NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 22-7
Power Rating: 84.233
Ranking: 53

0-1 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
11-1 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-326

Home Ratings (13-0): 91.139 (19) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 7-0 84.467 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-0 92.983 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 79.451

Away Ratings (8-5): 84.147 (51)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 5-2 86.776
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-3 78.092
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 83.326

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 69.139 (208) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 65.295 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 77.420 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 70.545

League Power Rankings (12-3): 86.588 (34)
0-0 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-0 84.467
Away Ratings: 5-2 86.776
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.295
Last Ten Ratings: 6-2 80.393

Non-League Power Ratings (10-4): 79.998 (92) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 6-0 92.983 Away Ratings: 3-3 78.092 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.420 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 75.076

Wins Power Rankings: 86.227 (52)
0-1 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
11-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 13-0 98.602
Away Ratings: 8-5 86.145
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 67.352
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 82.902

Rankings: Points: 81.951 (51) 0-1 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 10-2 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 13-0 85.592 Away Ratings: 8-5 81.963 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 71.092 League Power Rankings: 12-3 83.168 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-4 79.682 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.818

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 81.053 (89)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-0 79.451
Away Ratings: 2-2 83.326
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 70.545
League Power Rankings: 6-2 80.393
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 75.076

Home Advantage: 13.605 (13)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0559 (128)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1717 (121)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2889 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4066 (118)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5559 (124)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7815 (174)

Upward Stability: 2.4904 (276)

Downward Stability: 3.1676 (130)

RPI
RPI: 0.5517 (77)
0-1 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
11-1 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-326

RPI Home (13-0): 0.5945 (61) 1-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (8-5): 0.5359 (52)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4357 (205) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (12-3): 0.6100 (22)
0-0 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.4896 (173) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4827 (182)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2003	Home	W 63-40	vs. #326 Ark Pine Bluff
11/28/2003	Away	W 86-46	vs. #320 Navy
11/30/2003	Away	L 38-46	vs. #99 Belmont
12/7/2003	Away	L 49-68	vs. #85 Auburn
12/9/2003	Away	W 56-53	vs. #183 Texas A&M-CC
12/20/2003	Home	W 67-46	vs. #311 Charleston Sou
12/27/2003	Neut	W 59-46	vs. #313 Prairie View
12/28/2003	Away	W 49-44	vs. #101 California
1/2/2004	Home	W 71-49	vs. #83 Wisc Milwaukee
1/6/2004	Home	W 72-35	vs. #315 Savannah St
1/9/2004	Home	W 64-44	vs. #298 IPFW
1/12/2004	Away	W 65-57	vs. #124 Colorado St
1/17/2004	Away	W 68-42	vs. #132 New Mexico
1/21/2004	Home	W 61-37	vs. #183 Texas A&M-CC
1/24/2004	Home	W 74-52	vs. #38 BYU
1/26/2004	Home	W 62-49	vs. #47 Utah
1/31/2004	Away	W 57-43	vs. #120 San Diego St
2/2/2004	Away	L 50-63	vs. #84 Unlv
2/7/2004	Home	W 83-71	vs. #141 Wyoming
2/9/2004	Home	W 52-44	vs. #124 Colorado St
2/14/2004	Home	W 51-50	vs. #132 New Mexico
2/16/2004	Away	L 35-37	vs. #205 TX Pan American
2/21/2004	Away	W 59-57	vs. #47 Utah
2/23/2004	Away	L 61-67	vs. #38 BYU
2/28/2004	Home	W 72-70	vs. #84 Unlv
3/1/2004	Home	W 61-49	vs. #120 San Diego St
3/6/2004	Away	W 52-47	vs. #141 Wyoming
3/11/2004	Neut	L 48-60	vs. #124 Colorado St
3/18/2004	Neut	L 52-63	vs. #14 North Carolina

FUTURE GAMES

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