NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PURDUE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-14
Power Rating: 81.713
Ranking: 79

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

Home Ratings (9-5): 79.549 (106) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 4-4 81.221 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-1 79.448 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 80.932

Away Ratings (4-8): 82.651 (69)
1-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-5 86.119
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 81.619
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 84.588

Neutral Ratings (4-1): 87.073 (41) 1-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 65.651 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-0 100.33 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 65.651

League Power Rankings (7-10): 80.662 (91)
2-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-4 81.221
Away Ratings: 3-5 86.119
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.651
Last Ten Ratings: 2-7 81.002

Non-League Power Ratings (10-4): 84.135 (56) 1-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 5-1 79.448 Away Ratings: 1-3 81.619 Neutral Ratings: 4-0 100.33 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 77.401

Wins Power Rankings: 82.024 (86)
3-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 9-5 79.254
Away Ratings: 4-8 83.418
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 89.414
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 75.910

Rankings: Points: 81.723 (59) 3-2 v #1-25 2-4 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 3-4 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 9-5 80.258 Away Ratings: 4-8 82.328 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 84.629 League Power Rankings: 7-10 80.690 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-4 83.836 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 79.160

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 77.145 (127)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 1-3 80.932
Away Ratings: 1-4 84.588
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.651
League Power Rankings: 2-7 81.002
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 77.401

Home Advantage: -0.603 (261)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1025 (55)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2603 (56)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3950 (60)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5065 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6500 (68)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8667 (71)

Upward Stability: 3.0687 (146)

Downward Stability: 3.2435 (108)

RPI
RPI: 0.5225 (111)
3-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (9-5): 0.5231 (165) 2-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4929 (105)
1-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (4-1): 0.5917 (56) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (7-10): 0.5207 (119)
2-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.5232 (110) 2-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5138 (112)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2003	Home	W 66-50	vs. #252 Samford
11/26/2003	Neut	W 61-50	vs. #265 SW Texas St
11/28/2003	Neut	W 75-63	vs. #30 Seton Hall
11/29/2003	Neut	W 78-68	vs. #1 Duke
12/3/2003	Home	W 76-64	vs. #89 Clemson
12/6/2003	Home	W 75-57	vs. #203 Chicago St
12/11/2003	Away	L 45-47	vs. #45 Oklahoma
12/13/2003	Neut	W 80-39	vs. #280 Central Mich
12/20/2003	Home	W 80-69	vs. #298 IPFW
12/21/2003	Home	L 59-60	vs. #137 SMU
12/27/2003	Home	W 82-62	vs. #221 Evansville
12/30/2003	Away	L 69-71	vs. #124 Colorado St
1/3/2004	Away	W 76-65	vs. #224 Baylor
1/7/2004	Away	L 61-71	vs. #66 Iowa
1/10/2004	Away	W 58-54	vs. #16 Illinois
1/14/2004	Home	W 53-51	vs. #12 Wisconsin
1/21/2004	Home	W 72-65	vs. #134 Minnesota
1/25/2004	Home	W 76-70	vs. #36 Michigan St
1/27/2004	Away	L 58-63	vs. #81 Indiana
1/31/2004	Home	L 59-65	vs. #112 Ohio St
2/4/2004	Away	W 62-47	vs. #174 Penn St
2/7/2004	Away	L 63-64	vs. #43 Michigan
2/11/2004	Home	L 39-40	vs. #93 Northwestern
2/14/2004	Home	W 71-56	vs. #81 Indiana
2/17/2004	Away	L 55-62	vs. #36 Michigan St
2/21/2004	Away	W 65-47	vs. #134 Minnesota
2/29/2004	Away	L 46-82	vs. #12 Wisconsin
3/3/2004	Home	L 79-81	vs. #16 Illinois
3/6/2004	Home	L 62-63	vs. #66 Iowa
3/11/2004	Neut	L 52-63	vs. #134 Minnesota
3/17/2004	Away	L 59-71	vs. #37 Notre Dame

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)