NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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HARTFORD
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 8-20
Power Rating: 65.671
Ranking: 292

0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
7-12 v #201-330

Home Ratings (7-5): 68.554 (252) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 7-2 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 4-5 66.296 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 71.921 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 63.546

Away Ratings (0-13): 57.389 (325)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
0-8 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 0-9 62.108
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-4 62.983
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 63.218

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 67.514 (246) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-2 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 49.671 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 73.733 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 49.671

League Power Rankings (4-15): 64.167 (301)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
4-9 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-5 66.296
Away Ratings: 0-9 62.108
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 49.671
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 62.280

Non-League Power Ratings (4-5): 69.421 (241) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 3-0 71.921 Away Ratings: 0-4 62.983 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 73.733 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 65.671

Wins Power Rankings: 64.686 (289)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
6-11 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-5 68.054
Away Ratings: 0-13 50.936
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 66.936
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 59.280

Rankings: Points: 66.764 (304) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-8 v #101-200 6-9 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-5 68.796 Away Ratings: 0-13 62.296 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 68.186 League Power Rankings: 4-15 65.335 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-5 70.233 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 62.858

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 60.858 (312)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-5 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-3 63.546
Away Ratings: 0-5 63.218
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 49.671
League Power Rankings: 1-9 62.280
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 65.671

Home Advantage: 13.075 (10)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0245 (267)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0931 (257)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1793 (248)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2755 (243)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4239 (235)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7380 (221)

Upward Stability: 1.8084 (145)

Downward Stability: 1.3742 (281)

RPI
RPI: 0.4146 (298)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-7 v #101-200
5-7 v #201-330

RPI Home (7-5): 0.4413 (242) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (0-13): 0.3619 (325)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
0-5 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.4381 (216) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-330

RPI League (4-15): 0.4060 (295)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
2-5 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (4-5): 0.4406 (242) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4741 (230)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Away	L 71-84	vs. #295 William & Mary
11/20/2004	Neut	L 80-92	vs. #214 Yale
12/2/2004	Home	W 79-59	vs. #260 Dartmouth
12/6/2004	Away	L 65-77	vs. #239 Brown
12/11/2004	Home	W 74-60	vs. #272 Liu Brooklyn
12/18/2004	Home	L 59-71	vs. #201 Albany NY
12/23/2004	Away	L 55-87	vs. #71 Arkansas
12/29/2004	Neut	W 68-57	vs. #170 Rider
12/30/2004	Away	L 60-68	vs. #145 Wisc Green Bay
1/2/2005	Away	L 45-89	vs. #40 Vermont
1/4/2005	Home	W 63-58	vs. #328 Longwood
1/6/2005	Away	L 22-73	vs. #111 Boston U
1/8/2005	Home	W 80-54	vs. #278 Umbc
1/12/2005	Home	L 69-82	vs. #106 Northeastern
1/15/2005	Away	L 54-67	vs. #245 Stony Brook
1/19/2005	Home	W 73-67	vs. #206 Maine
1/23/2005	Home	W 64-62	vs. #274 New Hampshire
1/27/2005	Away	L 42-61	vs. #201 Albany NY
1/30/2005	Home	L 55-75	vs. #40 Vermont
2/2/2005	Away	L 38-66	vs. #202 Binghamton
2/5/2005	Home	L 46-65	vs. #111 Boston U
2/9/2005	Away	L 66-86	vs. #106 Northeastern
2/12/2005	Home	L 60-74	vs. #245 Stony Brook
2/17/2005	Away	L 57-71	vs. #274 New Hampshire
2/19/2005	Away	L 58-61	vs. #206 Maine
2/24/2005	Home	W 58-54	vs. #202 Binghamton
2/27/2005	Away	L 58-68	vs. #278 Umbc
3/4/2005	Neut	L 46-66	vs. #245 Stony Brook

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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(Opp. Specific Rating)