NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RHODE ISLAND
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-13
Power Rating: 81.031
Ranking: 86

1-4 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
3-5 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-326

Home Ratings (11-5): 79.848 (100) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-5 73.320 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-0 89.203 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 88.328

Away Ratings (6-7): 82.559 (71)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-4 81.660
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 84.062
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 84.828

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 80.312 (101) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 76.703 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 80.609 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 76.703

League Power Rankings (8-10): 77.371 (128)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-5 73.320
Away Ratings: 4-4 81.660
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.703
Last Ten Ratings: 5-3 83.758

Non-League Power Ratings (12-3): 86.836 (32) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-0 89.203 Away Ratings: 2-3 84.062 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 80.609 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 84.359

Wins Power Rankings: 82.184 (84)
1-4 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
3-5 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 11-5 80.361
Away Ratings: 6-7 84.273
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 81.793
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 87.086

Rankings: Points: 79.699 (88) 1-4 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-5 v #51-100 7-2 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 11-5 79.187 Away Ratings: 6-7 80.660 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 78.449 League Power Rankings: 8-10 76.971 Non-League Power Ratings: 12-3 83.871 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.955

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 84.703 (53)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-1 88.328
Away Ratings: 2-2 84.828
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.703
League Power Rankings: 5-3 83.758
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 84.359

Home Advantage: 1.6164 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0862 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2152 (92)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3383 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4472 (108)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5893 (110)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8396 (102)

Upward Stability: 3.2683 (79)

Downward Stability: 3.4141 (76)

RPI
RPI: 0.5480 (78)
1-3 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-326

RPI Home (11-5): 0.5754 (94) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (6-7): 0.5194 (67)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.5306 (116) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326

RPI League (8-10): 0.4871 (174)
0-2 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (12-3): 0.6197 (24) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5286 (86)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Home	W 89-77	vs. #178 Northeastern
11/25/2003	Neut	W 54-53	vs. #119 Miami Fla
11/26/2003	Neut	W 78-46	vs. #271 Ul Monroe
11/30/2003	Away	L 65-69	vs. #18 Syracuse
12/3/2003	Away	W 66-62	vs. #208 Brown
12/6/2003	Home	W 89-79	vs. #23 Providence
12/14/2003	Away	W 60-49	vs. #95 Kent
12/21/2003	Home	W 82-53	vs. #292 New Hampshire
12/23/2003	Home	W 96-90	vs. #33 Charlotte
12/28/2003	Home	W 80-69	vs. #211 Iona
12/30/2003	Home	W 94-56	vs. #150 Vermont
1/1/2004	Away	L 67-79	vs. #30 Seton Hall
1/4/2004	Home	W 68-53	vs. #241 Fordham
1/7/2004	Home	W 73-59	vs. #231 Yale
1/11/2004	Home	L 67-81	vs. #21 Xavier
1/14/2004	Away	L 53-58	vs. #87 Temple
1/17/2004	Away	L 71-74	vs. #227 St Bonaventure
1/21/2004	Home	L 55-72	vs. #153 Duquesne
1/24/2004	Away	W 75-54	vs. #241 Fordham
1/31/2004	Home	L 63-67	vs. #189 Massachusetts
2/4/2004	Away	W 58-54	vs. #180 La Salle
2/7/2004	Away	L 72-84	vs. #62 Geo Washington
2/11/2004	Home	L 53-69	vs. #87 Temple
2/14/2004	Away	L 59-73	vs. #2 St Josephs
2/18/2004	Away	W 73-66	vs. #189 Massachusetts
2/22/2004	Home	W 81-57	vs. #227 St Bonaventure
2/25/2004	Home	W 56-54	vs. #46 Richmond
2/28/2004	Home	L 55-57	vs. #2 St Josephs
3/3/2004	Away	W 65-63	vs. #56 Dayton
3/10/2004	Neut	W 55-42	vs. #180 La Salle
3/11/2004	Neut	L 50-79	vs. #62 Geo Washington
3/17/2004	Home	W 80-52	vs. #98 Boston U
3/19/2004	Away	L 72-79	vs. #70 West Virginia

FUTURE GAMES

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