NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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ARIZONA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 24-10
Power Rating: 90.393
Ranking: 7

10-7 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
7-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

Home Ratings (7-4): 85.741 (35) 2-4 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-0 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 7-2 86.315 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 84.331 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 86.550

Away Ratings (6-5): 89.077 (15)
3-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
1-0 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324
League Ratings: 5-4 88.163
Non-League Ratings: 1-1 90.034
Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 87.268

Neutral Ratings (11-1): 96.585 (3) 5-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 4-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 League Ratings: 3-0 98.878 Non-League Ratings: 8-1 90.956 Last Ten Ratings: 5-1 91.550

League Ratings (15-6): 89.983 (11)
6-4 v #1-25
1-1 v #26-50
4-1 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-2 86.315
Away Ratings: 5-4 88.163
Neutral Ratings: 3-0 98.878
Last Ten Ratings: 5-2 91.292

Non-League Ratings (9-4): 91.058 (10) 4-3 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 0-2 84.331 Away Ratings: 1-1 90.034 Neutral Ratings: 8-1 90.956 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 86.042

Wins Ratings: 93.140 (7)
10-7 v #1-25
3-2 v #26-50
6-1 v #51-100
3-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 7-4 86.729
Away Ratings: 6-5 91.794
Neutral Ratings: 11-1 101.92
Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 92.917

Points Ratings: 86.995 (8) 7-7 v #1-25 4-2 v #26-50 9-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324 Home Ratings: 7-4 84.429 Away Ratings: 6-5 85.929 Neutral Ratings: 11-1 90.288 League Ratings: 15-6 87.018 Non-League Ratings: 9-4 86.958 Last Ten Ratings: 7-3 87.479

Last Ten Ratings (7-3): 90.526 (13)
1-2 v #1-25
2-1 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
0-0 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-324
Home Ratings: 2-1 86.550
Away Ratings: 0-1 87.268
Neutral Ratings: 5-1 91.550
League Ratings: 5-2 91.292
Non-League Ratings: 2-1 86.042

Home Advantage: -3.262 (305)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.1510 (3)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.3705 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.5420 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.6740 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.8057 (1)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.9523 (1)

Upward Stability: 3.6104 (25)

Downward Stability: 4.3227 (4)

RPI
RPI: 0.6332 (7)
5-4 v #1-25
6-5 v #26-50
4-0 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Home (7-4): 0.6040 (42) 2-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-324

RPI Away (6-5): 0.5603 (27)
2-0 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-324

RPI Neutral (11-1): 0.7255 (1) 3-1 v #1-25 2-0 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI League (15-6): 0.6050 (17)
2-3 v #1-25
4-1 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-324

RPI Non-League (9-4): 0.6789 (2) 4-3 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 2-0 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-324

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.6090 (2)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/8/2001	Neut	W 71-67	vs. #1 Maryland
11/9/2001	Neut	W 75-71	vs. #19 Florida
11/17/2001	Away	W 88-74	vs. #24 Texas
12/1/2001	Home	L 97-105	vs. #2 Kansas
12/4/2001	Neut	W 87-82	vs. #10 Illinois
12/8/2001	Neut	W 79-66	vs. #99 Purdue
12/15/2001	Away	L 60-74	vs. #38 Michigan St
12/20/2001	Away	W 76-73	vs. #127 Oregon St
12/22/2001	Away	L 75-105	vs. #11 Oregon
12/28/2001	Neut	W 94-71	vs. #50 Pepperdine
12/30/2001	Neut	W 74-70	vs. #73 Valparaiso
1/4/2002	Home	L 80-90	vs. #11 Oregon
1/6/2002	Home	W 93-87	vs. #127 Oregon St
1/10/2002	Away	W 92-85	vs. #207 Washington St
1/12/2002	Away	W 74-69	vs. #89 Washington
1/17/2002	Home	W 97-80	vs. #20 USC
1/19/2002	Home	W 96-86	vs. #27 UCLA
1/23/2002	Away	L 72-88	vs. #75 Arizona St
1/26/2002	Home	L 98-100	vs. #6 Connecticut
1/31/2002	Away	W 68-58	vs. #23 California
2/2/2002	Away	W 88-82	vs. #21 Stanford
2/7/2002	Home	W 91-82	vs. #89 Washington
2/9/2002	Home	W 85-68	vs. #207 Washington St
2/14/2002	Away	L 76-77	vs. #27 UCLA
2/16/2002	Away	L 89-94	vs. #20 USC
2/20/2002	Home	W 83-75	vs. #75 Arizona St
2/28/2002	Home	L 71-76	vs. #21 Stanford
3/2/2002	Home	W 99-53	vs. #23 California
3/7/2002	Neut	W 73-56	vs. #75 Arizona St
3/8/2002	Neut	W 90-78	vs. #23 California
3/9/2002	Neut	W 81-71	vs. #20 USC
3/14/2002	Neut	W 86-81	vs. #91 Santa Barbara
3/16/2002	Neut	W 68-60	vs. #43 Wyoming
3/21/2002	Neut	L 67-88	vs. #4 Oklahoma

FUTURE GAMES

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