NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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TEXAS SOUTHERN
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-15
Power Rating: 65.216
Ranking: 288

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
12-10 v #201-326

Home Ratings (10-1): 72.005 (207) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 9-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 8-1 69.028 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 68.903 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 69.606

Away Ratings (2-13): 59.938 (315)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
2-8 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 2-7 62.610
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-6 61.638
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 60.989

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 65.700 (252) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 56.372 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 79.716 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 56.372

League Power Rankings (10-9): 64.886 (288)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
9-8 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-1 69.028
Away Ratings: 2-7 62.610
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 56.372
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 64.122

Non-League Power Ratings (3-6): 66.645 (268) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-0 68.903 Away Ratings: 0-6 61.638 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 79.716 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 65.216

Wins Power Rankings: 63.431 (284)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
12-10 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 10-1 71.735
Away Ratings: 2-13 56.938
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 64.024
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 62.216

Rankings: Points: 67.165 (296) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 12-10 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 10-1 71.806 Away Ratings: 2-13 63.481 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 67.587 League Power Rankings: 10-9 66.878 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-6 68.259 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 66.134

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 64.120 (289)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-0 69.606
Away Ratings: 1-4 60.989
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 56.372
League Power Rankings: 5-5 64.122
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 65.216

Home Advantage: 15.187 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0096 (321)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0418 (321)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.0888 (321)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1477 (318)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2484 (317)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5347 (317)

Upward Stability: 3.2086 (100)

Downward Stability: 3.0373 (160)

RPI
RPI: 0.4165 (286)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
12-10 v #201-326

RPI Home (10-1): 0.5170 (177) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (2-13): 0.3412 (321)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
2-8 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.4380 (203) 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 (10-9): 0.4343 (255)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
8-7 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (3-6): 0.3806 (309) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4006 (324)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2003	Away	L 59-72	vs. #224 Baylor
11/25/2003	Away	L 63-77	vs. #140 SO Mississippi
12/4/2003	Away	L 66-91	vs. #124 Colorado St
12/8/2003	Away	L 67-79	vs. #293 Lamar
12/13/2003	Home	W 65-47	vs. #322 Nicholls St
12/15/2003	Home	W 54-42	vs. #317 Bethune Cookman
12/19/2003	Away	L 67-97	vs. #78 Hawaii
12/20/2003	Neut	W 73-63	vs. #233 Idaho St
1/3/2004	Home	W 72-49	vs. #300 Alcorn St
1/5/2004	Home	W 65-47	vs. #291 Southern
1/10/2004	Home	L 62-66	vs. #313 Prairie View
1/12/2004	Away	L 67-77	vs. #183 Texas A&M-CC
1/17/2004	Away	W 52-50	vs. #296 Grambling
1/19/2004	Away	L 60-65	vs. #286 Jackson St
1/24/2004	Home	W 61-59	vs. #168 Miss Valley St
1/26/2004	Home	W 80-50	vs. #326 Ark Pine Bluff
1/31/2004	Away	L 51-69	vs. #259 Alabama St
2/2/2004	Away	L 64-69	vs. #294 Alabama A&M
2/7/2004	Away	L 68-72	vs. #313 Prairie View
2/14/2004	Home	W 99-90	vs. #296 Grambling
2/16/2004	Home	W 68-61	vs. #286 Jackson St
2/21/2004	Away	L 55-69	vs. #168 Miss Valley St
2/23/2004	Away	W 63-52	vs. #326 Ark Pine Bluff
2/28/2004	Home	W 62-59	vs. #259 Alabama St
3/1/2004	Home	W 92-77	vs. #294 Alabama A&M
3/4/2004	Away	L 56-73	vs. #300 Alcorn St
3/6/2004	Away	L 71-75	vs. #291 Southern
3/11/2004	Neut	L 62-71	vs. #286 Jackson St

FUTURE GAMES

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