NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CORNELL
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-16
Power Rating: 67.566
Ranking: 263

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
10-8 v #201-326

Home Ratings (4-7): 63.340 (293) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 4-4 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 2-5 64.082 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 68.488 Last Ten Ratings: 1-5 61.824

Away Ratings (5-9): 71.301 (214)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
5-4 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-3 73.230
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-6 71.886
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 72.207

Neutral Ratings (1-0): 74.816 (154) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 67.566 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 70.316 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 67.566

League Power Rankings (6-8): 66.906 (271)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-5 64.082
Away Ratings: 4-3 73.230
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 67.566
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 65.519

Non-League Power Ratings (4-8): 68.590 (250) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 4-4 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-2 68.488 Away Ratings: 1-6 71.886 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 70.316 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 67.566

Wins Power Rankings: 64.777 (272)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-8 v #101-200
10-7 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-7 59.297
Away Ratings: 5-9 69.894
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 77.027
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 56.183

Rankings: Points: 71.017 (239) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 10-8 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-7 68.131 Away Ratings: 5-9 73.293 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 73.767 League Power Rankings: 6-8 70.627 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-8 71.595 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 67.693

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 61.636 (304)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 1-5 61.824
Away Ratings: 1-3 72.207
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 67.566
League Power Rankings: 2-8 65.519
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 67.566

Home Advantage: -4.396 (308)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0199 (293)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0771 (282)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1476 (270)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2325 (264)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3645 (261)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6573 (272)

Upward Stability: 2.7700 (231)

Downward Stability: 2.6427 (236)

RPI
RPI: 0.4290 (268)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-8 v #101-200
9-7 v #201-326

RPI Home (4-7): 0.4348 (291) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-4 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-9): 0.4230 (223)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-0): 0.0 (304) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (6-8): 0.4162 (288)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (4-8): 0.4446 (231) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 4-5 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4439 (282)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2003	Home	L 69-90	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
11/25/2003	Home	L 77-84	vs. #257 Colgate
11/29/2003	Neut	W 79-66	vs. #321 Army
12/5/2003	Away	L 60-73	vs. #150 Vermont
12/7/2003	Away	W 83-67	vs. #292 New Hampshire
12/20/2003	Away	L 79-87	vs. #201 Lafayette
12/29/2003	Away	L 76-78	vs. #234 St Francis NY
12/31/2003	Away	L 69-70	vs. #153 Duquesne
1/3/2004	Home	W 70-62	vs. #261 St Francis PA
1/6/2004	Home	W 89-76	vs. #226 Lehigh
1/9/2004	Away	L 65-74	vs. #132 New Mexico
1/17/2004	Home	W 90-66	vs. #278 Columbia
1/20/2004	Away	L 55-63	vs. #245 Bucknell
1/24/2004	Away	W 66-53	vs. #278 Columbia
1/30/2004	Away	W 91-79	vs. #310 Harvard
1/31/2004	Away	W 68-62	vs. #324 Dartmouth
2/6/2004	Away	W 96-81	vs. #208 Brown
2/7/2004	Away	L 48-67	vs. #231 Yale
2/13/2004	Home	L 64-69	vs. #113 Princeton
2/14/2004	Home	L 52-79	vs. #122 Pennsylvania
2/20/2004	Home	W 69-45	vs. #324 Dartmouth
2/21/2004	Home	L 78-81	vs. #310 Harvard
2/27/2004	Away	L 69-84	vs. #122 Pennsylvania
2/28/2004	Away	L 46-59	vs. #113 Princeton
3/5/2004	Home	L 61-64	vs. #231 Yale
3/6/2004	Home	L 66-69	vs. #208 Brown

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)