NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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EVANSVILLE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 7-22
Power Rating: 70.616
Ranking: 221

0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-10 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-326

Home Ratings (4-8): 69.409 (234) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-6 70.596 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 69.491 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 70.616

Away Ratings (2-13): 70.928 (223)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 2-7 74.295
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-6 69.858
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 71.397

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 75.772 (141) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 72.678 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 70.616 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 72.678

League Power Rankings (6-14): 71.983 (202)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-6 70.596
Away Ratings: 2-7 74.295
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 72.678
Last Ten Ratings: 4-5 73.131

Non-League Power Ratings (1-8): 65.460 (277) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 1-2 69.491 Away Ratings: 0-6 69.858 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 70.616 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 53.116

Wins Power Rankings: 69.452 (225)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-11 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-8 67.600
Away Ratings: 2-13 70.022
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.827
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 70.831

Rankings: Points: 72.085 (220) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-9 v #51-100 6-9 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-8 71.561 Away Ratings: 2-13 72.374 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 73.553 League Power Rankings: 6-14 72.751 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-8 70.022 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 72.487

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 71.596 (202)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-2 70.616
Away Ratings: 1-3 71.397
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 72.678
League Power Rankings: 4-5 73.131
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 53.116

Home Advantage: 1.7094 (223)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0498 (150)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1630 (130)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2934 (114)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4210 (114)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5919 (107)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8550 (88)

Upward Stability: 3.2562 (83)

Downward Stability: 2.5386 (255)

RPI
RPI: 0.4479 (243)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-11 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-326

RPI Home (4-8): 0.4694 (258) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (2-13): 0.4199 (232)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5319 (113) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (6-14): 0.4737 (196)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (1-8): 0.3919 (298) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-6 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5167 (106)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	L 54-70	vs. #75 Illinois Chi
11/25/2003	Away	L 73-77	vs. #75 Illinois Chi
12/1/2003	Away	L 54-62	vs. #97 Austin Peay
12/6/2003	Away	L 64-65	vs. #152 Butler
12/13/2003	Home	W 86-76	vs. #297 Eastern Ill
12/17/2003	Home	L 66-69	vs. #102 Mississippi
12/20/2003	Away	L 82-92	vs. #142 Western KY
12/27/2003	Away	L 62-82	vs. #79 Purdue
12/31/2003	Away	L 52-72	vs. #217 Indiana St
1/3/2004	Away	L 67-80	vs. #82 Northern Iowa
1/7/2004	Home	L 85-95	vs. #107 SW Missouri St
1/11/2004	Home	W 84-69	vs. #157 Bradley
1/14/2004	Away	L 63-81	vs. #41 Southern Ill
1/17/2004	Away	L 53-72	vs. #92 Creighton
1/21/2004	Home	L 53-67	vs. #82 Northern Iowa
1/24/2004	Home	L 66-86	vs. #88 Wichita St
1/28/2004	Away	W 68-66	vs. #107 SW Missouri St
2/1/2004	Home	L 70-74	vs. #92 Creighton
2/4/2004	Away	L 60-68	vs. #157 Bradley
2/7/2004	Home	W 77-68	vs. #167 Drake
2/11/2004	Home	W 79-48	vs. #197 Illinois St
2/14/2004	Away	L 73-90	vs. #88 Wichita St
2/18/2004	Home	L 69-84	vs. #41 Southern Ill
2/21/2004	Away	L 73-90	vs. #280 Central Mich
2/25/2004	Away	W 72-56	vs. #197 Illinois St
2/28/2004	Away	L 71-81	vs. #167 Drake
3/1/2004	Home	L 56-71	vs. #217 Indiana St
3/5/2004	Neut	W 63-59	vs. #217 Indiana St
3/6/2004	Neut	L 67-93	vs. #41 Southern Ill

FUTURE GAMES

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