NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 7-18
Power Rating: 64.791
Ranking: 293

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
5-12 v #201-326

Home Ratings (7-5): 69.383 (235) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-3 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-3 67.194 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 76.588 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 66.831

Away Ratings (0-11): 55.510 (323)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-9 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 0-8 58.807
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 70.307
Last Ten Ratings: 0-6 60.924

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 58.416 (298) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 64.791 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 63.604 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 64.791

League Power Rankings (5-11): 63.573 (299)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-11 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-3 67.194
Away Ratings: 0-8 58.807
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 64.791
Last Ten Ratings: 3-6 64.108

Non-League Power Ratings (2-7): 68.815 (247) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-2 76.588 Away Ratings: 0-3 70.307 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 63.604 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 63.416

Wins Power Rankings: 62.022 (296)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
5-11 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-5 67.366
Away Ratings: 0-11 45.491
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 51.272
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 60.479

Rankings: Points: 68.010 (289) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 4-11 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 7-5 71.397 Away Ratings: 0-11 62.885 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 63.573 League Power Rankings: 5-11 66.754 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-7 71.506 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 66.709

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 63.358 (297)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
2-5 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-1 66.831
Away Ratings: 0-6 60.924
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 64.791
League Power Rankings: 3-6 64.108
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 63.416

Home Advantage: 17.224 (2)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0140 (312)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0630 (302)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1315 (289)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2131 (279)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3526 (270)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6875 (254)

Upward Stability: 3.0363 (161)

Downward Stability: 2.4998 (259)

RPI
RPI: 0.4096 (293)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
6-8 v #201-326

RPI Home (7-5): 0.5111 (190) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-326

RPI Away (0-11): 0.2979 (326)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-7 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.4152 (223) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (5-11): 0.3907 (304)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
3-7 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (2-7): 0.4438 (233) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4528 (267)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/29/2003	Home	W 88-72	vs. #182 North Texas
12/6/2003	Away	L 62-68	vs. #188 Houston
12/8/2003	Home	W 79-67	vs. #288 Texas Southern
12/18/2003	Home	L 78-84	vs. #67 Rice
12/20/2003	Home	L 71-73	vs. #63 Pacific
12/27/2003	Away	L 88-94	vs. #78 Hawaii
12/29/2003	Neut	L 62-75	vs. #65 East Tenn St
12/30/2003	Neut	L 68-81	vs. #184 Bowling Green
1/10/2004	Home	W 89-80	vs. #270 Sam Houston
1/15/2004	Away	L 64-82	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
1/17/2004	Away	L 68-88	vs. #269 Northwestern St
1/21/2004	Home	L 53-65	vs. #202 SE Louisiana
1/24/2004	Away	L 66-82	vs. #265 SW Texas St
1/28/2004	Home	L 91-95	vs. #214 Tex San Antonio
1/31/2004	Home	W 83-72	vs. #204 Texas Arlington
2/4/2004	Away	L 78-90	vs. #205 TX Pan American
2/7/2004	Home	W 110-97	vs. #269 Northwestern St
2/11/2004	Home	W 82-77	vs. #265 SW Texas St
2/14/2004	Away	L 72-77	vs. #260 McNeese St
2/19/2004	Away	L 79-83	vs. #322 Nicholls St
2/21/2004	Away	L 72-89	vs. #202 SE Louisiana
2/25/2004	Home	W 63-60	vs. #176 Stephen Austin
2/28/2004	Home	L 65-77	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
3/3/2004	Away	L 72-78	vs. #214 Tex San Antonio
3/5/2004	Away	L 85-107	vs. #270 Sam Houston

FUTURE GAMES

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