1985-1994 • Ball State
One defining stop at Ball State.
Paul Schudel coached 10 seasons, won 55.4%, and posted an average SRS of -13.1. Best season: 1988 Ball State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
60-48-4
Career Win %
55.4%
Seasons
10
Career Span
10 years
Average SRS
-13.1
Peak SRS
-8.6
Best Finish
—
Consistency
92.6
Higher = steadier
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
8-3 • SRS -8.6 • SP Overall 4.8
Win %
72.7%
YoY SRS
+4.7
SP Off / Def
26.2 / 22.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Ball State
1985-1994 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS -13.1 • Win % 55.4%
Longest Tenure
Ball State • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
Ball State • -13.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Ball State • 55.4%
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Paul Schudel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Paul Schudel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Paul Schudel
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -5.8
39th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1985-1994 • 60-48-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 4.8 baseline
+1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-13.1 during vs -16.3 baseline
+3.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-5.8 during vs -8.4 baseline
+2.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Ball State 1988
8-3 • SRS -8.6
Biggest Improvement
Ball State 1988
8-3 • 4.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Ball State 1994
5-5-1 • SP Off 28.8
Best Defensive Season
Ball State 1991
6-5 • SP Def 18.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
Ball State 1985
4-7 • SRS -18.1
Biggest Drop
Ball State 1992
5-6 • -3.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Ball State | 1994 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -14.3 | -7.6 | 28.8 | 34.9 | -1.6 | -20.8% |
| Ball State | 1993 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | -12.7 | -2.4 | 26.2 | 28.5 | +0.7 | +25.4% |
| Ball State | 1992 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -13.4 | -7.4 | 19.0 | 26.1 | -3.8 | -9.1% |
| Ball State | 1991 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -9.6 | -4.7 | 13.8 | 18.7 | +2.7 | -9.1% |
| Ball State | 1990 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -12.3 | -5.3 | 14.5 | 19.5 | -1.4 | -3.0% |
| Ball State | 1989 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | — | — | -10.9 | -2.7 | 23.7 | 26.4 | -2.3 | -6.1% |
| Ball State | 1988 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -8.6 | 4.8 | 26.2 | 22.4 | +4.7 | +36.4% |
| Ball State | 1987 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -13.3 | -8.6 | 22.6 | 30.4 | +4.3 | -18.2% |
| Ball State | 1986 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -17.6 | -11.8 | 17.5 | 28.3 | +0.5 | +18.2% |
| Ball State | 1985 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -18.1 | -12.4 | 21.6 | 32.5 | — | — |
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