NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-8
Power Rating: 89.176
Ranking: 15

4-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (14-3): 88.380 (21) 2-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-2 87.684 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-1 88.176 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 98.426

Away Ratings (7-3): 92.411 (8)
2-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 7-1 94.169
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 79.020
Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 95.801

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 84.130 (71) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 85.958 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 82.833 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 84.528

League Power Rankings (14-4): 91.571 (7)
4-2 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
5-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-2 87.684
Away Ratings: 7-1 94.169
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 85.958
Last Ten Ratings: 7-1 92.325

Non-League Power Ratings (9-4): 83.598 (49) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-1 88.176 Away Ratings: 0-2 79.020 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.833 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 82.833

Wins Power Rankings: 91.194 (21)
4-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
8-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 14-3 89.671
Away Ratings: 7-3 95.452
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 85.483
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 93.245

Rankings: Points: 86.780 (13) 4-6 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 7-1 v #51-100 8-1 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 14-3 86.796 Away Ratings: 7-3 88.788 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 82.639 League Power Rankings: 14-4 88.405 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-4 83.100 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 88.296

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 91.051 (15)
1-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-0 98.426
Away Ratings: 3-0 95.801
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 84.528
League Power Rankings: 7-1 92.325
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 82.833

Home Advantage: 2.1445 (207)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1056 (44)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2786 (34)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4305 (31)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5557 (29)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6983 (28)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8836 (42)

Upward Stability: 1.6351 (232)

Downward Stability: 2.0611 (60)

RPI
RPI: 0.6045 (23)
3-4 v #1-25
4-1 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
7-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (14-3): 0.5809 (38) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (7-3): 0.6366 (7)
3-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.5970 (60) 0-2 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 (14-4): 0.6275 (11)
0-1 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
5-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (9-4): 0.5653 (60) 0-1 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5673 (18)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2004	Home	W 90-68	vs. #64 Buffalo
11/30/2004	Home	W 99-48	vs. #183 Florida Intl
12/4/2004	Home	W 74-69	vs. #62 Indiana
12/6/2004	Home	W 97-60	vs. #106 Northeastern
12/9/2004	Away	L 59-61	vs. #142 Massachusetts
12/19/2004	Home	W 81-72	vs. #104 Rice
12/22/2004	Home	W 87-59	vs. #269 Central Conn
12/28/2004	Home	W 73-55	vs. #319 Sacred Heart
12/30/2004	Home	W 123-71	vs. #302 Quinnipiac
1/5/2005	Home	L 70-75	vs. #17 Boston College
1/8/2005	Away	W 66-59	vs. #57 Georgetown
1/10/2005	Away	L 65-77	vs. #20 Oklahoma
1/15/2005	Home	W 78-64	vs. #132 Rutgers
1/17/2005	Away	W 77-68	vs. #123 Seton Hall
1/22/2005	Home	L 66-76	vs. #30 Pittsburgh
1/25/2005	Away	W 68-58	vs. #25 West Virginia
1/30/2005	Away	L 74-78	vs. #61 Notre Dame
2/2/2005	Home	W 81-76	vs. #11 Villanova
2/5/2005	Home	W 68-46	vs. #129 St Johns
2/7/2005	Away	W 74-66	vs. #18 Syracuse
2/13/2005	Home	L 70-77	vs. #2 North Carolina
2/15/2005	Away	W 94-89	vs. #82 Providence
2/19/2005	Away	W 85-63	vs. #132 Rutgers
2/21/2005	Home	W 88-74	vs. #61 Notre Dame
2/26/2005	Away	W 73-64	vs. #30 Pittsburgh
3/2/2005	Home	W 83-64	vs. #57 Georgetown
3/5/2005	Home	W 88-70	vs. #18 Syracuse
3/10/2005	Neut	W 66-62	vs. #57 Georgetown
3/11/2005	Neut	L 63-67	vs. #18 Syracuse
3/18/2005	Neut	W 77-71	vs. #150 Central Florida
3/20/2005	Neut	L 62-65	vs. #27 North Carolina St

FUTURE GAMES

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