NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SOUTH CAROLINA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-13
Power Rating: 83.383
Ranking: 52

1-5 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
9-3 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (16-3): 85.235 (43) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 8-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-2 84.251 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-1 81.751 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 82.899

Away Ratings (1-9): 77.985 (118)
0-4 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 1-7 80.415
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 87.571
Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 76.633

Neutral Ratings (3-1): 85.899 (51) 0-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 77.665 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 86.977 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 85.290

League Power Rankings (7-10): 80.665 (87)
1-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-2 84.251
Away Ratings: 1-7 80.415
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 77.665
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 79.360

Non-League Power Ratings (13-3): 87.040 (27) 0-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 6-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-1 81.751 Away Ratings: 0-2 87.571 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 86.977 Last Ten Ratings: 5-0 85.774

Wins Power Rankings: 84.682 (52)
1-5 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
8-3 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 16-3 87.159
Away Ratings: 1-9 77.276
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 87.807
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 85.135

Rankings: Points: 81.774 (53) 1-6 v #1-25 3-3 v #26-50 7-2 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 16-3 82.618 Away Ratings: 1-9 79.126 Neutral Ratings: 3-1 83.321 League Power Rankings: 7-10 80.551 Non-League Power Ratings: 13-3 83.290 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.731

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 83.653 (56)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-1 82.899
Away Ratings: 0-2 76.633
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 85.290
League Power Rankings: 1-4 79.360
Non-League Power Ratings: 5-0 85.774

Home Advantage: 8.7985 (47)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0949 (61)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2521 (59)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3886 (63)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5075 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6668 (48)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8881 (30)

Upward Stability: 2.0329 (42)

Downward Stability: 2.2370 (19)

RPI
RPI: 0.5515 (68)
1-5 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
5-2 v #51-100
8-3 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (16-3): 0.5666 (51) 2-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 9-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (1-9): 0.5001 (177)
0-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (3-1): 0.5745 (78) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (7-10): 0.5074 (138)
1-5 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (13-3): 0.6000 (27) 0-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5457 (48)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/21/2004	Home	W 87-61	vs. #297 Westrn Carolina
11/24/2004	Home	W 62-52	vs. #92 Winthrop
11/27/2004	Home	W 60-46	vs. #99 Temple
12/1/2004	Home	W 91-57	vs. #168 Appalachian St
12/4/2004	Home	L 62-63	vs. #59 Clemson
12/14/2004	Home	W 72-70	vs. #135 South Florida
12/18/2004	Away	L 60-64	vs. #12 Kansas
12/20/2004	Neut	W 57-53	vs. #176 East Carolina
12/22/2004	Home	W 68-65	vs. #225 SO Carolina St
12/29/2004	Away	L 68-72	vs. #30 Pittsburgh
12/31/2004	Home	W 76-44	vs. #210 Wofford
1/5/2005	Away	L 75-79	vs. #7 Kentucky
1/8/2005	Home	W 74-54	vs. #196 Georgia
1/12/2005	Away	L 64-79	vs. #32 LSU
1/15/2005	Home	W 66-63	vs. #91 Tennessee
1/22/2005	Away	L 65-73	vs. #34 Mississippi St
1/26/2005	Home	W 68-63	vs. #53 Vanderbilt
1/29/2005	Away	L 72-80	vs. #16 Florida
2/2/2005	Home	W 64-52	vs. #71 Arkansas
2/5/2005	Away	W 60-53	vs. #196 Georgia
2/12/2005	Home	L 71-74	vs. #124 Auburn
2/15/2005	Home	W 73-61	vs. #7 Kentucky
2/19/2005	Away	L 68-87	vs. #21 Alabama
2/23/2005	Away	L 72-80	vs. #91 Tennessee
2/27/2005	Home	L 65-66	vs. #16 Florida
3/2/2005	Away	L 65-75	vs. #53 Vanderbilt
3/6/2005	Home	W 76-70	vs. #116 Mississippi
3/10/2005	Neut	L 52-53	vs. #116 Mississippi
3/15/2005	Home	W 69-67	vs. #65 Miami Fla
3/22/2005	Home	W 77-66	vs. #90 Unlv
3/24/2005	Home	W 69-66	vs. #57 Georgetown
3/29/2005	Neut	W 75-67	vs. #44 Maryland
3/31/2005	Neut	W 60-57	vs. #51 St Josephs

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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