NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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HOFSTRA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-15
Power Rating: 75.517
Ranking: 155

0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-3): 76.786 (132) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 7-2 76.552 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 71.251 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 76.642

Away Ratings (6-11): 75.364 (151)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-6 74.540
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-5 77.321
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 74.188

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 60.142 (285) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 64.392 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 75.517 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 64.392

League Power Rankings (10-9): 75.618 (150)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-7 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-2 76.552
Away Ratings: 3-6 74.540
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.392
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 74.560

Non-League Power Ratings (4-6): 75.200 (159) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 1-1 71.251 Away Ratings: 3-5 77.321 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 75.517 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.517

Wins Power Rankings: 75.440 (153)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
3-8 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-3 76.698
Away Ratings: 6-11 75.436
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 55.440
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.905

Rankings: Points: 75.456 (153) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 4-8 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-3 76.505 Away Ratings: 6-11 75.280 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.081 League Power Rankings: 10-9 75.415 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-6 75.581 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 74.890

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 76.727 (133)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-0 76.642
Away Ratings: 2-3 74.188
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 64.392
League Power Rankings: 6-4 74.560
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 75.517

Home Advantage: 6.0664 (109)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0614 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1679 (123)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2724 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3783 (135)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5309 (138)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8043 (150)

Upward Stability: 3.1327 (125)

Downward Stability: 3.1716 (128)

RPI
RPI: 0.5023 (143)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-3): 0.5556 (122) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (6-11): 0.4736 (133)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (281) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (10-9): 0.5085 (133)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (4-6): 0.4914 (171) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5088 (125)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2003	Away	W 79-74	vs. #290 Marist
11/20/2003	Away	L 56-75	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
11/22/2003	Away	L 56-69	vs. #23 Providence
11/29/2003	Away	L 72-87	vs. #17 Maryland
12/2/2003	Away	W 81-64	vs. #196 St Johns
12/6/2003	Away	W 58-55	vs. #278 Columbia
12/10/2003	Away	L 79-87	vs. #177 Monmouth NJ
12/13/2003	Home	L 69-70	vs. #289 Stony Brook
12/23/2003	Home	W 87-77	vs. #151 St Peters
12/31/2003	Away	L 58-65	vs. #49 Manhattan
1/3/2004	Away	L 59-66	vs. #147 Delaware
1/5/2004	Home	W 66-61	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
1/7/2004	Home	W 85-56	vs. #277 Towson
1/10/2004	Away	L 66-71	vs. #109 Old Dominion
1/14/2004	Away	L 76-84	vs. #90 George Mason
1/17/2004	Home	L 73-76	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
1/21/2004	Away	W 69-66	vs. #264 James Madison
1/24/2004	Home	W 98-71	vs. #266 William & Mary
1/28/2004	Home	L 81-82	vs. #110 Drexel
1/31/2004	Away	L 69-81	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
2/4/2004	Home	W 63-61	vs. #147 Delaware
2/7/2004	Home	W 80-79	vs. #109 Old Dominion
2/11/2004	Away	L 69-92	vs. #110 Drexel
2/14/2004	Away	W 78-69	vs. #266 William & Mary
2/18/2004	Home	W 67-57	vs. #90 George Mason
2/21/2004	Home	W 65-61	vs. #264 James Madison
2/25/2004	Away	W 67-61	vs. #277 Towson
2/28/2004	Away	L 56-64	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
3/6/2004	Neut	L 68-82	vs. #109 Old Dominion

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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