NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WESTERN KY
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-9
Power Rating: 80.108
Ranking: 95

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
17-6 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

Home Ratings (14-1): 83.272 (61) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 11-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 6-1 76.522 Non-League Power Ratings: 8-0 84.670 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 79.272

Away Ratings (6-7): 78.749 (109)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-4 77.163
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-3 82.639
Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 78.295

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 76.717 (136) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 77.014 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 80.108 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 77.014

League Power Rankings (10-6): 77.948 (126)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 6-1 76.522
Away Ratings: 3-4 77.163
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.014
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 76.428

Non-League Power Ratings (11-3): 83.733 (48) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 9-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 8-0 84.670 Away Ratings: 3-3 82.639 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 80.108 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 84.920

Wins Power Rankings: 80.856 (95)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-5 v #51-100
16-4 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 14-1 85.309
Away Ratings: 6-7 79.243
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.575
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.098

Rankings: Points: 79.085 (93) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-3 v #51-100 14-5 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 14-1 80.561 Away Ratings: 6-7 78.389 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.944 League Power Rankings: 10-6 76.674 Non-League Power Ratings: 11-3 82.975 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.155

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 78.694 (112)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-4 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 4-1 79.272
Away Ratings: 1-2 78.295
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 77.014
League Power Rankings: 4-3 76.428
Non-League Power Ratings: 2-1 84.920

Home Advantage: 8.6040 (49)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0304 (243)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1162 (219)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2223 (195)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3369 (177)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5133 (158)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8293 (120)

Upward Stability: 1.7980 (153)

Downward Stability: 2.2847 (13)

RPI
RPI: 0.5580 (63)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
3-4 v #51-100
10-2 v #101-200
8-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (14-1): 0.5959 (32) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 7-0 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (6-7): 0.5323 (117)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
2-1 v #51-100
1-4 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5233 (120) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (10-6): 0.5409 (86)
0-0 v #1-25
1-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
3-0 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (11-3): 0.5793 (47) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 4-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5008 (143)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Home	W 76-73	vs. #193 Tennessee St
11/23/2004	Away	W 71-61	vs. #196 Georgia
11/27/2004	Home	W 72-46	vs. #177 Montana
12/1/2004	Home	W 74-53	vs. #186 SE Missouri St
12/4/2004	Away	W 82-72	vs. #148 Murray St
12/8/2004	Home	W 75-63	vs. #130 Eastern KY
12/11/2004	Away	L 62-68	vs. #174 Evansville
12/18/2004	Home	W 70-54	vs. #212 Marshall
12/28/2004	Away	W 87-80	vs. #199 Austin Peay
1/1/2005	Home	W 80-59	vs. #185 Fordham
1/5/2005	Away	L 79-80	vs. #76 Virginia
1/13/2005	Away	L 66-69	vs. #112 Arkansas Lr
1/15/2005	Away	L 90-94	vs. #151 Arkansas St
1/20/2005	Home	W 81-69	vs. #188 New Orleans
1/22/2005	Home	W 79-76	vs. #231 South Alabama
1/27/2005	Away	L 76-91	vs. #73 Ul Lafayette
1/29/2005	Away	W 77-75	vs. #293 New Mexico St
2/3/2005	Away	W 61-56	vs. #133 Middle Tenn St
2/5/2005	Home	W 76-72	vs. #151 Arkansas St
2/7/2005	Home	W 83-67	vs. #183 Florida Intl
2/10/2005	Home	W 84-79	vs. #102 Denver
2/12/2005	Away	W 93-92	vs. #200 North Texas
2/17/2005	Home	L 53-55	vs. #112 Arkansas Lr
2/19/2005	Home	W 75-60	vs. #134 Bradley
2/24/2005	Home	W 85-83	vs. #133 Middle Tenn St
2/26/2005	Away	L 77-79	vs. #183 Florida Intl
3/6/2005	Neut	W 78-67	vs. #188 New Orleans
3/7/2005	Neut	L 68-77	vs. #102 Denver
3/16/2005	Home	W 88-80	vs. #85 Kent
3/19/2005	Away	L 81-84	vs. #55 Wichita St

FUTURE GAMES

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