NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PORTLAND
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-17
Power Rating: 74.390
Ranking: 164

1-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
5-9 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326

Home Ratings (6-6): 73.654 (175) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-4 73.495 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 75.937 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 73.218

Away Ratings (5-10): 76.109 (140)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 2-5 75.863
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-5 77.152
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 73.351

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 62.703 (267) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 69.421 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.390 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 69.421

League Power Rankings (5-10): 72.558 (192)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-4 73.495
Away Ratings: 2-5 75.863
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.421
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 72.765

Non-League Power Ratings (6-7): 77.175 (131) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-3 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 3-2 75.937 Away Ratings: 3-5 77.152 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.390 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.390

Wins Power Rankings: 74.056 (164)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
5-11 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-6 72.806
Away Ratings: 5-10 76.566
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 55.556
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 68.849

Rankings: Points: 74.896 (162) 1-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 5-9 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 6-6 74.630 Away Ratings: 5-10 75.794 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 68.927 League Power Rankings: 5-10 73.884 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-7 76.396 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 72.994

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 70.660 (217)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-2 73.218
Away Ratings: 1-4 73.351
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.421
League Power Rankings: 3-7 72.765
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.390

Home Advantage: 2.1816 (212)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0779 (93)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1922 (109)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3063 (112)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4258 (112)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5870 (112)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8411 (99)

Upward Stability: 3.1836 (108)

Downward Stability: 2.8120 (209)

RPI
RPI: 0.4779 (187)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
5-10 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326

RPI Home (6-6): 0.5061 (203) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-10): 0.4625 (147)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (282) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (5-10): 0.4586 (211)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (6-7): 0.4993 (154) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5062 (131)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	L 66-76	vs. #61 Boise St
11/25/2003	Away	W 97-89	vs. #143 Oregon St
11/29/2003	Home	W 65-59	vs. #281 Long Beach St
12/1/2003	Away	W 77-71	vs. #132 New Mexico
12/4/2003	Home	W 86-70	vs. #24 Nevada
12/6/2003	Home	W 60-53	vs. #232 Portland St
12/14/2003	Away	L 43-84	vs. #1 Duke
12/16/2003	Away	L 51-58	vs. #179 Weber St
12/19/2003	Away	L 55-74	vs. #232 Portland St
12/22/2003	Home	L 70-88	vs. #72 Oregon
12/28/2003	Away	W 77-72	vs. #61 Boise St
12/31/2003	Away	L 61-67	vs. #120 San Diego St
1/3/2004	Away	L 73-81	vs. #198 Northrn Arizona
1/10/2004	Away	L 88-97	vs. #127 Pepperdine
1/12/2004	Away	W 77-68	vs. #163 Loyola Marymnt
1/15/2004	Home	L 51-70	vs. #96 St Marys CA
1/17/2004	Home	W 77-63	vs. #130 San Francisco
1/23/2004	Home	L 65-80	vs. #9 Gonzaga
1/29/2004	Away	L 64-75	vs. #145 Santa Clara
1/31/2004	Away	W 84-72	vs. #287 San Diego
2/5/2004	Home	W 74-59	vs. #163 Loyola Marymnt
2/7/2004	Home	L 67-71	vs. #127 Pepperdine
2/12/2004	Away	L 63-82	vs. #96 St Marys CA
2/14/2004	Away	L 73-86	vs. #130 San Francisco
2/18/2004	Away	L 69-79	vs. #9 Gonzaga
2/26/2004	Home	L 54-55	vs. #145 Santa Clara
2/28/2004	Home	W 89-78	vs. #287 San Diego
3/5/2004	Neut	L 77-82	vs. #163 Loyola Marymnt

FUTURE GAMES

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