NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 21-14
Power Rating: 79.5
Ranking: 101

0-1v #1-25
4-5v #26-50
1-3v #51-100
3-4v #101-200
13-1v #201-341

Home Rankings (12-5): 78.6 (117) 0-0v #1-25 3-2v #26-50 0-1v #51-100 1-1v #101-200 8-1v #201-341 League Power Rankings: 9-181.1 Non-League Power Rankings: 3-470.4 Last Ten Rankings: 5-182.3

Away Rankings (7-6): 79.7 (101)
0-0v #1-25
0-2v #26-50
1-1v #51-100
1-3v #101-200
5-0v #201-341
League Power Rankings: 5-279.4
Non-League Power Rankings: 2-477.1
Last Ten Rankings: 1-180.5

Neutral Rankings (2-3): 81.3 (97) 0-1v #1-25 1-1v #26-50 0-1v #51-100 1-0v #101-200 0-0v #201-341 League Power Rankings: 0-079.5 Non-League Power Rankings: 2-379.5 Last Ten Rankings: 1-183.5

League Power Rankings (14-3): 83.4 (53)
0-0v #1-25
3-3v #26-50
0-0v #51-100
2-0v #101-200
9-0v #201-341
Home Rankings: 9-181.1
Away Rankings: 5-279.4
Neutral Rankings: 0-079.5
Last Ten Rankings: 6-281.9

Non-League Power Rankings (7-11): 75.3 (155) 0-1v #1-25 1-2v #26-50 1-3v #51-100 1-4v #101-200 4-1v #201-341 Home Rankings: 3-470.4 Away Rankings: 2-477.1 Neutral Rankings: 2-379.5 Last Ten Rankings: 1-183.5

Wins Power Rankings: 80.7 (92)
0-1v #1-25
4-5v #26-50
1-4v #51-100
3-3v #101-200
13-1v #201-341
Home Rankings: 12-579.2
Away Rankings: 7-681.1
Neutral Rankings: 2-383.8
Last Ten Rankings: 7-386.2

Predictive / Points Rankings: 77.9 (117) 0-1v #1-25 2-5v #26-50 3-4v #51-100 3-3v #101-200 13-1v #201-341 Home Rankings: 12-577.7 Away Rankings: 7-678.1 Neutral Rankings: 2-377.9 League Power Rankings: 14-380.4 Non-League Power Rankings: 7-1175.0 Last Ten Rankings: 7-381.2

Last Ten Rankings (7-3): 84.0 (57)
0-1v #1-25
1-1v #26-50
2-1v #51-100
0-0v #101-200
4-0v #201-341
Home Rankings: 5-182.3
Away Rankings: 1-180.5
Neutral Rankings: 1-183.5
League Power Rankings: 6-281.9
Non-League Power Rankings: 1-183.5

Home Advantage: 2.0 (208)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0 (146)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1 (139)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2 (132)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3 (136)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.5 (145)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7 (177)

Upward Stability: 3.2 (77)

Downward Stability: 3.2 (102)

RPI
RPI: 0.5 (95)
1-1v #1-25
3-6v #26-50
1-5v #51-100
3-1v #101-200
13-1v #201-341

RPI Home (12-5): 0.5 (122) 0-1v #1-25 2-0v #26-50 1-3v #51-100 0-0v #101-200 9-1v #201-341

RPI Away (7-6): 0.5 (76)
0-0v #1-25
1-1v #26-50
0-4v #51-100
2-1v #101-200
4-0v #201-341

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.5 (73) 0-1v #1-25 0-1v #26-50 0-1v #51-100 2-0v #101-200 0-0v #201-341

RPI League (14-3): 0.5 (46)
0-0v #1-25
1-2v #26-50
2-1v #51-100
0-0v #101-200
11-0v #201-341

RPI Non-League (7-11): 0.5 (141) 0-0v #1-25 1-4v #26-50 0-4v #51-100 1-2v #101-200 5-1v #201-341

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5 (95)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/9/2007	Away	W 73-72	vs. #265 Hawaii
11/17/2007	Home	L 55-66	vs. #42 UNLV
11/19/2007	Home	L 64-69	vs. #104 San Diego St
11/22/2007	Neut	L 50-60	vs. #25 USC
11/23/2007	Neut	L 55-77	vs. #56 South Alabama
11/25/2007	Neut	W 60-57	vs. #165 UC Irvine
11/28/2007	Away	L 71-77	vs. #107 Boise St
12/2/2007	Home	W 81-67	vs. #265 Hawaii
12/5/2007	Home	W 60-40	vs. #260 San Jose St
12/8/2007	Away	L 47-57	vs. #59 New Mexico
12/12/2007	Away	L 62-76	vs. #115 Nevada
12/15/2007	Home	L 50-56	vs. #83 Stephen Austin
12/22/2007	Home	W 69-54	vs. #250 Tex San Antonio
12/29/2007	Away	W 81-72	vs. #58 Kentucky
12/31/2007	Away	L 60-76	vs. #153 Marshall
1/9/2008	Home	L 72-80	vs. #314 CSU Bakersfield
1/12/2008	Home	W 46-41	vs. #272 San Francisco
1/19/2008	Away	L 70-80	vs. #29 Gonzaga
1/21/2008	Away	W 64-61	vs. #288 Portland
1/26/2008	Home	W 53-51	vs. #192 Santa Clara
1/28/2008	Home	W 63-55	vs. #50 St Marys CA
2/2/2008	Away	W 72-48	vs. #329 Loyola Marymnt
2/4/2008	Away	W 61-58	vs. #231 Pepperdine
2/11/2008	Away	W 73-62	vs. #272 San Francisco
2/16/2008	Home	W 78-61	vs. #288 Portland
2/18/2008	Home	L 55-59	vs. #29 Gonzaga
2/23/2008	Away	W 66-62	vs. #192 Santa Clara
2/25/2008	Away	L 54-61	vs. #50 St Marys CA
3/1/2008	Home	W 77-73	vs. #231 Pepperdine
3/3/2008	Home	W 86-65	vs. #329 Loyola Marymnt
3/8/2008	Home	W 73-55	vs. #231 Pepperdine
3/9/2008	Home	W 75-69	vs. #50 St Marys CA
3/10/2008	Home	W 69-62	vs. #29 Gonzaga
3/21/2008	Neut	W 70-69	vs. #26 Connecticut
3/23/2008	Neut	L 63-72	vs. #32 Western KY

FUTURE GAMES

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