NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-18
Power Rating: 70.008
Ranking: 228

0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-326

Home Ratings (9-3): 74.188 (162) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 7-2 73.902 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 67.227 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 74.008

Away Ratings (1-12): 66.641 (269)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 1-7 70.547
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-5 60.820
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 71.672

Neutral Ratings (0-3): 58.539 (297) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 70.320 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 61.133 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 70.320

League Power Rankings (8-10): 71.717 (203)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-2 73.902
Away Ratings: 1-7 70.547
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.320
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 72.582

Non-League Power Ratings (2-8): 64.273 (288) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-1 67.227 Away Ratings: 0-5 60.820 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 61.133 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 70.008

Wins Power Rankings: 69.160 (227)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 9-3 74.352
Away Ratings: 1-12 64.809
Neutral Ratings: 0-3 49.660
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.547

Rankings: Points: 70.932 (241) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-8 v #101-200 7-5 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 9-3 73.525 Away Ratings: 1-12 68.893 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 65.182 League Power Rankings: 8-10 72.516 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-8 65.682 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 72.900

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 72.227 (193)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-0 74.008
Away Ratings: 0-4 71.672
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.320
League Power Rankings: 5-5 72.582
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 70.008

Home Advantage: 12.864 (17)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0512 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1444 (151)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2327 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3280 (181)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4679 (199)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7473 (218)

Upward Stability: 3.0515 (153)

Downward Stability: 2.6292 (241)

RPI
RPI: 0.4484 (239)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-326

RPI Home (9-3): 0.5340 (153) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (1-12): 0.4017 (261)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-3): 0.3112 (266) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-326

RPI League (8-10): 0.4591 (210)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (2-8): 0.4307 (251) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4789 (196)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2003	Neut	L 60-84	vs. #161 Idaho
11/18/2003	Neut	L 65-68	vs. #275 Gardner-Webb
11/22/2003	Away	L 55-97	vs. #13 Wake Forest
12/4/2003	Home	W 85-82	vs. #190 American
12/13/2003	Away	L 70-91	vs. #126 Georgetown
12/17/2003	Away	L 63-80	vs. #223 Mercer
12/20/2003	Home	W 88-70	vs. #131 Chattanooga
12/28/2003	Away	L 58-75	vs. #21 Xavier
12/30/2003	Away	L 63-102	vs. #19 Cincinnati
1/5/2004	Away	L 58-81	vs. #238 Appalachian St
1/8/2004	Home	L 64-69	vs. #116 Fairfield
1/10/2004	Away	L 72-81	vs. #222 Westrn Carolina
1/14/2004	Home	W 54-51	vs. #318 MD Eastrn Shore
1/17/2004	Home	L 66-81	vs. #117 Coll Of Charltn
1/19/2004	Home	L 72-75	vs. #65 East Tenn St
1/24/2004	Away	L 58-72	vs. #123 Davidson
1/28/2004	Home	W 76-69	vs. #238 Appalachian St
1/31/2004	Away	W 77-64	vs. #272 Wofford
2/2/2004	Home	W 67-60	vs. #166 Furman
2/7/2004	Away	L 53-67	vs. #229 NC Greensboro
2/9/2004	Home	W 73-59	vs. #308 The Citadel
2/14/2004	Away	L 58-73	vs. #65 East Tenn St
2/16/2004	Away	L 57-62	vs. #131 Chattanooga
2/21/2004	Home	W 68-53	vs. #222 Westrn Carolina
2/23/2004	Away	L 80-83	vs. #125 Geo Southern
2/28/2004	Home	W 112-108	vs. #229 NC Greensboro
3/3/2004	Home	W 66-56	vs. #308 The Citadel
3/4/2004	Neut	L 61-68	vs. #123 Davidson

FUTURE GAMES

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