NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NC ASHEVILLE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 7-20
Power Rating: 64.593
Ranking: 295

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
7-8 v #201-326

Home Ratings (3-8): 59.995 (309) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-5 59.691 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 63.812 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 60.796

Away Ratings (4-12): 68.656 (246)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-6 69.019
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-6 65.374
Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 71.011

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 64.593 (257) 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 64.593 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 64.593 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 64.593

League Power Rankings (7-11): 65.091 (285)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
7-7 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-5 59.691
Away Ratings: 4-6 69.019
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 64.593
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 66.472

Non-League Power Ratings (0-9): 59.468 (312) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 0-3 63.812 Away Ratings: 0-6 65.374 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 64.593 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 64.593

Wins Power Rankings: 63.062 (288)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
7-8 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-8 57.300
Away Ratings: 4-12 68.249
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 63.062
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 67.675

Rankings: Points: 66.142 (303) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-6 v #101-200 7-8 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 3-8 62.814 Away Ratings: 4-12 69.009 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.142 League Power Rankings: 7-11 66.456 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-9 64.032 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 68.009

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 67.995 (252)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-2 60.796
Away Ratings: 3-3 71.011
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 64.593
League Power Rankings: 5-5 66.472
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 64.593

Home Advantage: -4.861 (309)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0417 (182)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1183 (207)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1975 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2806 (237)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4136 (244)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7075 (243)

Upward Stability: 2.7327 (239)

Downward Stability: 2.2032 (285)

RPI
RPI: 0.4246 (273)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
7-8 v #201-326

RPI Home (3-8): 0.4261 (296) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-12): 0.4236 (221)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
2-4 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4246 (215) 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 (7-11): 0.4275 (268)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
7-7 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (0-9): 0.4228 (260) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4798 (190)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Away	L 46-71	vs. #11 North Carolina St
11/23/2003	Away	L 80-107	vs. #66 Iowa
11/30/2003	Home	L 65-92	vs. #33 Charlotte
12/3/2003	Home	L 56-78	vs. #65 East Tenn St
12/6/2003	Away	L 70-81	vs. #222 Westrn Carolina
12/14/2003	Home	L 56-60	vs. #166 Furman
12/17/2003	Away	L 38-77	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
12/28/2003	Away	L 63-81	vs. #18 Syracuse
12/30/2003	Away	L 67-80	vs. #73 Tennessee
1/3/2004	Home	W 61-48	vs. #314 VMI
1/5/2004	Home	L 54-72	vs. #171 Birmingham Southern
1/8/2004	Away	L 72-84	vs. #195 Liberty
1/10/2004	Away	L 58-73	vs. #285 Radford
1/14/2004	Home	L 62-76	vs. #240 Winthrop
1/17/2004	Away	W 62-49	vs. #311 Charleston Sou
1/19/2004	Away	L 65-73	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
1/24/2004	Home	L 70-83	vs. #220 High Point
1/31/2004	Home	W 76-62	vs. #285 Radford
2/4/2004	Home	L 68-82	vs. #195 Liberty
2/8/2004	Away	L 52-79	vs. #171 Birmingham Southern
2/11/2004	Away	W 59-51	vs. #314 VMI
2/14/2004	Away	W 78-73	vs. #220 High Point
2/21/2004	Home	W 72-68	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
2/24/2004	Home	L 47-67	vs. #311 Charleston Sou
2/28/2004	Away	L 68-75	vs. #240 Winthrop
3/2/2004	Away	W 49-46	vs. #240 Winthrop
3/4/2004	Away	L 49-63	vs. #220 High Point

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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