NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-14
Power Rating: 82.528
Ranking: 62

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

Home Ratings (12-4): 84.731 (48) 2-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 8-0 90.075 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-4 76.450 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 86.559

Away Ratings (2-8): 80.427 (82)
0-3 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-6 81.895
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 83.809
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 86.247

Neutral Ratings (1-2): 79.341 (109) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 69.028 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 84.403 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 69.028

League Power Rankings (10-7): 85.368 (35)
2-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-0 90.075
Away Ratings: 2-6 81.895
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.028
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 86.598

Non-League Power Ratings (5-7): 77.856 (131) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-4 76.450 Away Ratings: 0-2 83.809 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 84.403 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 72.403

Wins Power Rankings: 83.643 (63)
2-5 v #1-25
2-5 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 12-4 86.370
Away Ratings: 2-8 80.815
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 80.425
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 85.112

Rankings: Points: 81.141 (60) 2-5 v #1-25 2-6 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 8-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 12-4 82.509 Away Ratings: 2-8 80.141 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 78.079 League Power Rankings: 10-7 82.942 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-7 78.118 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 83.032

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 84.188 (50)
1-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-1 86.559
Away Ratings: 1-3 86.247
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.028
League Power Rankings: 5-4 86.598
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 72.403

Home Advantage: 8.3650 (54)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1274 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2982 (14)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4403 (22)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5640 (23)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7078 (20)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9078 (16)

Upward Stability: 1.8214 (140)

Downward Stability: 1.9229 (106)

RPI
RPI: 0.5327 (97)
2-5 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-6 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (12-4): 0.5428 (73) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (2-8): 0.5131 (152)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-2): 0.5488 (97) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (10-7): 0.5647 (58)
1-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (5-7): 0.5022 (147) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5537 (37)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2004	Home	W 56-52	vs. #157 Indiana St
11/27/2004	Home	W 64-60	vs. #229 Western Ill
12/1/2004	Home	L 63-70	vs. #2 North Carolina
12/4/2004	Away	L 69-74	vs. #15 Connecticut
12/8/2004	Home	L 45-55	vs. #61 Notre Dame
12/11/2004	Neut	L 58-73	vs. #7 Kentucky
12/19/2004	Away	L 53-56	vs. #86 Missouri
12/22/2004	Home	L 73-74	vs. #41 Charlotte
12/28/2004	Neut	W 71-59	vs. #118 Ball St
12/31/2004	Home	W 69-68	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
1/2/2005	Home	W 68-52	vs. #187 Furman
1/5/2005	Away	L 52-73	vs. #107 Northwestern
1/8/2005	Home	W 74-61	vs. #13 Wisconsin
1/15/2005	Away	W 75-73	vs. #152 Purdue
1/19/2005	Home	W 62-53	vs. #128 Michigan
1/22/2005	Home	W 67-60	vs. #36 Ohio St
1/26/2005	Away	L 65-70	vs. #35 Minnesota
1/29/2005	Away	L 57-72	vs. #31 Iowa
2/2/2005	Home	W 68-63	vs. #226 Penn St
2/6/2005	Away	L 47-60	vs. #1 Illinois
2/12/2005	Home	W 71-56	vs. #35 Minnesota
2/15/2005	Away	L 44-57	vs. #36 Ohio St
2/20/2005	Away	W 70-63	vs. #128 Michigan
2/22/2005	Home	W 79-62	vs. #152 Purdue
2/27/2005	Home	W 78-74	vs. #6 Michigan St
3/1/2005	Away	L 60-62	vs. #13 Wisconsin
3/5/2005	Home	W 77-55	vs. #107 Northwestern
3/11/2005	Neut	L 55-71	vs. #35 Minnesota
3/16/2005	Home	L 60-67	vs. #53 Vanderbilt

FUTURE GAMES

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Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

Opp. Rating

(Opp. Specific Rating)