NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-13
Power Rating: 82.299
Ranking: 65

1-7 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-5 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330

Home Ratings (11-6): 79.186 (107) 0-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 4-4 79.713 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-2 75.690 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 78.440

Away Ratings (5-6): 87.198 (26)
1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 86.260
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 90.581
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 85.737

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 72.862 (175) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 80.206 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 82.299 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 80.206

League Power Rankings (7-10): 82.686 (65)
0-7 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-4 79.713
Away Ratings: 3-5 86.260
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 80.206
Last Ten Ratings: 3-6 81.932

Non-League Power Ratings (9-3): 81.135 (84) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-2 75.690 Away Ratings: 2-1 90.581 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 82.299 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 85.174

Wins Power Rankings: 83.612 (64)
1-7 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 11-6 79.917
Away Ratings: 5-6 89.604
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.612
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 81.065

Rankings: Points: 80.710 (65) 2-7 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 5-5 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 11-6 78.104 Away Ratings: 5-6 84.428 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.835 League Power Rankings: 7-10 80.631 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-3 80.905 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 80.299

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 80.600 (89)
0-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-3 78.440
Away Ratings: 2-3 85.737
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 80.206
League Power Rankings: 3-6 81.932
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 85.174

Home Advantage: -3.007 (307)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1342 (13)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2953 (20)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4314 (30)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5457 (35)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6774 (41)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8769 (48)

Upward Stability: 1.7399 (190)

Downward Stability: 1.7013 (218)

RPI
RPI: 0.5469 (74)
1-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (11-6): 0.5148 (114) 1-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (5-6): 0.6111 (19)
0-4 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (270) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (7-10): 0.5391 (91)
0-5 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.5609 (65) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5588 (28)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2004	Home	W 67-64	vs. #210 Wofford
11/23/2004	Home	L 50-60	vs. #225 SO Carolina St
11/27/2004	Home	L 70-83	vs. #96 Xavier
11/29/2004	Home	W 84-68	vs. #250 Fla Atlantic
12/4/2004	Away	W 72-65	vs. #16 Florida
12/7/2004	Away	W 80-67	vs. #183 Florida Intl
12/12/2004	Home	W 80-53	vs. #142 Massachusetts
12/18/2004	Home	W 81-50	vs. #266 Stetson
12/23/2004	Home	W 69-57	vs. #172 Tennessee Tech
12/30/2004	Home	W 80-63	vs. #168 Appalachian St
1/2/2005	Home	W 76-58	vs. #280 Norfolk St
1/6/2005	Away	L 69-80	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
1/9/2005	Home	W 67-66	vs. #27 North Carolina St
1/12/2005	Away	W 91-80	vs. #76 Virginia
1/15/2005	Home	W 64-63	vs. #105 Florida St
1/19/2005	Home	L 83-92	vs. #3 Duke
1/22/2005	Away	L 67-87	vs. #2 North Carolina
1/26/2005	Home	W 69-65	vs. #59 Clemson
1/29/2005	Away	L 82-94	vs. #5 Wake Forest
2/2/2005	Home	L 63-73	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
2/5/2005	Home	W 75-73	vs. #44 Maryland
2/12/2005	Away	W 83-77	vs. #59 Clemson
2/15/2005	Home	L 63-68	vs. #5 Wake Forest
2/19/2005	Away	L 58-71	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
2/22/2005	Away	W 65-49	vs. #105 Florida St
2/26/2005	Home	L 72-76	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
3/3/2005	Away	L 59-83	vs. #3 Duke
3/10/2005	Neut	L 65-66	vs. #76 Virginia
3/15/2005	Away	L 67-69	vs. #52 South Carolina

FUTURE GAMES

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