NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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TEXAS
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-11
Power Rating: 84.517
Ranking: 39

2-4 v #1-25
2-5 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (14-2): 86.556 (31) 1-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-2 84.493 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-0 85.298 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 83.548

Away Ratings (4-6): 85.946 (36)
1-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 85.642
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 93.642
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 86.251

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 77.329 (128) 0-0 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 67.642 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 84.610 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 74.704

League Power Rankings (9-8): 84.093 (50)
2-3 v #1-25
2-3 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-2 84.493
Away Ratings: 3-5 85.642
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 67.642
Last Ten Ratings: 5-4 82.634

Non-League Power Ratings (10-3): 85.493 (38) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-0 85.298 Away Ratings: 1-1 93.642 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 84.610 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 80.642

Wins Power Rankings: 85.792 (43)
2-4 v #1-25
2-5 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 14-2 88.518
Away Ratings: 4-6 87.722
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 76.136
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 83.597

Rankings: Points: 83.059 (37) 2-4 v #1-25 2-5 v #26-50 6-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 8-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 14-2 84.013 Away Ratings: 4-6 84.059 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 78.934 League Power Rankings: 9-8 82.095 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-3 85.309 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 80.809

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 82.352 (70)
0-1 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-1 83.548
Away Ratings: 2-2 86.251
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 74.704
League Power Rankings: 5-4 82.634
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 80.642

Home Advantage: 6.8811 (82)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1067 (42)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2656 (48)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4022 (50)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5228 (49)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6613 (57)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8597 (84)

Upward Stability: 1.7089 (201)

Downward Stability: 1.9260 (104)

RPI
RPI: 0.5604 (57)
2-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (14-2): 0.5742 (45) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-6): 0.5934 (37)
1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.4652 (178) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (9-8): 0.5601 (60)
3-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
2-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (10-3): 0.5639 (61) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5423 (55)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 95-63	vs. #267 SW Texas St
11/23/2004	Neut	L 80-82	vs. #31 Iowa
11/24/2004	Neut	W 95-70	vs. #91 Tennessee
11/29/2004	Home	W 86-50	vs. #237 Coppin St
12/4/2004	Away	W 70-62	vs. #123 Seton Hall
12/7/2004	Home	W 86-57	vs. #200 North Texas
12/15/2004	Home	W 85-70	vs. #273 Texas Arlington
12/18/2004	Away	L 88-89	vs. #5 Wake Forest
12/22/2004	Home	W 97-52	vs. #318 Centenary
12/29/2004	Home	W 100-82	vs. #216 Tex San Antonio
1/2/2005	Home	W 89-82	vs. #90 Unlv
1/6/2005	Home	W 74-67	vs. #66 Memphis
1/9/2005	Home	W 79-60	vs. #241 Baylor
1/12/2005	Away	L 63-74	vs. #46 Texas AM
1/15/2005	Away	W 63-53	vs. #89 Nebraska
1/17/2005	Home	W 75-61	vs. #10 Oklahoma St
1/22/2005	Away	L 60-64	vs. #20 Oklahoma
1/25/2005	Home	W 80-73	vs. #26 Texas Tech
1/29/2005	Away	L 65-90	vs. #12 Kansas
2/5/2005	Home	L 80-92	vs. #38 Iowa St
2/8/2005	Away	L 79-88	vs. #98 Colorado
2/12/2005	Home	W 75-72	vs. #67 Kansas St
2/16/2005	Home	W 75-40	vs. #46 Texas AM
2/19/2005	Away	W 75-60	vs. #241 Baylor
2/22/2005	Away	L 65-69	vs. #26 Texas Tech
2/26/2005	Home	W 63-51	vs. #86 Missouri
2/28/2005	Home	L 58-74	vs. #20 Oklahoma
3/5/2005	Away	W 74-73	vs. #10 Oklahoma St
3/10/2005	Neut	L 69-81	vs. #98 Colorado
3/17/2005	Neut	L 57-61	vs. #37 Nevada

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

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(Opp. Specific Rating)