NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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LSU
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-10
Power Rating: 85.472
Ranking: 32

2-5 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
9-0 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-330

Home Ratings (14-1): 90.168 (15) 2-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 8-0 87.965 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-1 82.097 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 88.441

Away Ratings (4-6): 84.105 (51)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 4-4 85.215
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 76.347
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 89.488

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 80.050 (103) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 92.222 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 76.691 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 84.441

League Power Rankings (13-5): 88.609 (21)
2-3 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-0 87.965
Away Ratings: 4-4 85.215
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 92.222
Last Ten Ratings: 7-2 89.836

Non-League Power Ratings (7-5): 79.652 (104) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 6-1 82.097 Away Ratings: 0-2 76.347 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 76.691 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 69.722

Wins Power Rankings: 87.371 (31)
2-5 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
9-0 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 14-1 94.730
Away Ratings: 4-6 86.062
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 79.402
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 90.808

Rankings: Points: 83.091 (36) 2-4 v #1-25 4-2 v #26-50 4-3 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 14-1 85.076 Away Ratings: 4-6 81.869 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 81.349 League Power Rankings: 13-5 85.291 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-5 78.943 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 85.654

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 88.523 (23)
1-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-0 88.441
Away Ratings: 3-1 89.488
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 84.441
League Power Rankings: 7-2 89.836
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 69.722

Home Advantage: 11.223 (21)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0954 (60)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2560 (56)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4030 (48)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5397 (39)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6975 (29)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9067 (18)

Upward Stability: 1.7603 (176)

Downward Stability: 2.2022 (27)

RPI
RPI: 0.5836 (28)
2-4 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (14-1): 0.6365 (8) 2-0 v #1-25 4-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-6): 0.5781 (48)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.4842 (162) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (13-5): 0.6249 (13)
2-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (7-5): 0.5197 (126) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5559 (35)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 83-58	vs. #217 Tulane
11/21/2004	Home	W 83-69	vs. #73 Ul Lafayette
11/24/2004	Home	W 95-79	vs. #188 New Orleans
11/27/2004	Home	L 69-84	vs. #25 West Virginia
12/11/2004	Home	W 83-74	vs. #162 Northwestern St
12/13/2004	Home	W 82-79	vs. #247 McNeese St
12/18/2004	Neut	L 84-88	vs. #215 SO Mississippi
12/21/2004	Away	L 72-81	vs. #94 Houston
12/30/2004	Neut	W 67-50	vs. #105 Florida St
1/3/2005	Away	L 55-69	vs. #19 Utah
1/8/2005	Away	L 58-73	vs. #21 Alabama
1/12/2005	Home	W 79-64	vs. #52 South Carolina
1/15/2005	Home	W 113-101	vs. #36 Ohio St
1/19/2005	Home	W 66-63	vs. #71 Arkansas
1/22/2005	Away	L 58-89	vs. #7 Kentucky
1/26/2005	Home	W 70-60	vs. #116 Mississippi
1/29/2005	Home	W 69-62	vs. #34 Mississippi St
2/2/2005	Away	W 95-79	vs. #196 Georgia
2/5/2005	Away	L 55-77	vs. #91 Tennessee
2/9/2005	Home	W 90-69	vs. #124 Auburn
2/12/2005	Away	L 62-65	vs. #71 Arkansas
2/16/2005	Away	W 80-72	vs. #34 Mississippi St
2/19/2005	Home	W 77-73	vs. #16 Florida
2/22/2005	Home	W 61-59	vs. #21 Alabama
2/26/2005	Away	W 77-64	vs. #124 Auburn
3/2/2005	Away	W 58-53	vs. #116 Mississippi
3/5/2005	Home	W 81-69	vs. #53 Vanderbilt
3/11/2005	Neut	W 89-58	vs. #124 Auburn
3/12/2005	Neut	L 78-79	vs. #7 Kentucky
3/17/2005	Neut	L 68-82	vs. #49 Uab

FUTURE GAMES

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