NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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CENTRAL MICH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-18
Power Rating: 72.088
Ranking: 209

0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-9 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330

Home Ratings (6-7): 71.893 (213) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-7 70.120 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-0 77.088 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 71.916

Away Ratings (2-11): 72.440 (198)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-8 73.432
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-3 66.588
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 72.776

Neutral Ratings (0-0): 72.088 (182) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-0 72.088 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 72.088 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.088

League Power Rankings (4-15): 70.834 (233)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-7 70.120
Away Ratings: 2-8 73.432
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.088
Last Ten Ratings: 2-7 71.893

Non-League Power Ratings (4-3): 76.166 (154) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-0 77.088 Away Ratings: 0-3 66.588 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.088 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 75.838

Wins Power Rankings: 71.854 (200)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-9 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-7 71.045
Away Ratings: 2-11 73.260
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.854
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 72.401

Rankings: Points: 72.370 (217) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-10 v #51-100 4-6 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 6-7 72.823 Away Ratings: 2-11 71.580 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.370 League Power Rankings: 4-15 71.436 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-3 75.112 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 72.401

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 72.424 (205)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-3 71.916
Away Ratings: 1-4 72.776
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.088
League Power Rankings: 2-7 71.893
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 75.838

Home Advantage: 3.2628 (180)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0514 (146)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1675 (125)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3013 (113)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4293 (110)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6025 (104)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8647 (76)

Upward Stability: 1.8386 (128)

Downward Stability: 1.4340 (272)

RPI
RPI: 0.4478 (244)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-10 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-330

RPI Home (6-7): 0.4389 (244) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (2-11): 0.4580 (246)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-4 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (0-0): 0.4478 (200) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (4-15): 0.4451 (261)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-9 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (4-3): 0.4829 (171) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5035 (134)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Away	L 85-100	vs. #174 Evansville
11/23/2004	Home	W 68-55	vs. #178 Valparaiso
12/1/2004	Away	L 72-81	vs. #85 Kent
12/7/2004	Home	W 88-77	vs. #254 East Tenn St
12/11/2004	Away	L 63-77	vs. #35 Minnesota
12/20/2004	Away	L 54-86	vs. #53 Vanderbilt
12/29/2004	Home	W 73-69	vs. #158 Loyola Chi
1/2/2005	Away	W 88-83	vs. #212 Marshall
1/6/2005	Home	L 67-83	vs. #64 Buffalo
1/9/2005	Home	L 82-86	vs. #207 Eastern Mich
1/12/2005	Away	L 61-71	vs. #70 Miami Ohio
1/15/2005	Home	W 72-63	vs. #149 Northern Ill
1/19/2005	Home	L 54-74	vs. #74 Ohio
1/22/2005	Away	L 56-95	vs. #81 Akron
1/26/2005	Home	L 73-77	vs. #115 Bowling Green
1/29/2005	Away	L 39-84	vs. #88 Western Mich
2/3/2005	Home	L 56-69	vs. #118 Ball St
2/6/2005	Home	L 56-64	vs. #103 Toledo
2/9/2005	Away	L 46-65	vs. #149 Northern Ill
2/12/2005	Away	L 72-79	vs. #207 Eastern Mich
2/15/2005	Home	W 84-74	vs. #88 Western Mich
2/19/2005	Home	W 79-70	vs. #230 Cleveland St
2/23/2005	Home	L 56-79	vs. #85 Kent
2/26/2005	Away	L 44-68	vs. #103 Toledo
3/5/2005	Away	W 71-66	vs. #115 Bowling Green
3/7/2005	Away	L 60-91	vs. #85 Kent

FUTURE GAMES

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