NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SO MISSISSIPPI
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-12
Power Rating: 80.803
Ranking: 91

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

Home Ratings (9-4): 77.675 (131) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 4-4 76.901 Non-League Ratings: 5-0 78.772 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 78.983

Away Ratings (5-7): 83.007 (61)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-5 80.811
Non-League Ratings: 2-2 85.428
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 83.296

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 83.366 (72) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 76.178 Non-League Ratings: 3-0 85.819 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 76.178

League Ratings (7-10): 78.749 (116)
0-1 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-4 76.901
Away Ratings: 3-5 80.811
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 76.178
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.577

Non-League Ratings (10-2): 85.936 (43) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 5-0 78.772 Away Ratings: 2-2 85.428 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 85.819 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.803

Wins Ratings: 82.235 (85)
0-1 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-4 77.516
Away Ratings: 5-7 85.688
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.157
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 83.551

Points Ratings: 79.243 (96) 0-1 v #1-25 1-5 v #26-50 3-4 v #51-100 9-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-4 77.520 Away Ratings: 5-7 80.270 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 81.266 League Ratings: 7-10 77.587 Non-League Ratings: 10-2 82.950 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.583

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 81.651 (80)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 2-2 78.983
Away Ratings: 3-2 83.296
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 76.178
League Ratings: 5-5 80.577
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 80.803

Home Advantage: -1.398 (281)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0845 (82)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2213 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3549 (91)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4818 (89)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6418 (88)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8682 (73)

Upward Stability: 3.2533 (62)

Downward Stability: 3.4193 (59)

RPI
RPI: 0.5555 (60)
0-1 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
10-4 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-4): 0.5522 (125) 1-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (5-7): 0.5426 (38)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.6048 (49) 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

RPI League (7-10): 0.5109 (130)
0-1 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (10-2): 0.6187 (16) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5453 (58)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/1999	Home	W 88-58	vs. #213 Alcorn St
11/26/1999	Neut	W 75-48	vs. #157 Nebraska
11/27/1999	Neut	W 77-71	vs. #120 Evansville
11/28/1999	Neut	W 65-62	vs. #100 Murray St
11/30/1999	Home	W 61-51	vs. #220 New Orleans
12/4/1999	Away	W 62-47	vs. #129 South Alabama
12/7/1999	Away	L 63-77	vs. #152 Ul Monroe
12/11/1999	Away	W 65-47	vs. #96 Ul Lafayette
12/21/1999	Home	W 61-46	vs. #204 Troy St
12/27/1999	Home	W 73-65	vs. #241 Jackson St
12/30/1999	Away	L 50-56	vs. #31 Auburn
1/5/2000	Home	W 82-76	vs. #163 Houston
1/8/2000	Away	L 67-69	vs. #37 Louisville
1/15/2000	Home	L 53-54	vs. #77 Tulane
1/19/2000	Away	L 57-73	vs. #114 Uab
1/22/2000	Away	L 51-73	vs. #93 South Florida
1/29/2000	Home	W 67-66	vs. #98 Memphis
1/31/2000	Home	W 61-47	vs. #247 Centenary
2/2/2000	Home	L 67-79	vs. #85 Marquette
2/5/2000	Away	W 72-71	vs. #77 Tulane
2/9/2000	Home	L 52-66	vs. #48 NC Charlotte
2/12/2000	Away	W 79-73	vs. #98 Memphis
2/16/2000	Home	W 71-48	vs. #47 St Louis
2/19/2000	Home	W 83-71	vs. #114 Uab
2/23/2000	Away	L 69-95	vs. #2 Cincinnati
2/26/2000	Home	L 81-88	vs. #93 South Florida
3/1/2000	Away	W 67-65	vs. #163 Houston
3/4/2000	Away	L 51-82	vs. #36 DePaul
3/8/2000	Neut	L 51-59	vs. #47 St Louis

FUTURE GAMES

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