NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 25-7
Power Rating: 90.791
Ranking: 10

3-4 v #1-25
8-2 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
6-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (12-1): 91.518 (11) 1-0 v #1-25 4-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 7-1 89.612 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-0 94.479 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 82.322

Away Ratings (7-4): 89.205 (17)
0-2 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 4-4 88.549
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 98.354
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 83.854

Neutral Ratings (6-2): 92.127 (13) 2-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-0 89.197 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-2 91.541 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 90.260

League Power Rankings (14-5): 89.951 (12)
2-2 v #1-25
6-2 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-1 89.612
Away Ratings: 4-4 88.549
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 89.197
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 85.862

Non-League Power Ratings (11-2): 92.487 (8) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 5-0 94.479 Away Ratings: 3-0 98.354 Neutral Ratings: 3-2 91.541 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 91.416

Wins Power Rankings: 93.102 (10)
3-4 v #1-25
8-2 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
5-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 12-1 92.836
Away Ratings: 7-4 91.117
Neutral Ratings: 6-2 95.524
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 89.781

Rankings: Points: 87.998 (7) 3-4 v #1-25 8-2 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 8-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 12-1 89.717 Away Ratings: 7-4 87.178 Neutral Ratings: 6-2 87.748 League Power Rankings: 14-5 86.830 Non-League Power Ratings: 11-2 90.592 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 85.279

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 87.752 (26)
1-1 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-1 82.322
Away Ratings: 0-2 83.854
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 90.260
League Power Rankings: 4-3 85.862
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 91.416

Home Advantage: 4.8919 (132)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1110 (33)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2968 (17)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4580 (15)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5922 (11)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7442 (5)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9279 (3)

Upward Stability: 1.6145 (244)

Downward Stability: 2.1738 (33)

RPI
RPI: 0.6494 (4)
4-4 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
10-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (12-1): 0.6339 (10) 1-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (7-4): 0.6305 (10)
1-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (6-2): 0.7062 (4) 1-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (14-5): 0.6273 (12)
5-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (11-2): 0.6807 (3) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5997 (2)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 91-53	vs. #162 Northwestern St
11/23/2004	Home	W 90-65	vs. #112 Arkansas Lr
11/27/2004	Home	W 73-57	vs. #182 Sam Houston
11/29/2004	Away	W 76-57	vs. #144 SMU
12/4/2004	Home	W 81-29	vs. #75 Washington St
12/7/2004	Neut	W 74-60	vs. #18 Syracuse
12/10/2004	Home	W 86-73	vs. #49 Uab
12/18/2004	Away	W 79-67	vs. #90 Unlv
12/28/2004	Neut	L 75-78	vs. #14 Gonzaga
1/3/2005	Away	W 86-61	vs. #154 Texas A&M-CC
1/8/2005	Away	W 76-66	vs. #26 Texas Tech
1/11/2005	Home	W 78-68	vs. #86 Missouri
1/15/2005	Home	W 83-73	vs. #38 Iowa St
1/17/2005	Away	L 61-75	vs. #39 Texas
1/22/2005	Home	W 82-53	vs. #241 Baylor
1/24/2005	Away	L 57-67	vs. #20 Oklahoma
1/30/2005	Away	W 104-86	vs. #98 Colorado
2/2/2005	Home	W 77-57	vs. #67 Kansas St
2/5/2005	Away	W 81-63	vs. #241 Baylor
2/7/2005	Home	W 79-67	vs. #20 Oklahoma
2/12/2005	Away	W 66-59	vs. #46 Texas AM
2/19/2005	Home	W 85-56	vs. #26 Texas Tech
2/22/2005	Away	L 67-74	vs. #89 Nebraska
2/27/2005	Away	L 79-81	vs. #12 Kansas
3/2/2005	Home	W 69-63	vs. #46 Texas AM
3/5/2005	Home	L 73-74	vs. #39 Texas
3/11/2005	Neut	W 87-85	vs. #98 Colorado
3/12/2005	Neut	W 78-75	vs. #12 Kansas
3/13/2005	Neut	W 72-68	vs. #26 Texas Tech
3/18/2005	Neut	W 63-50	vs. #136 SE Louisiana
3/20/2005	Neut	W 85-77	vs. #29 Southern Ill
3/24/2005	Neut	L 78-79	vs. #9 Arizona

FUTURE GAMES

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