NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 9-19
Power Rating: 73.602
Ranking: 174

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

Home Ratings (7-7): 73.876 (170) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-5 73.903 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 71.837 Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 65.696

Away Ratings (1-11): 70.970 (222)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 0-8 70.040
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 75.915
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 70.290

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 77.555 (126) 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: 0-1 75.352 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 86.977 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 75.352

League Power Rankings (3-14): 72.251 (194)
0-3 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-5 73.903
Away Ratings: 0-8 70.040
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 75.352
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 69.360

Non-League Power Ratings (6-5): 75.915 (145) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-2 71.837 Away Ratings: 1-3 75.915 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 86.977 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.602

Wins Power Rankings: 74.001 (166)
0-4 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-7 74.173
Away Ratings: 1-11 71.735
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.345
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 59.157

Rankings: Points: 73.184 (193) 0-4 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 1-7 v #51-100 4-4 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 7-7 73.466 Away Ratings: 1-11 70.395 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.044 League Power Rankings: 3-14 71.860 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-5 75.364 Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 67.966

Last Ten Ratings (0-10): 64.384 (285)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 0-4 65.696
Away Ratings: 0-5 70.290
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 75.352
League Power Rankings: 0-10 69.360
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.602

Home Advantage: 5.7642 (113)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1023 (58)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2547 (62)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3911 (62)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5194 (55)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6698 (54)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8747 (60)

Upward Stability: 2.9120 (192)

Downward Stability: 2.1849 (288)

RPI
RPI: 0.4803 (182)
0-4 v #1-25
0-5 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
5-8 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (7-7): 0.5043 (206) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (1-11): 0.4463 (175)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5199 (128) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (3-14): 0.4555 (219)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (6-5): 0.5166 (119) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5332 (78)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2003	Home	L 78-79	vs. #126 Georgetown
11/26/2003	Home	W 67-58	vs. #261 St Francis PA
11/29/2003	Away	W 67-64	vs. #129 Buffalo
12/3/2003	Home	W 73-62	vs. #302 Cleveland St
12/6/2003	Away	L 37-64	vs. #5 Pittsburgh
12/10/2003	Home	L 47-60	vs. #60 Rutgers
12/13/2003	Away	L 56-67	vs. #87 Temple
12/20/2003	Home	W 68-64	vs. #234 St Francis NY
12/28/2003	Neut	W 73-61	vs. #158 Arkansas St
12/29/2003	Away	L 63-82	vs. #132 New Mexico
1/3/2004	Home	W 58-46	vs. #245 Bucknell
1/7/2004	Home	W 75-72	vs. #134 Minnesota
1/10/2004	Home	W 64-47	vs. #112 Ohio St
1/14/2004	Away	L 58-76	vs. #36 Michigan St
1/21/2004	Away	L 37-80	vs. #16 Illinois
1/24/2004	Home	L 59-69	vs. #43 Michigan
1/28/2004	Home	W 63-61	vs. #93 Northwestern
1/31/2004	Away	L 58-77	vs. #66 Iowa
2/4/2004	Home	L 47-62	vs. #79 Purdue
2/11/2004	Home	L 56-75	vs. #81 Indiana
2/14/2004	Away	L 52-65	vs. #93 Northwestern
2/18/2004	Away	L 53-76	vs. #43 Michigan
2/21/2004	Home	L 58-66	vs. #16 Illinois
2/25/2004	Away	L 45-68	vs. #12 Wisconsin
2/28/2004	Home	L 42-67	vs. #36 Michigan St
3/3/2004	Away	L 64-71	vs. #112 Ohio St
3/6/2004	Away	L 62-78	vs. #134 Minnesota
3/11/2004	Neut	L 52-57	vs. #93 Northwestern

FUTURE GAMES

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