NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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TEXAS A&M
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 7-21
Power Rating: 69.693
Ranking: 236

0-5 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-7 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-326

Home Ratings (5-9): 67.662 (257) 0-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-8 73.475 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-1 68.928 Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 68.912

Away Ratings (2-11): 71.826 (200)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 0-8 73.490
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 73.553
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 68.193

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 71.881 (185) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 78.318 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 69.693 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 78.318

League Power Rankings (0-17): 66.936 (269)
0-5 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 0-8 73.475
Away Ratings: 0-8 73.490
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 78.318
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 70.022

Non-League Power Ratings (7-4): 72.272 (201) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 5-1 68.928 Away Ratings: 2-3 73.553 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.693 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.693

Wins Power Rankings: 66.721 (255)
0-5 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-9 63.322
Away Ratings: 2-11 70.869
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 66.221
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 52.471

Rankings: Points: 72.760 (205) 0-5 v #1-25 0-7 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 7-3 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 5-9 72.307 Away Ratings: 2-11 72.865 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 76.541 League Power Rankings: 0-17 72.756 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-4 72.768 Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 70.049

Last Ten Ratings (0-10): 63.506 (294)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 0-4 68.912
Away Ratings: 0-5 68.193
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 78.318
League Power Rankings: 0-10 70.022
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 69.693

Home Advantage: -0.369 (254)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1161 (34)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2722 (47)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4050 (52)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5099 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6301 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8125 (138)

Upward Stability: 2.0522 (307)

Downward Stability: 1.6378 (310)

RPI
RPI: 0.4471 (244)
0-5 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-326

RPI Home (5-9): 0.4647 (264) 0-4 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (2-11): 0.4319 (205)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (299) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (0-17): 0.4380 (249)
0-5 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-7 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.4593 (213) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5129 (114)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2003	Home	W 82-53	vs. #326 Ark Pine Bluff
11/26/2003	Home	W 100-65	vs. #294 Alabama A&M
11/29/2003	Home	W 88-79	vs. #313 Prairie View
12/2/2003	Away	L 84-108	vs. #73 Tennessee
12/6/2003	Away	L 58-90	vs. #199 Oakland
12/13/2003	Home	L 80-82	vs. #183 Texas A&M-CC
12/18/2003	Away	W 62-49	vs. #214 Tex San Antonio
12/21/2003	Home	W 103-101	vs. #296 Grambling
12/27/2003	Away	L 61-70	vs. #188 Houston
1/3/2004	Away	W 75-67	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
1/6/2004	Home	W 89-63	vs. #301 Liu Brooklyn
1/10/2004	Away	L 77-82	vs. #51 Missouri
1/17/2004	Home	L 65-71	vs. #20 Kansas
1/21/2004	Away	L 61-70	vs. #91 Kansas St
1/24/2004	Home	L 78-80	vs. #29 Texas Tech
1/28/2004	Away	L 82-91	vs. #52 Iowa St
1/31/2004	Home	L 59-69	vs. #15 Texas
2/3/2004	Home	L 79-91	vs. #4 Oklahoma St
2/7/2004	Away	L 64-72	vs. #224 Baylor
2/11/2004	Home	L 77-83	vs. #68 Nebraska
2/14/2004	Home	L 72-78	vs. #45 Oklahoma
2/18/2004	Away	L 57-77	vs. #15 Texas
2/21/2004	Away	L 60-76	vs. #29 Texas Tech
2/25/2004	Home	L 61-67	vs. #224 Baylor
2/28/2004	Home	L 70-76	vs. #54 Colorado
3/3/2004	Away	L 60-86	vs. #45 Oklahoma
3/6/2004	Away	L 41-70	vs. #4 Oklahoma St
3/11/2004	Neut	L 68-74	vs. #51 Missouri

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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