NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MIDDLE TENN ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-14
Power Rating: 76.605
Ranking: 143

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
7-7 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-327

Home Ratings (7-5): 72.816 (198) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-5 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 5-2 73.293 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 72.183 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 71.949

Away Ratings (4-9): 77.449 (130)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 4-4 80.714
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-5 67.324
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 80.918

Neutral Ratings (3-0): 89.105 (33) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 2-0 84.105 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 80.480 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 84.105

League Power Rankings (11-6): 79.714 (101)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 5-2 73.293
Away Ratings: 4-4 80.714
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 84.105
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.394

Non-League Power Ratings (3-8): 70.324 (237) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 2-3 72.183 Away Ratings: 0-5 67.324 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 80.480 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.605

Wins Power Rankings: 76.754 (144)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
9-7 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 7-5 71.738
Away Ratings: 4-9 78.199
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 95.879
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 80.925

Rankings: Points: 76.390 (144) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 7-8 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 7-5 74.070 Away Ratings: 4-9 76.812 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 83.078 League Power Rankings: 11-6 78.422 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-8 72.281 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.672

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 79.933 (94)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-1 71.949
Away Ratings: 2-2 80.918
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 84.105
League Power Rankings: 7-3 78.394
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 76.605

Home Advantage: -2.861 (301)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0468 (152)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1503 (139)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2685 (135)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3805 (143)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5372 (146)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8235 (130)

Upward Stability: 1.1482 (147)

Downward Stability: 1.2198 (109)

RPI
RPI: 0.5033 (148)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-327

RPI Home (7-5): 0.4942 (227) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (4-9): 0.4782 (118)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (3-0): 0.6486 (23) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-327

RPI League (11-6): 0.5470 (78)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (3-8): 0.4377 (251) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5045 (131)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Home	L 63-65	vs. #165 East Carolina
11/25/2002	Away	L 65-80	vs. #47 Alabama
11/27/2002	Home	W 87-77	vs. #204 Tenn Martin
11/30/2002	Away	L 58-70	vs. #284 NC Greensboro
12/4/2002	Home	L 66-70	vs. #112 Tennessee Tech
12/6/2002	Away	L 56-85	vs. #35 Purdue
12/7/2002	Neut	W 64-60	vs. #148 Iupui
12/16/2002	Home	L 72-79	vs. #123 Murray St
12/21/2002	Away	L 71-79	vs. #85 Austin Peay
1/1/2003	Away	L 64-76	vs. #123 Murray St
1/4/2003	Home	W 69-65	vs. #60 Western KY
1/9/2003	Away	W 65-58	vs. #187 Arkansas St
1/11/2003	Away	L 62-71	vs. #153 Arkansas Lr
1/16/2003	Home	L 53-64	vs. #169 South Alabama
1/18/2003	Home	W 77-60	vs. #182 New Orleans
1/23/2003	Away	W 70-68	vs. #98 New Mexico St
1/25/2003	Away	L 65-71	vs. #72 Ul Lafayette
1/28/2003	Home	W 71-52	vs. #262 IPFW
2/1/2003	Home	W 60-58	vs. #254 Florida Intl
2/6/2003	Home	W 76-55	vs. #244 North Texas
2/8/2003	Away	W 80-68	vs. #164 Denver
2/13/2003	Home	W 79-55	vs. #187 Arkansas St
2/15/2003	Home	L 58-74	vs. #153 Arkansas Lr
2/22/2003	Away	W 80-70	vs. #254 Florida Intl
3/1/2003	Away	L 75-89	vs. #60 Western KY
3/9/2003	Neut	W 72-69	vs. #169 South Alabama
3/10/2003	Neut	W 83-59	vs. #164 Denver
3/11/2003	Away	L 52-64	vs. #60 Western KY

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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