NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 12-17
Power Rating: 73.455
Ranking: 188

0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-5 v #51-100
5-7 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-330

Home Ratings (8-3): 76.017 (152) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 5-2 76.002 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 71.642 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 85.705

Away Ratings (3-10): 74.861 (163)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 2-6 75.424
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-4 77.580
Last Ten Ratings: 2-5 75.017

Neutral Ratings (1-4): 64.220 (265) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 69.080 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-3 64.580 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 69.080

League Power Rankings (7-9): 74.326 (171)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-2 76.002
Away Ratings: 2-6 75.424
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.080
Last Ten Ratings: 3-6 75.111

Non-League Power Ratings (5-8): 71.931 (206) 0-1 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 3-1 71.642 Away Ratings: 1-4 77.580 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 64.580 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 81.080

Wins Power Rankings: 73.090 (185)
0-1 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-3 75.965
Away Ratings: 3-10 74.925
Neutral Ratings: 1-4 62.386
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 74.613

Rankings: Points: 73.890 (188) 0-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-6 v #51-100 4-4 v #101-200 7-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-3 75.820 Away Ratings: 3-10 75.008 Neutral Ratings: 1-4 66.593 League Power Rankings: 7-9 75.320 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-8 71.312 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 75.539

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 74.963 (164)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
2-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-0 85.705
Away Ratings: 2-5 75.017
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 69.080
League Power Rankings: 3-6 75.111
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 81.080

Home Advantage: 7.9217 (61)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0509 (147)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1571 (139)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2684 (137)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3820 (139)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5324 (144)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8053 (147)

Upward Stability: 1.8429 (126)

Downward Stability: 1.7375 (197)

RPI
RPI: 0.4753 (207)
0-1 v #1-25
0-4 v #26-50
1-6 v #51-100
4-4 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-330

RPI Home (8-3): 0.4700 (188) 0-0 v #1-25 1-2 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (3-10): 0.5093 (158)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-6 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-4): 0.4115 (234) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (7-9): 0.4848 (186)
0-0 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
3-3 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (5-8): 0.4641 (203) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4960 (161)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/17/2004	Away	L 58-92	vs. #27 North Carolina St
11/18/2004	Neut	L 58-71	vs. #194 Fair Dickinson
11/19/2004	Neut	W 81-73	vs. #299 Siena
11/24/2004	Away	L 79-95	vs. #32 LSU
11/30/2004	Home	W 55-54	vs. #217 Tulane
12/13/2004	Home	L 59-74	vs. #34 Mississippi St
12/16/2004	Away	L 65-78	vs. #94 Houston
12/21/2004	Neut	L 73-91	vs. #199 Austin Peay
12/22/2004	Neut	L 60-72	vs. #166 Iupui
12/28/2004	Home	W 62-49	vs. #309 VMI
12/30/2004	Home	W 67-56	vs. #215 SO Mississippi
1/1/2005	Away	L 57-68	vs. #21 Alabama
1/8/2005	Home	W 71-51	vs. #231 South Alabama
1/13/2005	Home	W 74-71	vs. #293 New Mexico St
1/15/2005	Home	L 67-72	vs. #73 Ul Lafayette
1/20/2005	Away	L 69-81	vs. #95 Western KY
1/22/2005	Away	W 66-60	vs. #133 Middle Tenn St
1/27/2005	Home	L 60-66	vs. #200 North Texas
1/29/2005	Home	W 71-61	vs. #102 Denver
2/3/2005	Home	W 72-56	vs. #151 Arkansas St
2/5/2005	Away	L 49-66	vs. #112 Arkansas Lr
2/10/2005	Away	W 71-66	vs. #293 New Mexico St
2/12/2005	Away	L 68-80	vs. #73 Ul Lafayette
2/17/2005	Away	L 61-68	vs. #231 South Alabama
2/19/2005	Away	W 87-85	vs. #155 Louisiana Tech
2/21/2005	Home	W 69-55	vs. #183 Florida Intl
2/24/2005	Away	L 73-74	vs. #200 North Texas
2/26/2005	Away	L 61-63	vs. #102 Denver
3/6/2005	Neut	L 67-78	vs. #95 Western KY

FUTURE GAMES

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