NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-10
Power Rating: 81.268
Ranking: 82

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
10-5 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (12-3): 80.588 (94) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 8-1 80.041 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 76.174 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 88.955

Away Ratings (5-6): 79.693 (100)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-5 77.881
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 86.174
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 79.400

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 88.268 (35) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-0 85.814 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 88.080 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 86.518

League Power Rankings (15-6): 81.789 (80)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-1 80.041
Away Ratings: 4-5 77.881
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 85.814
Last Ten Ratings: 7-1 82.568

Non-League Power Ratings (5-4): 79.650 (99) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 4-2 76.174 Away Ratings: 1-1 86.174 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 88.080 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 87.783

Wins Power Rankings: 82.328 (83)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 12-3 81.363
Away Ratings: 5-6 80.711
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 90.859
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 89.156

Rankings: Points: 79.906 (86) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 11-5 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 12-3 79.268 Away Ratings: 5-6 78.598 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.336 League Power Rankings: 15-6 80.023 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-4 79.512 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 82.883

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 86.353 (42)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-0 88.955
Away Ratings: 3-1 79.400
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 86.518
League Power Rankings: 7-1 82.568
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 87.783

Home Advantage: 2.4069 (206)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0502 (147)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1587 (132)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2722 (130)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3915 (125)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5612 (122)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8473 (94)

Upward Stability: 3.0211 (168)

Downward Stability: 3.7325 (24)

RPI
RPI: 0.5588 (68)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
6-4 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (12-3): 0.5818 (81) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-6): 0.5057 (86)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.6169 (41) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (15-6): 0.5698 (59)
1-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-4): 0.5348 (88) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5229 (98)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	W 83-59	vs. #203 Chicago St
11/25/2003	Home	L 54-56	vs. #152 Butler
11/30/2003	Away	L 76-79	vs. #52 Iowa St
12/2/2003	Home	W 75-72	vs. #115 Louisiana Tech
12/6/2003	Home	L 55-64	vs. #166 Furman
12/9/2003	Home	W 77-66	vs. #66 Iowa
12/20/2003	Away	W 64-61	vs. #197 Illinois St
12/30/2003	Home	W 82-70	vs. #185 Siena
1/3/2004	Home	W 80-67	vs. #221 Evansville
1/8/2004	Away	L 65-82	vs. #88 Wichita St
1/11/2004	Away	L 60-62	vs. #107 SW Missouri St
1/14/2004	Home	W 82-73	vs. #92 Creighton
1/17/2004	Home	W 76-56	vs. #167 Drake
1/21/2004	Away	W 67-53	vs. #221 Evansville
1/24/2004	Home	W 78-71	vs. #157 Bradley
1/28/2004	Home	L 60-68	vs. #197 Illinois St
1/31/2004	Away	L 53-63	vs. #41 Southern Ill
2/4/2004	Away	L 47-58	vs. #92 Creighton
2/7/2004	Home	W 68-64	vs. #217 Indiana St
2/11/2004	Home	W 64-59	vs. #107 SW Missouri St
2/14/2004	Away	L 64-72	vs. #157 Bradley
2/18/2004	Home	W 85-80	vs. #88 Wichita St
2/21/2004	Away	W 82-75	vs. #136 Wisc Green Bay
2/25/2004	Away	W 84-79	vs. #167 Drake
2/28/2004	Away	W 48-47	vs. #217 Indiana St
3/1/2004	Home	W 68-52	vs. #41 Southern Ill
3/6/2004	Neut	W 68-54	vs. #197 Illinois St
3/7/2004	Neut	W 63-56	vs. #88 Wichita St
3/8/2004	Neut	W 79-74	vs. #107 SW Missouri St
3/19/2004	Neut	L 60-65	vs. #6 Georgia Tech

FUTURE GAMES

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