NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-15
Power Rating: 72.382
Ranking: 195

0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
15-5 v #201-326

Home Ratings (12-2): 76.058 (141) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 10-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 11-0 74.456 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 72.554 Last Ten Ratings: 6-0 72.460

Away Ratings (4-10): 69.054 (243)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-4 72.859
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-6 61.210
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 67.538

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 76.773 (130) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 72.382 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 77.101 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 76.507

League Power Rankings (15-4): 74.595 (162)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
14-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 11-0 74.456
Away Ratings: 4-4 72.859
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.382
Last Ten Ratings: 7-1 71.460

Non-League Power Ratings (2-11): 68.187 (258) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-4 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 1-2 72.554 Away Ratings: 0-6 61.210 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 77.101 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 64.445

Wins Power Rankings: 71.486 (198)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
15-5 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 12-2 76.142
Away Ratings: 4-10 67.513
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 77.767
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 72.314

Rankings: Points: 73.241 (189) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-5 v #101-200 15-5 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 12-2 75.542 Away Ratings: 4-10 71.032 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 75.554 League Power Rankings: 15-4 75.021 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-11 69.956 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 72.382

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 72.527 (191)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-0 72.460
Away Ratings: 1-2 67.538
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 76.507
League Power Rankings: 7-1 71.460
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 64.445

Home Advantage: 9.0875 (47)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0481 (158)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1200 (202)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1897 (237)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2600 (249)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3728 (255)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6620 (268)

Upward Stability: 3.0338 (164)

Downward Stability: 3.4385 (70)

RPI
RPI: 0.4928 (155)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
15-5 v #201-326

RPI Home (12-2): 0.5619 (112) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 11-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-10): 0.4094 (250)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
2-5 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.5509 (91) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (15-4): 0.5240 (112)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
14-3 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (2-11): 0.4532 (220) 0-4 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 0-3 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4800 (189)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	L 55-71	vs. #118 Miami Ohio
11/23/2003	Away	L 64-91	vs. #266 William & Mary
11/27/2003	Neut	W 65-48	vs. #247 Canisius
11/28/2003	Neut	L 47-76	vs. #1 Duke
11/29/2003	Neut	L 47-65	vs. #30 Seton Hall
12/8/2003	Home	L 63-64	vs. #158 Arkansas St
12/11/2003	Home	W 85-69	vs. #131 Chattanooga
12/13/2003	Away	L 58-76	vs. #52 Iowa St
12/18/2003	Away	L 66-87	vs. #109 Old Dominion
12/28/2003	Away	L 91-107	vs. #48 Arizona
12/30/2003	Away	L 54-72	vs. #148 Valparaiso
1/3/2004	Away	L 65-67	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
1/5/2004	Away	W 71-55	vs. #311 Charleston Sou
1/8/2004	Home	W 84-72	vs. #295 NC Asheville
1/10/2004	Home	W 79-66	vs. #220 High Point
1/14/2004	Away	L 76-83	vs. #285 Radford
1/20/2004	Home	W 66-46	vs. #314 VMI
1/22/2004	Away	L 63-67	vs. #171 Birmingham Southern
1/29/2004	Home	W 66-50	vs. #240 Winthrop
1/31/2004	Away	W 67-56	vs. #220 High Point
2/4/2004	Away	W 82-68	vs. #295 NC Asheville
2/7/2004	Home	W 79-65	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
2/9/2004	Home	W 71-67	vs. #311 Charleston Sou
2/14/2004	Home	W 91-72	vs. #171 Birmingham Southern
2/18/2004	Away	W 74-62	vs. #240 Winthrop
2/21/2004	Away	L 52-61	vs. #314 VMI
2/25/2004	Away	L 63-74	vs. #229 NC Greensboro
2/28/2004	Home	W 50-49	vs. #285 Radford
3/2/2004	Home	W 60-54	vs. #311 Charleston Sou
3/4/2004	Home	W 88-73	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
3/6/2004	Home	W 89-44	vs. #220 High Point
3/18/2004	Neut	L 63-82	vs. #2 St Josephs

FUTURE GAMES

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