NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WEST VIRGINIA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-14
Power Rating: 82.487
Ranking: 70

2-4 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
4-6 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

Home Ratings (10-4): 82.022 (77) 1-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-3 82.464 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-1 75.440 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 82.018

Away Ratings (4-8): 81.690 (79)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 2-7 80.569
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 87.800
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 83.968

Neutral Ratings (3-2): 85.343 (53) 1-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 0-1 84.628 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 84.776 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 84.628

League Power Rankings (7-11): 81.216 (86)
1-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-3 82.464
Away Ratings: 2-7 80.569
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 84.628
Last Ten Ratings: 2-6 81.991

Non-League Power Ratings (10-3): 85.065 (47) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 5-1 75.440 Away Ratings: 2-1 87.800 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 84.776 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 89.815

Wins Power Rankings: 84.597 (67)
2-4 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
4-6 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 10-4 84.405
Away Ratings: 4-8 83.210
Neutral Ratings: 3-2 88.034
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 84.083

Rankings: Points: 80.099 (78) 1-4 v #1-25 3-4 v #26-50 3-3 v #51-100 7-3 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 10-4 79.128 Away Ratings: 4-8 80.235 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 82.192 League Power Rankings: 7-11 79.575 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-3 81.134 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 81.120

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 82.608 (72)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 2-2 82.018
Away Ratings: 2-3 83.968
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 84.628
League Power Rankings: 2-6 81.991
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 89.815

Home Advantage: 3.0566 (182)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1107 (45)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2766 (42)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4303 (38)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5504 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6848 (41)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8798 (52)

Upward Stability: 3.6361 (10)

Downward Stability: 3.2925 (99)

RPI
RPI: 0.5440 (85)
2-5 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (10-4): 0.5750 (95) 1-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-326

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4896 (110)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (3-2): 0.5868 (62) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (7-11): 0.5229 (117)
1-6 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (10-3): 0.5722 (54) 2-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5425 (64)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2003	Away	W 74-57	vs. #264 James Madison
11/29/2003	Home	L 84-91	vs. #178 Northeastern
12/2/2003	Neut	W 66-57	vs. #64 St Louis
12/6/2003	Away	L 64-70	vs. #62 Geo Washington
12/7/2003	Neut	W 78-77	vs. #17 Maryland
12/13/2003	Home	W 88-84	vs. #153 Duquesne
12/17/2003	Home	W 77-74	vs. #128 Iupui
12/20/2003	Neut	L 57-70	vs. #26 Florida
12/28/2003	Home	W 76-63	vs. #298 IPFW
12/30/2003	Home	W 51-37	vs. #319 Howard
1/7/2004	Away	L 52-63	vs. #37 Notre Dame
1/10/2004	Home	W 62-58	vs. #126 Georgetown
1/14/2004	Home	L 67-69	vs. #94 Virginia Tech
1/17/2004	Away	L 66-87	vs. #23 Providence
1/21/2004	Neut	W 55-51	vs. #172 Marshall
1/24/2004	Home	W 65-62	vs. #25 Boston College
1/28/2004	Away	W 73-64	vs. #196 St Johns
1/31/2004	Away	L 58-73	vs. #58 Villanova
2/4/2004	Home	W 69-64	vs. #30 Seton Hall
2/7/2004	Away	L 58-88	vs. #3 Connecticut
2/11/2004	Home	W 86-52	vs. #196 St Johns
2/14/2004	Home	W 67-60	vs. #58 Villanova
2/21/2004	Home	L 58-67	vs. #5 Pittsburgh
2/25/2004	Away	L 53-74	vs. #60 Rutgers
2/28/2004	Away	L 49-53	vs. #94 Virginia Tech
3/2/2004	Home	L 52-65	vs. #18 Syracuse
3/6/2004	Away	W 58-53	vs. #119 Miami Fla
3/10/2004	Neut	L 64-65	vs. #37 Notre Dame
3/17/2004	Away	W 65-54	vs. #95 Kent
3/19/2004	Home	W 79-72	vs. #86 Rhode Island
3/22/2004	Away	L 64-67	vs. #60 Rutgers

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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