NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTH CAROLINA ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-14
Power Rating: 86.756
Ranking: 27

4-9 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (11-6): 81.834 (74) 1-4 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-5 83.545 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-1 81.802 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 87.599

Away Ratings (5-6): 87.912 (23)
1-3 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 4-4 90.498
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 80.709
Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 95.006

Neutral Ratings (5-2): 91.959 (14) 2-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-1 94.459 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 88.568 Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 91.670

League Power Rankings (9-10): 87.357 (25)
3-6 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-5 83.545
Away Ratings: 4-4 90.498
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 94.459
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 91.701

Non-League Power Ratings (12-4): 85.513 (37) 1-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-1 81.802 Away Ratings: 1-2 80.709 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 88.568 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 89.209

Wins Power Rankings: 88.386 (28)
4-9 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 11-6 81.765
Away Ratings: 5-6 90.058
Neutral Ratings: 5-2 94.933
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 92.812

Rankings: Points: 84.970 (24) 4-8 v #1-25 3-1 v #26-50 5-4 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 11-6 81.990 Away Ratings: 5-6 85.568 Neutral Ratings: 5-2 88.314 League Power Rankings: 9-10 85.908 Non-League Power Ratings: 12-4 83.232 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 87.775

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 90.502 (17)
2-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-0 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-2 87.599
Away Ratings: 1-0 95.006
Neutral Ratings: 4-2 91.670
League Power Rankings: 4-3 91.701
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 89.209

Home Advantage: -3.842 (315)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1502 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3397 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4850 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5964 (10)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7218 (14)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8955 (26)

Upward Stability: 2.1230 (15)

Downward Stability: 2.2036 (26)

RPI
RPI: 0.5614 (55)
2-8 v #1-25
4-1 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (11-6): 0.4989 (134) 0-3 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (5-6): 0.5942 (36)
1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.6532 (20) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (9-10): 0.5774 (44)
1-6 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (12-4): 0.5505 (84) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5584 (29)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2004	Home	W 92-58	vs. #188 New Orleans
11/18/2004	Home	W 71-45	vs. #268 Elon
11/19/2004	Home	W 100-66	vs. #176 East Carolina
11/26/2004	Home	W 99-44	vs. #322 Campbell
11/29/2004	Home	W 60-53	vs. #152 Purdue
12/5/2004	Home	W 76-60	vs. #197 Manhattan
12/11/2004	Home	W 94-60	vs. #243 Liberty
12/15/2004	Home	W 78-72	vs. #73 Ul Lafayette
12/19/2004	Away	L 64-68	vs. #8 Washington
12/21/2004	Away	W 72-61	vs. #179 BYU
12/28/2004	Neut	W 84-74	vs. #257 Columbia
12/30/2004	Away	L 45-63	vs. #129 St Johns
1/2/2005	Home	L 69-82	vs. #25 West Virginia
1/9/2005	Away	L 66-67	vs. #65 Miami Fla
1/13/2005	Home	L 74-86	vs. #3 Duke
1/16/2005	Home	W 76-68	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
1/19/2005	Away	L 71-72	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
1/23/2005	Away	W 85-69	vs. #44 Maryland
1/26/2005	Home	L 64-70	vs. #105 Florida St
1/29/2005	Away	W 80-70	vs. #59 Clemson
2/3/2005	Away	L 71-95	vs. #2 North Carolina
2/5/2005	Home	L 62-64	vs. #76 Virginia
2/10/2005	Away	L 75-86	vs. #5 Wake Forest
2/13/2005	Away	W 53-51	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
2/16/2005	Home	W 82-63	vs. #44 Maryland
2/22/2005	Home	L 71-81	vs. #2 North Carolina
2/26/2005	Home	W 74-54	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
3/2/2005	Away	W 82-72	vs. #76 Virginia
3/6/2005	Home	L 53-55	vs. #5 Wake Forest
3/10/2005	Neut	W 70-54	vs. #105 Florida St
3/11/2005	Neut	W 81-65	vs. #5 Wake Forest
3/12/2005	Neut	L 69-76	vs. #3 Duke
3/18/2005	Neut	W 75-63	vs. #41 Charlotte
3/20/2005	Neut	W 65-62	vs. #15 Connecticut
3/25/2005	Neut	L 56-65	vs. #13 Wisconsin

FUTURE GAMES

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