NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MISSISSIPPI ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-11
Power Rating: 85.310
Ranking: 34

1-7 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (11-2): 85.794 (36) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-2 84.404 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-0 89.310 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 77.107

Away Ratings (5-5): 84.318 (48)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 82.982
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 90.560
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 86.435

Neutral Ratings (7-4): 86.060 (49) 0-4 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 79.341 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-3 87.216 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 86.380

League Power Rankings (10-8): 83.638 (54)
1-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-2 84.404
Away Ratings: 3-5 82.982
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.341
Last Ten Ratings: 4-4 80.935

Non-League Power Ratings (13-3): 88.888 (20) 0-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 5-0 89.310 Away Ratings: 2-0 90.560 Neutral Ratings: 6-3 87.216 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 91.248

Wins Power Rankings: 87.056 (33)
1-7 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 11-2 87.001
Away Ratings: 5-5 86.165
Neutral Ratings: 7-4 88.244
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 85.326

Rankings: Points: 83.206 (35) 1-7 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 7-1 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 11-2 84.128 Away Ratings: 5-5 82.167 Neutral Ratings: 7-4 83.480 League Power Rankings: 10-8 81.804 Non-League Power Ratings: 13-3 86.003 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 81.480

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 83.607 (57)
0-4 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-2 77.107
Away Ratings: 2-1 86.435
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 86.380
League Power Rankings: 4-4 80.935
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 91.248

Home Advantage: 4.3737 (147)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0977 (55)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2567 (55)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3978 (57)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5222 (50)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6666 (50)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8725 (61)

Upward Stability: 1.9165 (86)

Downward Stability: 2.2408 (18)

RPI
RPI: 0.5781 (34)
1-7 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
11-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (11-2): 0.5726 (47) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (5-5): 0.5764 (51)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (7-4): 0.5883 (66) 0-4 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (10-8): 0.5553 (68)
1-6 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (13-3): 0.6008 (25) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5449 (51)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/11/2004	Neut	W 53-49	vs. #198 Fairfield
11/12/2004	Neut	W 55-48	vs. #228 Birmingham Southern
11/18/2004	Neut	L 58-71	vs. #18 Syracuse
11/19/2004	Neut	W 67-54	vs. #50 St Marys CA
11/21/2004	Home	W 98-69	vs. #321 Nicholls St
11/23/2004	Home	W 82-64	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
12/2/2004	Home	W 66-52	vs. #231 South Alabama
12/5/2004	Neut	L 64-68	vs. #9 Arizona
12/11/2004	Home	W 83-53	vs. #112 Arkansas Lr
12/13/2004	Away	W 74-59	vs. #188 New Orleans
12/18/2004	Away	W 80-74	vs. #96 Xavier
12/20/2004	Home	W 104-80	vs. #285 Florida A&M
12/22/2004	Neut	W 95-53	vs. #307 Jacksonville St
12/30/2004	Neut	W 71-65	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
1/5/2005	Home	W 90-53	vs. #124 Auburn
1/8/2005	Away	W 87-76	vs. #116 Mississippi
1/12/2005	Away	L 63-64	vs. #91 Tennessee
1/15/2005	Home	W 80-55	vs. #71 Arkansas
1/18/2005	Away	L 49-98	vs. #21 Alabama
1/22/2005	Home	W 73-65	vs. #52 South Carolina
1/29/2005	Away	L 62-69	vs. #32 LSU
2/1/2005	Home	W 71-57	vs. #16 Florida
2/5/2005	Away	L 76-90	vs. #124 Auburn
2/12/2005	Home	W 60-54	vs. #53 Vanderbilt
2/16/2005	Home	L 72-80	vs. #32 LSU
2/19/2005	Away	L 78-94	vs. #7 Kentucky
2/23/2005	Away	W 76-62	vs. #196 Georgia
2/26/2005	Home	W 71-68	vs. #116 Mississippi
3/1/2005	Away	W 57-55	vs. #71 Arkansas
3/5/2005	Home	L 63-68	vs. #21 Alabama
3/10/2005	Neut	W 76-65	vs. #196 Georgia
3/11/2005	Neut	L 64-80	vs. #16 Florida
3/18/2005	Neut	W 93-70	vs. #43 Stanford
3/20/2005	Neut	L 55-63	vs. #3 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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