NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-18
Power Rating: 67.353
Ranking: 278

0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
10-10 v #201-330

Home Ratings (7-5): 67.978 (261) 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 66.423 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 64.165 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 66.603

Away Ratings (2-12): 65.009 (296)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
2-8 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 1-8 69.892
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 63.572
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 70.540

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 74.165 (162) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 71.728 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 67.353 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 71.728

League Power Rankings (6-14): 67.954 (268)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
6-7 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-5 66.423
Away Ratings: 1-8 69.892
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.728
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 69.322

Non-League Power Ratings (4-4): 65.267 (292) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 3-0 64.165 Away Ratings: 1-4 63.572 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 67.353 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 67.353

Wins Power Rankings: 66.312 (271)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
9-9 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-5 67.562
Away Ratings: 2-12 62.312
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 75.874
Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 65.859

Rankings: Points: 68.507 (288) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-6 v #101-200 8-8 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-5 67.980 Away Ratings: 2-12 68.327 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 72.132 League Power Rankings: 6-14 69.093 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-4 66.570 Last Ten Ratings: 2-8 69.577

Last Ten Ratings (2-8): 67.486 (264)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-3 66.603
Away Ratings: 0-4 70.540
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 71.728
League Power Rankings: 2-8 69.322
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 67.353

Home Advantage: 5.6339 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0341 (225)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1088 (230)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1921 (237)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2815 (236)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4172 (242)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7116 (258)

Upward Stability: 1.7724 (170)

Downward Stability: 1.5246 (260)

RPI
RPI: 0.4285 (288)
0-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
7-7 v #201-330

RPI Home (7-5): 0.4305 (254) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-330

RPI Away (2-12): 0.4089 (302)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-6 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5234 (119) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (6-14): 0.4421 (266)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
3-4 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (4-4): 0.4044 (293) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 4-3 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4564 (282)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 67-61	vs. #290 Navy
11/23/2004	Away	L 41-66	vs. #11 Villanova
11/27/2004	Away	L 70-82	vs. #312 James Madison
12/1/2004	Away	L 62-69	vs. #329 MD Eastrn Shore
12/4/2004	Home	W 63-61	vs. #311 Towson
12/9/2004	Home	L 51-62	vs. #206 Maine
12/11/2004	Away	L 69-76	vs. #253 Duquesne
12/21/2004	Home	W 58-53	vs. #313 Loyola MD
12/29/2004	Away	W 66-56	vs. #252 Delaware
1/2/2005	Home	L 41-60	vs. #274 New Hampshire
1/5/2005	Home	W 74-67	vs. #245 Stony Brook
1/8/2005	Away	L 54-80	vs. #292 Hartford
1/13/2005	Away	L 51-67	vs. #111 Boston U
1/15/2005	Away	L 66-77	vs. #106 Northeastern
1/19/2005	Home	W 67-62	vs. #201 Albany NY
1/22/2005	Home	W 61-59	vs. #202 Binghamton
1/27/2005	Away	W 71-57	vs. #206 Maine
1/29/2005	Away	L 64-73	vs. #274 New Hampshire
2/2/2005	Home	L 70-80	vs. #40 Vermont
2/5/2005	Away	L 40-42	vs. #245 Stony Brook
2/9/2005	Home	L 51-61	vs. #111 Boston U
2/12/2005	Home	L 55-85	vs. #106 Northeastern
2/16/2005	Away	L 51-61	vs. #202 Binghamton
2/19/2005	Away	L 62-76	vs. #201 Albany NY
2/24/2005	Away	L 61-66	vs. #40 Vermont
2/27/2005	Home	W 68-58	vs. #292 Hartford
3/4/2005	Neut	W 78-73	vs. #274 New Hampshire
3/5/2005	Neut	L 61-76	vs. #40 Vermont

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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