NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MERCER
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-18
Power Rating: 70.462
Ranking: 223

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
9-5 v #201-326

Home Ratings (9-2): 76.462 (136) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 8-2 73.403 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 83.212 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 71.274

Away Ratings (1-15): 64.329 (289)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
1-5 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 1-10 68.352
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-5 70.868
Last Ten Ratings: 1-5 69.665

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 75.212 (148) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 70.462 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 73.337 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 70.462

League Power Rankings (9-12): 69.794 (229)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-2 73.403
Away Ratings: 1-10 68.352
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 70.462
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 70.305

Non-League Power Ratings (2-6): 73.758 (181) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 1-0 83.212 Away Ratings: 0-5 70.868 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 73.337 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 70.462

Wins Power Rankings: 69.684 (220)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
9-5 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 9-2 78.290
Away Ratings: 1-15 60.200
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.153
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 67.387

Rankings: Points: 71.241 (236) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-6 v #51-100 3-4 v #101-200 8-5 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 9-2 74.233 Away Ratings: 1-15 68.413 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 73.991 League Power Rankings: 9-12 70.864 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-6 73.038 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 70.831

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 68.993 (237)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-1 71.274
Away Ratings: 1-5 69.665
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 70.462
League Power Rankings: 4-6 70.305
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 70.462

Home Advantage: 14.722 (7)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0590 (123)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1633 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2648 (135)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3632 (147)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4903 (172)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7452 (219)

Upward Stability: 2.7016 (245)

Downward Stability: 2.5656 (249)

RPI
RPI: 0.4653 (209)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
9-5 v #201-326

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5506 (132) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (1-15): 0.4009 (264)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5171 (129) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (9-12): 0.4557 (218)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (2-6): 0.4924 (168) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4940 (158)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/15/2003	Neut	W 67-64	vs. #212 Ohio
11/16/2003	Away	L 58-72	vs. #21 Xavier
11/17/2003	Neut	L 64-75	vs. #75 Illinois Chi
11/26/2003	Away	L 61-93	vs. #16 Illinois
11/28/2003	Away	L 64-87	vs. #52 Iowa St
12/1/2003	Away	L 78-88	vs. #125 Geo Southern
12/4/2003	Home	W 88-80	vs. #303 Lipscomb
12/6/2003	Home	W 72-70	vs. #99 Belmont
12/17/2003	Home	W 80-63	vs. #228 Elon
12/27/2003	Away	L 44-101	vs. #28 Alabama
1/3/2004	Away	L 72-90	vs. #283 Fla Atlantic
1/5/2004	Away	L 56-60	vs. #71 Central Florida
1/8/2004	Home	W 72-56	vs. #275 Gardner-Webb
1/10/2004	Home	W 92-86	vs. #316 Campbell
1/16/2004	Away	L 66-79	vs. #114 Georgia St
1/19/2004	Home	L 66-82	vs. #76 Troy St
1/22/2004	Away	L 68-77	vs. #239 Stetson
1/24/2004	Away	L 83-88	vs. #255 Jacksonville
1/27/2004	Home	W 73-55	vs. #114 Georgia St
1/30/2004	Home	W 76-62	vs. #239 Stetson
2/1/2004	Home	W 75-62	vs. #255 Jacksonville
2/8/2004	Away	L 77-81	vs. #76 Troy St
2/12/2004	Away	L 66-69	vs. #316 Campbell
2/14/2004	Away	L 77-85	vs. #275 Gardner-Webb
2/19/2004	Home	L 58-83	vs. #71 Central Florida
2/21/2004	Home	W 85-79	vs. #283 Fla Atlantic
2/26/2004	Away	L 70-81	vs. #99 Belmont
2/28/2004	Away	W 88-77	vs. #303 Lipscomb
3/4/2004	Away	L 63-71	vs. #99 Belmont

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)