NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WINTHROP
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-12
Power Rating: 69.545
Ranking: 240

0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
13-4 v #201-326

Home Ratings (8-4): 66.717 (269) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 8-2 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 6-3 65.460 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 66.624 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 64.963

Away Ratings (5-7): 72.256 (196)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 4-4 70.202
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 79.874
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 68.928

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 74.858 (153) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-0 69.545 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 74.327 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.545

League Power Rankings (10-7): 68.444 (244)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 6-3 65.460
Away Ratings: 4-4 70.202
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.545
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 66.698

Non-League Power Ratings (4-5): 73.585 (183) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 2-1 66.624 Away Ratings: 1-3 79.874 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.327 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.545

Wins Power Rankings: 68.331 (234)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
13-4 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 8-4 64.940
Away Ratings: 5-7 71.635
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.768
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 65.077

Rankings: Points: 70.710 (247) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-6 v #101-200 13-4 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-4 68.268 Away Ratings: 5-7 73.003 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.928 League Power Rankings: 10-7 69.499 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-5 74.631 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 68.575

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 66.792 (267)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 3-2 64.963
Away Ratings: 2-3 68.928
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.545
League Power Rankings: 5-5 66.698
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 69.545

Home Advantage: -2.111 (285)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0299 (249)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0815 (273)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1407 (281)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2065 (284)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3182 (290)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6100 (302)

Upward Stability: 2.5495 (270)

Downward Stability: 2.9316 (186)

RPI
RPI: 0.4641 (211)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
13-4 v #201-326

RPI Home (8-4): 0.4760 (249) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-326

RPI Away (5-7): 0.4494 (166)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.4835 (157) 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 (10-7): 0.4557 (217)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (4-5): 0.4811 (188) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4393 (293)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2003	Away	L 44-65	vs. #8 Kentucky
12/2/2003	Home	W 67-66	vs. #225 Eastern KY
12/5/2003	Home	L 64-66	vs. #252 Samford
12/6/2003	Home	W 84-74	vs. #284 Hampton
12/9/2003	Away	W 80-60	vs. #50 Georgia
12/20/2003	Away	L 49-79	vs. #141 Wyoming
12/22/2003	Away	L 67-69	vs. #179 Weber St
12/29/2003	Neut	L 71-76	vs. #44 Western Mich
12/30/2003	Neut	W 70-66	vs. #287 San Diego
1/3/2004	Home	L 54-61	vs. #171 Birmingham Southern
1/5/2004	Home	W 78-76	vs. #285 Radford
1/8/2004	Away	L 62-77	vs. #220 High Point
1/10/2004	Home	W 78-62	vs. #314 VMI
1/14/2004	Away	W 76-62	vs. #295 NC Asheville
1/17/2004	Away	W 66-65	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
1/21/2004	Home	W 68-50	vs. #311 Charleston Sou
1/24/2004	Away	L 69-70	vs. #171 Birmingham Southern
1/29/2004	Away	L 50-66	vs. #195 Liberty
1/31/2004	Away	L 61-68	vs. #314 VMI
2/4/2004	Home	W 51-50	vs. #256 Coast Carolina
2/7/2004	Away	W 53-52	vs. #285 Radford
2/11/2004	Home	W 78-67	vs. #220 High Point
2/18/2004	Home	L 62-74	vs. #195 Liberty
2/21/2004	Away	W 72-48	vs. #311 Charleston Sou
2/28/2004	Home	W 75-68	vs. #295 NC Asheville
3/2/2004	Home	L 46-49	vs. #295 NC Asheville

FUTURE GAMES

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