NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-12
Power Rating: 85.836
Ranking: 31

2-7 v #1-25
5-2 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (13-3): 85.492 (39) 0-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 5-3 82.899 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-0 84.664 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 83.586

Away Ratings (3-6): 81.703 (72)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-6 83.242
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 97.086
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 81.696

Neutral Ratings (5-3): 90.305 (27) 2-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-1 90.617 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 88.664 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 87.242

League Power Rankings (9-10): 83.633 (55)
1-5 v #1-25
2-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-3 82.899
Away Ratings: 2-6 83.242
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 90.617
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 85.266

Non-League Power Ratings (12-2): 90.461 (15) 1-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-0 84.664 Away Ratings: 1-0 97.086 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 88.664 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 75.836

Wins Power Rankings: 87.342 (32)
2-7 v #1-25
5-2 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 13-3 87.326
Away Ratings: 3-6 81.397
Neutral Ratings: 5-3 93.233
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 85.936

Rankings: Points: 84.020 (26) 2-7 v #1-25 5-2 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 7-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 13-3 83.082 Away Ratings: 3-6 82.418 Neutral Ratings: 5-3 86.739 League Power Rankings: 9-10 83.004 Non-League Power Ratings: 12-2 86.082 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 82.879

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 84.524 (44)
1-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-1 83.586
Away Ratings: 2-2 81.696
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 87.242
League Power Rankings: 5-4 85.266
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 75.836

Home Advantage: 3.5510 (167)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1351 (12)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3057 (12)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4407 (21)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5570 (28)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6948 (30)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8864 (35)

Upward Stability: 1.8579 (110)

Downward Stability: 1.9959 (75)

RPI
RPI: 0.5589 (60)
2-7 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (13-3): 0.5385 (79) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 6-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (3-6): 0.5203 (140)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (5-3): 0.6450 (26) 2-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (9-10): 0.5219 (116)
0-4 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (12-2): 0.6120 (19) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5414 (56)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 85-62	vs. #229 Western Ill
11/22/2004	Neut	W 76-71	vs. #4 Louisville
11/23/2004	Neut	W 82-80	vs. #39 Texas
11/24/2004	Neut	L 92-106	vs. #2 North Carolina
11/30/2004	Away	W 91-75	vs. #126 Drake
12/3/2004	Home	W 88-53	vs. #318 Centenary
12/4/2004	Home	W 83-58	vs. #159 NC Greensboro
12/7/2004	Home	W 76-73	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
12/10/2004	Home	W 70-63	vs. #38 Iowa St
12/18/2004	Home	W 88-75	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
12/21/2004	Neut	W 83-53	vs. #26 Texas Tech
12/28/2004	Home	W 73-63	vs. #87 Air Force
12/31/2004	Home	W 67-58	vs. #171 St Louis
1/5/2005	Home	L 63-65	vs. #128 Michigan
1/8/2005	Away	L 69-81	vs. #36 Ohio St
1/15/2005	Home	W 66-60	vs. #35 Minnesota
1/20/2005	Away	L 68-73	vs. #1 Illinois
1/22/2005	Home	W 71-57	vs. #152 Purdue
1/26/2005	Away	L 74-75	vs. #107 Northwestern
1/29/2005	Home	W 72-57	vs. #62 Indiana
2/5/2005	Home	L 64-75	vs. #6 Michigan St
2/9/2005	Away	L 69-72	vs. #13 Wisconsin
2/12/2005	Home	W 64-54	vs. #107 Northwestern
2/16/2005	Away	L 63-66	vs. #152 Purdue
2/19/2005	Home	L 65-75	vs. #1 Illinois
2/23/2005	Away	L 57-65	vs. #35 Minnesota
2/26/2005	Away	W 78-56	vs. #226 Penn St
3/2/2005	Home	W 74-72	vs. #36 Ohio St
3/5/2005	Away	W 74-72	vs. #128 Michigan
3/10/2005	Neut	W 71-52	vs. #152 Purdue
3/11/2005	Neut	W 71-69	vs. #6 Michigan St
3/12/2005	Neut	L 56-59	vs. #13 Wisconsin
3/17/2005	Neut	L 64-76	vs. #22 Cincinnati

FUTURE GAMES

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