NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-14
Power Rating: 73.567
Ranking: 175

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
7-9 v #101-200
7-5 v #201-326

Home Ratings (9-5): 72.747 (193) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-3 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-3 71.309 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 75.707 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 74.332

Away Ratings (5-8): 73.832 (173)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-4 76.243
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 69.661
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 78.762

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 75.653 (143) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 75.747 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.567 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 75.747

League Power Rankings (10-8): 74.278 (166)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-6 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-3 71.309
Away Ratings: 4-4 76.243
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.747
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.055

Non-League Power Ratings (5-6): 72.184 (202) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-2 75.707 Away Ratings: 1-4 69.661 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 73.567 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.567

Wins Power Rankings: 72.899 (177)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
9-9 v #101-200
5-5 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 9-5 71.381
Away Ratings: 5-8 73.737
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.446
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 76.508

Rankings: Points: 74.323 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 7-10 v #101-200 7-4 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 9-5 74.264 Away Ratings: 5-8 74.036 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.807 League Power Rankings: 10-8 74.760 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-6 73.475 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.194

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 76.813 (132)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-1 74.332
Away Ratings: 3-2 78.762
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.747
League Power Rankings: 6-4 77.055
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.567

Home Advantage: 2.4702 (202)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0141 (310)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0735 (285)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1518 (266)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2500 (256)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4192 (240)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7539 (211)

Upward Stability: 3.7353 (5)

Downward Stability: 3.6748 (32)

RPI
RPI: 0.4713 (199)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
7-7 v #101-200
8-6 v #201-326

RPI Home (9-5): 0.5053 (205) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-8): 0.4251 (217)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
1-5 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5324 (111) 0-0 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 (10-8): 0.4835 (182)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-6): 0.4517 (223) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4560 (257)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2003	Away	L 67-78	vs. #134 Minnesota
11/29/2003	Home	W 80-56	vs. #306 Norfolk St
12/2/2003	Home	L 75-83	vs. #206 Loyola Chi
12/4/2003	Home	W 104-80	vs. #205 TX Pan American
12/6/2003	Away	L 63-80	vs. #253 SE Missouri St
12/10/2003	Home	W 72-68	vs. #165 Denver
12/13/2003	Away	L 67-82	vs. #177 Monmouth NJ
12/17/2003	Home	L 77-80	vs. #107 SW Missouri St
12/22/2003	Away	L 65-73	vs. #251 Youngstown St
12/30/2003	Home	W 93-52	vs. #91 Kansas St
1/3/2004	Home	L 71-91	vs. #156 Oral Roberts
1/5/2004	Away	W 84-66	vs. #203 Chicago St
1/8/2004	Home	W 60-59	vs. #148 Valparaiso
1/10/2004	Home	W 62-57	vs. #173 Centenary
1/15/2004	Home	W 85-50	vs. #307 Western Ill
1/19/2004	Away	W 77-69	vs. #205 TX Pan American
1/22/2004	Home	L 83-91	vs. #128 Iupui
1/24/2004	Away	L 67-82	vs. #199 Oakland
1/29/2004	Away	L 63-73	vs. #243 Southern Utah
1/31/2004	Away	W 77-71	vs. #156 Oral Roberts
2/7/2004	Home	W 88-58	vs. #199 Oakland
2/12/2004	Away	W 74-52	vs. #307 Western Ill
2/14/2004	Away	L 60-70	vs. #148 Valparaiso
2/19/2004	Away	L 55-63	vs. #173 Centenary
2/21/2004	Home	L 65-66	vs. #203 Chicago St
2/26/2004	Home	W 74-62	vs. #243 Southern Utah
2/28/2004	Away	W 73-68	vs. #128 Iupui
3/7/2004	Neut	W 86-73	vs. #156 Oral Roberts
3/8/2004	Neut	L 78-90	vs. #148 Valparaiso

FUTURE GAMES

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