NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-13
Power Rating: 74.172
Ranking: 165

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
7-10 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-4): 73.226 (182) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 4-3 71.476 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-1 74.320 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 70.515

Away Ratings (5-9): 74.978 (155)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-7 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 2-6 73.918
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-3 77.218
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 74.203

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 74.172 (162) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 74.172 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.172 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.172

League Power Rankings (6-9): 72.191 (195)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-3 71.476
Away Ratings: 2-6 73.918
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.172
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 71.986

Non-League Power Ratings (7-4): 77.347 (128) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-1 74.320 Away Ratings: 3-3 77.218 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.172 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.172

Wins Power Rankings: 74.082 (163)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
8-10 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-4 72.562
Away Ratings: 5-9 75.316
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.082
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 71.191

Rankings: Points: 74.263 (172) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 7-10 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-4 73.734 Away Ratings: 5-9 74.722 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.263 League Power Rankings: 6-9 72.990 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-4 76.275 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 72.447

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 71.777 (200)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-2 70.515
Away Ratings: 1-4 74.203
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.172
League Power Rankings: 4-6 71.986
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.172

Home Advantage: 2.0469 (215)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0356 (204)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1166 (212)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2095 (210)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3162 (200)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4896 (175)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7992 (156)

Upward Stability: 3.2661 (81)

Downward Stability: 3.1299 (141)

RPI
RPI: 0.4857 (170)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
6-9 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-4): 0.5094 (194) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-9): 0.4657 (145)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-5 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4857 (153) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (6-9): 0.4551 (220)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.5268 (103) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4810 (185)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2003	Away	L 58-90	vs. #9 Gonzaga
11/26/2003	Away	L 73-77	vs. #138 Eastern Wash
11/29/2003	Away	W 67-60	vs. #203 Chicago St
12/3/2003	Home	W 55-53	vs. #219 Montana St
12/6/2003	Home	W 66-53	vs. #243 Southern Utah
12/10/2003	Away	L 68-72	vs. #175 Mo Kansas City
12/13/2003	Home	W 84-67	vs. #124 Colorado St
12/16/2003	Home	L 82-84	vs. #163 Loyola Marymnt
12/20/2003	Away	W 81-79	vs. #219 Montana St
1/2/2004	Away	W 88-82	vs. #243 Southern Utah
1/6/2004	Home	W 63-62	vs. #141 Wyoming
1/10/2004	Home	L 81-83	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
1/15/2004	Away	L 67-72	vs. #182 North Texas
1/17/2004	Home	W 78-44	vs. #309 Florida Intl
1/22/2004	Away	W 66-65	vs. #158 Arkansas St
1/24/2004	Away	L 53-68	vs. #162 Arkansas Lr
1/29/2004	Home	W 78-59	vs. #194 South Alabama
1/31/2004	Home	W 76-73	vs. #149 New Orleans
2/5/2004	Away	W 68-54	vs. #186 New Mexico St
2/7/2004	Away	L 74-94	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
2/12/2004	Home	L 65-78	vs. #142 Western KY
2/14/2004	Away	L 48-65	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St
2/19/2004	Home	W 66-62	vs. #182 North Texas
2/23/2004	Home	L 77-84	vs. #186 New Mexico St
2/26/2004	Away	L 54-73	vs. #194 South Alabama
2/28/2004	Away	L 73-74	vs. #149 New Orleans

FUTURE GAMES

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