NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-16
Power Rating: 73.957
Ranking: 178

0-3 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
4-5 v #101-200
10-3 v #201-330

Home Ratings (8-4): 73.207 (189) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 5-3 69.988 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 74.941 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 67.770

Away Ratings (5-9): 75.848 (150)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
2-3 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 5-3 78.879
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-6 71.988
Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 74.926

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 69.176 (227) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 0-1 65.270 Non-League Power Ratings: 2-2 72.332 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 65.270

League Power Rankings (10-7): 74.113 (177)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-3 69.988
Away Ratings: 5-3 78.879
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.270
Last Ten Ratings: 4-4 69.981

Non-League Power Ratings (5-9): 73.637 (181) 0-3 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 3-1 74.941 Away Ratings: 0-6 71.988 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 72.332 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 68.613

Wins Power Rankings: 73.852 (173)
0-3 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
10-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 8-4 73.539
Away Ratings: 5-9 75.617
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 67.852
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 67.836

Rankings: Points: 74.119 (185) 0-3 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-4 v #51-100 4-5 v #101-200 10-3 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-4 72.502 Away Ratings: 5-9 76.412 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 70.822 League Power Rankings: 10-7 74.545 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-9 73.275 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 71.268

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 69.402 (246)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
0-2 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-1 67.770
Away Ratings: 1-3 74.926
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 65.270
League Power Rankings: 4-4 69.981
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 68.613

Home Advantage: 2.9248 (190)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0597 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1485 (148)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2405 (169)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3371 (176)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4815 (183)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7565 (210)

Upward Stability: 1.9236 (84)

Downward Stability: 1.9031 (116)

RPI
RPI: 0.4818 (194)
0-3 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
10-5 v #201-330

RPI Home (8-4): 0.4795 (170) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-330

RPI Away (5-9): 0.5031 (173)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
4-4 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.4313 (224) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI League (10-7): 0.4833 (191)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
7-2 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (5-9): 0.4729 (187) 1-3 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 4-2 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4770 (222)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Away	L 70-88	vs. #22 Cincinnati
11/23/2004	Away	L 55-68	vs. #209 Central Mich
11/27/2004	Home	L 71-85	vs. #41 Charlotte
12/4/2004	Neut	L 61-93	vs. #3 Duke
12/9/2004	Away	L 68-70	vs. #157 Indiana St
12/11/2004	Home	W 72-71	vs. #28 Wisc Milwaukee
12/16/2004	Home	W 74-61	vs. #162 Northwestern St
12/19/2004	Away	L 56-93	vs. #1 Illinois
12/28/2004	Neut	W 69-56	vs. #226 Penn St
12/29/2004	Away	L 65-89	vs. #68 Arizona St
12/30/2004	Neut	L 49-67	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
12/31/2004	Neut	W 75-68	vs. #328 Longwood
1/4/2005	Home	W 54-51	vs. #229 Western Ill
1/8/2005	Home	L 68-75	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
1/10/2005	Away	W 87-78	vs. #184 Oakland
1/13/2005	Home	L 78-84	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
1/20/2005	Away	W 77-67	vs. #238 Chicago St
1/22/2005	Away	L 79-83	vs. #229 Western Ill
1/24/2005	Home	W 82-71	vs. #184 Oakland
1/27/2005	Away	W 93-77	vs. #240 Southern Utah
2/3/2005	Away	W 64-61	vs. #166 Iupui
2/5/2005	Home	W 81-75	vs. #318 Centenary
2/7/2005	Home	W 76-69	vs. #238 Chicago St
2/12/2005	Home	L 57-63	vs. #166 Iupui
2/14/2005	Away	W 61-51	vs. #318 Centenary
2/17/2005	Home	W 82-76	vs. #240 Southern Utah
2/19/2005	Away	L 69-72	vs. #181 Butler
2/23/2005	Home	W 74-72	vs. #296 IPFW
2/26/2005	Away	L 65-79	vs. #80 Oral Roberts
2/28/2005	Away	L 79-80	vs. #169 Mo Kansas City
3/6/2005	Neut	L 67-72	vs. #238 Chicago St

FUTURE GAMES

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