NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-17
Power Rating: 66.914
Ranking: 269

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

Home Ratings (4-4): 64.242 (289) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-4 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 4-4 65.378 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 66.914 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 63.460

Away Ratings (4-11): 68.997 (244)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-5 70.632
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-6 61.976
Last Ten Ratings: 2-4 67.445

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 68.257 (220) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 66.914 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 75.289 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.914

League Power Rankings (8-9): 67.466 (258)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
7-8 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-4 65.378
Away Ratings: 4-5 70.632
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.914
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 65.417

Non-League Power Ratings (0-8): 62.882 (297) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-5 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 0-0 66.914 Away Ratings: 0-6 61.976 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 75.289 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 66.914

Wins Power Rankings: 64.355 (278)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
7-8 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-4 60.539
Away Ratings: 4-11 67.925
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 59.855
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 61.183

Rankings: Points: 69.929 (260) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-8 v #101-200 7-6 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-4 68.621 Away Ratings: 4-11 70.347 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 74.429 League Power Rankings: 8-9 70.415 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-8 67.414 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 67.818

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 64.203 (288)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 1-3 63.460
Away Ratings: 2-4 67.445
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 66.914
League Power Rankings: 3-7 65.417
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 66.914

Home Advantage: -0.869 (265)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0334 (222)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0928 (253)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1645 (255)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2504 (254)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3947 (250)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6973 (247)

Upward Stability: 2.8402 (213)

Downward Stability: 2.4465 (266)

RPI
RPI: 0.4197 (282)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-11 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-326

RPI Home (4-4): 0.4344 (292) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-11): 0.4088 (252)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
4-5 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.4474 (189) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-326

RPI League (8-9): 0.4348 (253)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (0-8): 0.3908 (301) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-7 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4529 (266)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Away	L 62-90	vs. #4 Oklahoma St
11/22/2003	Away	L 49-78	vs. #169 Tulsa
11/29/2003	Away	L 61-69	vs. #93 Northwestern
12/2/2003	Away	L 67-90	vs. #173 Centenary
12/9/2003	Away	L 66-83	vs. #193 Tulane
12/20/2003	Neut	L 76-78	vs. #76 Troy St
12/28/2003	Away	L 51-87	vs. #132 New Mexico
12/29/2003	Neut	L 77-80	vs. #158 Arkansas St
1/8/2004	Home	W 64-63	vs. #176 Stephen Austin
1/10/2004	Away	W 84-78	vs. #260 McNeese St
1/15/2004	Home	W 90-55	vs. #322 Nicholls St
1/17/2004	Home	W 88-68	vs. #293 Lamar
1/22/2004	Away	W 87-77	vs. #270 Sam Houston
1/24/2004	Away	L 82-84	vs. #214 Tex San Antonio
1/31/2004	Home	L 64-67	vs. #265 SW Texas St
2/5/2004	Home	W 92-81	vs. #260 McNeese St
2/7/2004	Away	L 97-110	vs. #293 Lamar
2/12/2004	Away	W 78-77	vs. #322 Nicholls St
2/18/2004	Away	L 78-85	vs. #202 SE Louisiana
2/21/2004	Home	L 70-72	vs. #270 Sam Houston
2/26/2004	Home	L 68-77	vs. #204 Texas Arlington
2/28/2004	Home	L 72-80	vs. #214 Tex San Antonio
3/2/2004	Away	L 59-69	vs. #176 Stephen Austin
3/5/2004	Away	W 67-59	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
3/8/2004	Away	L 64-72	vs. #202 SE Louisiana

FUTURE GAMES

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