NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-15
Power Rating: 81.286
Ranking: 81

1-7 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (6-7): 76.645 (135) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-5 78.727 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 76.208 Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 75.551

Away Ratings (6-6): 85.169 (38)
0-3 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-4 83.669
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 85.770
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 81.333

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 86.489 (45) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 84.739 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 86.255 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 84.739

League Power Rankings (8-10): 80.926 (88)
0-4 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-5 78.727
Away Ratings: 4-4 83.669
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 84.739
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 79.044

Non-League Power Ratings (6-5): 82.348 (65) 1-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 3-2 76.208 Away Ratings: 2-2 85.770 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 86.255 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 81.286

Wins Power Rankings: 82.612 (81)
1-7 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-7 76.067
Away Ratings: 6-6 88.053
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 89.909
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 76.866

Rankings: Points: 79.842 (87) 1-7 v #1-25 3-2 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 6-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 6-7 77.571 Away Ratings: 6-6 81.831 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 82.296 League Power Rankings: 8-10 79.921 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-5 79.643 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 77.710

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 77.044 (129)
1-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 1-4 75.551
Away Ratings: 1-2 81.333
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 84.739
League Power Rankings: 3-7 79.044
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 81.286

Home Advantage: -5.054 (312)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1134 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2947 (32)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4440 (30)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5689 (29)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7220 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9175 (7)

Upward Stability: 3.2482 (86)

Downward Stability: 3.3356 (93)

RPI
RPI: 0.5437 (86)
0-7 v #1-25
4-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (6-7): 0.5221 (168) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (6-6): 0.5424 (46)
1-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.6178 (40) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (8-10): 0.5309 (102)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (6-5): 0.5640 (63) 1-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5640 (39)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	W 71-64	vs. #229 NC Greensboro
11/24/2003	Away	L 60-73	vs. #22 Vanderbilt
11/29/2003	Neut	W 80-77	vs. #21 Xavier
12/2/2003	Away	L 67-100	vs. #13 Wake Forest
12/6/2003	Home	L 58-63	vs. #51 Missouri
12/10/2003	Away	W 66-63	vs. #37 Notre Dame
12/13/2003	Home	W 62-50	vs. #152 Butler
12/20/2003	Neut	L 41-80	vs. #8 Kentucky
12/23/2003	Home	W 77-57	vs. #191 Morehead St
12/29/2003	Away	W 79-70	vs. #182 North Texas
1/3/2004	Home	L 50-59	vs. #87 Temple
1/6/2004	Away	L 45-79	vs. #12 Wisconsin
1/11/2004	Away	W 59-57	vs. #43 Michigan
1/17/2004	Home	W 73-62	vs. #93 Northwestern
1/20/2004	Away	W 69-61	vs. #112 Ohio St
1/24/2004	Away	W 86-81	vs. #134 Minnesota
1/27/2004	Home	W 63-58	vs. #79 Purdue
1/31/2004	Away	L 72-84	vs. #36 Michigan St
2/3/2004	Home	L 49-51	vs. #16 Illinois
2/7/2004	Home	L 82-84	vs. #66 Iowa
2/11/2004	Away	W 75-56	vs. #174 Penn St
2/14/2004	Away	L 56-71	vs. #79 Purdue
2/18/2004	Home	L 71-73	vs. #134 Minnesota
2/21/2004	Home	L 56-59	vs. #112 Ohio St
2/25/2004	Away	L 59-63	vs. #93 Northwestern
3/3/2004	Home	W 61-56	vs. #43 Michigan
3/6/2004	Home	L 52-70	vs. #12 Wisconsin
3/11/2004	Neut	W 83-69	vs. #112 Ohio St
3/12/2004	Neut	L 59-71	vs. #16 Illinois

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

Opp. Rating

(Opp. Specific Rating)