NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WASHINGTON
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 28-6
Power Rating: 91.625
Ranking: 8

6-3 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (14-0): 96.547 (4) 1-0 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 5-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 9-0 91.703 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-0 90.625 Last Ten Ratings: 2-0 91.813

Away Ratings (6-5): 87.110 (27)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 5-4 87.379
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-1 84.000
Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 86.891

Neutral Ratings (8-1): 95.102 (6) 5-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-0 92.094 Non-League Power Ratings: 5-1 91.406 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 90.985

League Power Rankings (17-4): 91.211 (9)
2-1 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
8-1 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 9-0 91.703
Away Ratings: 5-4 87.379
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 92.094
Last Ten Ratings: 6-1 90.297

Non-League Power Ratings (11-2): 92.406 (9) 4-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 5-0 90.625 Away Ratings: 1-1 84.000 Neutral Ratings: 5-1 91.406 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 89.891

Wins Power Rankings: 95.291 (6)
6-3 v #1-25
4-2 v #26-50
9-1 v #51-100
7-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 14-0 104.54
Away Ratings: 6-5 89.545
Neutral Ratings: 8-1 100.65
Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 96.338

Rankings: Points: 87.117 (11) 6-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 12-3 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 14-0 90.383 Away Ratings: 6-5 84.227 Neutral Ratings: 8-1 88.422 League Power Rankings: 17-4 86.946 Non-League Power Ratings: 11-2 87.461 Last Ten Ratings: 8-2 87.110

Last Ten Ratings (8-2): 92.246 (10)
3-1 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
4-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-0 91.813
Away Ratings: 1-1 86.891
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 90.985
League Power Rankings: 6-1 90.297
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 89.891

Home Advantage: 9.6507 (32)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1125 (30)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2941 (23)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4547 (17)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5852 (14)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.7316 (9)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9094 (12)

Upward Stability: 1.5570 (272)

Downward Stability: 2.1784 (30)

RPI
RPI: 0.6475 (6)
6-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
10-2 v #51-100
9-1 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

RPI Home (14-0): 0.6352 (9) 1-0 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 5-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (6-5): 0.6079 (24)
0-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
0-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (8-1): 0.7388 (1) 1-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330

RPI League (17-4): 0.6447 (4)
2-1 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
11-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (11-2): 0.6519 (7) 1-2 v #1-25 3-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5762 (8)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/25/2004	Neut	W 78-71	vs. #19 Utah
11/26/2004	Neut	W 96-91	vs. #20 Oklahoma
11/27/2004	Neut	W 79-76	vs. #21 Alabama
12/1/2004	Away	L 87-99	vs. #14 Gonzaga
12/5/2004	Home	W 89-56	vs. #279 Eastern Wash
12/7/2004	Home	W 98-69	vs. #163 San Diego St
12/12/2004	Away	W 100-93	vs. #165 Loyola Marymnt
12/19/2004	Home	W 68-64	vs. #27 North Carolina St
12/22/2004	Home	W 114-53	vs. #319 Sacred Heart
12/24/2004	Home	W 110-63	vs. #94 Houston
12/31/2004	Home	W 81-67	vs. #121 California
1/2/2005	Home	W 76-73	vs. #43 Stanford
1/6/2005	Away	W 84-59	vs. #114 USC
1/8/2005	Away	L 86-95	vs. #42 UCLA
1/13/2005	Home	W 77-56	vs. #78 Oregon
1/15/2005	Home	W 108-68	vs. #93 Oregon St
1/23/2005	Home	W 66-48	vs. #75 Washington St
1/27/2005	Away	L 82-91	vs. #9 Arizona
1/30/2005	Away	W 79-70	vs. #68 Arizona St
2/3/2005	Home	W 99-69	vs. #114 USC
2/5/2005	Home	W 82-70	vs. #42 UCLA
2/10/2005	Away	W 95-88	vs. #78 Oregon
2/13/2005	Away	L 73-90	vs. #93 Oregon St
2/19/2005	Away	W 68-55	vs. #75 Washington St
2/24/2005	Home	W 90-82	vs. #68 Arizona St
2/26/2005	Home	W 93-85	vs. #9 Arizona
3/3/2005	Away	W 106-73	vs. #121 California
3/5/2005	Away	L 67-77	vs. #43 Stanford
3/10/2005	Neut	W 95-90	vs. #68 Arizona St
3/11/2005	Neut	W 66-63	vs. #43 Stanford
3/12/2005	Neut	W 81-72	vs. #9 Arizona
3/17/2005	Neut	W 88-77	vs. #177 Montana
3/19/2005	Neut	W 97-79	vs. #23 Pacific
3/24/2005	Neut	L 79-93	vs. #4 Louisville

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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