)72.7 (8-11)
Jack SullivanF · Sophomore · #1476 ranked2 · 228.06.58.01.055.6 (5-9)60.0 (3-5)— (0-0)
Daniel OgunyemiF · Sophomore · #1062 ranked2 · 227.57.010.01.040.0 (6-15)— (0-0)100.0 (2-2)
Courtney WallaceG · Sophomore · #1299 ranked2 · 024.58.07.03.029.2 (7-24)16.7 (2-12)— (0-0)
Connor MayF · Junior · #3884 ranked2 · 011.51.50.50.033.3 (1-3)50.0 (1-2)— (0-0)
Jonas OwareC · Freshman2 · 05.00.01.00.50.0 (0-1)— (0-0)— (0-0)
Jeannot BasimaG · Senior · #2077 ranked2 · 02.50.50.50.0— (0-0)— (0-0)50.0 (1-2)

Projected rotation

The preseason model's minutes projection for each player with a track record (college stats or a recruiting rank), most minutes first. Players without one aren't projected here; This season above lists everyone who has played.

PlayerHow he got hereProj. minLast season
Trevor MullinG · SeniorReturning2711.5 pts · 2.4 reb · 2.7 ast
Riley FoxF · JuniorReturning1910 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.7 ast
Jordan BrathwaiteG · JuniorReturning196.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 1 ast
Jack SullivanF · SophomoreReturning81.8 pts · 1 reb · 0.2 ast
Courtney WallaceG · SophomoreReturning72.5 pts · 0.9 reb · 0.9 ast
Daniel OgunyemiF · SophomoreReturning62.4 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.3 ast
Alvin LovingG · SophomoreReturning61.6 pts · 0.6 reb · 0.4 ast
Jeannot BasimaG · SeniorReturning61.1 pts · 0.5 reb · 0.4 ast
Jacob TsaiG · SophomoreReturning50 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Gone from last season: Nick Townsend (16.3 ppg, to Stanford), Isaac Celiscar (13.2 ppg, to Baylor), Casey Simmons (10.5 ppg), Samson Aletan (7.8 ppg, to Providence), Devon Arlington (2.8 ppg, to Stonehill)

Roster

Everyone on this season's roster, with this season's numbers for anyone who has played. Names link to player pages, ranked players first.

#PlayerHow he got herePosClassHt / WtHometownThis seasonLast seasonRank · Impact
11Trevor MullinReturningGSenior6-1 · 185Wellesley, MA14.5 pts · 4.0 reb · 3.0 ast (2 G)11.5 pts · 2.4 reb · 2.7 ast (31 G)#504 · +0.87
9Riley FoxReturningFJunior6-6 · 215West Hartford, CT21.5 pts · 5.0 reb · 0.5 ast (2 G)10.0 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.7 ast (31 G)#845 · +0.51
12Daniel OgunyemiReturningFSophomore6-7 · 235Milton, GA7.0 pts · 10.0 reb · 1.0 ast (2 G)2.4 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.3 ast (11 G)#1062 · +0.34
3Jordan BrathwaiteReturningGJunior6-4 · 190Fulton, MD14.0 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.5 ast (2 G)6.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 1.0 ast (31 G)#1238 · +0.24
0Courtney WallaceReturningGSophomore6-2 · 195Pittsburgh, PA8.0 pts · 7.0 reb · 3.0 ast (2 G)2.5 pts · 0.9 reb · 0.9 ast (11 G)#1299 · +0.20
7Jack SullivanReturningFSophomore6-11 · 230St. Augustine, FL6.5 pts · 8.0 reb · 1.0 ast (2 G)1.8 pts · 1.0 reb · 0.2 ast (21 G)#1476 · +0.11
4Alvin LovingReturningGSophomore6-4 · 215Berkeley, CAHasn't played1.6 pts · 0.6 reb · 0.4 ast (9 G)#1792 · -0.03
22Jeannot BasimaReturningGSenior6-4 · 190Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo0.5 pts · 0.5 reb · 0.0 ast (2 G)1.1 pts · 0.5 reb · 0.4 ast (10 G)#2077 · -0.14
1Jacob TsaiReturningGSophomore5-11 · 165San Diego, CAHasn't played0.0 pts · 0.0 reb · 0.0 ast (3 G)#2708 · -0.38
21Connor MayNew to Division IFJunior6-6 · 215Palatine, IL1.5 pts · 0.5 reb · 0.0 ast (2 G)—#3884 · -0.88
5Brady WooleyFreshmanFFreshman6-9 · 205Orono, MNHasn't played—Not ranked yet
2Chris BolteFreshmanFFreshman6-6 · 210Burr Ridge, ILHasn't played—Not ranked yet
30Jack LouridasFreshmanGFreshman6-3 · 195Bethlehem, NYHasn't played—Not ranked yet
13Jonas OwareFreshmanCFreshman6-10 · 215Long Beach, CA0.0 pts · 1.0 reb · 0.5 ast (2 G)—Not ranked yet
23Tim WinklerFreshmanFFreshman6-10 · 215Orlando, FLHasn't played—Not ranked yet

Schedule

Projected scores and win chances come from the current ratings and update every morning.

Nov 2vsHowardW72-62Box score →
Nov 6atUCFL75-87Box score →
Still to play · computer projections
Nov 10atBaylorProjected 69-84YALE: 9% to win Compare
Nov 13atNortheasternProjected 81-76YALE: 68% to win Compare
Nov 15vsEmmanuel (MA)(non-D1)Upcoming
Nov 18vsVermontProjected 73-68YALE: 68% to win Compare
Nov 23vs (N)BelmontESPN Events Invitational - Adventure BracketProjected 73-76YALE: 38% to win Compare
Nov 24vs (N)App StateESPN Events Invitational - Adventure BracketProjected 71-67YALE: 65% to win Compare
Nov 25vs (N)Wright StateESPN Events Invitational - Adventure BracketProjected 75-78YALE: 39% to win Compare
Nov 29vsQuinnipiacProjected 78-68YALE: 81% to win Compare
Dec 5atDelawareProjected 72-69YALE: 60% to win Compare
Dec 9vsRhode Island College(non-D1)Upcoming
Dec 12vs (N)UC Santa BarbaraJack Jones ClassicProjected 72-76YALE: 35% to win Compare
Dec 19vsSt. Joseph's Brooklyn(non-D1)Upcoming
Dec 29atSan FranciscoProjected 72-73YALE: 47% to win Compare
Jan 4vsBrownConferenceProjected 76-64YALE: 86% to win Compare
Jan 9vsPrincetonConferenceProjected 74-67YALE: 73% to win Compare
Jan 15atColumbiaConferenceProjected 75-74YALE: 55% to win Compare
Jan 18atCornellConferenceProjected 79-77YALE: 56% to win Compare
Jan 23vsPennsylvaniaConferenceProjected 78-75YALE: 62% to win Compare
Jan 29atHarvardConferenceProjected 70-72YALE: 42% to win Compare
Jan 30atDartmouthConferenceProjected 76-71YALE: 67% to win Compare
Feb 5atBrownConferenceProjected 73-67YALE: 71% to win Compare
Feb 12vsHarvardConferenceProjected 73-69YALE: 62% to win Compare
Feb 13vsDartmouthConferenceProjected 79-68YALE: 84% to win Compare
Feb 20atPennsylvaniaConferenceProjected 75-78YALE: 40% to win Compare
Feb 26vsColumbiaConferenceProjected 78-70YALE: 75% to win Compare
Feb 27vsCornellConferenceProjected 82-74YALE: 76% to win Compare
Mar 6atPrincetonConferenceProjected 71-70YALE: 54% to win Compare

Ivy standings

#TeamConfOverall
1Harvard0-01-0
2Princeton0-02-0
3Dartmouth0-02-0
4Yale0-01-1
5Columbia0-01-1
6Cornell0-01-1
7Pennsylvania0-00-1
8Brown0-00-2
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