NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-11
Power Rating: 81.357
Ranking: 74

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
8-4 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-330

Home Ratings (13-1): 83.661 (58) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 9-1 79.197 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-0 81.857 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 79.513

Away Ratings (4-9): 77.197 (134)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
1-5 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-6 80.595
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 73.997
Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 80.544

Neutral Ratings (4-1): 87.701 (37) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-0 86.169 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 80.732 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 85.630

League Power Rankings (15-7): 82.658 (66)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
8-4 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 9-1 79.197
Away Ratings: 3-6 80.595
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 86.169
Last Ten Ratings: 7-1 82.833

Non-League Power Ratings (6-4): 77.380 (138) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-0 81.857 Away Ratings: 1-3 73.997 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 80.732 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 82.201

Wins Power Rankings: 82.757 (71)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
8-4 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 13-1 86.843
Away Ratings: 4-9 77.335
Neutral Ratings: 4-1 91.132
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 88.913

Rankings: Points: 79.513 (84) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 9-4 v #51-100 6-5 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 13-1 80.017 Away Ratings: 4-9 77.408 Neutral Ratings: 4-1 83.138 League Power Rankings: 15-7 80.292 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-4 77.083 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 81.755

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 85.724 (36)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-0 79.513
Away Ratings: 2-1 80.544
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 85.630
League Power Rankings: 7-1 82.833
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 82.201

Home Advantage: 7.3568 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0466 (162)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1573 (138)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2832 (126)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4143 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5925 (113)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8551 (94)

Upward Stability: 2.1324 (14)

Downward Stability: 2.5086 (3)

RPI
RPI: 0.5687 (41)
0-1 v #1-25
5-1 v #26-50
6-4 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
8-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (13-1): 0.5912 (33) 2-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-9): 0.5152 (149)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-4 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (4-1): 0.6664 (15) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (15-7): 0.5923 (31)
0-0 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
7-4 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (6-4): 0.5166 (129) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5282 (89)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/29/2004	Home	W 81-66	vs. #108 San Francisco
12/2/2004	Home	W 64-58	vs. #181 Butler
12/4/2004	Home	W 90-55	vs. #290 Navy
12/7/2004	Away	L 74-83	vs. #251 St Francis PA
12/11/2004	Away	L 55-64	vs. #173 American
12/18/2004	Home	W 73-60	vs. #253 Duquesne
12/27/2004	Neut	W 67-63	vs. #202 Binghamton
12/28/2004	Away	L 73-74	vs. #183 Florida Intl
1/2/2005	Away	L 59-71	vs. #81 Akron
1/5/2005	Away	L 80-81	vs. #118 Ball St
1/9/2005	Home	W 77-68	vs. #212 Marshall
1/12/2005	Away	L 71-74	vs. #149 Northern Ill
1/15/2005	Home	W 80-54	vs. #85 Kent
1/19/2005	Away	W 74-54	vs. #209 Central Mich
1/22/2005	Away	L 57-59	vs. #70 Miami Ohio
1/26/2005	Home	W 76-68	vs. #103 Toledo
1/29/2005	Home	W 72-69	vs. #115 Bowling Green
2/2/2005	Away	W 92-90	vs. #64 Buffalo
2/5/2005	Home	W 89-85	vs. #88 Western Mich
2/7/2005	Away	L 63-78	vs. #115 Bowling Green
2/12/2005	Home	W 61-57	vs. #70 Miami Ohio
2/16/2005	Home	L 49-69	vs. #81 Akron
2/19/2005	Away	W 66-65	vs. #146 Detroit
2/23/2005	Home	W 68-65	vs. #207 Eastern Mich
2/26/2005	Away	W 83-62	vs. #212 Marshall
3/2/2005	Home	W 90-77	vs. #64 Buffalo
3/5/2005	Away	L 65-82	vs. #85 Kent
3/7/2005	Home	W 72-66	vs. #212 Marshall
3/10/2005	Neut	W 62-55	vs. #85 Kent
3/11/2005	Neut	W 63-56	vs. #70 Miami Ohio
3/12/2005	Neut	W 80-79	vs. #64 Buffalo
3/18/2005	Neut	L 62-67	vs. #16 Florida

FUTURE GAMES

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