NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 23-9
Power Rating: 81.8
Ranking: 68

0-3v #1-25
0-1v #26-50
4-2v #51-100
5-2v #101-200
14-1v #201-341

Home Rankings (11-1): 82.5 (74) 0-0v #1-25 0-0v #26-50 2-1v #51-100 3-0v #101-200 6-0v #201-341 League Power Rankings: 6-077.9 Non-League Power Rankings: 5-182.4 Last Ten Rankings: 2-176.6

Away Rankings (8-6): 80.7 (80)
0-2v #1-25
0-1v #26-50
0-1v #51-100
2-2v #101-200
6-0v #201-341
League Power Rankings: 5-182.3
Non-League Power Rankings: 3-578.3
Last Ten Rankings: 1-276.7

Neutral Rankings (4-2): 83.4 (68) 0-1v #1-25 0-0v #26-50 2-0v #51-100 0-0v #101-200 2-1v #201-341 League Power Rankings: 2-089.1 Non-League Power Rankings: 2-280.2 Last Ten Rankings: 3-183.8

League Power Rankings (13-1): 85.6 (37)
0-0v #1-25
0-0v #26-50
2-1v #51-100
2-0v #101-200
9-0v #201-341
Home Rankings: 6-077.9
Away Rankings: 5-182.3
Neutral Rankings: 2-089.1
Last Ten Rankings: 4-182.8

Non-League Power Rankings (10-8): 79.4 (102) 0-3v #1-25 0-1v #26-50 2-1v #51-100 3-2v #101-200 5-1v #201-341 Home Rankings: 5-182.4 Away Rankings: 3-578.3 Neutral Rankings: 2-280.2 Last Ten Rankings: 2-377.1

Wins Power Rankings: 82.8 (67)
0-3v #1-25
0-1v #26-50
4-2v #51-100
5-2v #101-200
14-1v #201-341
Home Rankings: 11-183.7
Away Rankings: 8-681.6
Neutral Rankings: 4-284.4
Last Ten Rankings: 6-479.1

Predictive / Points Rankings: 80.6 (76) 0-3v #1-25 0-1v #26-50 4-2v #51-100 5-2v #101-200 14-1v #201-341 Home Rankings: 11-180.9 Away Rankings: 8-679.6 Neutral Rankings: 4-282.1 League Power Rankings: 13-182.1 Non-League Power Rankings: 10-879.4 Last Ten Rankings: 6-479.4

Last Ten Rankings (6-4): 79.2 (107)
0-1v #1-25
0-0v #26-50
1-2v #51-100
2-1v #101-200
3-0v #201-341
Home Rankings: 2-176.6
Away Rankings: 1-276.7
Neutral Rankings: 3-183.8
League Power Rankings: 4-182.8
Non-League Power Rankings: 2-377.1

Home Advantage: 4.5 (142)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0 (157)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1 (154)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2 (158)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3 (159)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5 (163)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7 (145)

Upward Stability: 2.4 (298)

Downward Stability: 3.0 (135)

RPI
RPI: 0.5 (55)
0-2v #1-25
0-3v #26-50
4-2v #51-100
5-1v #101-200
14-1v #201-341

RPI Home (11-1): 0.5 (49) 1-0v #1-25 0-1v #26-50 1-0v #51-100 3-0v #101-200 6-0v #201-341

RPI Away (8-6): 0.5 (63)
0-1v #1-25
0-1v #26-50
0-0v #51-100
2-2v #101-200
6-2v #201-341

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

RPI League (13-1): 0.6 (31)
0-0v #1-25
0-0v #26-50
2-1v #51-100
4-0v #101-200
7-0v #201-341

RPI Non-League (10-8): 0.5 (98) 0-3v #1-25 0-2v #26-50 1-1v #51-100 3-1v #101-200 6-1v #201-341

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5 (142)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/13/2007	Away	L 53-67	vs. #23 Texas A&M
11/14/2007	Neut	L 81-86	vs. #256 Texas A&M-CC
11/20/2007	Home	W 62-53	vs. #190 Ul Lafayette
11/24/2007	Away	W 65-57	vs. #156 Lamar
11/27/2007	Home	W 84-70	vs. #78 Tulsa
12/1/2007	Away	L 51-62	vs. #38 Arkansas
12/6/2007	Home	W 69-57	vs. #173 North Dakota St
12/8/2007	Home	W 80-51	vs. #292 South Dakota St
12/18/2007	Away	L 56-66	vs. #5 Texas
12/20/2007	Neut	W 74-59	vs. #60 Oklahoma St
12/29/2007	Away	L 55-76	vs. #120 Utah St
1/5/2008	Away	W 71-62	vs. #273 Centenary
1/10/2008	Away	W 68-56	vs. #203 IPFW
1/12/2008	Away	W 66-60	vs. #158 Oakland
1/17/2008	Home	W 64-63	vs. #75 Iupui
1/19/2008	Home	W 76-55	vs. #258 Western Ill
1/24/2008	Away	W 75-47	vs. #264 Mo Kansas City
1/26/2008	Away	W 80-75	vs. #220 Southern Utah
2/2/2008	Home	W 73-62	vs. #273 Centenary
2/7/2008	Home	W 60-53	vs. #158 Oakland
2/9/2008	Home	W 88-56	vs. #203 IPFW
2/14/2008	Away	W 76-71	vs. #258 Western Ill
2/16/2008	Away	L 66-69	vs. #75 Iupui
2/19/2008	Home	W 71-62	vs. #220 Southern Utah
2/21/2008	Home	W 72-64	vs. #264 Mo Kansas City
2/23/2008	Home	L 64-65	vs. #57 Creighton
2/28/2008	Away	W 67-52	vs. #292 South Dakota St
3/1/2008	Away	L 55-68	vs. #173 North Dakota St
3/8/2008	Neut	W 84-56	vs. #273 Centenary
3/10/2008	Neut	W 58-42	vs. #203 IPFW
3/11/2008	Neut	W 71-64	vs. #75 Iupui
3/20/2008	Neut	L 63-82	vs. #18 Pittsburgh

FUTURE GAMES

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