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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 23.8%  ·  as of 2025-04-08

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 15.4% max 34.4% mean 23.8% std 3.5% (n=364)

Team Rankings

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# Team Free Throw Rate z Pctl GP
1 Missouri 34.4% +3.00 100 34
2 Temple 33.2% +2.66 100 31
3 Longwood 32.9% +2.59 99 29
4 South Dakota 32.4% +2.45 99 30
5 Charlotte 32.1% +2.36 99 32
6 Grand Canyon 32.0% +2.32 99 33
7 Oklahoma 31.7% +2.25 98 34
8 Winthrop 31.6% +2.20 98 31
9 Radford 31.4% +2.16 98 31
10 Ball State 31.2% +2.11 98 28
11 South Carolina 31.0% +2.03 97 32
12 Oregon State 30.5% +1.91 97 32
13 George Mason 30.5% +1.90 97 35
14 Tarleton State 30.2% +1.83 96 29
15 Seattle U 30.2% +1.81 96 30
16 South Carolina State 30.1% +1.79 96 30
17 Drake 29.9% +1.73 96 33
18 Murray State 29.7% +1.69 95 32
19 Hawai'i 29.7% +1.67 95 29
20 Rice 29.6% +1.64 95 31
21 Elon 29.4% +1.60 94 31
22 Boise State 29.4% +1.60 94 36
23 Oklahoma State 29.4% +1.60 94 35
24 Michigan State 29.4% +1.59 94 37
25 Charleston Southern 29.1% +1.51 93 30
26 Green Bay 29.0% +1.49 93 31
27 Utah Valley 29.0% +1.47 93 32
28 California 29.0% +1.47 93 33
29 Norfolk State 29.0% +1.47 92 32
30 Xavier 28.9% +1.46 92 34
31 Cal State Fullerton 28.9% +1.45 92 30
32 Georgia 28.8% +1.41 91 33
33 VMI 28.7% +1.41 91 30
34 UC Irvine 28.7% +1.39 91 38
35 Penn State 28.7% +1.39 91 31
36 Texas A&M 28.6% +1.36 90 34
37 UC Davis 28.5% +1.34 90 30
38 Iowa State 28.5% +1.34 90 35
39 George Washington 28.5% +1.33 90 33
40 Rhode Island 28.4% +1.32 89 30
41 Kennesaw State 28.4% +1.31 89 30
42 High Point 28.3% +1.28 89 33
43 Tennessee State 28.3% +1.28 88 30
44 Alabama 28.3% +1.28 88 37
45 Florida State 28.2% +1.26 88 32
46 UNC Wilmington 28.2% +1.25 88 33
47 Wisconsin 28.2% +1.25 87 37
48 Dayton 28.1% +1.21 87 33
49 Arizona 28.0% +1.18 87 37
50 North Carolina Central 27.9% +1.17 87 29
51 Siena 27.7% +1.11 86 32
52 Memphis 27.6% +1.07 86 35
53 UCF 27.6% +1.07 86 37
54 Texas 27.5% +1.06 85 35
55 Texas State 27.4% +1.02 85 30
56 Jackson State 27.4% +1.01 85 34
57 Wake Forest 27.3% +1.00 85 32
58 North Texas 27.3% +0.98 84 34
59 Monmouth 27.3% +0.98 84 33
60 Butler 27.2% +0.97 84 35
61 Howard 27.1% +0.95 83 28
62 Indiana State 27.0% +0.91 83 30
63 Robert Morris 27.0% +0.91 83 34
64 Colorado 26.9% +0.88 83 35
65 Youngstown State 26.8% +0.86 82 32
66 Toledo 26.8% +0.86 82 32
67 Long Beach State 26.8% +0.86 82 30
68 Ohio State 26.8% +0.86 82 32
69 Le Moyne 26.8% +0.85 81 30
70 Troy 26.8% +0.85 81 32
71 Pittsburgh 26.7% +0.84 81 32
72 Abilene Christian 26.7% +0.84 80 29
73 Cal State Bakersfield 26.7% +0.82 80 31
74 Nebraska 26.6% +0.79 80 35
75 UTEP 26.6% +0.79 80 30
76 Oral Roberts 26.6% +0.79 79 26
77 Bowling Green 26.5% +0.78 79 29
78 Montana 26.5% +0.78 79 32
79 Valparaiso 26.5% +0.78 79 32
80 Tennessee 26.5% +0.76 78 38
81 Sam Houston 26.5% +0.76 78 29
82 Tulane 26.4% +0.75 78 32
83 St. Thomas-Minnesota 26.4% +0.74 77 31
84 Southern Utah 26.3% +0.73 77 28
85 USC 26.3% +0.72 77 35
86 Delaware State 26.3% +0.71 77 26
87 Omaha 26.3% +0.71 76 33
88 Arkansas 26.3% +0.71 76 36
89 Arizona State 26.3% +0.70 76 33
90 Louisiana Tech 26.3% +0.70 75 29
91 Nevada 26.2% +0.69 75 33
92 Central Michigan 26.2% +0.69 75 27
93 Illinois 26.2% +0.68 75 35
94 SMU 26.2% +0.68 74 35
95 Florida A&M 26.1% +0.67 74 28
96 Ole Miss 26.0% +0.63 74 36
97 Michigan 26.0% +0.63 74 37
98 Rutgers 26.0% +0.63 73 32
99 Duke 26.0% +0.61 73 39
100 Utah State 25.9% +0.61 73 33
101 Cal State Northridge 25.9% +0.61 72 31
102 William & Mary 25.9% +0.61 72 30
103 Milwaukee 25.9% +0.61 72 30
104 SE Louisiana 25.9% +0.59 72 30
105 Morgan State 25.9% +0.59 71 28
106 North Dakota State 25.8% +0.56 71 29
107 North Carolina 25.7% +0.55 71 37
108 Kentucky 25.7% +0.55 71 36
109 Alabama A&M 25.7% +0.55 70 29
110 UNLV 25.7% +0.54 70 33
111 East Carolina 25.7% +0.54 70 31
112 Ohio 25.7% +0.53 69 31
113 Idaho 25.6% +0.51 69 31
114 Grambling 25.6% +0.51 69 31
115 New Mexico 25.6% +0.51 69 34
116 Idaho State 25.5% +0.50 68 27
117 Saint Peter's 25.5% +0.50 68 27
118 IU Indianapolis 25.5% +0.49 68 29
119 Wichita State 25.4% +0.46 67 33
120 Florida 25.4% +0.45 67 40
121 Florida International 25.4% +0.45 67 31
122 Purdue 25.4% +0.45 67 36
123 UIC 25.3% +0.44 66 29
124 Morehead State 25.3% +0.43 66 29
125 Fresno State 25.2% +0.39 66 32
126 Louisville 25.1% +0.39 66 35
127 Portland 25.1% +0.38 65 30
128 Gardner-Webb 25.1% +0.36 65 31
129 South Florida 25.1% +0.36 65 31
130 Southern 25.0% +0.34 64 29
131 Oregon 25.0% +0.33 64 35
132 Mercyhurst 25.0% +0.33 64 28
133 Vanderbilt 24.9% +0.32 64 33
134 UC San Diego 24.9% +0.32 63 33
135 San Francisco 24.9% +0.31 63 34
136 UNC Asheville 24.8% +0.30 63 28
137 Maryland 24.8% +0.29 63 36
138 Lipscomb 24.8% +0.28 62 33
139 Lindenwood 24.8% +0.28 62 30
140 Bethune-Cookman 24.8% +0.28 62 33
141 Navy 24.8% +0.27 61 33
142 Coppin State 24.7% +0.26 61 29
143 Auburn 24.7% +0.25 61 38
144 Gonzaga 24.6% +0.24 61 35
145 Charleston 24.6% +0.23 60 32
146 Eastern Michigan 24.5% +0.21 60 31
147 Colorado State 24.5% +0.20 60 36
148 McNeese 24.5% +0.20 60 33
149 UMass Lowell 24.4% +0.17 59 29
150 Bucknell 24.4% +0.17 59 33
151 Weber State 24.4% +0.16 59 31
152 UConn 24.4% +0.16 58 35
153 Manhattan 24.3% +0.15 58 30
154 Bradley 24.3% +0.14 58 36
155 Northern Iowa 24.2% +0.11 58 32
156 UT Arlington 24.2% +0.11 57 29
157 Pacific 24.1% +0.09 57 31
158 Arkansas State 24.1% +0.08 57 35
159 Stetson 24.0% +0.07 56 29
160 Furman 24.0% +0.07 56 32
161 Marshall 24.0% +0.07 56 31
162 Eastern Washington 24.0% +0.06 56 30
163 Northern Colorado 24.0% +0.06 55 32
164 Richmond 24.0% +0.05 55 30
165 Coastal Carolina 23.9% +0.03 55 30
166 Illinois State 23.9% +0.02 55 35
167 UT Martin 23.9% +0.02 54 30
168 Quinnipiac 23.8% +0.02 54 32
169 South Alabama 23.8% +0.01 54 30
170 Washington 23.8% +0.01 53 30
171 UAB 23.8% +0.01 53 36
172 Kansas City 23.8% -0.00 53 29
173 Maryland Eastern Shore 23.8% -0.00 53 27
174 Fordham 23.7% -0.02 52 32
175 Chattanooga 23.7% -0.02 52 36
176 Southern Miss 23.7% -0.02 52 29
177 Saint Joseph's 23.7% -0.03 52 35
178 Utah Tech 23.7% -0.03 51 31
179 Jacksonville State 23.6% -0.05 51 33
180 Binghamton 23.6% -0.05 51 29
181 Utah 23.6% -0.06 50 33
182 Stanford 23.6% -0.06 50 35
183 Stony Brook 23.6% -0.07 50 31
184 San José State 23.6% -0.07 50 33
185 North Dakota 23.5% -0.07 49 30
186 Notre Dame 23.5% -0.08 49 33
187 South Dakota State 23.5% -0.08 49 29
188 VCU 23.5% -0.09 48 34
189 Denver 23.4% -0.10 48 29
190 NC State 23.4% -0.10 48 31
191 Syracuse 23.4% -0.12 48 33
192 Indiana 23.3% -0.12 47 32
193 Yale 23.3% -0.13 47 29
194 Prairie View A&M 23.3% -0.13 47 31
195 New Mexico State 23.3% -0.13 47 29
196 Delaware 23.3% -0.13 46 34
197 Florida Atlantic 23.3% -0.13 46 33
198 Villanova 23.2% -0.16 46 36
199 Georgia State 23.2% -0.17 45 32
200 Southern Illinois 23.2% -0.17 45 31
201 Western Kentucky 23.2% -0.17 45 30
202 LSU 23.2% -0.17 45 32
203 Montana State 23.1% -0.19 44 32
204 Queens University 23.0% -0.22 44 32
205 App State 23.0% -0.22 44 29
206 Fairleigh Dickinson 23.0% -0.23 44 30
207 Tulsa 23.0% -0.23 43 31
208 Northwestern 23.0% -0.23 43 33
209 UCLA 23.0% -0.23 43 34
210 UTSA 23.0% -0.23 42 29
211 Washington State 22.9% -0.24 42 34
212 San Diego 22.9% -0.25 42 32
213 UC Santa Barbara 22.9% -0.25 42 32
214 Buffalo 22.9% -0.26 41 29
215 Massachusetts 22.8% -0.26 41 31
216 Eastern Illinois 22.8% -0.27 41 28
217 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 22.8% -0.27 40 30
218 Baylor 22.8% -0.28 40 34
219 James Madison 22.8% -0.29 40 29
220 Dartmouth 22.8% -0.29 40 26
221 La Salle 22.7% -0.30 39 32
222 Nicholls 22.7% -0.30 39 30
223 Stonehill 22.7% -0.32 39 30
224 New Orleans 22.7% -0.32 39 31
225 Southern Indiana 22.7% -0.32 38 28
226 Campbell 22.7% -0.32 38 30
227 Boston College 22.6% -0.32 38 31
228 Pepperdine 22.6% -0.33 37 34
229 Kent State 22.6% -0.34 37 34
230 Northwestern State 22.5% -0.36 37 30
231 California Baptist 22.5% -0.36 37 32
232 Niagara 22.5% -0.37 36 30
233 Air Force 22.5% -0.37 36 32
234 Missouri State 22.4% -0.39 36 30
235 Cleveland State 22.4% -0.40 36 33
236 Mount St. Mary's 22.4% -0.40 35 35
237 Northern Illinois 22.4% -0.40 35 28
238 St. Bonaventure 22.3% -0.43 35 33
239 SIU Edwardsville 22.3% -0.43 34 31
240 Old Dominion 22.2% -0.45 34 33
241 Texas Tech 22.2% -0.46 34 37
242 Oakland 22.1% -0.46 34 33
243 UMBC 22.1% -0.47 33 29
244 TCU 22.1% -0.47 33 31
245 UL Monroe 22.1% -0.48 33 30
246 East Tennessee State 22.1% -0.48 33 30
247 Mississippi State 22.1% -0.48 32 34
248 Virginia Tech 22.0% -0.51 32 32
249 UNC Greensboro 22.0% -0.51 32 29
250 Middle Tennessee 22.0% -0.52 31 32
251 Evansville 21.9% -0.53 31 31
252 American University 21.9% -0.53 31 33
253 Alcorn State 21.9% -0.55 31 31
254 Davidson 21.9% -0.55 30 32
255 North Alabama 21.8% -0.55 30 33
256 Purdue Fort Wayne 21.8% -0.55 30 30
257 Cornell 21.8% -0.56 29 27
258 Seton Hall 21.8% -0.56 29 32
259 Portland State 21.8% -0.57 29 29
260 Clemson 21.8% -0.57 29 34
261 Louisiana 21.7% -0.59 28 32
262 Saint Mary's 21.6% -0.61 28 34
263 UC Riverside 21.5% -0.65 28 32
264 San Diego State 21.5% -0.65 28 30
265 Vermont 21.5% -0.66 27 31
266 Hampton 21.4% -0.66 27 30
267 Columbia 21.4% -0.67 27 25
268 North Carolina A&T 21.4% -0.67 26 31
269 Rider 21.4% -0.68 26 33
270 Bryant 21.4% -0.68 26 33
271 Loyola Chicago 21.4% -0.69 26 36
272 Sacramento State 21.3% -0.69 25 29
273 Lehigh 21.3% -0.69 25 28
274 UAlbany 21.3% -0.69 25 31
275 Presbyterian 21.3% -0.70 25 30
276 BYU 21.3% -0.70 24 35
277 Detroit Mercy 21.2% -0.72 24 31
278 Samford 21.2% -0.74 24 31
279 Lafayette 21.1% -0.75 23 32
280 Georgia Tech 21.1% -0.77 23 34
281 Northern Kentucky 21.0% -0.79 23 31
282 Houston Christian 21.0% -0.79 23 30
283 St. John's 21.0% -0.80 22 36
284 Loyola Marymount 20.9% -0.81 22 31
285 Minnesota 20.9% -0.82 22 32
286 Western Michigan 20.9% -0.83 21 31
287 Wagner 20.9% -0.83 21 26
288 Creighton 20.8% -0.84 21 36
289 Saint Louis 20.8% -0.85 21 32
290 Texas Southern 20.8% -0.85 20 29
291 Central Arkansas 20.8% -0.86 20 31
292 Southeast Missouri State 20.7% -0.87 20 30
293 Santa Clara 20.7% -0.88 20 34
294 Cal Poly 20.7% -0.89 19 34
295 Austin Peay 20.6% -0.89 19 31
296 Boston University 20.6% -0.91 19 31
297 South Carolina Upstate 20.5% -0.92 18 29
298 Little Rock 20.5% -0.93 18 31
299 Maine 20.5% -0.93 18 32
300 The Citadel 20.4% -0.95 18 26
301 Wofford 20.4% -0.95 17 33
302 Tennessee Tech 20.4% -0.96 17 30
303 Miami (OH) 20.4% -0.97 17 32
304 Stephen F. Austin 20.3% -0.98 17 28
305 Providence 20.3% -0.99 16 32
306 Bellarmine 20.3% -0.99 16 29
307 Mississippi Valley State 20.3% -1.00 16 29
308 Lamar 20.2% -1.00 15 30
309 Akron 20.2% -1.01 15 33
310 Miami 20.2% -1.02 15 31
311 Pennsylvania 20.2% -1.03 15 27
312 Loyola Maryland 20.2% -1.03 14 30
313 Alabama State 20.1% -1.03 14 35
314 Long Island University 20.1% -1.03 14 31
315 Houston 20.1% -1.03 13 40
316 Eastern Kentucky 20.1% -1.04 13 30
317 NJIT 20.0% -1.08 13 30
318 West Georgia 19.9% -1.10 13 30
319 Virginia 19.9% -1.11 12 32
320 Western Carolina 19.8% -1.12 12 27
321 Wyoming 19.8% -1.12 12 31
322 Incarnate Word 19.8% -1.12 12 32
323 Liberty 19.7% -1.14 11 32
324 DePaul 19.6% -1.19 11 34
325 Mercer 19.5% -1.22 11 31
326 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 19.4% -1.25 10 29
327 Duquesne 19.4% -1.25 10 31
328 Towson 19.4% -1.25 10 32
329 Sacred Heart 19.4% -1.25 10 32
330 Central Connecticut 19.3% -1.27 9 30
331 Northeastern 19.3% -1.28 9 32
332 Kansas State 19.2% -1.29 9 32
333 Jacksonville 19.2% -1.29 9 31
334 Iona 19.1% -1.33 8 34
335 Wright State 18.9% -1.38 8 31
336 Harvard 18.9% -1.38 8 26
337 Chicago State 18.9% -1.39 7 32
338 Northern Arizona 18.9% -1.40 7 30
339 Western Illinois 18.8% -1.40 7 28
340 Marquette 18.7% -1.45 7 34
341 Fairfield 18.6% -1.46 6 31
342 Belmont 18.6% -1.47 6 32
343 West Virginia 18.5% -1.51 6 32
344 Iowa 18.3% -1.55 6 33
345 East Texas A&M 18.0% -1.63 5 31
346 Georgetown 18.0% -1.64 5 34
347 Hofstra 17.9% -1.66 5 31
348 Army 17.7% -1.71 4 31
349 Canisius 17.7% -1.73 4 31
350 Brown 17.7% -1.73 4 26
351 Merrimack 17.7% -1.73 4 33
352 Kansas 17.5% -1.78 3 34
353 Princeton 17.4% -1.81 3 28
354 Saint Francis 17.4% -1.81 3 31
355 Georgia Southern 17.3% -1.85 2 32
356 New Hampshire 17.2% -1.85 2 30
357 Drexel 16.9% -1.96 2 32
358 North Florida 16.9% -1.96 2 30
359 Colgate 16.5% -2.06 1 32
360 UT Rio Grande Valley 16.2% -2.15 1 27
361 Florida Gulf Coast 16.0% -2.21 1 33
362 Holy Cross 15.9% -2.23 1 30
363 Marist 15.8% -2.25 0 30
364 Cincinnati 15.4% -2.38 0 35