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← Four Factors

Free Throw Rate

Free throws made per field-goal attempt; how often a team gets to the line.

FTM ÷ FGA. Made free throws (not attempts) over field-goal attempts, so it blends getting to the line with converting once there — the Four Factors variant.

Higher is better  ·  league avg 22.3%  ·  as of 2021-04-06

Does it predict winners?

Weak standalone predictor of the winner.

See the game-by-game scatter on the Predictor page →

Team Distribution

Season-to-date value for every team, with a density curve.

min 12.6% max 30.4% mean 22.3% std 3.5% (n=349)

Team Rankings

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# Team Free Throw Rate z Pctl GP
1 Arizona 30.4% +2.31 100 26
2 Montana State 30.1% +2.23 100 21
3 Southern Utah 30.0% +2.22 99 19
4 Loyola Marymount 30.0% +2.20 99 22
5 Stephen F. Austin 29.9% +2.17 99 18
6 Nevada 29.7% +2.12 99 25
7 UNC Wilmington 28.7% +1.83 98 16
8 Weber State 28.7% +1.82 98 20
9 Jackson State 28.6% +1.80 98 18
10 Tarleton State 28.3% +1.72 97 15
11 Montana 28.3% +1.72 97 23
12 UC Davis 28.2% +1.70 97 17
13 Ohio State 28.1% +1.66 97 31
14 Morgan State 28.1% +1.65 96 19
15 Western Kentucky 28.0% +1.62 96 29
16 Howard 27.9% +1.61 96 5
17 Grambling 27.9% +1.60 95 23
18 Temple 27.9% +1.60 95 16
19 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 27.9% +1.60 95 25
20 Delaware 27.8% +1.58 95 14
21 SE Louisiana 27.8% +1.57 94 26
22 Radford 27.7% +1.55 94 25
23 Bucknell 27.7% +1.54 94 12
24 Alabama State 27.7% +1.53 93 18
25 Indiana 27.5% +1.50 93 27
26 Utah Valley 27.4% +1.46 93 20
27 Charlotte 27.4% +1.46 93 24
28 James Madison 27.4% +1.46 92 17
29 Tulane 27.3% +1.44 92 23
30 Coppin State 27.3% +1.42 92 22
31 West Virginia 27.3% +1.42 91 29
32 South Dakota State 27.2% +1.41 91 22
33 Southern 27.2% +1.40 91 19
34 Minnesota 27.2% +1.40 91 29
35 Southeast Missouri State 27.2% +1.40 90 27
36 Santa Clara 27.1% +1.38 90 19
37 Texas Southern 27.1% +1.36 90 25
38 California Baptist 27.0% +1.36 89 19
39 Monmouth 27.0% +1.34 89 20
40 Texas Tech 26.9% +1.32 89 29
41 UC Santa Barbara 26.9% +1.32 89 25
42 Portland 26.8% +1.30 88 18
43 Idaho State 26.8% +1.29 88 19
44 Indiana State 26.8% +1.27 88 24
45 Little Rock 26.7% +1.27 87 25
46 Oklahoma State 26.7% +1.25 87 30
47 Oregon State 26.6% +1.24 87 32
48 Wichita State 26.3% +1.15 86 20
49 High Point 26.3% +1.15 86 24
50 Cal State Fullerton 26.2% +1.13 86 15
51 Norfolk State 26.2% +1.12 86 23
52 Illinois 26.2% +1.10 85 31
53 Stanford 26.1% +1.10 85 27
54 Western Illinois 26.1% +1.09 85 21
55 Gonzaga 26.1% +1.09 84 32
56 Seton Hall 26.1% +1.08 84 27
57 UMBC 26.0% +1.06 84 20
58 Utah Tech 26.0% +1.06 84 19
59 Missouri 26.0% +1.05 83 26
60 Colorado State 26.0% +1.05 83 27
61 Rhode Island 26.0% +1.05 83 25
62 South Dakota 26.0% +1.05 82 24
63 VCU 25.9% +1.03 82 26
64 Bryant 25.8% +0.99 82 21
65 Marquette 25.7% +0.98 82 27
66 Vermont 25.7% +0.98 81 15
67 Long Beach State 25.7% +0.97 81 18
68 Tennessee 25.7% +0.96 81 27
69 Iona 25.6% +0.95 80 18
70 Auburn 25.6% +0.95 80 27
71 North Dakota State 25.6% +0.93 80 27
72 Florida 25.5% +0.92 80 25
73 LSU 25.5% +0.92 79 29
74 Wyoming 25.4% +0.88 79 25
75 Boise State 25.3% +0.86 79 27
76 George Washington 25.2% +0.83 78 17
77 Lipscomb 25.1% +0.81 78 23
78 Kentucky 25.1% +0.81 78 25
79 Massachusetts 25.1% +0.80 78 15
80 Arkansas State 25.1% +0.79 77 21
81 Wright State 25.0% +0.77 77 24
82 Sacred Heart 24.9% +0.73 77 18
83 Coastal Carolina 24.8% +0.72 76 22
84 Pepperdine 24.8% +0.71 76 25
85 UAlbany 24.7% +0.68 76 16
86 Alcorn State 24.7% +0.67 76 19
87 Morehead State 24.7% +0.67 75 29
88 Texas A&M 24.6% +0.67 75 18
89 Washington State 24.6% +0.66 75 27
90 UMass Lowell 24.6% +0.65 74 23
91 Denver 24.6% +0.65 74 20
92 Fresno State 24.6% +0.65 74 22
93 Central Michigan 24.5% +0.64 74 20
94 Siena 24.5% +0.62 73 17
95 Niagara 24.5% +0.62 73 20
96 Pittsburgh 24.5% +0.62 73 22
97 Eastern Washington 24.5% +0.62 72 23
98 Winthrop 24.5% +0.61 72 25
99 New Orleans 24.5% +0.61 72 24
100 Lafayette 24.4% +0.58 72 15
101 Quinnipiac 24.3% +0.58 71 22
102 Towson 24.3% +0.56 71 18
103 Milwaukee 24.3% +0.56 71 22
104 Arizona State 24.2% +0.55 70 25
105 Vanderbilt 24.2% +0.55 70 25
106 North Carolina Central 24.2% +0.54 70 13
107 North Carolina A&T 24.2% +0.54 70 19
108 Arkansas 24.2% +0.54 69 32
109 North Dakota 24.1% +0.52 69 26
110 East Carolina 24.1% +0.52 69 18
111 Colorado 24.1% +0.52 68 32
112 Presbyterian 24.1% +0.51 68 21
113 Texas 24.0% +0.50 68 27
114 Dayton 24.0% +0.49 68 24
115 Florida State 24.0% +0.49 67 25
116 Saint Francis 24.0% +0.49 67 22
117 Ole Miss 24.0% +0.48 67 28
118 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 24.0% +0.47 66 21
119 William & Mary 23.9% +0.47 66 17
120 Louisiana Tech 23.9% +0.46 66 31
121 California 23.9% +0.46 66 28
122 The Citadel 23.8% +0.42 65 21
123 San Diego State 23.8% +0.42 65 27
124 UT Rio Grande Valley 23.7% +0.41 65 15
125 Fairfield 23.7% +0.39 64 27
126 App State 23.7% +0.38 64 25
127 Hofstra 23.6% +0.37 64 23
128 NJIT 23.6% +0.37 64 19
129 Manhattan 23.6% +0.37 63 20
130 Georgia 23.6% +0.36 63 25
131 USC 23.5% +0.35 63 33
132 Oakland 23.5% +0.32 62 30
133 Navy 23.4% +0.31 62 18
134 Western Carolina 23.4% +0.31 62 25
135 Michigan 23.3% +0.29 61 28
136 Virginia Tech 23.3% +0.28 61 22
137 Portland State 23.3% +0.28 61 18
138 Troy 23.3% +0.27 61 25
139 Georgetown 23.2% +0.25 60 26
140 Akron 23.1% +0.23 60 21
141 Grand Canyon 23.1% +0.22 60 21
142 Central Arkansas 23.1% +0.21 59 23
143 Louisville 23.0% +0.21 59 20
144 Richmond 23.0% +0.20 59 22
145 Cal State Northridge 23.0% +0.19 59 21
146 Miami 23.0% +0.19 58 27
147 Missouri State 23.0% +0.18 58 22
148 Youngstown State 23.0% +0.18 58 23
149 Oral Roberts 22.9% +0.18 57 26
150 Jacksonville 22.9% +0.18 57 22
151 Campbell 22.9% +0.17 57 25
152 Villanova 22.9% +0.17 57 25
153 Loyola Chicago 22.9% +0.17 56 29
154 Houston 22.9% +0.17 56 31
155 Tulsa 22.9% +0.15 56 21
156 Iowa 22.8% +0.15 55 31
157 North Carolina 22.8% +0.15 55 29
158 Utah 22.8% +0.14 55 25
159 Saint Peter's 22.8% +0.14 55 25
160 Incarnate Word 22.8% +0.12 54 19
161 Michigan State 22.8% +0.12 54 28
162 Abilene Christian 22.7% +0.12 54 25
163 SMU 22.7% +0.12 53 17
164 SIU Edwardsville 22.7% +0.10 53 25
165 Lamar 22.6% +0.09 53 28
166 UTEP 22.6% +0.09 53 21
167 UCLA 22.6% +0.08 52 32
168 Purdue 22.6% +0.07 52 28
169 St. Francis Brooklyn 22.6% +0.07 52 19
170 Georgia State 22.5% +0.05 51 20
171 New Mexico State 22.5% +0.04 51 17
172 Stony Brook 22.4% +0.03 51 22
173 South Alabama 22.4% +0.02 51 24
174 Canisius 22.4% +0.02 50 13
175 Colgate 22.4% +0.02 50 16
176 UCF 22.3% +0.01 50 23
177 Austin Peay 22.3% -0.02 49 25
178 Maryland 22.2% -0.02 49 30
179 Toledo 22.2% -0.03 49 30
180 New Hampshire 22.2% -0.04 49 18
181 Chattanooga 22.2% -0.04 48 24
182 Mississippi State 22.2% -0.04 48 33
183 Tennessee State 22.2% -0.04 48 22
184 Fairleigh Dickinson 22.1% -0.05 47 24
185 Old Dominion 22.1% -0.06 47 22
186 Syracuse 22.1% -0.06 47 28
187 Providence 22.1% -0.06 47 26
188 Northern Colorado 22.1% -0.07 46 19
189 VMI 22.1% -0.08 46 22
190 UC Irvine 22.0% -0.08 46 25
191 Kent State 22.0% -0.09 45 22
192 Hawai'i 22.0% -0.09 45 19
193 IU Indianapolis 21.9% -0.12 45 18
194 Longwood 21.9% -0.12 45 28
195 Oklahoma 21.8% -0.14 44 27
196 NC State 21.8% -0.14 44 25
197 Cleveland State 21.8% -0.14 44 27
198 South Florida 21.8% -0.14 43 21
199 Delaware State 21.8% -0.15 43 17
200 TCU 21.8% -0.16 43 26
201 McNeese 21.8% -0.16 43 18
202 Cincinnati 21.7% -0.19 42 23
203 South Carolina Upstate 21.6% -0.20 42 22
204 Marist 21.6% -0.22 42 21
205 Ball State 21.5% -0.23 41 23
206 Bellarmine 21.5% -0.23 41 20
207 Boston University 21.4% -0.25 41 18
208 Charleston Southern 21.4% -0.25 41 20
209 Idaho 21.4% -0.25 40 22
210 St. John's 21.4% -0.25 40 27
211 Kansas 21.4% -0.27 40 29
212 North Alabama 21.4% -0.27 39 20
213 Loyola Maryland 21.4% -0.27 39 17
214 Air Force 21.4% -0.27 39 25
215 Sacramento State 21.3% -0.28 39 18
216 Drexel 21.3% -0.30 38 20
217 Jacksonville State 21.3% -0.30 38 25
218 Rider 21.2% -0.31 38 23
219 Cal Poly 21.2% -0.31 37 23
220 Sam Houston 21.2% -0.31 37 24
221 Louisiana 21.1% -0.36 37 24
222 UAB 21.0% -0.39 36 27
223 UConn 21.0% -0.39 36 23
224 Saint Louis 21.0% -0.39 36 21
225 Boston College 20.8% -0.43 36 20
226 Purdue Fort Wayne 20.8% -0.43 35 23
227 Utah State 20.8% -0.44 35 28
228 East Tennessee State 20.8% -0.44 35 23
229 Long Island University 20.8% -0.44 34 18
230 Belmont 20.8% -0.44 34 30
231 Ohio 20.7% -0.45 34 24
232 Hampton 20.7% -0.45 34 25
233 Gardner-Webb 20.7% -0.47 33 26
234 Seattle U 20.7% -0.47 33 19
235 St. Bonaventure 20.7% -0.47 33 21
236 Houston Christian 20.6% -0.49 32 24
237 Georgia Tech 20.6% -0.49 32 26
238 Wake Forest 20.6% -0.50 32 21
239 Merrimack 20.6% -0.50 32 18
240 Duquesne 20.6% -0.50 31 18
241 Penn State 20.6% -0.51 31 25
242 Bowling Green 20.5% -0.52 31 25
243 Kansas City 20.5% -0.53 30 20
244 Hartford 20.5% -0.53 30 24
245 Green Bay 20.4% -0.54 30 25
246 Alabama 20.4% -0.56 30 33
247 BYU 20.4% -0.56 29 26
248 Detroit Mercy 20.3% -0.58 29 22
249 Northwestern State 20.3% -0.58 29 28
250 Saint Mary's 20.3% -0.58 28 24
251 Kennesaw State 20.2% -0.61 28 21
252 Memphis 20.2% -0.62 28 28
253 Wisconsin 20.2% -0.62 28 31
254 UT Martin 20.1% -0.63 27 23
255 Northern Arizona 20.1% -0.63 27 22
256 North Texas 20.1% -0.64 27 27
257 Wagner 20.1% -0.64 26 20
258 Omaha 20.1% -0.64 26 25
259 Notre Dame 20.0% -0.66 26 26
260 Mount St. Mary's 20.0% -0.67 26 23
261 Eastern Michigan 20.0% -0.68 25 15
262 Florida Atlantic 19.9% -0.68 25 19
263 Alabama A&M 19.9% -0.69 25 15
264 Central Connecticut 19.9% -0.69 24 21
265 New Mexico 19.9% -0.71 24 20
266 Nebraska 19.8% -0.72 24 26
267 Stetson 19.8% -0.73 24 24
268 Southern Miss 19.8% -0.73 23 23
269 Liberty 19.8% -0.73 23 25
270 Miami (OH) 19.8% -0.74 23 22
271 Southern Illinois 19.7% -0.76 22 25
272 Buffalo 19.7% -0.76 22 25
273 San José State 19.7% -0.76 22 19
274 Northern Kentucky 19.6% -0.79 22 25
275 Lehigh 19.5% -0.80 21 15
276 Florida A&M 19.4% -0.83 21 20
277 Texas State 19.4% -0.83 21 23
278 Saint Joseph's 19.4% -0.84 20 20
279 Cal State Bakersfield 19.3% -0.87 20 24
280 Northeastern 19.3% -0.88 20 19
281 Northwestern 19.2% -0.91 20 23
282 Georgia Southern 19.1% -0.92 19 22
283 UT Arlington 19.1% -0.92 19 23
284 Rice 19.1% -0.92 19 25
285 Charleston 19.0% -0.95 18 17
286 Butler 19.0% -0.95 18 25
287 American University 18.9% -1.00 18 10
288 George Mason 18.8% -1.02 18 22
289 Baylor 18.8% -1.02 17 30
290 Valparaiso 18.8% -1.03 17 26
291 Furman 18.6% -1.05 17 22
292 Nicholls 18.6% -1.07 16 24
293 Army 18.6% -1.08 16 21
294 Kansas State 18.5% -1.09 16 28
295 Washington 18.5% -1.10 16 26
296 Oregon 18.5% -1.11 15 28
297 Fordham 18.4% -1.12 15 14
298 Samford 18.4% -1.13 15 17
299 North Florida 18.3% -1.15 14 21
300 UNC Asheville 18.3% -1.15 14 20
301 Davidson 18.3% -1.15 14 21
302 Tennessee Tech 18.3% -1.17 14 27
303 South Carolina 18.3% -1.17 13 21
304 Evansville 18.2% -1.17 13 25
305 Holy Cross 18.2% -1.19 13 16
306 Eastern Kentucky 18.0% -1.23 12 27
307 Xavier 18.0% -1.25 12 21
308 Northern Iowa 18.0% -1.25 12 23
309 UTSA 18.0% -1.25 11 22
310 Mercer 17.9% -1.28 11 26
311 Clemson 17.8% -1.29 11 24
312 Pacific 17.8% -1.29 11 17
313 Mercyhurst 17.7% -1.32 10 1
314 Virginia 17.7% -1.32 10 25
315 Prairie View A&M 17.7% -1.33 10 21
316 Chicago State 17.7% -1.33 9 9
317 UL Monroe 17.6% -1.35 9 26
318 Murray State 17.6% -1.35 9 24
319 Marshall 17.5% -1.38 9 22
320 Drake 17.5% -1.38 8 29
321 Elon 17.4% -1.42 8 18
322 Wofford 17.3% -1.43 8 22
323 Rutgers 17.3% -1.46 7 28
324 Queens University 17.2% -1.47 7 3
325 South Carolina State 17.1% -1.49 7 18
326 Robert Morris 17.1% -1.50 7 18
327 Eastern Illinois 16.9% -1.56 6 27
328 Middle Tennessee 16.8% -1.58 6 22
329 San Diego 16.6% -1.63 6 14
330 Bradley 16.5% -1.67 5 26
331 Creighton 16.4% -1.69 5 31
332 La Salle 16.4% -1.70 5 24
333 Florida International 16.2% -1.75 5 22
334 UNC Greensboro 16.2% -1.75 4 30
335 Duke 16.2% -1.77 4 24
336 DePaul 16.0% -1.81 4 19
337 Western Michigan 16.0% -1.82 3 20
338 Florida Gulf Coast 15.7% -1.90 3 16
339 Binghamton 15.6% -1.93 3 18
340 Illinois State 15.6% -1.94 3 24
341 UC Riverside 15.5% -1.95 2 22
342 Maine 15.5% -1.96 2 9
343 San Francisco 15.4% -1.99 2 25
344 Iowa State 15.4% -2.00 1 24
345 UNLV 15.2% -2.04 1 25
346 UIC 15.0% -2.11 1 22
347 Northern Illinois 14.7% -2.19 1 19
348 Mississippi Valley State 14.1% -2.36 0 24
349 UC San Diego 12.6% -2.78 0 14