NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-9
Power Rating: 79.976
Ranking: 95

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
11-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-326

Home Ratings (10-3): 79.613 (103) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 8-1 80.511 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 76.109 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 77.261

Away Ratings (8-5): 79.240 (106)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 5-4 76.695
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 85.289
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 72.476

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 83.484 (66) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 2-1 82.086 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 97.476 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 82.086

League Power Rankings (15-6): 79.638 (102)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-1 80.511
Away Ratings: 5-4 76.695
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.086
Last Ten Ratings: 3-5 76.839

Non-League Power Ratings (6-3): 80.925 (77) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-2 76.109 Away Ratings: 3-1 85.289 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 97.476 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 77.945

Wins Power Rankings: 80.476 (99)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
11-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 10-3 79.826
Away Ratings: 8-5 79.841
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 84.437
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 74.320

Rankings: Points: 79.257 (91) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 12-5 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 10-3 79.166 Away Ratings: 8-5 78.490 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 82.132 League Power Rankings: 15-6 79.048 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-3 79.824 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 77.019

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 75.464 (151)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-2 77.261
Away Ratings: 0-3 72.476
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.086
League Power Rankings: 3-5 76.839
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 77.945

Home Advantage: 3.1733 (177)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0325 (227)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1202 (200)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2217 (189)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3373 (164)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5129 (152)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8210 (128)

Upward Stability: 3.1767 (111)

Downward Stability: 3.9942 (8)

RPI
RPI: 0.5469 (83)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
8-2 v #201-326

RPI Home (10-3): 0.5809 (85) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (8-5): 0.5001 (94)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.5885 (61) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (15-6): 0.5539 (74)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (6-3): 0.5309 (95) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4959 (155)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/25/2003	Away	W 67-66	vs. #298 IPFW
11/29/2003	Away	W 64-63	vs. #107 SW Missouri St
12/2/2003	Away	W 83-74	vs. #216 Eastern Mich
12/14/2003	Home	L 49-60	vs. #86 Rhode Island
12/17/2003	Home	W 116-66	vs. #302 Cleveland St
12/20/2003	Away	L 54-58	vs. #25 Boston College
12/27/2003	Neut	W 74-46	vs. #227 St Bonaventure
12/30/2003	Away	W 68-48	vs. #104 Detroit
1/3/2004	Home	W 70-67	vs. #159 Ball St
1/6/2004	Away	W 63-61	vs. #172 Marshall
1/10/2004	Home	W 80-71	vs. #212 Ohio
1/14/2004	Away	L 65-74	vs. #118 Miami Ohio
1/21/2004	Home	W 84-71	vs. #44 Western Mich
1/25/2004	Home	W 92-56	vs. #100 Toledo
1/28/2004	Away	W 71-64	vs. #184 Bowling Green
1/31/2004	Home	W 77-66	vs. #181 Akron
2/4/2004	Away	W 69-67	vs. #244 Northern Ill
2/7/2004	Away	W 76-61	vs. #280 Central Mich
2/11/2004	Home	W 79-75	vs. #129 Buffalo
2/14/2004	Home	W 80-72	vs. #184 Bowling Green
2/18/2004	Home	W 86-65	vs. #172 Marshall
2/21/2004	Home	W 70-55	vs. #92 Creighton
2/25/2004	Away	L 66-82	vs. #129 Buffalo
2/29/2004	Away	L 61-64	vs. #181 Akron
3/3/2004	Home	L 57-59	vs. #118 Miami Ohio
3/6/2004	Away	L 59-60	vs. #212 Ohio
3/11/2004	Neut	W 79-66	vs. #184 Bowling Green
3/12/2004	Neut	W 66-56	vs. #118 Miami Ohio
3/13/2004	Neut	L 66-77	vs. #44 Western Mich
3/17/2004	Home	L 54-65	vs. #70 West Virginia

FUTURE GAMES

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