NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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

Record: 15-12
Power Rating: 76.511
Ranking: 139

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-3): 75.976 (143) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 4-3 73.839 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-0 82.542 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 85.355

Away Ratings (6-8): 76.913 (131)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 5-3 78.570
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-5 71.245
Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 77.144

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 76.027 (138) 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: 0-1 77.886 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 79.074 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 77.886

League Power Rankings (9-7): 76.702 (136)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-3 73.839
Away Ratings: 5-3 78.570
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.886
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.292

Non-League Power Ratings (6-5): 76.101 (144) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-0 82.542 Away Ratings: 1-5 71.245 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 79.074 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.511

Wins Power Rankings: 76.542 (139)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-3 75.058
Away Ratings: 6-8 77.781
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.120
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.331

Rankings: Points: 76.501 (135) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 9-7 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-3 77.040 Away Ratings: 6-8 75.910 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.345 League Power Rankings: 9-7 76.937 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-5 75.611 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.220

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 78.171 (116)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-0 85.355
Away Ratings: 3-3 77.144
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.886
League Power Rankings: 6-4 78.292
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 76.511

Home Advantage: 2.9722 (189)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0348 (217)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1199 (203)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2157 (200)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3262 (186)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4911 (171)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7814 (175)

Upward Stability: 3.2138 (97)

Downward Stability: 3.2351 (111)

RPI
RPI: 0.5087 (127)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
8-6 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-3): 0.5367 (150) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (6-8): 0.4799 (122)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5587 (87) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (9-7): 0.4990 (148)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (6-5): 0.5226 (112) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4930 (160)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/29/2003	Away	L 63-84	vs. #141 Wyoming
12/4/2003	Home	W 71-48	vs. #259 Alabama St
12/6/2003	Away	L 63-87	vs. #237 Tennessee Tech
12/17/2003	Away	W 67-62	vs. #259 Alabama St
12/20/2003	Away	L 54-89	vs. #19 Cincinnati
12/23/2003	Home	W 70-56	vs. #97 Austin Peay
12/29/2003	Away	L 75-82	vs. #131 Chattanooga
12/30/2003	Neut	W 86-76	vs. #248 SO Carolina St
1/2/2004	Away	L 61-66	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
1/6/2004	Home	W 72-65	vs. #298 IPFW
1/8/2004	Home	W 76-63	vs. #141 Wyoming
1/15/2004	Home	W 92-86	vs. #158 Arkansas St
1/17/2004	Home	L 66-68	vs. #162 Arkansas Lr
1/22/2004	Away	W 72-63	vs. #194 South Alabama
1/24/2004	Away	W 78-75	vs. #149 New Orleans
1/29/2004	Home	L 76-81	vs. #186 New Mexico St
1/31/2004	Home	L 64-74	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
2/5/2004	Away	L 66-70	vs. #142 Western KY
2/7/2004	Away	W 54-53	vs. #309 Florida Intl
2/12/2004	Away	L 64-69	vs. #182 North Texas
2/14/2004	Home	W 65-48	vs. #165 Denver
2/19/2004	Away	W 70-69	vs. #158 Arkansas St
2/21/2004	Away	L 54-59	vs. #162 Arkansas Lr
2/26/2004	Home	W 73-59	vs. #142 Western KY
3/1/2004	Home	W 60-42	vs. #309 Florida Intl
3/7/2004	Away	W 76-62	vs. #142 Western KY
3/8/2004	Neut	L 66-70	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette

FUTURE GAMES

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