NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTH CAROLINA ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-10
Power Rating: 91.276
Ranking: 11

6-7 v #1-25
6-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (14-2): 91.576 (15) 3-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 6-2 90.405 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-0 88.557 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 83.557

Away Ratings (5-6): 92.717 (10)
3-3 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 5-3 96.350
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 87.104
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 97.010

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 87.651 (38) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 89.612 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 87.948 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 88.823

League Power Rankings (12-6): 93.344 (8)
6-5 v #1-25
5-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-2 90.405
Away Ratings: 5-3 96.350
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 89.612
Last Ten Ratings: 3-4 90.241

Non-League Power Ratings (9-4): 86.627 (36) 0-2 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-0 88.557 Away Ratings: 0-3 87.104 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 87.948 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 87.237

Wins Power Rankings: 94.014 (11)
6-7 v #1-25
6-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 14-2 94.557
Away Ratings: 5-6 95.838
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 89.217
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 90.039

Rankings: Points: 88.418 (8) 6-6 v #1-25 4-3 v #26-50 6-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 14-2 88.010 Away Ratings: 5-6 89.729 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 86.188 League Power Rankings: 12-6 89.742 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-4 85.563 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 86.508

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 88.213 (29)
3-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 1-2 83.557
Away Ratings: 2-1 97.010
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 88.823
League Power Rankings: 3-4 90.241
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 87.237

Home Advantage: 4.0092 (161)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1797 (7)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.4019 (6)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5591 (6)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6695 (6)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7774 (7)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9041 (18)

Upward Stability: 3.1311 (127)

Downward Stability: 3.7381 (22)

RPI
RPI: 0.6173 (20)
6-7 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (14-2): 0.6430 (15) 3-1 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-6): 0.5871 (16)
3-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.5952 (55) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (12-6): 0.6411 (7)
4-3 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
5-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (9-4): 0.5840 (45) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5972 (10)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	W 71-46	vs. #295 NC Asheville
11/25/2003	Home	W 71-51	vs. #319 Howard
11/28/2003	Home	W 92-62	vs. #274 Florida A&M
12/2/2003	Away	L 61-68	vs. #43 Michigan
12/7/2003	Home	W 77-71	vs. #83 Wisc Milwaukee
12/13/2003	Home	W 78-49	vs. #268 Hartford
12/20/2003	Away	L 55-58	vs. #34 South Carolina
12/28/2003	Home	W 86-69	vs. #40 Virginia
1/3/2004	Home	W 68-50	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
1/7/2004	Home	W 89-62	vs. #38 BYU
1/11/2004	Away	W 58-53	vs. #32 Florida St
1/15/2004	Away	L 57-76	vs. #1 Duke
1/17/2004	Home	W 86-69	vs. #89 Clemson
1/20/2004	Away	L 65-66	vs. #25 Boston College
1/24/2004	Home	W 76-72	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
1/28/2004	Away	L 66-68	vs. #14 North Carolina
2/1/2004	Away	W 81-69	vs. #17 Maryland
2/4/2004	Home	W 73-68	vs. #13 Wake Forest
2/7/2004	Away	W 79-63	vs. #40 Virginia
2/10/2004	Home	W 75-59	vs. #32 Florida St
2/15/2004	Home	W 78-74	vs. #1 Duke
2/18/2004	Away	L 55-60	vs. #89 Clemson
2/22/2004	Home	W 77-72	vs. #57 Washington
2/25/2004	Away	W 79-69	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
2/29/2004	Home	L 64-71	vs. #14 North Carolina
3/3/2004	Home	L 69-70	vs. #17 Maryland
3/6/2004	Away	W 81-70	vs. #13 Wake Forest
3/12/2004	Neut	W 78-71	vs. #32 Florida St
3/13/2004	Neut	L 82-85	vs. #17 Maryland
3/19/2004	Neut	W 61-52	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
3/21/2004	Neut	L 73-75	vs. #22 Vanderbilt

FUTURE GAMES

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