NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MARSHALL
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 6-22
Power Rating: 71.753
Ranking: 212

1-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-14 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330

Home Ratings (4-8): 69.667 (237) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-7 70.285 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 69.785 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 73.628

Away Ratings (1-13): 72.253 (205)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-9 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 1-9 76.894
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-4 72.316
Last Ten Ratings: 1-5 78.113

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 83.878 (74) 1-0 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: 0-0 71.753 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 81.535 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.753

League Power Rankings (3-16): 70.831 (234)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-11 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-7 70.285
Away Ratings: 1-9 76.894
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.753
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 76.035

Non-League Power Ratings (3-6): 74.433 (173) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-1 69.785 Away Ratings: 0-4 72.316 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.535 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 71.753

Wins Power Rankings: 70.912 (217)
1-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-13 v #51-100
1-7 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-8 68.615
Away Ratings: 1-13 70.771
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 87.537
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 75.693

Rankings: Points: 72.919 (202) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-15 v #51-100 2-5 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-8 70.919 Away Ratings: 1-13 74.353 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 79.013 League Power Rankings: 3-16 72.763 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-6 73.349 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 75.216

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 75.441 (154)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-2 73.628
Away Ratings: 1-5 78.113
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 71.753
League Power Rankings: 3-7 76.035
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 71.753

Home Advantage: -0.229 (277)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0631 (106)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1965 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3503 (78)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4931 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6637 (53)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8876 (33)

Upward Stability: 1.7099 (200)

Downward Stability: 1.2668 (293)

RPI
RPI: 0.4563 (235)
0-0 v #1-25
2-6 v #26-50
0-11 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330

RPI Home (4-8): 0.4307 (253) 1-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (1-13): 0.4599 (239)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5605 (88) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (3-16): 0.4471 (257)
0-0 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
1-3 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (3-6): 0.4803 (176) 1-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5439 (53)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Away	L 57-58	vs. #139 NC Wilmington
11/23/2004	Home	W 80-76	vs. #254 East Tenn St
11/27/2004	Neut	L 69-89	vs. #78 Oregon
11/30/2004	Away	L 88-90	vs. #207 Eastern Mich
12/4/2004	Home	L 78-81	vs. #49 Uab
12/11/2004	Away	L 67-79	vs. #109 Illinois St
12/18/2004	Away	L 54-70	vs. #95 Western KY
12/21/2004	Home	W 74-73	vs. #262 High Point
12/30/2004	Away	L 46-69	vs. #96 Xavier
1/2/2005	Home	L 83-88	vs. #209 Central Mich
1/6/2005	Home	L 64-69	vs. #115 Bowling Green
1/9/2005	Away	L 68-77	vs. #74 Ohio
1/11/2005	Neut	W 59-55	vs. #25 West Virginia
1/15/2005	Home	L 74-83	vs. #103 Toledo
1/19/2005	Home	L 55-65	vs. #81 Akron
1/22/2005	Away	L 66-75	vs. #85 Kent
1/27/2005	Away	L 65-78	vs. #64 Buffalo
2/1/2005	Home	L 63-70	vs. #85 Kent
2/3/2005	Away	L 66-77	vs. #149 Northern Ill
2/6/2005	Away	W 90-81	vs. #118 Ball St
2/9/2005	Home	W 81-75	vs. #207 Eastern Mich
2/12/2005	Away	L 70-90	vs. #88 Western Mich
2/15/2005	Away	L 51-59	vs. #70 Miami Ohio
2/23/2005	Home	L 55-68	vs. #64 Buffalo
2/26/2005	Home	L 62-83	vs. #74 Ohio
3/2/2005	Away	L 64-71	vs. #81 Akron
3/5/2005	Home	W 54-47	vs. #70 Miami Ohio
3/7/2005	Away	L 66-72	vs. #74 Ohio

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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