NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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LSU
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-11
Power Rating: 84.072
Ranking: 55

0-4 v #1-25
6-3 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (12-3): 84.998 (51) 0-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-3 82.861 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-0 86.322 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 79.712

Away Ratings (4-7): 83.111 (62)
0-2 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-5 85.142
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 78.587
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 81.447

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 84.431 (61) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 65.197 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 89.072 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 65.197

League Power Rankings (8-9): 83.595 (62)
0-4 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-3 82.861
Away Ratings: 3-5 85.142
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.197
Last Ten Ratings: 3-6 79.517

Non-League Power Ratings (10-2): 85.291 (45) 0-0 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 7-0 86.322 Away Ratings: 1-2 78.587 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 89.072 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 79.822

Wins Power Rankings: 86.511 (49)
2-4 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 12-3 87.261
Away Ratings: 4-7 85.507
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 87.683
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 80.605

Rankings: Points: 81.345 (61) 0-4 v #1-25 5-3 v #26-50 5-2 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 12-3 82.298 Away Ratings: 4-7 80.628 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.330 League Power Rankings: 8-9 80.923 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-2 82.314 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 77.568

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 79.115 (107)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-2 79.712
Away Ratings: 1-4 81.447
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.197
League Power Rankings: 3-6 79.517
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 79.822

Home Advantage: 5.4026 (121)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1118 (42)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2881 (34)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4345 (37)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5556 (36)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6980 (33)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8883 (38)

Upward Stability: 3.1352 (124)

Downward Stability: 3.2245 (113)

RPI
RPI: 0.5797 (43)
3-4 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (12-3): 0.6144 (37) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-7): 0.5211 (65)
1-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.6198 (39) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (8-9): 0.5656 (67)
1-3 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (10-2): 0.5984 (36) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5660 (35)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	W 70-59	vs. #291 Southern
11/24/2003	Home	W 87-77	vs. #260 McNeese St
11/26/2003	Home	W 78-69	vs. #76 Troy St
11/29/2003	Home	W 96-65	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
12/16/2003	Home	W 65-51	vs. #47 Utah
12/20/2003	Home	W 65-50	vs. #140 SO Mississippi
12/23/2003	Home	W 67-48	vs. #193 Tulane
12/27/2003	Neut	W 78-62	vs. #35 Uab
12/30/2003	Away	L 52-60	vs. #188 Houston
1/3/2004	Neut	W 66-63	vs. #173 Centenary
1/6/2004	Away	W 66-55	vs. #103 Arkansas
1/10/2004	Home	W 70-66	vs. #28 Alabama
1/12/2004	Away	W 68-60	vs. #149 New Orleans
1/17/2004	Home	L 54-64	vs. #10 Mississippi St
1/21/2004	Away	L 49-53	vs. #102 Mississippi
1/24/2004	Away	L 55-61	vs. #34 South Carolina
1/28/2004	Home	W 63-59	vs. #50 Georgia
1/31/2004	Away	W 60-54	vs. #28 Alabama
2/4/2004	Home	W 84-67	vs. #73 Tennessee
2/7/2004	Home	W 65-52	vs. #103 Arkansas
2/14/2004	Away	W 73-70	vs. #26 Florida
2/18/2004	Home	L 68-80	vs. #85 Auburn
2/21/2004	Away	L 54-74	vs. #22 Vanderbilt
2/25/2004	Away	L 58-84	vs. #10 Mississippi St
2/29/2004	Home	L 64-70	vs. #8 Kentucky
3/3/2004	Home	W 58-45	vs. #102 Mississippi
3/6/2004	Away	L 66-78	vs. #85 Auburn
3/12/2004	Neut	L 64-85	vs. #34 South Carolina
3/17/2004	Away	L 61-70	vs. #45 Oklahoma

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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