NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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OLD DOMINION
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-12
Power Rating: 78.372
Ranking: 109

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

Home Ratings (11-4): 78.954 (111) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 7-2 75.817 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 84.387 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 74.590

Away Ratings (5-7): 77.747 (120)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-5 79.301
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 75.653
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 79.438

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 78.606 (118) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 78.325 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 78.372 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 78.325

League Power Rankings (12-8): 77.770 (121)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-2 75.817
Away Ratings: 4-5 79.301
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.325
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 77.553

Non-League Power Ratings (5-4): 80.582 (83) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-2 84.387 Away Ratings: 1-2 75.653 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 78.372 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.372

Wins Power Rankings: 78.602 (111)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 11-4 79.215
Away Ratings: 5-7 77.797
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.571
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 77.012

Rankings: Points: 78.071 (103) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 8-4 v #101-200 7-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 11-4 78.463 Away Ratings: 5-7 77.883 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.321 League Power Rankings: 12-8 77.608 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-4 79.649 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 77.118

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 77.047 (128)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-1 74.590
Away Ratings: 1-3 79.438
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.325
League Power Rankings: 5-5 77.553
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 78.372

Home Advantage: 4.8831 (137)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0484 (157)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1478 (143)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2537 (145)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3653 (144)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5182 (146)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7834 (173)

Upward Stability: 3.0763 (143)

Downward Stability: 3.2120 (118)

RPI
RPI: 0.5311 (98)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-326

RPI Home (11-4): 0.5707 (100) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-7): 0.4775 (128)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5522 (90) 0-0 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 (12-8): 0.5269 (108)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-4): 0.5409 (80) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5128 (115)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2003	Away	L 64-90	vs. #14 North Carolina
11/29/2003	Home	L 72-75	vs. #2 St Josephs
12/4/2003	Away	W 94-92	vs. #94 Virginia Tech
12/6/2003	Home	L 102-105	vs. #33 Charlotte
12/13/2003	Home	W 77-62	vs. #305 Morgan St
12/15/2003	Away	L 49-62	vs. #194 South Alabama
12/18/2003	Home	W 87-66	vs. #195 Liberty
12/20/2003	Home	W 72-62	vs. #62 Geo Washington
12/29/2003	Home	W 74-52	vs. #314 VMI
1/3/2004	Home	W 65-58	vs. #110 Drexel
1/7/2004	Away	W 74-71	vs. #90 George Mason
1/10/2004	Home	W 71-66	vs. #155 Hofstra
1/14/2004	Away	W 81-60	vs. #264 James Madison
1/17/2004	Away	L 62-64	vs. #147 Delaware
1/21/2004	Home	L 67-75	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
1/24/2004	Away	W 70-49	vs. #277 Towson
1/26/2004	Away	L 77-86	vs. #266 William & Mary
1/28/2004	Home	W 55-51	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
1/31/2004	Home	W 88-62	vs. #277 Towson
2/4/2004	Away	W 68-58	vs. #144 NC Wilmington
2/7/2004	Away	L 79-80	vs. #155 Hofstra
2/11/2004	Home	W 71-57	vs. #264 James Madison
2/14/2004	Home	W 85-74	vs. #147 Delaware
2/18/2004	Away	L 66-82	vs. #110 Drexel
2/21/2004	Away	L 72-78	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
2/25/2004	Home	W 79-76	vs. #266 William & Mary
2/28/2004	Home	L 66-70	vs. #90 George Mason
3/6/2004	Neut	W 82-68	vs. #155 Hofstra
3/7/2004	Neut	L 67-84	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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Opponent

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