NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTHWESTERN
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-15
Power Rating: 80.357
Ranking: 93

2-1 v #1-25
0-7 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (10-3): 83.513 (62) 2-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 6-2 83.810 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-1 73.982 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 83.567

Away Ratings (3-9): 79.317 (104)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 2-6 80.763
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 79.028
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 84.200

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 74.028 (165) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 76.575 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 74.294 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 76.575

League Power Rankings (9-9): 82.232 (78)
2-1 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-2 83.810
Away Ratings: 2-6 80.763
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.575
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 82.341

Non-League Power Ratings (5-6): 75.482 (152) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-1 73.982 Away Ratings: 1-3 79.028 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 74.294 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.357

Wins Power Rankings: 81.784 (89)
2-1 v #1-25
0-7 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 10-3 85.757
Away Ratings: 3-9 80.714
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 73.706
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 86.468

Rankings: Points: 78.747 (95) 2-1 v #1-25 0-6 v #26-50 4-5 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 10-3 80.638 Away Ratings: 3-9 78.091 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 74.685 League Power Rankings: 9-9 80.075 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-6 75.607 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 80.864

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 84.021 (60)
1-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-1 83.567
Away Ratings: 1-2 84.200
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.575
League Power Rankings: 6-4 82.341
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 80.357

Home Advantage: 9.3164 (43)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0934 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2547 (61)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4084 (51)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5342 (48)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6802 (47)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8917 (31)

Upward Stability: 3.3366 (61)

Downward Stability: 3.1084 (147)

RPI
RPI: 0.5276 (102)
2-1 v #1-25
0-7 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (10-3): 0.5910 (67) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (3-9): 0.4783 (127)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.4680 (174) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (9-9): 0.5402 (93)
2-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-6): 0.5074 (140) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5426 (63)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	L 56-67	vs. #54 Colorado
11/23/2003	Home	W 76-60	vs. #203 Chicago St
11/25/2003	Away	L 53-65	vs. #39 DePaul
11/29/2003	Home	W 69-61	vs. #269 Northwestern St
12/1/2003	Away	L 53-71	vs. #32 Florida St
12/3/2003	Home	W 69-61	vs. #245 Bucknell
12/6/2003	Away	W 77-60	vs. #184 Bowling Green
12/17/2003	Home	W 63-61	vs. #154 Arizona St
12/20/2003	Away	L 71-90	vs. #75 Illinois Chi
12/27/2003	Neut	L 75-80	vs. #60 Rutgers
12/28/2003	Neut	L 47-49	vs. #168 Miss Valley St
1/7/2004	Away	L 54-78	vs. #43 Michigan
1/10/2004	Away	W 77-68	vs. #66 Iowa
1/14/2004	Home	W 70-60	vs. #16 Illinois
1/17/2004	Away	L 62-73	vs. #81 Indiana
1/21/2004	Home	L 61-73	vs. #36 Michigan St
1/28/2004	Away	L 61-63	vs. #174 Penn St
1/31/2004	Home	W 61-47	vs. #134 Minnesota
2/4/2004	Away	L 64-72	vs. #112 Ohio St
2/7/2004	Home	W 69-51	vs. #12 Wisconsin
2/11/2004	Away	W 40-39	vs. #79 Purdue
2/14/2004	Home	W 65-52	vs. #174 Penn St
2/21/2004	Away	L 56-66	vs. #36 Michigan St
2/25/2004	Home	W 63-59	vs. #81 Indiana
2/28/2004	Away	L 56-66	vs. #16 Illinois
3/3/2004	Home	W 51-49	vs. #66 Iowa
3/6/2004	Home	L 56-63	vs. #43 Michigan
3/11/2004	Neut	W 57-52	vs. #174 Penn St
3/12/2004	Neut	L 55-68	vs. #36 Michigan St

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)