NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BRADLEY
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 13-15
Power Rating: 77.007
Ranking: 134

0-0 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (12-3): 81.233 (82) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 7-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-3 78.569 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-0 81.538 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 76.819

Away Ratings (1-11): 71.007 (223)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 0-9 73.929
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 75.007
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 72.366

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 65.882 (256) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 73.069 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 77.007 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 73.069

League Power Rankings (6-13): 75.362 (156)
0-0 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-3 78.569
Away Ratings: 0-9 73.929
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.069
Last Ten Ratings: 2-7 75.050

Non-League Power Ratings (7-2): 81.382 (80) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 6-0 81.538 Away Ratings: 1-2 75.007 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 77.007 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 68.882

Wins Power Rankings: 77.151 (132)
0-0 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 12-3 82.269
Away Ratings: 1-11 69.729
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 56.901
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 71.948

Rankings: Points: 76.835 (134) 0-0 v #1-25 1-5 v #26-50 3-3 v #51-100 9-7 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 12-3 79.565 Away Ratings: 1-11 72.780 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.460 League Power Rankings: 6-13 76.032 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-2 78.897 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 74.284

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 72.882 (195)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-2 76.819
Away Ratings: 0-5 72.366
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.069
League Power Rankings: 2-7 75.050
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 68.882

Home Advantage: 14.430 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0580 (123)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1846 (107)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3229 (98)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4582 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6318 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8858 (36)

Upward Stability: 2.0916 (19)

Downward Stability: 1.8926 (121)

RPI
RPI: 0.4985 (160)
0-2 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-330

RPI Home (12-3): 0.5527 (64) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (1-11): 0.4460 (257)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (314) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-330

RPI League (6-13): 0.4542 (240)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (7-2): 0.5965 (35) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5242 (97)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 77-73	vs. #186 SE Missouri St
11/23/2004	Home	W 64-62	vs. #158 Loyola Chi
11/27/2004	Away	L 65-81	vs. #115 Bowling Green
12/1/2004	Away	W 76-74	vs. #149 Northern Ill
12/4/2004	Home	W 63-53	vs. #60 DePaul
12/7/2004	Home	W 75-66	vs. #181 Butler
12/18/2004	Home	W 76-58	vs. #122 Pepperdine
12/21/2004	Home	W 79-59	vs. #204 Samford
12/28/2004	Away	L 62-71	vs. #48 Creighton
1/2/2005	Home	W 76-66	vs. #157 Indiana St
1/5/2005	Home	W 81-70	vs. #69 SW Missouri St
1/8/2005	Away	L 73-79	vs. #126 Drake
1/12/2005	Away	L 73-88	vs. #55 Wichita St
1/15/2005	Home	W 81-76	vs. #174 Evansville
1/19/2005	Away	L 59-67	vs. #29 Southern Ill
1/22/2005	Home	W 71-65	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
1/26/2005	Home	L 65-74	vs. #48 Creighton
1/29/2005	Away	L 63-73	vs. #157 Indiana St
2/2/2005	Home	L 73-89	vs. #29 Southern Ill
2/5/2005	Away	L 62-69	vs. #109 Illinois St
2/9/2005	Away	L 66-80	vs. #69 SW Missouri St
2/12/2005	Home	W 74-68	vs. #55 Wichita St
2/16/2005	Away	L 66-76	vs. #174 Evansville
2/19/2005	Away	L 60-75	vs. #95 Western KY
2/23/2005	Home	W 77-61	vs. #109 Illinois St
2/26/2005	Away	L 72-81	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
2/28/2005	Home	L 69-79	vs. #126 Drake
3/4/2005	Neut	L 61-63	vs. #157 Indiana St

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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