NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NC GREENSBORO
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-12
Power Rating: 75.028
Ranking: 159

0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
10-2 v #201-330

Home Ratings (8-2): 75.262 (163) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-2 73.684 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-0 73.715 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 72.418

Away Ratings (4-10): 71.934 (210)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-6 71.262
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 74.278
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 68.934

Neutral Ratings (3-0): 86.809 (44) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-0 81.840 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 72.465 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 81.840

League Power Rankings (11-8): 74.625 (164)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-2 73.684
Away Ratings: 3-6 71.262
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 81.840
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.285

Non-League Power Ratings (4-4): 77.184 (142) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-0 73.715 Away Ratings: 1-4 74.278 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 72.465 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.028

Wins Power Rankings: 75.957 (148)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
10-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-2 75.317
Away Ratings: 4-10 72.383
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 96.957
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 74.446

Rankings: Points: 73.768 (191) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-5 v #101-200 10-2 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-2 74.877 Away Ratings: 4-10 71.404 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 78.846 League Power Rankings: 11-8 73.801 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-4 73.619 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 73.393

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 74.008 (175)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-2 72.418
Away Ratings: 1-3 68.934
Neutral Ratings: 2-0 81.840
League Power Rankings: 5-5 73.285
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 75.028

Home Advantage: 4.5128 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0523 (142)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1442 (154)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2333 (175)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3303 (183)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4770 (189)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7711 (187)

Upward Stability: 1.7041 (203)

Downward Stability: 1.8398 (142)

RPI
RPI: 0.5162 (125)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-330

RPI Home (8-2): 0.4895 (159) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-10): 0.5047 (168)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (3-0): 0.6407 (28) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (11-8): 0.5065 (142)
0-0 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (4-4): 0.5394 (104) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4871 (191)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/23/2004	Home	W 79-73	vs. #282 Coast Carolina
11/27/2004	Away	L 44-98	vs. #3 Duke
12/3/2004	Neut	W 79-78	vs. #215 SO Mississippi
12/4/2004	Away	L 58-83	vs. #31 Iowa
12/18/2004	Away	W 74-69	vs. #243 Liberty
12/20/2004	Home	W 84-62	vs. #295 William & Mary
12/23/2004	Away	L 53-85	vs. #13 Wisconsin
12/29/2004	Away	L 59-94	vs. #35 Minnesota
1/5/2005	Home	W 61-44	vs. #210 Wofford
1/8/2005	Away	W 84-79	vs. #168 Appalachian St
1/10/2005	Away	L 65-82	vs. #187 Furman
1/15/2005	Home	W 66-54	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
1/18/2005	Home	W 79-76	vs. #254 East Tenn St
1/22/2005	Away	W 78-68	vs. #289 The Citadel
1/24/2005	Away	L 67-79	vs. #147 Coll Of Charltn
1/29/2005	Home	W 62-57	vs. #140 Chattanooga
1/31/2005	Away	L 50-54	vs. #268 Elon
2/5/2005	Home	L 69-78	vs. #77 Davidson
2/8/2005	Home	L 79-85	vs. #167 Geo Southern
2/12/2005	Away	L 78-105	vs. #254 East Tenn St
2/14/2005	Away	L 68-82	vs. #140 Chattanooga
2/19/2005	Home	W 92-73	vs. #168 Appalachian St
2/22/2005	Home	W 69-60	vs. #268 Elon
2/26/2005	Away	W 79-76	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
3/3/2005	Neut	W 73-71	vs. #167 Geo Southern
3/4/2005	Neut	W 73-68	vs. #77 Davidson
3/5/2005	Away	L 62-66	vs. #140 Chattanooga

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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