NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 26-11
Power Rating: 88.675
Ranking: 21

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

Home Ratings (13-3): 84.660 (54) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 5-3 81.199 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-0 87.316 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 96.550

Away Ratings (7-6): 85.949 (35)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
League Power Rankings: 6-3 86.492
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 81.504
Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 90.629

Neutral Ratings (6-2): 97.289 (2) 3-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-326 League Power Rankings: 3-0 113.80 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 94.839 Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 100.01

League Power Rankings (14-6): 87.566 (27)
1-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 5-3 81.199
Away Ratings: 6-3 86.492
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 113.80
Last Ten Ratings: 6-0 98.332

Non-League Power Ratings (12-5): 90.250 (16) 3-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 8-0 87.316 Away Ratings: 1-3 81.504 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 94.839 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 97.316

Wins Power Rankings: 91.248 (22)
5-3 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
7-3 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 13-3 86.166
Away Ratings: 7-6 88.455
Neutral Ratings: 6-2 100.57
Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 104.70

Rankings: Points: 85.857 (21) 5-3 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 7-4 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-326 Home Ratings: 13-3 82.869 Away Ratings: 7-6 83.101 Neutral Ratings: 6-2 93.994 League Power Rankings: 14-6 85.021 Non-League Power Ratings: 12-5 86.996 Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 94.287

Last Ten Ratings (9-1): 99.871 (2)
3-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
5-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326
Home Ratings: 1-0 96.550
Away Ratings: 2-0 90.629
Neutral Ratings: 6-1 100.01
League Power Rankings: 6-0 98.332
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 97.316

Home Advantage: -1.810 (281)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1172 (33)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2856 (37)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4271 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5428 (44)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6738 (51)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8809 (50)

Upward Stability: 3.2973 (74)

Downward Stability: 4.0239 (5)

RPI
RPI: 0.6039 (28)
5-3 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
6-4 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-326

RPI Home (13-3): 0.6071 (45) 2-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-326

RPI Away (7-6): 0.5537 (36)
0-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-326

RPI Neutral (6-2): 0.6783 (12) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-326

RPI League (14-6): 0.5867 (42)
1-1 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-326

RPI Non-League (12-5): 0.6242 (18) 3-1 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-326

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5710 (33)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/15/2003	Home	W 62-37	vs. #254 Coppin St
11/16/2003	Home	W 72-58	vs. #223 Mercer
11/17/2003	Home	W 76-66	vs. #199 Oakland
11/25/2003	Away	L 63-75	vs. #159 Ball St
11/29/2003	Neut	L 77-80	vs. #81 Indiana
12/9/2003	Away	W 55-36	vs. #118 Miami Ohio
12/13/2003	Away	L 70-82	vs. #10 Mississippi St
12/20/2003	Home	W 78-74	vs. #77 Ul Lafayette
12/23/2003	Away	L 61-68	vs. #52 Iowa St
12/28/2003	Home	W 75-58	vs. #228 Elon
12/30/2003	Home	W 93-76	vs. #191 Morehead St
1/3/2004	Home	W 68-47	vs. #28 Alabama
1/11/2004	Away	W 81-67	vs. #86 Rhode Island
1/14/2004	Away	L 58-71	vs. #153 Duquesne
1/17/2004	Home	L 73-81	vs. #2 St Josephs
1/21/2004	Home	W 84-45	vs. #180 La Salle
1/25/2004	Home	L 44-53	vs. #46 Richmond
1/28/2004	Away	L 60-81	vs. #62 Geo Washington
1/31/2004	Away	L 67-74	vs. #56 Dayton
2/3/2004	Home	W 71-69	vs. #19 Cincinnati
2/7/2004	Home	W 74-52	vs. #241 Fordham
2/10/2004	Away	W 62-51	vs. #46 Richmond
2/14/2004	Home	W 64-44	vs. #189 Massachusetts
2/18/2004	Away	W 78-68	vs. #180 La Salle
2/21/2004	Home	W 67-60	vs. #56 Dayton
2/25/2004	Away	W 65-49	vs. #227 St Bonaventure
2/28/2004	Home	L 68-74	vs. #153 Duquesne
3/3/2004	Home	W 83-66	vs. #62 Geo Washington
3/6/2004	Away	W 70-69	vs. #87 Temple
3/10/2004	Neut	W 90-64	vs. #227 St Bonaventure
3/11/2004	Neut	W 87-67	vs. #2 St Josephs
3/12/2004	Neut	W 70-47	vs. #62 Geo Washington
3/13/2004	Away	W 58-49	vs. #56 Dayton
3/19/2004	Neut	W 80-70	vs. #31 Louisville
3/21/2004	Neut	W 89-74	vs. #10 Mississippi St
3/26/2004	Neut	W 79-71	vs. #15 Texas
3/28/2004	Neut	L 63-66	vs. #1 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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