NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-13
Power Rating: 75.946
Ranking: 148

0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
10-4 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-326

Home Ratings (10-5): 74.096 (165) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 7-1 74.883 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-4 70.906 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 79.602

Away Ratings (4-6): 75.391 (150)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-4 75.188
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 79.196
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 56.196

Neutral Ratings (3-2): 81.024 (93) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-0 82.805 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 58.946 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 81.117

League Power Rankings (14-5): 78.110 (117)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 7-1 74.883
Away Ratings: 4-4 75.188
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 82.805
Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 77.582

Non-League Power Ratings (3-8): 69.164 (243) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-2 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 3-4 70.906 Away Ratings: 0-2 79.196 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 58.946 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 75.446

Wins Power Rankings: 75.871 (149)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 10-5 73.029
Away Ratings: 4-6 75.539
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 82.746
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 81.235

Rankings: Points: 75.852 (144) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 11-6 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 10-5 75.020 Away Ratings: 4-6 75.254 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 78.711 League Power Rankings: 14-5 77.029 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-8 72.422 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 77.988

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 79.840 (98)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 4-0 79.602
Away Ratings: 0-2 56.196
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 81.117
League Power Rankings: 6-1 77.582
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 75.446

Home Advantage: 0.6263 (242)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0544 (133)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1349 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2192 (192)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3107 (208)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4564 (209)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7606 (201)

Upward Stability: 3.1353 (123)

Downward Stability: 3.5177 (53)

RPI
RPI: 0.5077 (132)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
7-4 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-326

RPI Home (10-5): 0.5058 (204) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 6-3 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-6): 0.4683 (138)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (3-2): 0.5905 (59) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (14-5): 0.5347 (99)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
8-4 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (3-8): 0.4654 (206) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4880 (170)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2003	Away	L 70-75	vs. #80 Marquette
11/25/2003	Home	L 62-64	vs. #213 South Florida
12/2/2003	Home	L 49-68	vs. #19 Cincinnati
12/8/2003	Home	W 59-53	vs. #217 Indiana St
12/10/2003	Home	L 82-86	vs. #83 Wisc Milwaukee
12/13/2003	Home	L 69-76	vs. #206 Loyola Chi
12/28/2003	Neut	L 71-95	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
12/30/2003	Home	W 72-54	vs. #195 Liberty
1/3/2004	Away	W 79-76	vs. #199 Oakland
1/5/2004	Home	L 67-79	vs. #128 Iupui
1/8/2004	Away	L 59-60	vs. #175 Mo Kansas City
1/10/2004	Away	L 81-87	vs. #156 Oral Roberts
1/15/2004	Away	W 70-66	vs. #128 Iupui
1/17/2004	Home	W 73-57	vs. #307 Western Ill
1/22/2004	Home	W 77-66	vs. #173 Centenary
1/24/2004	Home	W 76-69	vs. #243 Southern Utah
1/29/2004	Home	W 77-72	vs. #199 Oakland
1/31/2004	Away	W 81-79	vs. #307 Western Ill
2/5/2004	Away	L 73-78	vs. #173 Centenary
2/7/2004	Away	W 79-68	vs. #203 Chicago St
2/12/2004	Home	W 84-73	vs. #156 Oral Roberts
2/14/2004	Home	W 70-60	vs. #175 Mo Kansas City
2/21/2004	Away	L 58-75	vs. #243 Southern Utah
2/26/2004	Away	L 63-97	vs. #1 Duke
2/28/2004	Home	W 83-61	vs. #298 IPFW
3/2/2004	Home	W 74-66	vs. #203 Chicago St
3/7/2004	Neut	W 73-64	vs. #199 Oakland
3/8/2004	Neut	W 90-78	vs. #175 Mo Kansas City
3/9/2004	Neut	W 75-70	vs. #128 Iupui
3/18/2004	Neut	L 49-76	vs. #9 Gonzaga

FUTURE GAMES

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