NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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SW MISSOURI ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-13
Power Rating: 81.706
Ranking: 69

0-1 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
2-6 v #51-100
10-4 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (13-4): 81.151 (83) 0-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 7-2 82.198 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-2 78.393 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 77.081

Away Ratings (4-8): 80.585 (80)
0-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-4 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-6 83.128
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 78.487
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 79.706

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 86.347 (47) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 2-1 84.409 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 81.706 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 84.409

League Power Rankings (12-9): 83.018 (61)
0-0 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-2 82.198
Away Ratings: 3-6 83.128
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 84.409
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 82.706

Non-League Power Ratings (7-4): 78.425 (123) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 6-2 78.393 Away Ratings: 1-2 78.487 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 81.706 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 75.401

Wins Power Rankings: 82.368 (76)
0-1 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
3-6 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 13-4 81.501
Away Ratings: 4-8 80.798
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 89.087
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.845

Rankings: Points: 80.909 (61) 0-1 v #1-25 4-4 v #26-50 2-4 v #51-100 10-4 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 13-4 80.487 Away Ratings: 4-8 80.729 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 82.643 League Power Rankings: 12-9 81.968 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-4 78.198 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.237

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 80.132 (94)
1-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-2 77.081
Away Ratings: 1-2 79.706
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 84.409
League Power Rankings: 4-3 82.706
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 75.401

Home Advantage: 3.2238 (181)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0641 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1958 (97)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3323 (90)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4659 (84)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6380 (76)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8721 (63)

Upward Stability: 2.1389 (11)

Downward Stability: 2.4478 (7)

RPI
RPI: 0.5538 (66)
2-2 v #1-25
2-5 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
5-3 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (13-4): 0.5435 (71) 2-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-8): 0.5380 (107)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
2-3 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.6726 (12) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (12-9): 0.5653 (57)
2-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.5318 (112) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5468 (47)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2004	Away	L 65-76	vs. #146 Detroit
11/24/2004	Away	W 65-63	vs. #149 Northern Ill
11/27/2004	Home	W 88-63	vs. #283 TX Pan American
12/3/2004	Home	W 88-52	vs. #310 Youngstown St
12/4/2004	Home	W 64-51	vs. #112 Arkansas Lr
12/11/2004	Home	W 110-63	vs. #244 Troy St
12/19/2004	Home	W 69-63	vs. #70 Miami Ohio
12/23/2004	Away	L 53-61	vs. #20 Oklahoma
12/30/2004	Away	L 61-62	vs. #109 Illinois St
1/2/2005	Home	W 78-75	vs. #174 Evansville
1/5/2005	Away	L 70-81	vs. #134 Bradley
1/8/2005	Home	L 61-63	vs. #55 Wichita St
1/12/2005	Away	L 63-68	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
1/15/2005	Away	L 60-61	vs. #29 Southern Ill
1/18/2005	Home	L 53-62	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
1/22/2005	Away	W 87-76	vs. #126 Drake
1/26/2005	Home	W 92-77	vs. #29 Southern Ill
1/29/2005	Home	W 80-73	vs. #48 Creighton
2/3/2005	Home	W 58-34	vs. #157 Indiana St
2/5/2005	Away	W 79-71	vs. #48 Creighton
2/9/2005	Home	W 80-66	vs. #134 Bradley
2/12/2005	Home	W 85-78	vs. #126 Drake
2/15/2005	Away	L 72-74	vs. #157 Indiana St
2/19/2005	Home	L 76-86	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
2/23/2005	Away	L 61-72	vs. #55 Wichita St
2/26/2005	Home	W 77-66	vs. #109 Illinois St
2/28/2005	Away	W 76-68	vs. #174 Evansville
3/5/2005	Neut	W 70-62	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
3/6/2005	Neut	W 65-61	vs. #29 Southern Ill
3/7/2005	Neut	L 57-75	vs. #48 Creighton
3/16/2005	Home	W 105-82	vs. #104 Rice
3/19/2005	Home	L 71-82	vs. #77 Davidson

FUTURE GAMES

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