NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-13
Power Rating: 74.695
Ranking: 167

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-330

Home Ratings (9-1): 81.265 (81) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 7-1 77.804 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 86.445 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 79.038

Away Ratings (4-9): 72.265 (204)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 75.710
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 68.976
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 77.163

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 69.898 (216) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 74.257 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 68.070 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 74.257

League Power Rankings (11-7): 75.878 (147)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-1 77.804
Away Ratings: 3-5 75.710
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.257
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 77.367

Non-League Power Ratings (3-6): 70.288 (227) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-0 86.445 Away Ratings: 1-4 68.976 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 68.070 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 71.195

Wins Power Rankings: 74.398 (169)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
8-3 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 9-1 82.742
Away Ratings: 4-9 71.499
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 67.913
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 74.117

Rankings: Points: 75.169 (166) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 6-5 v #101-200 8-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 9-1 79.216 Away Ratings: 4-9 73.583 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 72.482 League Power Rankings: 11-7 76.103 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-6 71.966 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 76.326

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 75.007 (163)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-0 79.038
Away Ratings: 1-4 77.163
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.257
League Power Rankings: 5-4 77.367
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 71.195

Home Advantage: 13.366 (8)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0320 (234)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1087 (231)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1971 (229)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2924 (223)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4413 (219)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7329 (232)

Upward Stability: 1.7349 (192)

Downward Stability: 1.8090 (157)

RPI
RPI: 0.4910 (169)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-6 v #101-200
9-3 v #201-330

RPI Home (9-1): 0.5528 (63) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-9): 0.4753 (217)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.4343 (221) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (11-7): 0.5175 (122)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (3-6): 0.4362 (251) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4712 (239)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2004	Neut	L 61-71	vs. #45 Utah St
11/21/2004	Neut	L 60-74	vs. #137 Portland
11/24/2004	Away	L 42-61	vs. #75 Washington St
11/29/2004	Away	L 94-103	vs. #224 Mercer
12/4/2004	Home	L 76-84	vs. #77 Davidson
12/15/2004	Home	W 85-70	vs. #151 Arkansas St
12/19/2004	Away	L 68-100	vs. #16 Florida
1/3/2005	Away	W 85-76	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
1/8/2005	Away	L 65-76	vs. #289 The Citadel
1/10/2005	Home	W 90-72	vs. #147 Coll Of Charltn
1/15/2005	Home	W 92-88	vs. #168 Appalachian St
1/17/2005	Home	W 107-84	vs. #140 Chattanooga
1/19/2005	Home	W 79-53	vs. #330 Savannah St
1/22/2005	Away	W 72-64	vs. #268 Elon
1/24/2005	Home	W 79-76	vs. #210 Wofford
1/29/2005	Away	L 64-71	vs. #147 Coll Of Charltn
1/31/2005	Away	W 92-64	vs. #330 Savannah St
2/5/2005	Home	W 81-63	vs. #187 Furman
2/8/2005	Away	W 85-79	vs. #159 NC Greensboro
2/12/2005	Away	L 87-92	vs. #77 Davidson
2/14/2005	Home	W 115-81	vs. #289 The Citadel
2/17/2005	Away	L 71-72	vs. #187 Furman
2/19/2005	Away	L 83-92	vs. #143 Illinois Chi
2/21/2005	Away	L 79-81	vs. #210 Wofford
2/26/2005	Home	W 97-91	vs. #254 East Tenn St
3/2/2005	Neut	W 69-57	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
3/3/2005	Neut	L 71-73	vs. #159 NC Greensboro

FUTURE GAMES

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