NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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STEPHEN AUSTIN
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-9
Power Rating: 73.559
Ranking: 176

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
16-7 v #201-326

Home Ratings (12-0): 80.598 (93) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 11-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 9-0 74.981 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 75.934 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 75.825

Away Ratings (5-9): 71.278 (215)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
5-7 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-7 72.555
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 76.950
Last Ten Ratings: 3-4 73.328

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 73.559 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 73.559 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.559 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.559

League Power Rankings (12-7): 72.735 (191)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
12-7 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 9-0 74.981
Away Ratings: 3-7 72.555
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.559
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 73.629

Non-League Power Ratings (5-2): 76.895 (133) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 3-0 75.934 Away Ratings: 2-2 76.950 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.559 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.559

Wins Power Rankings: 72.004 (189)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
16-7 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 12-0 84.911
Away Ratings: 5-9 69.049
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.004
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 71.125

Rankings: Points: 75.420 (154) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-4 v #101-200 13-5 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 12-0 77.944 Away Ratings: 5-9 74.403 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 75.420 League Power Rankings: 12-7 75.049 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-2 76.842 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 75.252

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 72.938 (185)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-0 75.825
Away Ratings: 3-4 73.328
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.559
League Power Rankings: 6-4 73.629
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.559

Home Advantage: 13.119 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0061 (323)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0408 (322)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.0936 (317)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1629 (311)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2936 (306)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6329 (290)

Upward Stability: 2.8385 (215)

Downward Stability: 3.4070 (77)

RPI
RPI: 0.4857 (171)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
14-5 v #201-326

RPI Home (12-0): 0.5732 (96) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 9-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-9): 0.4113 (246)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4857 (154) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (12-7): 0.4782 (193)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
8-4 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-2): 0.5051 (144) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4296 (308)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/25/2003	Away	W 79-57	vs. #224 Baylor
11/29/2003	Away	W 80-63	vs. #300 Alcorn St
12/6/2003	Home	W 56-49	vs. #300 Alcorn St
12/8/2003	Away	L 62-84	vs. #135 TCU
12/11/2003	Away	L 62-65	vs. #173 Centenary
12/13/2003	Home	W 68-50	vs. #296 Grambling
12/22/2003	Home	W 70-58	vs. #173 Centenary
1/8/2004	Away	L 63-64	vs. #269 Northwestern St
1/15/2004	Home	W 64-60	vs. #260 McNeese St
1/17/2004	Home	W 61-43	vs. #202 SE Louisiana
1/22/2004	Away	L 58-60	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
1/24/2004	Home	W 71-44	vs. #204 Texas Arlington
1/29/2004	Home	W 68-67	vs. #270 Sam Houston
2/4/2004	Home	W 69-60	vs. #214 Tex San Antonio
2/7/2004	Home	W 81-68	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
2/9/2004	Away	L 72-74	vs. #202 SE Louisiana
2/14/2004	Away	L 67-71	vs. #204 Texas Arlington
2/18/2004	Away	L 68-71	vs. #260 McNeese St
2/21/2004	Home	W 65-50	vs. #322 Nicholls St
2/25/2004	Away	L 60-63	vs. #293 Lamar
2/28/2004	Away	W 71-61	vs. #270 Sam Houston
3/2/2004	Home	W 69-59	vs. #269 Northwestern St
3/5/2004	Away	W 72-56	vs. #265 SW Texas St
3/8/2004	Home	W 85-53	vs. #270 Sam Houston
3/10/2004	Away	W 69-68	vs. #204 Texas Arlington
3/12/2004	Away	L 70-74	vs. #214 Tex San Antonio

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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