NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-14
Power Rating: 75.791
Ranking: 149

0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
11-5 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-3): 76.033 (142) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 6-2 75.209 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 71.010 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 75.143

Away Ratings (4-9): 73.721 (178)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 3-4 74.174
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-5 74.158
Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 60.104

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 79.862 (106) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 2-1 77.979 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 76.572 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 77.979

League Power Rankings (11-7): 76.346 (141)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
10-4 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-2 75.209
Away Ratings: 3-4 74.174
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 77.979
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 74.522

Non-League Power Ratings (5-7): 74.455 (171) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-1 71.010 Away Ratings: 1-5 74.158 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 76.572 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.791

Wins Power Rankings: 76.246 (142)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
11-5 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-3 76.145
Away Ratings: 4-9 74.016
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 81.574
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 76.395

Rankings: Points: 75.139 (157) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-5 v #51-100 11-6 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-3 75.502 Away Ratings: 4-9 73.615 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 77.463 League Power Rankings: 11-7 75.742 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-7 73.725 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 75.377

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 76.100 (142)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-1 75.143
Away Ratings: 0-1 60.104
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 77.979
League Power Rankings: 7-3 74.522
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 75.791

Home Advantage: 4.1722 (155)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0440 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1385 (159)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2403 (156)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3477 (155)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5112 (154)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8127 (136)

Upward Stability: 3.5184 (18)

Downward Stability: 3.6908 (30)

RPI
RPI: 0.5079 (131)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-3): 0.5570 (120) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-9): 0.4329 (201)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.5815 (72) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI League (11-7): 0.5234 (116)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-7): 0.4861 (178) 0-1 v #1-25 0-4 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4994 (146)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2003	Home	W 77-64	vs. #265 SW Texas St
11/29/2003	Home	W 62-60	vs. #252 Samford
12/3/2003	Away	W 69-66	vs. #193 Tulane
12/14/2003	Away	L 55-89	vs. #15 Texas
12/16/2003	Neut	L 59-77	vs. #10 Mississippi St
12/19/2003	Neut	W 86-72	vs. #233 Idaho St
12/20/2003	Away	L 64-92	vs. #78 Hawaii
12/29/2003	Neut	W 57-55	vs. #204 Texas Arlington
12/30/2003	Away	L 61-66	vs. #213 South Florida
1/2/2004	Away	L 55-70	vs. #85 Auburn
1/4/2004	Away	L 59-61	vs. #140 SO Mississippi
1/8/2004	Away	W 64-58	vs. #194 South Alabama
1/12/2004	Home	L 60-68	vs. #55 LSU
1/15/2004	Away	W 70-59	vs. #186 New Mexico St
1/17/2004	Away	L 64-85	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
1/22/2004	Home	W 78-64	vs. #142 Western KY
1/24/2004	Home	L 75-78	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St
1/29/2004	Away	W 77-76	vs. #182 North Texas
1/31/2004	Away	L 73-76	vs. #165 Denver
2/4/2004	Away	L 74-94	vs. #158 Arkansas St
2/7/2004	Home	W 100-95	vs. #162 Arkansas Lr
2/12/2004	Home	W 51-37	vs. #186 New Mexico St
2/14/2004	Home	W 68-54	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
2/19/2004	Home	W 85-83	vs. #194 South Alabama
2/21/2004	Away	L 58-63	vs. #309 Florida Intl
2/26/2004	Home	L 81-84	vs. #182 North Texas
2/28/2004	Home	W 74-73	vs. #165 Denver
3/7/2004	Neut	W 91-89	vs. #182 North Texas
3/8/2004	Neut	W 80-65	vs. #162 Arkansas Lr
3/9/2004	Neut	L 58-67	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette

FUTURE GAMES

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