NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-16
Power Rating: 77.203
Ranking: 127

1-3 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
7-7 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-330

Home Ratings (7-7): 74.804 (169) 0-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 4-3 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 5-4 78.437 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-3 66.953 Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 78.445

Away Ratings (4-9): 78.148 (115)
0-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-4 82.500
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-5 72.015
Last Ten Ratings: 0-4 73.671

Neutral Ratings (3-0): 108.82 (1) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-0 77.203 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 102.07 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 77.203

League Power Rankings (8-8): 79.738 (99)
0-2 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-4 78.437
Away Ratings: 3-4 82.500
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 77.203
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 77.105

Non-League Power Ratings (6-8): 71.710 (210) 1-1 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 2-3 66.953 Away Ratings: 1-5 72.015 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 102.07 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 77.203

Wins Power Rankings: 77.291 (131)
1-3 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
7-7 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-7 74.322
Away Ratings: 4-9 78.751
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 120.54
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 77.025

Rankings: Points: 77.099 (126) 1-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 7-7 v #101-200 3-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-7 75.314 Away Ratings: 4-9 77.634 Neutral Ratings: 3-0 97.412 League Power Rankings: 8-8 79.044 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-8 73.068 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 76.107

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 76.656 (137)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-2 78.445
Away Ratings: 0-4 73.671
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 77.203
League Power Rankings: 4-6 77.105
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 77.203

Home Advantage: -5.286 (325)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0747 (87)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2002 (88)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3207 (100)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4399 (106)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5952 (109)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8424 (109)

Upward Stability: 1.9219 (85)

Downward Stability: 1.8345 (145)

RPI
RPI: 0.5116 (131)
1-3 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
6-5 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-330

RPI Home (7-7): 0.4689 (191) 0-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 1-2 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-9): 0.5348 (111)
0-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (3-0): 0.6138 (50) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI League (8-8): 0.5494 (78)
2-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (6-8): 0.4685 (197) 1-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-5 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5298 (78)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/12/2004	Neut	W 74-65	vs. #253 Duquesne
11/13/2004	Away	L 59-93	vs. #33 New Mexico
11/14/2004	Neut	W 90-52	vs. #320 NO Carolina A&T
11/19/2004	Neut	W 77-66	vs. #2 North Carolina
11/23/2004	Away	L 65-71	vs. #23 Pacific
11/28/2004	Home	W 86-76	vs. #43 Stanford
12/1/2004	Home	W 73-60	vs. #277 San Jose St
12/4/2004	Away	W 77-75	vs. #177 Montana
12/12/2004	Away	L 89-98	vs. #306 Cal Poly
12/14/2004	Home	L 58-70	vs. #160 UC Irvine
12/22/2004	Away	L 63-68	vs. #68 Arizona St
12/28/2004	Home	L 68-80	vs. #269 Central Conn
12/29/2004	Home	L 84-90	vs. #214 Yale
12/31/2004	Away	L 74-87	vs. #179 BYU
1/6/2005	Home	L 87-91	vs. #14 Gonzaga
1/8/2005	Home	W 76-63	vs. #137 Portland
1/15/2005	Away	W 65-42	vs. #50 St Marys CA
1/20/2005	Away	W 68-57	vs. #165 Loyola Marymnt
1/22/2005	Away	W 83-71	vs. #122 Pepperdine
1/27/2005	Home	L 60-62	vs. #108 San Francisco
1/29/2005	Home	W 85-73	vs. #110 San Diego
2/3/2005	Away	L 62-75	vs. #137 Portland
2/5/2005	Away	L 75-92	vs. #14 Gonzaga
2/11/2005	Home	W 78-76	vs. #50 St Marys CA
2/17/2005	Home	L 93-97	vs. #122 Pepperdine
2/19/2005	Home	W 78-70	vs. #165 Loyola Marymnt
2/24/2005	Away	L 73-87	vs. #110 San Diego
2/26/2005	Away	L 70-73	vs. #108 San Francisco
3/5/2005	Home	W 67-60	vs. #108 San Francisco
3/6/2005	Home	L 64-69	vs. #50 St Marys CA

FUTURE GAMES

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