NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PEPPERDINE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-16
Power Rating: 77.148
Ranking: 127

0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
9-6 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-4): 76.840 (130) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-2 75.586 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 74.406 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 71.664

Away Ratings (5-8): 79.305 (105)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-3 80.281
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-5 79.508
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 81.820

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 74.234 (161) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 78.930 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 73.633 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 78.930

League Power Rankings (10-6): 79.674 (99)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-2 75.586
Away Ratings: 4-3 80.281
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.930
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.539

Non-League Power Ratings (5-10): 73.473 (188) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 3-2 74.406 Away Ratings: 1-5 79.508 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 73.633 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 77.148

Wins Power Rankings: 77.301 (130)
0-4 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
10-8 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-4 77.535
Away Ratings: 5-8 79.930
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 73.277
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.101

Rankings: Points: 76.949 (124) 0-4 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 9-6 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-4 75.672 Away Ratings: 5-8 78.773 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 75.672 League Power Rankings: 10-6 77.992 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-10 75.512 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 77.894

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 79.723 (99)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-1 71.664
Away Ratings: 3-2 81.820
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.930
League Power Rankings: 6-4 78.539
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 77.148

Home Advantage: 2.9351 (191)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0749 (97)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1872 (111)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2930 (115)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4047 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5671 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8329 (113)

Upward Stability: 3.4625 (32)

Downward Stability: 3.4667 (61)

RPI
RPI: 0.5082 (128)
0-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
10-8 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-4): 0.5441 (141) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-8): 0.4872 (113)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.4824 (158) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (10-6): 0.5431 (88)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-10): 0.4730 (199) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5164 (107)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	L 77-90	vs. #56 Dayton
11/24/2003	Home	W 94-77	vs. #54 Colorado
11/29/2003	Away	L 82-84	vs. #4 Oklahoma St
12/1/2003	Home	L 74-78	vs. #210 CS Fullerton
12/3/2003	Away	L 62-65	vs. #146 UC Santa Barbara
12/6/2003	Home	W 87-73	vs. #281 Long Beach St
12/12/2003	Away	W 95-74	vs. #303 Lipscomb
12/14/2003	Away	L 72-96	vs. #17 Maryland
12/18/2003	Away	L 83-85	vs. #209 UC Irvine
12/20/2003	Home	W 81-80	vs. #157 Bradley
12/28/2003	Neut	W 82-69	vs. #190 American
12/29/2003	Neut	L 56-60	vs. #116 Fairfield
12/30/2003	Neut	L 72-76	vs. #128 Iupui
1/3/2004	Neut	L 65-91	vs. #124 Colorado St
1/5/2004	Away	L 69-76	vs. #47 Utah
1/8/2004	Home	L 70-87	vs. #9 Gonzaga
1/10/2004	Home	W 97-88	vs. #164 Portland
1/15/2004	Away	L 68-75	vs. #145 Santa Clara
1/17/2004	Away	W 88-79	vs. #287 San Diego
1/24/2004	Home	W 82-67	vs. #163 Loyola Marymnt
1/29/2004	Home	W 86-82	vs. #96 St Marys CA
1/31/2004	Home	L 69-81	vs. #130 San Francisco
2/5/2004	Away	L 73-93	vs. #9 Gonzaga
2/7/2004	Away	W 71-67	vs. #164 Portland
2/12/2004	Home	W 91-73	vs. #287 San Diego
2/14/2004	Home	W 93-90	vs. #145 Santa Clara
2/21/2004	Away	W 67-65	vs. #163 Loyola Marymnt
2/26/2004	Away	W 93-80	vs. #130 San Francisco
2/29/2004	Away	L 95-104	vs. #96 St Marys CA
3/6/2004	Neut	W 78-67	vs. #163 Loyola Marymnt
3/7/2004	Neut	L 74-79	vs. #96 St Marys CA

FUTURE GAMES

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