NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-15
Power Rating: 81.218
Ranking: 76

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

Home Ratings (10-5): 80.828 (86) 1-2 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 3-1 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-5 76.718 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-0 85.249 Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 77.726

Away Ratings (2-9): 80.039 (93)
0-4 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 1-7 80.687
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 81.687
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 83.249

Neutral Ratings (2-1): 85.749 (52) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 82.718 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 79.906 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 82.718

League Power Rankings (5-13): 79.222 (105)
0-7 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 3-5 76.718
Away Ratings: 1-7 80.687
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.718
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 80.367

Non-League Power Ratings (9-2): 85.593 (36) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 7-0 85.249 Away Ratings: 1-2 81.687 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 79.906 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 81.218

Wins Power Rankings: 83.070 (67)
1-7 v #1-25
1-4 v #26-50
4-3 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 10-5 82.335
Away Ratings: 2-9 81.507
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 90.164
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 83.210

Rankings: Points: 78.818 (97) 2-8 v #1-25 0-3 v #26-50 5-4 v #51-100 6-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-5 78.685 Away Ratings: 2-9 78.505 Neutral Ratings: 2-1 80.130 League Power Rankings: 5-13 77.228 Non-League Power Ratings: 9-2 82.044 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 79.021

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 81.429 (81)
1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-2 77.726
Away Ratings: 1-3 83.249
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 82.718
League Power Rankings: 4-6 80.367
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 81.218

Home Advantage: 3.3750 (174)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1576 (2)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3451 (2)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4897 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6096 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7453 (4)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9219 (5)

Upward Stability: 1.8492 (121)

Downward Stability: 1.7385 (195)

RPI
RPI: 0.5418 (85)
1-6 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
4-5 v #51-100
7-3 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (10-5): 0.5404 (76) 1-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (2-9): 0.5204 (139)
0-4 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-1): 0.6041 (56) 0-1 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 (5-13): 0.5100 (135)
0-6 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (9-2): 0.6144 (17) 1-0 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5736 (11)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 88-55	vs. #258 Robert Morris
11/21/2004	Home	W 78-60	vs. #9 Arizona
11/24/2004	Home	W 77-60	vs. #168 Appalachian St
11/28/2004	Home	W 85-58	vs. #141 Richmond
12/1/2004	Away	W 48-44	vs. #107 Northwestern
12/3/2004	Neut	W 89-87	vs. #124 Auburn
12/6/2004	Away	L 79-81	vs. #38 Iowa St
12/8/2004	Home	W 79-67	vs. #187 Furman
12/23/2004	Home	W 79-77	vs. #165 Loyola Marymnt
1/2/2005	Home	L 70-89	vs. #5 Wake Forest
1/5/2005	Home	W 80-79	vs. #95 Western KY
1/8/2005	Away	L 69-92	vs. #24 Georgia Tech
1/12/2005	Home	L 80-91	vs. #65 Miami Fla
1/16/2005	Away	L 66-80	vs. #3 Duke
1/19/2005	Away	L 68-82	vs. #44 Maryland
1/22/2005	Home	W 81-79	vs. #59 Clemson
1/27/2005	Away	L 73-79	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
1/29/2005	Home	L 76-110	vs. #2 North Carolina
2/2/2005	Away	L 79-98	vs. #82 Providence
2/5/2005	Away	W 64-62	vs. #27 North Carolina St
2/9/2005	Home	W 56-55	vs. #105 Florida St
2/12/2005	Home	W 65-60	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
2/16/2005	Away	L 61-85	vs. #2 North Carolina
2/19/2005	Home	L 89-92	vs. #44 Maryland
2/27/2005	Away	L 68-90	vs. #5 Wake Forest
3/2/2005	Home	L 72-82	vs. #27 North Carolina St
3/6/2005	Away	L 63-68	vs. #105 Florida St
3/10/2005	Neut	W 66-65	vs. #65 Miami Fla
3/11/2005	Neut	L 64-76	vs. #3 Duke

FUTURE GAMES

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