NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 25-7
Power Rating: 85.425
Ranking: 33

2-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
10-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (17-1): 88.816 (20) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 7-0 87.800 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-1 82.113 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 89.988

Away Ratings (5-5): 81.613 (73)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-4 82.300
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 82.019
Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 95.488

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 89.167 (33) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-0 90.113 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 81.738 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 87.628

League Power Rankings (13-4): 86.765 (29)
2-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-0 87.800
Away Ratings: 3-4 82.300
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 90.113
Last Ten Ratings: 9-0 91.269

Non-League Power Ratings (12-3): 82.097 (71) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 10-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-1 82.113 Away Ratings: 2-1 82.019 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 81.738 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 81.738

Wins Power Rankings: 87.003 (34)
2-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
10-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 17-1 91.941
Away Ratings: 5-5 82.167
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 91.722
Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 95.285

Rankings: Points: 83.705 (32) 2-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-2 v #51-100 9-2 v #101-200 10-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 17-1 85.556 Away Ratings: 5-5 81.165 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 86.033 League Power Rankings: 13-4 84.462 Non-League Power Ratings: 12-3 81.955 Last Ten Ratings: 9-1 88.267

Last Ten Ratings (9-1): 91.988 (12)
0-1 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-0 89.988
Away Ratings: 2-0 95.488
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 87.628
League Power Rankings: 9-0 91.269
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 81.738

Home Advantage: 8.8544 (45)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0559 (130)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1646 (131)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2730 (134)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3726 (145)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5149 (157)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7696 (190)

Upward Stability: 1.3695 (306)

Downward Stability: 1.6710 (228)

RPI
RPI: 0.5467 (75)
2-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
17-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (17-1): 0.5541 (62) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 9-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (5-5): 0.5283 (123)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.5953 (61) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (13-4): 0.5843 (38)
2-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (12-3): 0.5041 (144) 0-3 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4659 (254)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/12/2004	Home	W 75-59	vs. #320 NO Carolina A&T
11/13/2004	Home	W 93-59	vs. #127 Santa Clara
11/14/2004	Home	W 82-74	vs. #253 Duquesne
11/22/2004	Away	L 75-79	vs. #78 Oregon
11/27/2004	Home	W 81-70	vs. #275 Northrn Arizona
12/1/2004	Home	W 99-80	vs. #293 New Mexico St
12/4/2004	Away	W 84-66	vs. #293 New Mexico St
12/9/2004	Home	W 86-52	vs. #316 Northern Colorado
12/12/2004	Home	W 77-53	vs. #323 Ark Pine Bluff
12/18/2004	Home	W 77-58	vs. #91 Tennessee
12/22/2004	Home	L 64-81	vs. #5 Wake Forest
12/28/2004	Home	W 101-68	vs. #291 Miss Valley St
12/29/2004	Home	W 88-66	vs. #244 Troy St
1/3/2005	Away	W 64-55	vs. #273 Texas Arlington
1/8/2005	Home	W 89-75	vs. #113 Wyoming
1/15/2005	Away	L 62-64	vs. #87 Air Force
1/22/2005	Away	L 58-69	vs. #19 Utah
1/24/2005	Away	L 53-68	vs. #179 BYU
1/29/2005	Home	W 62-58	vs. #90 Unlv
1/31/2005	Home	W 88-71	vs. #163 San Diego St
2/5/2005	Away	W 55-47	vs. #175 Colorado St
2/7/2005	Away	L 71-81	vs. #113 Wyoming
2/14/2005	Home	W 63-52	vs. #87 Air Force
2/19/2005	Home	W 91-72	vs. #179 BYU
2/21/2005	Home	W 65-54	vs. #19 Utah
2/26/2005	Away	W 78-61	vs. #163 San Diego St
2/28/2005	Away	W 77-66	vs. #90 Unlv
3/5/2005	Home	W 72-61	vs. #175 Colorado St
3/10/2005	Neut	W 85-71	vs. #179 BYU
3/11/2005	Neut	W 77-67	vs. #163 San Diego St
3/12/2005	Neut	W 60-56	vs. #19 Utah
3/18/2005	Neut	L 47-55	vs. #11 Villanova

FUTURE GAMES

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