NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ALABAMA ST
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 18-12
Power Rating: 68.374
Ranking: 261

0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
17-8 v #201-324

Home Ratings (9-1): 69.773 (230) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 9-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 7-1 65.530 Non-League Ratings: 2-0 75.187 Last Ten Ratings: 3-0 69.702

Away Ratings (5-6): 65.794 (283)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
5-6 v #201-324
League Ratings: 4-5 65.945
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 68.718
Last Ten Ratings: 0-3 60.093

Neutral Ratings (4-5): 71.308 (197) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324 League Ratings: 3-1 68.327 Non-League Ratings: 1-4 72.218 Last Ten Ratings: 3-1 68.327

League Ratings (14-7): 67.855 (263)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
14-7 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-1 65.530
Away Ratings: 4-5 65.945
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 68.327
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 66.405

Non-League Ratings (4-5): 70.558 (233) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 2-0 75.187 Away Ratings: 1-1 68.718 Neutral Ratings: 1-4 72.218 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 68.374

Wins Ratings: 67.601 (256)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
1-2 v #101-200
17-8 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 9-1 69.788
Away Ratings: 5-6 64.321
Neutral Ratings: 4-5 71.534
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 66.952

Points Ratings: 69.103 (270) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 17-8 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 9-1 69.361 Away Ratings: 5-6 67.782 Neutral Ratings: 4-5 70.833 League Ratings: 14-7 68.491 Non-League Ratings: 4-5 71.650 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 68.320

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 67.706 (259)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
6-4 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 3-0 69.702
Away Ratings: 0-3 60.093
Neutral Ratings: 3-1 68.327
League Ratings: 6-4 66.405
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 68.374

Home Advantage: 5.4878 (119)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0102 (319)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.0415 (323)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.0842 (323)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.1380 (323)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.2367 (323)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.5302 (323)

Upward Stability: 3.2218 (117)

Downward Stability: 3.6072 (61)

RPI
RPI: 0.4629 (222)
0-0 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
16-6 v #201-324

RPI Home (9-1): 0.5146 (185) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 8-1 v #201-324

RPI Away (5-6): 0.3956 (274)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-0 v #51-100
0-1 v #101-200
5-5 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (4-5): 0.4873 (177) 0-1 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI League (14-7): 0.4769 (194)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
13-5 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (4-5): 0.4317 (257) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 3-2 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.4172 (317)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/15/2001	Neut	L 52-92	vs. #11 Oregon
11/16/2001	Neut	L 55-74	vs. #181 Long Beach St
11/17/2001	Neut	L 43-63	vs. #125 Western Mich
11/28/2001	Home	W 71-58	vs. #289 Florida A&M
11/30/2001	Neut	L 64-73	vs. #69 Iowa
12/1/2001	Neut	W 55-42	vs. #112 La Salle
12/8/2001	Away	W 80-67	vs. #318 Morris Brown
12/15/2001	Away	W 62-55	vs. #306 Grambling
12/17/2001	Away	W 71-63	vs. #298 Jackson St
12/22/2001	Home	W 77-46	vs. #318 Morris Brown
1/2/2002	Away	L 61-65	vs. #279 Birmingham Southern
1/5/2002	Home	W 57-52	vs. #288 Miss Valley St
1/7/2002	Home	W 96-73	vs. #324 Ark Pine Bluff
1/12/2002	Home	W 64-63	vs. #255 Alabama A&M
1/19/2002	Away	L 61-75	vs. #219 Alcorn St
1/21/2002	Away	W 67-57	vs. #312 Southern
1/26/2002	Home	L 71-76	vs. #284 Texas Southern
1/28/2002	Home	W 78-73	vs. #304 Prairie View
2/2/2002	Away	W 75-72	vs. #288 Miss Valley St
2/4/2002	Away	L 68-70	vs. #324 Ark Pine Bluff
2/9/2002	Away	L 51-57	vs. #255 Alabama A&M
2/16/2002	Home	W 73-59	vs. #219 Alcorn St
2/18/2002	Home	W 61-57	vs. #312 Southern
2/23/2002	Away	L 49-64	vs. #284 Texas Southern
2/25/2002	Away	L 58-65	vs. #304 Prairie View
2/28/2002	Home	W 82-74	vs. #306 Grambling
3/2/2002	Neut	W 61-60	vs. #298 Jackson St
3/5/2002	Neut	W 60-56	vs. #298 Jackson St
3/8/2002	Neut	W 64-61	vs. #255 Alabama A&M
3/9/2002	Neut	L 67-70	vs. #219 Alcorn St

FUTURE GAMES

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