NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-12
Power Rating: 74.652
Ranking: 169

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

Home Ratings (7-4): 72.519 (203) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-2 71.331 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 70.589 Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 70.706

Away Ratings (7-7): 77.445 (130)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 6-2 79.933
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-5 71.558
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 71.308

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 62.777 (279) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 69.652 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 74.652 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 69.652

League Power Rankings (12-5): 76.620 (138)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-2 71.331
Away Ratings: 6-2 79.933
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.652
Last Ten Ratings: 3-5 70.206

Non-League Power Ratings (2-7): 68.823 (248) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 1-2 70.589 Away Ratings: 1-5 71.558 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 74.652 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 75.152

Wins Power Rankings: 74.702 (162)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-4 72.363
Away Ratings: 7-7 78.077
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 54.452
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 68.999

Rankings: Points: 74.611 (179) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 5-5 v #101-200 7-4 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-4 72.404 Away Ratings: 7-7 76.915 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.048 League Power Rankings: 12-5 75.876 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-7 71.142 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.876

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 70.288 (234)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-2 70.706
Away Ratings: 1-2 71.308
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.652
League Power Rankings: 3-5 70.206
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 75.152

Home Advantage: -0.138 (273)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0288 (249)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1043 (241)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.1952 (233)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2910 (227)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4421 (217)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7446 (216)

Upward Stability: 1.7185 (198)

Downward Stability: 1.7998 (163)

RPI
RPI: 0.4955 (163)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-330

RPI Home (7-4): 0.4699 (189) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-330

RPI Away (7-7): 0.5253 (130)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (285) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (12-5): 0.5148 (129)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
5-3 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (2-7): 0.4513 (224) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4724 (235)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2004	Away	L 64-82	vs. #34 Mississippi St
12/1/2004	Away	L 69-77	vs. #235 Eastern Ill
12/4/2004	Away	L 56-62	vs. #150 Central Florida
12/11/2004	Home	L 58-81	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
12/18/2004	Home	L 56-57	vs. #150 Central Florida
12/21/2004	Away	L 68-79	vs. #98 Colorado
12/28/2004	Away	L 68-81	vs. #55 Wichita St
1/3/2005	Away	W 77-61	vs. #166 Iupui
1/6/2005	Home	W 88-78	vs. #240 Southern Utah
1/8/2005	Away	W 70-66	vs. #318 Centenary
1/13/2005	Away	W 84-78	vs. #178 Valparaiso
1/15/2005	Away	W 82-80	vs. #229 Western Ill
1/20/2005	Home	W 81-76	vs. #166 Iupui
1/24/2005	Home	W 82-70	vs. #318 Centenary
1/29/2005	Away	W 88-74	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
2/3/2005	Away	W 83-76	vs. #184 Oakland
2/5/2005	Home	L 69-72	vs. #238 Chicago St
2/7/2005	Home	W 84-77	vs. #218 Utah Valley St
2/12/2005	Home	L 50-60	vs. #184 Oakland
2/14/2005	Away	W 74-51	vs. #328 Longwood
2/17/2005	Home	W 67-63	vs. #229 Western Ill
2/22/2005	Home	W 77-70	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
2/24/2005	Away	L 72-74	vs. #238 Chicago St
2/26/2005	Away	L 75-80	vs. #240 Southern Utah
2/28/2005	Home	W 80-79	vs. #178 Valparaiso
3/5/2005	Neut	L 63-67	vs. #184 Oakland

FUTURE GAMES

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