NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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WEST VIRGINIA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 24-11
Power Rating: 87.190
Ranking: 25

3-7 v #1-25
7-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-330

Home Ratings (11-3): 82.448 (66) 0-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 4-0 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 5-3 79.151 Non-League Power Ratings: 6-0 85.815 Last Ten Ratings: 1-0 91.190

Away Ratings (6-5): 87.374 (25)
0-3 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330
League Power Rankings: 3-5 83.870
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-0 96.315
Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 78.753

Neutral Ratings (7-3): 90.651 (23) 3-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-330 League Power Rankings: 3-1 90.354 Non-League Power Ratings: 4-2 87.346 Last Ten Ratings: 6-2 90.549

League Power Rankings (11-9): 85.126 (37)
2-6 v #1-25
2-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
4-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 5-3 79.151
Away Ratings: 3-5 83.870
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 90.354
Last Ten Ratings: 4-2 88.346

Non-League Power Ratings (13-2): 91.862 (12) 1-1 v #1-25 5-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 6-0 85.815 Away Ratings: 3-0 96.315 Neutral Ratings: 4-2 87.346 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 90.745

Wins Power Rankings: 90.042 (23)
3-7 v #1-25
7-0 v #26-50
3-2 v #51-100
5-1 v #101-200
6-1 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 11-3 83.878
Away Ratings: 6-5 90.092
Neutral Ratings: 7-3 94.202
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 94.073

Rankings: Points: 83.741 (31) 6-7 v #1-25 4-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 5-1 v #101-200 6-1 v #201-330 Home Ratings: 11-3 80.565 Away Ratings: 6-5 84.178 Neutral Ratings: 7-3 86.217 League Power Rankings: 11-9 82.299 Non-League Power Ratings: 13-2 86.823 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 86.725

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 90.796 (16)
3-2 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-330
Home Ratings: 1-0 91.190
Away Ratings: 0-1 78.753
Neutral Ratings: 6-2 90.549
League Power Rankings: 4-2 88.346
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 90.745

Home Advantage: -2.676 (303)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1221 (20)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3090 (11)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.4549 (16)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5690 (20)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6936 (33)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8754 (52)

Upward Stability: 2.1774 (6)

Downward Stability: 2.2810 (15)

RPI
RPI: 0.5828 (29)
3-7 v #1-25
4-0 v #26-50
3-1 v #51-100
9-2 v #101-200
5-1 v #201-330

RPI Home (11-3): 0.5321 (90) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 6-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Away (6-5): 0.6085 (23)
1-2 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-330

RPI Neutral (7-3): 0.6190 (46) 1-2 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-330

RPI League (11-9): 0.5668 (54)
1-3 v #1-25
3-3 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-330

RPI Non-League (13-2): 0.6022 (23) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 4-1 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-330

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5493 (42)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/2004	Home	W 82-70	vs. #189 St Peters
11/24/2004	Away	W 72-69	vs. #253 Duquesne
11/27/2004	Away	W 84-69	vs. #32 LSU
12/4/2004	Home	W 78-44	vs. #281 Radford
12/7/2004	Neut	W 70-55	vs. #317 St Bonaventure
12/11/2004	Home	W 71-47	vs. #237 Coppin St
12/18/2004	Home	W 77-48	vs. #312 James Madison
12/21/2004	Home	W 82-48	vs. #274 New Hampshire
12/29/2004	Home	W 71-65	vs. #47 Geo Washington
1/2/2005	Away	W 82-69	vs. #27 North Carolina St
1/5/2005	Away	L 46-84	vs. #11 Villanova
1/8/2005	Home	W 64-60	vs. #129 St Johns
1/11/2005	Neut	L 55-59	vs. #212 Marshall
1/16/2005	Home	L 53-73	vs. #17 Boston College
1/19/2005	Home	L 57-70	vs. #61 Notre Dame
1/22/2005	Away	L 64-72	vs. #18 Syracuse
1/25/2005	Home	L 58-68	vs. #15 Connecticut
1/29/2005	Away	W 82-78	vs. #82 Providence
2/1/2005	Away	L 50-62	vs. #17 Boston College
2/5/2005	Home	W 83-78	vs. #30 Pittsburgh
2/9/2005	Home	W 67-65	vs. #82 Providence
2/12/2005	Away	L 60-67	vs. #57 Georgetown
2/16/2005	Away	W 67-66	vs. #129 St Johns
2/20/2005	Home	W 96-86	vs. #123 Seton Hall
2/23/2005	Away	W 70-66	vs. #30 Pittsburgh
2/26/2005	Home	W 76-58	vs. #132 Rutgers
3/5/2005	Away	L 63-66	vs. #123 Seton Hall
3/9/2005	Neut	W 82-59	vs. #82 Providence
3/10/2005	Neut	W 78-72	vs. #17 Boston College
3/11/2005	Neut	W 78-76	vs. #11 Villanova
3/12/2005	Neut	L 59-68	vs. #18 Syracuse
3/17/2005	Neut	W 63-61	vs. #48 Creighton
3/19/2005	Neut	W 111-105	vs. #5 Wake Forest
3/24/2005	Neut	W 65-60	vs. #26 Texas Tech
3/26/2005	Neut	L 85-93	vs. #4 Louisville

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

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