NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-10
Power Rating: 79.399
Ranking: 97

0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
17-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (11-0): 82.961 (70) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 9-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 9-0 76.086 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 79.586 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 80.742

Away Ratings (8-8): 78.479 (111)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 8-0 81.047
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-8 73.391
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 79.110

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 76.586 (133) 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 League Power Rankings: 1-1 75.946 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 84.711 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 75.946

League Power Rankings (18-1): 82.711 (75)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
16-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 9-0 76.086
Away Ratings: 8-0 81.047
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.946
Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 79.860

Non-League Power Ratings (2-9): 74.508 (170) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-0 79.586 Away Ratings: 0-8 73.391 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 84.711 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 77.883

Wins Power Rankings: 80.793 (96)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
17-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 11-0 91.106
Away Ratings: 8-8 79.356
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 76.309
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 81.340

Rankings: Points: 77.658 (111) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 18-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 11-0 78.436 Away Ratings: 8-8 77.397 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 76.690 League Power Rankings: 18-1 79.282 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-9 74.701 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 78.897

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 80.270 (95)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-0 80.742
Away Ratings: 1-2 79.110
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.946
League Power Rankings: 6-1 79.860
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 77.883

Home Advantage: 8.5801 (57)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0507 (143)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1465 (145)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2402 (157)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3346 (171)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4676 (200)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7503 (215)

Upward Stability: 2.6601 (256)

Downward Stability: 3.0352 (161)

RPI
RPI: 0.5394 (91)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
17-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (11-0): 0.5878 (70) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (8-8): 0.5018 (92)
0-0 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.5654 (79) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (18-1): 0.5739 (54)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
13-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (2-9): 0.4849 (181) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4970 (151)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/26/2003	Away	L 65-68	vs. #99 Belmont
11/29/2003	Away	L 60-74	vs. #27 Memphis
12/1/2003	Home	W 62-54	vs. #221 Evansville
12/6/2003	Away	L 47-65	vs. #28 Alabama
12/13/2003	Away	L 59-75	vs. #142 Western KY
12/20/2003	Away	L 63-80	vs. #31 Louisville
12/23/2003	Away	L 56-70	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St
12/31/2003	Neut	L 53-61	vs. #8 Kentucky
1/3/2004	Away	W 76-58	vs. #249 Jacksonville St
1/8/2004	Away	W 52-48	vs. #253 SE Missouri St
1/10/2004	Away	W 60-53	vs. #297 Eastern Ill
1/15/2004	Away	W 65-59	vs. #225 Eastern KY
1/17/2004	Away	W 70-60	vs. #191 Morehead St
1/22/2004	Home	W 64-57	vs. #297 Eastern Ill
1/24/2004	Home	W 54-52	vs. #253 SE Missouri St
1/27/2004	Away	W 58-56	vs. #237 Tennessee Tech
1/29/2004	Away	W 65-54	vs. #282 Tennessee St
2/5/2004	Home	W 84-72	vs. #249 Jacksonville St
2/7/2004	Home	W 61-56	vs. #252 Samford
2/12/2004	Home	W 79-55	vs. #267 Tenn Martin
2/14/2004	Home	W 63-56	vs. #69 Murray St
2/18/2004	Away	W 68-46	vs. #252 Samford
2/21/2004	Away	L 47-62	vs. #88 Wichita St
2/24/2004	Home	W 88-64	vs. #237 Tennessee Tech
2/28/2004	Home	W 81-64	vs. #225 Eastern KY
3/2/2004	Home	W 75-71	vs. #282 Tennessee St
3/5/2004	Neut	W 62-57	vs. #225 Eastern KY
3/6/2004	Neut	L 60-66	vs. #69 Murray St
3/17/2004	Home	W 65-59	vs. #99 Belmont
3/19/2004	Away	L 60-66	vs. #90 George Mason

FUTURE GAMES

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