NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MINNESOTA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-11
Power Rating: 84.959
Ranking: 35

1-6 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (14-3): 84.924 (46) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-2 83.819 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-1 83.662 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 81.991

Away Ratings (5-4): 86.655 (29)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 4-4 83.694
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 93.459
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 78.584

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 82.608 (81) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 93.616 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 79.116 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 85.303

League Power Rankings (11-7): 86.248 (31)
1-4 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-2 83.819
Away Ratings: 4-4 83.694
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 93.616
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 82.780

Non-League Power Ratings (10-4): 82.436 (68) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-1 83.662 Away Ratings: 1-0 93.459 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 79.116 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 73.584

Wins Power Rankings: 86.592 (37)
1-6 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 14-3 86.045
Away Ratings: 5-4 89.561
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 83.295
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 84.381

Rankings: Points: 82.938 (38) 1-6 v #1-25 3-2 v #26-50 4-2 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 14-3 83.375 Away Ratings: 5-4 83.004 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 82.000 League Power Rankings: 11-7 83.336 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-4 82.157 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.774

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 82.823 (66)
0-2 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-1 81.991
Away Ratings: 2-2 78.584
Neutral Ratings: 1-2 85.303
League Power Rankings: 5-4 82.780
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 73.584

Home Advantage: 3.6980 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1216 (23)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2647 (49)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3955 (58)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5094 (64)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6457 (70)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8699 (67)

Upward Stability: 1.7252 (196)

Downward Stability: 1.9267 (102)

RPI
RPI: 0.5597 (58)
1-6 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
5-3 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (14-3): 0.5495 (67) 1-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (5-4): 0.5890 (42)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.5518 (91) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (11-7): 0.5665 (56)
1-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (10-4): 0.5509 (81) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5392 (60)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2004	Home	W 83-66	vs. #242 Lipscomb
11/24/2004	Neut	W 84-69	vs. #187 Furman
11/26/2004	Neut	L 72-78	vs. #21 Alabama
11/27/2004	Neut	L 54-67	vs. #20 Oklahoma
11/30/2004	Home	L 69-70	vs. #105 Florida St
12/4/2004	Home	W 72-56	vs. #63 Holy Cross
12/8/2004	Away	W 57-48	vs. #89 Nebraska
12/11/2004	Home	W 77-63	vs. #209 Central Mich
12/15/2004	Home	W 68-58	vs. #238 Chicago St
12/22/2004	Home	W 85-67	vs. #251 St Francis PA
12/29/2004	Home	W 94-59	vs. #159 NC Greensboro
1/1/2005	Home	W 79-58	vs. #237 Coppin St
1/3/2005	Home	W 93-67	vs. #165 Loyola Marymnt
1/8/2005	Home	W 83-62	vs. #226 Penn St
1/12/2005	Home	W 63-52	vs. #152 Purdue
1/15/2005	Away	L 60-66	vs. #31 Iowa
1/19/2005	Away	W 60-56	vs. #36 Ohio St
1/22/2005	Home	L 55-69	vs. #6 Michigan St
1/26/2005	Home	W 70-65	vs. #62 Indiana
1/29/2005	Away	L 66-89	vs. #1 Illinois
2/2/2005	Away	W 71-54	vs. #128 Michigan
2/5/2005	Home	W 60-50	vs. #13 Wisconsin
2/9/2005	Home	L 53-55	vs. #107 Northwestern
2/12/2005	Away	L 56-71	vs. #62 Indiana
2/16/2005	Away	L 62-81	vs. #6 Michigan St
2/19/2005	Home	W 52-50	vs. #36 Ohio St
2/23/2005	Home	W 65-57	vs. #31 Iowa
2/26/2005	Away	W 59-57	vs. #152 Purdue
3/2/2005	Away	W 73-69	vs. #226 Penn St
3/11/2005	Neut	W 71-55	vs. #62 Indiana
3/12/2005	Neut	L 56-64	vs. #1 Illinois
3/18/2005	Neut	L 53-64	vs. #38 Iowa St

FUTURE GAMES

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