NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WESTERN MICH
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 19-13
Power Rating: 80.670
Ranking: 88

0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
6-6 v #51-100
8-5 v #101-200
5-2 v #201-330

Home Ratings (10-3): 79.924 (97) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 7-2 81.342 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 78.123 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 81.357

Away Ratings (8-7): 82.596 (61)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 4-5 80.576
Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 85.873
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 80.068

Neutral Ratings (1-3): 74.060 (163) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 1-1 81.420 Non-League Power Ratings: 0-2 66.170 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 81.420

League Power Rankings (12-8): 80.678 (86)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-4 v #51-100
4-3 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 7-2 81.342
Away Ratings: 4-5 80.576
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.420
Last Ten Ratings: 4-3 80.021

Non-League Power Ratings (7-5): 80.654 (89) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 4-2 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 3-1 78.123 Away Ratings: 4-2 85.873 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 66.170 Last Ten Ratings: 1-2 82.389

Wins Power Rankings: 81.056 (93)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
6-6 v #51-100
9-6 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 10-3 79.287
Away Ratings: 8-7 83.943
Neutral Ratings: 1-3 72.650
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.908

Rankings: Points: 80.324 (75) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 6-7 v #51-100 10-4 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 10-3 80.848 Away Ratings: 8-7 81.098 Neutral Ratings: 1-3 75.871 League Power Rankings: 12-8 80.213 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-5 80.547 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 79.785

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 79.764 (100)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
3-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 2-1 81.357
Away Ratings: 2-3 80.068
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 81.420
League Power Rankings: 4-3 80.021
Non-League Power Ratings: 1-2 82.389

Home Advantage: 2.9347 (189)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0488 (155)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1623 (133)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2957 (115)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4311 (108)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6046 (102)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8661 (73)

Upward Stability: 2.2664 (5)

Downward Stability: 2.4253 (8)

RPI
RPI: 0.5406 (87)
0-0 v #1-25
1-5 v #26-50
6-2 v #51-100
6-4 v #101-200
6-2 v #201-330

RPI Home (10-3): 0.5167 (108) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (8-7): 0.5852 (44)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (1-3): 0.4421 (208) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (12-8): 0.5529 (72)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
4-5 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (7-5): 0.5201 (125) 0-0 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 4-1 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5159 (115)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/2004	Neut	L 61-65	vs. #293 New Mexico St
11/20/2004	Neut	L 64-67	vs. #137 Portland
11/29/2004	Home	W 68-64	vs. #158 Loyola Chi
12/1/2004	Home	W 64-48	vs. #146 Detroit
12/4/2004	Away	W 70-53	vs. #64 Buffalo
12/12/2004	Away	W 69-56	vs. #147 Coll Of Charltn
12/15/2004	Away	W 75-66	vs. #166 Iupui
12/18/2004	Away	L 74-81	vs. #114 USC
12/22/2004	Away	W 74-68	vs. #72 Virginia Tech
12/28/2004	Home	W 65-45	vs. #231 South Alabama
1/2/2005	Away	W 72-69	vs. #149 Northern Ill
1/8/2005	Home	W 84-75	vs. #81 Akron
1/12/2005	Home	W 76-60	vs. #85 Kent
1/15/2005	Away	W 70-61	vs. #115 Bowling Green
1/19/2005	Home	W 67-60	vs. #149 Northern Ill
1/22/2005	Home	L 65-66	vs. #118 Ball St
1/26/2005	Away	L 60-85	vs. #70 Miami Ohio
1/29/2005	Home	W 84-39	vs. #209 Central Mich
1/31/2005	Away	L 77-83	vs. #103 Toledo
2/3/2005	Home	W 82-71	vs. #207 Eastern Mich
2/5/2005	Away	L 85-89	vs. #74 Ohio
2/8/2005	Home	L 79-85	vs. #64 Buffalo
2/12/2005	Home	W 90-70	vs. #212 Marshall
2/15/2005	Away	L 74-84	vs. #209 Central Mich
2/19/2005	Away	L 75-86	vs. #56 Northern Iowa
2/26/2005	Away	W 73-63	vs. #207 Eastern Mich
3/2/2005	Home	W 77-52	vs. #115 Bowling Green
3/5/2005	Away	L 81-88	vs. #118 Ball St
3/10/2005	Neut	W 66-60	vs. #81 Akron
3/11/2005	Neut	L 68-75	vs. #64 Buffalo
3/14/2005	Away	W 54-40	vs. #97 Marquette
3/21/2005	Home	L 76-78	vs. #79 TCU

FUTURE GAMES

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