NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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BYU
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 7-21
Power Rating: 73.837
Ranking: 179

0-3 v #1-25
1-7 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
3-7 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (5-8): 73.447 (185) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-5 74.267 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-3 75.900 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 71.275

Away Ratings (2-9): 75.337 (155)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 1-6 76.415
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 78.478
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 78.540

Neutral Ratings (0-4): 69.462 (221) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 71.462 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 76.712 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 71.462

League Power Rankings (3-12): 72.884 (194)
0-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-5 74.267
Away Ratings: 1-6 76.415
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 71.462
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 74.415

Non-League Power Ratings (4-9): 75.087 (164) 0-1 v #1-25 0-5 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 3-3 75.900 Away Ratings: 1-3 78.478 Neutral Ratings: 0-3 76.712 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 73.837

Wins Power Rankings: 72.839 (189)
0-3 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
3-7 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-8 72.136
Away Ratings: 2-9 75.324
Neutral Ratings: 0-4 64.089
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 72.644

Rankings: Points: 75.238 (164) 0-4 v #1-25 1-4 v #26-50 1-6 v #51-100 2-7 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 5-8 75.214 Away Ratings: 2-9 75.722 Neutral Ratings: 0-4 73.425 League Power Rankings: 3-12 74.644 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-9 76.156 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 73.827

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 73.079 (191)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-3 71.275
Away Ratings: 1-4 78.540
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 71.462
League Power Rankings: 2-8 74.415
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 73.837

Home Advantage: 3.4858 (168)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0896 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2393 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3872 (65)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5204 (52)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6774 (40)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9005 (22)

Upward Stability: 1.7963 (155)

Downward Stability: 1.4369 (271)

RPI
RPI: 0.4588 (230)
0-3 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
2-8 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-330

RPI Home (5-8): 0.4376 (246) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-4 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (2-9): 0.4893 (198)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
0-6 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (0-4): 0.4676 (175) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (3-12): 0.4438 (263)
0-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (4-9): 0.4757 (183) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-6 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5385 (63)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2004	Neut	L 50-86	vs. #2 North Carolina
11/23/2004	Neut	L 53-62	vs. #43 Stanford
11/27/2004	Home	L 64-67	vs. #121 California
12/1/2004	Away	L 57-71	vs. #45 Utah St
12/4/2004	Away	L 82-87	vs. #114 USC
12/8/2004	Home	W 90-77	vs. #192 Boise St
12/11/2004	Neut	L 46-49	vs. #75 Washington St
12/18/2004	Home	L 62-84	vs. #45 Utah St
12/21/2004	Home	L 61-72	vs. #27 North Carolina St
12/23/2004	Away	W 79-61	vs. #234 Weber St
12/28/2004	Home	W 77-52	vs. #240 Southern Utah
12/31/2004	Home	W 87-74	vs. #127 Santa Clara
1/4/2005	Away	L 51-72	vs. #50 St Marys CA
1/8/2005	Home	L 57-59	vs. #163 San Diego St
1/15/2005	Away	L 67-74	vs. #175 Colorado St
1/17/2005	Away	L 71-83	vs. #113 Wyoming
1/22/2005	Home	L 49-52	vs. #87 Air Force
1/24/2005	Home	W 68-53	vs. #33 New Mexico
1/31/2005	Home	L 58-72	vs. #19 Utah
2/5/2005	Away	W 82-72	vs. #90 Unlv
2/7/2005	Away	L 58-66	vs. #163 San Diego St
2/12/2005	Home	L 58-59	vs. #113 Wyoming
2/14/2005	Home	W 50-49	vs. #175 Colorado St
2/19/2005	Away	L 72-91	vs. #33 New Mexico
2/21/2005	Away	L 39-70	vs. #87 Air Force
2/26/2005	Away	L 60-69	vs. #19 Utah
3/5/2005	Home	L 66-76	vs. #90 Unlv
3/10/2005	Neut	L 71-85	vs. #33 New Mexico

FUTURE GAMES

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