NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-12
Power Rating: 74.682
Ranking: 168

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
10-2 v #201-330

Home Ratings (10-1): 78.667 (118) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 7-1 76.424 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 73.807 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 83.495

Away Ratings (3-11): 70.682 (227)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-7 73.409
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 70.276
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 73.370

Neutral Ratings (2-0): 84.307 (66) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-0 77.807 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.682 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 77.807

League Power Rankings (11-8): 74.954 (162)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-1 76.424
Away Ratings: 2-7 73.409
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 77.807
Last Ten Ratings: 6-3 76.753

Non-League Power Ratings (4-4): 73.073 (190) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 3-0 73.807 Away Ratings: 1-4 70.276 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.682 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 61.807

Wins Power Rankings: 74.719 (161)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
10-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 10-1 79.532
Away Ratings: 3-11 69.501
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 92.719
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 77.016

Rankings: Points: 74.704 (177) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 5-5 v #101-200 10-2 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-1 77.407 Away Ratings: 3-11 72.376 Neutral Ratings: 2-0 78.047 League Power Rankings: 11-8 75.094 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-4 72.829 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 76.407

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 76.737 (134)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-0 83.495
Away Ratings: 1-3 73.370
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 77.807
League Power Rankings: 6-3 76.753
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 61.807

Home Advantage: 10.091 (26)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0313 (239)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1055 (238)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1967 (231)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2871 (230)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4205 (239)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6993 (278)

Upward Stability: 1.5743 (267)

Downward Stability: 1.7203 (209)

RPI
RPI: 0.4871 (181)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
11-2 v #201-330

RPI Home (10-1): 0.5196 (106) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (3-11): 0.4428 (259)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-0): 0.6323 (34) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (11-8): 0.5013 (153)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (4-4): 0.4523 (223) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4482 (295)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2004	Away	L 60-77	vs. #76 Virginia
11/27/2004	Home	W 98-87	vs. #172 Tennessee Tech
11/29/2004	Home	W 78-69	vs. #312 James Madison
12/1/2004	Away	L 57-91	vs. #52 South Carolina
12/11/2004	Away	L 66-75	vs. #210 Wofford
12/22/2004	Away	L 51-68	vs. #53 Vanderbilt
12/30/2004	Away	L 63-80	vs. #65 Miami Fla
1/5/2005	Home	W 81-79	vs. #254 East Tenn St
1/8/2005	Home	L 79-84	vs. #159 NC Greensboro
1/11/2005	Away	L 63-66	vs. #77 Davidson
1/15/2005	Away	L 88-92	vs. #167 Geo Southern
1/18/2005	Home	W 73-62	vs. #268 Elon
1/22/2005	Home	W 76-68	vs. #147 Coll Of Charltn
1/24/2005	Away	L 52-60	vs. #140 Chattanooga
1/31/2005	Away	W 89-59	vs. #328 Longwood
2/3/2005	Home	W 84-66	vs. #289 The Citadel
2/7/2005	Away	W 74-71	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
2/9/2005	Away	W 95-73	vs. #254 East Tenn St
2/12/2005	Home	W 83-61	vs. #140 Chattanooga
2/14/2005	Home	W 60-47	vs. #187 Furman
2/16/2005	Home	W 79-65	vs. #328 Longwood
2/19/2005	Away	L 73-92	vs. #159 NC Greensboro
2/22/2005	Home	W 72-54	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
2/26/2005	Away	L 55-58	vs. #268 Elon
3/2/2005	Neut	W 68-59	vs. #289 The Citadel
3/3/2005	Neut	W 63-60	vs. #147 Coll Of Charltn
3/4/2005	Away	L 51-57	vs. #140 Chattanooga

FUTURE GAMES

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