Introduction

Variable Meanings:

G = # of games

W = # of games won,

ADJOE: Adjusted Offensive Efficiency (An estimate of the offensive efficiency (points scored per 100 possessions) a team would have against the average Division I defense),

ADJDE: Adjusted Defensive Efficiency (An estimate of the defensive efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions) a team would have against the average Division I offense),

BARTHAG: Power rating (Chance of beating an average Division 1 team),

EFG_O: Effective Field Goal Percentage Shot,

EFG_D: Effective Field Goal Percentage Allowed,

TOR: Turnover Rate, TORD: Turnovers committed,

ORD: Offensive Rebound Percentage,

DRB: Defensive Rebound Percentage,

FTR: Free Throw Rate,

FTRD: Free Throw Rate Allowed,

2P_O: Two_Point Shooting Percentage,

2P_D: Two-Point Shooting Percentage Allowed,

3P_O: Three-Point Shooting Percentage,

3P_D: Three-Point Shooting Percentage Allowed,

ADJ_T: Adjusted Tempo (An estimate of the tempo (possessions per 40 minutes) a team would have against the team that wants to play at an average Division I tempo) ,

WAB: Wins Above Bubble (The bubble refers to the cut off between making the NCAA March Madness Tournament and not making it) .

Team Analysis

##                   G          W       ADJOE       ADJDE     BARTHAG       EFG_O
## G        1.00000000  0.6687878  0.64043697 -0.63429117  0.70724258  0.31740838
## W        0.66878780  1.0000000  0.74763110 -0.68440029  0.79146271  0.58754992
## ADJOE    0.64043697  0.7476311  1.00000000 -0.56874376  0.87575569  0.69859632
## ADJDE   -0.63429117 -0.6844003 -0.56874376  1.00000000 -0.86874229 -0.23153786
## BARTHAG  0.70724258  0.7914627  0.87575569 -0.86874229  1.00000000  0.51354109
## EFG_O    0.31740838  0.5875499  0.69859632 -0.23153786  0.51354109  1.00000000
## EFG_D   -0.49878613 -0.6475087 -0.39177984  0.82266256 -0.66465946 -0.18106981
## TOR     -0.31618564 -0.4573094 -0.57555088  0.22404201 -0.45166906 -0.35924875
## TORD     0.17851368  0.2338684 -0.02937972 -0.26341305  0.12586897 -0.12365993
## ORB      0.28576831  0.3197058  0.29743173 -0.26351623  0.30952541 -0.11222911
## DRB     -0.13527063 -0.2918946 -0.20688698  0.30799495 -0.27803348 -0.27755839
## FTR      0.20488462  0.1507355  0.06553578 -0.11471795  0.10295019 -0.05442689
## FTRD    -0.21369926 -0.2609696 -0.39567478  0.17652413 -0.33078770 -0.42118803
## X2P_O    0.32445676  0.5691137  0.63768215 -0.29721597  0.52190198  0.87599726
## X2P_D   -0.48075944 -0.5678749 -0.35758643  0.74178549 -0.59591895 -0.15816102
## X3P_O    0.16447683  0.3608993  0.47138440 -0.03103733  0.27041502  0.73129752
## X3P_D   -0.33707360 -0.5113620 -0.28556206  0.62248233 -0.50458872 -0.14128891
## ADJ_T   -0.05490806 -0.0322420  0.02083955  0.14741318 -0.06707993  0.02351906
## WAB      0.69540045  0.9015331  0.85247526 -0.83208405  0.94202190  0.51433121
## Winpct   0.50741156  0.9774137  0.69390853 -0.62233061  0.73150154  0.59931611
##               EFG_D         TOR         TORD          ORB         DRB
## G       -0.49878613 -0.31618564  0.178513676  0.285768309 -0.13527063
## W       -0.64750869 -0.45730938  0.233868447  0.319705840 -0.29189457
## ADJOE   -0.39177984 -0.57555088 -0.029379721  0.297431734 -0.20688698
## ADJDE    0.82266256  0.22404201 -0.263413045 -0.263516228  0.30799495
## BARTHAG -0.66465946 -0.45166906  0.125868967  0.309525411 -0.27803348
## EFG_O   -0.18106981 -0.35924875 -0.123659932 -0.112229109 -0.27755839
## EFG_D    1.00000000  0.12732851 -0.080294648 -0.254626589  0.20750493
## TOR      0.12732851  1.00000000  0.072927459  0.195408596  0.17720302
## TORD    -0.08029465  0.07292746  1.000000000  0.181558577  0.35363956
## ORB     -0.25462659  0.19540860  0.181558577  1.000000000  0.04743562
## DRB      0.20750493  0.17720302  0.353639563  0.047435622  1.00000000
## FTR     -0.15481813  0.20181671  0.159904795  0.252701680  0.08585746
## FTRD     0.11804645  0.39002134  0.390805698  0.174410610  0.19701887
## X2P_O   -0.22970140 -0.27534514 -0.042459227 -0.023534072 -0.24688765
## X2P_D    0.89269729  0.10707538 -0.028444512 -0.246106820  0.23962181
## X3P_O   -0.03433789 -0.32198299 -0.176486267 -0.182026313 -0.18482034
## X3P_D    0.76680248  0.10435917 -0.136812071 -0.167964761  0.08305652
## ADJ_T    0.12448737 -0.02587471  0.001098851 -0.006564624  0.18579006
## WAB     -0.68645001 -0.43965170  0.173040673  0.358144733 -0.24925372
## Winpct  -0.61512938 -0.44909479  0.226335291  0.291929631 -0.30645510
##                 FTR        FTRD       X2P_O       X2P_D       X3P_O       X3P_D
## G        0.20488462 -0.21369926  0.32445676 -0.48075944  0.16447683 -0.33707360
## W        0.15073549 -0.26096955  0.56911366 -0.56787488  0.36089932 -0.51136197
## ADJOE    0.06553578 -0.39567478  0.63768215 -0.35758643  0.47138440 -0.28556206
## ADJDE   -0.11471795  0.17652413 -0.29721597  0.74178549 -0.03103733  0.62248233
## BARTHAG  0.10295019 -0.33078770  0.52190198 -0.59591895  0.27041502 -0.50458872
## EFG_O   -0.05442689 -0.42118803  0.87599726 -0.15816102  0.73129752 -0.14128891
## EFG_D   -0.15481813  0.11804645 -0.22970140  0.89269729 -0.03433789  0.76680248
## TOR      0.20181671  0.39002134 -0.27534514  0.10707538 -0.32198299  0.10435917
## TORD     0.15990479  0.39080570 -0.04245923 -0.02844451 -0.17648627 -0.13681207
## ORB      0.25270168  0.17441061 -0.02353407 -0.24610682 -0.18202631 -0.16796476
## DRB      0.08585746  0.19701887 -0.24688765  0.23962181 -0.18482034  0.08305652
## FTR      1.00000000  0.15330714  0.02122398 -0.14403079 -0.13336136 -0.10476175
## FTRD     0.15330714  1.00000000 -0.40376176  0.14402242 -0.26103516  0.03503524
## X2P_O    0.02122398 -0.40376176  1.00000000 -0.20697996  0.32235125 -0.17186528
## X2P_D   -0.14403079  0.14402242 -0.20697996  1.00000000 -0.02884244  0.39907658
## X3P_O   -0.13336136 -0.26103516  0.32235125 -0.02884244  1.00000000 -0.02586062
## X3P_D   -0.10476175  0.03503524 -0.17186528  0.39907658 -0.02586062  1.00000000
## ADJ_T    0.24607106  0.05079104  0.08290551  0.14894231 -0.04684675  0.04937992
## WAB      0.14541106 -0.30952251  0.52283210 -0.61359549  0.27742910 -0.52356246
## Winpct   0.12975456 -0.24655103  0.57774562 -0.52791693  0.37397952 -0.50154907
##                ADJ_T         WAB      Winpct
## G       -0.054908057  0.69540045  0.50741156
## W       -0.032241997  0.90153311  0.97741367
## ADJOE    0.020839554  0.85247526  0.69390853
## ADJDE    0.147413183 -0.83208405 -0.62233061
## BARTHAG -0.067079932  0.94202190  0.73150154
## EFG_O    0.023519060  0.51433121  0.59931611
## EFG_D    0.124487372 -0.68645001 -0.61512938
## TOR     -0.025874706 -0.43965170 -0.44909479
## TORD     0.001098851  0.17304067  0.22633529
## ORB     -0.006564624  0.35814473  0.29192963
## DRB      0.185790063 -0.24925372 -0.30645510
## FTR      0.246071058  0.14541106  0.12975456
## FTRD     0.050791042 -0.30952251 -0.24655103
## X2P_O    0.082905507  0.52283210  0.57774562
## X2P_D    0.148942313 -0.61359549 -0.52791693
## X3P_O   -0.046846753  0.27742910  0.37397952
## X3P_D    0.049379923 -0.52356246 -0.50154907
## ADJ_T    1.000000000 -0.03405397 -0.01866466
## WAB     -0.034053973  1.00000000  0.85527659
## Winpct  -0.018664661  0.85527659  1.00000000

## 
## Call:
## lm(formula = W ~ X3P_O + X2P_O + X2P_D + X3P_D + ORB + DRB)
## 
## Residuals:
##     Min      1Q  Median      3Q     Max 
## -9.5153 -2.4369  0.1219  2.0955 10.5086 
## 
## Coefficients:
##             Estimate Std. Error t value Pr(>|t|)    
## (Intercept)  8.40971    6.21958   1.352   0.1772    
## X3P_O        0.65774    0.07812   8.420 1.02e-15 ***
## X2P_O        0.69187    0.05997  11.538  < 2e-16 ***
## X2P_D       -0.59914    0.06782  -8.835  < 2e-16 ***
## X3P_D       -0.75016    0.08635  -8.687  < 2e-16 ***
## ORB          0.42248    0.04928   8.573 3.42e-16 ***
## DRB         -0.15842    0.06677  -2.373   0.0182 *  
## ---
## Signif. codes:  0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1
## 
## Residual standard error: 3.439 on 346 degrees of freedom
## Multiple R-squared:  0.714,  Adjusted R-squared:  0.7091 
## F-statistic:   144 on 6 and 346 DF,  p-value: < 2.2e-16

Variance Inflation Factor Check for multicollinearity

##    X3P_O    X2P_O    X2P_D    X3P_D      ORB      DRB 
## 1.169395 1.210628 1.334807 1.211396 1.121524 1.134320