NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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VIRGINIA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-13
Power Rating: 85.477
Ranking: 40

3-11 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (14-4): 87.262 (37) 3-4 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-3 86.086 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-1 82.735 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 90.039

Away Ratings (3-8): 81.766 (77)
0-6 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 1-7 82.102
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 81.836
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 82.328

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 87.039 (42) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 1-1 85.211 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 85.477 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 85.211

League Power Rankings (7-11): 85.955 (39)
3-10 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-3 86.086
Away Ratings: 1-7 82.102
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 85.211
Last Ten Ratings: 5-3 86.846

Non-League Power Ratings (11-2): 84.324 (53) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 9-1 82.735 Away Ratings: 2-1 81.836 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 85.477 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 84.305

Wins Power Rankings: 88.586 (34)
3-11 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
5-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 14-4 90.586
Away Ratings: 3-8 84.492
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 90.883
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 92.203

Rankings: Points: 81.879 (56) 3-11 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 14-4 83.268 Away Ratings: 3-8 79.024 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.426 League Power Rankings: 7-11 81.914 Non-League Power Ratings: 11-2 81.813 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 83.692

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 88.367 (28)
3-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-0 90.039
Away Ratings: 1-3 82.328
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 85.211
League Power Rankings: 5-3 86.846
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 84.305

Home Advantage: 8.4836 (60)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1744 (8)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3721 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5128 (10)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6176 (10)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7303 (14)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8832 (46)

Upward Stability: 3.2199 (95)

Downward Stability: 3.0859 (151)

RPI
RPI: 0.5690 (54)
3-11 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
7-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (14-4): 0.6108 (42) 3-2 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (3-8): 0.4967 (101)
0-5 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5835 (68) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI League (7-11): 0.5667 (64)
1-8 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (11-2): 0.5692 (56) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5652 (37)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2003	Home	W 80-71	vs. #273 Mt St Marys
11/28/2003	Home	W 80-65	vs. #94 Virginia Tech
11/30/2003	Home	W 79-64	vs. #220 High Point
12/3/2003	Home	W 86-78	vs. #134 Minnesota
12/5/2003	Away	W 78-56	vs. #314 VMI
12/16/2003	Home	W 90-80	vs. #264 James Madison
12/19/2003	Away	W 76-68	vs. #163 Loyola Marymnt
12/22/2003	Home	W 89-74	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
12/28/2003	Away	L 69-86	vs. #11 North Carolina St
12/31/2003	Home	W 85-74	vs. #52 Iowa St
1/3/2004	Home	L 69-84	vs. #23 Providence
1/5/2004	Home	W 84-71	vs. #266 William & Mary
1/11/2004	Home	L 71-93	vs. #1 Duke
1/15/2004	Away	L 57-75	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
1/18/2004	Home	W 76-67	vs. #32 Florida St
1/20/2004	Home	W 61-50	vs. #89 Clemson
1/24/2004	Away	L 77-96	vs. #14 North Carolina
1/31/2004	Away	L 78-91	vs. #13 Wake Forest
2/4/2004	Home	L 67-71	vs. #17 Maryland
2/7/2004	Home	L 63-79	vs. #11 North Carolina St
2/11/2004	Away	L 75-93	vs. #1 Duke
2/14/2004	Home	W 82-80	vs. #6 Georgia Tech
2/17/2004	Away	L 57-76	vs. #32 Florida St
2/21/2004	Away	W 58-55	vs. #89 Clemson
2/24/2004	Home	W 74-72	vs. #14 North Carolina
3/2/2004	Home	W 84-82	vs. #13 Wake Forest
3/7/2004	Away	L 61-70	vs. #17 Maryland
3/11/2004	Neut	W 83-79	vs. #89 Clemson
3/12/2004	Neut	L 74-84	vs. #1 Duke
3/17/2004	Home	W 79-66	vs. #62 Geo Washington
3/20/2004	Away	L 63-73	vs. #58 Villanova

FUTURE GAMES

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