NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MISSISSIPPI
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-13
Power Rating: 81.191
Ranking: 84

0-7 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (12-3): 84.101 (56) 0-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 5-3 81.730 Non-League Ratings: 7-0 85.160 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 82.469

Away Ratings (1-9): 74.605 (162)
0-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 0-8 78.945
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 84.316
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 79.902

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 84.769 (59) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 70.191 Non-League Ratings: 3-0 85.910 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 70.191

League Ratings (5-12): 79.543 (108)
0-6 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 5-3 81.730
Away Ratings: 0-8 78.945
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.191
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 81.006

Non-League Ratings (11-1): 88.285 (29) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 7-0 85.160 Away Ratings: 1-1 84.316 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 85.910 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 81.191

Wins Ratings: 81.861 (91)
0-7 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 12-3 85.842
Away Ratings: 1-9 70.502
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 87.377
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 81.791

Points Ratings: 80.486 (72) 0-7 v #1-25 3-2 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 4-3 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 12-3 81.935 Away Ratings: 1-9 77.681 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 81.986 League Ratings: 5-12 79.164 Non-League Ratings: 11-1 85.260 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.959

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 80.914 (90)
1-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 82.469
Away Ratings: 0-4 79.902
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.191
League Ratings: 4-6 81.006
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 81.191

Home Advantage: 10.615 (26)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1117 (49)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2745 (51)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4000 (59)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5118 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6470 (80)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8513 (98)

Upward Stability: 2.7907 (205)

Downward Stability: 2.8701 (178)

RPI
RPI: 0.5449 (79)
0-7 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (12-3): 0.5957 (48) 1-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (1-9): 0.4569 (159)
0-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.5743 (72) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (5-12): 0.5171 (122)
0-6 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (11-1): 0.5843 (38) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5426 (67)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Home	W 74-59	vs. #201 Jacksonville St
11/23/1999	Home	W 86-59	vs. #274 McNeese St
11/26/1999	Neut	W 75-61	vs. #221 Furman
11/27/1999	Neut	W 77-58	vs. #115 Oregon St
11/28/1999	Neut	W 57-53	vs. #154 Wisc Green Bay
12/1/1999	Away	W 77-65	vs. #281 Alabama St
12/4/1999	Away	L 73-81	vs. #12 Oklahoma
12/7/1999	Home	W 75-62	vs. #177 VA Commonwealth
12/11/1999	Home	W 74-64	vs. #98 Memphis
12/15/1999	Home	W 77-46	vs. #262 SE Louisiana
12/19/1999	Home	W 76-60	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
12/29/1999	Home	W 98-74	vs. #308 Prairie View
1/5/2000	Away	L 64-71	vs. #50 Arkansas
1/8/2000	Home	L 71-75	vs. #6 Florida
1/12/2000	Home	L 59-61	vs. #122 Mississippi St
1/15/2000	Away	L 60-98	vs. #21 Tennessee
1/19/2000	Away	L 69-74	vs. #18 Kentucky
1/22/2000	Home	W 79-77	vs. #31 Auburn
1/29/2000	Away	L 67-96	vs. #107 Alabama
2/2/2000	Home	W 87-82	vs. #50 Arkansas
2/9/2000	Home	W 83-75	vs. #72 South Carolina
2/12/2000	Away	L 65-71	vs. #142 Georgia
2/16/2000	Home	L 53-97	vs. #14 LSU
2/19/2000	Away	L 72-75	vs. #31 Auburn
2/23/2000	Away	L 67-80	vs. #122 Mississippi St
2/26/2000	Home	W 75-67	vs. #42 Vanderbilt
3/1/2000	Home	W 63-59	vs. #107 Alabama
3/4/2000	Away	L 60-64	vs. #14 LSU
3/9/2000	Neut	L 67-89	vs. #6 Florida

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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