NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-16
Power Rating: 67.919
Ranking: 260

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
6-8 v #201-326

Home Ratings (7-3): 70.759 (220) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 6-2 68.032 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 76.044 Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 69.552

Away Ratings (1-13): 63.786 (294)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
1-6 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 1-7 67.809
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-6 71.278
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 63.153

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 67.919 (223) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 67.919 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 67.919 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 67.919

League Power Rankings (7-9): 67.317 (261)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
6-8 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-2 68.032
Away Ratings: 1-7 67.809
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 67.919
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 67.977

Non-League Power Ratings (1-7): 70.427 (230) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 1-1 76.044 Away Ratings: 0-6 71.278 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 67.919 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 67.919

Wins Power Rankings: 65.358 (264)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
6-8 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-3 69.222
Away Ratings: 1-13 58.475
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 65.358
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 67.296

Rankings: Points: 70.895 (243) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 3-7 v #101-200 5-5 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 7-3 72.243 Away Ratings: 1-13 69.419 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 70.895 League Power Rankings: 7-9 70.354 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-7 72.747 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 70.524

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 68.923 (241)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-1 69.552
Away Ratings: 0-3 63.153
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 67.919
League Power Rankings: 6-4 67.977
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 67.919

Home Advantage: 10.771 (31)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0352 (211)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1031 (234)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1796 (244)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2594 (250)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3913 (252)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6863 (255)

Upward Stability: 2.6978 (246)

Downward Stability: 2.3941 (274)

RPI
RPI: 0.4333 (264)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
5-6 v #201-326

RPI Home (7-3): 0.5019 (213) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-326

RPI Away (1-13): 0.3850 (287)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
1-6 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4333 (207) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (7-9): 0.4264 (269)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
5-4 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (1-7): 0.4481 (227) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4666 (231)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2003	Away	L 77-87	vs. #55 LSU
12/1/2003	Away	L 69-92	vs. #10 Mississippi St
12/6/2003	Away	L 71-77	vs. #173 Centenary
12/15/2003	Away	L 70-76	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
12/18/2003	Away	L 63-96	vs. #90 George Mason
12/22/2003	Away	L 61-81	vs. #154 Arizona St
12/27/2003	Home	L 68-69	vs. #115 Louisiana Tech
12/30/2003	Home	W 73-60	vs. #173 Centenary
1/7/2004	Away	L 76-81	vs. #265 SW Texas St
1/10/2004	Home	L 78-84	vs. #269 Northwestern St
1/15/2004	Away	L 60-64	vs. #176 Stephen Austin
1/17/2004	Away	L 75-77	vs. #204 Texas Arlington
1/22/2004	Away	W 78-57	vs. #322 Nicholls St
1/28/2004	Away	L 72-83	vs. #202 SE Louisiana
2/5/2004	Away	L 81-92	vs. #269 Northwestern St
2/7/2004	Away	L 81-93	vs. #214 Tex San Antonio
2/12/2004	Home	L 78-89	vs. #204 Texas Arlington
2/14/2004	Home	W 77-72	vs. #293 Lamar
2/18/2004	Home	W 71-68	vs. #176 Stephen Austin
2/21/2004	Away	L 65-70	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
2/26/2004	Home	W 78-65	vs. #270 Sam Houston
2/28/2004	Home	W 79-67	vs. #265 SW Texas St
3/3/2004	Home	W 71-68	vs. #202 SE Louisiana
3/5/2004	Home	W 81-64	vs. #322 Nicholls St

FUTURE GAMES

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