NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-14
Power Rating: 72.873
Ranking: 195

0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
19-4 v #201-330

Home Ratings (9-1): 71.435 (219) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 9-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 8-1 68.201 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 61.560 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 68.279

Away Ratings (6-11): 71.662 (215)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 6-3 72.029
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-8 70.904
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 74.466

Neutral Ratings (4-2): 77.607 (126) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-0 78.529 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 73.435 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 79.248

League Power Rankings (17-4): 74.064 (179)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
17-4 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-1 68.201
Away Ratings: 6-3 72.029
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 78.529
Last Ten Ratings: 8-1 74.646

Non-League Power Ratings (2-10): 68.451 (255) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 1-0 61.560 Away Ratings: 0-8 70.904 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 73.435 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 81.998

Wins Power Rankings: 72.933 (188)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
19-4 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 9-1 72.371
Away Ratings: 6-11 71.336
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 77.683
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 79.449

Rankings: Points: 72.523 (212) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-4 v #101-200 19-4 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 9-1 70.250 Away Ratings: 6-11 71.961 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 77.054 League Power Rankings: 17-4 73.082 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-10 70.578 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 75.929

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 77.920 (118)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-0 68.279
Away Ratings: 3-1 74.466
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 79.248
League Power Rankings: 8-1 74.646
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 81.998

Home Advantage: 2.0322 (212)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0567 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1256 (196)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1925 (236)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2618 (258)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3655 (285)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6285 (308)

Upward Stability: 1.6311 (236)

Downward Stability: 1.9007 (117)

RPI
RPI: 0.5301 (103)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
7-6 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-330

RPI Home (9-1): 0.5201 (105) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 7-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (6-11): 0.5196 (143)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (4-2): 0.5924 (64) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (17-4): 0.5581 (64)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
9-3 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (2-10): 0.4570 (210) 0-4 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4933 (169)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Away	L 67-87	vs. #1 Illinois
11/21/2004	Away	L 50-83	vs. #58 Texas El Paso
11/23/2004	Away	L 56-67	vs. #68 Arizona St
11/26/2004	Neut	W 71-56	vs. #301 Jackson St
11/27/2004	Neut	L 69-75	vs. #193 Tennessee St
12/1/2004	Away	L 60-66	vs. #97 Marquette
12/4/2004	Away	W 65-55	vs. #329 MD Eastrn Shore
12/18/2004	Away	L 45-63	vs. #6 Michigan St
12/20/2004	Home	W 66-64	vs. #307 Jacksonville St
12/22/2004	Away	L 39-68	vs. #148 Murray St
12/27/2004	Away	L 43-50	vs. #107 Northwestern
12/29/2004	Away	L 48-66	vs. #128 Michigan
1/8/2005	Home	L 56-63	vs. #237 Coppin St
1/10/2005	Home	W 68-53	vs. #288 Morgan St
1/15/2005	Away	L 66-70	vs. #320 NO Carolina A&T
1/17/2005	Away	W 82-73	vs. #225 SO Carolina St
1/22/2005	Home	W 66-64	vs. #223 Hampton
1/24/2005	Home	W 50-47	vs. #280 Norfolk St
1/29/2005	Home	W 72-50	vs. #285 Florida A&M
2/1/2005	Away	W 63-61	vs. #304 Bethune Cookman
2/3/2005	Home	W 69-60	vs. #326 Howard
2/5/2005	Home	W 71-45	vs. #329 MD Eastrn Shore
2/12/2005	Away	L 63-71	vs. #237 Coppin St
2/14/2005	Away	L 74-75	vs. #288 Morgan St
2/19/2005	Home	W 69-59	vs. #320 NO Carolina A&T
2/21/2005	Home	W 67-65	vs. #225 SO Carolina St
2/26/2005	Away	W 72-68	vs. #280 Norfolk St
2/28/2005	Away	W 64-54	vs. #223 Hampton
3/5/2005	Away	W 64-57	vs. #326 Howard
3/9/2005	Neut	W 66-43	vs. #304 Bethune Cookman
3/11/2005	Neut	W 61-48	vs. #225 SO Carolina St
3/12/2005	Neut	W 55-53	vs. #223 Hampton
3/18/2005	Neut	L 46-57	vs. #3 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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