NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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TENNESSEE TECH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-15
Power Rating: 69.635
Ranking: 237

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
9-5 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-4): 72.650 (196) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-3 69.611 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 78.478 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 69.025

Away Ratings (2-11): 66.166 (276)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
2-5 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 2-7 66.900
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-4 68.541
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 66.338

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 69.635 (203) 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 69.635 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 69.635 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.635

League Power Rankings (7-10): 68.437 (245)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-3 69.611
Away Ratings: 2-7 66.900
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.635
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 67.947

Non-League Power Ratings (3-5): 73.502 (186) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 3-1 78.478 Away Ratings: 0-4 68.541 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.635 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.635

Wins Power Rankings: 68.424 (233)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
9-5 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-4 71.603
Away Ratings: 2-11 64.822
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 68.424
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 67.357

Rankings: Points: 70.781 (244) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 9-7 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-4 73.517 Away Ratings: 2-11 67.590 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 70.781 League Power Rankings: 7-10 69.691 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-5 74.273 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 69.152

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 68.361 (247)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-2 69.025
Away Ratings: 1-4 66.338
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.635
League Power Rankings: 4-6 67.947
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 69.635

Home Advantage: 10.283 (34)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0469 (161)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1283 (178)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2142 (203)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3011 (216)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4361 (227)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7399 (225)

Upward Stability: 2.8573 (206)

Downward Stability: 2.6736 (230)

RPI
RPI: 0.4570 (225)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
9-5 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-4): 0.5206 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (2-11): 0.3983 (265)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
2-6 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4570 (183) 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 (7-10): 0.4354 (252)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (3-5): 0.5030 (148) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4760 (203)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/28/2003	Away	L 81-108	vs. #8 Kentucky
12/2/2003	Home	W 87-62	vs. #233 Idaho St
12/6/2003	Home	W 87-63	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St
12/13/2003	Away	L 79-98	vs. #22 Vanderbilt
12/17/2003	Home	L 70-77	vs. #65 East Tenn St
12/20/2003	Home	W 86-78	vs. #238 Appalachian St
12/22/2003	Away	L 61-79	vs. #73 Tennessee
12/29/2003	Away	L 67-71	vs. #255 Jacksonville
1/8/2004	Away	L 70-83	vs. #297 Eastern Ill
1/10/2004	Away	W 71-69	vs. #253 SE Missouri St
1/15/2004	Away	L 58-73	vs. #191 Morehead St
1/17/2004	Away	L 68-70	vs. #225 Eastern KY
1/22/2004	Home	W 74-73	vs. #253 SE Missouri St
1/24/2004	Home	W 84-67	vs. #297 Eastern Ill
1/27/2004	Home	L 56-58	vs. #97 Austin Peay
1/31/2004	Away	W 77-76	vs. #282 Tennessee St
2/5/2004	Home	W 90-83	vs. #252 Samford
2/7/2004	Home	W 101-86	vs. #249 Jacksonville St
2/12/2004	Home	L 78-90	vs. #69 Murray St
2/14/2004	Home	W 64-61	vs. #267 Tenn Martin
2/19/2004	Away	L 59-80	vs. #249 Jacksonville St
2/21/2004	Away	L 69-74	vs. #252 Samford
2/24/2004	Away	L 64-88	vs. #97 Austin Peay
2/28/2004	Home	L 86-90	vs. #191 Morehead St
3/2/2004	Away	L 75-92	vs. #69 Murray St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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