NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MINNESOTA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-18
Power Rating: 76.676
Ranking: 134

0-3 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
2-7 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (10-7): 75.771 (145) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 2-6 74.309 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-1 77.199 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 74.519

Away Ratings (1-10): 75.570 (146)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 1-7 78.465
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 77.769
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 83.762

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 85.941 (48) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 85.519 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 76.676 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 85.519

League Power Rankings (4-14): 75.748 (149)
0-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-6 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-6 74.309
Away Ratings: 1-7 78.465
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 85.519
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.535

Non-League Power Ratings (8-4): 78.809 (110) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-1 77.199 Away Ratings: 0-3 77.769 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.676 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.676

Wins Power Rankings: 76.893 (133)
0-3 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
2-7 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 10-7 75.725
Away Ratings: 1-10 75.736
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 87.689
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 80.842

Rankings: Points: 76.564 (132) 0-3 v #1-25 1-5 v #26-50 2-7 v #51-100 6-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 10-7 75.752 Away Ratings: 1-10 75.936 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 84.072 League Power Rankings: 4-14 76.103 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-4 77.572 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 78.361

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 79.660 (101)
1-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-3 74.519
Away Ratings: 1-2 83.762
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 85.519
League Power Rankings: 4-6 79.535
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 76.676

Home Advantage: 2.4044 (207)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0896 (77)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2427 (74)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3822 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5023 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6460 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8610 (79)

Upward Stability: 3.2488 (85)

Downward Stability: 2.8552 (201)

RPI
RPI: 0.4915 (158)
0-3 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
7-6 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (10-7): 0.5203 (171) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (1-10): 0.4288 (209)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5863 (65) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (4-14): 0.4585 (212)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (8-4): 0.5387 (83) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5220 (100)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2003	Home	W 78-67	vs. #175 Mo Kansas City
11/19/2003	Away	L 54-66	vs. #47 Utah
11/30/2003	Home	W 91-84	vs. #166 Furman
12/3/2003	Away	L 78-86	vs. #40 Virginia
12/6/2003	Home	W 86-64	vs. #307 Western Ill
12/9/2003	Home	W 88-58	vs. #281 Long Beach St
12/12/2003	Home	W 100-80	vs. #156 Oral Roberts
12/22/2003	Home	W 74-69	vs. #153 Duquesne
12/29/2003	Home	L 60-77	vs. #68 Nebraska
1/1/2004	Away	L 73-90	vs. #29 Texas Tech
1/4/2004	Home	W 82-70	vs. #272 Wofford
1/7/2004	Away	L 72-75	vs. #174 Penn St
1/10/2004	Home	W 57-53	vs. #113 Princeton
1/13/2004	Home	L 68-83	vs. #66 Iowa
1/17/2004	Away	L 62-73	vs. #112 Ohio St
1/21/2004	Away	L 65-72	vs. #79 Purdue
1/24/2004	Home	L 81-86	vs. #81 Indiana
1/28/2004	Home	L 78-79	vs. #36 Michigan St
1/31/2004	Away	L 47-61	vs. #93 Northwestern
2/4/2004	Away	L 66-80	vs. #12 Wisconsin
2/8/2004	Home	L 69-79	vs. #16 Illinois
2/11/2004	Home	W 81-78	vs. #43 Michigan
2/14/2004	Away	L 58-69	vs. #36 Michigan St
2/18/2004	Away	W 73-71	vs. #81 Indiana
2/21/2004	Home	L 47-65	vs. #79 Purdue
2/25/2004	Home	L 59-70	vs. #112 Ohio St
2/28/2004	Away	L 62-66	vs. #66 Iowa
3/6/2004	Home	W 78-62	vs. #174 Penn St
3/11/2004	Neut	W 63-52	vs. #79 Purdue
3/12/2004	Neut	L 52-66	vs. #12 Wisconsin

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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