NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MARYLAND
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-13
Power Rating: 84.134
Ranking: 44

3-4 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
8-6 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (15-3): 87.524 (26) 2-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 6-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 5-3 85.134 Non-League Power Ratings: 10-0 90.040 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 86.243

Away Ratings (2-7): 83.470 (53)
1-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-6 84.001
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-1 88.259
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 81.321

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 78.774 (117) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 70.634 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 82.493 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 73.259

League Power Rankings (7-10): 83.356 (57)
3-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-5 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-3 85.134
Away Ratings: 2-6 84.001
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.634
Last Ten Ratings: 1-5 79.595

Non-League Power Ratings (12-3): 85.602 (35) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 5-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-0 90.040 Away Ratings: 0-1 88.259 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 82.493 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 84.524

Wins Power Rankings: 85.337 (45)
3-4 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
7-6 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 15-3 89.032
Away Ratings: 2-7 85.634
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 78.399
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 81.563

Rankings: Points: 82.721 (40) 3-6 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 9-6 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 15-3 85.526 Away Ratings: 2-7 81.096 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 79.518 League Power Rankings: 7-10 81.518 Non-League Power Ratings: 12-3 85.003 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 80.167

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 80.891 (87)
0-2 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-2 86.243
Away Ratings: 1-2 81.321
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 73.259
League Power Rankings: 1-5 79.595
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 84.524

Home Advantage: 9.5413 (34)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1265 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2862 (27)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4222 (37)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5405 (38)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6826 (38)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8728 (60)

Upward Stability: 1.8984 (96)

Downward Stability: 2.0670 (58)

RPI
RPI: 0.5639 (52)
2-4 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
4-8 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (15-3): 0.5836 (36) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (2-7): 0.5641 (60)
1-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.5096 (134) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (7-10): 0.5390 (92)
2-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (12-3): 0.6004 (26) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5693 (15)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 93-57	vs. #301 Jackson St
11/23/2004	Home	W 93-67	vs. #224 Mercer
11/26/2004	Neut	W 84-61	vs. #66 Memphis
11/30/2004	Away	L 64-69	vs. #13 Wisconsin
12/4/2004	Neut	W 78-54	vs. #164 George Mason
12/5/2004	Neut	L 92-101	vs. #47 Geo Washington
12/12/2004	Home	W 96-72	vs. #270 NC Asheville
12/19/2004	Home	W 90-88	vs. #105 Florida St
12/23/2004	Home	W 82-61	vs. #173 American
12/28/2004	Home	W 112-68	vs. #243 Liberty
1/4/2005	Home	W 85-53	vs. #315 Mt St Marys
1/8/2005	Away	L 75-109	vs. #2 North Carolina
1/11/2005	Away	L 66-81	vs. #5 Wake Forest
1/15/2005	Home	W 80-69	vs. #99 Temple
1/19/2005	Home	W 82-68	vs. #76 Virginia
1/23/2005	Home	L 69-85	vs. #27 North Carolina St
1/26/2005	Away	W 75-66	vs. #3 Duke
1/30/2005	Home	W 79-71	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
2/1/2005	Away	L 73-88	vs. #59 Clemson
2/5/2005	Away	L 73-75	vs. #65 Miami Fla
2/8/2005	Home	W 86-71	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
2/12/2005	Home	W 99-92	vs. #3 Duke
2/16/2005	Away	L 63-82	vs. #27 North Carolina St
2/19/2005	Away	W 92-89	vs. #76 Virginia
2/22/2005	Home	L 93-97	vs. #59 Clemson
2/27/2005	Home	L 83-85	vs. #2 North Carolina
3/5/2005	Away	L 76-86	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
3/10/2005	Neut	L 72-84	vs. #59 Clemson
3/16/2005	Home	W 85-72	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
3/23/2005	Home	W 78-63	vs. #77 Davidson
3/26/2005	Home	W 85-73	vs. #79 TCU
3/29/2005	Neut	L 67-75	vs. #52 South Carolina

FUTURE GAMES

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