NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CENTRAL FLORIDA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-9
Power Rating: 75.694
Ranking: 150

0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
15-7 v #201-330

Home Ratings (10-3): 72.515 (204) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 8-2 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 8-2 70.350 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 71.600 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 76.194

Away Ratings (7-5): 75.440 (153)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
5-5 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 6-5 74.171
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 79.444
Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 77.694

Neutral Ratings (4-1): 84.944 (58) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-0 83.007 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 82.382 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 83.100

League Power Rankings (16-7): 74.962 (161)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
14-6 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-2 70.350
Away Ratings: 6-5 74.171
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 83.007
Last Ten Ratings: 8-1 78.483

Non-League Power Ratings (5-2): 79.382 (108) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-1 71.600 Away Ratings: 1-0 79.444 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.382 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 83.194

Wins Power Rankings: 76.868 (141)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
14-6 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 10-3 72.727
Away Ratings: 7-5 76.712
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 87.337
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 83.110

Rankings: Points: 74.181 (182) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 17-8 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-3 71.915 Away Ratings: 7-5 73.903 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 81.962 League Power Rankings: 16-7 73.573 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-2 77.212 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 78.415

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 81.022 (85)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-0 76.194
Away Ratings: 4-1 77.694
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.100
League Power Rankings: 8-1 78.483
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 83.194

Home Advantage: -1.911 (296)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0167 (308)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0700 (300)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1391 (296)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2182 (295)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3598 (288)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7063 (266)

Upward Stability: 1.7445 (185)

Downward Stability: 2.2733 (16)

RPI
RPI: 0.5420 (84)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
11-4 v #201-330

RPI Home (10-3): 0.4983 (136) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-330

RPI Away (7-5): 0.5503 (88)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (4-1): 0.6153 (48) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (16-7): 0.5384 (93)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
10-7 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (5-2): 0.5553 (76) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4870 (192)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2004	Neut	W 55-52	vs. #45 Utah St
11/21/2004	Neut	W 62-58	vs. #293 New Mexico St
12/2/2004	Home	L 55-67	vs. #190 Gardner-Webb
12/4/2004	Home	W 62-56	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
12/16/2004	Home	W 90-73	vs. #322 Campbell
12/18/2004	Away	W 57-56	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
12/28/2004	Home	L 82-83	vs. #239 Brown
12/29/2004	Home	W 65-61	vs. #185 Fordham
1/3/2005	Away	L 63-76	vs. #213 Georgia St
1/5/2005	Away	L 71-80	vs. #224 Mercer
1/9/2005	Home	W 75-57	vs. #236 Jacksonville
1/11/2005	Home	W 70-66	vs. #266 Stetson
1/13/2005	Away	W 73-70	vs. #250 Fla Atlantic
1/16/2005	Home	W 87-76	vs. #244 Troy St
1/20/2005	Home	L 61-73	vs. #250 Fla Atlantic
1/23/2005	Away	L 52-67	vs. #219 Belmont
1/25/2005	Away	L 63-64	vs. #242 Lipscomb
1/29/2005	Home	W 60-57	vs. #219 Belmont
1/31/2005	Home	W 67-58	vs. #242 Lipscomb
2/4/2005	Away	W 77-73	vs. #244 Troy St
2/10/2005	Away	W 71-62	vs. #266 Stetson
2/12/2005	Away	L 82-83	vs. #236 Jacksonville
2/17/2005	Home	W 79-65	vs. #224 Mercer
2/19/2005	Home	W 70-65	vs. #213 Georgia St
2/24/2005	Away	W 58-55	vs. #190 Gardner-Webb
2/26/2005	Away	W 63-52	vs. #322 Campbell
3/3/2005	Neut	W 81-68	vs. #224 Mercer
3/4/2005	Away	W 66-61	vs. #219 Belmont
3/5/2005	Neut	W 63-54	vs. #190 Gardner-Webb
3/18/2005	Neut	L 71-77	vs. #15 Connecticut

FUTURE GAMES

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