NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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EVANSVILLE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-17
Power Rating: 74.350
Ranking: 174

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

Home Ratings (10-5): 76.920 (139) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 5-4 76.991 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-1 74.069 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 72.147

Away Ratings (1-10): 71.631 (218)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 0-9 75.155
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 76.944
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 74.694

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 63.600 (269) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 63.350 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 74.444 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 63.350

League Power Rankings (5-14): 74.225 (174)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-4 76.991
Away Ratings: 0-9 75.155
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 63.350
Last Ten Ratings: 1-8 73.170

Non-League Power Ratings (6-3): 74.616 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 5-1 74.069 Away Ratings: 1-1 76.944 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 74.444 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 67.225

Wins Power Rankings: 73.592 (178)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
4-8 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 10-5 76.975
Away Ratings: 1-10 69.076
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 55.967
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 65.639

Rankings: Points: 75.375 (157) 0-0 v #1-25 1-5 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 4-8 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-5 76.586 Away Ratings: 1-10 74.516 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 70.282 League Power Rankings: 5-14 75.078 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-3 76.039 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 72.239

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 68.733 (253)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-3 72.147
Away Ratings: 0-5 74.694
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 63.350
League Power Rankings: 1-8 73.170
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 67.225

Home Advantage: 10.334 (24)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0526 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1695 (117)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2964 (114)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4221 (116)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5929 (111)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8527 (97)

Upward Stability: 1.9964 (58)

Downward Stability: 1.7107 (215)

RPI
RPI: 0.4521 (240)
0-2 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-330

RPI Home (10-5): 0.4888 (160) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (1-10): 0.4317 (277)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.2525 (267) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (5-14): 0.4484 (253)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (6-3): 0.4544 (217) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4927 (174)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 100-85	vs. #209 Central Mich
11/21/2004	Home	W 87-80	vs. #282 Coast Carolina
11/28/2004	Away	L 74-79	vs. #235 Eastern Ill
12/1/2004	Home	W 81-74	vs. #303 Tenn Martin
12/4/2004	Home	W 67-58	vs. #199 Austin Peay
12/6/2004	Away	W 72-55	vs. #229 Western Ill
12/11/2004	Home	W 68-62	vs. #95 Western KY
12/18/2004	Neut	L 61-62	vs. #152 Purdue
12/22/2004	Home	W 63-61	vs. #48 Creighton
12/31/2004	Away	L 81-91	vs. #55 Wichita St
1/2/2005	Away	L 75-78	vs. #69 SW Missouri St
1/7/2005	Home	W 92-73	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
1/9/2005	Home	W 69-61	vs. #109 Illinois St
1/12/2005	Home	L 57-69	vs. #29 Southern Ill
1/15/2005	Away	L 76-81	vs. #134 Bradley
1/17/2005	Home	L 65-81	vs. #55 Wichita St
1/22/2005	Home	W 64-59	vs. #157 Indiana St
1/25/2005	Away	L 58-77	vs. #109 Illinois St
1/29/2005	Away	L 55-79	vs. #29 Southern Ill
2/2/2005	Away	L 61-79	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
2/5/2005	Home	L 72-76	vs. #126 Drake
2/12/2005	Away	L 67-81	vs. #157 Indiana St
2/16/2005	Home	W 76-66	vs. #134 Bradley
2/19/2005	Home	L 64-68	vs. #158 Loyola Chi
2/22/2005	Away	L 64-69	vs. #48 Creighton
2/26/2005	Away	L 81-83	vs. #126 Drake
2/28/2005	Home	L 68-76	vs. #69 SW Missouri St
3/4/2005	Neut	L 68-82	vs. #126 Drake

FUTURE GAMES

Date

Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

Opp. Rating

(Opp. Specific Rating)