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NCAA Division I Baseball -- RPI-Based Schedule Analysis for Southern Mississippi

Last updated: Mon Aug 22 06:46:13 2016

Team Components

Opponents' Winning % OWP 0.553
Opponents' Opponents' Winning % OOWP 0.533
Strength of Schedule OWP / 2 + OOWP / 4 0.40975


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
Eastern Illinois Southern Mississippi 12 39 0.235 0.479 0.237 -0.00283
Eastern Illinois Southern Mississippi 12 39 0.235 0.479 0.237 -0.00283
Eastern Illinois Southern Mississippi 12 39 0.235 0.479 0.237 -0.00283
New Orleans Southern Mississippi 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406 -0.00006
Northwestern State Southern Mississippi 33 24 0.579 0.542 0.425 0.00025
Northwestern State Southern Mississippi 33 24 0.579 0.542 0.425 0.00025
Northwestern State Southern Mississippi 33 24 0.579 0.542 0.425 0.00025
South Alabama South Alabama 42 22 0.656 0.525 0.459 0.00081
South Alabama neutral 42 22 0.656 0.525 0.459 0.00081
Michigan State neutral 36 20 0.643 0.490 0.444 0.00056
Troy neutral 32 26 0.552 0.522 0.407 -0.00005
Auburn neutral 23 33 0.411 0.561 0.346 -0.00105
Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana 40 21 0.656 0.518 0.458 0.00079
Southeastern Louisiana Southern Mississippi 40 21 0.656 0.518 0.458 0.00079
Samford Southern Mississippi 35 26 0.574 0.491 0.410 0.00000
Samford Southern Mississippi 35 26 0.574 0.491 0.410 0.00000
Samford Southern Mississippi 35 26 0.574 0.491 0.410 0.00000
Alabama Southern Mississippi 32 26 0.552 0.547 0.413 0.00005
Marshall Marshall 34 21 0.618 0.521 0.439 0.00048
Marshall Marshall 34 21 0.618 0.521 0.439 0.00048
Marshall Marshall 34 21 0.618 0.521 0.439 0.00048
Tulane neutral 41 21 0.661 0.532 0.464 0.00089
Texas-San Antonio Southern Mississippi 17 34 0.333 0.540 0.301 -0.00178
Texas-San Antonio Southern Mississippi 17 34 0.333 0.540 0.301 -0.00178
Texas-San Antonio Southern Mississippi 17 34 0.333 0.540 0.301 -0.00178
Mississippi State neutral 44 18 0.710 0.570 0.497 0.00143
North Carolina-Charlotte North Carolina-Charlotte 23 32 0.418 0.534 0.343 -0.00109
North Carolina-Charlotte North Carolina-Charlotte 23 32 0.418 0.534 0.343 -0.00109
North Carolina-Charlotte North Carolina-Charlotte 23 32 0.418 0.534 0.343 -0.00109
Mississippi neutral 43 19 0.694 0.579 0.492 0.00135
Middle Tennessee State Southern Mississippi 20 35 0.364 0.539 0.317 -0.00152
Middle Tennessee State Southern Mississippi 20 35 0.364 0.539 0.317 -0.00152
Middle Tennessee State Southern Mississippi 20 35 0.364 0.539 0.317 -0.00152
Mississippi Mississippi 43 19 0.694 0.579 0.492 0.00135
Alabama-Birmingham Alabama-Birmingham 21 34 0.382 0.550 0.329 -0.00132
Alabama-Birmingham Alabama-Birmingham 21 34 0.382 0.550 0.329 -0.00132
Alabama-Birmingham Alabama-Birmingham 21 34 0.382 0.550 0.329 -0.00132
Tulane Tulane 41 21 0.661 0.532 0.464 0.00089
Rice Southern Mississippi 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00068
Rice Southern Mississippi 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00068
Rice Southern Mississippi 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00068
Louisiana-Lafayette Southern Mississippi 43 21 0.672 0.568 0.478 0.00112
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic 39 19 0.672 0.519 0.466 0.00092
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic 39 19 0.672 0.519 0.466 0.00092
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic 39 19 0.672 0.519 0.466 0.00092
Western Kentucky Southern Mississippi 24 30 0.444 0.530 0.355 -0.00090
Western Kentucky Southern Mississippi 24 30 0.444 0.530 0.355 -0.00090
Western Kentucky Southern Mississippi 24 30 0.444 0.530 0.355 -0.00090
Louisiana Tech Southern Mississippi 42 20 0.677 0.514 0.467 0.00094
Louisiana Tech Southern Mississippi 42 20 0.677 0.514 0.467 0.00094
Louisiana Tech Southern Mississippi 42 20 0.677 0.514 0.467 0.00094
Florida International Florida International 28 29 0.491 0.548 0.383 -0.00044
Florida International Florida International 28 29 0.491 0.548 0.383 -0.00044
Florida International Florida International 28 29 0.491 0.548 0.383 -0.00044
Old Dominion neutral 32 24 0.571 0.518 0.415 0.00009
Marshall neutral 34 21 0.618 0.521 0.439 0.00048
Marshall neutral 34 21 0.618 0.521 0.439 0.00048
Rice neutral 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00068
South Alabama neutral 42 22 0.656 0.525 0.459 0.00081
Florida State neutral 41 22 0.651 0.602 0.476 0.00109
South Alabama neutral 42 22 0.656 0.525 0.459 0.00081

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 112.30 13 36 0.265 0.413 0.236
Jackson State 83.62 25 26 0.490 0.361 0.335
Louisiana State 126.96 45 21 0.682 0.599 0.491
New Orleans 99.41 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406
Nicholls State 137.90 26 30 0.464 0.487 0.354
South Alabama 81.47 42 22 0.656 0.525 0.459
Southeastern Louisiana 88.00 40 21 0.656 0.518 0.458
Southern 122.95 10 31 0.244 0.416 0.226
Tulane 106.41 41 21 0.661 0.532 0.464

Potential Opponents, > 150 Miles and < 300 Miles

Opponent Distance W L WP OWP Contribution
Alabama 166.67 32 26 0.552 0.547 0.413
Alabama A&M 286.82 12 44 0.214 0.400 0.207
Alabama State 192.59 38 17 0.691 0.409 0.448
Alabama-Birmingham 210.44 21 34 0.382 0.550 0.329
Arkansas-Little Rock 291.66 26 28 0.481 0.527 0.372
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 251.71 22 25 0.468 0.398 0.334
Auburn 241.92 23 33 0.411 0.561 0.346
Grambling State 214.14 17 27 0.386 0.392 0.291
Jacksonville State 269.49 34 24 0.586 0.514 0.421
Lamar 295.37 35 19 0.648 0.504 0.450
Louisiana Tech 211.12 42 20 0.677 0.514 0.467
Louisiana-Lafayette 178.14 43 21 0.672 0.568 0.478
Louisiana-Monroe 179.99 20 35 0.364 0.549 0.319
McNeese State 243.60 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403
Memphis 262.60 22 39 0.361 0.505 0.307
Mississippi 209.55 43 19 0.694 0.579 0.492
Mississippi State 150.51 44 18 0.710 0.570 0.497
Northwestern State 222.98 33 24 0.579 0.542 0.425
Samford 208.91 35 26 0.574 0.491 0.410
Troy 201.85 32 26 0.552 0.522 0.407

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