NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-11
Power Rating: 75.760
Ranking: 148

0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-330

Home Ratings (8-4): 72.499 (205) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-3 71.714 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 75.729 Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 69.917

Away Ratings (6-7): 78.186 (114)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 5-3 76.971
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 81.323
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 80.354

Neutral Ratings (1-0): 94.260 (8) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-0 75.760 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 92.260 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.760

League Power Rankings (11-6): 74.510 (166)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-3 71.714
Away Ratings: 5-3 76.971
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 75.760
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 72.706

Non-League Power Ratings (4-5): 79.307 (109) 0-0 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-1 75.729 Away Ratings: 1-4 81.323 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 92.260 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 89.135

Wins Power Rankings: 75.255 (154)
0-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
10-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-4 70.966
Away Ratings: 6-7 78.661
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 95.255
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 73.833

Rankings: Points: 76.374 (143) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 5-6 v #101-200 10-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-4 74.237 Away Ratings: 6-7 77.725 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 93.374 League Power Rankings: 11-6 75.512 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-5 78.608 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 75.534

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 74.589 (167)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-3 69.917
Away Ratings: 3-1 80.354
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 75.760
League Power Rankings: 5-4 72.706
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 89.135

Home Advantage: -3.025 (308)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0330 (231)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1107 (229)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2013 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2945 (219)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4362 (224)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7566 (208)

Upward Stability: 1.5303 (277)

Downward Stability: 1.7833 (174)

RPI
RPI: 0.5194 (120)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
10-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (8-4): 0.4844 (165) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-330

RPI Away (6-7): 0.5447 (95)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-3 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-0): 0.0 (279) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (11-6): 0.4986 (157)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (4-5): 0.5556 (75) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4953 (163)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/28/2004	Away	L 55-59	vs. #86 Missouri
12/1/2004	Home	W 69-58	vs. #216 Tex San Antonio
12/4/2004	Home	L 72-82	vs. #95 Western KY
12/11/2004	Away	L 71-80	vs. #29 Southern Ill
12/22/2004	Home	W 68-39	vs. #195 Delaware St
12/28/2004	Neut	W 66-43	vs. #249 UC Davis
12/29/2004	Away	L 62-75	vs. #50 St Marys CA
1/2/2005	Away	L 80-100	vs. #49 Uab
1/6/2005	Home	W 83-61	vs. #287 Morehead St
1/8/2005	Home	W 80-78	vs. #130 Eastern KY
1/13/2005	Away	L 47-55	vs. #204 Samford
1/15/2005	Away	W 77-61	vs. #307 Jacksonville St
1/18/2005	Away	W 96-70	vs. #303 Tenn Martin
1/22/2005	Home	W 82-74	vs. #193 Tennessee St
1/27/2005	Away	L 61-73	vs. #130 Eastern KY
1/29/2005	Away	W 83-64	vs. #287 Morehead St
2/3/2005	Home	W 73-69	vs. #235 Eastern Ill
2/5/2005	Home	L 58-61	vs. #186 SE Missouri St
2/10/2005	Home	L 68-72	vs. #172 Tennessee Tech
2/12/2005	Home	W 82-73	vs. #199 Austin Peay
2/15/2005	Home	W 80-56	vs. #303 Tenn Martin
2/17/2005	Away	L 68-74	vs. #193 Tennessee St
2/19/2005	Away	W 69-63	vs. #104 Rice
2/24/2005	Away	W 61-57	vs. #186 SE Missouri St
2/26/2005	Away	W 72-66	vs. #235 Eastern Ill
3/1/2005	Home	L 58-61	vs. #186 SE Missouri St

FUTURE GAMES

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