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NCAA Lacrosse Tournament Preview Key

In case you need to figure out what everything means.

Yeah, so:

I probably should've thought of that myself. Anyway, this is what everything means:

Record: Duh.
Adj.Off. Eff.: Adjusted Offensive Efficiency. This is the rate at which teams score goals per possession, adjusted for defenses played.
Adj.Off. Eff.: Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. This is the rate at which teams allow goals per possession, adjusted for offenses played.
Adj.Eff. Margin.: Margin between adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency.
Pyth. Win Exp.: Pythagorean win expectation. If you want an explanation, Google it.
I used adjusted efficiencies as the basis.
Opps. Margin: Opportunity margin. A positive value means that a team generates more offensive opportunities than defensive ones; a negative value is the inverse.
Opps. Ratio: Ratio of offensive opportunities to defensive opportunities.
Save %: Duh.
Saves/100 Def. Opps.: A team's saves per 100 defensive opportunities.
Shts/Def. Opp.: Shots against per defensive opportunity.
Opnt. Sht. %: Opponent shooting percentage.
Def. Assist Rate: Per 100 defensive opportunities, the number of assists the opposition creates.
EMD/100 Def. Opps.: Man-down postures per 100 defensive opportunities.
EMD Conversion %: Man-down conversion rate.
EMD Reliance: The ratio of man-down goals against total goals allowed.
Opnt. T/O per 100 Def. Opps.: Opponent turnovers per 100 defensive opportunities.
Opnt. Unforc. T/O per 100 Def. Opps.: Opponent unforced turnovers per 100 defensive opportunities.
Caused T/O per 100 Def. Opps.: Caused turnovers generated per 100 defensive opportunities.
Clearing Rate/Riding Rate/Faceoff %: Duh.
Pace: Total possessions played per 60 minutes of play.
Off. Opps./60 Min.: Offensive opportunities per 60 minutes of play.
Def. Opps./60 Min: Defensive opportunities per 60 minutes of play.
Sht.%: Offensive shooting percentage.
Opnt. Save %: Opponent save percentage.
Saves/100 Off. Opps.: Saves generated over a 100 offensive opportunity basis.
Sht/Off. Opp.: Shots per offensive opportunity.
Off. Assist Rates: Assists generated over a 100 offensive opportunity basis.
EMO/100 Off. Opps.: Extra-man postures per 100 offensive opportunities.
EMO Conversion %: Extra-man conversion rate.
EMO Reliance: Ratio of extra-man goals to total goals scored.
T/O per 100 Off. Opps.: Turnovers per 100 offensive opportunities.
Unforc. T/O per 100 Off. Opps.: Unforced turnovers per 100 offensive opportunities.
Opnt. Caused T/O per 100 Off. Opps.: Caused giveaways per 100 offensive opportunities.