NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 20-11
Power Rating: 83.065
Ranking: 56

0-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
12-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (12-2): 84.480 (51) 0-0 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 7-2 80.878 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-0 89.315 Last Ten Ratings: 4-0 83.206

Away Ratings (6-7): 83.097 (55)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 4-5 82.245
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 87.753
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 85.620

Neutral Ratings (2-2): 79.597 (107) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 73.690 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 84.972 Last Ten Ratings: 0-2 78.659

League Power Rankings (11-8): 81.667 (78)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-2 80.878
Away Ratings: 4-5 82.245
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 73.690
Last Ten Ratings: 5-3 82.776

Non-League Power Ratings (9-3): 86.972 (28) 0-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 5-0 89.315 Away Ratings: 2-2 87.753 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 84.972 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 85.628

Wins Power Rankings: 84.097 (58)
0-2 v #1-25
2-4 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
12-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 12-2 85.784
Away Ratings: 6-7 84.331
Neutral Ratings: 2-2 79.472
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 86.542

Rankings: Points: 81.778 (52) 0-2 v #1-25 3-5 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 12-3 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 12-2 82.505 Away Ratings: 6-7 81.794 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 79.935 League Power Rankings: 11-8 80.341 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-3 85.599 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 81.767

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 84.448 (47)
1-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-0 83.206
Away Ratings: 2-2 85.620
Neutral Ratings: 0-2 78.659
League Power Rankings: 5-3 82.776
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 85.628

Home Advantage: 6.0161 (111)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0695 (93)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2089 (80)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3444 (80)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4747 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6406 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8715 (65)

Upward Stability: 1.8762 (102)

Downward Stability: 2.2355 (20)

RPI
RPI: 0.5676 (43)
1-3 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
8-2 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (12-2): 0.5654 (52) 1-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (6-7): 0.5748 (54)
0-1 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-2 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-2): 0.5681 (83) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (11-8): 0.5482 (79)
1-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
4-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (9-3): 0.5986 (32) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5363 (66)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/24/2004	Away	L 70-76	vs. #22 Cincinnati
12/1/2004	Home	W 99-82	vs. #38 Iowa St
12/4/2004	Away	W 80-73	vs. #158 Loyola Chi
12/7/2004	Away	L 73-76	vs. #31 Iowa
12/11/2004	Away	W 81-58	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
12/15/2004	Home	W 76-65	vs. #145 Wisc Green Bay
12/21/2004	Home	W 86-56	vs. #248 Wagner
12/23/2004	Home	W 84-63	vs. #328 Longwood
12/30/2004	Neut	W 67-49	vs. #178 Valparaiso
12/31/2004	Neut	W 69-62	vs. #162 Northwestern St
1/3/2005	Home	W 75-55	vs. #109 Illinois St
1/7/2005	Away	L 73-92	vs. #174 Evansville
1/9/2005	Away	W 64-48	vs. #157 Indiana St
1/12/2005	Home	W 68-63	vs. #69 SW Missouri St
1/15/2005	Home	L 66-67	vs. #48 Creighton
1/18/2005	Away	W 62-53	vs. #69 SW Missouri St
1/22/2005	Away	L 65-71	vs. #134 Bradley
1/24/2005	Home	L 57-65	vs. #55 Wichita St
1/26/2005	Home	W 69-61	vs. #157 Indiana St
1/29/2005	Away	L 72-81	vs. #126 Drake
2/2/2005	Home	W 79-61	vs. #174 Evansville
2/5/2005	Home	W 67-61	vs. #29 Southern Ill
2/9/2005	Away	L 82-83	vs. #48 Creighton
2/12/2005	Away	W 65-64	vs. #109 Illinois St
2/16/2005	Home	W 61-60	vs. #126 Drake
2/19/2005	Home	W 86-75	vs. #88 Western Mich
2/23/2005	Away	L 69-76	vs. #29 Southern Ill
2/26/2005	Home	W 81-72	vs. #134 Bradley
2/28/2005	Away	W 67-66	vs. #55 Wichita St
3/5/2005	Neut	L 62-70	vs. #69 SW Missouri St
3/18/2005	Neut	L 52-57	vs. #13 Wisconsin

FUTURE GAMES

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