NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 6-22
Power Rating: 57.972
Ranking: 319

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
6-18 v #201-326

Home Ratings (2-11): 53.570 (324) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-10 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-8 54.015 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 63.957 Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 50.410

Away Ratings (4-9): 63.541 (298)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
4-6 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-6 62.933
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 71.066
Last Ten Ratings: 2-4 61.519

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 56.191 (308) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 61.629 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 67.785 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 61.629

League Power Rankings (4-15): 56.355 (321)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
4-15 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 1-8 54.015
Away Ratings: 3-6 62.933
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 61.629
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 57.535

Non-League Power Ratings (2-7): 63.629 (292) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 1-3 63.957 Away Ratings: 1-3 71.066 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.785 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 57.972

Wins Power Rankings: 53.168 (321)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
6-18 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-11 47.472
Away Ratings: 4-9 60.843
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 44.168
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 50.629

Rankings: Points: 63.625 (312) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 6-18 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-11 60.672 Away Ratings: 4-9 66.621 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 66.125 League Power Rankings: 4-15 62.187 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-7 68.117 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 61.293

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 55.523 (323)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
2-8 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 0-3 50.410
Away Ratings: 2-4 61.519
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 61.629
League Power Rankings: 2-8 57.535
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 57.972

Home Advantage: -5.191 (314)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0185 (299)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0498 (317)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.0889 (320)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1367 (324)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2213 (324)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5113 (321)

Upward Stability: 3.2478 (87)

Downward Stability: 2.3786 (275)

RPI
RPI: 0.3603 (321)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
6-18 v #201-326

RPI Home (2-11): 0.3485 (324) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 1-8 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-9): 0.3799 (292)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.3094 (267) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-326

RPI League (4-15): 0.3439 (320)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-12 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (2-7): 0.3948 (294) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4090 (322)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Away	W 67-55	vs. #309 Florida Intl
11/23/2003	Neut	L 54-57	vs. #219 Montana St
11/25/2003	Away	L 51-71	vs. #11 North Carolina St
12/3/2003	Home	W 79-72	vs. #261 St Francis PA
12/6/2003	Home	L 65-66	vs. #285 Radford
12/8/2003	Home	L 53-57	vs. #190 American
12/13/2003	Home	L 50-55	vs. #247 Canisius
12/20/2003	Away	L 58-89	vs. #126 Georgetown
12/30/2003	Away	L 37-51	vs. #70 West Virginia
1/5/2004	Away	W 70-50	vs. #318 MD Eastrn Shore
1/10/2004	Home	L 45-62	vs. #305 Morgan St
1/12/2004	Home	L 49-54	vs. #254 Coppin St
1/14/2004	Home	L 59-61	vs. #276 Delaware St
1/17/2004	Away	L 60-69	vs. #317 Bethune Cookman
1/19/2004	Away	L 64-66	vs. #274 Florida A&M
1/24/2004	Home	W 54-53	vs. #306 Norfolk St
1/26/2004	Home	L 53-60	vs. #284 Hampton
1/31/2004	Home	L 67-78	vs. #248 SO Carolina St
2/2/2004	Away	W 61-60	vs. #325 NO Carolina A&T
2/9/2004	Home	L 55-56	vs. #318 MD Eastrn Shore
2/14/2004	Away	W 63-62	vs. #305 Morgan St
2/16/2004	Away	L 63-70	vs. #254 Coppin St
2/21/2004	Home	L 76-82	vs. #317 Bethune Cookman
2/23/2004	Home	L 71-93	vs. #274 Florida A&M
2/28/2004	Away	L 79-85	vs. #284 Hampton
3/1/2004	Away	L 48-63	vs. #306 Norfolk St
3/4/2004	Away	L 73-85	vs. #276 Delaware St
3/8/2004	Neut	L 59-60	vs. #305 Morgan St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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