NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-12
Power Rating: 74.463
Ranking: 162

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
8-6 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-326

Home Ratings (10-2): 79.439 (108) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 7-1 77.162 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 79.432 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 79.127

Away Ratings (3-8): 72.853 (188)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-4 77.764
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-4 63.682
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 78.283

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 65.744 (251) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 60.775 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 69.338 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 60.775

League Power Rankings (10-6): 76.902 (131)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-1 77.162
Away Ratings: 3-4 77.764
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 60.775
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 76.803

Non-League Power Ratings (4-6): 68.486 (252) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 3-1 79.432 Away Ratings: 0-4 63.682 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 69.338 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.463

Wins Power Rankings: 74.035 (165)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
8-6 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 10-2 79.867
Away Ratings: 3-8 72.445
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 63.176
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.199

Rankings: Points: 74.980 (160) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 8-6 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 10-2 78.644 Away Ratings: 3-8 73.664 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 68.559 League Power Rankings: 10-6 76.549 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-6 71.152 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 76.777

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 77.002 (130)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-0 79.127
Away Ratings: 1-3 78.283
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 60.775
League Power Rankings: 6-4 76.803
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.463

Home Advantage: 11.908 (21)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0273 (260)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0994 (240)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1885 (238)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2847 (233)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4318 (231)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7335 (229)

Upward Stability: 2.7939 (225)

Downward Stability: 3.0309 (163)

RPI
RPI: 0.4803 (181)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-326

RPI Home (10-2): 0.5702 (103) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (3-8): 0.4148 (238)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.3621 (247) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (10-6): 0.5186 (122)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (4-6): 0.4199 (267) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4609 (246)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2003	Away	L 72-89	vs. #154 Arizona St
11/25/2003	Away	L 75-89	vs. #227 St Bonaventure
12/2/2003	Home	W 84-49	vs. #300 Alcorn St
12/5/2003	Neut	L 47-51	vs. #233 Idaho St
12/6/2003	Neut	W 69-57	vs. #298 IPFW
12/13/2003	Away	L 69-73	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
12/17/2003	Home	W 73-59	vs. #291 Southern
12/20/2003	Away	L 66-91	vs. #92 Creighton
12/30/2003	Home	W 82-56	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
1/3/2004	Home	L 58-68	vs. #10 Mississippi St
1/6/2004	Away	W 65-53	vs. #309 Florida Intl
1/10/2004	Home	W 75-65	vs. #158 Arkansas St
1/15/2004	Away	L 71-86	vs. #142 Western KY
1/17/2004	Away	W 68-66	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St
1/22/2004	Home	L 77-82	vs. #182 North Texas
1/24/2004	Home	W 68-53	vs. #165 Denver
1/31/2004	Away	L 56-57	vs. #158 Arkansas St
2/5/2004	Home	W 86-53	vs. #194 South Alabama
2/7/2004	Away	L 95-100	vs. #149 New Orleans
2/14/2004	Home	W 62-46	vs. #309 Florida Intl
2/19/2004	Home	W 68-60	vs. #142 Western KY
2/21/2004	Home	W 59-54	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St
2/26/2004	Away	W 58-55	vs. #186 New Mexico St
2/28/2004	Away	L 66-70	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
3/6/2004	Home	W 83-78	vs. #158 Arkansas St
3/8/2004	Neut	L 65-80	vs. #149 New Orleans

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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