NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 17-12
Power Rating: 82.538
Ranking: 61

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

Home Ratings (13-5): 81.327 (80) 3-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-2 83.475 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-3 75.444 Last Ten Ratings: 3-3 79.249

Away Ratings (4-6): 86.487 (30)
1-3 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 87.936
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 87.163
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 85.350

Neutral Ratings (0-1): 63.913 (266) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 70.100 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 82.538 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 70.100

League Power Rankings (9-8): 85.012 (38)
4-4 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-2 83.475
Away Ratings: 3-5 87.936
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.100
Last Ten Ratings: 4-4 81.780

Non-League Power Ratings (8-4): 77.225 (141) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 7-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-3 75.444 Away Ratings: 1-1 87.163 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 82.538 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 72.413

Wins Power Rankings: 83.655 (62)
4-4 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
7-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 13-5 82.678
Away Ratings: 4-6 87.842
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 57.155
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 80.018

Rankings: Points: 81.288 (59) 3-6 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-4 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 13-5 79.561 Away Ratings: 4-6 85.237 Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.913 League Power Rankings: 9-8 82.838 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-4 78.065 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 78.428

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 79.276 (103)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-3 79.249
Away Ratings: 1-2 85.350
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 70.100
League Power Rankings: 4-4 81.780
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 72.413

Home Advantage: 0.7018 (247)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0993 (53)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2592 (52)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3994 (54)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5172 (55)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6518 (67)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8502 (98)

Upward Stability: 1.8169 (142)

Downward Stability: 1.8066 (159)

RPI
RPI: 0.5290 (104)
3-4 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
2-3 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
6-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (13-5): 0.5153 (112) 2-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (4-6): 0.5804 (46)
1-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (0-1): 0.0 (271) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (9-8): 0.5670 (53)
2-1 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (8-4): 0.4752 (184) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5266 (92)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 66-59	vs. #205 Harvard
11/23/2004	Home	W 73-45	vs. #296 IPFW
11/26/2004	Home	W 54-38	vs. #256 Charleston Sou
12/4/2004	Away	L 60-61	vs. #128 Michigan
12/8/2004	Away	W 55-45	vs. #62 Indiana
12/11/2004	Home	L 73-84	vs. #60 DePaul
12/19/2004	Home	W 71-52	vs. #327 Army
12/22/2004	Home	W 88-73	vs. #263 Marist
12/28/2004	Home	W 78-61	vs. #229 Western Ill
12/30/2004	Home	W 56-44	vs. #204 Samford
1/5/2005	Away	W 66-65	vs. #123 Seton Hall
1/8/2005	Home	W 78-72	vs. #11 Villanova
1/10/2005	Home	L 61-70	vs. #18 Syracuse
1/15/2005	Home	W 67-66	vs. #129 St Johns
1/19/2005	Away	W 70-57	vs. #25 West Virginia
1/23/2005	Away	L 54-55	vs. #57 Georgetown
1/26/2005	Away	L 60-65	vs. #11 Villanova
1/30/2005	Home	W 78-74	vs. #15 Connecticut
2/5/2005	Away	L 57-60	vs. #18 Syracuse
2/8/2005	Home	W 68-65	vs. #17 Boston College
2/12/2005	Away	L 66-68	vs. #30 Pittsburgh
2/16/2005	Home	W 70-64	vs. #57 Georgetown
2/19/2005	Away	W 62-61	vs. #82 Providence
2/21/2005	Away	L 74-88	vs. #15 Connecticut
2/27/2005	Home	L 65-75	vs. #42 UCLA
3/2/2005	Home	W 66-56	vs. #132 Rutgers
3/5/2005	Home	L 77-85	vs. #30 Pittsburgh
3/9/2005	Neut	L 65-72	vs. #132 Rutgers
3/15/2005	Home	L 73-78	vs. #63 Holy Cross

FUTURE GAMES

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