NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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NORTH TEXAS
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-14
Power Rating: 72.538
Ranking: 200

0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
7-6 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-330

Home Ratings (7-7): 70.812 (226) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 5-3 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-6 69.007 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-1 75.054 Last Ten Ratings: 3-4 69.155

Away Ratings (4-7): 75.273 (156)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-4 75.491
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 72.726
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 68.101

Neutral Ratings (1-0): 76.163 (143) 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 72.538 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 69.413 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.538

League Power Rankings (6-10): 71.206 (225)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-6 69.007
Away Ratings: 3-4 75.491
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.538
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 68.968

Non-League Power Ratings (6-4): 75.796 (158) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-1 75.054 Away Ratings: 1-3 72.726 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 69.413 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 72.538

Wins Power Rankings: 72.316 (196)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-7 69.894
Away Ratings: 4-7 76.093
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 81.316
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 67.058

Rankings: Points: 72.736 (208) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-5 v #51-100 6-5 v #101-200 5-2 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-7 71.825 Away Ratings: 4-7 74.345 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 72.173 League Power Rankings: 6-10 72.048 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-4 74.259 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 70.013

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 68.390 (257)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-4 69.155
Away Ratings: 0-3 68.101
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 72.538
League Power Rankings: 3-7 68.968
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 72.538

Home Advantage: -0.725 (283)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0351 (220)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1205 (209)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2166 (203)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3197 (198)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4796 (185)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7822 (179)

Upward Stability: 1.8248 (137)

Downward Stability: 1.7144 (212)

RPI
RPI: 0.4818 (195)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-5 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-330

RPI Home (7-7): 0.4539 (214) 0-0 v #1-25 1-3 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-7): 0.5215 (136)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-0): 0.0 (286) 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

RPI League (6-10): 0.4500 (246)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (6-4): 0.5418 (101) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4972 (158)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2004	Away	L 71-85	vs. #21 Alabama
11/23/2004	Home	W 76-69	vs. #139 NC Wilmington
11/27/2004	Home	W 70-66	vs. #180 Lamar
12/4/2004	Home	L 78-88	vs. #79 TCU
12/7/2004	Away	L 57-86	vs. #39 Texas
12/11/2004	Away	W 92-85	vs. #283 TX Pan American
12/16/2004	Home	W 95-73	vs. #305 Southern
12/22/2004	Home	W 69-62	vs. #186 SE Missouri St
12/29/2004	Away	L 56-72	vs. #140 Chattanooga
12/30/2004	Neut	W 75-70	vs. #303 Tenn Martin
1/8/2005	Away	W 79-69	vs. #293 New Mexico St
1/13/2005	Away	L 52-79	vs. #102 Denver
1/17/2005	Away	W 68-60	vs. #183 Florida Intl
1/20/2005	Home	L 64-71	vs. #112 Arkansas Lr
1/22/2005	Home	L 70-73	vs. #151 Arkansas St
1/27/2005	Away	W 66-60	vs. #188 New Orleans
1/29/2005	Away	L 60-67	vs. #231 South Alabama
2/3/2005	Home	L 79-86	vs. #73 Ul Lafayette
2/5/2005	Home	W 79-67	vs. #293 New Mexico St
2/10/2005	Away	L 64-79	vs. #133 Middle Tenn St
2/12/2005	Home	L 92-93	vs. #95 Western KY
2/17/2005	Home	W 68-66	vs. #102 Denver
2/19/2005	Away	L 67-80	vs. #73 Ul Lafayette
2/24/2005	Home	W 74-73	vs. #188 New Orleans
2/26/2005	Home	L 72-91	vs. #231 South Alabama
3/4/2005	Home	L 76-84	vs. #151 Arkansas St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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