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Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-11
Power Rating: 76.837
Ranking: 129

0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
6-7 v #101-200
9-1 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-2): 75.954 (147) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 6-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 6-1 77.610 Non-League Ratings: 3-1 70.071 Last Ten Ratings: 3-2 73.883

Away Ratings (6-8): 77.612 (114)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-324
League Ratings: 2-5 79.251
Non-League Ratings: 4-3 79.055
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 75.798

Neutral Ratings (1-1): 75.493 (159) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 1-1 74.008 Non-League Ratings: 0-0 76.837 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 74.008

League Ratings (9-7): 77.036 (128)
0-0 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
5-5 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 6-1 77.610
Away Ratings: 2-5 79.251
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.008
Last Ten Ratings: 4-5 76.012

Non-League Ratings (7-4): 76.325 (140) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 3-1 70.071 Away Ratings: 4-3 79.055 Neutral Ratings: 0-0 76.837 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 63.462

Wins Ratings: 76.424 (141)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-0 v #51-100
3-6 v #101-200
12-2 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-2 74.979
Away Ratings: 6-8 77.073
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 76.604
Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 71.792

Points Ratings: 77.479 (112) 0-1 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 5-5 v #101-200 10-2 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-2 76.893 Away Ratings: 6-8 78.639 Neutral Ratings: 1-1 73.760 League Ratings: 9-7 77.819 Non-League Ratings: 7-4 76.659 Last Ten Ratings: 4-6 74.813

Last Ten Ratings (4-6): 73.130 (191)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-2 73.883
Away Ratings: 0-3 75.798
Neutral Ratings: 1-1 74.008
League Ratings: 4-5 76.012
Non-League Ratings: 0-1 63.462

Home Advantage: 2.5971 (197)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0401 (177)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.1275 (182)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.2200 (192)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.3234 (192)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.4673 (210)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.7421 (229)

Upward Stability: 2.7400 (249)

Downward Stability: 2.8085 (221)

RPI
RPI: 0.4888 (173)
0-1 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
12-3 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-2): 0.5057 (204) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 5-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-8): 0.4707 (126)
0-1 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
3-5 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (1-1): 0.5210 (131) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324

RPI League (9-7): 0.5096 (133)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
7-1 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (7-4): 0.4583 (229) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 3-2 v #101-200 4-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4542 (261)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/16/2001	Away	L 60-66	vs. #113 Massachusetts
11/21/2001	Away	L 81-93	vs. #14 Mississippi St
11/24/2001	Home	W 76-52	vs. #324 Ark Pine Bluff
11/27/2001	Away	W 83-74	vs. #301 SE Missouri St
11/30/2001	Away	W 61-58	vs. #94 St Louis
12/5/2001	Home	W 75-61	vs. #225 Austin Peay
12/8/2001	Away	W 88-79	vs. #147 Colorado St
12/15/2001	Away	L 69-88	vs. #225 Austin Peay
12/18/2001	Home	W 83-56	vs. #319 Morgan St
12/21/2001	Away	W 93-69	vs. #306 Grambling
12/30/2001	Away	W 71-57	vs. #251 Florida Intl
1/3/2002	Home	W 84-74	vs. #170 North Texas
1/5/2002	Home	W 79-63	vs. #266 Denver
1/10/2002	Away	W 78-58	vs. #196 Arkansas St
1/14/2002	Away	L 72-73	vs. #167 New Orleans
1/19/2002	Home	W 72-65	vs. #274 South Alabama
1/24/2002	Away	L 85-95	vs. #36 Western KY
1/26/2002	Away	L 65-68	vs. #198 Middle Tenn St
2/2/2002	Home	W 65-63	vs. #196 Arkansas St
2/7/2002	Home	L 79-83	vs. #36 Western KY
2/9/2002	Home	W 71-52	vs. #198 Middle Tenn St
2/14/2002	Away	L 73-81	vs. #106 New Mexico St
2/16/2002	Away	L 58-61	vs. #102 Ul Lafayette
2/19/2002	Home	L 53-60	vs. #172 SO Mississippi
2/23/2002	Home	W 79-54	vs. #251 Florida Intl
3/3/2002	Neut	W 71-67	vs. #167 New Orleans
3/4/2002	Neut	L 53-67	vs. #102 Ul Lafayette

FUTURE GAMES

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