NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-19
Power Rating: 72.124
Ranking: 203

0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-330

Home Ratings (4-7): 67.515 (266) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 0-3 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-5 68.218 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 65.374 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 71.359

Away Ratings (5-9): 75.898 (149)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 76.203
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-4 77.874
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 78.203

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 75.546 (147) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-2 74.828 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 78.749 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 76.546

League Power Rankings (6-12): 72.070 (209)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-5 68.218
Away Ratings: 3-5 76.203
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 74.828
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 74.828

Non-League Power Ratings (4-7): 72.281 (197) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-2 65.374 Away Ratings: 2-4 77.874 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 78.749 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.124

Wins Power Rankings: 71.720 (201)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
7-8 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-7 66.509
Away Ratings: 5-9 75.954
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 76.470
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 75.431

Rankings: Points: 72.656 (210) 0-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 6-6 v #101-200 3-4 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-7 68.609 Away Ratings: 5-9 76.124 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 74.281 League Power Rankings: 6-12 72.654 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-7 72.656 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 74.921

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 75.265 (158)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-2 71.359
Away Ratings: 2-2 78.203
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.546
League Power Rankings: 5-5 74.828
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 72.124

Home Advantage: -4.494 (321)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0508 (148)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1597 (135)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2768 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3967 (126)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5523 (129)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8187 (131)

Upward Stability: 1.9103 (90)

Downward Stability: 1.6331 (234)

RPI
RPI: 0.4626 (222)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-330

RPI Home (4-7): 0.3904 (302) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 0-4 v #201-330

RPI Away (5-9): 0.5176 (146)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.5014 (144) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (6-12): 0.4475 (255)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
5-4 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (4-7): 0.4880 (166) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4956 (162)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2004	Home	L 50-59	vs. #312 James Madison
11/24/2004	Away	L 69-79	vs. #100 Hofstra
11/30/2004	Home	W 71-62	vs. #114 USC
12/4/2004	Away	L 67-78	vs. #83 Pennsylvania
12/8/2004	Home	L 48-60	vs. #269 Central Conn
12/11/2004	Neut	L 43-54	vs. #11 Villanova
12/18/2004	Away	L 52-63	vs. #125 VA Commonwealth
12/22/2004	Away	L 63-84	vs. #22 Cincinnati
12/28/2004	Away	W 66-53	vs. #173 American
12/31/2004	Away	W 72-58	vs. #315 Mt St Marys
1/5/2005	Away	L 42-71	vs. #47 Geo Washington
1/8/2005	Away	W 68-57	vs. #317 St Bonaventure
1/11/2005	Home	W 74-72	vs. #183 Florida Intl
1/15/2005	Neut	L 38-73	vs. #51 St Josephs
1/19/2005	Home	L 66-84	vs. #47 Geo Washington
1/22/2005	Away	L 58-66	vs. #120 Dayton
1/26/2005	Home	L 71-78	vs. #141 Richmond
1/29/2005	Home	L 67-72	vs. #253 Duquesne
2/2/2005	Away	L 50-62	vs. #96 Xavier
2/6/2005	Home	W 90-88	vs. #185 Fordham
2/9/2005	Away	W 76-68	vs. #141 Richmond
2/12/2005	Home	L 45-56	vs. #120 Dayton
2/15/2005	Away	W 73-63	vs. #271 Rhode Island
2/19/2005	Home	L 66-69	vs. #142 Massachusetts
2/23/2005	Away	L 72-77	vs. #253 Duquesne
2/27/2005	Home	W 53-52	vs. #96 Xavier
3/5/2005	Away	L 67-73	vs. #99 Temple
3/9/2005	Neut	W 70-64	vs. #142 Massachusetts
3/10/2005	Neut	L 70-83	vs. #96 Xavier

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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