NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-8
Power Rating: 77.257
Ranking: 125

0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-2): 73.593 (177) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 6-2 71.531 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 76.945 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 67.390

Away Ratings (8-5): 80.156 (96)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 5-3 79.085
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 81.000
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 75.039

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 74.570 (156) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 75.570 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 78.257 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 75.570

League Power Rankings (12-6): 76.322 (142)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-2 71.531
Away Ratings: 5-3 79.085
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.570
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.621

Non-League Power Ratings (6-2): 80.523 (85) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-0 76.945 Away Ratings: 3-2 81.000 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 78.257 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 77.257

Wins Power Rankings: 77.785 (122)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-2 73.402
Away Ratings: 8-5 81.519
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 72.832
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 70.156

Rankings: Points: 76.511 (133) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 6-4 v #101-200 12-2 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-2 73.351 Away Ratings: 8-5 78.568 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 76.542 League Power Rankings: 12-6 75.488 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-2 79.996 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 72.351

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 71.171 (209)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-2 67.390
Away Ratings: 2-2 75.039
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.570
League Power Rankings: 5-5 71.621
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 77.257

Home Advantage: -1.716 (279)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0249 (268)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0897 (261)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1675 (253)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2574 (251)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3942 (251)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6967 (248)

Upward Stability: 2.4261 (283)

Downward Stability: 2.7854 (213)

RPI
RPI: 0.5039 (140)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-2): 0.5130 (184) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (8-5): 0.5103 (81)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.4462 (190) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326

RPI League (12-6): 0.5081 (134)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (6-2): 0.4935 (167) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4411 (289)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2003	Away	L 73-94	vs. #35 Uab
11/28/2003	Away	W 86-66	vs. #315 Savannah St
12/1/2003	Home	W 88-78	vs. #223 Mercer
12/6/2003	Away	L 85-91	vs. #65 East Tenn St
12/15/2003	Away	W 78-59	vs. #262 Wagner
12/17/2003	Away	L 91-95	vs. #140 SO Mississippi
12/29/2003	Neut	W 79-64	vs. #302 Cleveland St
12/30/2003	Away	W 70-57	vs. #183 Texas A&M-CC
1/7/2004	Home	W 81-63	vs. #272 Wofford
1/10/2004	Home	W 86-58	vs. #308 The Citadel
1/12/2004	Home	W 80-58	vs. #315 Savannah St
1/17/2004	Away	W 71-67	vs. #166 Furman
1/19/2004	Away	W 82-73	vs. #272 Wofford
1/24/2004	Home	W 85-80	vs. #117 Coll Of Charltn
1/28/2004	Home	W 62-60	vs. #123 Davidson
1/31/2004	Away	W 82-74	vs. #131 Chattanooga
2/2/2004	Away	W 81-77	vs. #238 Appalachian St
2/7/2004	Home	L 72-77	vs. #166 Furman
2/9/2004	Home	W 68-65	vs. #222 Westrn Carolina
2/14/2004	Away	L 72-82	vs. #123 Davidson
2/18/2004	Away	W 82-76	vs. #117 Coll Of Charltn
2/21/2004	Home	L 79-80	vs. #229 NC Greensboro
2/23/2004	Home	W 83-80	vs. #228 Elon
2/28/2004	Away	L 65-68	vs. #308 The Citadel
3/4/2004	Neut	W 82-69	vs. #272 Wofford
3/5/2004	Neut	L 87-90	vs. #131 Chattanooga

FUTURE GAMES

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