NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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OLD DOMINION
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 27-6
Power Rating: 83.087
Ranking: 54

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
14-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (14-1): 82.455 (65) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 8-1 78.712 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-0 81.869 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 75.619

Away Ratings (10-4): 82.396 (63)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 7-2 80.587
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 80.884
Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 77.165

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 87.056 (41) 0-1 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: 3-0 86.650 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 83.962 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 85.759

League Power Rankings (18-3): 83.033 (60)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-1 78.712
Away Ratings: 7-2 80.587
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 86.650
Last Ten Ratings: 7-2 79.509

Non-League Power Ratings (9-3): 83.197 (59) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 6-0 81.869 Away Ratings: 3-2 80.884 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 83.962 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 83.962

Wins Power Rankings: 85.109 (48)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
14-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 14-1 84.031
Away Ratings: 10-4 84.546
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 89.296
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 80.968

Rankings: Points: 80.683 (66) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 10-4 v #101-200 14-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 14-1 80.597 Away Ratings: 10-4 79.761 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 84.433 League Power Rankings: 18-3 80.718 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-3 80.605 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 79.730

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 80.431 (92)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-1 75.619
Away Ratings: 3-1 77.165
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.759
League Power Rankings: 7-2 79.509
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 83.962

Home Advantage: 2.8327 (194)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0355 (216)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1179 (215)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2091 (210)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3098 (207)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4571 (210)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7311 (234)

Upward Stability: 1.3836 (303)

Downward Stability: 1.9068 (114)

RPI
RPI: 0.5806 (30)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
10-3 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
15-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (14-1): 0.5586 (57) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (10-4): 0.5924 (40)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.6241 (39) 0-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (18-3): 0.5941 (28)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
9-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.5556 (74) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4938 (168)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2004	Home	W 63-55	vs. #231 South Alabama
11/22/2004	Home	W 64-59	vs. #85 Kent
11/25/2004	Away	W 67-62	vs. #79 TCU
11/28/2004	Away	L 67-71	vs. #154 Texas A&M-CC
12/1/2004	Home	W 86-38	vs. #309 VMI
12/4/2004	Home	W 69-56	vs. #295 William & Mary
12/7/2004	Away	W 70-54	vs. #243 Liberty
12/12/2004	Away	W 51-50	vs. #176 East Carolina
12/18/2004	Home	W 86-65	vs. #254 East Tenn St
12/20/2004	Home	W 88-56	vs. #328 Longwood
12/22/2004	Home	W 66-62	vs. #51 St Josephs
1/2/2005	Away	L 60-73	vs. #60 DePaul
1/5/2005	Away	W 60-59	vs. #119 Drexel
1/8/2005	Home	W 76-43	vs. #312 James Madison
1/12/2005	Away	W 65-56	vs. #311 Towson
1/15/2005	Home	W 71-58	vs. #164 George Mason
1/19/2005	Away	W 67-66	vs. #100 Hofstra
1/22/2005	Home	W 70-56	vs. #139 NC Wilmington
1/26/2005	Home	W 71-62	vs. #252 Delaware
1/29/2005	Away	L 71-75	vs. #125 VA Commonwealth
1/31/2005	Home	W 86-72	vs. #119 Drexel
2/2/2005	Home	W 70-59	vs. #311 Towson
2/5/2005	Away	W 74-63	vs. #139 NC Wilmington
2/9/2005	Away	W 56-49	vs. #252 Delaware
2/12/2005	Home	W 82-76	vs. #125 VA Commonwealth
2/16/2005	Away	L 58-74	vs. #164 George Mason
2/19/2005	Away	W 82-66	vs. #295 William & Mary
2/23/2005	Home	L 63-66	vs. #100 Hofstra
2/26/2005	Away	W 82-60	vs. #312 James Madison
3/5/2005	Neut	W 64-51	vs. #295 William & Mary
3/6/2005	Neut	W 72-58	vs. #100 Hofstra
3/7/2005	Neut	W 73-66	vs. #125 VA Commonwealth
3/18/2005	Neut	L 81-89	vs. #6 Michigan St

FUTURE GAMES

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