NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 6-23
Power Rating: 70.987
Ranking: 226

0-5 v #1-25
0-8 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330

Home Ratings (3-10): 70.956 (224) 0-3 v #1-25 0-5 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-7 72.323 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 74.534 Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 72.081

Away Ratings (1-9): 72.378 (200)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 0-8 71.643
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 80.706
Last Ten Ratings: 0-5 69.300

Neutral Ratings (2-4): 69.940 (214) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 81.768 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 69.987 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 81.768

League Power Rankings (1-16): 69.698 (250)
0-5 v #1-25
0-6 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-7 72.323
Away Ratings: 0-8 71.643
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 81.768
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 72.448

Non-League Power Ratings (5-7): 72.237 (200) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-3 74.534 Away Ratings: 1-1 80.706 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 69.987 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 70.987

Wins Power Rankings: 69.589 (234)
0-5 v #1-25
0-8 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-10 69.370
Away Ratings: 1-9 72.323
Neutral Ratings: 2-4 67.995
Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 61.151

Rankings: Points: 72.708 (209) 0-6 v #1-25 0-7 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 2-6 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 3-10 72.860 Away Ratings: 1-9 72.630 Neutral Ratings: 2-4 72.505 League Power Rankings: 1-16 71.946 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-7 73.591 Last Ten Ratings: 0-10 71.278

Last Ten Ratings (0-10): 66.987 (271)
0-2 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 0-4 72.081
Away Ratings: 0-5 69.300
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 81.768
League Power Rankings: 0-10 72.448
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 70.987

Home Advantage: 3.3019 (179)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1220 (21)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2799 (31)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4235 (35)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5535 (32)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6946 (31)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8879 (31)

Upward Stability: 1.4197 (292)

Downward Stability: 1.0667 (312)

RPI
RPI: 0.4426 (260)
0-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-9 v #51-100
2-6 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (3-10): 0.4480 (230) 0-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (1-9): 0.4430 (258)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-4): 0.4415 (209) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-2 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330

RPI League (1-16): 0.4297 (279)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
0-3 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (5-7): 0.4552 (215) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5295 (79)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/14/2004	Neut	L 73-82	vs. #109 Illinois St
11/15/2004	Neut	W 78-63	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
11/16/2004	Neut	L 43-63	vs. #225 SO Carolina St
11/19/2004	Home	W 73-64	vs. #232 Lehigh
11/27/2004	Home	W 69-61	vs. #319 Sacred Heart
12/1/2004	Away	W 83-80	vs. #132 Rutgers
12/6/2004	Away	L 53-66	vs. #57 Georgetown
12/11/2004	Home	L 71-84	vs. #30 Pittsburgh
12/21/2004	Home	L 70-72	vs. #64 Buffalo
12/28/2004	Neut	L 56-69	vs. #178 Valparaiso
12/29/2004	Neut	W 80-56	vs. #272 Liu Brooklyn
1/2/2005	Home	L 60-62	vs. #46 Texas AM
1/5/2005	Home	L 58-84	vs. #6 Michigan St
1/8/2005	Away	L 62-83	vs. #35 Minnesota
1/12/2005	Away	L 64-90	vs. #1 Illinois
1/15/2005	Home	L 62-66	vs. #128 Michigan
1/22/2005	Home	W 65-62	vs. #107 Northwestern
1/26/2005	Away	L 62-68	vs. #36 Ohio St
1/29/2005	Home	L 50-76	vs. #13 Wisconsin
2/2/2005	Away	L 63-68	vs. #62 Indiana
2/9/2005	Away	L 50-77	vs. #152 Purdue
2/12/2005	Home	L 56-66	vs. #36 Ohio St
2/16/2005	Home	L 63-83	vs. #1 Illinois
2/19/2005	Away	L 39-54	vs. #107 Northwestern
2/23/2005	Away	L 48-63	vs. #128 Michigan
2/26/2005	Home	L 56-78	vs. #31 Iowa
3/2/2005	Home	L 69-73	vs. #35 Minnesota
3/5/2005	Away	L 64-90	vs. #6 Michigan St
3/10/2005	Neut	L 69-72	vs. #36 Ohio St

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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