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NCAA Division I Baseball -- RPI-Based Schedule Analysis for Louisiana Tech

Last updated: Mon Aug 22 06:46:11 2016

Team Components

Opponents' Winning % OWP 0.514
Opponents' Opponents' Winning % OOWP 0.528
Strength of Schedule OWP / 2 + OOWP / 4 0.389


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
Prairie View A&M neutral 8 32 0.200 0.393 0.198 -0.00308
Southern neutral 10 31 0.244 0.416 0.226 -0.00263
New Orleans New Orleans 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406 0.00027
Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana Tech 43 21 0.672 0.568 0.478 0.00144
Texas-Arlington Louisiana Tech 30 28 0.517 0.533 0.392 0.00005
Texas-Arlington Louisiana Tech 30 28 0.517 0.533 0.392 0.00005
Texas-Arlington Louisiana Tech 30 28 0.517 0.533 0.392 0.00005
Arkansas Arkansas 26 29 0.473 0.542 0.372 -0.00027
Valparaiso Louisiana Tech 29 28 0.509 0.489 0.377 -0.00019
Valparaiso Louisiana Tech 29 28 0.509 0.489 0.377 -0.00019
Valparaiso Louisiana Tech 29 28 0.509 0.489 0.377 -0.00019
Louisiana State Louisiana State 45 21 0.682 0.599 0.491 0.00165
Alcorn State Louisiana Tech 13 36 0.265 0.413 0.236 -0.00247
Alabama-Birmingham Alabama-Birmingham 21 34 0.382 0.550 0.329 -0.00097
Alabama-Birmingham Alabama-Birmingham 21 34 0.382 0.550 0.329 -0.00097
Alabama-Birmingham Alabama-Birmingham 21 34 0.382 0.550 0.329 -0.00097
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe 20 35 0.364 0.549 0.319 -0.00113
North Carolina-Charlotte Louisiana Tech 23 32 0.418 0.534 0.343 -0.00074
North Carolina-Charlotte Louisiana Tech 23 32 0.418 0.534 0.343 -0.00074
North Carolina-Charlotte Louisiana Tech 23 32 0.418 0.534 0.343 -0.00074
Grambling State Louisiana Tech 17 27 0.386 0.392 0.291 -0.00158
Marshall Marshall 34 21 0.618 0.521 0.439 0.00081
Marshall Marshall 34 21 0.618 0.521 0.439 0.00081
Marshall Marshall 34 21 0.618 0.521 0.439 0.00081
Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas-Little Rock 26 28 0.481 0.527 0.372 -0.00027
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky 24 30 0.444 0.530 0.355 -0.00055
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky 24 30 0.444 0.530 0.355 -0.00055
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky 24 30 0.444 0.530 0.355 -0.00055
McNeese State McNeese State 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403 0.00023
Florida International Louisiana Tech 28 29 0.491 0.548 0.383 -0.00010
Florida International Louisiana Tech 28 29 0.491 0.548 0.383 -0.00010
Florida International Louisiana Tech 28 29 0.491 0.548 0.383 -0.00010
Grambling State Louisiana Tech 17 27 0.386 0.392 0.291 -0.00158
Old Dominion Louisiana Tech 32 24 0.571 0.518 0.415 0.00042
Old Dominion Louisiana Tech 32 24 0.571 0.518 0.415 0.00042
Old Dominion Louisiana Tech 32 24 0.571 0.518 0.415 0.00042
McNeese State Louisiana Tech 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403 0.00023
Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Lafayette 43 21 0.672 0.568 0.478 0.00144
Texas-San Antonio Texas-San Antonio 17 34 0.333 0.540 0.301 -0.00142
Texas-San Antonio Texas-San Antonio 17 34 0.333 0.540 0.301 -0.00142
Texas-San Antonio Texas-San Antonio 17 34 0.333 0.540 0.301 -0.00142
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana Tech 20 35 0.364 0.549 0.319 -0.00113
Middle Tennessee State Louisiana Tech 20 35 0.364 0.539 0.317 -0.00116
Middle Tennessee State Louisiana Tech 20 35 0.364 0.539 0.317 -0.00116
Middle Tennessee State Louisiana Tech 20 35 0.364 0.539 0.317 -0.00116
Northwestern State Northwestern State 33 24 0.579 0.542 0.425 0.00058
Northwestern State Louisiana Tech 33 24 0.579 0.542 0.425 0.00058
Southern Mississippi Southern Mississippi 41 20 0.672 0.553 0.474 0.00137
Southern Mississippi Southern Mississippi 41 20 0.672 0.553 0.474 0.00137
Southern Mississippi Southern Mississippi 41 20 0.672 0.553 0.474 0.00137
Rice Louisiana Tech 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00100
Rice Louisiana Tech 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00100
Rice Louisiana Tech 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00100
Rice neutral 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00100
North Carolina-Charlotte neutral 23 32 0.418 0.534 0.343 -0.00074
Florida Atlantic neutral 39 19 0.672 0.519 0.466 0.00124
Rice neutral 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00100
Rice neutral 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451 0.00100
Cal State Fullerton neutral 36 23 0.610 0.543 0.441 0.00084
Southeast Missouri State neutral 38 21 0.644 0.506 0.449 0.00097
Cal State Fullerton neutral 36 23 0.610 0.543 0.441 0.00084
Mississippi State neutral 44 18 0.710 0.570 0.497 0.00174

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 99.39 13 36 0.265 0.413 0.236
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 122.42 22 25 0.468 0.398 0.334
Grambling State 3.41 17 27 0.386 0.392 0.291
Jackson State 143.84 25 26 0.490 0.361 0.335
Louisiana-Monroe 34.24 20 35 0.364 0.549 0.319
Northwestern State 59.98 33 24 0.579 0.542 0.425
Stephen F. Austin State 134.00 30 30 0.500 0.524 0.381

Potential Opponents, > 150 Miles and < 300 Miles

Opponent Distance W L WP OWP Contribution
Arkansas 258.53 26 29 0.473 0.542 0.372
Arkansas State 255.38 29 29 0.500 0.525 0.381
Arkansas-Little Rock 153.06 26 28 0.481 0.527 0.372
Baylor 269.58 24 29 0.453 0.559 0.366
Central Arkansas 176.74 29 27 0.518 0.525 0.390
Dallas Baptist 250.19 44 19 0.698 0.543 0.485
Houston 250.81 36 23 0.610 0.534 0.439
Houston Baptist 259.03 24 29 0.453 0.481 0.347
Lamar 191.81 35 19 0.648 0.504 0.450
Louisiana State 170.18 45 21 0.682 0.599 0.491
Louisiana-Lafayette 164.05 43 21 0.672 0.568 0.478
McNeese State 166.18 31 25 0.554 0.502 0.403
Memphis 236.76 22 39 0.361 0.505 0.307
Mississippi 220.03 43 19 0.694 0.579 0.492
Mississippi State 232.60 44 18 0.710 0.570 0.497
New Orleans 231.24 31 26 0.544 0.534 0.406
Nicholls State 218.85 26 30 0.464 0.487 0.354
Prairie View A&M 259.58 8 32 0.200 0.393 0.198
Rice 253.68 38 24 0.613 0.577 0.451
Sam Houston State 211.27 42 22 0.656 0.513 0.456
South Alabama 291.90 42 22 0.656 0.525 0.459
Southeastern Louisiana 189.69 40 21 0.656 0.518 0.458
Southern 163.52 10 31 0.244 0.416 0.226
Southern Mississippi 211.12 41 20 0.672 0.553 0.474
Texas A&M 254.67 49 16 0.754 0.590 0.524
Texas Christian 274.97 49 18 0.731 0.564 0.506
Texas Southern 251.65 19 24 0.442 0.405 0.322
Texas-Arlington 260.96 30 28 0.517 0.533 0.392
Tulane 233.06 41 21 0.661 0.532 0.464

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