NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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RPI Breakdown

Record: 14-21
Power Rating: 68.6
Ranking: 268

0-2v #1-25
0-4v #26-50
0-2v #51-100
3-5v #101-200
11-8v #201-341

Home Rankings (5-5): 63.9 (311) 0-0v #1-25 0-0v #26-50 0-0v #51-100 1-1v #101-200 4-4v #201-341 League Power Rankings: 4-464.7 Non-League Power Rankings: 1-165.0 Last Ten Rankings: 2-085.6

Away Rankings (4-14): 68.8 (262)
0-2v #1-25
0-4v #26-50
0-2v #51-100
0-2v #101-200
4-4v #201-341
League Power Rankings: 3-570.6
Non-League Power Rankings: 1-968.1
Last Ten Rankings: 2-174.3

Neutral Rankings (5-2): 74.2 (182) 0-0v #1-25 0-0v #26-50 0-0v #51-100 2-2v #101-200 3-0v #201-341 League Power Rankings: 4-072.0 Non-League Power Rankings: 1-265.6 Last Ten Rankings: 4-170.9

League Power Rankings (11-9): 69.5 (256)
0-0v #1-25
0-0v #26-50
0-0v #51-100
3-3v #101-200
8-6v #201-341
Home Rankings: 4-464.7
Away Rankings: 3-570.6
Neutral Rankings: 4-072.0
Last Ten Rankings: 8-174.0

Non-League Power Rankings (3-12): 65.9 (295) 0-2v #1-25 0-4v #26-50 0-2v #51-100 0-2v #101-200 3-2v #201-341 Home Rankings: 1-165.0 Away Rankings: 1-968.1 Neutral Rankings: 1-265.6 Last Ten Rankings: 0-165.7

Wins Power Rankings: 68.3 (254)
0-2v #1-25
0-5v #26-50
0-1v #51-100
3-5v #101-200
11-8v #201-341
Home Rankings: 5-561.8
Away Rankings: 4-1468.1
Neutral Rankings: 5-276.6
Last Ten Rankings: 8-278.3

Predictive / Points Rankings: 68.8 (287) 0-2v #1-25 0-3v #26-50 0-3v #51-100 1-4v #101-200 13-9v #201-341 Home Rankings: 5-566.5 Away Rankings: 4-1469.7 Neutral Rankings: 5-270.2 League Power Rankings: 11-969.5 Non-League Power Rankings: 3-1266.9 Last Ten Rankings: 8-273.3

Last Ten Rankings (8-2): 76.2 (150)
0-0v #1-25
0-0v #26-50
0-1v #51-100
1-1v #101-200
7-0v #201-341
Home Rankings: 2-085.6
Away Rankings: 2-174.3
Neutral Rankings: 4-170.9
League Power Rankings: 8-174.0
Non-League Power Rankings: 0-165.7

Home Advantage: -2.8 (311)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0 (176)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1 (190)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2 (212)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.2 (250)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.3 (277)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.6 (315)

Upward Stability: 3.3 (45)

Downward Stability: 3.2 (91)

RPI
RPI: 0.4 (231)
0-3v #1-25
0-3v #26-50
0-1v #51-100
3-6v #101-200
11-8v #201-341

RPI Home (5-5): 0.3 (320) 0-0v #1-25 0-0v #26-50 0-1v #51-100 1-0v #101-200 4-4v #201-341

RPI Away (4-14): 0.4 (231)
0-3v #1-25
0-2v #26-50
0-2v #51-100
1-4v #101-200
3-3v #201-341

RPI Neutral (5-2): 0.5 (113) 0-0v #1-25 0-1v #26-50 0-0v #51-100 1-1v #101-200 4-0v #201-341

RPI League (11-9): 0.4 (234)
0-0v #1-25
0-0v #26-50
0-0v #51-100
4-4v #101-200
7-5v #201-341

RPI Non-League (3-12): 0.4 (230) 0-3v #1-25 0-3v #26-50 0-0v #51-100 0-4v #101-200 3-2v #201-341

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4 (254)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/18/2007	Away	L 51-74	vs. #33 Kent
11/20/2007	Away	L 49-98	vs. #13 Xavier
11/23/2007	Neut	W 102-99	vs. #305 SE Missouri St
11/24/2007	Neut	L 57-78	vs. #145 NC Wilmington
11/27/2007	Away	L 58-79	vs. #265 Hawaii
12/1/2007	Home	L 50-78	vs. #164 Morgan St
12/8/2007	Away	L 43-60	vs. #48 Arizona St
12/10/2007	Away	L 39-47	vs. #30 Ohio St
12/15/2007	Away	L 34-66	vs. #51 Dayton
12/21/2007	Away	L 42-89	vs. #19 Marquette
12/22/2007	Away	L 46-73	vs. #27 Indiana
12/27/2007	Away	L 38-72	vs. #73 Missouri
1/12/2008	Away	L 60-65	vs. #269 Norfolk St
1/14/2008	Away	L 56-59	vs. #285 NO Carolina A&T
1/16/2008	Away	W 66-62	vs. #316 NC Central
1/19/2008	Home	L 55-56	vs. #319 Bethune Cookman
1/21/2008	Home	L 48-63	vs. #287 Florida A&M
1/26/2008	Away	L 54-56	vs. #193 Hampton
1/28/2008	Away	L 69-73	vs. #331 Howard
1/30/2008	Home	L 65-67	vs. #316 NC Central
2/2/2008	Home	L 48-56	vs. #246 Delaware St
2/4/2008	Home	W 59-54	vs. #339 MD Eastrn Shore
2/9/2008	Home	W 79-67	vs. #298 SO Carolina St
2/11/2008	Home	W 62-44	vs. #310 Winston-Salem
2/16/2008	Away	W 64-58	vs. #319 Bethune Cookman
2/18/2008	Away	W 69-68	vs. #287 Florida A&M
2/23/2008	Home	W 72-55	vs. #193 Hampton
2/25/2008	Home	W 68-45	vs. #331 Howard
3/1/2008	Away	W 85-66	vs. #339 MD Eastrn Shore
3/6/2008	Away	L 64-68	vs. #164 Morgan St
3/11/2008	Neut	W 55-54	vs. #331 Howard
3/12/2008	Neut	W 75-74	vs. #193 Hampton
3/14/2008	Neut	W 67-65	vs. #269 Norfolk St
3/15/2008	Neut	W 62-60	vs. #164 Morgan St
3/18/2008	Neut	L 60-69	vs. #174 Mt St Marys

FUTURE GAMES

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