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NCAA Division I Baseball -- RPI-Based Schedule Analysis for Northwestern State

Last updated: Mon Aug 22 06:46:12 2016

Team Components

Opponents' Winning % OWP 0.542
Opponents' Opponents' Winning % OOWP 0.512
Strength of Schedule OWP / 2 + OOWP / 4 0.399


Schedule Analysis

Legend:

Contribution is the Strength of Schedule portion for the given opponent -- it directly scales with the SoS number above. Impact is the difference in the team's SoS and the opponent's contribution, divided by the number of games played.

Opponents marked in red do damage to the team's RPI, even if the team beats them. Opponents marked in yellow do damage if the team loses to them.

Opponent Location W L WP OWP Contribution Impact
Alabama State Northwestern State 38 17 0.691 0.409 0.448 0.00086
Alabama State Northwestern State 38 17 0.691 0.409 0.448 0.00086
Alabama State Northwestern State 38 17 0.691 0.409 0.448 0.00086
Sacramento State Northwestern State 29 28 0.509 0.474 0.373 -0.00046
Southern Mississippi Southern Mississippi 41 20 0.672 0.553 0.474 0.00132
Southern Mississippi Southern Mississippi 41 20 0.672 0.553 0.474 0.00132
Southern Mississippi Southern Mississippi 41 20 0.672 0.553 0.474 0.00132
Arizona Arizona 49 24 0.671 0.575 0.479 0.00140
St. Mary's neutral 33 25 0.569 0.539 0.419 0.00035
Arizona Arizona 49 24 0.671 0.575 0.479 0.00140
CSU Bakersfield neutral 19 37 0.339 0.493 0.293 -0.00186
Texas A&M Texas A&M 49 16 0.754 0.590 0.524 0.00219
Lamar Northwestern State 35 19 0.648 0.504 0.450 0.00089
Lamar Northwestern State 35 19 0.648 0.504 0.450 0.00089
Lamar Northwestern State 35 19 0.648 0.504 0.450 0.00089
Louisiana-Lafayette Northwestern State 43 21 0.672 0.568 0.478 0.00139
Sam Houston State Sam Houston State 42 22 0.656 0.513 0.456 0.00100
Sam Houston State Sam Houston State 42 22 0.656 0.513 0.456 0.00100
Sam Houston State Sam Houston State 42 22 0.656 0.513 0.456 0.00100
Grambling State Northwestern State 17 27 0.386 0.392 0.291 -0.00189
Stephen F. Austin State Northwestern State 30 30 0.500 0.524 0.381 -0.00032
Stephen F. Austin State Northwestern State 30 30 0.500 0.524 0.381 -0.00032
Stephen F. Austin State Northwestern State 30 30 0.500 0.524 0.381 -0.00032
Louisiana-Monroe Northwestern State 20 35 0.364 0.549 0.319 -0.00140
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe 20 35 0.364 0.549 0.319 -0.00140
McNeese State McNeese State 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403 0.00007
McNeese State McNeese State 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403 0.00007
McNeese State McNeese State 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403 0.00007
Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Lafayette 43 21 0.672 0.568 0.478 0.00139
Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State 40 21 0.656 0.518 0.458 0.00104
Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State 40 21 0.656 0.518 0.458 0.00104
Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State 40 21 0.656 0.518 0.458 0.00104
New Orleans New Orleans 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406 0.00012
New Orleans New Orleans 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406 0.00012
New Orleans New Orleans 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406 0.00012
Central Arkansas Central Arkansas 29 27 0.518 0.525 0.390 -0.00016
Central Arkansas Central Arkansas 29 27 0.518 0.525 0.390 -0.00016
Central Arkansas Central Arkansas 29 27 0.518 0.525 0.390 -0.00016
Mississippi Valley State Northwestern State 4 34 0.105 0.411 0.155 -0.00428
Mississippi Valley State Northwestern State 4 34 0.105 0.411 0.155 -0.00428
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Northwestern State 18 31 0.367 0.476 0.302 -0.00170
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Northwestern State 18 31 0.367 0.476 0.302 -0.00170
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Northwestern State 18 31 0.367 0.476 0.302 -0.00170
Arkansas State Arkansas State 29 29 0.500 0.525 0.381 -0.00032
Arkansas State Arkansas State 29 29 0.500 0.525 0.381 -0.00032
Arkansas State Arkansas State 29 29 0.500 0.525 0.381 -0.00032
Louisiana Tech Northwestern State 42 20 0.677 0.514 0.467 0.00119
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech 42 20 0.677 0.514 0.467 0.00119
Nicholls State Nicholls State 26 30 0.464 0.487 0.354 -0.00079
Nicholls State Nicholls State 26 30 0.464 0.487 0.354 -0.00079
Nicholls State Nicholls State 26 30 0.464 0.487 0.354 -0.00079
Louisiana State Louisiana State 45 21 0.682 0.599 0.491 0.00161
Abilene Christian Northwestern State 15 37 0.288 0.544 0.280 -0.00209
Abilene Christian Northwestern State 15 37 0.288 0.544 0.280 -0.00209
Abilene Christian Northwestern State 15 37 0.288 0.544 0.280 -0.00209
McNeese State neutral 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403 0.00007
New Orleans neutral 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406 0.00012

Legend:

Opponents marked in red will do damage to the team's RPI, even if the team beats them. Opponents marked in yellow will do damage if the team loses to them. Opponents marked in green will improve RPI, even if the team loses to them.

Potential Opponents, < 150 Miles

Opponent Distance W L WP OWP Contribution
Alcorn State 115.21 13 36 0.265 0.413 0.236
Grambling State 58.29 17 27 0.386 0.392 0.291
Lamar 131.84 35 19 0.648 0.504 0.450
Louisiana State 145.95 45 21 0.682 0.599 0.491
Louisiana Tech 59.98 42 20 0.677 0.514 0.467
Louisiana-Lafayette 122.93 43 21 0.672 0.568 0.478
Louisiana-Monroe 81.10 20 35 0.364 0.549 0.319
McNeese State 108.96 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403
Southern 141.19 10 31 0.244 0.416 0.226
Stephen F. Austin State 93.68 30 30 0.500 0.524 0.381

Potential Opponents, > 150 Miles and < 300 Miles

Opponent Distance W L WP OWP Contribution
Arkansas-Little Rock 210.71 26 28 0.481 0.527 0.372
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 182.03 22 25 0.468 0.398 0.334
Baylor 236.44 24 29 0.453 0.559 0.366
Central Arkansas 233.38 29 27 0.518 0.525 0.390
Dallas Baptist 234.75 44 19 0.698 0.543 0.485
Houston 193.31 36 23 0.610 0.534 0.439
Houston Baptist 202.00 24 29 0.453 0.481 0.347
Jackson State 173.67 25 26 0.490 0.361 0.335
Memphis 295.12 22 39 0.361 0.505 0.307
Mississippi 274.30 43 19 0.694 0.579 0.492
Mississippi State 276.88 44 18 0.710 0.570 0.497
New Orleans 216.10 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406
Nicholls State 192.00 26 30 0.464 0.487 0.354
Prairie View A&M 206.61 8 32 0.200 0.393 0.198
Rice 196.34 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451
Sam Houston State 161.20 42 22 0.656 0.513 0.456
South Alabama 299.08 42 22 0.656 0.525 0.459
Southeastern Louisiana 177.14 40 21 0.656 0.518 0.458
Southern Mississippi 222.98 41 20 0.672 0.553 0.474
Texas 292.48 25 32 0.439 0.552 0.358
Texas A&M 207.54 49 16 0.754 0.590 0.524
Texas Christian 258.61 49 18 0.731 0.564 0.506
Texas Southern 194.07 19 24 0.442 0.405 0.322
Texas-Arlington 245.33 30 28 0.517 0.533 0.392
Tulane 216.09 41 21 0.661 0.532 0.464

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