NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-16
Power Rating: 78.062
Ranking: 112

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

Home Ratings (9-7): 76.839 (131) 0-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-5 76.929 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-2 76.296 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 77.554

Away Ratings (3-7): 81.031 (84)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-5 81.714
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 71.499
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 84.804

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 75.093 (150) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 67.312 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 74.359 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.312

League Power Rankings (6-11): 78.404 (112)
0-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-5 76.929
Away Ratings: 3-5 81.714
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.312
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.511

Non-League Power Ratings (8-5): 77.284 (130) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 6-2 76.296 Away Ratings: 0-2 71.499 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 74.359 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.062

Wins Power Rankings: 79.464 (104)
0-5 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
5-4 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 9-7 77.347
Away Ratings: 3-7 83.460
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 77.081
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 80.777

Rankings: Points: 76.480 (136) 0-5 v #1-25 1-4 v #26-50 3-4 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 9-7 76.353 Away Ratings: 3-7 78.249 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 72.308 League Power Rankings: 6-11 77.136 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-5 75.159 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 78.062

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 79.507 (105)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-3 77.554
Away Ratings: 2-2 84.804
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.312
League Power Rankings: 4-6 79.511
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 78.062

Home Advantage: 1.3038 (234)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0926 (74)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2440 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3823 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5009 (75)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6408 (76)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8406 (100)

Upward Stability: 3.1973 (103)

Downward Stability: 2.8015 (212)

RPI
RPI: 0.5000 (145)
0-5 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
6-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (9-7): 0.5137 (182) 0-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (3-7): 0.4932 (104)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.4618 (178) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (6-11): 0.4986 (151)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (8-5): 0.5007 (151) 0-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5111 (118)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Away	L 65-76	vs. #130 San Francisco
11/24/2003	Neut	L 61-83	vs. #120 San Diego St
11/25/2003	Neut	W 77-71	vs. #280 Central Mich
11/26/2003	Neut	W 67-66	vs. #58 Villanova
12/3/2003	Home	L 53-73	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
12/6/2003	Home	W 62-57	vs. #94 Virginia Tech
12/13/2003	Home	W 80-62	vs. #252 Samford
12/17/2003	Home	W 70-68	vs. #166 Furman
12/20/2003	Away	L 59-75	vs. #30 Seton Hall
12/23/2003	Home	W 69-50	vs. #297 Eastern Ill
12/28/2003	Home	W 71-58	vs. #324 Dartmouth
12/30/2003	Home	W 60-44	vs. #299 Umbc
1/4/2004	Home	L 72-80	vs. #29 Texas Tech
1/7/2004	Away	L 63-85	vs. #16 Illinois
1/10/2004	Away	L 47-64	vs. #174 Penn St
1/17/2004	Home	W 73-62	vs. #134 Minnesota
1/20/2004	Home	L 61-69	vs. #81 Indiana
1/24/2004	Away	L 65-79	vs. #66 Iowa
1/28/2004	Home	L 57-69	vs. #12 Wisconsin
1/31/2004	Away	W 65-59	vs. #79 Purdue
2/4/2004	Home	W 72-64	vs. #93 Northwestern
2/7/2004	Home	L 70-84	vs. #36 Michigan St
2/14/2004	Away	L 48-78	vs. #12 Wisconsin
2/18/2004	Home	L 67-78	vs. #66 Iowa
2/21/2004	Away	W 59-56	vs. #81 Indiana
2/25/2004	Away	W 70-59	vs. #134 Minnesota
2/29/2004	Away	L 64-75	vs. #43 Michigan
3/3/2004	Home	W 71-64	vs. #174 Penn St
3/7/2004	Home	L 63-64	vs. #16 Illinois
3/11/2004	Neut	L 69-83	vs. #81 Indiana

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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