NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-10
Power Rating: 80.693
Ranking: 90

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
11-4 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-326

Home Ratings (14-1): 84.057 (59) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 8-1 78.920 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-0 82.193 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 82.975

Away Ratings (7-8): 78.100 (117)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-5 75.744
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-3 81.381
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 77.803

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 82.701 (74) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 2-1 83.443 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 80.693 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 83.443

League Power Rankings (14-7): 79.358 (105)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-1 78.920
Away Ratings: 4-5 75.744
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.443
Last Ten Ratings: 5-2 82.119

Non-League Power Ratings (9-3): 84.201 (54) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 6-0 82.193 Away Ratings: 3-3 81.381 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 80.693 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 79.584

Wins Power Rankings: 81.920 (87)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
11-4 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 14-1 87.029
Away Ratings: 7-8 79.068
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.998
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 84.082

Rankings: Points: 79.090 (92) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 11-4 v #101-200 10-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 14-1 80.676 Away Ratings: 7-8 76.963 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.606 League Power Rankings: 14-7 78.354 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-3 80.895 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 80.461

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 82.533 (75)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-0 82.975
Away Ratings: 1-2 77.803
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.443
League Power Rankings: 5-2 82.119
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 79.584

Home Advantage: 8.9889 (50)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0455 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1417 (154)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2457 (153)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3577 (150)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5218 (144)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8095 (143)

Upward Stability: 3.2259 (93)

Downward Stability: 4.0045 (6)

RPI
RPI: 0.5521 (76)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
10-3 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-326

RPI Home (14-1): 0.6031 (51) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (7-8): 0.4898 (108)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.6084 (46) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (14-7): 0.5445 (85)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.5645 (61) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5038 (138)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	W 95-82	vs. #191 Morehead St
11/25/2003	Away	L 64-79	vs. #17 Maryland
11/29/2003	Away	W 92-83	vs. #211 Iona
12/2/2003	Home	W 76-65	vs. #121 East Carolina
12/4/2003	Away	W 79-58	vs. #268 Hartford
12/7/2003	Away	L 81-115	vs. #14 North Carolina
12/18/2003	Home	W 96-63	vs. #260 McNeese St
12/20/2003	Away	W 80-70	vs. #153 Duquesne
12/23/2003	Home	W 69-55	vs. #227 St Bonaventure
1/3/2004	Home	W 71-62	vs. #277 Towson
1/7/2004	Home	L 71-74	vs. #109 Old Dominion
1/10/2004	Away	W 84-71	vs. #266 William & Mary
1/14/2004	Home	W 84-76	vs. #155 Hofstra
1/17/2004	Away	L 56-80	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
1/21/2004	Away	W 64-62	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
1/24/2004	Home	W 74-70	vs. #264 James Madison
1/26/2004	Away	L 65-83	vs. #110 Drexel
1/28/2004	Away	L 65-74	vs. #147 Delaware
1/31/2004	Home	W 78-62	vs. #266 William & Mary
2/4/2004	Away	W 74-57	vs. #277 Towson
2/7/2004	Away	L 64-72	vs. #264 James Madison
2/11/2004	Home	W 69-57	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
2/14/2004	Home	W 75-72	vs. #110 Drexel
2/18/2004	Away	L 57-67	vs. #155 Hofstra
2/21/2004	Home	W 75-61	vs. #147 Delaware
2/25/2004	Home	W 59-46	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
2/28/2004	Away	W 70-66	vs. #109 Old Dominion
3/6/2004	Neut	W 65-58	vs. #147 Delaware
3/7/2004	Neut	W 80-66	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
3/8/2004	Neut	L 54-55	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
3/17/2004	Home	W 58-55	vs. #73 Tennessee
3/19/2004	Home	W 66-60	vs. #97 Austin Peay
3/23/2004	Away	L 54-68	vs. #72 Oregon

FUTURE GAMES

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