NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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UC SANTA BARBARA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-12
Power Rating: 75.981
Ranking: 146

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
9-2 v #201-326

Home Ratings (9-2): 79.122 (110) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 7-2 77.958 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 77.419 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 75.754

Away Ratings (5-6): 76.733 (133)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-6 75.262
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 86.340
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 73.512

Neutral Ratings (1-4): 67.575 (229) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 70.856 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 70.106 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 70.856

League Power Rankings (10-9): 75.192 (157)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-2 77.958
Away Ratings: 3-6 75.262
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.856
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 73.813

Non-League Power Ratings (5-3): 79.098 (106) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-0 77.419 Away Ratings: 2-0 86.340 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 70.106 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.981

Wins Power Rankings: 75.817 (150)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
9-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 9-2 79.536
Away Ratings: 5-6 77.233
Neutral Ratings: 1-4 64.629
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 71.747

Rankings: Points: 76.210 (141) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-5 v #51-100 5-4 v #101-200 9-2 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 9-2 78.374 Away Ratings: 5-6 76.299 Neutral Ratings: 1-4 71.264 League Power Rankings: 10-9 75.958 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-3 77.178 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 73.967

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 72.692 (188)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-1 75.754
Away Ratings: 1-4 73.512
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.856
League Power Rankings: 4-6 73.813
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 75.981

Home Advantage: 9.0494 (49)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0353 (210)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1211 (196)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2203 (191)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3225 (191)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4798 (185)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7848 (172)

Upward Stability: 3.0290 (165)

Downward Stability: 3.2049 (120)

RPI
RPI: 0.4952 (151)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-326

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5487 (135) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-6): 0.4738 (132)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-4): 0.4262 (214) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-326

RPI League (10-9): 0.4829 (184)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-3): 0.5235 (109) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4751 (205)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Away	W 57-51	vs. #78 Hawaii
11/29/2003	Neut	L 48-62	vs. #96 St Marys CA
11/30/2003	Neut	L 75-77	vs. #253 SE Missouri St
12/3/2003	Home	W 65-62	vs. #127 Pepperdine
12/13/2003	Home	W 90-70	vs. #287 San Diego
12/17/2003	Away	W 61-60	vs. #133 UCLA
12/20/2003	Neut	L 52-72	vs. #20 Kansas
12/21/2003	Neut	W 63-53	vs. #259 Alabama St
1/3/2004	Away	L 62-63	vs. #281 Long Beach St
1/5/2004	Away	W 84-77	vs. #209 UC Irvine
1/8/2004	Home	L 67-74	vs. #59 Utah St
1/10/2004	Home	W 59-47	vs. #161 Idaho
1/17/2004	Away	W 78-59	vs. #207 Cal Poly
1/22/2004	Home	W 59-47	vs. #170 CS Northridge
1/24/2004	Away	L 56-76	vs. #63 Pacific
1/29/2004	Home	W 66-52	vs. #200 UC Riverside
1/31/2004	Home	W 77-44	vs. #210 CS Fullerton
2/5/2004	Away	L 45-57	vs. #161 Idaho
2/7/2004	Away	L 54-63	vs. #59 Utah St
2/14/2004	Home	W 73-57	vs. #207 Cal Poly
2/19/2004	Home	L 58-61	vs. #63 Pacific
2/21/2004	Away	L 71-80	vs. #170 CS Northridge
2/26/2004	Away	W 98-95	vs. #210 CS Fullerton
2/28/2004	Away	L 60-63	vs. #200 UC Riverside
3/4/2004	Home	W 56-55	vs. #209 UC Irvine
3/6/2004	Home	W 89-61	vs. #281 Long Beach St
3/11/2004	Neut	L 58-61	vs. #170 CS Northridge

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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