NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MARYLAND
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-12
Power Rating: 89.961
Ranking: 17

6-10 v #1-25
5-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (12-4): 87.285 (36) 2-4 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 4-4 85.851 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-0 92.336 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 86.359

Away Ratings (4-5): 91.086 (15)
1-4 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-5 89.863
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 92.430
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 92.226

Neutral Ratings (4-3): 92.164 (13) 3-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-0 96.617 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 85.492 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 93.160

League Power Rankings (10-9): 90.457 (14)
5-8 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-4 85.851
Away Ratings: 3-5 89.863
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 96.617
Last Ten Ratings: 6-2 92.469

Non-League Power Ratings (10-3): 88.621 (26) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-0 92.336 Away Ratings: 1-0 92.430 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 85.492 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 87.992

Wins Power Rankings: 93.336 (17)
6-10 v #1-25
5-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 12-4 89.234
Away Ratings: 4-5 95.273
Neutral Ratings: 4-3 96.078
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 98.461

Rankings: Points: 86.156 (19) 6-10 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 5-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 12-4 85.121 Away Ratings: 4-5 86.324 Neutral Ratings: 4-3 87.484 League Power Rankings: 10-9 86.340 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-3 85.695 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 87.955

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 93.723 (8)
2-3 v #1-25
4-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-1 86.359
Away Ratings: 1-1 92.226
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 93.160
League Power Rankings: 6-2 92.469
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 87.992

Home Advantage: -0.473 (259)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.2003 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.4307 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5810 (2)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6821 (2)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7825 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9119 (11)

Upward Stability: 3.5610 (14)

Downward Stability: 3.6967 (27)

RPI
RPI: 0.6174 (19)
7-10 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (12-4): 0.6178 (34) 2-3 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-5): 0.5856 (18)
2-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (4-3): 0.6556 (21) 2-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (10-9): 0.6139 (19)
3-5 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (10-3): 0.6206 (23) 1-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.6148 (2)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2003	Home	W 79-48	vs. #190 American
11/25/2003	Home	W 79-64	vs. #90 George Mason
11/29/2003	Home	W 87-72	vs. #155 Hofstra
12/2/2003	Home	W 73-67	vs. #12 Wisconsin
12/6/2003	Neut	L 68-82	vs. #9 Gonzaga
12/7/2003	Neut	L 77-78	vs. #70 West Virginia
12/10/2003	Away	W 69-68	vs. #26 Florida
12/14/2003	Home	W 96-72	vs. #127 Pepperdine
12/23/2003	Home	W 85-58	vs. #229 NC Greensboro
12/28/2003	Away	L 75-79	vs. #32 Florida St
1/3/2004	Home	W 89-56	vs. #273 Mt St Marys
1/6/2004	Home	W 87-38	vs. #318 MD Eastrn Shore
1/14/2004	Home	W 90-84	vs. #14 North Carolina
1/17/2004	Away	L 71-81	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
1/21/2004	Home	L 60-68	vs. #1 Duke
1/25/2004	Away	W 65-52	vs. #89 Clemson
1/29/2004	Away	L 85-93	vs. #13 Wake Forest
2/1/2004	Home	L 69-81	vs. #11 North Carolina St
2/4/2004	Away	W 71-67	vs. #40 Virginia
2/8/2004	Home	W 73-62	vs. #32 Florida St
2/15/2004	Away	L 86-97	vs. #14 North Carolina
2/19/2004	Home	L 64-75	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
2/22/2004	Away	L 63-86	vs. #1 Duke
2/24/2004	Home	W 70-49	vs. #89 Clemson
2/28/2004	Home	L 83-91	vs. #13 Wake Forest
3/3/2004	Away	W 70-69	vs. #11 North Carolina St
3/7/2004	Home	W 70-61	vs. #40 Virginia
3/12/2004	Neut	W 87-86	vs. #13 Wake Forest
3/13/2004	Neut	W 85-82	vs. #11 North Carolina St
3/14/2004	Neut	W 95-87	vs. #1 Duke
3/18/2004	Neut	W 86-83	vs. #42 Texas El Paso
3/20/2004	Neut	L 70-72	vs. #18 Syracuse

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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