NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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EAST CAROLINA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 7-19
Power Rating: 74.004
Ranking: 176

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

Home Ratings (4-7): 73.902 (177) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-5 75.558 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 74.347 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 76.863

Away Ratings (1-11): 69.972 (236)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 1-7 75.832
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-4 61.691
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 76.675

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 83.722 (76) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-0 74.004 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 83.504 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.004

League Power Rankings (4-12): 74.007 (181)
0-2 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-5 75.558
Away Ratings: 1-7 75.832
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.004
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 76.781

Non-League Power Ratings (3-7): 74.004 (179) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 1-2 74.347 Away Ratings: 0-4 61.691 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 83.504 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 74.004

Wins Power Rankings: 73.566 (179)
0-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-7 72.824
Away Ratings: 1-11 69.254
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 85.004
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 75.840

Rankings: Points: 74.695 (178) 0-3 v #1-25 2-2 v #26-50 2-9 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 1-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-7 75.316 Away Ratings: 1-11 71.000 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.070 League Power Rankings: 4-12 75.144 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-7 73.820 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 76.347

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 75.988 (146)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-2 76.863
Away Ratings: 1-4 76.675
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.004
League Power Rankings: 4-6 76.781
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.004

Home Advantage: 4.9894 (130)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0845 (75)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2301 (72)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3769 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5085 (66)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6744 (43)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9006 (21)

Upward Stability: 1.7487 (182)

Downward Stability: 1.3525 (283)

RPI
RPI: 0.4699 (213)
0-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-9 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330

RPI Home (4-7): 0.4686 (192) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (1-11): 0.4392 (263)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.5759 (77) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (4-12): 0.4610 (227)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (3-7): 0.4841 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5432 (54)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2004	Neut	W 80-58	vs. #122 Pepperdine
11/18/2004	Neut	W 64-62	vs. #93 Oregon St
11/19/2004	Away	L 66-100	vs. #27 North Carolina St
11/23/2004	Away	L 60-90	vs. #190 Gardner-Webb
12/1/2004	Home	W 73-71	vs. #103 Toledo
12/7/2004	Away	L 72-77	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
12/12/2004	Home	L 50-51	vs. #54 Old Dominion
12/17/2004	Home	L 55-70	vs. #92 Winthrop
12/20/2004	Neut	L 53-57	vs. #52 South Carolina
12/29/2004	Away	L 40-74	vs. #59 Clemson
1/5/2005	Home	L 71-72	vs. #135 South Florida
1/8/2005	Away	L 60-72	vs. #41 Charlotte
1/12/2005	Home	L 78-84	vs. #22 Cincinnati
1/15/2005	Home	L 64-76	vs. #49 Uab
1/19/2005	Away	L 41-92	vs. #4 Louisville
1/22/2005	Away	L 56-77	vs. #60 DePaul
1/26/2005	Home	W 60-53	vs. #171 St Louis
1/29/2005	Home	W 54-51	vs. #41 Charlotte
2/2/2005	Away	L 66-72	vs. #66 Memphis
2/5/2005	Away	L 59-71	vs. #79 TCU
2/12/2005	Home	L 69-71	vs. #97 Marquette
2/16/2005	Away	W 67-64	vs. #49 Uab
2/19/2005	Away	L 50-60	vs. #135 South Florida
2/23/2005	Home	W 77-66	vs. #215 SO Mississippi
2/26/2005	Home	L 72-76	vs. #94 Houston
3/5/2005	Away	L 71-77	vs. #217 Tulane

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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