Pythagorean Expectation
Records include games against Division I opponents only.
Pythagorean Expectation uses a team's points scored and points allowed to estimate how many games the team should have won and lost to date.
Good Luck is shown when a team's actual wins exceed expected wins by two or more.
Bad Luck is shown when a team's actual wins are two or less than its expected wins.
Good Luck is shown when a team's actual wins exceed expected wins by two or more.
Bad Luck is shown when a team's actual wins are two or less than its expected wins.
| Points | Pythagorean | Overall | Conference | Predicted | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Scored | Allowed | Expectation | Record | Pythag | Luck | Record | Pythag | Luck | Record | Conf Record | |
| Abilene Christian | 295 | 417 | 0.2962 | 2 - 9 | 3 - 8 | 2 - 7 | 3 - 6 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 6 | |||
| Alabama A&M | 261 | 427 | 0.2261 | 3 - 8 | 2 - 9 | 3 - 6 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 9 | 2 - 7 | |||
| Alabama State | 234 | 280 | 0.3897 | 4 - 6 | 4 - 6 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 4 - 5 | |||
| Albany | 274 | 207 | 0.6684 | 7 - 4 | 7 - 4 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 3 | 7 - 4 | 5 - 3 | |||
| Alcorn State | 333 | 319 | 0.5268 | 5 - 6 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 4 | |||
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 134 | 444 | 0.0477 | 1 - 9 | 0 - 10 | 1 - 8 | 0 - 9 | 0 - 10 | 0 - 9 | |||
| Austin Peay | 259 | 517 | 0.1508 | 0 - 11 | 2 - 9 | -2 | 0 - 8 | 1 - 7 | 2 - 9 | 1 - 7 | ||
| Bethune-Cookman | 252 | 252 | 0.5000 | 4 - 6 | 5 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 4 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 4 | |||
| Brown | 204 | 265 | 0.3421 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 7 | 3 - 4 | 2 - 5 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 5 | |||
| Bryant | 275 | 290 | 0.4669 | 4 - 6 | 5 - 5 | 4 - 2 | 3 - 3 | 5 - 5 | 3 - 3 | |||
| Bucknell | 232 | 263 | 0.4223 | 4 - 7 | 5 - 6 | 3 - 3 | 3 - 3 | 5 - 6 | 3 - 3 | |||
| Butler | 184 | 290 | 0.2428 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 6 | |||
| Cal Poly | 416 | 394 | 0.5339 | 7 - 5 | 6 - 6 | 5 - 3 | 4 - 4 | 6 - 6 | 4 - 4 | |||
| Campbell | 175 | 223 | 0.3530 | 3 - 5 | 3 - 5 | 3 - 4 | 2 - 5 | 3 - 5 | 2 - 5 | |||
| Central Arkansas | 430 | 282 | 0.7417 | 10 - 3 | 10 - 3 | 8 - 1 | 7 - 2 | 10 - 3 | 7 - 2 | |||
| Central Connecticut | 201 | 348 | 0.2023 | 1 - 9 | 2 - 8 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 5 | 2 - 8 | 1 - 5 | |||
| Charleston Southern | 306 | 237 | 0.6545 | 6 - 4 | 7 - 3 | 4 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 7 - 3 | 3 - 2 | |||
| Chattanooga | 379 | 255 | 0.7292 | 8 - 4 | 9 - 3 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 | 9 - 3 | 6 - 2 | |||
| Coastal Carolina | 447 | 232 | 0.8375 | 10 - 2 | 10 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 2 | 0 - 0 | |||
| Colgate | 311 | 234 | 0.6707 | 5 - 5 | 7 - 3 | -2 | 4 - 2 | 4 - 2 | 7 - 3 | 4 - 2 | ||
| Columbia | 185 | 247 | 0.3268 | 3 - 7 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 5 | 2 - 5 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 5 | |||
| Cornell | 230 | 310 | 0.3216 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 5 | 2 - 5 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 5 | |||
| Dartmouth | 201 | 213 | 0.4638 | 4 - 6 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 6 | 3 - 4 | -2 | 5 - 5 | 3 - 4 | ||
| Davidson | 118 | 290 | 0.0955 | 0 - 9 | 1 - 8 | 0 - 8 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 7 | |||
| Dayton | 325 | 199 | 0.7732 | 8 - 2 | 8 - 2 | 7 - 1 | 6 - 2 | 8 - 2 | 6 - 2 | |||
| Delaware | 242 | 276 | 0.4186 | 4 - 7 | 5 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 6 | 3 - 5 | |||
| Delaware State | 162 | 437 | 0.0772 | 0 - 11 | 1 - 10 | 0 - 8 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 10 | 1 - 7 | |||
| Drake | 247 | 257 | 0.4752 | 6 - 3 | 4 - 5 | +2 | 6 - 2 | 4 - 4 | +2 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 4 | |
| Duquesne | 343 | 273 | 0.6389 | 8 - 3 | 7 - 4 | 5 - 1 | 4 - 2 | 7 - 4 | 4 - 2 | |||
| East Tennessee State | 113 | 285 | 0.0901 | 3 - 6 | 1 - 8 | +2 | 2 - 6 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 7 | ||
| Eastern Illinois | 294 | 310 | 0.4669 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 4 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 4 | |||
| Eastern Kentucky | 232 | 322 | 0.3059 | 2 - 8 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 6 | |||
| Eastern Washington | 593 | 371 | 0.7636 | 12 - 2 | 11 - 3 | 8 - 0 | 6 - 2 | +2 | 11 - 3 | 6 - 2 | ||
| Elon | 108 | 335 | 0.0557 | 1 - 9 | 1 - 9 | 1 - 7 | 0 - 8 | 1 - 9 | 0 - 8 | |||
| Florida A&M | 189 | 341 | 0.1861 | 4 - 6 | 2 - 8 | +2 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 7 | +3 | 2 - 8 | 1 - 7 | |
| Fordham | 358 | 310 | 0.5890 | 7 - 3 | 6 - 4 | 5 - 1 | 4 - 2 | 6 - 4 | 4 - 2 | |||
| Furman | 301 | 298 | 0.5063 | 3 - 8 | 6 - 5 | -3 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 4 | ||
| Gardner-Webb | 231 | 251 | 0.4483 | 4 - 6 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 2 - 3 | |||
| Georgetown | 166 | 256 | 0.2529 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 8 | 0 - 6 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 3 - 8 | 2 - 4 | ||
| Grambling | 477 | 193 | 0.9057 | 11 - 1 | 11 - 1 | 9 - 0 | 8 - 1 | 11 - 1 | 8 - 1 | |||
| Hampton | 213 | 269 | 0.3581 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 7 | 5 - 3 | 3 - 5 | +2 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | ||
| Harvard | 262 | 203 | 0.6543 | 7 - 3 | 7 - 3 | 5 - 2 | 5 - 2 | 7 - 3 | 5 - 2 | |||
| Holy Cross | 259 | 355 | 0.3126 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 8 | 2 - 4 | 2 - 4 | 3 - 8 | 2 - 4 | |||
| Houston Baptist | 207 | 383 | 0.1768 | 4 - 7 | 2 - 9 | +2 | 3 - 5 | 1 - 7 | +2 | 2 - 9 | 1 - 7 | |
| Howard | 208 | 383 | 0.1785 | 2 - 9 | 2 - 9 | 2 - 6 | 1 - 7 | 2 - 9 | 1 - 7 | |||
| Idaho State | 220 | 448 | 0.1446 | 1 - 9 | 1 - 9 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 9 | 1 - 7 | |||
| Illinois State | 312 | 262 | 0.6075 | 6 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 3 | 7 - 5 | 5 - 3 | |||
| Incarnate Word | 268 | 384 | 0.2892 | 3 - 7 | 3 - 7 | 3 - 6 | 3 - 6 | 3 - 7 | 3 - 6 | |||
| Indiana State | 274 | 359 | 0.3373 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 7 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | |||
| Jackson State | 203 | 317 | 0.2471 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 6 | 2 - 7 | 3 - 8 | 2 - 7 | |||
| Jacksonville | 285 | 326 | 0.4168 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 4 - 5 | 3 - 4 | |||
| Jacksonville State | 340 | 207 | 0.7757 | 9 - 2 | 9 - 2 | 7 - 0 | 5 - 2 | +2 | 9 - 2 | 5 - 2 | ||
| James Madison | 700 | 318 | 0.8779 | 14 - 1 | 13 - 2 | 8 - 0 | 7 - 1 | 13 - 2 | 7 - 1 | |||
| Kennesaw State | 274 | 220 | 0.6338 | 5 - 3 | 5 - 3 | 3 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 5 - 3 | 3 - 2 | |||
| Lafayette | 216 | 386 | 0.1898 | 2 - 9 | 2 - 9 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 5 | 2 - 9 | 1 - 5 | |||
| Lamar | 230 | 336 | 0.2794 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 6 | 3 - 6 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 6 | |||
| Lehigh | 466 | 323 | 0.7143 | 9 - 3 | 9 - 3 | 6 - 0 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 9 - 3 | 4 - 2 | ||
| Liberty | 302 | 286 | 0.5340 | 6 - 5 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 6 - 5 | 3 - 2 | |||
| Maine | 245 | 288 | 0.4003 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 7 | +2 | 5 - 3 | 3 - 5 | +2 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | |
| Marist | 276 | 321 | 0.4067 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 7 | 5 - 3 | 3 - 5 | +2 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | ||
| McNeese State | 319 | 282 | 0.5764 | 5 - 5 | 6 - 4 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 4 | 6 - 4 | 5 - 4 | |||
| Mercer | 298 | 318 | 0.4595 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 4 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 4 | |||
| Mississippi Valley State | 154 | 504 | 0.0491 | 1 - 10 | 1 - 10 | 1 - 8 | 0 - 9 | 1 - 10 | 0 - 9 | |||
| Missouri State | 200 | 393 | 0.1559 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 8 | 2 - 6 | 1 - 7 | 2 - 8 | 1 - 7 | |||
| Monmouth | 280 | 361 | 0.3463 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 7 | 0 - 5 | 2 - 3 | -2 | 4 - 7 | 2 - 3 | ||
| Montana | 434 | 297 | 0.7208 | 6 - 5 | 8 - 3 | -2 | 3 - 5 | 6 - 2 | -3 | 8 - 3 | 6 - 2 | |
| Montana State | 227 | 276 | 0.3802 | 3 - 7 | 4 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 5 | |||
| Morehead State | 300 | 374 | 0.3656 | 3 - 7 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 5 | |||
| Morgan State | 184 | 370 | 0.1485 | 3 - 8 | 2 - 9 | 3 - 5 | 1 - 7 | +2 | 2 - 9 | 1 - 7 | ||
| Murray State | 287 | 387 | 0.3214 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 4 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | |||
| New Hampshire | 371 | 316 | 0.5990 | 8 - 5 | 8 - 5 | 6 - 2 | 5 - 3 | 8 - 5 | 5 - 3 | |||
| Nicholls State | 333 | 328 | 0.5095 | 5 - 6 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 4 | |||
| Norfolk State | 154 | 257 | 0.2175 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 8 | 3 - 5 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 8 | 2 - 6 | |||
| North Carolina A&T | 360 | 277 | 0.6582 | 8 - 3 | 7 - 4 | 7 - 1 | 5 - 3 | +2 | 7 - 4 | 5 - 3 | ||
| North Carolina Central | 282 | 268 | 0.5318 | 8 - 3 | 6 - 5 | +2 | 8 - 0 | 4 - 4 | +4 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 4 | |
| North Dakota | 355 | 264 | 0.6771 | 9 - 3 | 8 - 4 | 8 - 0 | 5 - 3 | +3 | 8 - 4 | 5 - 3 | ||
| North Dakota State | 408 | 232 | 0.8040 | 12 - 2 | 11 - 3 | 7 - 1 | 6 - 2 | 11 - 3 | 6 - 2 | |||
| Northern Arizona | 288 | 310 | 0.4541 | 4 - 6 | 5 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 5 | 4 - 4 | |||
| Northern Colorado | 321 | 371 | 0.4105 | 5 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 4 - 4 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 5 | |||
| Northern Iowa | 320 | 242 | 0.6678 | 5 - 6 | 7 - 4 | -2 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 3 | 7 - 4 | 5 - 3 | ||
| Northwestern State | 200 | 363 | 0.1839 | 0 - 10 | 2 - 8 | -2 | 0 - 9 | 2 - 7 | -2 | 2 - 8 | 2 - 7 | |
| Pennsylvania | 277 | 213 | 0.6585 | 7 - 3 | 7 - 3 | 6 - 1 | 5 - 2 | 7 - 3 | 5 - 2 | |||
| Portland State | 322 | 403 | 0.3633 | 2 - 8 | 4 - 6 | -2 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 5 | ||
| Prairie View A&M | 360 | 343 | 0.5302 | 7 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 7 - 2 | 5 - 4 | +2 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 4 | ||
| Presbyterian College | 91 | 312 | 0.0439 | 2 - 8 | 0 - 10 | +2 | 1 - 4 | 0 - 5 | 0 - 10 | 0 - 5 | ||
| Princeton | 339 | 164 | 0.8600 | 8 - 2 | 9 - 1 | 6 - 1 | 6 - 1 | 9 - 1 | 6 - 1 | |||
| Rhode Island | 185 | 400 | 0.1270 | 2 - 9 | 1 - 10 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 10 | 1 - 7 | |||
| Richmond | 401 | 328 | 0.6230 | 10 - 4 | 9 - 5 | 5 - 3 | 5 - 3 | 9 - 5 | 5 - 3 | |||
| Robert Morris | 94 | 233 | 0.0937 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 8 | 1 - 5 | |||
| Sacramento State | 237 | 402 | 0.2107 | 2 - 8 | 2 - 8 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 8 | 2 - 7 | |||
| Sacred Heart | 292 | 271 | 0.5465 | 6 - 5 | 6 - 5 | 1 - 5 | 3 - 3 | -2 | 6 - 5 | 3 - 3 | ||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 271 | 228 | 0.6063 | 6 - 5 | 7 - 4 | 5 - 1 | 4 - 2 | 7 - 4 | 4 - 2 | |||
| Sam Houston State | 585 | 365 | 0.7648 | 11 - 1 | 9 - 3 | +2 | 9 - 0 | 7 - 2 | +2 | 9 - 3 | 7 - 2 | |
| Samford | 344 | 320 | 0.5451 | 6 - 5 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 3 | 4 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 4 | |||
| San Diego | 401 | 187 | 0.8707 | 9 - 2 | 10 - 1 | 8 - 0 | 7 - 1 | 10 - 1 | 7 - 1 | |||
| Savannah State | 143 | 308 | 0.1281 | 3 - 7 | 1 - 9 | +2 | 3 - 5 | 1 - 7 | +2 | 1 - 9 | 1 - 7 | |
| South Carolina State | 232 | 254 | 0.4436 | 5 - 6 | 5 - 6 | 5 - 3 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 7 | 4 - 5 | |||
| South Dakota | 329 | 379 | 0.4125 | 4 - 7 | 5 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 6 | 3 - 5 | |||
| South Dakota State | 431 | 355 | 0.6189 | 9 - 4 | 8 - 5 | 7 - 1 | 5 - 3 | +2 | 8 - 5 | 5 - 3 | ||
| Southeast Missouri State | 229 | 268 | 0.4030 | 3 - 8 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | |||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 319 | 328 | 0.4826 | 7 - 4 | 5 - 6 | +2 | 7 - 2 | 4 - 5 | +3 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 5 | |
| Southern | 438 | 311 | 0.7018 | 8 - 3 | 8 - 3 | 8 - 1 | 6 - 3 | +2 | 8 - 3 | 6 - 3 | ||
| Southern Illinois | 340 | 338 | 0.5037 | 4 - 7 | 6 - 5 | -2 | 2 - 6 | 4 - 4 | -2 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 4 | |
| Southern Utah | 321 | 312 | 0.5178 | 6 - 5 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 3 | 4 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 4 | |||
| Stephen F. Austin | 304 | 398 | 0.3377 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 7 | 4 - 5 | 3 - 6 | 3 - 7 | 3 - 6 | |||
| Stetson | 203 | 288 | 0.2943 | 3 - 7 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 6 | |||
| Stony Brook | 184 | 222 | 0.3848 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 4 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | |||
| Tennessee State | 355 | 331 | 0.5436 | 7 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 3 | 4 - 3 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 3 | |||
| Tennessee Tech | 296 | 316 | 0.4592 | 5 - 6 | 5 - 6 | 5 - 3 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 4 | |||
| Tennessee-Martin | 303 | 282 | 0.5448 | 6 - 5 | 6 - 5 | 6 - 2 | 4 - 4 | +2 | 6 - 5 | 4 - 4 | ||
| Texas Southern | 256 | 304 | 0.3942 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 5 | |||
| The Citadel | 279 | 232 | 0.6133 | 9 - 2 | 7 - 4 | +2 | 8 - 0 | 5 - 3 | +3 | 7 - 4 | 5 - 3 | |
| Towson | 243 | 304 | 0.3636 | 4 - 7 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 7 | 3 - 5 | |||
| UC Davis | 258 | 373 | 0.2846 | 2 - 8 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 6 | |||
| Valparaiso | 204 | 342 | 0.2156 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 8 | 3 - 5 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 8 | 2 - 6 | |||
| Villanova | 317 | 195 | 0.7711 | 9 - 4 | 10 - 3 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 | 10 - 3 | 6 - 2 | |||
| VMI | 224 | 305 | 0.3161 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 8 | 1 - 7 | 3 - 5 | -2 | 3 - 8 | 3 - 5 | ||
| Wagner | 211 | 216 | 0.4854 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 2 | 3 - 3 | 4 - 5 | 3 - 3 | |||
| Weber State | 312 | 360 | 0.4115 | 7 - 5 | 5 - 7 | +2 | 7 - 2 | 4 - 5 | +3 | 5 - 7 | 4 - 5 | |
| Western Carolina | 265 | 396 | 0.2681 | 2 - 9 | 3 - 8 | 1 - 7 | 2 - 6 | 3 - 8 | 2 - 6 | |||
| Western Illinois | 319 | 346 | 0.4494 | 6 - 5 | 5 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 4 | |||
| William & Mary | 243 | 259 | 0.4602 | 5 - 6 | 5 - 6 | 3 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 5 - 6 | 4 - 4 | |||
| Wofford | 316 | 239 | 0.6678 | 9 - 4 | 9 - 4 | 6 - 2 | 5 - 3 | 9 - 4 | 5 - 3 | |||
| Yale | 203 | 339 | 0.2172 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 8 | 3 - 4 | 2 - 5 | 2 - 8 | 2 - 5 | |||
| Youngstown State | 442 | 319 | 0.6932 | 12 - 4 | 11 - 5 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 | 11 - 5 | 6 - 2 | |||

