NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 11-17
Power Rating: 68.415
Ranking: 262

0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
11-10 v #201-330

Home Ratings (8-4): 69.454 (243) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 8-2 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-3 69.676 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 70.555 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 65.415

Away Ratings (3-11): 67.372 (273)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
3-8 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-7 70.719
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 69.133
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 69.118

Neutral Ratings (0-2): 70.790 (200) 0-2 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 68.415 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 75.165 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 68.415

League Power Rankings (8-10): 68.469 (260)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
8-8 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-3 69.676
Away Ratings: 2-7 70.719
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 68.415
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 67.086

Non-League Power Ratings (3-7): 68.258 (256) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-1 70.555 Away Ratings: 1-4 69.133 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 75.165 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 68.415

Wins Power Rankings: 66.067 (275)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
11-10 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-4 67.426
Away Ratings: 3-11 64.563
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 68.067
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 62.770

Rankings: Points: 71.352 (234) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 11-10 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-4 71.793 Away Ratings: 3-11 70.973 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 72.290 League Power Rankings: 8-10 71.333 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-7 71.407 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 68.399

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 65.258 (291)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
3-5 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-3 65.415
Away Ratings: 1-4 69.118
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 68.415
League Power Rankings: 3-7 67.086
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 68.415

Home Advantage: 5.4645 (125)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0253 (261)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0848 (276)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1566 (277)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2314 (285)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3530 (294)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6698 (290)

Upward Stability: 1.8918 (97)

Downward Stability: 1.9040 (115)

RPI
RPI: 0.4351 (277)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
10-10 v #201-330

RPI Home (8-4): 0.4507 (219) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-330

RPI Away (3-11): 0.4114 (297)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
3-7 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (0-2): 0.5283 (115) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (8-10): 0.4433 (264)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
7-7 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (3-7): 0.4217 (275) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4508 (288)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/25/2004	Neut	L 65-93	vs. #20 Oklahoma
11/26/2004	Neut	L 69-78	vs. #19 Utah
11/30/2004	Away	L 68-77	vs. #320 NO Carolina A&T
12/4/2004	Away	L 60-79	vs. #48 Creighton
12/7/2004	Away	L 53-67	vs. #128 Michigan
12/11/2004	Home	L 45-58	vs. #187 Furman
12/18/2004	Home	W 78-61	vs. #315 Mt St Marys
12/21/2004	Away	L 73-74	vs. #212 Marshall
12/29/2004	Away	W 82-63	vs. #312 James Madison
1/3/2005	Home	W 75-51	vs. #218 Utah Valley St
1/5/2005	Home	W 73-56	vs. #243 Liberty
1/8/2005	Home	W 85-72	vs. #228 Birmingham Southern
1/12/2005	Home	W 92-73	vs. #270 NC Asheville
1/15/2005	Away	L 74-76	vs. #256 Charleston Sou
1/17/2005	Away	W 79-64	vs. #282 Coast Carolina
1/22/2005	Away	L 83-85	vs. #281 Radford
1/26/2005	Home	W 88-72	vs. #309 VMI
2/1/2005	Away	L 81-84	vs. #243 Liberty
2/5/2005	Away	L 77-89	vs. #270 NC Asheville
2/8/2005	Home	L 55-72	vs. #92 Winthrop
2/10/2005	Away	L 73-74	vs. #228 Birmingham Southern
2/12/2005	Home	W 79-72	vs. #282 Coast Carolina
2/14/2005	Home	W 74-56	vs. #256 Charleston Sou
2/19/2005	Away	L 66-74	vs. #92 Winthrop
2/23/2005	Home	L 87-92	vs. #281 Radford
2/26/2005	Away	L 61-69	vs. #309 VMI
3/1/2005	Away	W 98-93	vs. #270 NC Asheville
3/3/2005	Home	L 55-58	vs. #256 Charleston Sou

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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