NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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PEPPERDINE
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-14
Power Rating: 78.115
Ranking: 122

1-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
10-8 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330

Home Ratings (8-3): 80.764 (87) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 4-3 76.732 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-0 87.553 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 78.209

Away Ratings (3-8): 77.748 (122)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-5 79.256
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 77.834
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 80.787

Neutral Ratings (5-3): 75.326 (152) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 78.381 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 73.115 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 78.381

League Power Rankings (7-9): 77.897 (127)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
7-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-3 76.732
Away Ratings: 2-5 79.256
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.381
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.623

Non-League Power Ratings (9-5): 78.498 (121) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-0 87.553 Away Ratings: 1-3 77.834 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 73.115 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 78.115

Wins Power Rankings: 78.691 (119)
1-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
10-8 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-3 81.887
Away Ratings: 3-8 78.457
Neutral Ratings: 5-3 75.121
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.613

Rankings: Points: 77.391 (123) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 10-8 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-3 79.098 Away Ratings: 3-8 77.102 Neutral Ratings: 5-3 75.566 League Power Rankings: 7-9 77.191 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-5 77.719 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 78.574

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 79.693 (101)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-1 78.209
Away Ratings: 2-3 80.787
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 78.381
League Power Rankings: 5-5 79.623
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 78.115

Home Advantage: 7.8451 (62)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0538 (134)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1685 (120)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2920 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4177 (118)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5860 (116)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8583 (88)

Upward Stability: 2.0153 (51)

Downward Stability: 2.0885 (50)

RPI
RPI: 0.5162 (126)
1-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
8-7 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-330

RPI Home (8-3): 0.5373 (83) 1-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (3-8): 0.5072 (162)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (5-3): 0.4941 (152) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI League (7-9): 0.5162 (125)
0-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (9-5): 0.5172 (127) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5087 (129)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2004	Neut	L 58-80	vs. #176 East Carolina
11/18/2004	Neut	W 87-72	vs. #299 Siena
11/19/2004	Neut	W 80-79	vs. #194 Fair Dickinson
11/23/2004	Away	W 82-78	vs. #227 Long Beach St
11/27/2004	Home	W 75-61	vs. #13 Wisconsin
12/1/2004	Home	W 62-56	vs. #208 UC Santa Barbara
12/8/2004	Home	W 86-78	vs. #90 Unlv
12/11/2004	Away	L 83-85	vs. #42 UCLA
12/18/2004	Away	L 58-76	vs. #134 Bradley
12/22/2004	Neut	W 91-82	vs. #151 Arkansas St
12/23/2004	Away	L 58-61	vs. #121 California
12/28/2004	Neut	L 69-72	vs. #244 Troy St
12/29/2004	Neut	W 74-62	vs. #291 Miss Valley St
1/3/2005	Home	W 78-63	vs. #175 Colorado St
1/7/2005	Home	W 83-67	vs. #110 San Diego
1/9/2005	Home	W 64-57	vs. #108 San Francisco
1/13/2005	Away	L 71-81	vs. #137 Portland
1/15/2005	Away	L 62-86	vs. #14 Gonzaga
1/20/2005	Home	L 63-70	vs. #50 St Marys CA
1/22/2005	Home	L 71-83	vs. #127 Santa Clara
1/29/2005	Away	L 46-63	vs. #165 Loyola Marymnt
2/3/2005	Away	W 85-68	vs. #108 San Francisco
2/5/2005	Away	L 88-92	vs. #110 San Diego
2/10/2005	Home	L 75-82	vs. #14 Gonzaga
2/12/2005	Home	W 72-66	vs. #137 Portland
2/17/2005	Away	W 97-93	vs. #127 Santa Clara
2/19/2005	Away	L 69-81	vs. #50 St Marys CA
2/26/2005	Home	W 82-76	vs. #165 Loyola Marymnt
3/4/2005	Neut	W 91-79	vs. #165 Loyola Marymnt
3/5/2005	Neut	L 80-86	vs. #110 San Diego

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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