NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-14
Power Rating: 68.428
Ranking: 254

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
18-8 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-1): 68.018 (251) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 8-1 64.721 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 68.428 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 69.600

Away Ratings (6-10): 69.577 (234)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 6-3 69.967
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-7 70.475
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 71.803

Neutral Ratings (4-3): 66.963 (237) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 2-1 65.459 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 67.647 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 65.459

League Power Rankings (16-5): 69.122 (235)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
16-5 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-1 64.721
Away Ratings: 6-3 69.967
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 65.459
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 68.565

Non-League Power Ratings (2-9): 65.866 (274) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 0-0 68.428 Away Ratings: 0-7 70.475 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 67.647 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 68.428

Wins Power Rankings: 66.309 (258)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
18-8 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-1 66.583
Away Ratings: 6-10 67.354
Neutral Ratings: 4-3 64.579
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 68.848

Rankings: Points: 70.543 (250) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 18-7 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-1 69.141 Away Ratings: 6-10 72.004 Neutral Ratings: 4-3 69.418 League Power Rankings: 16-5 70.620 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-9 70.301 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 71.864

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 70.459 (220)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-0 69.600
Away Ratings: 3-1 71.803
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 65.459
League Power Rankings: 8-2 68.565
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 68.428

Home Advantage: 3.0356 (183)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0308 (244)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0825 (272)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1311 (292)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1825 (303)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2655 (313)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5278 (319)

Upward Stability: 2.9514 (180)

Downward Stability: 3.4510 (67)

RPI
RPI: 0.4536 (231)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
18-8 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-1): 0.5184 (175) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (6-10): 0.4341 (196)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (4-3): 0.4172 (221) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI League (16-5): 0.4927 (164)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
16-3 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (2-9): 0.3838 (304) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4173 (315)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/15/2003	Away	L 37-62	vs. #21 Xavier
11/16/2003	Neut	L 47-51	vs. #212 Ohio
11/17/2003	Neut	W 76-62	vs. #287 San Diego
11/21/2003	Away	L 54-57	vs. #277 Towson
11/22/2003	Neut	W 82-65	vs. #323 Loyola MD
11/29/2003	Away	L 56-76	vs. #19 Cincinnati
12/2/2003	Away	L 61-70	vs. #51 Missouri
12/5/2003	Away	L 44-73	vs. #107 SW Missouri St
12/6/2003	Neut	L 66-76	vs. #265 SW Texas St
12/10/2003	Home	W 68-66	vs. #305 Morgan St
12/21/2003	Away	L 56-74	vs. #132 New Mexico
12/30/2003	Away	L 72-78	vs. #36 Michigan St
1/3/2004	Home	W 59-55	vs. #274 Florida A&M
1/5/2004	Home	W 69-63	vs. #317 Bethune Cookman
1/10/2004	Away	L 50-67	vs. #276 Delaware St
1/12/2004	Away	W 54-49	vs. #319 Howard
1/17/2004	Home	W 64-42	vs. #325 NO Carolina A&T
1/19/2004	Home	L 57-63	vs. #248 SO Carolina St
1/24/2004	Away	W 68-42	vs. #318 MD Eastrn Shore
1/31/2004	Away	L 72-75	vs. #284 Hampton
2/2/2004	Home	W 72-69	vs. #306 Norfolk St
2/7/2004	Away	W 66-62	vs. #274 Florida A&M
2/9/2004	Away	W 65-52	vs. #317 Bethune Cookman
2/14/2004	Home	W 50-39	vs. #276 Delaware St
2/16/2004	Home	W 70-63	vs. #319 Howard
2/21/2004	Away	W 66-56	vs. #325 NO Carolina A&T
2/23/2004	Away	L 65-68	vs. #248 SO Carolina St
2/28/2004	Home	W 61-38	vs. #318 MD Eastrn Shore
3/5/2004	Away	W 68-60	vs. #305 Morgan St
3/10/2004	Neut	W 68-65	vs. #305 Morgan St
3/12/2004	Neut	W 55-52	vs. #276 Delaware St
3/13/2004	Neut	L 51-58	vs. #274 Florida A&M

FUTURE GAMES

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