NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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UC DAVIS
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-17
Power Rating: 69.441
Ranking: 249

0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-7 v #101-200
10-4 v #201-330

Home Ratings (4-7): 66.363 (279) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-0 69.441 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-7 66.722 Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 65.754

Away Ratings (4-8): 72.988 (191)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 1-0 87.691
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-8 73.293
Last Ten Ratings: 1-4 73.207

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 68.754 (232) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-0 66.691 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 66.535 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 69.441

League Power Rankings (2-0): 85.191 (36)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 0-0 69.441
Away Ratings: 1-0 87.691
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 66.691
Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 87.691

Non-League Power Ratings (8-17): 68.867 (246) 0-2 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-7 v #101-200 8-4 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-7 66.722 Away Ratings: 3-8 73.293 Neutral Ratings: 1-2 66.535 Last Ten Ratings: 2-7 67.441

Wins Power Rankings: 68.392 (249)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
10-4 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-7 64.634
Away Ratings: 4-8 72.533
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 68.986
Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 65.431

Rankings: Points: 70.617 (251) 0-0 v #1-25 0-5 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-7 v #101-200 10-4 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 4-7 68.277 Away Ratings: 4-8 73.640 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 68.429 League Power Rankings: 2-0 84.242 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-17 69.980 Last Ten Ratings: 3-7 70.039

Last Ten Ratings (3-7): 67.582 (262)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-3 65.754
Away Ratings: 1-4 73.207
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 69.441
League Power Rankings: 1-0 87.691
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-7 67.441

Home Advantage: -1.756 (293)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0412 (187)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1291 (188)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2246 (191)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3225 (194)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4606 (206)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7419 (218)

Upward Stability: 1.6284 (240)

Downward Stability: 1.5335 (258)

RPI
RPI: 0.4426 (259)
0-2 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-5 v #101-200
10-4 v #201-330

RPI Home (4-7): 0.3951 (298) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-3 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4906 (196)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-3 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.4595 (181) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330

RPI League (2-0): 0.4231 (284)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (8-17): 0.4407 (240) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 0-6 v #101-200 8-3 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4648 (257)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/27/2004	Away	L 55-81	vs. #45 Utah St
12/1/2004	Away	W 72-63	vs. #261 Sacramento St
12/4/2004	Home	L 64-69	vs. #275 Northrn Arizona
12/8/2004	Home	L 63-78	vs. #23 Pacific
12/10/2004	Neut	L 56-84	vs. #51 St Josephs
12/11/2004	Neut	W 87-72	vs. #328 Longwood
12/18/2004	Away	L 62-72	vs. #43 Stanford
12/20/2004	Home	W 98-87	vs. #260 Dartmouth
12/22/2004	Home	L 51-60	vs. #37 Nevada
12/28/2004	Neut	L 43-66	vs. #148 Murray St
12/29/2004	Neut	W 67-63	vs. #281 Radford
1/8/2005	Away	L 61-89	vs. #101 CS Fullerton
1/10/2005	Away	W 66-65	vs. #265 UC Riverside
1/15/2005	Away	L 62-67	vs. #208 UC Santa Barbara
1/17/2005	Away	W 79-56	vs. #306 Cal Poly
1/22/2005	Home	W 78-74	vs. #227 Long Beach St
1/24/2005	Home	L 64-71	vs. #160 UC Irvine
1/29/2005	Home	L 72-94	vs. #117 CS Northridge
1/31/2005	Away	L 64-70	vs. #23 Pacific
2/5/2005	Home	L 50-59	vs. #265 UC Riverside
2/7/2005	Home	L 55-79	vs. #101 CS Fullerton
2/10/2005	Home	W 72-63	vs. #208 UC Santa Barbara
2/12/2005	Home	W 85-65	vs. #306 Cal Poly
2/19/2005	Away	L 66-77	vs. #160 UC Irvine
2/21/2005	Away	L 73-77	vs. #227 Long Beach St
2/28/2005	Away	L 72-99	vs. #117 CS Northridge
3/5/2005	Away	W 79-57	vs. #316 Northern Colorado

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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