NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-16
Power Rating: 82.617
Ranking: 59

0-8 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (10-5): 81.067 (85) 0-3 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-5 78.914 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-0 88.180 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 78.492

Away Ratings (3-8): 83.633 (52)
0-4 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-6 85.063
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 84.117
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 85.313

Neutral Ratings (3-3): 83.797 (75) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 92.774 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 79.961 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 92.430

League Power Rankings (6-12): 82.305 (69)
0-7 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-5 78.914
Away Ratings: 2-6 85.063
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 92.774
Last Ten Ratings: 4-4 85.078

Non-League Power Ratings (10-4): 83.258 (58) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-0 88.180 Away Ratings: 1-2 84.117 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 79.961 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 82.992

Wins Power Rankings: 83.658 (61)
0-8 v #1-25
4-3 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 10-5 81.709
Away Ratings: 3-8 85.299
Neutral Ratings: 3-3 84.674
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 86.838

Rankings: Points: 81.430 (56) 0-9 v #1-25 4-2 v #26-50 4-5 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-5 80.195 Away Ratings: 3-8 81.953 Neutral Ratings: 3-3 82.906 League Power Rankings: 6-12 81.113 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-4 82.063 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 82.781

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 84.992 (41)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-1 78.492
Away Ratings: 1-3 85.313
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 92.430
League Power Rankings: 4-4 85.078
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 82.992

Home Advantage: 1.1854 (232)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1466 (6)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3189 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4637 (11)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5809 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7066 (21)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8850 (37)

Upward Stability: 2.0455 (35)

Downward Stability: 1.8833 (122)

RPI
RPI: 0.5354 (93)
0-6 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
5-7 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (10-5): 0.5151 (113) 0-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (3-8): 0.5638 (61)
0-5 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (3-3): 0.5329 (108) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (6-12): 0.5283 (106)
0-5 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.5543 (78) 0-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5567 (31)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 98-54	vs. #223 Hampton
11/23/2004	Home	W 78-59	vs. #270 NC Asheville
11/26/2004	Away	L 70-79	vs. #17 Boston College
12/1/2004	Home	W 80-73	vs. #36 Ohio St
12/4/2004	Away	W 63-62	vs. #52 South Carolina
12/11/2004	Home	W 73-55	vs. #256 Charleston Sou
12/14/2004	Home	W 83-56	vs. #280 Norfolk St
12/17/2004	Home	W 76-52	vs. #289 The Citadel
12/21/2004	Neut	L 66-78	vs. #49 Uab
12/22/2004	Neut	W 83-57	vs. #157 Indiana St
12/23/2004	Neut	L 60-75	vs. #57 Georgetown
12/29/2004	Home	W 74-40	vs. #176 East Carolina
1/2/2005	Away	L 54-62	vs. #3 Duke
1/8/2005	Home	L 68-103	vs. #5 Wake Forest
1/12/2005	Away	W 56-54	vs. #105 Florida St
1/15/2005	Away	L 57-59	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
1/19/2005	Home	L 58-77	vs. #2 North Carolina
1/22/2005	Away	L 79-81	vs. #76 Virginia
1/26/2005	Away	L 65-69	vs. #65 Miami Fla
1/29/2005	Home	L 70-80	vs. #27 North Carolina St
2/1/2005	Home	W 88-73	vs. #44 Maryland
2/8/2005	Home	L 62-70	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
2/12/2005	Home	L 77-83	vs. #65 Miami Fla
2/16/2005	Neut	W 59-42	vs. #196 Georgia
2/19/2005	Away	L 56-88	vs. #2 North Carolina
2/22/2005	Away	W 97-93	vs. #44 Maryland
2/27/2005	Home	W 83-74	vs. #105 Florida St
3/1/2005	Home	W 66-64	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
3/5/2005	Away	L 56-64	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
3/10/2005	Neut	W 84-72	vs. #44 Maryland
3/11/2005	Neut	L 81-88	vs. #2 North Carolina
3/16/2005	Away	L 74-82	vs. #46 Texas AM

FUTURE GAMES

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