NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CHARLOTTE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-9
Power Rating: 86.312
Ranking: 33

2-1 v #1-25
3-5 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
9-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (10-3): 82.929 (72) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 6-2 82.742 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-1 80.031 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 79.656

Away Ratings (10-4): 90.453 (16)
2-0 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 6-2 88.882
Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 88.445
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 87.538

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 79.390 (110) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 81.703 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 84.234 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 82.703

League Power Rankings (13-5): 86.699 (33)
1-1 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-2 82.742
Away Ratings: 6-2 88.882
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.703
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 84.132

Non-League Power Ratings (8-4): 85.421 (44) 1-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-1 80.031 Away Ratings: 4-2 88.445 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 84.234 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 84.234

Wins Power Rankings: 88.837 (31)
2-2 v #1-25
3-4 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
9-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 10-3 84.115
Away Ratings: 10-4 94.587
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 78.837
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 84.451

Rankings: Points: 83.435 (37) 3-1 v #1-25 1-5 v #26-50 3-3 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 10-3 81.556 Away Ratings: 10-4 85.576 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 80.521 League Power Rankings: 13-5 83.355 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-4 83.603 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 82.224

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 83.257 (68)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-1 79.656
Away Ratings: 3-1 87.538
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 82.703
League Power Rankings: 6-3 84.132
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 84.234

Home Advantage: -1.772 (280)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0934 (72)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2501 (66)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3909 (64)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5115 (65)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6508 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8598 (82)

Upward Stability: 2.8532 (209)

Downward Stability: 3.2751 (101)

RPI
RPI: 0.5862 (36)
2-2 v #1-25
3-4 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
8-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (10-3): 0.5776 (91) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (10-4): 0.6114 (10)
3-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.5049 (142) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (13-5): 0.6012 (29)
2-1 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (8-4): 0.5641 (62) 1-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5483 (55)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	L 76-80	vs. #62 Geo Washington
11/24/2003	Home	W 102-39	vs. #325 NO Carolina A&T
11/26/2003	Away	W 96-92	vs. #18 Syracuse
11/30/2003	Away	W 92-65	vs. #295 NC Asheville
12/3/2003	Away	L 72-79	vs. #28 Alabama
12/6/2003	Away	W 105-102	vs. #109 Old Dominion
12/11/2003	Home	W 76-65	vs. #123 Davidson
12/13/2003	Home	W 85-64	vs. #238 Appalachian St
12/23/2003	Away	L 90-96	vs. #86 Rhode Island
12/30/2003	Home	W 72-52	vs. #276 Delaware St
1/2/2004	Away	W 64-59	vs. #41 Southern Ill
1/6/2004	Away	W 75-70	vs. #39 DePaul
1/10/2004	Home	W 81-65	vs. #121 East Carolina
1/17/2004	Away	L 69-91	vs. #27 Memphis
1/20/2004	Home	W 84-76	vs. #80 Marquette
1/24/2004	Home	L 62-69	vs. #35 Uab
1/28/2004	Home	W 68-62	vs. #64 St Louis
1/31/2004	Away	W 86-83	vs. #19 Cincinnati
2/7/2004	Away	W 96-90	vs. #121 East Carolina
2/12/2004	Home	W 77-71	vs. #31 Louisville
2/14/2004	Away	L 45-46	vs. #64 St Louis
2/18/2004	Home	W 84-72	vs. #213 South Florida
2/21/2004	Away	W 78-72	vs. #140 SO Mississippi
2/25/2004	Away	W 94-86	vs. #135 TCU
2/28/2004	Home	L 67-75	vs. #19 Cincinnati
3/3/2004	Away	W 82-61	vs. #188 Houston
3/6/2004	Home	W 79-65	vs. #193 Tulane
3/10/2004	Neut	W 78-48	vs. #193 Tulane
3/11/2004	Neut	L 66-77	vs. #35 Uab
3/18/2004	Neut	L 73-76	vs. #29 Texas Tech

FUTURE GAMES

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