NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WESTERN KY
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-13
Power Rating: 76.324
Ranking: 142

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-4): 76.445 (137) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 6-2 73.992 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 79.723 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 70.879

Away Ratings (5-8): 76.484 (137)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 2-5 74.629
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-3 82.426
Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 79.172

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 58.324 (299) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 76.324 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 58.324 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 76.324

League Power Rankings (8-7): 74.316 (165)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-6 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-2 73.992
Away Ratings: 2-5 74.629
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.324
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 73.293

Non-League Power Ratings (5-6): 79.480 (103) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-2 79.723 Away Ratings: 3-3 82.426 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 58.324 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 98.574

Wins Power Rankings: 76.135 (146)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
8-6 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-4 76.451
Away Ratings: 5-8 76.109
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 60.135
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 76.061

Rankings: Points: 76.676 (130) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 9-7 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-4 76.168 Away Ratings: 5-8 77.312 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 57.176 League Power Rankings: 8-7 74.734 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-6 79.871 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 75.676

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 75.883 (143)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-2 70.879
Away Ratings: 3-2 79.172
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.324
League Power Rankings: 5-4 73.293
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 98.574

Home Advantage: 5.0569 (132)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0341 (219)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1246 (189)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2316 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3446 (158)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5199 (145)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8086 (144)

Upward Stability: 3.1810 (110)

Downward Stability: 3.1204 (144)

RPI
RPI: 0.4998 (146)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
7-7 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-4): 0.5616 (113) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-8): 0.4454 (178)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-4 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (292) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (8-7): 0.4887 (169)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (5-6): 0.5154 (123) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4997 (145)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Away	L 64-86	vs. #85 Auburn
11/25/2003	Away	L 67-72	vs. #74 VA Commonwealth
11/29/2003	Home	L 75-81	vs. #10 Mississippi St
12/4/2003	Neut	L 63-93	vs. #31 Louisville
12/7/2003	Home	L 95-100	vs. #69 Murray St
12/13/2003	Home	W 75-59	vs. #97 Austin Peay
12/16/2003	Away	L 65-66	vs. #197 Illinois St
12/20/2003	Home	W 92-82	vs. #221 Evansville
12/23/2003	Away	W 78-69	vs. #159 Ball St
12/30/2003	Away	W 94-70	vs. #241 Fordham
1/7/2004	Away	L 76-79	vs. #158 Arkansas St
1/10/2004	Away	L 66-72	vs. #194 South Alabama
1/15/2004	Home	W 86-71	vs. #162 Arkansas Lr
1/17/2004	Home	W 74-66	vs. #158 Arkansas St
1/22/2004	Away	L 64-78	vs. #149 New Orleans
1/24/2004	Home	W 73-58	vs. #186 New Mexico St
1/29/2004	Home	L 102-110	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
1/31/2004	Away	W 55-42	vs. #309 Florida Intl
2/5/2004	Home	W 70-66	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St
2/12/2004	Away	W 78-65	vs. #165 Denver
2/14/2004	Home	W 80-78	vs. #182 North Texas
2/19/2004	Away	L 60-68	vs. #162 Arkansas Lr
2/21/2004	Away	W 87-66	vs. #172 Marshall
2/26/2004	Away	L 59-73	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St
2/28/2004	Home	W 74-43	vs. #309 Florida Intl
3/7/2004	Home	L 62-76	vs. #139 Middle Tenn St

FUTURE GAMES

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