NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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OAKLAND
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-19
Power Rating: 73.633
Ranking: 184

0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-7 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-330

Home Ratings (5-5): 70.461 (228) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 4-4 69.797 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 77.914 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 69.961

Away Ratings (3-13): 72.433 (199)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 74.726
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-8 72.351
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 71.070

Neutral Ratings (4-1): 84.195 (69) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-0 78.758 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 76.008 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 78.211

League Power Rankings (10-9): 73.678 (185)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-4 69.797
Away Ratings: 3-5 74.726
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 78.758
Last Ten Ratings: 5-3 73.609

Non-League Power Ratings (2-10): 73.492 (186) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-5 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 1-1 77.914 Away Ratings: 0-8 72.351 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.008 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 76.008

Wins Power Rankings: 73.318 (182)
0-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
7-3 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-5 68.795
Away Ratings: 3-13 71.717
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 90.474
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 75.904

Rankings: Points: 74.043 (186) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-7 v #51-100 4-5 v #101-200 7-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 5-5 72.574 Away Ratings: 3-13 73.648 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 78.058 League Power Rankings: 10-9 73.961 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-10 74.285 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 74.586

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 75.429 (155)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-2 69.961
Away Ratings: 1-1 71.070
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 78.211
League Power Rankings: 5-3 73.609
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 76.008

Home Advantage: -0.963 (284)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0840 (76)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1868 (105)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2893 (121)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3902 (131)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5365 (141)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8062 (145)

Upward Stability: 2.0271 (45)

Downward Stability: 1.9086 (112)

RPI
RPI: 0.4876 (180)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-6 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
7-4 v #201-330

RPI Home (5-5): 0.4267 (259) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (3-13): 0.4709 (223)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (4-1): 0.6501 (22) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (10-9): 0.4842 (188)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
6-3 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (2-10): 0.4819 (173) 0-3 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5119 (126)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Away	L 58-69	vs. #96 Xavier
11/24/2004	Away	L 54-85	vs. #1 Illinois
11/27/2004	Home	L 87-95	vs. #97 Marquette
12/1/2004	Away	L 63-81	vs. #46 Texas AM
12/4/2004	Away	L 61-70	vs. #86 Missouri
12/6/2004	Away	L 69-76	vs. #67 Kansas St
12/15/2004	Away	L 59-69	vs. #171 St Louis
12/27/2004	Away	L 52-81	vs. #81 Akron
12/30/2004	Home	W 77-53	vs. #115 Bowling Green
1/3/2005	Home	W 93-83	vs. #318 Centenary
1/8/2005	Away	L 65-81	vs. #166 Iupui
1/10/2005	Home	L 78-87	vs. #178 Valparaiso
1/15/2005	Home	W 74-61	vs. #238 Chicago St
1/20/2005	Away	L 89-94	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
1/22/2005	Home	W 81-60	vs. #240 Southern Utah
1/24/2005	Away	L 71-82	vs. #178 Valparaiso
1/29/2005	Away	L 75-92	vs. #6 Michigan St
2/3/2005	Home	L 76-83	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
2/5/2005	Away	W 72-67	vs. #229 Western Ill
2/10/2005	Away	L 65-67	vs. #240 Southern Utah
2/12/2005	Away	W 60-50	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
2/16/2005	Home	L 61-72	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
2/19/2005	Away	L 62-73	vs. #238 Chicago St
2/23/2005	Home	L 74-75	vs. #229 Western Ill
2/26/2005	Home	W 94-89	vs. #166 Iupui
2/28/2005	Away	W 86-60	vs. #318 Centenary
3/5/2005	Neut	W 67-63	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
3/7/2005	Neut	W 56-53	vs. #238 Chicago St
3/8/2005	Neut	W 61-60	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
3/15/2005	Neut	W 79-69	vs. #284 Alabama A&M
3/18/2005	Neut	L 68-96	vs. #2 North Carolina

FUTURE GAMES

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